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NEWS ABOUT: pedophile

pedophile stories: 38 news summaries

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Saudi Preteen Seeks Divorce From 80-Year-old Husband

Human Rights Commission backing girl

12 hours, 58 minutes ago

Saudi Preteen Seeks Divorce From 80-Year-old Husband

Human Rights Commission backing girl

(Newser) - A 12-year-old Saudi girl is seeking a divorce from her 80-year-old husband with the help of the state-run Human Rights Commission. The preteen was married last year to her elderly cousin against her and her mother's wishes in exchange for a $30,000 dowry. It's the first time the Saudi... More »

Family Sex Abuse Could
End Gerry Adams' Career

Sinn Fein boss accused of protecting abusive brother

Dec 24, 09 8:57 AM CST

Family Sex Abuse Could End Gerry Adams' Career

Sinn Fein boss accused of protecting abusive brother

(Newser) - A family sex abuse scandal has left Gerry Adams fighting for his political life, and many believe his chances of someday becoming president of Ireland have vanished. Adams' admission that he has been aware since 1987 of allegations that his brother raped his daughter from the age of 4 has... More »

 100-Year-Old
Child Molester Freed

Pedophile is still a threat to kids, say officials

Dec 11, 09 1:20 AM CST

100-Year-Old Child Molester Freed

Pedophile is still a threat to kids, say officials

(Newser) - The oldest sex offender in New York state and possibly the world is on his way to a halfway house. Authorities warn that Theodore Sypnier, 100, is still sprightly enough to pose a serious danger to children. His last arrest was 10 years ago for raping and sodomizing two girls... More »

REGRETTABLE STATEMENTS


 Jon: Kids Were 
 Marketed to 
 'Pedophiles' 

Gosselin phone call with Michael Lohan reveals more gems

Nov 25, 09 8:02 AM CST

Jon: Kids Were Marketed to 'Pedophiles'

Gosselin phone call with Michael Lohan reveals more gems

(Newser) - Jon Gosselin’s popularity is sure to skyrocket now that Radar has released a recording of him talking about the pedophiles who love his kids. In a phone call with—who else?—Michael Lohan, the octodad gripes about deals he believes TLC made with two magazines that only lined its... More »

Wife Poses as Schoolgirl to Nab Husband

Sets up her own web sting after growing suspicious

Nov 12, 09 8:45 PM CST

Wife Poses as Schoolgirl to Nab Husband

Sets up her own web sting after growing suspicious

(Newser) - A UK woman posed as a teenage girl online to entrap her 68-year-old husband in a pedophile arrest. Police say the wife, 61, became suspicious of her husband's constant use of the Internet, signed into a chatroom he used, and struck up a steamy conversation as a 14-year-old. After he... More »

 Museum Yanks 
 Nude Photo of 
 Tween Brooke 

Pic may violate child porn laws in Britain

Oct 1, 09 3:03 AM CDT

Museum Yanks Nude Photo of Tween Brooke

Pic may violate child porn laws in Britain

(Newser) - The Tate Modern has yanked a nude photo of a young Brooke Shields from an exhibit following a visit by police investigating whether the picture violates child pornography laws in Britain. The controversial photo by New York artist Richard Prince shows a heavily made-up 10-year-old Shields standing naked in a... More »

Photo of Nude Tween Brooke Shields Stokes Controversy

Critic slams display as 'magnet for pedophiles'

Sep 29, 09 4:58 PM CDT

Photo of Nude Tween Brooke Shields Stokes Controversy

Critic slams display as 'magnet for pedophiles'

(Newser) - A nude photo of 10-year-old Brooke Shields set to appear in an exhibition at the Tate Modern is drawing criticism from child-safety advocates. The photo, by Richard Prince, shows a heavily made-up Shields standing in a bathtub looking into the camera. Prince has said the work, Spiritual America, comments on... More »

Poland OKs Chemical Castration for Pedophiles

Controversial new law also covers incest

Sep 26, 09 2:54 PM CDT

Poland OKs Chemical Castration for Pedophiles

Controversial new law also covers incest

(Newser) - A new law in Poland will require convicted pedophiles or those who rape family members to undergo chemical castration when their prison term is up. Human rights groups immediately raised objections, but Poland's prime minister isn't budging—he says the criminals in these cases don't qualify as "human,"... More »

Garrido May Have Fathered, Slain Sons

Jaycee kidnapper would have seen boys as threat, experts say

Sep 3, 09 8:40 AM CDT

Garrido May Have Fathered, Slain Sons

Jaycee kidnapper would have seen boys as threat, experts say

(Newser) - Cops investigating Jaycee Lee Dugard's case think alleged kidnapper Phillip Garrido may have killed any male children he had with her, they tell the Sun. Though Dugard bore Garrido two daughters, "It doesn't make sense that a healthy young girl not on birth control only conceived twice in that... More »

OPINION

 Stop Worshiping 
 This Creepy Man 

Jul 8, 09 11:17 AM CDT

Stop Worshiping This Creepy Man

(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... More »

NY Rep Blasts Fans of 'Child Molester' Jacko

GOP's King rants about media obsession with 'pervert' on YouTube

Jul 6, 09 6:13 AM CDT

NY Rep Blasts Fans of 'Child Molester' Jacko

GOP's King rants about media obsession with 'pervert' on YouTube

(Newser) - To those mourning the death of Michael Jackson, one congressman has a message for you: get over it. Rep. Peter King posted a YouTube video yesterday blaming "politically correct" media for obsessing over "a pervert, a child molester; he was a pedophile." Asks the New York... More »

 Friend Tries to Unravel 
 Jacko's Complex Sexuality 

Lisa Marie said King of Pop was 'hot stuff in bed', into role-playing

Jun 30, 09 11:24 AM CDT

Friend Tries to Unravel Jacko's Complex Sexuality

Lisa Marie said King of Pop was 'hot stuff in bed', into role-playing

(Newser) - When he was accused of sexual abuse in 1993, Michael Jackson’s complex sexuality changed forever. The "virgin" superstar that Tatum O'Neal once described as "so shy he hardly says two words" now had police bearing down on Neverland, and sent maids scurrying to hide pictures of undressed... More »

Brit Nursery Teacher Busted
in Pedophile Internet Ring

Cops found photos of naked kids in her home

Jun 10, 09 3:10 AM CDT

Brit Nursery Teacher Busted in Pedophile Internet Ring

Cops found photos of naked kids in her home

(Newser) - A British daycare teacher has been busted for suspected involvement in an Internet pedophile ring after photos of naked children were found in her home, reports the Telegraph. A police spokesman said the pictures were "at the top end of the scale." Officials are attempting to identify the... More »

Pedophile Says He Saw Maddy Before She Vanished

Dying suspect demands he be paid thousands to talk to private investigators

Jun 6, 09 2:07 AM CDT

Pedophile Says He Saw Maddy Before She Vanished

Dying suspect demands he be paid thousands to talk to private investigators

(Newser) - A British pedophile has changed his story and now says he saw Madeleine McCann twice before she disappeared in Portugal two years ago, Bild reports. Raymond Hewlett, who is recovering from throat cancer surgery in Germany and may have just weeks to live, previously insisted he was miles away. Investigators... More »

 Maddy Parents Demand 
 Pedophile Come Clean 

Family believes sex offender has info on toddler's disappearance

May 24, 09 6:15 AM CDT

Maddy Parents Demand Pedophile Come Clean

Family believes sex offender has info on toddler's disappearance

(Newser) - Madeleine McCann's parents are demanding a brutal British pedophile come forward with any information he has about the disappearance of their daughter, reports the Independent. Raymond Hewlett, who has served time for assaulting young girls, was staying at a campsite near the Portugal resort where Maddy McCann vanished two... More »

Pedophile Plotters
Convicted in Landmark Case

May 8, 09 4:15 AM CDT

Pedophile Plotters Convicted in Landmark Case

(Newser) - An international pedophile gang that preyed on infants through teens has been convicted in a groundbreaking case in Scotland that sentenced lawbreakers for the first time for conspiring to carry out sex attacks, reports the Times of London. The eight men will be imprisoned for an indefinite period until they... More »

 Friends, Experts 
 Skeptical of 
 Huckaby Guilt 


Apr 19, 09 1:33 PM CDT

Friends, Experts Skeptical of Huckaby Guilt

(Newser) - Family and friends of Melissa Huckaby can’t believe the Sunday school teacher might have killed and raped 8-year-old Sandra Cantu, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. "She was actually really mellow and a good friend, and she loved her daughter so much,” a college friend says. And with... More »

I'm Anti-Gay Marriage,
Not Anti-Gay: Warren

Controversial pastor aims to dampen criticism, civilize discourse

Dec 24, 08 9:34 AM CST

I'm Anti-Gay Marriage, Not Anti-Gay: Warren

Controversial pastor aims to dampen criticism, civilize discourse

(Newser) - Rick Warren continues to refine his stance on gays and gay marriage, saying he is “not opposed to gays having their partnership,” and that his anti-gay marriage stance doesn’t make him anti-gay, the AP reports. “I’m opposed to gays using the term marriage for their... More »

UK Cops Helped Cover Up Sex Abuse at Orphanage

Briton who ran Albanian facility found guilty of sex with minors; two others on trial

Nov 20, 08 10:49 AM CST

UK Cops Helped Cover Up Sex Abuse at Orphanage

Briton who ran Albanian facility found guilty of sex with minors; two others on trial

(Newser) - UK police helped cover up sexual abuse at an orphanage in Albania run by a Briton, the Guardian reports after investigating the scandal. The shelter’s director, 57-year-old David Brown, was convicted yesterday and sentenced to 20 years in an Albanian jail. British police were tipped off in 2004, but... More »

Lewis Carroll Letter Points to Pedophile Leanings

Writes real Alice of his fondness for children

Nov 20, 08 4:44 AM CST

Lewis Carroll Letter Points to Pedophile Leanings

Writes real Alice of his fondness for children

(Newser) - Alice in Wonderland's author is sending a message from the grave to the literary experts who have long wondered whether he was a pedophile. A privately held letter has emerged in which Lewis Carroll tells real-life Alice—a child friend 18 years his junior—about his fondness for kids and... More »

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