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In Other News

• Why hasn't Japan banned child-porn comics?

Japan's comics and cartoons - known as manga and anime - are a huge cultural industry and famous around the world. But some are shocking, featuring children in sexually explicit scenarios. Why has Japan decided against banning this material? Perhaps because it’s not real. (James Fletcher - BBC News, Tokyo)

• Turning all adults into panto villains

Lionel Blair’s retirement from panto is a sad sign of the times. (Josie Appleton - spiked, UK)

• 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? (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)

• 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)

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