Google denies removing then reinstating MailOnline story about murderous paedophile under controversial 'right to be forgotten' ruling
The article about the conviction of Castree, 61, is just one of thousands Google has removed from search results and just one of numerous MailOnline articles affected by the ruling.
However, a spokesman from Google early Saturday said that while the article HAD been removed from some search results it was NOT at the request of Ronald Castree. And he said the request had been granted to someone else mentioned in the article but that the story would still appear if Castree was used at the search term. The spokesman refused to say who had asked for the article to be removed and thus granted the right to be forgotten.
Under the right to be forgotten rule, stories are not entirely deleted by Google, rather they simply will no longer appear if a certain search name is used.
RIGHT TO BE FORGOTTEN: THE CONTROVERSIAL EUROPEAN LEGISLATION
The EU's ‘right to be forgotten’ legislation allows European citizens to request that links to ‘inadequate, irrelevant or no longer relevant’ information be removed from Google search results.
In short, Google must remove articles if the impact on the individual’s privacy is greater than the public’s right to find it, the European Union Court of Justice found.
The landmark case that led to the new legislation was brought by a Spanish man who complained that an auction notice of his repossessed home on Google's search results infringed his privacy.
Since the legislation was introduced in May, Google has said it has received more than 120,000 requests from across Europe ranging from serious criminal records, embarrassing photos and negative press stories.
An online form was launched to allow EU citizens to ask for personal data to be taken down.
The form requires links to the material the person wants removed, their country of origin, and a reason for their request. Individuals also have to attach a valid photo identity.
Google then assesses each request individually, before deciding whether to remove information from search results.
Since May, MailOnline has had several articles taken down.
Among the most high profile articles removed was one from May 2009 describing the captivity in which Josef Fritzl kept his family.
It has also included a September 2010 article about multi-millionaire Tory MP Jonathan Djanogly, who admitted hiring private eyes to spy on his local party members.
A December 2003 column on how the schoolfriend of Prince William, Edward Stanbury, was jailed for nine months after 43 ecstasy tablets, 4.2 grammes of cocaine and three-quarters of a kilo of cannabis were found at his London flat.
A March 2004 column by Richard Kay, also on Mr Stanbury, about how just weeks after he had been allowed home from prison, the Old Etonian had put his university studies aside and sold his flat.
In short, Google must remove articles if the impact on the individual’s privacy is greater than the public’s right to find it, the European Union Court of Justice found.
The landmark case that led to the new legislation was brought by a Spanish man who complained that an auction notice of his repossessed home on Google's search results infringed his privacy.
Since the legislation was introduced in May, Google has said it has received more than 120,000 requests from across Europe ranging from serious criminal records, embarrassing photos and negative press stories.
An online form was launched to allow EU citizens to ask for personal data to be taken down.
The form requires links to the material the person wants removed, their country of origin, and a reason for their request. Individuals also have to attach a valid photo identity.
Google then assesses each request individually, before deciding whether to remove information from search results.
Since May, MailOnline has had several articles taken down.
Among the most high profile articles removed was one from May 2009 describing the captivity in which Josef Fritzl kept his family.
It has also included a September 2010 article about multi-millionaire Tory MP Jonathan Djanogly, who admitted hiring private eyes to spy on his local party members.
A December 2003 column on how the schoolfriend of Prince William, Edward Stanbury, was jailed for nine months after 43 ecstasy tablets, 4.2 grammes of cocaine and three-quarters of a kilo of cannabis were found at his London flat.
A March 2004 column by Richard Kay, also on Mr Stanbury, about how just weeks after he had been allowed home from prison, the Old Etonian had put his university studies aside and sold his flat.
Read more of this update - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2770597/Father-murder-victim-says-killer-no-right-forgotten-MailOnline-article-hidden-Google-EU-s-right-forgotten-story.html
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September 26, 2014 - Daily Mail initial report
Photo: Lesley Molseed was abducted and stabbed to death by Ronald Castree in October 1975
Castree, a book dealer and married father of one, snatched Lesley off the street near her home in Rochdale as she went to buy bread for her mother in October 1975.
Castree killed Lesley in a frenzied attack, stabbing her 12 times, once through the heart, before leaving her body on a lonely moor in West Yorkshire.
Castree killed Lesley in a frenzied attack, stabbing her 12 times, once through the heart, before leaving her body on a lonely moor in West Yorkshire.
He then kept quiet when an innocent man, Stefan Kiszko, was tried, convicted, sentenced and served 16 years for a crime he did not commit. The real killer was only captured in 2006 when a DNA sample Castree had given in relation to an attack on a prostitute in 2005 was found to be an exact match for sperm found on Lesley's underwear.
In 2007, he was found guilty of murder at Bradford Crown Court and told he would not be considered for parole until 2037, by which time he will be 84. He attempted to appeal his conviction in 2008, but was rejected.
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