that boat was owned by peter griffiths.and joanne says he and avril would take her on board for sex parties. peter, avril, theirfriends. i don't know their names. but they weren't fishing, they were there to have sex with children. young girls. that's what they were there to do. it started at a young age, but it went on till i was 15. at their trial, joanne described the last time she was abused on the boat. it was anchored in barry, and she remembered police officers getting aboard. i believe they were policemen. i don't believe they were working or on duty at the time because they would always be half—dressed, if you like. always have their shirts undone or their ties unclipped or their hats hanging up or jackets hanging up. that's how i knew they were police officers, apart from their bragging about it. they told me that nobody would listen to me, they were officers, they were the law. she had to wait 30 years to see the couple brought to court. what have you got to say to your victims, mr griffiths? they were jailed for

it started for me with peter, when i was about seven or eight i think. it got worse as i got older. avril griffiths isjoann's eldest half—sister. peter is her brother—in—law. as a child, they baby—sat joann at their house. i feel so ashamed and sick. ifeel bad because i couldn't stop it sooner. joann was their first victim and she could have been there last. and she could have been their last. butjoann says that social workers failed her and police did not follow the leads. so the couple remained at large. why didn't i let them help me? why didn't i do something that day? i was begging them. as a child, sally's future looked bright. full of promise. i was a proper tomboy. mucking about up the park. it was a nice childhood we had. we weren't rich, but we were happy. she grew up around the corner from peter and avril griffiths. and she trusted them. they were really nice. they made you feel very welcome. give you cigarettes. yeah, we liked going over there. we were kids. i didn't even know what a paedophile was. at that age. she waited 25 years to tell south wales police that they had raped her as a

that boat was owned by peter griffiths.d joann says he and avril would take her on board for sex parties. peter, avril, theirfriends. i don't know their names. but they weren't fishing, they were there to have sex with children. young girls. that's what they were there to do. it started at a young age, but it went on till i was 15. at their trial, joann described the last time she was abused on the boat. it was anchored in barry, and she remembered police officers getting aboard. i believe they were policemen. i don't believe they were working or on duty at the time because they would always be half dressed, if you like. always have their shirts undone or their ties unclipped or their hats hanging up ourjackets hanging up. that's how i knew they were police officers, apart from their bragging about it. they told me that nobody would listen to me, they were the officers, they were the law. she had to wait 30 years to see that couple brought to court. what have you got to say to your victims, mr griffiths. they were jailed fo

it started for me with peter, when i was about seven or eight i think. it got worse as i got older. avril griffithssat joann at their house. i feel so ashamed and sick. ifeel bad because i couldn't stop it sooner. joann was their first victim and she could have been there last. and she could have been their last. butjoann says that social workers failed her and police did not follow the leads. so the couple remained at large. why didn't i let them help me?

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