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*[[March 2]], 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. <ref>[http://www.dw.de/german-politician-edathy-confesses-in-child-pornography-trial/a-18288566 German politician Edathy confesses in child pornography trial] (Deutsche Welle )</ref> | *[[March 2]], 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. <ref>[http://www.dw.de/german-politician-edathy-confesses-in-child-pornography-trial/a-18288566 German politician Edathy confesses in child pornography trial] (Deutsche Welle )</ref> | ||
*[[March]], The trial of [[Azov_Films#The_2015_trial_of_Brian_Way|Azov Films]]' Brian Way began with his attorneys arguing that the videos sold by Azov Films weren't sexual in nature but simply showed "naked boys doing silly things. The Crown lawyer Jill Cameron countered by telling the court that Way knew he was making child pornography given that he himself admitted to being sexually attracted to boys. "He is making child pornography and selling child pornography and trying to get away with it," and that the movies were "made by pedophiles...for a sexual purpose".<ref>[http://metronews.ca/news/canada/1327537/child-porn-or-naturist-art-film-verdict-looms-for-canadian-at-centre-of-global-child-pornography-case/ Child porn or ‘naturist’ art film? Verdict looms for Canadian at centre of global child pornography case]</ref> <ref>[http://www.interior-news.com/national/298032251.html Films of naked boys weren't sexual: Lawyer]</ref> | |||
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2015 (MMXV) is the current year, and is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar (dominical letter D), the 2015th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 15th year of the 3rd millennium, the 15th year of the 21st century, and the 6th year of the 2010s decade.
January
- January 17th, the 2015 Free Spirits fundraiser officially began, highlighting two decades of BoyLove online.
- Starting January 24th, a group of Script kiddies lead by a 16-year-old lesbian girl from North Carolina, who called herself IncursioSubter, DDoS attacked the Free Spirits servers causing minor short term disruptions in service.
- January 29, the German newspaper "Die Welt" announced the death of Will McBride, the American-born photographer whose sex education book "Show Me!" became part of the furious debate in the United States and United Kingdom over the use of child models in sexual education photographs. The book's release in Europe, first issued in the German language in 1974, seemed to embolden European publishers who, over the next three years, made and sold the most sexually explicit learning material and educational films for prepubescent children ever seen in the open marketplace on that continent.[1]
February
- February 3 - 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. [2]
- February 23, Child pornography trial begins against Sebastian Edathy facing accusations that he downloaded indecent photos and films of children under the age of 14 on to his government laptop in 2013 (See:Azov Films Prosecutions ). If convicted he could be jailed for up to two years or face a fine. After a short hearing, the case was adjourned until 2 March with a suggestion from the prosecution that if he pleaded guilty he might accept a fine. [3]
- February 23, it was reported that Brian Way owner 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. [4]
March
- March 2, 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. [5]
- March, The trial of Azov Films' Brian Way began with his attorneys arguing that the videos sold by Azov Films weren't sexual in nature but simply showed "naked boys doing silly things. The Crown lawyer Jill Cameron countered by telling the court that Way knew he was making child pornography given that he himself admitted to being sexually attracted to boys. "He is making child pornography and selling child pornography and trying to get away with it," and that the movies were "made by pedophiles...for a sexual purpose".[6] [7]
April
Events
- Current events
- International Boylove Day Dates: June 27, 2015 and December 26, 2015
- Archive of news articles from 2015
Births
See Category:Births
Deaths
- January 29, Will McBride the popular American-born photographer and author of the sex education book "Show Me!" passed away.
February 27, Long time LifeLine and BoyChat participant Hangtwenty (aka incognito) passed away. He was 82. [8]
References
- ↑ In memoriam: Will McBride (1931-2015) (BoyChat)
- ↑ Pro-pedophile association loses EU court bid
- ↑ German politician Edathy in child porn trial (BBC News)
- ↑ Alleged child porn king admits he had illegal images but denies they were for sale
- ↑ German politician Edathy confesses in child pornography trial (Deutsche Welle )
- ↑ Child porn or ‘naturist’ art film? Verdict looms for Canadian at centre of global child pornography case
- ↑ Films of naked boys weren't sexual: Lawyer
- ↑ RIP Hangtwenty
