"Collecting kiddie porn -- even the most graphic images of child sex abuse -- doesn't automatically make one a pedophile, a noted psychologist said yesterday." "Baillie told Crown prosecutor Jenny Rees labelling all kiddie porn collectors as pedophiles would be akin to saying anyone with illicit drugs is an abuser." Comparing drugs to child porn? You're either USING it or DEA... read full post picked by digitalgimpling 3 years ago

A teenage torero lies soaked in blood in his sequined suit, the latest victim of a controversial craze for child bullfighters sweeping Latin America. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

A St. Louis police officer who was under investigation in a child pornography case jumped out of a police car, ran away, and killed himself. picked by cstrickland 12 months ago

Investigators say the mummified body of an infant found in a Minnesota backyard probably was buried decades ago by grieving parents. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

The U.S. Supreme Court this week hears arguments about whether the death penalty can be imposed for child rape, taking up for the first time in more than 30 years whether a crime other than murder can be punished by execution. picked by JDRucker 2 years ago

A woman killed a raccoon with her bare hands Thursday when the animal attacked a young boy. She pulled the raccoon off the child, told the children to run home and strangled the animal. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Police in Mexico arrested a woman who allegedly killed an 11-year-old girl and stole her baby sister, because she wanted a child to show to her migrant husband when he returned from the United States. picked by xtratoz 9 months ago

A duck hunter found a body Saturday of one of four children allegedly thrown from a coastal bridge by their father, raising hopes that the other bodies will be recovered, a sheriff said.

Update to picked by muppet 2 years ago

Investigators found a crying 6-year-old boy tied up in a sweltering car at a suburban restaurant after employees reported seeing a man take the child outside and return without him to finish eating. picked by kxmk 2 years ago

A father checked on his children just before 5 a.m. and noticed his 1-year old daughter was not in the bed she had gone to sleep in...after searching with the help of the grandparents, they then called the police who continued the search and soon found the child under the floorboards of the bedroom. picked by princess2408 1 year ago

"But those that remain online are more likely to use images involving torture and penetration, the report said. These types of graphic images were found in 58 percent of child pornography sites, compared to 47 percent two years ago." picked by gammerus 7 months ago

Mark Stephen Heers, 45, of St Leonards, NSW, pleaded guilty in the Melbourne Magistrates Court on Friday to three counts of using the internet to access child pornography, including on a public computer at the Qantas Club last September. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

At just age five, Brooke Breedwell and Asia Mansur were bitter arch-rivals, the top dogs in their age group on the Southern child beauty pageant circuit. The two were even featured in the 1995 documentary Painted Babies. picked by Bornbad 4 months ago

Tell me it's fake or I'm calling Child Welfare picked by wildminou 1 year ago

A New York man who said he donated sperm to a female co-worker as a friendly gesture and sent presents and cards to the child over the years likely will owe child support for the college-bound teenager, according to a judge's ruling. picked by LCH13 2 years ago

Stevensville child growing old at a young age picked by Whimsy420 1 year ago

A mummified baby that a family held onto for decades, believing it was a long-lost relative, was buried Tuesday, but the family said they didn't get the closure they hoped for because by the time they arrived at the cemetery, it was already buried. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

An interesting piece about the child sponsorship programs and how they are doing more harm than good, and why.

"Sponsorship of Third World Children has now become a major fund-raiser for voluntary agencies; it is a sure-fire way to attract money. But it is not such a good way to spend it.
Peter Stalker argues that there are better ways to help." picked by sidran32 2 months ago

In a surprising about face on the one child policy, authorities in Shanghai have launched a campaign to encourage couples to have a second kid, as long as both of them were only children themselves. picked by suebe 4 months ago

A NSW Supreme Court judge has ruled an internet cartoon in which lookalike child characters from The Simpsons engage in sexual acts is child pornography.

*I'm not sure how to feel about this. picked by DoggyLives 12 months ago