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.
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.
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.
Former stepfather of slain Vermont girl sentenced to more than 16 years on child porn chargesSeptember 11th, 2009 Ex-stepfather of slain girl sentenced in porn caseSAN ANTONIO — The former stepfather of a slain 12-year-old Vermont girl was sentenced Friday to nearly 17 years in prison on child pornography charges that surfaced while authorities investigated her disappearance last summer. Raymond Gagnon, 41, expressed regret, while his attorney asked a federal judge to consider how Gagnon had sought to help Vermont authorities in the death of Brooke Bennett, who police say was molested and strangled by her uncle last summer.
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.
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.
Italian police arrest 14, seize 150,000 files in major crackdown on online child pornographyJune 20th, 2009 Italian police arrest 14 in child porn crackdownROME — Italian police said Saturday they had arrested 14 people and seized some 150,000 computer files in a major crackdown on online child pornography. Police in Catania, Sicily, also placed 250 people under investigation across the country, describing the crackdown as the biggest such operation in Italy.
FBI says child pornography found on computer belonging to Holocaust museum shooting suspectJune 19th, 2009 FBI: Child porn on accused museum shooter computerWASHINGTON — Child pornography was found on a computer belonging to the white supremacist charged with shooting and killing a security guard at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, the FBI said in court documents.
15 Australians picked up in global paedophile swoopJune 1st, 2009 SYDNEY - Fifteen Australian men have been arrested in a global swoop on those who downloaded a film clip of the rape of an 8-year-old Russian girl, police said Monday. They expect to pick up at least 30 suspected paedophiles as they run through the list of those who accessed the film in the four months it was on the internet last year.
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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