Category: International

Canada: The Canadian Supreme Court actually did the right thing in its child pornography ruling

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Source: theconversation.com 11/23/25 The Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in the Attorney General of Québec v. Senneville struck down one-year mandatory minimum sentences for accessing or possessing child pornography. Immediately, politicians and commentators denounced the ruling. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith have urged Ottawa to invoke Section 33, also known as the notwithstanding clause, of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The clause allows Parliament or provincial legislatures to override certain Charter rights for five years. Their alarm fits a broader pattern of constitutional populism…

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UK: Moral Panic About Rough Sex Gives Way to Censorship in the UK

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Source: reason.com 11/12/25 British regulators and lawmakers are hot on a measure that would make possessing or publishing strangulation porn a crime.   Second-wave feminism of the worst sort is alive and well in Britain, apparently. The United Kingdom is on its way to criminalizing depictions of choking during sex, in a move it describes as boosting “protection for women and girls.” The ban wouldn’t just apply to disturbing or publishing such porn, but also possessing it. It also wouldn’t matter if the images were AI-generated. Proponents of the law suggest the mere…

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Australia: Cop who was hailed a ‘hero’ on social media jailed over $100,000 robbery from sex offender’s home

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Source: 9news.com.au 11/7/25 A police officer who was hailed a vigilante hero on social media for breaking into a convicted child sex offender’s outback home, tying him up and stealing $100,000 in cash has been jailed. The NSW officer, whose identity is protected by court orders, knew his 78-year-old victim had a stash of cash in a safe because he searched his home over a child sex offence in 2020. Four years later, the officer and a co-offender drove from Sydney to break into the elderly man’s home, borrowing a…

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UK: Police Officer Sentenced for Extortion in Sex Offense Case

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Source: newsnet5.com 11/3/25 Police Officer Faces Consequences for Extorting Suspected Offender In an unfortunate turn of events, a police officer from South Yorkshire has been sentenced to three years in prison by Leeds Crown Court for extorting money from a suspected sex offender. This case highlights the importance of integrity within law enforcement, as those tasked with upholding the law must avoid becoming violators themselves. Blackmail Scheme Targeting Suspected Offender PC Marie Thompson, the officer involved, exploited her position by impersonating a vigilante group dedicated to exposing sex offenders. She…

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UK: Sex offender chemical castration pilot expands

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Source: bbc.com 9/16/25 Chemical suppressants for sexual offenders will be trialled in north-west and north-east England as part of efforts to cut reoffending, the justice secretary has said. The government had pledged to widen the existing pilot in four prisons in the south-west to 20 prisons following recommendations from the independent sentencing review to explore its use in May. The medication limits “problematic sexual arousal” and restrains offenders who could be a risk to the public, David Lammy said. The expansion means about 6,400 sex offenders will be able to access medication alongside psychological…

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UK: A scheme helped prevent sex offenders committing more crimes – then it closed. Why?

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Source: bbc.com 9/3/25 It took me some time to find the front door of the Safer Living Foundation. There was no nameplate, and the building was one of many anonymous red-brick Victorian terraced houses in Nottingham. It was January 2025, and I was wrapped up against the cold as I walked up and down the street trying to find the right address. There was a very good reason for this anonymity. The foundation works with people convicted and imprisoned for sexual offences after they have been released back into the…

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Scotland: Killer attacked fellow inmate ‘after discovering sex offence’

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Source: heraldscotland.com 8/26/25 A convicted killer brutally slashed a gangland thug after discovering he was a sex offender. Robert Letham attacked Andrew ____ after sneaking up behind him as he read a newspaper while both were in HMP Perth. Letham struck after his apparent concerns about Andrew being housed in the main prison wing fell on deaf ears. The 40 year-old appeared at the High Court in Glasgow where he pled guilty to assaulting Andrew to his severe injury and permanent disfigurement. Letham was jailed for a minimum 22 years and…

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UK: The Age-Checked Internet Has Arrived

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Source: wired.com 7/25/25 Starting today, UK adults will have to prove their age to access porn online. Experts warn that a global wave of age-check laws threatens to chill speech and ultimately harm children and adults alike.   Beginning today, millions of adults trying to access pornography in the United Kingdom will be required to prove that they are over the age of 18. Under sweeping new online child safety laws coming into force, self-reporting checkboxes that allow anyone to claim adulthood on porn websites will be replaced by age-estimating face scans, ID…

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The BBC’s Unforgivable asks if we can ever forgive a child sex offender

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Source: bbc.com 7/22/25 Writer Jimmy McGovern discusses his new drama set and filmed in Liverpool. Unforgivable, an original drama from multi-award-winning screenwriter Jimmy McGovern (Time, Cracker, The Street) centres around the Mitchell family who are dealing with the devastating aftermath of an act of abuse perpetrated by a member of their own family. The drama examines the extensive ripple effect of abuse from multiple perspectives and how those involved can try to move forwards in the midst of the devastation. Why is Unforgivable a story you wanted to tell? I received a letter…

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U.K. primary school teacher banned after failing to declare relationship with child sex offender

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Source: manchesterworld.uk 7/23/25 A primary school teacher has been banned from the classroom for two years after failing to declare her relationship with a sex offender. Leanne ___, 36, has been found guilty of unacceptable professional conduct at a hearing of the Teaching Regulation Agency (TRA). Miss Leanne was a Year 1 teacher at Lark Hill Community Primary School in Salford between 2019 and 2021, when she failed to disclose to the school that she was or had been in a relationship with Person A, who had convictions for child…

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India’s Trains Will Use AI-Based Facial Recognition At Railway Stations to Identify Sex Offenders

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Source: freepressjournal.in 7/21/25 AI-powered facial recognition will be deployed at major Indian railway stations, including Mumbai CST and New Delhi, to identify known sex offenders. The initiative aims to enhance safety, particularly for women, by integrating AI tools with national offender databases under the Safe City project.   The Indian government will soon begin using artificial intelligence-based facial recognition systems at major railway stations, including Mumbai CST, New Delhi, and Ahmedabad, to track individuals listed in the National Database on Sexual Offenders (NDSO). The initiative is part of a broader…

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England: Facial Recognition in Action: Police Uses AI to Apprehend Sex Offender

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Source: i-hls.com (Israel Homeland Security) 5/29/25  A recent police operation in London has demonstrated the real-world capabilities of live facial recognition technology. In a high-profile case, law enforcement identified and arrested a registered sex offender in breach of a court order, thanks to facial recognition deployed on the streets of southeast London. The technology, which scans faces in real time and compares them against a database of persons of interest, flagged 73-year-old David Cheneler while he was seen walking with a six-year-old girl, according to a report by the BBC.…

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Trinidad: Police caution citizens not to misuse sex offender website

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Source: loopnews.com 5/28/25 Sharing or reproducing information published on this country’s sex offender registry website could land you in jail for three years. The warning against misusing the website was issued by Assistant Superintendent of Police for the Criminal Investigation Department and Criminal Records Office (CRO) Toolah Julien at yesterday’s police media briefing. He said section 48 (4) of the Sexual Offences Act says: “Any person who intentionally and without lawful excuse or justification reproduces, shares or uses any information contained on this website, commits an offence and is liable…

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Jamaica: Sex offender registry danger – Advocate says making names public could be harmful

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Source: jamaica-star.com 5/26/25 Making Jamaica’s sex offender registry public could do more harm than good, warns human rights activist Carla Gullotta, even as recent crimes against young girls have ignited a fierce debate about the protection of the nation’s children. Various incidents, including the sexual assault of two sisters in Old Harbour, St Catherine, by a man who had served time in prison for a previous sexual offence, has once again sparked calls for greater transparency and public access to the registry. Many believe that revealing offenders’ identities could help…

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UK: Britain considering chemical castration for sex offenders under prison reforms

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Source: reuters.com 5/22/25 LONDON, May 22 (Reuters) – Britain is considering mandating the use of chemical castration for sex offenders under an overhaul of the justice system aimed at freeing up more space in its overcrowded prisons. One of the first acts of the Labour government in July was to announce plans to release more prisoners early to tackle a crisis of overcrowding in jails which ministers said threatened a “total breakdown of law and order.”   The prison population in England and Wales then reached a record high in…

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UK: Prison officer who led sex offenders’ rehab found with child abuse material

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Source: telegraph.co.uk 5/21/25 A prison officer who delivered rehabilitation courses to sex offenders has been placed on the register himself after being found with child abuse material and extreme pornography including a woman having sex with a donkey. Peter ______’s home in Reddingmuirhead, Falkirk, was raided by police in June last year after he was caught in a “sting” set up by so-called paedophile hunters. The 46-year-old former HMP Edinburgh officer appeared for sentence at Falkirk sheriff court on Tuesday after pleading guilty at an earlier hearing to communicating indecently…

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UK: Migrants convicted of sex crimes to be denied asylum

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Source: thetimes.com/uk/ 4/29/25 Migrants convicted of sexual offences will be barred from claiming asylum under new rules announced by the government, although they could still use human rights law to block their removal. Refugees already granted asylum will be stripped of their right to remain in the UK if they are convicted of sex offences. They will also be made eligible for deportation even if their sentence is below 12 months, the current cut-off point for removals. The move is the latest measure by Sir Keir Starmer’s government to tackle…

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Europe: ETIAS 2026? Start of European Travel Authorization System Delayed Again

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Source: natlawreview.com 4/10/25 Implementation of the European Travel Information and Authorization System (ETIAS) has been delayed again. Initially expected to be operational in 2022, ETIAS is now scheduled to start in the last quarter of 2026. This delay allows more time for the Entry/Exit System (EES) to be fully implemented, which is expected to become operational in October 2025. ETIAS will be a requirement for non-EU nationals from visa-exempt countries, including the United States, for short-term stays in the Schengen Area. ETIAS is not a visa. Americans will maintain their visa-free…

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