A jobless animation fan has made legal history as he was convicted of having illegal pictures of cartoon children. ____ ____, 39, is believed to be the first in the UK hauled before court over his collection of Japanese Manga or Anime-style images alone. He admitted 10 counts of possessing prohibited images of children at Teesside Crown Court. His barrister Richard Bennett said: “These are not what would be termed as paedophilic images. These are cartoons.” Full Article
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Australia: Should sex offenders be allowed to fly?
LAST week the shocking case of a woman who was allegedly sexually assaulted while trapped in a plane’s bathroom emerged. … The horrifying case has prompted calls from an Australian aviation law expert for sex offenders to be added to the “do not fly” list. Shine Lawyers Aviation Law Solicitor Joseph Wheeler wants the airlines to have access to public sex offender lists, and have the power to ban them from flying. Full Article
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