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• Brian Martens: Nudist dad gets prison for child porn possession

When a South Florida man was arrested a year ago, he insisted that inappropriate photographs of his three young children were simply normal "family portraits" of his nudist family. (WPTV- from the Sun Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, Fla)

• The Home Office allegedly funded a paedophile group in the 1970s. Why?

The Home Office may have covered up historic child abuse allegations - but what of the "Paedophile Information Exchange" group that was allegedly funded by the department? (Andrew Calimach - CityMagazine.gr)

• «In the Jungle, the Gentlemen; in Town, the Savages» by Andrew Calimach

Andrew Calimach, born in 1953, is a Romanian-American author. He is a matrilineal descendant of the Callimachi noble family of Moldavia and is known for his writings on the subject of same-sex relations in Greek mythology. (Anna Leach, Sophie Warnes - The Mirror, UK)

• Alleged sexual assault victim defends accused

An alleged victim of sexual assault is speaking out and defending the woman accused in the case. He contacted CTV Ottawa saying he wanted to share his side of the story. (Katie Griffin - CTV-Video, Ca)

• Pedophilia: A Disorder, Not a Crime

An editorial from The New York Times on Pedophilia.(Margo Kaplan - New York Times, US)

• Thorpe Hall School deputy head Martin Goldberg found dead after indecent pictures of children discovered on computer

Martin Goldberg's body was discovered in his home on September 10, one day after he was visited by police officers investigating allegations that he had bought material online, from abroad, which may have included images of naked teenage boys.(Luke Jacobs - Essex Chronicle, UK)

• What Rotherham reveals about the corrosion of community life

The abuse scandal exposes the dangers of welfarism and multiculturalism. (Brendan O’Neill - spiked, UK)

• Cliff Richard: the moral annihilation of a celebrity

Justice is the greatest victim of these PR-driven witch-hunts. (Frank Furedi - spiked, UK)

• Hero firefighter who saved thousands of people in Japanese tsunami is jailed for child porn

Michael Buckley admitted to police that he had been downloading child porn on a near-daily basis since 2005 (Chris Osuh - the Daily Mirror)

• Sexting among youth more prevalent than thought? Minors unaware of harsh legal consequences, survey shows

Sexting among youth is more prevalent than previously thought, according to a new study. More than 50 percent of those surveyed reported that they had exchanged sexually explicit text messages, with or without photographic images, as minors. The study also found that the majority of young people are not aware of the legal ramifications of underage sexting. (ScienceDaily)

• Dancing In His Underwear for the Garbage Man, Noah Embraced Queerness and Sexuality Since Childhood

"One of my earliest memories though was of me being in love with our garbage man." ( Noah Michelson - Driftwood)

• I Know My 9-Year-Old Son's 'Type': Pretty Boys With Dark Hair

9 year-old is already well known for his crush on Darren Criss of Glee. His father 'Dave' writes: (HuffPost)

• The Center for Sexual Justice: How the Criminalization of the Queer Community Affects Us All

The Center for Sexual Justice and the criminalization of gay youth. (Andrew Extein, MSW - HuffPost )

• Was I a Teenage Sexual Predator?

Account of a teenages exploits with older men. (Mark S. King - HuffPost )

Art and Entertainment

Coming soon to DVD/Blu-Ray

Due to be released on DVD/Blu-Ray in November

Ellos Volvieron (aka They Returned) official poster

Ellos Volvieron is Ivan Noel’s sixth feature movie, and is a beautifully touching and unnerving story about the unexplained disappearance of three children, two boys and one girl, and their reappearance three days later in a semi-autistic state. Not even the children themselves are able to help anyone understand what happened. No clues or signs are left, other than the fact that, as we discover later, two of them were mutilated.

Also to be released by Noel Films in November, Limbo.

Books and reviews

• Perv: The Sexual Deviant in All of Us by Jesse Bering – review (The Guardian UK)

We cannot choose who we are sexually attracted to – so stop judging.