In June, we wrote about the preposterous acts of the Diocese of Kansas City – St. Joseph and Bishop Robert Finn when they discovered that one of their priests, Fr. Shawn Ratigan, had child pornography on his computer. Instead of reporting the child pornography to the police, Bishop Finn concealed the pornography in order to avoid scandal. According to legal documents and other reports, it appears that another little girl was victimized after the Diocese and Bishop discovered the child pornography, but before it was reported to the police 6 months later. Since that date, a courageous Jackson County, Missouri prosecutor Jean Peters Baker presented this evidence to a grand jury who issued formal criminal indictments against Bishop Robert Finn and the Diocese itself for failing to report the child pornography.
Diocese and Bishop Offer “Listening Session” In Response to Child Porn Lawsuit
“Listening sessions.” That is what Bishop Robert Finn and the Diocese of Kansas City – St. Joseph offered in response to a lawsuit revealing violation of federal child pornography laws for receiving and distributing child pornography that was created by one of the Diocese priests.
Diocese of Kansas City – St. Joseph Possesses Child Pornography for 5 Months Before Giving to Police
In a case in Kansas City, Missouri, a computer technician employed by the Diocese of Kansas City – St. Joseph discovered child pornography on a computer that belonged to a Diocese priest. What is truly baffling is that instead of calling the police, the Diocese tampered with the computer by making a copy of the images found on the computer.
Right to Remain Anonymous is Important in Child Pornography Lawsuits
In a child pornography case against his former high school math teacher, a victim and his attorneys filed briefs today defending the victim’s right to remain anonymous. In the case John Doe 18 v. Joseph Clazmer, John Doe 18 seeks to use the pseudonym to proceed in his child pornography case because public disclosure of his name would only re-victimize him.
World’s Largest Pornography Ring Cracked
On March 16, criminal investigators from the United Kingdom’s Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre cracked what is being described as the World’s largest paedophile ring ever. Detectives have arrested 184 people from the Netherlands, UK, Australia, Italy, Canada, New Zealand and Thailand during the three-year investigation.
Child Pornography is a $3,000,000,000.00 Per Year Industry With Over 100,000 websites
In a very informative article appearing in the Detroit Free Press, reporter Tresa Baldas summarizes the state of child pornography in the U.S. According to the article, “There’s a misconception in the public arena that these are mainly still images of children without clothes on. Well, the truth is that the majority of the pictures that are traded among these guys almost inevitably involve a child being either raped, or being forced to perform some type of sexual act on an adult or child.”
Don’t Be Mislead, Child Abusers and Consumers of Child Pornography are the Same People
On Wednesday, Samuel Warlick appeared in United States District Court to answer to charges that he possessed child pornography and posed as a 16-year-old boy to befriend other boys and persuade them to send him naked pictures. Unfortunately, this scene is commonplace these days. The sheer numbers of persons who consume child pornography is incredible and the number being caught is also rising due to the FBI’s Project Safe Childhood program. What some do not understand is that these same people who are consuming child pornography, are also child sexual abusers themselves.
FBI Reveals Increasing Technological Sophistication in International Arrests
The FBI and International Criminal Police displayed an impressive level of sophistication in detecting and destroying an international child pornography ring that was based in Taiwan and Los Angeles despite the ring attempting to avoid detection by routing computer servers over international borders and through multiple countries.
FBI Warns Video Girl Barbie Could Be Used To Create Child Pornography
In a CBS News report, the FBI warns that a Barbie doll that has a built in camera and a USB connection, may be ripe for use by child pornographers to create child pornography.
Study Encouraging Use of Child Porn to Reduce Child Sexual Abuse Misses the Mark
url=’http://childprotectionnews.com/study-encouraging-use-of-child-porn-to-reduce-child-sexual-abuse-misses-the-mark/’; Scientists at the University of Hawaii who believe that making child pornography more accessible to sex offenders forget the true cost of child pornography. In a Time magazine article titled “Study: Making Pornography More Accessible May Curb Child Abuse, Dr. Milton Diamond, a professor at the University of Hawaii, claims to have conducted a…
