Appeal 2: Resolven male rape
On Tuesday 18 October 2005, at about 10.45pm, Geoff Cole, a 58-year-old from Glyn Castle, near Resolven, was out walking his three dogs when he was attacked and sexually assaulted, just 183m (200 yards) from his home.

This is an appeal specifically targeted at the community of Resolven, a small village in the Neath Valley, South Wales. Police believe that the victim of this attack was the subject of a malicious and totally unfounded rumour, claiming that he was a paedophile, which led to local vigilantes taking violent retributive action against him.

South Wales Police want to make it clear to the community of Resolven that the rumour is false and therefore there is no reason to continue to protect these offenders.

Appeal points

This is a specific appeal to Resolven. It's a small community, someone knows who these people are. Now that they know the rumour is false and unfounded, there is NO reason to protect these individuals, who the police are treating as sex offenders.
The offenders are most certainly local.
Police believe that there were at least two, but possibly three people involved in the attack. One of them may have been female.
It was raining heavily - the offenders will have come home soaking wet and muddy.
This was a planned attack. The offenders may have done recces - did you see anyone loitering around the route to Glyn Castle on and around 18 October?
Who was the man on the mobile phone at Maes Y Tyra who followed the victim up the road?
An appeal to the attackers: did the attack go too far? Now that they know the rumour is untrue, can they live with this on their consciences?
Anyone afraid of repercussions can come forward in confidence.
Police are keen to trace the driver of a dark car that drove down the Glyn Castle Road just before the attack.
Police are urging any further witnesses to come forward, especially anyone with information about Corey Street.
South Wales Police
Incident room tel no: 01639 640292

 

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