Karate club chief's anger over paedophile

12:10pm Tuesday 2nd October 2012 in News Exclusive By Gina Marden

Marc Grayston, left, at an event where Edmeades attended Marc Grayston, left, at an event where Edmeades attended

THE head of a karate club, where a convicted paedophile was caught taking pictures of children, has told of the moment he uncovered the truth about the sex offender who “duped” his way into the organisation.

Marc Grayston, 27, head of the Maru Karate Kai club in Luncies Road, Pitsea , wasted no time in calling the police when he discovered the shocking truth about 37-year-old Timothy Edmeades.

Now the karate instructor has joined calls for tougher checks on voluntary workers in the light of the scandal.

He said: “I blame the Basildon Heritage Club for not doing any checks on this man.

“We just googled his name which brought up lots of articles about his past.

“When I found out the truth I was upset, devastated and angry and I felt sick, how could these people not carry out checks when they are working with children.”

 

Comments (6)

12:15pm Tue 2 Oct 12

Nebs says...

Doesn't a club like this have to do CRB checks?
Doesn't a club like this have to do CRB checks? Nebs

12:37pm Tue 2 Oct 12

perini says...

If you're the head of the club doesn't this fall under your remit?
If you're the head of the club doesn't this fall under your remit? perini

12:47pm Tue 2 Oct 12

HadleighBoy says...

Nebs wrote:
Doesn't a club like this have to do CRB checks?
The club does but the issue here is that the person caught was a volunteer for the club that hosted the Karate club function.
The Basildon Heritage Club does not work with children directly so this is something that has fallen through the cracks as it were. Teh karate club should have perofrmed some kind of assesment to ensure that anyone directly responsible for the children etc had a CRB check.
I think all clubs should look at this story and work out what the implications are for them. They need to bear in mind that they cannot rely on a CRB performed for another organisation they must CRB all those people themselves. However the world could go mad and we end up with the situation where all parents need to be CRB'd to watch their own children.
[quote][p][bold]Nebs[/bold] wrote: Doesn't a club like this have to do CRB checks?[/p][/quote]The club does but the issue here is that the person caught was a volunteer for the club that hosted the Karate club function. The Basildon Heritage Club does not work with children directly so this is something that has fallen through the cracks as it were. Teh karate club should have perofrmed some kind of assesment to ensure that anyone directly responsible for the children etc had a CRB check. I think all clubs should look at this story and work out what the implications are for them. They need to bear in mind that they cannot rely on a CRB performed for another organisation they must CRB all those people themselves. However the world could go mad and we end up with the situation where all parents need to be CRB'd to watch their own children. HadleighBoy

1:10pm Tue 2 Oct 12

shoebury52 says...

HadleighBoy wrote:
Nebs wrote:
Doesn't a club like this have to do CRB checks?
The club does but the issue here is that the person caught was a volunteer for the club that hosted the Karate club function.
The Basildon Heritage Club does not work with children directly so this is something that has fallen through the cracks as it were. Teh karate club should have perofrmed some kind of assesment to ensure that anyone directly responsible for the children etc had a CRB check.
I think all clubs should look at this story and work out what the implications are for them. They need to bear in mind that they cannot rely on a CRB performed for another organisation they must CRB all those people themselves. However the world could go mad and we end up with the situation where all parents need to be CRB'd to watch their own children.
Most places do not accept crb checks from other organisations. To be honest I think the whole system needs to be looked at crb check are only good for the day they are printed basically, most last for 2yrs to 3yrs and that's a lot of time for someone to go inside do some time and be back out still acting under that crb
[quote][p][bold]HadleighBoy[/bold] wrote: [quote][p][bold]Nebs[/bold] wrote: Doesn't a club like this have to do CRB checks?[/p][/quote]The club does but the issue here is that the person caught was a volunteer for the club that hosted the Karate club function. The Basildon Heritage Club does not work with children directly so this is something that has fallen through the cracks as it were. Teh karate club should have perofrmed some kind of assesment to ensure that anyone directly responsible for the children etc had a CRB check. I think all clubs should look at this story and work out what the implications are for them. They need to bear in mind that they cannot rely on a CRB performed for another organisation they must CRB all those people themselves. However the world could go mad and we end up with the situation where all parents need to be CRB'd to watch their own children.[/p][/quote]Most places do not accept crb checks from other organisations. To be honest I think the whole system needs to be looked at crb check are only good for the day they are printed basically, most last for 2yrs to 3yrs and that's a lot of time for someone to go inside do some time and be back out still acting under that crb shoebury52

1:53pm Tue 2 Oct 12

nicknows says...

Perhaps a licence should be issued when a CRB check is done and the person to whom it is issued produce that and then the club just keep a copy for their records.

If someone then goes on to commit a crime that effects the licence the police etc then revoke the licence.

If a club is unsure about the licence being valid they should be able to key the licence number into a web site and it be checked and confirmed there and then.

Some clubs can not afford to keep accepting help from people fue to the cost of having CRB checks done.
Perhaps a licence should be issued when a CRB check is done and the person to whom it is issued produce that and then the club just keep a copy for their records. If someone then goes on to commit a crime that effects the licence the police etc then revoke the licence. If a club is unsure about the licence being valid they should be able to key the licence number into a web site and it be checked and confirmed there and then. Some clubs can not afford to keep accepting help from people fue to the cost of having CRB checks done. nicknows

11:35am Wed 3 Oct 12

whataday says...

People working with children be it voluntary or compulsory have to be CRB checked. CRB checks should be carried out by every new employer where the person will be working with children Also existing employees are meant to be CRB checked annually.
People working with children be it voluntary or compulsory have to be CRB checked. CRB checks should be carried out by every new employer where the person will be working with children Also existing employees are meant to be CRB checked annually. whataday

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