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Miguel Sanchez passed away November 26, 2015

Miguel was a long time member of the BL community and an active member on several different BL boards.

Robert Rhodes of NAMBLA

Robert James Rhodes passed away May 10, 2016, in Clarksville, Arkansas, at the age of 70. He was an Adjudicator for the Veterans Administration; taught ESL at Inter American University of Puerto Rico in San German; received a Law Degree from the State of Massachusetts and a Master’s Degree in English as a Second Language; was an Army Veteran of the Vietnam War and a lifetime member of the DAV.

Isis: 15-year-old thrown from roof for being gay while Daesh chief he's caught with is spared

Islamic State (Isis) militants killed a 15-year-old boy for being gay by throwing him off a roof while the senior Daesh officer he was accused of having relations with was only demoted and sent to the front lines. Local media reported that the execution took place in the Syrian city of Deir ez-Zor, south east of the Islamic State (IS) stronghold of Raqqa on Friday 1 January. (William Watkinson, International Business Times, UK, January 3 2016)

Feds identify Ozark man found dead following child porn arrest attempt

Jacob Ciprian, 25, committed suicide while police came to his home to execute a federal arrest warrant, according to U.S. Attorney's Office spokesman Don Ledford. (Harrison Keegan, Leader.com, US, December 15, 2015)

Police Officer Kills Self Moments Before He Was Charged with Sex Offenses Against Children

A police detective who had investigated online crimes against children killed himself Tuesday, moments before police could charge him with having inappropriate contact with two young teens. (Julie Carey, NBC News Washington, US, December 15, 2015)

• Suspect shot, killed during child pornography raid in Chester, Pa.

CHESTER, Pa. (WPVI) -- One man was killed and at least one other person taken into custody after the (child pornography) raid turned violent. (WPVI-TV Philadelphia, US, September 11, 2015)

• Paul Christiano, dancer, choreographer, B4U-ACT board member took his own life at 39. Paul was the producer of the short film/documentary Unspeakable, which explores through dance his evolution as a performer/choreographer and his struggles with relationships, employment, and his ability to cope with daily life due to his being on the sex offender registry stemming from charges of receiving child pornography when he was 22.

• Michael Pleasted, age 77. was murdered by his neighbor Sarah Sands on November 28, 2014.

On the evening of 28 November, she armed herself with a knife and stabbed Pleasted eight times at his flat in Canning Town, east London. The jury of 10 women and two men deliberated for three days before clearing her of murder and convicting her of manslaughter.