Archive of news articles (2015)

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• Spain set to raise age of consent from 13 to 15

The Spanish government is considering raising the age of sexual consent from 13 to 15 in a reform of the country’s penal code, in a bid to limit child sexual abuse. (Jessica Jones - The Local, Spain)

• Leelah Alcorn: Transgender teenager's parents should be prosecuted, says gay rights activist

A gay rights activist has said that the parents of Leelah Alcorn should be prosecuted, after the transgender teenager took her own life. (Antonia Molloy - The Independent)

• 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)

• Why the idea of paedophiles stealing pictures of my kids doesn't bother me

Paedophiles pose almost no threat to our children, even if they get their hands on our family photos, says Harry Wallop. (Harry Wallop - The Telegraph, UK)

• Child pornography trial begins against German ex-lawmaker Sebastian Edathy

The trial of former German politician Sebastian Edathy has begun. Over the past year, child pornography allegations have destroyed the career of the once-rising star in Germany's SPD Party. (Deutsche Welle)

• U.S. House passes International Megan's Law sponsored by N.J. Rep. Chris Smith

The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation to extend Megan's Law beyond American borders.( Jonathan D. Salant - NJ Advance Media, US)

• Alleged child porn king admits he had illegal images but denies they were for sale

Brian Way of Azov Films is pleading not guilty to 17 counts of making, advertising, publishing, selling and distributing child pornography. He is not disputing that the vast majority of the images found in his home are child pornography, but that the images that were for sale by his company were not child pornography. (Christie Blatchford - National Post, CA)

• 5 Ways We Misunderstand Pedophilia (That Makes it Worse)

Pedophilia is almost a total mystery to modern science. We don't know what causes it, or how to prevent it, or how to cure it (short of a form of castration), because the moment a test subject admits they're a pedophile, they're ruined for life. Why would anyone ever come forward? Thus, society's insistence on taking the harshest possible position winds up exacerbating the problem. (Robert Evans et al. - Cracked , US)

• Pro-pedophile association loses EU court bid

The European Court of Human Rights rejected a complaint by pedophile advocacy association Martijn against the ban Dutch courts imposed on the group last year. The organization will remain prohibited, and the court will not hear the case, reported ANP. (Hanna Daych - NL Times, NL)

• Va. woman found guilty of harassing convicted sex offender

A Warren County Circuit Court jury convicted 61-year-old Delores Ann Harris on a charge of misusing information from Virginia's sex offender registry on Friday. (Associated Press. Richmond Times- Dispatch, US)

• Gary Glitter trial: Singer guilty of historical sex abuse

Gary Glitter has been found guilty of historical sex abuse against three young girls between 1975 and 1980. (BBC News, UK)

• Parents under investigation for allowing their kids to go outside

Parents under investigation for allowing their kids to walk home from the park and the Draconian measures taken by child protection. (Mark Frauenfelder - BOING BOING, US)

• Lawrence Brose

On Dec. 17, 2014, the artist and film maker plead guilty and accepted a plea deal and 2 years’ probation to a lessor obscenity charge ending his five year ordeal stemming from child pornography charges.

• Cameron: a bad case of child exploitation

Why politicians love to pose as the grand protectors of children. (Ken McLaughlin - spiked, UK)

• Children's charity rejects Edathy money

The Child Protection Federation of Lower Saxony has rejected the €5,000 which ex-MP Sebastian Edathy was ordered to pay them for illegally downloading child pornography, saying they didn't want to endorse his escape from punishment. (The Local, de)

• German politician Edathy confesses in child pornography trial

In order to avoid a trial and possible imprisonment, Sebastian Edathy confessed in court to using his official work laptop to download pornographic videos and images of children from the Internet. Following Edathy's admission, the Verden District Court in the German state of Lower Saxony on Monday handed the former Social Democrats (SPD) deputy a fine of 5,000 euros ($5,600), bringing the trial to an end. (Deutsche Welle)