Dean Wicks

[lizann]

Surely in some way he has to actually confess so that Shirley, Buster and Denise (not that it's got anything to do with her!) learn the truth. Surely!

shirley needs to hear him confess and then how can he stay around

[Dazzle]

shirley needs to hear him confess and then how can he stay around

I've got a horrible feeling they're going to try and redeem Dean and keep him around (otherwise why are they playing the sympathy card for him at the moment?). If that happens I'm going to have to seriously question whether I want to continue watching EE.

[lizann]

a rapist cant be redeemed dtc is a fool if this is the way it is going

[Dazzle]

a rapist cant be redeemed dtc is a fool if this is the way it is going

I'm probably wrong. DTC did say at the start that Linda would get justice, so lets hope that's real justice and not everyone feeling sorry for poor little Dean and forgiving him...

[maidmarian]

I'm probably wrong. DTC did say at the start that Linda would get justice, so lets hope that's real justice and not everyone feeling sorry for poor little Dean and forgiving him...

I hope the producer lives up to his original
promise of justice- but he also said it would not
be of a legal nature!!

I still havent really worked out how that
could be done. I know not many women
report rape ,few cases go to trial and get
a conviction which perpetuates the reluctance
to make reports of rape.

There are some"illegal"ways vengeance could
be exacted but not sure they would be shown
in a Soap.
But the story does need to be concluded soon-
with punishment for Dean & Justice for Linda.

[maidmarian]

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[Perdita]

EastEnders star Matt Di Angelo has revealed that he decided to stick with the soap for longer than originally planned.

The actor was asked to extend his return stint as Dean Wicks beyond the original plan for the character's rape storyline, which saw him attack his sister-in-law Linda Carter last year.

Speaking to Inside Soap, Di Angelo explained: "Our producer Dominic said he was happy with what I was doing and asked if I'd be willing to stay a bit longer and I thought, 'Yeah, brilliant!'

"I'm having a good time, so I'm happy to stick around. Getting back to auditioning and flying back and forth to America, not knowing where your next job will be, isn't the most fun way to live.

"I was lucky that in the seven years I was away from EastEnders, I didn't stop working. But I'm sure I'll be back in the big bad world of auditions at some point."

Dean is currently featuring in a second major storyline as future episodes will see him decide to meet Jade - the secret daughter he never knew existed. However, the big question for many EastEnders fans is still whether he will ever get his comeuppance for raping Linda.

Linda tells Dean to stop lying
© BBC
Linda and Dean

Di Angelo said: "At the end of the day it's a soap, so we have to finish the story and not leave it unresolved in any way. I'm not saying he should go to prison, though - I don't think he should, because the real-life statistics don't reflect that.

"The vast majority of these people don't face judicial punishment, and that's one thing EastEnders really wanted to get across. That's what makes it so good - everyone feels that sense of injustice.

"But there are other ways for Dean to be punished, like getting physically abused by Mick, or having his financial or personal life attacked. He's constantly being faced with that - viewers will see him being punished on a daily basis."

[Perdita]

Di Angelo said: "At the end of the day it's a soap, so we have to finish the story and not leave it unresolved in any way. I'm not saying he should go to prison, though - I don't think he should, because the real-life statistics don't reflect that.

"The vast majority of these people don't face judicial punishment, and that's one thing EastEnders really wanted to get across. That's what makes it so good - everyone feels that sense of injustice.

"But there are other ways for Dean to be punished, like getting physically abused by Mick, or having his financial or personal life attacked. He's constantly being faced with that - viewers will see him being punished on a daily basis."

I am sorry but this really does not cut it with me .... he should go to prison, get on the sex offenders register and only supervised visits with his daughter

[maidmarian]

I am sorry but this really does not cut it with me .... he should go to prison, get on the sex offenders register and only supervised visits with his daughter

Thats a really good point Perdita.
People ( inc me) accept that most rapists
wont go to prison( tho thats wrong)

But if they arent charged and convicted then
they wont be on Sex Offenders register
or be supervised with their children

I know being a rapist doesnt mean someone
is a paedophile but they dont have the
normal boundaries on behaviour and
rape is partly about control.

So it means not only are they not punished
but potential future victims arent protected.
And they wouldnt be covered by Claires Law??

[maidmarian]

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