DOUG SLADE – Even though Doug Slade (Previous owner of Home Base here in Angeles City was extradited a few years ago by British Law Enforcement and sentenced to 24 years in jail, his problems are not over. Here is an update published by the London Bulletin:
“From the London Bulletin – Paedophile Douglas Slade Being Sued In London High Court By Filipino Victims In Landmark Case
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Crime News – Comment Box @ end of story• Wednesday, Jun 27, 2018, 7:55 AM |
Douglas (Dougie) Slade, the Aylesbury and Bristol child molesting pervert who was finally brought to justice in a British court, is now being sued in the High Court in London by some of his victims from the Philippines.
Douglas Slade, 77, who was finally convicted in Bristol Crown Court on historical sex crimes charges against British boys, had always escaped justice in Angeles City in the Philippines over child sex charges by the simple expedient of bribing his way out of trouble.
Circuit Judge Euan Ambrose jailed Slade for 24 years 2 years ago after he was found guilty of 13 charges of abusing five children, the youngest only 10, between the 1960’s and 1980’s.
That case had kept Avon and Somerset’s police waiting patiently for years to activate until an extradition treaty between the UK and Philippines was signed and then ratified.
Now a legal team of solicitor Alan Collins (Hugh James Solicitors) and barrister Justin Levinson (1 Crown Office Row Chambers), who are experts in representing victims of child sex abuse with a long track record of success, have ensured Slade is now to face the prospect of losing his fortune as well as his liberty.
The lawyers have headed up an investigation into all aspects of Slade’s activities on behalf of 5 Filipino victims of him that went to the High Court in London. Starting with preparatory hearings in front of a Master, this went to a preliminary hearing in front of a Judge last week who has now set the full hearing to start on 9th October, with 3 days set aside for it. Slade, now imprisoned on the Isle of Wight in Albany jail, had appeared via video link for the hearings in front of the Master but for the hearing in front of a judge he refused to leave his cell. ”
For more details please search out the London Bulletin article. Home Base continues to operate but I do not know who has taken control of it. I never bothered to research further after Doug was extradited and convicted. He was arrested many times here in the Philippines and in each case was able to bribe his way out of jail. Google Douglas Slade and you will see videos posted in which he sort of brags about being able to pay off complainants. Is this the last chapter for Doug Slade or just the beginning of a new drama. How in the world will the Filipino complainants ever gain any money from their efforts to sue? Usually it is the lawyers that get the cream off the top.
THAI FOOD – I love Thai food so I was excited to see that the new glass building next to the ABC Hotel housed the “Spice Road” Thai restaurant. I could not get there for the opening but a couple of nights later I talked the wife into joining me for what we hoped would be a great food tasting. The building structure is beautiful, inside and out, with it glass windows and great view. I regret that that I will have to forego eating on the second floor. I bet you are wondering if I thought the food was good and I would have to say what was available was delicious. My regret is that only a limited menu was available. I was told that more will be added as the cooks are further trained and I can understand that. The lady in charge is a Filipina that did not undergo any formal training in Thailand but on each of her numerous trips there spent time observing and picking up tips on how to make various dishes. I like the place and the location is convenient with off street parking. I was pleased to be able to say hello to Gerard (ABC Hotel owner) who was enjoying a meal at a table across from me.
Italian food too, that is why I always call Tony J’s when I get an urge for their great chicken Parmesan. Another reason I like that restaurant is because they are one of the few places on Friendship that is not Korean. Anyway, the place I am raving about today is on Malabanias Road. It is owned by Dom, the very talkative Italian that has the Steakhouse in Hensonville. This guy talks the talk, constantly and always claims he has the best steaks and ribs in town. He is a first rate character and usually I only half listen to him. I passed his little place many times, it is near NT Realty and you can see the cooks doing their thing from the street. I waited a long time before I finally ordered some food from him because there are so many places to get decent pizza and ribs I usually eat at the Envy Bistro near walking street. But, last Mother’s Day, instead of eating out Mrs Horse (Vina) decided we would have the family at the “Stable” and treat everyone. My thoughts were “here we go, pancit, lumpia, spaghetti again, and no way did I want to look forward to that”. With that I thought, let me use this outdated menu that Dom dropped off months ago and order up some pizza and ribs. I called 0915-179-3646 and gave my order to Dom himself and told him what time I wanted delivery. I figured what the hell, they have to be better than what was on Vina’s menu. Holy s–t was I surprised. The pizzas and ribs were GREAT! I was the hero of the day, no leftovers. Advance now to yesterday; I decided to check out the physical location and satisfy my hunger with a pizza. I figured that at 15:30 hours the place would be empty. Wrong! It was packed with Filipinos and some Koreans. I was lucky to get a seat because the place is small. They were ordering plates of ribs and steaks and the wood fired oven was working at full blast. Needless to say I was impressed and also ate too much. Steak, ribs, pasta and a meatball sub are the menu items. I was hoping to get a new take-out menu because mine was outdated but to my surprise he did not have any to give out. Hey Dom, I liked your joint and your full use of the space available to you. Nothing fancy, just down to earth and your food deserves a high five from me and all that check out the Cowboy Italian Restaurant. Another # for take-out is 0915-327-9303, open from 11 AM to 10 PM.
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