The Petition for Mercy
For Christine Keeler
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On Monday 14 June, these documents were sent to the Secretary of State for Justice.
They show that the criminal justice system let my mother down, probably deliberately. Its chief concern was to punish her and we shine a light on the palpable hatred for women through the courts. We show that her reputation was deliberately destroyed by the men around her, who were liars or Machiavellian in their motives. 
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If you can write to the Secretary of State expressing your support, that would be great. I’ve put together some suggested copy if you’d like to use it, but do feel free to use your own words.
Dear Secretary of State
I hope you are well.
I am writing to express my support for Seymour Platt, Christine Keeler’s son, who has recently submitted an appeal to you to review her sentence for Perjury.
Christine Keeler was an icon of the 20th century and was perceived as a glamorous party girl. However, the truth was very different. At the same time as the Profumo affair was playing out, Christine was being stalked, raped and held captive by a man called ‘Lucky’ Gordon. He already had a conviction for stabbing another woman, before he attacked Christine in the street. Two men saw the attack, but, with criminal records, they didn’t want to be involved.
Feeling under pressure, Christine denied those witnesses’ presence at her attacker’s trial. Later, she was convicted of Perjury on the basis of that omission, and sentenced to nine months in prison. Her attacker was set free – despite admitting attacking her, and witnesses eventually confirming she was attacked. She remained scared of him for the rest of her life.
As you know, people convicted of Perjury cannot be defamed so anyone was able to say what they wanted about her. Even in Parliament, she was called a whore and a prostitute. Others made money by doing so – writing books and making films – many of which were inaccurate, even portraying her stalker as her boyfriend. Christine was powerless against this, effectively silenced by the system that failed to protect her. This intolerable injustice took a toll on her mental health, and she suffered until she died aged 75.
I strongly believe that Christine should be granted this pardon, given the circumstances surrounding her at the time of the case. The toll it took on her life and that of her family was enormous and she, and they, should be freed from what I believe to be an injustice.
Thank you for considering this.
Yours sincerely
You can email your support by completing this form.
Alternatively, you can post it to:
Secretary of State for Justice, Robert Buckland MP
Ministry of Justice
102 Petty France
London
SW1H 9AJ
United Kingdom
Thank you again for your support - I very much appreciate it.
Seymour Platt
Dear Secretary of State
I hope you are well.
I am writing to express my support for Seymour Platt, Christine Keeler’s son, who has recently submitted an appeal to you to review her sentence for Perjury.
Christine Keeler was an icon of the 20th century and was perceived as a glamorous party girl. However, the truth was very different. At the same time as the Profumo affair was playing out, Christine was being stalked, raped and held captive by a man called ‘Lucky’ Gordon. He already had a conviction for stabbing another woman, before he attacked Christine in the street. Two men saw the attack, but, with criminal records, they didn’t want to be involved.
Feeling under pressure, Christine denied those witnesses’ presence at her attacker’s trial. Later, she was convicted of Perjury on the basis of that omission, and sentenced to nine months in prison. Her attacker was set free – despite admitting attacking her, and witnesses eventually confirming she was attacked. She remained scared of him for the rest of her life.
As you know, people convicted of Perjury cannot be defamed so anyone was able to say what they wanted about her. Even in Parliament, she was called a whore and a prostitute. Others made money by doing so – writing books and making films – many of which were inaccurate, even portraying her stalker as her boyfriend. Christine was powerless against this, effectively silenced by the system that failed to protect her. This intolerable injustice took a toll on her mental health, and she suffered until she died aged 75.
I strongly believe that Christine should be granted this pardon, given the circumstances surrounding her at the time of the case. The toll it took on her life and that of her family was enormous and she, and they, should be freed from what I believe to be an injustice.
Thank you for considering this.
Yours sincerely
You can email your support by completing this form.
Alternatively, you can post it to:
Secretary of State for Justice, Robert Buckland MP
Ministry of Justice
102 Petty France
London
SW1H 9AJ
United Kingdom
Thank you again for your support - I very much appreciate it.
Seymour Platt
