Friend Tries to Unravel Jacko's Complex Sexuality

(NEWSER) - America’s being asked to deify Michael Jackson, “but I can’t get past the creepiness,” writes John Kass of the Chicago Tribune. You know all about his “Willy Wonka-style” ranch, the little boys he slept with there, and the “Jesus juice” wine he allegedly offered them. “What most people are mourning isn’t Jackson, but their own youth.” But you can’t mourn “when half your brain is wondering: What ever happened to Bubbles the Chimpanzee?” More»

Law makes chemical procedure mandatory for convicted abusers

(NEWSER) - Men convicted of sexually abusing children in Moldova will now face chemical castration. The eastern European country's parliament voted to make the treatment—which suppresses libido with injections every three months—mandatory for all Moldovans and foreigners found guilty of pedophilia, reports the BBC . More»

Letter to parents sparks outrage

(NEWSER) - Parents in King’s Park, Scotland, are outraged over a local school’s suggestion that the way their children dress might attract sexual predators. In the wake of the arrest of an alleged local predator, the school has sent out a letter telling parents that “an appropriate school uniform (eg school trousers, knee-length school skirt etc) protects children from being targeted by sexual predator,” according to the BBC . More»

Phillip Greaves won't need to register as sex offender

(NEWSER) - The author of a how-to book for pedophiles has been sentenced to two years' probation for distributing obscene material depicting minors engaged in harmful conduct, reports the BBC . Phillip Greaves was arrested after sending a copy of his guide to undercover police in Florida. The Pedophile's Guide to Love and Pleasure: a Child-lover's Code of Conduct had sparked outrage when Greaves offered it for sale on Amazon . He will serve the sentence in his home state Colorado and won't be required to register as a sex offender. More»

184 people arrested in more than 30 countries

(NEWSER) - Teachers, police officers, and scout leaders were among the 184 people arrested today as police busted what Europol is calling "probably the largest online pedophile network in the world." Some 230 children were rescued from people suspected of abusing them in more than 30 countries as a result of the three-year investigation. The ring was centered on a heavily encrypted Amsterdam-based online forum called boylover.net, which the AP reports has up to 70,000 members. More»