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pedophile stories: 34 news summaries

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NJ Assemblyman Under Investigation for Child Porn

Neil Cohen allegedly stored images on office computer

Jul 25, 08 12:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - New Jersey Assemblyman Neil Cohen faces allegations of storing child pornography on his office computer, the Star-Ledger reports. Two of his fellow Democratic lawmakers turned him into authorites after being alerted by a staffer. Cohen, 57, has served 17 years in the Assembly, currently as deputy speaker, and has sponsored... More »

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New Jersey • pedophile • child abuse • child pornography • state legislature • Neil Cohen • state assembly

Global Pedophile Was Jersey's 'Best Santa'

Cops find child porn, boys' underwear in man's apartment

May 9, 08 4:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - An admitted New Jersey pedophile snared by a global Interpol appeal was an entertainer at children's parties and was dubbed one of the area's "best Santas," AP reports. Prosecutors say 58-year-old Wayne Anthony Corliss, who was arrested at his apartment, has admitted having sex with young boys in... More »

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New Jersey • pedophile • Interpol • child pornography

Facebook Sets Safeguards Against Sexual Predators

Site adds more than 40 new protective measures

May 8, 08 4:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - Facebook has implemented more than 40 additional measures to protect users from pedophiles and online bullying, the AP reports. The site now limits results for older users searching for minors, and has banned sex offenders from registering. "Building a safe and trusted online experience has been part of Facebook... More »

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social networking • Facebook • online privacy • children • pedophile • sex offenders • sexual predator • child pornography

Interpol Nabs Pedophilia Suspect Sought Since '06

But public pinpoints
NJ man in only 2 days

May 8, 08 12:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - It took the public two days to lead authorities to the Internet pedophile Interpol had been hunting since 2006, ABC News reports, with US authorities arresting Wayne Nelson Corliss, 59, early this morning in New Jersey. Police had been scouring the globe for a man seen abusing young boys in... More »

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New Jersey • pedophile • Interpol • child pornography

Cops Launch Global Hunt
for Pedophile

Interpol appeals for help identifying man filmed abusing boys

May 6, 08 8:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - Interpol has launched a worldwide appeal for help in tracking down a man suspected of sexually abusing young boys, the BBC reports. Pictures of the man abusing boys 6 to 10 years old in Southeast Asia were found on the hard drive of a convicted pedophile in Norway. Police think... More »

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pedophile • child abuse • sexual abuse • Interpol

Pope to Church: Pedophilia Was 'Badly Handled'

He urges bishops to 'foster healing' and work to improve trust

Apr 16, 08 7:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - Pope Benedict XVI had strong words for America's Roman Catholic bishops today, asserting that the clerical sexual molestation scandal had been "very badly handled" in many cases, the AP reports. "It is your God-given responsibility as pastors to bind up the wounds caused by every breach of trust,... More »

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Pope Benedict XVI • Catholic Church • religion • child molestation • pedophile • culture • clergy abuse scandal • clergy • Catholics • bishop • Roman Catholicism • Pope Benedict's US visit

 Trial Starts
 for French  
 'Virgin Killer' 

Husband-wife hunting team accused of seven murders

Mar 27, 08 5:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - A French carpenter dubbed the "Ogre of the Ardennes" is on trial in France, accused of tracking down, raping and murdering seven virgins with the help of his wife in one of the nation's worst murder sprees in decades. Prosecutors say Michel Fourniret hunted victims from 1987 until 2003,... More »

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France • kidnapping • murder • rape • pedophile • trial • serial killers • Michel Fourniret

Global Child Sex Ring Busted

Arrests made in US, UK and Australia after two-year probe

Mar 6, 08 11:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Detectives coordinated by the FBI have busted a global pedophile ring and rescued eight children in the UK, reports the Guardian. Some 22 arrests have been made in the US, Britain and Australia, and 400,000 images of child abuse seized. Police, moving in after a two-year investigation, said the... More »

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FBI • children • pedophile • child abuse • child pornography • Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre

Voyeurs Sneak Past MySpace Privacy Blocks

Months-old bug permits viewing of teen photo albums set to 'private'

Jan 18, 08 11:06 AM CST
(Newser) - Voyeurs have been exploiting a MySpace bug for months to see supposedly private teen photos, reports Wired. The bug first cropped up in the fall and has gained traction on ad-based websites that make it easier to take advantage of it. The revelation comes just days after MySpace struck a... More »

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privacy • online privacy • pedophile • bug • sexual predator • glitch

Interpol IDs Serial Pedophile in Scrambled Web Photos

Cops: Canadian teacher hiding out in Bangkok

Oct 16, 07 9:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Interpol has identified a suspected serial pedophile who posted altered photos of himself with as many as 12 boys he apparently molested in Vietnam and Cambodia, reports Reuters. Agents identified Christopher Paul Neil, a Canadian English teacher who has taught at Asian schools, after Interpol released digitally unscrambled photos from... More »

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Vietnam • South Korea • Germany • Thailand • pedophile • child abuse • Cambodia • Interpol

'NSync Mogul Accused of Sleeping With Boy Singers

'If the truth came out, it would ruin careers'

Oct 13, 07 8:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - Boy band "svengali" Lou Pearlman is accused of scamming more than $300 million, but some ex-singers and moms say there's more: The 'NSync and Backstreet Boys mogul pressured his underage wannabe stars for sex. One ex-assistant has gone on record with Vanity Fair, saying, "There was one guy... More »

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music industry • pedophile • embezzlement

Interpol Asks Public Help to Find Pedophile

Despite photos, abuser has remained at large for years

Oct 8, 07 8:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Interpol is issuing an unprecedented worldwide appeal for help in tracking an elusive sexual abuser of more than 12 young boys. In 2004, the global police body received about 200 photos of a man abusing boys, with his face obscured by a swirl pattern. Computer experts decoded the swirl, but... More »

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Vietnam • pedophile • sex offenders • Cambodia • Interpol

Publicity-Hound
Pedophile May Walk Free

Constitutional issues frustrate moves by Calif. law enforcement

Aug 15, 07 9:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - A California man who wrote about his sexual obsession with young girls on his website could soon be out of jail, the LA Times reports. Jack McClellan is incarcerated for violating a restraining order, but its sweeping terms are unlikely to hold up in court, experts say, highlighting the difficulty... More »

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California • law enforcement • pedophile • Constitution • Jack McClellan

Police Bust Huge Global Pedophile Ring

31 children, babies rescued; chatroom showed live video of sexual abuse

Jun 19, 07 5:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - Detectives in 36 countries have busted a global pedophile ring, rescuing 31 young children and babies who were sexually abused live on the Internet, and identifying 700 suspects. "You could go and if you were in the club, arrange a time and a place when online you could view... More »

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Internet • rape • pedophile • child abuse • chat room • Suffolk • sexual abuse • Timothy David Martyn Cox • Britain

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