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*[http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/parenting/is-porns-negative-effect-on-teens-exaggerated-this-study-says-so/article11529971/ Porn’s negative effect on teen sexuality exaggerated, study says | *[http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/parenting/is-porns-negative-effect-on-teens-exaggerated-this-study-says-so/article11529971/ Porn’s negative effect on teen sexuality exaggerated, study says ] - In spite of widespread warnings that pornography is warping young people’s sex lives, new research suggests parents have no need to panic: It may not be as influential on teens’ sexual behaviour as we may think. (The Globe and Mail) | ||
*[http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2013/apr/02/graham-ovenden-convicted-child-sex-offences Graham Ovenden convicted of child sex offences | *[http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2013/apr/02/graham-ovenden-convicted-child-sex-offences Graham Ovenden convicted of child sex offences] - Artist found guilty at Truro crown court of six charges of indecency with a child and one count of indecent assault. (the Guardian UK) | ||
*[http://www. | *[http://www.timeslive.co.za/local/2013/07/21/of-good-report-banned-for-child-porn-first-since-1994 'Of Good Report' banned for child porn, first since 1994] - A South African movie about a schoolteacher who falls for a student has become the first film to be banned since 1994. (Times Live, Za) | ||
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Hot Topics
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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.
- 2013 Free Spirits fundraiser - BoyWiki is hosted by Free Spirits and is in danger of being shut down along with all Free Spirits resources due to money problems.
- 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.
External Links
- No justice system for old men - (Rosamund Cuckston - spiked, UK) Recent prosecutions involving decades-old sexual abuse are not delivering justice, they are undermining it - for everyone.
- These child-abuse stats are PANTS - (Ken McLaughlin - spiked, UK) The NSPCC’s new campaign is built on the dubious claim that five per cent of people were sexually assaulted as children.
- RSOL demands removal of Vitter amendment from Farm Bill - Sen. David Vitter, R-La., has sponsored a bill that would deny food stamps to people on the sex offender registry.
- Age of consent should be 13, says barrister (BBC News, UK) - Barbara Hewson told online magazine Spiked that the move was necessary in the wake of the Jimmy Savile scandal to end the "persecution of old men".
- Yewtree is destroying the rule of law (Barbara Hewson - spiked, UK) With its emphasis on outcomes over process, the post-Savile witch-hunting of ageing celebs echoes the Soviet Union.
- 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.
In Other News
- Porn’s negative effect on teen sexuality exaggerated, study says - In spite of widespread warnings that pornography is warping young people’s sex lives, new research suggests parents have no need to panic: It may not be as influential on teens’ sexual behaviour as we may think. (The Globe and Mail)
- Graham Ovenden convicted of child sex offences - Artist found guilty at Truro crown court of six charges of indecency with a child and one count of indecent assault. (the Guardian UK)
- 'Of Good Report' banned for child porn, first since 1994 - A South African movie about a schoolteacher who falls for a student has become the first film to be banned since 1994. (Times Live, Za)
Art and Entertainment
New on DVD
- 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.
Featured Wiki Article
Michael Jackson’s Dangerous Liaisons is a book by the writer/novelist Tom O'Carroll under the pen name “Carl Toms” in which he comprehensively reviews the controversially intimate relationships of the late American singer Michael Jackson with young boys
