Close to 20% of Children Suffer Sexual Misconduct by Gov’t School Staff

Source: libertysentinel.substack.com 3/10/26 An estimated 17 percent of students in government schools—about 8 million children—are sexually abused in some way by teachers or staff, revealing a far larger epidemic than previously recognized.   The epidemic of sexual misconduct targeting children in government schools is back in the headlines, and it is even worse than previously known. According to the latest estimates, a shocking 17 percent of students in government schools will be victims of some sort of sexual abuse or misconduct at the hands of teachers and faculty. That represents…

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When All Files Count the Same: The Problem of Undifferentiated Images in Child Pornography Sentencing

Source: harvardlawreview.org Our society generally agrees that possessing, producing, and distributing child sexual abuse material (CSAM)1 is morally reprehensible.2 This societal judgment is represented in sentencing outcomes for those convicted of federal child pornography offenses. Of the individuals who were sentenced in 2023 for child pornography–related offenses, ninety-nine percent were sentenced to prison, with an average sentence of 114 months.3 But, despite the severity of these crimes, sentencing fails to consider certain forensic evidence that could help distinguish more and less culpable offenders. Judges have discretion over sentencing outcomes but…

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