The number of convicted sex offenders in prison has reached record levels, with nearly a fifth of prisoners in England and Wales now serving time for a sexual offence. New data from the Ministry of Justice revealed there were just under 11,600 sentenced sex offenders at the end of March, with 779 additional sex criminals compared with a year earlier, a 7 per cent increase. It means 17 per cent of the sentenced prison population is now a sex offender, compared with just 10 per cent at the turn of…
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Sex offenders registry may put man back in prison for offence committed as child
Josh Gravens is trying to figure out how he’s going to tell his five children that he might be going to prison for a very long time. Gravens, 28, is a one-time convicted juvenile sex offender facing a possible 25 years to life sentence for a felony related to a crime he committed in his childhood, and for which he has been to prison already. The current charge is not a repeat sex offence; he just failed to correctly update his personal information with his local police department in Texas.…
Read MoreGenetics can make people more likely to commit sex offenses, study says (UK)
London (CNN) A new study has concluded that genetics as well as environment can influence the likelihood that a person will become a sexual offender. Full Article | Study [html] [pdf]
Read MoreNorthern Ireland: Sex offender awarded £20,000 in damages against Facebook
A convicted child abuser who featured on a Facebook page set up to monitor paedohphiles in Northern Ireland is to be awarded £20,000 in damages, a High Court judge ruled today. In a landmark verdict, Mr Justice Stephens held that both the social media giant and page operator Joe McCloskey were liable for misusing private information. He also ordered that the ‘Keeping Our Kids Safe From Predators 2’ profile at the centre of the lawsuit is to be terminated. Full Article Related: Facebook case: ‘I’d rather go to jail than…
Read MoreUK: Child prisoners more likely to become sex offenders, report suggests
Children who serve time in prison are at greater risk of becoming sex offenders later in life, a study has suggested. Researchers found teenagers who were sent to Young Offender Institutions (YOIs) often went on to display sexual aggression in adulthood and would sometimes find themselves back in prison for offences such as rape and child abuse. Full Article
Read MoreUK: British MPs Recommend Prevention Orders Used for Sex Offenders to Tackle Antisemitism on Social Media
A report following a British parliamentary inquiry into antisemitism released Sunday proposes that those spreading racial hatred online should be treated like sex offenders and served anti-social behavior orders or “Asbos” restricting their online access and possibly banning them from social media sites, various UK media outlets reported. Full Article
Read MoreUK: Preventing sexual abuse in the UK: A conversation with Donald Findlater by Jon Brown
As part of the new prevention series I had a conversation with Donald Findlater, Director of Stop it Now UK. (www.stopitnow.org.uk) Stop it Now UK was established in 2002 by the Lucy Faithful Foundation ( www.lucyfaithful.org.uk) as a result of the inspirational work of Fran Henry, Joan Tabachnick, Alisa Klein and others who of course set up Stop it Now in the U.S. The Lucy Faithful Foundation is the only UK wide charity dedicated solely to reducing the risk of children being sexually abused. Stop it Now UK was advocating…
Read MoreUK: The utterly ludicrous and petty campaign against Ched Evans
He has served the required amount of his sentence, and he should be allowed to do the job he chose and is qualified for A new name to help us welcome in the new year: Jean Hatchet. A name which is almost certainly too good to be true for a perpetually infuriated radical feminist — much as, say, Roz Termagant or Betty Hitler would be. It is a pseudonym, apparently. Ms Hatchet — I assume that is the title she would prefer, although Mx is catching on quite quickly — is the woman…
Read MoreThe prince and the sex offender
Overlooking the Atlantic’s azure waters along the coast of Palm Beach, Fla., extends a seemingly endless line of megamansions, hidden behind tall walls. There, some of the planet’s richest people play host to glamorous balls and parties. But in one of those houses, tucked away on El Brillo Way and once guarded by winged gargoyles, such glamour collided with scandal. Full Article Related: Palace takes unusual step to deny Prince Andrew underage sex claims
Read MoreUK: Single adults banned from park – in case they are a paedophile
A bird enthusiast made a 25-mile trip to see a falconry display at a family leisure park only to be told that single adults are banned – for fear of paedophiles. Full Article
Read MoreUK: Man Guilty of Owning Sexy Images of Cartoon Children (Opinion)
A man in Britain has been convicted for his fantasies. ____ ____, 39, was found guilty of downloading “prohibited images” of cartoon girls, some in school uniforms, doing dirty deeds. The fact that these manga drawings are available on legitimate sites did not sway the judge. Nor did the fact that—oh yeah—there were no actual humans in the pictures. Full Opinion Piece
Read MoreUK: Paedophiles who download images ‘won’t all be charged’
Some paedophiles with images of child abuse will escape prosecution, the head of the National Crime Agency has said. Keith Bristow said expecting all the estimated 50,000 people in the UK who have accessed abuse images to be brought to justice was “not realistic”. He said police would have to focus on those who posed most risk. Labour called it “disgraceful”, adding that the NCA was not fit for dealing with the problem. The Home Office said all crimes should be investigated. Full Article
Read MoreUK: Anime fan convicted over illegal pictures of imaginary children
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
Read MoreUK: Even rapists should have another chance at playing football – that’s how a civilised society operates
… Unpalatable as the thought is, as much as his victim and her friends and family might be revolted by the very notion, he should be allowed to resume his playing career with Sheffield United. He has been punished for his crime once. We as a society have no right to punish him further. Full Op-Ed Piece Related: Over 100,000 sign petition to prevent convicted rapist from returning to play for former club Sheffield United
Read MoreUK: Teacher who sniffed children’s feet given suspended prison sentence
A TEACHER who sniffed and tickled pupils’ feet for sexual gratification has been handed a suspended prison sentence. ____ ____ , 51, would play a game of ‘smell and tickle’ with pupils at a Blackburn primary school, which involved him making the pupils take off their shoes and pick a post-it note. He would then do to them whatever was written on the paper they picked. … Judge Simon Newell, sitting at Preston Crown Court, sentenced ____ to 15 months in prison suspended for two years. The defendant was also made subject to a two-year…
Read MoreUK: Primary teacher admits sniffing pupils’ feet in classroom ‘game’
A TEACHER has admitted he sexually assaulted pupils at a Blackburn primary school by tickling and sniffing their feet. ____ ____ would make the youngsters take off their socks and shoes and sit up on a table before assaulting them. The 51-year-old told the youngsters it was part of a game. Airey pleaded guilty to eight counts of sexual assault on a child under 13 at Burnley Crown Court. Full Article
Read MoreHow I became a sex offender (Editorial – UK)
The neighbourhood girl, whose name I don’t recall, fought hard, but I was stronger. After a minute or so of desperate struggle I overcame her resistance and planted a kiss on her lips. I might have even felt her up, but I can’t remember that far back. You see, the incident happened over half a century ago, when both the criminal (I) and the victim (she) were 12 years old. Afterwards, she called me a moron and refused to play with me ever again. I forget how long her resolution…
Read MoreUK: Children as young as three are sexually assaulting other children
Children as young as three are sexually assaulting other children because they are being ‘warped’ by depraved internet porn, the NSPCC has warned. New figures obtain by the charity show that more than 8,000 under 18s were accused of sexual offences against other youngsters in the past two years. Full Article
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