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By Sarah de Crescenzo Published in Lake Forest Patch – December 1, 2011 A registered sex offender from Lake Forest made his initial appearance before a federal judge today following his arrest at an Aliso Viejo library, where he allegedly viewed child pornography on one of the facility’s computers. David Lavern Paine, 68, of Lake Forest, […]
Sending of Sexual Images by Minors Isn’t as Prevalent as Expected, Study Finds (News)
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By ANAHAD O’CONNOR New York Times Dec. 5, 2011 One in 10 children ages 10 to 17 has used a cellphone to send or receive sexually suggestive images, but only 1 in 100 has sent images considered graphic enough to violate child pornography laws, a new study found. The results of the study, published on Monday in […]
Deseret News By Emiley Morgan Nov. 28, 2011 Samuel Seager doesn’t know whether it was child pornography that led him to sexually abuse his 12-year-old victim or not. “I think, for my case, it was coincidence that they both happened at the same time — but maybe not,” he said from the Duchesne County Jail. […]
Airplane Arrest Prompts Questions About Risks Some Take With Pornography (News)
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Deseret News By Emiley Morgan Nov. 29, 2011 The weekend arrest of a University of Utah professor accused of viewing child pornography while on an airplane flight raises a number of questions and concerns. Dr. Rory Reid, a research psychologist in the Department of Psychiatry at UCLA, said there isn’t a “one size fits all” […]
ABC by Nina Funnell Nov. 22, 2011 Historically debates about children and pornography have tended to play out in two directions. Either children are discussed as being the victims used in illegal child pornography, or alternatively they are constructed as the damaged consumers of adult pornography which they inadvertently or deliberately access. Both the “exploited victim” […]
Knights of Columbus by Patrick Trueman October 28, 2011 Catholics have a duty to fight against pornography and its devastating spiritual and societal consequences. In a conversation with a priest in my diocese, I shared my spiritual director’s report that every other confession he hears from men involves the sin of pornography. The pastor’s response […]
ABC News November 10, 2011 by Lisa Stark An anti-pornography group is now taking aim at Ryanair, whose CEO has proposed a new app for smart phones that would allow passengers to watch racy material in the comfort of their aisle seat. The group, Morality in Media, today called on U.S. citizens and pro-family organizations […]
The Effects of Pornography on Individuals, Marriage, Family and Community (Research)
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Abstract: Pornography is a visual representation of sexuality which distorts an individual’s concept of the nature of conjugal relations. This, in turn, alters both sexual attitudes and behavior. It is a major threat to marriage, to family, to children and to individual happiness. In undermining marriage it is one of the factors in undermining social […]
Hermeneutics Nov. 2, 2011 Interview by Katelyn Beaty and Nathan Clarke When a pimp approached 16-year-old Jessica Richardson at the Portland diner where she was working in 1995, Jessica was primed to accept his offer. She had been sexually abused at age 5, and then her dad was murdered when she was 10. “I desperately […]
It’s normal for kids to want to learn all about sex, especially during puberty and adolescence when reproduction becomes the brain’s top priority. For this we can thank the specifics of teen-brain development. Think of an adolescent jungle primate watching another band with such fascination that he (or she, in some species) leaves his companions, and endures the […]