"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 CT scan of an ancient Egyptian child's mummified body has revealed a spearlike object within the upper spine and skull, but scientists say they do not know whether that is what killed the child. picked by AutumnLotus 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 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

So, if your child has not been kidnapped by a family member (this excludes most kidnappings, by the way*), and spent more than half of the tax-year, pre-kidnapping, living with you, they are considered for tax purposes a dependent. picked by Bornbad 8 months ago

Child Trader Child Exchange Network isn’t about not loving your children. Its about finding a family that can love them more.

Don't forget to check out the "Tips on saying goodbye" section. picked by doggylives 1 year ago

Any story of child abuse is hard to hear, this has got to be one of the worst "alleged" cases you have ever heard. Canada is expected to deny extradition, I have pity on their children. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

A Manitoba man is suing the mother of his child, claiming he shouldn't have to pay child support and is deserving of additional money for mental distress and anxiety because he was asleep when the woman engaged in sexual intercourse with him. picked by bernardblack 1 year ago

For years, Titanic buffs knew him simply as the Unknown Child. In 2002, it seemed the mystery was solved — Canadian researchers said he was a 13-month-old Finnish boy. But on Tuesday, a lead researcher said his team was wrong, and that the child was actually a 19-month-old boy from England. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A 12-year-old girl has given birth to her babysitter's child after he slept with her at least twice while she was in his care. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years 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

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 3 months ago

A couple is accused of child abuse. It takes years of expensive court battles for the government to see what should taken 1 1/2 hours to see. Even though they were found innocent they are denied the return of their children because it took too long. HOW THE f**k CAN THIS BE ALLOWED TO HAPPEN? picked by 2manyusernames 9 months ago

Neil’s admitted use of child pornography turned up during an unrelated investigation by Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agents. Federal prosecutors say Neil’s credit card and home e-mail had been used to buy access to child porn websites. Pornography was found on a laptop issued to him by the Boise School District. picked by muppet 2 years ago

Child traffickers are targeting the youngest and most vulnerable survivors of Burma's catastrophic cyclone and two suspects have already been arrested, the United Nations has reported. 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

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

Hannah was a happy 13-year-old until she became an 'emo' - part of a sinister teenage craze that romanticizes death. Three months later she hanged herself. Here, her devastated mother tells other parents: No child is safe........ picked by lunasol 2 years ago

Child labor, money laundering, prostitution and terrorist activity go hand in hand with the counterfeit trade managed by criminal gangs. In a recent sweatshop raid in Thailand a group of children, all under 10 years old, was found assembling leather purses. Horrifyingly, their limbs had been deliberately broken to keep them from escaping. The owners had tied their lower legs to their thighs so t... read full post picked by nateebiinature 4 months ago