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*[http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2013/apr/02/graham-ovenden-convicted-child-sex-offences Graham Ovenden convicted of child sex offences (the Guardian UK)] Artist found guilty at Truro crown court of six charges of indecency with a child and one count of indecent assault. | |||
*[http://unfinishedlivesblog.com/2013/03/04/teen-son-whipped-with-electrical-cord-by-mother-for-homosexual-behavior-mom-defends-her-act/ North Texas teen whipped with power cord for same-sex acts by his own mother.(Blog)] Mom defends her behavior in using an electrical cord to whip her 15-year-old son whom she caught in same-sex act with an 18-year-old boy. | *[http://unfinishedlivesblog.com/2013/03/04/teen-son-whipped-with-electrical-cord-by-mother-for-homosexual-behavior-mom-defends-her-act/ North Texas teen whipped with power cord for same-sex acts by his own mother.(Blog)] Mom defends her behavior in using an electrical cord to whip her 15-year-old son whom she caught in same-sex act with an 18-year-old boy. | ||
* [http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/03/opinion/sunday/why-police-officers-lie-under-oath.html?pagewanted=all&_r=1& Why Police Lie Under Oath (New York Times)] "But are police officers necessarily more trustworthy than alleged criminals? I think not. Not just because the police have a special inclination toward confabulation, but because, disturbingly, they have an incentive to lie. In this era of mass incarceration, the police shouldn’t be trusted any more than any other witness, perhaps less so." | * [http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/03/opinion/sunday/why-police-officers-lie-under-oath.html?pagewanted=all&_r=1& Why Police Lie Under Oath (New York Times)] "But are police officers necessarily more trustworthy than alleged criminals? I think not. Not just because the police have a special inclination toward confabulation, but because, disturbingly, they have an incentive to lie. In this era of mass incarceration, the police shouldn’t be trusted any more than any other witness, perhaps less so." | ||
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- Azov Films Prosecutions Starting in 2012, some US customers of Azov Films have been arrested and charged with receipt and possession of child pornography: some of the nude visual material has been construed as illegal by US Law Enforcement Officers ("LEO's"), including agents of the United States Postal Inspection Service.
- BoyWiki Annual Report (december 2012) Since the English BoyWiki's reopening, the Recent Changes pages has been very active, listing new entries and updates. It documents a wide-ranging effort of sorting out, categorizing, tagging entries, updating, adapting and new creating templates.
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- Dutch Court Says Pedophilia Advocacy Group Martijn Can Continue (The Daily Beast) Judges in the Netherlands have ruled that an organization that wants to legalize pedophilia can continue to exist. Cintia Taylor speaks with the group’s most recent leader.
- ‘If you question the Savile crusade, you're seen as evil’(spiked UK) Frank Furedi on his new book about Jimmy Savile, and why it's so hard, but so important, to challenge the moral crusade on child abuse.
- Are Some Men Born Pedophiles? New Science Says Yes, But Sexologists Say Not So Fast (AlterNet) New discoveries are upending the nurture versus nature debate.
- Using children as a moral shield Officials and charities that use children to front their moralistic campaigns are trying to shut down criticism and opposition.
- Paedophilia: bringing dark desires to light (The Guardian UK) In 1976 the National Council for Civil Liberties, the respectable (and responsible) pressure group now known as Liberty, made a submission to parliament's criminal law revision committee. It caused barely a ripple. "Childhood sexual experiences, willingly engaged in with an adult," it read, "result in no identifiable damage …
- Child porn arrest part of expansive investigation into Canadian film company (Dubois County Free Press) A tip on the identity of the company involved in the production and distribution of the child porn films was provided to the Dubois County Free Press with a link to a Wiki maintained by a group affiliated with relationships between adult men and young boys.
In Other News
- Graham Ovenden convicted of child sex offences (the Guardian UK) Artist found guilty at Truro crown court of six charges of indecency with a child and one count of indecent assault.
- North Texas teen whipped with power cord for same-sex acts by his own mother.(Blog) Mom defends her behavior in using an electrical cord to whip her 15-year-old son whom she caught in same-sex act with an 18-year-old boy.
- Why Police Lie Under Oath (New York Times) "But are police officers necessarily more trustworthy than alleged criminals? I think not. Not just because the police have a special inclination toward confabulation, but because, disturbingly, they have an incentive to lie. In this era of mass incarceration, the police shouldn’t be trusted any more than any other witness, perhaps less so."
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- North Sea Texas (2011) (IMDb) A teenage boy's search for love finds him infatuated with an older boy who lives nearby.
- The Odd Life of Timothy Green (2012) (IMDb) A childless couple bury a box in their backyard, containing all of their wishes for an infant. Soon, a child is born, though Timothy Green is not all that he appears.
- Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011) (IMBd) A nine-year-old amateur inventor, Francophile, and pacifist searches New York City for the lock that matches a mysterious key left behind by his father, who died in the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.
- Wrath of the Titans (IMDb) Perseus braves the treacherous underworld to rescue his father, Zeus, captured by his son, Ares, and brother Hades who unleash the ancient Titans upon the world.
- Hugo (2011) (IMDb) Set in 1930s Paris, an orphan who lives in the walls of a train station is wrapped up in a mystery involving his late father and an automaton.
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