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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. Also see: Azov Films Prosecutions - Canada and Azov Films Prosecutions - United Kingdom

• Mark Schieldrop: press hostility to Azov accuracy - News article related to Azov Films.

• Pedophobe of the Year:Paul Krawczyk,Toronto Police - News article related to Azov Films.

• Spading Up Hate: Joanna Beaven-Desjardins’ Big Lie - News article related to Azov Films.

• APA decision (2013) – Overview of the American Psychiatric Association and the American Psychological Association decision to remove "sexual orientation" from the DSM-5 entry on Pedophilia.

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• Jesse Ryan Loskarn, former Lamar Alexander aide, dead in suicide - Jesse Ryan Loskarn, a former aide to Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) who faced charges of possessing and distributing child pornography, hanged himself and died Thursday in a Maryland home, his family and police officials said Friday. (washingtonpost.com) Article related to Azov Films Prosecutions.

• Is pedophilia a sexual orientation? - Dr. James Cantor of CAMH has shown pedophilia is like a sexual orientation — a deep attraction that cannot change. Now, pedophiles who have never molested children are seeking social acceptance. (Toronto Star)

• APA says making pedophilia a sexual orientation was a mistake - A mainstream Christian news site and a number of smaller, right-wing blogs published stories this week alleging that the American Psychiatric Association, or APA, had classified pedophilia as a sexual orientation. ( The Huffington Post)

• Jailed Canadian alleged to be at centre of international child-porn crackdown - Toronto resident Brian Way, 42, of Azov Films faces two dozen charges, including multiple counts of making and distributing child pornography. (Yahoo News)

• Not All Pedophiles Have Mental Disorder, American Psychiatric Association Says In New DSM - In a move toward destigmatizing pedophilia, the American Psychiatric Association (APA) in its updated Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), distinguishes between pedophiles who desire sex with children, and those who act on those desires. ( The Huffington Post)

• Why you shouldn’t talk to your children about sexual abuse - The NSPCC certainly seems to be ahead of all other charities in grabbing headline news. Barely a day goes by without one of its press releases being turned, uncritically, into a shocking news story. (Jane Sandeman - spiked, UK)

In Other News

• Our misguided child porn laws do little to protect children - The legal treatment of people caught with child pornography is so harsh that they can end up serving longer sentences than people who actually abuse children. (The Washington Post)

• Ex-missionary jailed for porn with Amazon tribal children - A former missionary who admitted taking pornographic photos of children while working with a tribe in the Amazon region of Brazil was sentenced on Tuesday to 58 years in a US prison. (South China Morning Post)

• Former BBC driver David Smith found dead after failing to show in court - A former driver for BBC personalities was found dead at his home on Monday after failing to appear in court, where he was due to stand trial for allegedly abusing a 12-year-old boy in 1984. (The Guardian, UK)

• Glasgow teacher Peter McGinniss jailed for grooming boy - Teacher jailed 2 yrs for taking a boy on trips during the school holidays and took the boy on overnight stays to a hotel and a log cabin. (BBC, UK)

• Teen Commits Suicide One Week After Arrest For Streaking During Football Game - Christian Adamek 15, kills himself after 'facing expulsion and being put on sex offender registry' for streaking prank at high school football game (Youtube)

Art and Entertainment

Griffin Gluck cast in new series

Fans of Griffin Gluck the former star of ABC's Back In The Game will be happy to learn that he has been reportedly cast in the new Fox’s drama Red Band Society.[1] [2] The new series will be based on the Spanish drama Polseres vermelles. According to SpoilerTV, "Gluck will play Charlie, a smart, insightful and mischievous 13-year-old hospital patient who’s been in a coma for a year because of an accident. Under its new model, Fox reportedly gave Red Band Society a go on a “series prototype”, a pilot-type production order, plus additional backup scripts".

Books and reviews

• Perv: The Sexual Deviant in All of Us by Jesse Bering – review (The Guardian UK) - We cannot choose who we are sexually attracted to – so stop judging.

New on DVD

• Ender's Game (IMDb) - Young Ender Wiggin is recruited by the International Military to lead the fight against the Formics, a genocidal alien race which nearly annihilated the human race in a previous invasion. (Available 2/11/14)

• The Way, Way Back (2013) - (Available on DVD: Oct 22, 2013) - Having a rough time fitting in, Duncan finds an unexpected friend in Owen, manager of the Water Wizz water park.