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The man who made this claim was quoted in the article anonymously, and added: "I know of at least half-a-dozen men she has done it to. It's caused all sorts of trouble since she went missing. The police have been turning up at men’s houses and the wives have been finding out there and then."
The Mail on Sunday also reported on claims by Beth Horwell, a 40-year-old nurse and mother of two, who said her ex-husband Lee had had an affair with Claudia. Mrs Horwell said the affair broke up her marriage, but added she does not wish Claudia any malice.
A close friend of Mr Horwell was quoted in the article as saying: "Lee only had one girlfriend his whole life and he married her. You speak to anyone in York, Claudia goes for married men. And they aren’t young men. They’re all in their 40s or 50s and they aren’t exactly hard-up. None of the wives like her."
The article also notes that the paper was given the names of two other married man who allegedly had affairs with Claudia and says "a very different picture of her" has began to emerge.
Martin Dales, a friend and spokesman for Claudia's father, Peter Lawrence, expressed disappointment at the story in an article published by The Press. Dales said: "There is no malice in her whatsoever and she has always been a shy, uncomplicated person who enjoys her friendships as a single person along with maintaining close contact with her family and close friends."
Dales added: "Claudia’s father and some of her closest friends feel that stories such as this detract from the essential task of finding Claudia after her not being in contact with family and friends for the last three months."
An article in The Mirror yesterday quoted an unnamed friend of Claudia as saying, "Claudia does not go after rich married men on purpose, to say that is poisonous."
George Forman, landlord of the Nag's Head in Heworth, added: "Claudia is not a predatory woman. That's rubbish." Forman said his customers had been doing everything they could to help the police with their investigation.
Claudia Lawrence has been missing for almost 13 weeks; she was last seen on Wednesday 18th March. Police are treating the case as a suspected murder.
Anyone who has information to help the inquiry is urged to phone North Yorkshire Police on 0845 60 60 247 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
Silly men should stop complaining about police coming to their homes and bothering their wives since they should have gone to the police first to help with the investigation if there is any truth in the accusations.
How does saying things about her personal life have any relevance to her disappearance? seems like pointless gossip to keep an 'interesting' story alive. Also, there's no such thing as a predatory women. Married men who have affairs aren't victimised 'prey'.
what more would one expect from the Mail...
why don't the media just show some respect to her family?
Hannah (#2), I'd argue otherwise. People of both sexes can be vulnerable and/or impressionable and can be "used" or victimised.
I would also argue that if someone has disappeared then their personal life might be involved in some way..! It may seem like gossip but if it gives the police a lead then of course it has relevance.
it may give the police a lead, but why publish it?
#5, Of course married men can be victims. The references to wives disliking Claudia, and the quote "Lee only had one girlfriend his whole life and he married her." Implied, until Claudia came along, shows the married men to be helpless when Claudia wants them. Let's not get into a debate about whether men can be victims in relationships. Of course they can. I don't think the wording used above is intended to show the men as having been 'groomed'. Rather, to show Claudia as not being the innocent girl worthy of public attention. When a prostitute is killed, they are 'a prostitute'. The label of their sex lives determines how much people sympathise.
Whether or not these allegations are true is irrelevant really - it takes two to tango and grown-ups are responsible for their own decisions. It peturbs me the way that tabloids feel the need to publish these stories; newspapers, such as the Mail, are prettymuch constructing an attitude of 'she deserved it' by calling her sexual morals into question. When talking about Claudia to my dad (who is not the most discerning of readers), and saying how awful it was, his response was 'they're saying she slept with married men' as if this suddenly qualifies my own comment. Similarly, last year a friend of mine's friend was brutally murdered and it was all over the national press - again, when I exclaimed how awful it was, his response was 'they say her boyfriend was in with the wrong crowd'. I'm not saying that my dad is representative of everyone, but I'd say he is a fairly standard Mail reader and that he is responding to such news in the way the Mail intended. Whatever happened to a bit of empathy and compassion?! Not to sound disrespectful, but Claudia could've slept with every man in York for all I care - she still doesn't deserve any of this and I only hope that some clue regarding her whereabouts is found soon.
Also, well said Hannah.
#2- "no such thing as a predatory women" I'm going to assume this is a wind-up. Surely nobody can be at university and be stupid enough to think that.
On the police investigation and the 'affairs', it's important that any previous boyfriends/close friends/sexual partners/lovers come forward and assist with the investigation. It's very significant if she's had secret relationships. Police believe she has been harmed by a person she knew. Therefore previous relationships are of course going to be part of a police investigation.
While the story about dumping men and wrecking marriages was typical tabloid gossip, more rumours than story, the media cannot censor itself because of 'offending' people when it has a duty to ensure people are aware of the case to enable those who can help to come forward.
#10 - 'predatory' implies an animalistic 'catching' of men. Surely no-one can be at university and believe that any man or woman can be so easily 'ensnared'. That is what I meant. Unless she raped them, they are not victims of a 'predator'.
The story itself relates very little to the police investigation. This is not a discussion of how it helps the investigation, but of the language used and how this may affect how people see Claudia now.
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