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Professor Riley

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"Professor Riley" or "Professor Risley"? The article uses both. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 21:23, 24 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Sexual assault and pedophilia charges against Risley omitted from this biography

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This biography omits credible accusations of child sexual assault by Risley. On September 3, 1869, three different newspapers report that Risley assaulted Maria Mason, a girl aged roughly 11 years old. He followed her, tried to take her to coffee shops, and attempted to entice her to his home by offering her a present. The accusations were taken to trial and acquitted, but the controversy may have contributed to the end of his career.

You can cite these papers here:

Glasgow Herald

https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/search/results/1869-09-03/1869-09-03?basicsearch=risley&somesearch=risley&exactsearch=false&retrievecountrycounts=false&publictag=crime%20and%20punishment&sortorder=2&newspapertitle=glasgow%2bherald

Birmingham Daily Post

https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/search/results/1869-09-03/1869-09-03?basicsearch=risley&somesearch=risley&exactsearch=false&retrievecountrycounts=false&publictag=crime%20and%20punishment&sortorder=2&newspapertitle=birmingham%2bdaily%2bpost

Liverpool Mercury

https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/search/results/1869-09-03/1869-09-03?basicsearch=risley&somesearch=risley&exactsearch=false&retrievecountrycounts=false&publictag=crime%20and%20punishment&sortorder=2&newspapertitle=liverpool%2bmercury

The assault is also reported in the book "Artists of Colour" by Steve Ward. He cites the Liverpool Daily Post from September 3, 1869, which I could not access. 47.34.54.146 (talk) 23:48, 25 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]