These are some of the most common ways that kids are exploited every day online. Ashton Kutcher learned about the disturbing trend years ago after watching a Dateline special about exploited children in Cambodia. After digging into the issue, he realized that this wasn’t geographically isolated. It was happening “way…
Parlier police seek suspected child predator
Parlier police Thursday issued a warning to be on the lookout for the driver of a light-colored pickup who tried to lure two boys into his truck. The boys, 7 and 11, were approached about 7:50 a.m. near Tuolumne and Erica avenues by a male in his 30s wearing a…
MLC Bernard Finnigan quits politics in wake of child pornography guilty verdict
MLC Bernard Finnigan has quit politics, effective immediately, after being found guilty of a child pornography charge. Finnigan issued a public statement through his lawyers saying he had given “careful consideration to the views expressed by my colleagues, family and friends”. “In addition, I am conscious of the need to…
KakaoTalk chat app boss quits after child porn row
The co-founder of South Korea’s most popular chat app has resigned after being accused of failing to prevent child abuse imagery being spread via the service. Kakao Corp announced Lee Seok-Woo’s departure a week after he was charged, but not detained, by prosecutors. Mr Lee had been in charge of…
Alberta man sentenced to jail time for possessing child pornography
An Airdrie, Alta., man accused of several child porn-related charges back in 2013 has been sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison. Robert James Tyndall, 45, pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography and using a telecommunications device to lure a minor to commit a sexual offence. Several other charges were…
Bernard Finnigan, MLC who obtained child porn, can remain in SA Parliament until convicted, lawyers say
A politician found guilty of obtaining access to child pornography cannot be removed from Parliament until he is convicted and sentenced, his lawyers say, despite the South Australian Premier’s plan to remove him next week. MLC Benard Finnigan was yesterday found guilty by the District Court of obtaining access to…
West Monroe Resident Arrested on Child Pornography Charges
Members of the Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Office Special Victims Unit and the FBI Violent Crimes against Children Task Force arrested a West Monroe man on child porn charges. Patrick D. Goodwin, age 32, was arrested November 10, 2015. The Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Office began an investigation of Goodwin after receiving…
Exemptions for child abuse reporting weighed
A Delaware judge is considering the constitutionality of a state law thatexempts priests from being required to report suspected child abuse disclosed during confessions — and, if the law is constitutional, whether it should protect elders in a Jehovah’s Witnesses congregation. The Attorney General’s Office filed a lawsuit against the Laurel Delaware Congregation of…
Expansion of child abuse investigation center gives hope to young victims
The sunny entranceway to the unobtrusive building on Kozloski Road in Freehold belies its terrible secrets. Every year, more than 400 children from Monmouth County walk through those doors to report to authorities that they are victims of child abuse. Now, with the expansion of that building, which is Child…
Russian dissident faces trial over child abuse images
A Russian dissident is to face trial after denying possessing and making thousands of indecent photographs of children. Vladimir Bukovsky, 72, who has missed previous hearings owing to ill health, appeared at Cambridge crown court on Monday. Sitting in a wheelchair and following proceedings through a hearing loop, Bukovsky spoke…