Diplomatic Immunity

 

 

Dear Rory,

Thanks for your email today.

I am exempt from any form of legal action from the Catholic church as I have immunity.




rgds
JohnB



On 19/01/2011 11:14 AM, Rory Jolley wrote:

Dear John

Brother Mark Paul

Without predudice save for costs

I refer to our conversation yesterday.  It was good to be able to speak with you in person, and very constructively I might add, about the matter at hand.

As you know, our client was alerted to the fact that a Google search of his name and title returns a result that could be said to defame him by apparently intimating that he has 'a sexual predator record'.  Our client is very distressed by this imputation.  That search links to your website, www.tfyqa.biz.  We note that the Google search links to a page on your website setting out search terms used to click through to your site.  Nevertheless, under the tests applied at law it is arguably defamatory for our client's name to be linked in such a way with a website that revolves around the sexual abuse of children by members of the clergy. 

As I am sure you can appreciate, our client does not wish his name to be in any way linked with such henious activity.  It is clearly in his and your best interests for the site to be amended.  We very much appreciate that you were prepared to discuss this matter with me in good faith, and in some detail, and to give us your expert view as to what it might take to ensure that the information which gives rise to the imputation in question may be removed.

You stated to me that, upon receipt of this email, you would be able to look into further what might be involved in removing the data underpinning the Google search, bearing in mind, of course, the issues you discussed with me regarding the implications of the back-up/replication of data that would have occurred for continuity purposes.  We would be grateful if you would do so, with a view to contacting us to discuss the matter further.

Please don't hesitate to contact me via telephone of email if you have any queries, and also to let me know when you anticipate you might be able to look into this matter.

Kind regards

Rory

Rory Jolley Lawyer
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