Ex-Penn professor gets 25 years for making child porn, lying to get victim into USSeptember 30th, 2009 Ex-Penn prof gets 25 years for child porn, liesPHILADELPHIA — A former Ivy League professor will serve 25 years for making child pornography and lying to authorities to get a teen victim into the United States. Prosecutors say former University of Pennsylvania professor Lawrence Scott Ward has been a sexual predator for decades.
Catholic bishop in Canada who oversaw sex abuse settlement charged with child pornographySeptember 30th, 2009 Canadian Bishop charged with child pornTORONTO — A Roman Catholic bishop who oversaw his diocese's settlement with victims of sex abuse is facing child pornography charges, police said Wednesday. Bishop Raymond Lahey had his computer and other unspecified media seized after authorities found something troubling during a random search of his laptop computer at Ottawa's airport on Sept.
Man pleads guilty to having child pornography on computer at borderSeptember 25th, 2009 Man pleads guilty in Vt. in border child porn caseBURLINGTON, Vt.
Spanish-language actor and Sabado Gigante guest faces child porn charges in MiamiSeptember 21st, 2009 Miami actor faces child porn chargesMIAMI — A Spanish-language actor and frequent guest on the popular Univision show "Sabado Gigante" has been charged with possessing child pornography. Adonis Losada, 45, was arrested Friday at his Miami Beach apartment, a police report said.
Fla. police: Spanish-language actor, frequent 'Sabado Gigante' guest had child porn on PCSeptember 21st, 2009 Spanish-language actor faces child porn chargesMIAMI — A Spanish-language actor and frequent guest on the popular Univision show "Sabado Gigante" has been charged with possessing child pornography, police said Monday. Adonis Losada, 45, was arrested Friday at his Miami Beach apartment, a police report said.
UN expert says number of Web sites containing child pornography increasesSeptember 16th, 2009 UN expert: child porn on Internet increasesGENEVA — The number of Web sites containing child pornography is increasing and more images show serious abuses, a U.N. expert said Wednesday.
Vietnam arrests another blogger as crackdown on online government critics continuesSeptember 4th, 2009 Vietnam arrests blogger in crackdown on criticsHANOI, Vietnam — Vietnamese police arrested another blogger, her mother and diplomats said Friday, as authorities continued a crackdown against writers who have criticized Communist Party policies online. Authorities arrested Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh, 30, who writes under the pen name Me Nam, on Wednesday at her home in Nha Trang, foreign diplomats said on condition of anonymity, citing protocol.
Pa. man gets 120 years for using day-care infants, friend's children to make pornographyAugust 12th, 2009 Pa. man gets 120 years for making child pornPHILADELPHIA — A Pennsylvania man has been sentenced to 120 years in prison for making a huge cache of child pornography that shows him sexually assaulting a dozen children, including infants at a girlfriend's in-home day care. The FBI found John Jackey Worman with more than 1 million images of child pornography.
Deputies say Fla. man blames cat for downloading child porn by jumping on computer keyboardAugust 7th, 2009 Fla. man blames cat paws for child porn downloadsJENSEN BEACH, Fla. — Florida investigators say a man accused of downloading child pornography is blaming his cat.
Swiss police uncover child pornography ring involving 2,000 people in 78 countriesJune 28th, 2009 Swiss police uncover int'l child pornography ringBERN, Switzerland — Swiss police say they have uncovered a child pornography ring involving more than 2,000 people in 78 countries. Federal Police spokeswoman Eva Zwahlen says authorities were monitoring a Web site with a provider in the Swiss canton Vaud, acting on a tip from Interpol.
14-year-old NJ girl who posted nude pics of herself online avoids child pornography chargesJune 23rd, 2009 NJ girl, 14, gets probation for posting nude picsTRENTON, N.J. — A 14-year-old New Jersey girl who posted nude pictures of herself on MySpace.com will have child pornography counts dropped.
Missouri mother accused of using her 1-year-old child to shield man from police TaserMay 14th, 2009 Mo. mom accused of using child to block TaserHANNIBAL, Mo. — Police said a northeast Missouri mother used her 1-year-old child to shield a man from a Taser during a confrontation with officers.
Former spokesman for Florida's child welfare agency gets more than 24 years for child pornMay 8th, 2009 Ex-Fla. official gets 24 years for child pornTAMPA, Fla. — A former spokesman for Florida's child welfare agency is going to prison for more than 24 years for taking nude pictures of teenage boys.
UK Internet watchdog: number of child pornography sites drops but sexual images more violentApril 29th, 2009 Internet watchdog: Drop in child pornography sitesLONDON — The number of international Web sites showing sexual abuse of children has fallen by about 10 percent, but the images on these sites are more violent, a British Internet watchdog said Wednesday. The Internet Watch Foundation said increased vigilance by U.K.
German Cabinet approves new law to ban child pornography Internet sitesApril 22nd, 2009 German Cabinet approves ban on child porn sitesBERLIN — Chancellor Angela Merkel's Cabinet approved a new law Wednesday to require the vast majority of the country's Internet service providers to block child pornography sites. The new law obliges all providers with more than 10,000 customers — 97 percent of all the providers — to block porn sites identified by the German Federal Criminal Office that feature minors.
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