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CENSORSHIP, FILTERING & CONTENT REGULATION
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Australia to outlaw suicide Web sites
Using the Internet to promote the idea or practical
details of committing suicide is about to become
illegal in Australia.
http://news.com.com/Australia+to+outlaw+suicide+Web+sites/2100-1030_3-5760586.html
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?storyID=8883702
us: Results of child pornography study released
People arrested for possessing Internet child
pornography have typically committed serious offenses
and received serious sentences, according to the first
national study of the problem by researchers at the
University of New Hampshire in Durham. The study found
the majority of child pornography possessors caught by
the justice system had downloaded sexually explicit
images of very young children and images that
graphically depicted sexual penetration. More than
half had molested a child or attempted to do so.
http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/dover/06242005/news/49135.htm
Groups laud Yahoo's decision to sweep site of child
porn
Family advocacy groups lauded Yahoo for closing its
chat rooms to clean up areas that allegedly were used
to prey on children.
http://www.mg.co.za/articlePage.aspx?articleid=243743&area=/breaking_news/breaking_news__business/
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/states/california/northern_california/11970273.htm
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200506/s1400082.htm
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/Y/YAHOO_CHAT_ROOMS
http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,15714829%5e16123%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html
http://news.com.com/Yahoo+closes+chat+rooms+over+child+sex+concerns/2100-1025_3-5759705.html
http://stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3324484a28,00.html
Yahoo schließt Chat-Räume
http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/61044
Iran targets dissent on the net
The web in Iran has emerged as a source of information
for voters, who are choosing a new president in a
run-off election.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4123788.stm
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8322452/
http://smh.com.au/news/breaking/iran-illegally-using-filtering-software/2005/06/23/1119321836298.html
ONI Releases Report, "Internet Filtering in Iran"
The university-based OpenNet Initiative (ONI) released
?Internet Filtering in Iran,? a report that documents
the degree and extent to which the Iranian government
controls the information environment in which its
citizens live, including websites, blogs, email, and
online discussion forums. The Berkman Center is one
of three institutions involved in the OpenNet
Initiative and three of the report's principal authors
are here at the Berkman Center: John Palfrey, Jonathan
Zittrain, and Derek Bambauer.
http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/home/home?wid=10&func=viewSubmission&sid=767
China will close down unregistered websites
All Chinese-run websites that fail to register with
telecommunications authorities before June 30 will be
temporarily closed down as part of Beijing's ongoing
efforts to "police the Internet".
http://iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=115&art_id=qw1119620701730B255
us: SBI Sees Growing Number Of Cyberstalking Cases
While many people may be have heard about Internet
crimes against children, there is a growing computer
crime that the North Carolina State Bureau of
Investigation calls cyberstalking.
http://www.wral.com/news/4649697/detail.html
June edition of the Insafe Newsletter
This month?s issue of the newsletter features articles
from Insafe awareness nodes, and has a special focus
on the subject of illegal content online. Below are
some articles from this month's newsletter.
http://www.saferinternet.org/ww/en/pub/insafe/news/newsletter.htm
Swedish ISPs block child pornography
In April 2005, all the major internet service
providers (ISPs) in Sweden agreed to block websites
that contain child pornography.
http://www.saferinternet.org/ww/en/pub/insafe/news/articles/0605/se_isps.htm
eu: Police join forces against the exploitation of
children
Since 2002, the G8, Interpol and Europol have been
co-operating at the highest levels to protect children
from sexual exploitation on the Internet.
http://www.saferinternet.org/ww/en/pub/insafe/news/articles/0605/uclan_police.htm
dk: Young Danish storytellers meet their princess
On 1 June 2005, Her Highness Princess Alexandra,
countess of Frederiksborg, awarded prizes to Danish
winners of the ?Safer Internet Magic and Friendship?
storytelling competition. The ceremony was held at the
Film House in Copenhagen.
http://www.saferinternet.org/ww/en/pub/insafe/news/articles/0605/dk_princess.htm
nl: New directives for chat
In June 2005, a common initiative of Dutch chat sites
has resulted in a set of directives aimed at
increasing chat safety among children and teenagers.
http://www.saferinternet.org/ww/en/pub/insafe/news/articles/0605/nl_chat.htm
be: Young people and cyber-hate in Belgium
The Centre for Equal Opportunities and Opposition to
Racism (CEOOR) acts against the small minority of
Internet users who promote hate and discrimination. It
only resorts to legal action in the most extreme
cases.
http://www.saferinternet.org/ww/en/pub/insafe/news/articles/0605/be_young.htm
dk: File sharing concerns Danish parents
Children's file sharing is a technological jungle for
many parents. Parents are still the experts on social
values and ideas and they are concerned about their
children's use of the Internet, says the Danish
AntiPiracyGroup.
http://www.saferinternet.org/ww/en/pub/insafe/news/articles/0605/dk_sharing.htm
pl: Poland combats illegal content
On 1 January 2005, Poland became the first new EU
member state to open a hotline for reporting illegal
content online. The hotline has already dealt with
hundreds of reports of potentially illegal material.
http://www.saferinternet.org/ww/en/pub/insafe/news/articles/0605/pl_illegal.htm
es: Spain tackles illegal content
PROTEGELES has helped dramatically reduce illegal
content in Spain by working together with the police
and Internet service providers (ISPs).
http://www.saferinternet.org/ww/en/pub/insafe/news/articles/0605/es_hotline.htm
pt: Phishing for bank details in Portugal
So-called ?phishing? attacks involve trying to
fraudently obtain personal data, particularly banking
information, from Internet users. Such attacks first
hit the USA, UK and Australia in 2003, but it?s a new
phenomenon in Portugal.
http://www.saferinternet.org/ww/en/pub/insafe/news/articles/0605/pt_phishing.htm
pt: Portuguese parents go back to school for Internet
safety
In Portugal, a private university recently announced a
course for parents on "Children's Internet Safety",
and has launched a big marketing campaign. Media
interest on the subject is rising and some articles
have been published on magazines and newspapers.
http://www.saferinternet.org/ww/en/pub/insafe/news/articles/0605/pt_parents.htm
uk: CONFERENCE: Protecting Children from Online Abuse:
London, UK - 13 July 2005
A conference on "Protecting Children from Online
Abuse" will look at the role of the new 'Centre for
Child Protection', the work of the Internet Watch
Foundation (IWF) and the Paedophile Online
Investigation Team (POLIT).
http://futurum2004.eun.org/ww/en/pub/insafe/news/events/20050713uk.htm
at: CONFERENCE: ISec4Kids: 22 Juli 2005, Wien
Bei den Saferinternat.at Workshops lernen Kinder
gemeinsam mit ihren Eltern, wie sie das Internet
sicher nutzen können. Damit der Spaß beim Surfen nicht
zu kurz kommt und Eltern und Kinder Risiken
realistisch einschätzen können werden die wichtigsten
Themen wie Datenschutz, Inhalte im Internet, Viren und
sicheres Chatten interaktiv vermittelt.
http://futurum2004.eun.org/ww/en/pub/insafe/news/events/20050722a.htm
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LEGAL AND SECURITY
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au: Optus faces second porn suit
TELECOMMUNICATIONS giant Optus has become embroiled in
a second lawsuit over its role in a secretive deal to
host pornography on its computers and share in profits
made from its sale over international telephone lines.
http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,15698699%5e16123%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html
Data theft dents online sales
Online fraud and security breaches at processing
companies are endangering the basis of online
transactions and corrupting the electronic foundation
of the modern economy.
http://iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=115&art_id=qw1119689102467B221
us: Yahoo sued by child abuse victim
Yahoo is facing a $10m lawsuit from a victim of child
abuse who claims pictures of their abuse were
distributed by the firm.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/06/24/yahoo_sued/
us: DOJ to Shut Adult Websites
In what might be described as a turning point for
individual rights in the United States, two legal
issues came down in June 2005 that will impact private
homeowners and Internet surfers. The Department of
Justice closed down several prominent websites on 22
June saying that due to "adult" material on those
websites the owners were in violation of ant-child
pornography rules.
http://www.thinkandask.com/2005/20050625courts.html
us: US rules all porn is child porn
All pornography in the US is now effectively
classified as child pornography, unless providers can
prove the ages of everyone taking part. The law, which
requires porn producers to hold copies of all actors'
photo ID for seven years, has been in place for some
time, but as of 23 June, the rule was extended to
cover online pornography as well. This includes online
forums, adult personals sites and any other place
where adult material may be published.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/06/24/us_law_2257/
us: Tagging the Child Smut Trade
The overwhelming majority of Americans want to close
the door on adults who exploit children sexually. That
strong public pressure helps justify two new actions
that should help curb this perverse practice.
http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/0624/p08s02-comv.html
ca: Canadian porn performers want protection from U.S.
law
Canada's privacy watchdog has been asked to determine
whether a U.S. clampdown on Internet pornography
violates the rights of Canadian adult industry
performers.
http://www.canada.com/nanaimo/story.html?id=f5bd38e3-0eaf-45ef-bbca-f183b6e52d77
http://www.canada.com/ottawa/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?id=f5bd38e3-0eaf-45ef-bbca-f183b6e52d77
us: Reports of child abuse up in county
The number of confirmed reports of child abuse in
Chester County increased more than 25 percent between
2003 and 2004, according to a recent state report on
child abuse.
http://www.dailylocal.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=14756005
us: Detective: Computers used to get child porn
Gordy Sussman's home and business computers were used
to access child pornography just hours before police
seized them, according to testimony Saturday in
Sussman's trial.
http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/local/index.php?ntid=44893
us: Man charged with with cyberstalking
Authorities arrested a man and charged him with
cyberstalking and ethnic intimidation for allegedly
sending threatening e-mail messages to TV news anchors
in Raleigh.
http://www.news14charlotte.com/content/top_stories/default.asp?ArID=96134
us: Man Arrested For Allegedly Sending Obscene E-Mail
To WRAL
A man is jailed in Johnston County after being charged
with cyberstalking.
http://www.wral.com/news/4647425/detail.html
http://rdu.news14.com/content/headlines/?ArID=71243
http://www.rockymounttelegram.com/news/content/gen/ap/NC_Anchors_Threatened.html
us: DA's new task force will target child predators
lurking online
A new specialized task force aimed at stopping online
predators from exploiting children was unveiled
Wednesday by the Bexar County District Attorney's
Office.
http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/metro/stories/MYSA062305.5B.task_force.3704fc0f.html
Cyberbullying damage just as real to teens
http://www.mountvernonnews.com/local/062205/01.html
uk: Software piracy 'seen as normal'
Campaigns to persuade people to stop downloading
pirated games or software from the internet are not
working, a report suggests.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4122624.stm
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POLICY
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Canada to announce Internet pharmacy curbs soon
Canada will soon announce measures to clamp down on
Internet pharmacies that send cheap medicine to the
United States, often without Canadian doctors seeing
the patients, Health Minister Ujjal Dosanjh said on
Thursday.
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?storyID=8874376
us: Online Porn Dodges Major Bullet
Federal prosecutors agreed Thursday to temporarily
protect members of an adult industry trade group from
strict new enforcement regulations. But thousands of
porn sites are still fair game, and their webmasters
now face hefty prison terms if they don't keep records
proving that models and performers are over 18.
http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,67991,00.html
us: Bush adminstration agrees to put new online sex
pic regulations on hold
Some gay male cruising sites received a temporary
reprieve Thursday from enforcement of expanded federal
regulations that, according to the Web sites,
seriously threatened the use of nude photos that are a
staple of their popularity.
http://www.southernvoice.com/thelatest/thelatest.cfm?blog_id=1266
us: Sex sites win reprieve from new federal rules
Most Internet sex sites won't immediately have to
follow expanded federal record-keeping standards,
thanks to an 11th-hour deal with the U.S. government.
http://news.com.com/Sex+sites+win+reprieve+from+new+federal+rules/2100-1030_3-5760944.html
us: Bill seeks to stop online predators
The N.C. General Assembly passed legislation early
this week that officials say will help them stop
Internet predators from preying on children.
http://edendailynews.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=EDN%2FMGArticle%2FEDN_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1031783472141
us: nti-kiddie porn law kicks in
Next Thursday Title 18, Section 2257 of the U.S. Code
created under the Child Protection and Obscenity
Enforcement Act will take effect. That is, unless the
Free Speech Coalition, a trade organisation of the
adult entertainment industry, is heard in its
complaint and motion seeking a Temporary Restraining
Order enjoining enforcement of the Title 18, Section
2257.
http://p2pnet.net/story/5318
us: Should cities be ISPs?
When Philadelphia's city government decided to sell
wireless access to downtown residents last year, a
furious political fight in the state capital erupted.
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1035_22-5758262.html
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au: Bring it on, says spam accused
THE MAN at the centre of the first court action under
Australia's anti-spam laws says he is looking forward
to the proceedings. The Australian Communications
Authority (ACA) has alleged East Perth company
Clarity1 Pty Ltd and its managing director Wayne
Mansfield were behind a 56 million-message barrage of
spam sent in a 12 month period after the legislation
came into force.
http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,15714808%5E15319%5E%5Enbv%5E15306,00.html
au: Landmark case says Perth man sent 56 million
emails
A Perth man accused of being a spam king who has
clogged global computers with 56 million nuisance
emails a year could face multimillion-dollar penalties
in the first court action taken under Australia's Spam
Act.
http://stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3324434a28,00.html
Hong Kong plans to enact anti-spam law
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region plans to enact
an anti-spam law next year to crack down on companies
that send unsolicited e-mails or make automated
telemarketing calls to consumers.
http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/newslog/ct.ashx?id=1ba110eb-29e8-4824-9435-10768036529c&url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.chinadaily.com.cn%2fenglish%2fdoc%2f2005-06%2f12%2fcontent_450708.htm
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gk: 80% of Greeks did not use the Internet in 2004
According to Eurostat, Greece ranks last among the 25
members of the European Union in terms of its use of
the Internet.
http://www.saferinternet.org/ww/en/pub/insafe/news/articles/0605/el_eurostat.htm
nz: Rat attack crippled NZ
RATS gnawing through cable helped cripple
telecommunications services across New Zealand for
more than four hours, an investigation has found.
http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,15715104%5e16123%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html
eu: Kids turning off the TV, preferring to surf the
net - report
Finally, after three generations of mothers telling
their children not to watch so much TV, the kids are
listening, a new report reveals.
http://www.dmeurope.com/default.asp?ArticleID=8700
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ONLINE MUSIC & P2P
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us: FTC Issues Report on Peer-to-Peer File Sharing
P2P file-sharing technology offers significant
benefits but also poses risks to consumers who use it,
according to a Federal Trade Commission staff report
issued today. The staff report, ?Peer-to-Peer
File-Sharing Technology: Consumer Protection and
Competition Issues,? analyzes the consumer protection,
competition, and intellectual property issues that
were discussed at the FTC?s December 2004 workshop on
P2P file sharing. The report recommends that industry
and government take steps so that consumers receive
the many benefits from this technology while avoiding
the risks that it creates.
http://ftc.gov/opa/2005/06/p2p.htm
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COMMENT, MICROSOFT & DEVELOPMENTS
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us: A Broadband Beat-Down (reg req'd; free for limited
time)
A Foreign Affairs article says that the U.S. was
firmly entrenched as the world's leader in Internet
innovation - until the Bush administration.
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/25/technology/25online.ready.html
Little Agreement on Spyware Guidelines
Many anti-spyware programs scour computer hard drives
for those data-tracking files called cookies that we
often get from Web visits. Microsoft Corp.'s tool does
not. And there are disputes aplenty about whether
certain widely used advertising programs circulating
on the Internet are clean of spyware.
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/S/SPYWARE_WORD_WARS
uk: Websites alienate Firefox users
One in 10 UK websites fail to work properly on the
open source Firefox web browser, a study shows.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4115806.stm
Nicht alle lieben den Firefox
http://derstandard.at/?ressort=brauser
French answer to Google library
France is responding to Google's online library
project with its own version. Click Online reports on
the push to preserve French culture.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/click_online/4619019.stm
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ARRESTS/COURT CASES FOR CHILD PORN
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au: Assistant principal gets suspended sentence for
child porn
An assistant principal of a primary school in the New
South Wales Riverina has received a 12-month suspended
sentence after pleading guilty to possessing child
pornography.
http://au.news.yahoo.com/050624/21/uu8v.html
es: Spain arrests 186 in child porn crackdown
Spanish police have arrested 186 people throughout the
country in a crackdown on the distribution of child
pornography, the Interior Ministry said Wednesday. In
two parallel operations, 650 officers searched 188
homes and found evidence of child pornography
distribution across the Internet using peer-to-peer
software and a system of passwords. In a statement,
the ministry said the material included all kinds of
pornographic images of children engaged in explicit
sexual acts with other minors and with adult men and
women.
http://news.com.com/Spain+arrests+186+in+child+porn+crackdown/2110-1028_3-5757569.html
es: Operaciones policiales contra la distribución de
pornografía infantil en internet
Las dos operaciones, ?Enea? y ?Hunter?, fueron
realizadas por la Policía y la Guardia, y se
practicaron 188 registros domiciliarios. En estas
operaciones se perseguía las redes de distribución P2P
utilizadas para compartir pornografía infantil a
través de Internet.
http://delitosinformaticos.com/noticias/11195177953824.shtml
uk: City man had child porn on computer
A Coventry man who admitted down-loading hardcore
images of child pornography on his computer has been
sentenced to 15 months behind bars.
http://iccoventry.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0100localnews/tm_objectid=15658067&method=full&siteid=50003&headline=city-man-had-child-porn-on-computer-name_page.html
ca: Youth pastor faces child porn charges
A Tsawwassen youth pastor already in jail in Mexico on
child abuse charges, now faces two charges of
possession of child pornography here in B.C.
http://vancouver.cbc.ca/regional/servlet/View?filename=bc_pastor-porn20050624
ca: City worker suspended after child porn charges
A city of Toronto security guard has been suspended
with pay after being arrested Thursday on child
pornography charges.
http://toronto.cbc.ca/regional/servlet/View?filename=to-porn20050624
ca: Child porn hoarded to sell for sex change
A Winnipeg woman arrested after police found 15,000
images of child pornography on her computer hoped to
sell the pictures to pay for her sex change operation,
a court heard yesterday.
http://www.canoe.ca/NewsStand/WinnipegSun/News/2005/06/24/1102203-sun.html
ca: Man pleads not guilty to child porn charges
A Nova Scotia man accused of accessing and downloading
child pornography at a business has pleaded not
guilty.
http://www.canada.com/maritimes/news/story.html?id=cc253dfe-1408-4eb7-9b87-a4df6efbbc54
ca: 'Many holes' to case
Too many other people had access to computer disks
containing images of child pornography to pin their
possession on a cop on trial, his lawyers argued
yesterday.
http://www.canoe.ca/NewsStand/WinnipegSun/News/2005/06/23/1100867-sun.html
us: Billings man accused of sending child porn
A Billings man who allegedly described himself as a
dangerous pedophile appeared on porn charges in
federal court this week.
http://billingsgazette.com/index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2005/06/25/build/local/70-porn-charges.inc
us: Batavia man held in child porn case
Bail was set at $500,000 Thursday for a 46-year-old
Batavia man on charges of child pornography and
solicitation, police said.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/west/chi-0506240283jun24,1,788620.story
us: Charges filed in child porn case
The man brought back to Ellis County as a result of an
"America's Most Wanted" episode has been indicted on
eight additional charges of possession or promotion of
child pornography.
http://www.waxahachiedailylight.com/articles/2005/06/25/dailylight/news/02%206_24%20indict.txt
us: Forreston man, 39, faces child-pornography charges
A 39-year-old Forreston man faces federal charges for
allegedly transporting, possessing and receiving child
pornography that traveled across state lines via the
Internet.
http://www.rrstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050623/NEWS0106/506230316/
us: Fired LSU dean indicted on child porn charge
A former Louisiana State University dean was indicted
Friday on three child pornography charges and was
arrested at his New Orleans home.
http://www.dailycomet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050624/APN/506241090
http://www.katc.com/Global/story.asp?S=3518707
us: Police Officer Arrested for Sexual Abuse & Child
Porn
51 year old Anchorage Police Officer Sammy Cohen is
under arrest for a crime he was sworn in to fight
against.
http://www.ktva.com/Stories/0,1413,163~6882~2937648,00.html
http://www.ktuu.com/CMS/templates/alaska_news/master.asp?articleid=13929
us: Optimist official faces child porn charges
A former executive director of the St. Louis-based
Optimist International was indicted Thursday on
charges of possession of child pornography.
http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/stories/2005/06/20/daily45.html
us: Waverly Man Allegedly Had Thousands Of Child Porn
Images
A Waverly man faces charges of possessing child
pornography, according to officials.
http://www.theomahachannel.com/news/4649755/detail.html
us: Former Officer Sentenced For Child Porn
A former Elizabethtown police officer who pleaded
guilty to child pornography charges was sentenced
Thursday to nearly six years in prison.
http://www.thelouisvillechannel.com/news/4647659/detail.html
us: New Details In Child Porn Case
A computer memory card found outside Sioux Falls City
Hall in December turned out to be a cache of child
pornography. It belonged to an employee in the
planning department -- [**Name Deleted**] The city suspended
http://www.keloland.com/News/NewsDetail5440.cfm?Id=0,40589
http://www.keloland.com/News/NewsDetail5440.cfm?Id=0,40575
us: Man arrested on child porn indictment
A former Sioux Falls city official was arrested on an
indictment charging him with 34 counts of possessing
child pornography.
http://www.aberdeennews.com/mld/aberdeennews/news/11971215.htm
us: Man Charged With Killing Wife Convicted Of Child
Porn
A man who's accused of killing his wife and dumping
her body in Cumberland County, Pa., in 1993 has been
sentenced for unrelated child pornography charges.
http://www.thewgalchannel.com/news/4643885/detail.html
us: Former Teacher Pleads Insanity In Child-Porn Case
A Jefferson Parish elementary school teacher who was
arrested in March for possession of thousands of
images of child pornography has pleaded not guilty by
reason of insanity.
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ibsys/20050622/lo_wdsu/2788369
us: C'fld man accused of being a child predator
A local man accused of not only distributing child
pornography but also taking part in it was arrested by
county authorities last week.
http://www.voicenews.com/stories/062205/loc_predator001.shtml
us: School district settles shackled child case
A settlement has been reached in the case of an
autistic child who was shackled to a desk by a
Galveston school district safety officer in October
2003.
http://www.galvnews.com/story.lasso?ewcd=7a9314643750bfc6
us: Pewaukee alderman resigns after child sex assault
charges
An alderman charged with sexually assaulting a child
has resigned.
http://www.gazetteextra.com/balistreri062605.asp
us: Man pleads guilty to child porn charges
Federal officials say 53-year-old Allan Lane Landry
Senior has pleaded guilty to charges of transmitting
child pornography and attempting to distribute obscene
material to a minor.
http://www.katc.com/Global/story.asp?S=3510559
us: Capt. Perv reeled in: cops
A Mastic Beach boatman who called himself "Captain
Ron" was arrested in his underwear while chatting
online with an undercover cop he thought was a
13-year-old boy.
http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/321719p-274872c.html
us: Sylvanian retracts her plea agreement in
sex-assault case
A woman accused in the sexual assault of a 4-year-old
girl and sending images of the abuse to a stranger on
the Internet yesterday was allowed to withdraw from a
plea agreement that would have spared her from a
possible life sentence.
http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050622/NEWS02/506220471/-1/NEWS
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