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general internet news - 5 April part 1
us: Child Porn Epidemic Should Not Surprise Feds, Expert
Says
Federal authorities claim the Internet child porn problem
is much worse than they had imagined. However, one
pro-family activist says the government officials have had
numerous warnings and simply failed to take aggressive
action to tackle the problem.
http://www.crosswalk.com/news/1254979.html
ca: Bill C-396 (Internet Child Pornography Restriction Act)
An Act to restrict the use of the Internet to distribute
pornographic material involving children.
http://www.parl.gc.ca/bills/private/C-396/C-396_1/352276bE.html
uk: Porn and the handset
Porn and mobile chat rooms are forecast as big money
spinners for mobile phone operators. Faster download speeds
and colour handsets are driving the market forward.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/59/36757.html
fi: Government Withdraws Proposed Ban on Sex Purchases
The Finnish Government has given its approval to a number
of amendments to the country’s criminal code, including new
measures against trafficking in humans, and slight
alterations to legislation on child pornography. Discussion
on a possible ban on the purchase of sex services is to be
delayed until next year.
http://ww2.yle.fi/pls/show/page?id=244979
Thai students to double as web censors
The Information and Communications Technology Ministry has
hired 59 students to screen inappropriate web sites over
summer.
http://www.bangkokpost.com/310304_Database/31Mar2004_data53.php?PHPSESSID=3af95c12ba784ac5d4ede29ae82ccac0
au: Fake IDs a threat, says AFP
The Australian Federal Police is stepping up its efforts to
counter identity crime, amid concerns that border security
could be threatened. AFP commissioner Mick Keelty told a
convention on national security last week that identity
fraud was of growing concern, with the global potential "to
threaten e-commerce, border security and counter terrorism
responses".
http://theage.com.au/articles/2004/04/03/1080941721582.html
au: Net porn charge against Perth principal dropped
The former principal of one of Perth's premier private
schools has been cleared of accessing internet pornography,
after police abandoned their 20-month case against him.
http://smh.com.au/articles/2004/04/02/1080544676757.html
uk: Porn-surfing nurse escapes with sack and caution
A paediatric nurse dismissed for viewing online hardcore
pornography at work has escaped being struck off the
Nursing and Midwifery Council’s (NMC) professional
register.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/36725.html
us: Campaign on abuse off to fast local start (reg req'd)
It's an ironic way for the Chicago area to launch Child
Abuse Prevention Month: four high-profile child pornography
cases against school employees.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/northshore/chi-0404030188apr03,1,3987385.story
us: FBI - Pulling the Plug on Internet Child Pornography
E-Groups
If there's one thing we can't tolerate, it's pornographers
who specially target children – in this case, taking and
swapping explicit photos of 1-10 year olds over the
Internet as part of "invitation-only" e-groups.
http://www.fbi.gov/page2/april04/040204janamonroe.htm
us: Justice Department is cracking down on adult
pornography
Lam Nguyen arrives at work most mornings, a Starbucks in
hand, switches on his computer and begins trolling for
porn. As a high-tech investigator for the Justice
Department, Nguyen's job is to surf for the worst of the
worst. Until recently that mostly meant tracking down child
pornography.
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/politics/8342073.htm
http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/politics/8342073.htm?1c
us: Massive Child Porn Problem Should Not Surprise Feds,
Expert Says
Federal authorities claim the Internet child porn problem
is much worse than they had imagined. However, one
pro-family activist says the government officials have had
numerous warnings and simply failed to take aggressive
action to tackle the problem.
http://headlines.agapepress.org/archive/3/312004b.asp
us: Investigating Online Crimes
Detective Marv Thorstenson gets paid to patrol chatrooms.
He logs on as a 13 year old girl or boy and looks for
adults trying to lure children for sex. "It's a bigger
problem than I thought it would be, even locally," says
Thorstenson.
http://www.keloland.com/NewsDetail2817.cfm?Id=22,30998
us: Computer controversy - Librarians say it's parents' job
to monitor online activity
Librarians say parents should know that in some cases
computers are being used by minors to access pornography on
the Internet. They also say it's the responsibility of
parents to prevent children from accessing online porn or
being inadvertently exposed to it while at the library.
http://www.townonline.com/scituate/news/local_regional/sci_newhalibporn04012004.htm
us: Library filtering questionable material
An incident in Hanover has raised concerns about children
viewing pornography on the Internet at public libraries,
but there appear to be no such problems at the Tufts
Library in Weymouth.
http://www.townonline.com/weymouth/news/local_regional/wey_newwnmarklibporn03312004.htm
us: Justice Said To Be 25-for-25 In Obscenity Cases: Report
Amidst a reported renewed crackdown on "adult obscenity,"
the Justice Department is said to be 25-for-25: as in, 25
obscenity cases filed, mostly in conservative communities
around the country, and 25 convictions, two by verdict and
23 by guilty pleas.
http://www.avn.com/index.php?Primary_Navigation=Articles&Action=View_Article&Content_ID=78777
us: Online gathering sites bring pedophiles out of shadows
For several months before foster father Ronald Harold Young
was arrested, investigators say, he met people in at least
two Internet newsgroups, where they talked openly about
pedophilia and in one exchanged pictures of young boys
engaged in sex acts.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2001892956_porn01m.html
us: Ninety Years Possible For Child Porn Plea
A guilty plea to federal child porn charges could mean up
to 90 years behind bars for a man said to have one of the
largest computer child porn collections in northern
Alabama.
http://www.avn.com/index.php?Primary_Navigation=Articles&Action=View_Article&Content_ID=78652
us: Convicted Girl-Rapist Facing "Centuries" For Child Porn
Several weeks after his conviction for raping a little
girl, Patrick Ryan McKinney faces "centuries" behind bars
for child porn, following his March 31 conviction for
hunting, saving, then watching "graphic child porn" on his
family computer.
http://www.avn.com/index.php?Primary_Navigation=Articles&Action=View_Article&Content_ID=78677
us: Child Porn Earns Time In Prison
A Greenwood man was sentenced to 15 months in prison on a
child pornography charge Wednesday in U.S. District Court
in Fort Smith.
http://www.swtimes.com/archive/2004/April/01/news/child_porn.html
us: Swim coach faces child porn charges
A local school district employee and swim coach, facing
charges of possession of child pornography, is scheduled to
appear in McHenry County Court Tuesday.
http://www.pioneerlocal.com/cgi-bin/ppo-story/localnews/current/cg/04-01-04-258465.html
us: Help comes from across country in child porn case:
Pennsylvania trooper's investigation led to arrest of
Bellevue man
A Pennsylvania State Police trooper triggered the March 19
arrest of a Bellevue man accused of possessing and mailing
child pornography.
http://www.kingcountyjournal.com/sited/story/html/160270
us: Teacher held on child pornography charges
A New Mexico college teacher who worked in three day-care
centers after FBI clearance faces child pornography
charges, it was reported Friday.
http://washingtontimes.com/upi-breaking/20040402-011925-8920r.htm
us: Man arrested for child porn worked at day cares
A former instructor at San Juan College who was arrested on
child pornography charges had worked at three Albuquerque
day care centers before moving to Farmington.
http://www.krqe.com/crime/expanded.asp?RECORD_KEY%5BCrime%5D=ID&ID%5BCrime%5D=4655
us: Officials push sex predator initiative
A lawmaker and law enforcement officers gathered Thursday
afternoon on the Stanislaus County Courthouse steps to push
an initiative that would allow people to use the Internet
to track sex predators.
http://www.modbee.com/local/story/8380946p-9215409c.html
us: Students Sentenced to Trash Detail for Selling Porn at
School
Two 15-year-old boys who were busted selling adult DVDs to
their peers at St. Xavier High School were convicted of
disseminating material harmful to juveniles and sentenced
to pick up trash for five Saturdays.
http://www.avn.com/index.php?Primary_Navigation=Articles&Action=View_Article&Content_ID=78528
http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2004/03/31/loc_stxconvict.rail.html
us: Teacher held on child pornography charges
A New Mexico college teacher who worked in three day-care
centers after FBI clearance faces child pornography
charges, it was reported Friday.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/upi-breaking/20040402-011925-8920r.htm
us: Local man changes plea in porn case
A Kalispell man changed his plea to guilty Thursday in a
child pornography case. Jeffery N. Pearce admitted guilt to
a felony offense of sexual abuse of children for
downloading pornographic images of children ages 10-15. He
initially pleaded innocent to the charge on Dec. 5.
http://www.dailyinterlake.com/NewsEngine/SelectStory_AD.tpl?command=search&db=news.db&eqskudata=80-816590-18
us: Spring Hill Man Accused Of Creating Child Porn
A 32-year-old Spring Hill man is accused of creating and
possessing child pornography.
http://news.tbo.com/news/MGAZ3VFALSD.html
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