pagliacci the hated 🌝

just to be clear:

two gay men - both of whom worked with children - applied to adopt a baby boy and then raped him to death within 3 months of the child being placed in their care.

the British press won’t release photos of them but I shall 

for those asking for more details:

both Jamie Varley and John McGowan-Fazakerley are in custody awaiting a hearing at Preston Crown Court on Monday (June 16).

they were initially arrested after the baby died in 2023, but appear to have been free since then awaiting formal charges. those were finally pressed last week after what seems like an insanely long delay.

Varley is charged with two counts of assault by penetration of a child, one count of sexual assault of a child, five counts of cruelty to a person under 16, ten counts of taking indecent photographs of a child, and one count of inflicting grievous bodily harm.

McGowan-Fazakerley is charged with one count of allowing the death of a child, two counts of cruelty to a person under 16, and one count of sexual assault of a child.

all of the charges relate to the abuse and rape of the 13-month-old baby boy, whose name was Preston Davey.

Some updates:

Today, Varley and McGowan-Fazakerley appeared in court. They're scheduled for a plea hearing on October 13, with a trial set for April 14, 2026.

I’ve also learned some new things about this case that somehow make it even more upsetting than what’s already public. Unfortunately... the UK judicial system is more worried about protocol than protecting children, and publicizing these details would actually run the risk of giving Varley and McGowan-Fazakerley a technicality to crawl through. 

All I’ll say for now is this baby was failed. Taken from his mother and handed over by the very system that was meant to protect him. 

Worse - the institution responsible for placing this baby in harm's way has absolute horror show of a track record. A catalogue of failed children. Abused, ignored, discarded. Case after case of missed warnings, safeguarding collapses, and vanished accountability. It is not fit for purpose.

I’ve also seen evidence that more detailed reporting on this case did exist in the past, and it’s since been scrubbed. Delisted.

If the media fails in its obligation to tell the truth about this case as things unfold, I will fill in the gaps when it is legally possible. But things must be done the right way lest the UK's startlingly pathetic "justice system" sees an opportunity to let these men slip through a loophole.