Charity Defends Its Work Placement for Rapist ; Arrangement with Inmate 'has Safety Checks'

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A BRISTOL charity that allows a serial rapist to do volunteer work before he is released from prison says the arrangement is safe - and part of its "social purpose".

Yesterday, it emerged that Michael Chandler, who has been serving six life sentences for heinous crimes against women, has been working at the Sofa Project.

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Charity Defends Its Work Placement for Rapist ; Arrangement with Inmate 'has Safety Checks'

After more than 22 years in jail, the 47-year-old is now at Leyhill Open Prison, where the authorities are trying to reintegrate him into the community.

A story in a national newspaper implied his work plac...

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