It has been an extraordinarily painful and harrowing week for Rosemary Fadle.
She had the satisfaction of seeing Jimmy Savile’s partner in crime Ray Teret – who raped her when she was an innocent 15-year-old – convicted for numerous offences for which he is likely to spend the rest of his life in jail.
Then, in a bizarre coincidence, days after giving evidence against Teret she flew to Paris to face the ‘nightmare’ of appearing as a witness in the high-profile trial of businessman Ian Griffin for the murder of his wealthy Polish girlfriend Kinga Legg.
Bizarrely, the two sensational trials both reached a verdict on Friday with Griffin, like Teret, found guilty.
Waiving her right to anonymity and speaking about her ordeal for the first time, Rosemary, 61, said: ‘Friday was a simply incredible because both the trials finished on the same day. It was an amazing coincidence.
‘I had got back from France the day before and to be watching the news with both these trials involving myself leading the broadcasts was unreal.
‘Obviously I was delighted that Teret was convicted and that included his offences against me.
‘I just wish my evidence had made a difference to Ian Griffin.’
The verdict in Paris disappointed her as she was there as a witness for the defence, and gave a damning character reference against Kinga Legg, who had once been part of her social set in the North West nightclub scene.
Rosemary added: ‘It has been the most stressful time of my life and I have found it very difficult to sleep with the knowledge of what I had to do.
‘Now I feel exhausted but very proud for having helped to put Ray Teret behind bars.
‘I just hope that now other women will feel confident enough to come forward and report the abuse they suffered at his hands.’
Rosemary said it is the Teret trial that will haunt her. She revealed she was left particularly distraught because she had to face up to the memory of introducing a 12-year-old friend to Teret, who was then raped by him while she was in the same room.
Source Daily Mail
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