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"How can you blame someone for something that happened 25 years ago?" Well, I'd say that some came forward years ago and were met with the same attitude as you have. Sometimes it takes years, decades for someone to be able to get up the courage to speak out. You told "Perry Victem" to stop posting...if the editor wants to remove his posts, he will. We all have freedom of speech. I understand your experience with Mr. Perry was a good one. I'm happy/grateful for that for you, but as I was not involved with it all and know a lot of boys (men now) that were, it doesn't matter what he's like now. These events happened. If the victims can get to the BPD and make statements, and I hope to God that they will, then justice can finally be served. It is one thing to post an opinion, but it is another when someone tells someone to stay silent on a public forum. Those of us who know the past of Mr. Perry have to tolerate the posts of others that sing his praises, so I would respectfully ask you to do the same.

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A lifelong Portsmouth resident, Jim graduated from Portsmouth High School in 1982 and earned a journalism degree from the University of Rhode Island in 1986. He's worked two different stints at East Bay Newspapers, for a total of 18 years with the company so far. When not running all over town bringing you the news from Portsmouth, Jim listens to lots and lots and lots of music, watches obscure silent films from the '20s and usually has three books going at once. He also loves to cook crazy New Orleans dishes for his wife of 25 years, Michelle, and their two sons, Jake and Max.