Sentencing in Jason Swift case
- Title
- Sentencing in Jason Swift case
- Genre
- News report; Interview
- TX Date
- Unknown
- Year of production
- 1989
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- Duration
- 00:02:06
- Description
- Tim Crook reporting on the sentencing of Sidney Cooke, Robert Oliver, Leslie Bailey and Steven Barrell for the sexual abuse and manslaughter of Jason Swift, a child prostitute. Jason’s father, Sid Swift, welcoming Cooke’s sentence. Detective Chief Inspector Derek Cass on the case being the worst of its type he has dealt with.
- Contributors
- Tim Crook; Derek Cass; Sid Swift
- Keywords
- Crime; Police; Trials; Manslaughter; Sentencing; Paedophilia; Sexual abuse; Jason Swift; Child prostitution; Sidney Cooke; Robert Oliver; Leslie Bailey; Steven Barrell
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LBC/IRN, "Sentencing in Jason Swift case". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/lbc/search/index.php/segment/0005100474021 (Accessed 02 Aug 2025)