Talk:Richard Risley Carlisle

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

Sexual assault and pedophilia charges against Risley omitted from this biography
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)