Oaten is playing the sympathy card, blaming the media for hounding him.
By admitting what he has been up to, and throwing himself on the mercy of the public, he hopes to kick-start a career which if he had any principles he would have given up when all this came to light.

He has abused the privacy of his wife and family and means to compound this abuse by continuing in public office.

The young boys whom he used for his gratification, (rent boys) are usually addicted to hard drugs or have other psychological problems related to their sexuality.....easy prey for a manipulative sleazbag.

I would partially agree that people deserve a private life (with reservations), but Oaten is a public figure who's job is dependant on the goodwill of the British public....Jock's right to point out that if someone is a devious abuser in private he is likely to be so in public life.

I was also drawing attention to how these things are used by politicians to raise their profile, rather than feel shame in their behaviour.
They are assisted by "politically correct" idiots like the Chakirabati woman, and the public are conned every time.

This thread was not supposed to be about homosexuality as such and Paul is wrong to try to wreck my argument by insinuating "homophobia" whatever the fuck that means!!......Ake