"A product of the system  from a child to adult hood living in care and being raised by the system his empathy allows him to connect at a very different level than most sharing his story and experiences weather good or bad"

 

Tony made his first court appearance in 1976 at the age of eleven  he would tell you himself yes I was taken at an early age by the local authorities from a dysfunctional home and yes I was a product of the system for a time but he did eventually arrive at that crossroads after a very long journey and made a decision that dreadful journey that leads to trouble and nowhere had to end. 
And now one of his objective is to get a particular  group of young people to their crossroads earlier rather than later like it was for him. 
Statistically speaking Tony would be one of those  with very little hope of achieving a life without crime due to he's precarious upbringing and lack of education mixed with the physical and mental abuse he endured at the hands of his stepfather and people in a position of trust.  Well Tony has overcome all the odds and is here working today with young people.