Tam Paton

Tam Paton
Rayuwa
Haihuwa	Prestonpans (en) , 5 ga Augusta, 1938
ƙasa	Birtaniya
Mutuwa	8 ga Afirilu, 2009
Yanayin mutuwa	Sababi na ainihi (Ciwon zuciya)
Karatu
Harsuna	Turanci
Sana'a
Sana'a	talent agent (en) da talent manager (en)

Thomas Dougal "Tam" Paton (5 ga watan Agustan shekara ta 1938 - 8 ga watan Afrilu shekara ta 2009) ya kasance mai aikata laifukan jima'i na yara kuma manajan kungiyar mawaƙa, musamman na ƙungiyar yarinya ta Scotland Bay City Rollers .

Tarihin rayuwa

An haife shi a Prestonpans, Scotland, shi dan dan kasuwa ne. Paton da farko [yaushe?] ya tuka mota don taimakawa Bay City Rollers da kudi. Ya jagoranci ƙungiyar zuwa lokacin nasarar da suka samu a tsakiyar shekarun 1970, yana kula da siffarsu ta kasancewa "yara na kusa". Shi ne ke da alhakin fara wani labari cewa mambobin ƙungiyar sun fi son madara fiye da barasa, don haɓaka hoto mai tsabta, marar laifi. Koyaya, mai ba da murya Les McKeown daga baya ya ce Paton ya gabatar da membobin ƙungiyar ga kwayoyi. "Lokacin da muka gaji, zai ba mu amphetamines, McKeown ya tuna a shekara ta 2005. "Zai sa mu farka da sauri, masu fashewar bama-bamai. Kuna kusan nuna wa juna abin da miyagun ƙwayoyi suka sha".

A cikin tarihin kansa na I Ran With The Gang: My Life In And Out Of The Bay City Rollers (2018), Alan Longmuir ya ba da shawarar Paton ya amfana daga abota da 'yan siyasa, jami'an 'yan sanda da manyan mambobin mai shari'a, kuma ya rubuta game da tsoronsa cewa za su fito da yawa game da Paton wanda zai nuna "laifukansa sun fi zurfi fiye da yadda muka sani a yanzu".

He had friends in high and low places. The friends in high places included politicians and senior members of the police and judiciary. The friends in low places included scum that would slash your face for a bag of Tam’s finest Colombian cocaine. A dangerous combination.

... I could not help noticing boys drifting around the house. 'Who are all these boys, Tam?' I asked. 'They’re Edinburgh's waifs and strays'. My brow furrowed.

'Alan, the police bring them here. It's all above board. The police find them on the streets and to keep them out of trouble they bring them here.'

Laifukan aikata laifuka da zargin cin zarafin yara

Paton, wanda ya kasance ɗan luwaɗi a bayyane, ya shiga cikin rikice-rikicen shari'a da yawa. A shekara ta 1982 an daure shi na tsawon shekaru uku bayan ya nemi laifi game da cin zarafin yara maza 10 a cikin shekaru uku.

An kama shi a kan zargin Cin zarafin yara a watan Janairun shekara ta 2003, amma daga baya aka wanke shi daga dukkan zarge-zargen. A watan Afrilu na shekara ta 2004, an yanke wa Paton hukunci kan samar da wiwi kuma an ci tarar £ 200,000. A shekara ta 2003, an zarge shi da yunkurin yi wa dan wasan Bay City Rollers Pat McGlynn fyade, a cikin ɗakin otal a shekara ta 1977. 'Yan sanda sun yanke shawarar cewa babu isasshen shaida don gurfanar da shi.

A cikin 2016, mawaƙin Bay City Rollers Les McKeown ya zargi Paton da yi masa fyade. A cikin shirin Asirin Bay City Rollers (2023):   A cikin 2023, Gert Magnus, wanda ya zauna a gidan yara, ya yi iƙirarin cewa Paton ya tilasta masa ya kai wasu matasa gidansa don ya iya cin zarafin su. A cikin shekarun 1970s Magnus ya zauna a gidan Paton na Little Kellerstain kusa da Edinburgh, kuma Paton ya gaya masa cewa, idan ya sayi wasu yara maza daga gidajen kulawa, zai daina fyade shi. Yayinda yake a gidan Paton, ya ce, "Ko da yaushe akwai jam'iyyun da yara maza da yawa da masu samarwa da yawa... Zuwa dakin da fitowa. Babban biki. "Ya kuma tuna Jimmy Savile yana nan. "Na kasance matashi sosai. Kuma na yi tunanin hakan na al'ada ne a cikin wannan kasuwancin", in ji shi. Mawallafin asalin ƙungiyar Nobby Clarke a wani wuri ya ce Paton ya taɓa gaya masa cewa ƙungiyar za ta sami ingantaccen ci gaba a BBC Radio 1 idan memba ya kwanta tare da DJ Chris Denning, wanda daga baya aka yanke masa hukunci na lalata da yara.

A watan Oktoba na shekara ta 2022 an yanke wa John Wilson hukunci kan cin zarafin yara, tare da Paton, a gidan Paton.

Mutuwa

Paton ya mutu ne sakamakon ciwon zuciya mai shekaru 70 a gidansa na Edinburgh a ranar 8 ga Afrilu 2009. A lokacin mutuwarsa ya auna dutse 25 (350 . A daren mutuwarsa, an sace kwayoyi da tsabar kudi masu daraja £ 1.5m daga gidansa.

Dubi kuma

• Jimmy Savile
• Edgardo Díaz