Kenneth Kevin O’Dowd and the Ted Heath Photos
The “Heath Pictures Case” was one in which a person who was
accused of rape, Kevin O’Dowd produced a photocopy of a photograph of
Sir Edward Heath.
I have published 5 appeals involving Kevin Vizzard aka Kenneth William O’Dowd aka Kevin Kenneth O’Dowd as below, so as much as the information is public as possible. Also included are 3 newspaper articles – two from Australia, one from Glasgow [HT @thewakeupcall09] . It is not clear whether there were reporting restrictions about Heath and if that was dictated by the Court or elsewhere.
You might think that court transcripts should routinely be made public free, and past transcripts should be digitised and made available, but we do not live in a world of justness and transparency, we live in the country of the Crown Justice System, which naturally serves the Crown not the public.
Appeals
1975 Jul 25 [O’Dowd1] Kenneth Vizzard 25 July 1975 Court of Appeal [5]
1978 May 18 [O’Dowd2] Kenneth William O’Dowd 18 May 1978 Court of Appeal [6]
2008 Nov 28 [O’Dowd3] Kevin Kenneth O’Dowd 28th November 2008 Court of Appeal [7]
2009 May 12 [O’Dowd4] Kevin O’Dowd 12 May 2009 Supreme Court [8]
2010 Sept 21 [O’Dowd5] Kevin O’Dowd 21 Sept 2010 EHCR [9]
The one directly relevant which mentions Heath is Kevin O’Dowd 12 May 2009 Supreme Court [8]
As the appeal reveals
” 34….At the trial the appellant produced a photocopy of a photograph of AB with Sir Edward Heath and alleged there were photographs depicting her in compromising sexual circumstances in front of their child. AB denied that she had an affair with DI Wallace or that there were compromising photographs in front of their child.
35. On 14 March 1984 the appellant was acquitted of the charges of threatening to kill AB and of raping her. Subsequently the photocopy of the photograph produced at the trial was found to be a forgery, and the appellant was tried for perjury, making false statements and perverting the course of justice. He agreed that the photographs he had produced were forged but maintained that there were original photographs of AB, DI Wallace, Sir Edward Heath, and his children in pornographic poses. He maintained that those photographs were taken from him by the police. In October 1985 he was convicted of the forgery and perverting the course of justice.” [8]
The other appeals show what kind of a witness and man the defendant was. However whatever kind of witness and man he was he could still have been telling the truth. It is not clear from these disclosures, but a bit more light is thrown on this saga.
Timeline
1975 Jul 25 [O’Dowd1] Kenneth Vizzard 25 July 1975 Court of Appeal [5]
1978 May 18 [O’Dowd2] Kenneth William O’Dowd 18 May 1978 Court of Appeal [6]
1983 Oct 25 Canberra Times Parliament Focus on mystery MP [3]
1984 Jan 19 Canberra Times Heath Leads Revolt against Government [4]
Mar 1984 O’Dowd was acquitted of the charges of threatening to kill AB and of raping her [8]
1984 Mar 15 Glasgow Herald Accused in “Heath Picture” Case jailed [10]
2008 Nov 28 [O’Dowd3] Kevin Kenneth O’Dowd 28th November 2008 Court of Appeal [7]
2009 May 12 [O’Dowd4] Kevin O’Dowd 12 May 2009 Supreme Court [8]
2010 Sept 21 [O’Dowd5] Kevin O’Dowd 21 Sept 2010 EHCR [9]
Index of Newspaper and Journal articles on this blog [1]
Index of Court Appeals on this blog [2]
Please note that victims of abuse may be triggered by reading this information. These links are generally UK based.
Links
[1] Index of Newspaper and Journal articles on this blog https://cathyfox.wordpress.com/2015/05/23/newspaper-stories-index-timeline/
[2] Index of Court Appeals EWCA on this blog https://cathyfox.wordpress.com/2015/05/08/a-timeline-of-court-and-ewca-documentation-on-cathy-fox-blog/
[3] 1983 Oct 25 Canberra Times Parliament Focus on mystery MP via Cathy Fox Blog via Trove HT @thewakeupcall09 http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/116414059 archive
[4] 1984 Jan 19 Canberra Times Heath Leads Revolt against Government via Cathy Fox Blog via Trove HT @thewakeupcall09 http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/116385294
[5] 2017 Mar 31 Cathy Fox Blog [O’Dowd1] Kenneth Vizzard 25 July 1975 Court of Appeal https://cathyfox.wordpress.com/2017/03/31/odowd1-kenneth-vizzard-25-july-1975-court-of-appeal/
[6] 2017 Mar 31 Cathy Fox Blog [O’Dowd2] Kenneth William O’Dowd 18 May 1978 Court of Appeal https://cathyfox.wordpress.com/2017/03/31/odowd2-kenneth-william-odowd-18-may-1978-court-of-appeal/
[7] 2017 Mar 31 Cathy Fox Blog [O’Dowd3] Kevin Kenneth O’Dowd 28th November 2008 Court of Appeal https://cathyfox.wordpress.com/2017/03/31/odowd3-kevin-kenneth-odowd-redact-28th-november-2008/
[8] 2017 April 1 Cathy Fox Blog [O’Dowd4] Kevin O’Dowd 12 May 2009 Supreme Court https://cathyfox.wordpress.com/2017/04/01/odowd4-kevin-odowd-12-may-2009-supreme-court/
[9] 2017 April 1 Cathy Fox Blog [O’Dowd5] Kevin O’Dowd 21 Sept 2010 EHCR https://cathyfox.wordpress.com/2017/04/01/odowd5-kevin-odowd-21-sept-2010-ehcr/
[10] 1984 Mar 15 Glasgow Herald Accused in “Heath Picture” Case jailed via Google newspapers via Cathy Fox Blog HT @thewakeupcall09 https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19840315&printsec=frontpage&hl=en
I have published 5 appeals involving Kevin Vizzard aka Kenneth William O’Dowd aka Kevin Kenneth O’Dowd as below, so as much as the information is public as possible. Also included are 3 newspaper articles – two from Australia, one from Glasgow [HT @thewakeupcall09] . It is not clear whether there were reporting restrictions about Heath and if that was dictated by the Court or elsewhere.
You might think that court transcripts should routinely be made public free, and past transcripts should be digitised and made available, but we do not live in a world of justness and transparency, we live in the country of the Crown Justice System, which naturally serves the Crown not the public.
Appeals
1975 Jul 25 [O’Dowd1] Kenneth Vizzard 25 July 1975 Court of Appeal [5]
1978 May 18 [O’Dowd2] Kenneth William O’Dowd 18 May 1978 Court of Appeal [6]
2008 Nov 28 [O’Dowd3] Kevin Kenneth O’Dowd 28th November 2008 Court of Appeal [7]
2009 May 12 [O’Dowd4] Kevin O’Dowd 12 May 2009 Supreme Court [8]
2010 Sept 21 [O’Dowd5] Kevin O’Dowd 21 Sept 2010 EHCR [9]
The one directly relevant which mentions Heath is Kevin O’Dowd 12 May 2009 Supreme Court [8]
As the appeal reveals
” 34….At the trial the appellant produced a photocopy of a photograph of AB with Sir Edward Heath and alleged there were photographs depicting her in compromising sexual circumstances in front of their child. AB denied that she had an affair with DI Wallace or that there were compromising photographs in front of their child.
35. On 14 March 1984 the appellant was acquitted of the charges of threatening to kill AB and of raping her. Subsequently the photocopy of the photograph produced at the trial was found to be a forgery, and the appellant was tried for perjury, making false statements and perverting the course of justice. He agreed that the photographs he had produced were forged but maintained that there were original photographs of AB, DI Wallace, Sir Edward Heath, and his children in pornographic poses. He maintained that those photographs were taken from him by the police. In October 1985 he was convicted of the forgery and perverting the course of justice.” [8]
The other appeals show what kind of a witness and man the defendant was. However whatever kind of witness and man he was he could still have been telling the truth. It is not clear from these disclosures, but a bit more light is thrown on this saga.
Timeline
1975 Jul 25 [O’Dowd1] Kenneth Vizzard 25 July 1975 Court of Appeal [5]
1978 May 18 [O’Dowd2] Kenneth William O’Dowd 18 May 1978 Court of Appeal [6]
1983 Oct 25 Canberra Times Parliament Focus on mystery MP [3]
1984 Jan 19 Canberra Times Heath Leads Revolt against Government [4]
Mar 1984 O’Dowd was acquitted of the charges of threatening to kill AB and of raping her [8]
1984 Mar 15 Glasgow Herald Accused in “Heath Picture” Case jailed [10]
2008 Nov 28 [O’Dowd3] Kevin Kenneth O’Dowd 28th November 2008 Court of Appeal [7]
2009 May 12 [O’Dowd4] Kevin O’Dowd 12 May 2009 Supreme Court [8]
2010 Sept 21 [O’Dowd5] Kevin O’Dowd 21 Sept 2010 EHCR [9]
Index of Newspaper and Journal articles on this blog [1]
Index of Court Appeals on this blog [2]
Please note that victims of abuse may be triggered by reading this information. These links are generally UK based.
- The Sanctuary for the Abused [A] has advice on how to prevent triggers.
- National Association for People Abused in Childhood [B] has a freephone helpline and has links to local support groups.
- One in Four [C]
- Havoca [D].
- Useful post on Triggers [E] from SurvivorsJustice [F] blog.
- Jim Hoppers pages on Mindfulness [G] and Meditation [H] may be useful.
- Hwaairfan blog An Indigenous Australian Approach to Healing Trauma [J]
- Survivors UK for victims and survivors of male rape or the sexual abuse of men [K]
- Voicing CSA group [L] helps arrange survivors meetings in your area
- A Prescription for me blog Various emotional support links [M]
- ShatterBoys -“Male Survivors Of Childhood Sexual Abuse Inspiring change, Through Shared Experience Whilst Building Connections…Together We Can Heal” [N]
Links
[1] Index of Newspaper and Journal articles on this blog https://cathyfox.wordpress.com/2015/05/23/newspaper-stories-index-timeline/
[2] Index of Court Appeals EWCA on this blog https://cathyfox.wordpress.com/2015/05/08/a-timeline-of-court-and-ewca-documentation-on-cathy-fox-blog/
[3] 1983 Oct 25 Canberra Times Parliament Focus on mystery MP via Cathy Fox Blog via Trove HT @thewakeupcall09 http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/116414059 archive
[4] 1984 Jan 19 Canberra Times Heath Leads Revolt against Government via Cathy Fox Blog via Trove HT @thewakeupcall09 http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/116385294
[5] 2017 Mar 31 Cathy Fox Blog [O’Dowd1] Kenneth Vizzard 25 July 1975 Court of Appeal https://cathyfox.wordpress.com/2017/03/31/odowd1-kenneth-vizzard-25-july-1975-court-of-appeal/
[6] 2017 Mar 31 Cathy Fox Blog [O’Dowd2] Kenneth William O’Dowd 18 May 1978 Court of Appeal https://cathyfox.wordpress.com/2017/03/31/odowd2-kenneth-william-odowd-18-may-1978-court-of-appeal/
[7] 2017 Mar 31 Cathy Fox Blog [O’Dowd3] Kevin Kenneth O’Dowd 28th November 2008 Court of Appeal https://cathyfox.wordpress.com/2017/03/31/odowd3-kevin-kenneth-odowd-redact-28th-november-2008/
[8] 2017 April 1 Cathy Fox Blog [O’Dowd4] Kevin O’Dowd 12 May 2009 Supreme Court https://cathyfox.wordpress.com/2017/04/01/odowd4-kevin-odowd-12-may-2009-supreme-court/
[9] 2017 April 1 Cathy Fox Blog [O’Dowd5] Kevin O’Dowd 21 Sept 2010 EHCR https://cathyfox.wordpress.com/2017/04/01/odowd5-kevin-odowd-21-sept-2010-ehcr/
[10] 1984 Mar 15 Glasgow Herald Accused in “Heath Picture” Case jailed via Google newspapers via Cathy Fox Blog HT @thewakeupcall09 https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19840315&printsec=frontpage&hl=en
[A] Sanctuary for the Abused http://abusesanctuary.blogspot.co.uk/2006/07/for-survivors-coping-with-triggers-if.html
I have doubts on Heath being a paedophile, but at the same there is growing evidence that he was not asexual,.