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    A SLIGO TAXI-driver has been acquitted of impersonating a garda while meeting a prostitute for sex in a hotel room.
    John Feeley, 50, of Moylough, Tubbercurry had denied the charge of making a statement or doing an act calculated to falsely suggest he was a member of An Garda Síochána at the Clarion Hotel, Ballinode, Co Sligo on 6 May, 2011.
    After a two day trial at the Criminal Courts of Justice a jury of seven women and five men returned a verdict of not guilty after just over two hours of deliberations.
    The trial heard evidence that Mr Feeley met the escort for sex in the hotel room. She alleged that he told her that he was “a police officer” and showed her some form of ID card which had the word “firearms” on it.
    They had sex and she claimed he left without paying her. He was later arrested and told gardai he had paid her for sex but he denied ever telling her was a police officer or showing her any ID.
    Delia Marie Flynn SC, defending, told the jury that there were only two people in the room and that there was no external evidence of the allegations, including no evidence of any fake ID card.
    The woman said that this card looked official and had a name on it but she didn’t know the man’s name. She said she believed that he was a police officer.
    She said she asked him if she was in trouble. They then had sex and Mr Feeley left without paying her any money, she told the court.
    Mr Feeley was later arrested and admitted meeting the woman for sex but denied telling her he was a police officer. He told gardaí he had agreed to pay her €100 for half an hour after she had asked for a fee of €120. He said he paid this over to her before they had sex.
    The trial heard that it is not a criminal offence to use the services of a prostitute or to exchange sex for money.
    Gardaí put it to Mr Feeley that he had told the prostitute he was a garda so he could get “a freebie” himself. He denied this and said he had paid the woman.
    He told gardaí he had bargained her down in her fee because it was “part of the game” and he “was blackguarding her”.

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    maybe its time now that we should get a receipt once we hand over the cash

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    Whole thing would tend to suggest the real gardaí are getting freebees.........

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    What does 'blackguarding' mean?

    I think he probably did scare the life out of her and not pay, or why else would she bother?

    Oh and sure there are always going to be corrupt police, but that doesn't mean they are all doing it. I used to see a guy in Dublin who was a Guard and he was lovely and always paid up front.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Curvaceous Kate View Post
    What does 'blackguarding' mean?

    I think he probably did scare the life out of her and not pay, or why else would she bother?

    Oh and sure there are always going to be corrupt police, but that doesn't mean they are all doing it. I used to see a guy in Dublin who was a Guard and he was lovely and always paid up front.
    A blackguard (pronounced blah gard) is an Irish term for a scoundrel or someone who would go out of their way to mess someone around. Blackguarding would be messing with someone.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SteveB View Post
    Whole thing would tend to suggest the real gardaí are getting freebees.........

    That wouldn't really surprise me at all, you're always gonna have some rotten eggs.

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