Anti-gay propaganda bill passed in Siberia
April 26th, 2012 - 6:54 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 26 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The regional legislature in Russia's Siberia region Thursday passed a bill banning promotion of homosexual, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender practices among minors."It's mainly about various ... Read more...
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Gay activists fined in Russia
April 25th, 2012 - 11:23 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 25 (IANS/RIA Novosti) For the first time in Russia, an event organiser and numerous gay rights activists have been penalised for promoting homosexuality, officials said Wednesday.Laws penalising "the ... Read more...
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Russian city bans homosexual propaganda
February 29th, 2012 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 29 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The legislative assembly of Russia's St. Petersburg city Wednesday passed a law penalising the dissemination of material promoting homosexuality and paedophilia among minors.The law imposes ... Read more...
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80 held in Serbia child porn racket
November 16th, 2011 - 10:50 pm ICT by IANS
Belgrade, Nov 16 (IANS/AKI) Serbian police have busted a nationwide paedophilia ring and arrested more than 80 people, including a priest.The police operation dubbed "Armageddon" was still going on Wednesday. ... Read more...
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Witherspoon finds internet challenging
October 4th, 2011 - 9:13 am ICT by IANS
London, Oct 4 (IANS) Actress Reese Witherspoon says she is "terrified" about her children using the internet, fearing they will be exposed to online predators.Witherspoon has kids Ava, 12, ... Read more...
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Convicted Russian paedophile monk faces fresh charges
May 26th, 2011 - 2:24 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 26 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Charges of raping an eight-year-old child have been brought against the former head of an Orthodox monastery in Central Russia's Kostroma Region, police said Wednesday.The ... Read more...
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GQ’s risque ‘Glee’ photo “borders on paedophilia”: Parents Television Council
October 21st, 2010 - 6:46 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Oct 21 (ANI): The Parents Television Council has put down a racy picture of 'Glee' stars, which had appeared in GQ magazine, as being a "near-pornographic display".According to TMZ.com, the ... Read more...
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Jail terms of up to 18 years in Portuguese paedophilia case
September 3rd, 2010 - 11:49 pm ICT by IANS
Lisbon, Sep 3 (DPA) A Portuguese court Friday found six out of seven defendants guilty in a high-profile paedophilia case which has shocked the nation, and handed out prison sentences of up ... Read more...
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Ordaining women priests is a ‘crime against faith’: Vatican
July 16th, 2010 - 1:18 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 16 (ANI): New rules announced by the Vatican have declared that ordaining women as Roman Catholic priests is a "crime against the faith" and subject to discipline by its watchdog. ... Read more...
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Oz nonagenarian charged with child rape
June 30th, 2010 - 6:58 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 30 (ANI): A 90-year-old Australian man has been detained in Thailand and charged with raping and sexually exploiting four young sisters, one of them as young as five, according to ... Read more...
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Priest removed in Italy after confessing to child abuse
June 29th, 2010 - 2:02 pm ICT by IANS
Bolzano (Italy), June 29 (IANS/AKI) A 74-year-old priest has been removed from his position in northern Italy after confessing he sexually abused minors.
Alois Kranebitter, parish priest in the Alto Adige region's Bolzano-Brixen ... Read more...
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Wikipedia becomes home base for paedophiles
June 27th, 2010 - 4:24 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 27 (ANI): An investigation has revealed that Wikipedia has become a home base for a worldwide network of paedophiles.According to the investigation, paedophiles are campaigning on the famous online encyclopaedia ... Read more...
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Indian priest to face trial for paedophilia
April 20th, 2010 - 11:55 am ICT by IANS
Rome, April 20 (IANS/AKI) An Indian priest who confessed to sexually abusing a 10-year-old girl in Italy will face trial in a "couple of months" and could face up to 14 years ... Read more...
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Primark selling padded bikinis for 7-year-olds
April 14th, 2010 - 4:06 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 14 (ANI): Irish clothing store Primark has been accused of encouraging paedophilia after it sold bikinis with padded tops for girls aged seven.The chain's 4 pounds sets, shocked parents, who ... Read more...
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UNICEF to launch several projects to curb child abuse in Pak
February 15th, 2010 - 2:38 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Feb. 15 (ANI): In order to curb the disturbing rise in child abuse cases in Pakistan, the United Nations Children Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has decided to launch different projects in collaboration ... Read more...
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Norwegian arrested in Cambodia on underage sex charges
January 22nd, 2010 - 12:02 pm ICT by IANS
Phnom Penh, Jan 22 (DPA) A 64-year-old Norwegian man was arrested in the Cambodian tourist town of Siem Reap on suspicion of sexually abusing four boys, aged 11 to 14, media reported ... Read more...
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Asaram Bapu victimised, says VHP’s Singhal
December 23rd, 2009 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Dec 23 (IANS) Vishwa Hindu Parishad's (VHP) international president Ashok Singhal Wednesday accused the police of conspiring against self-styled spiritual guru Asaram Bapu, facing charges of paedophilia and child abuse, ... Read more...
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Apex court denies urgent hearing to Asaram Bapu’s bail plea
December 17th, 2009 - 9:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday refused to accord an urgent hearing to self-styled spiritual guru Asaram Bapu's plea for anticipatory bail for his alleged involvement in a murderous ... Read more...
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Carla Bruni being dragged into minister’s ’sex tourism’ scandal
October 10th, 2009 - 2:59 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 10 (ANI): Some centre-right parliamentarians are blaming French First Lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy for the "sexual tourism" scandal that has engulfed the country's Culture Minister Frédéric Mitterrand.Openly gay Mitterrand, the nephew ... Read more...
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They’ve started calling Indians ’slumdogs’: Composer Aadesh Srivastava
February 20th, 2009 - 9:19 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 20 (IANS) Bollywood composer Aadesh Srivastava says he is embarrassed to walk on the streets of the US after Oscar-nominated "Slumdog Millionaire" because "they have started calling Indians slumdogs".
"I'm ... Read more...
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Drugs and bullying biggest concerns of parents: Survey
December 22nd, 2008 - 3:17 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 22 (ANI): Drugs and bullying are the biggest concerns of parents of children aged 10 to 15, according to a new survey. The study, by market researchers Mintel, shows ... Read more...
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Australian doctor held for paedophilia in Orissa
November 14th, 2008 - 4:47 pm ICT by ANI
Puri (Orissa), Nov.14 (ANI): Police in Orissa''s coastal city of Puri have arrested an Australian doctor for allegedly assaulting minor boys in an orphanage.
Paul Allen, an Australian volunteer working in ... Read more...
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Canadian paedophile jailed in Tamil Nadu
August 1st, 2008 - 11:27 pm ICT by IANS
Mahabalipuram (Tamil Nadu), Aug 1 (IANS) A court here sentenced a Canadian national, Myles Patrick, to five years' imprisonment for sexually assaulting minors, an official source said Friday. An Indian, S. Srinivasan, ... Read more...
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Two Britons, Indian acquitted of paedophilia charge
July 23rd, 2008 - 8:28 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 23 (IANS) The Bombay High Court Wednesday acquitted two Britons and an Indian of paedophilia and molestation charges for want of sufficient evidence against them. The accused, British nationals Duncan ... Read more...
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Study rips open the devious world of paedophiles
April 19th, 2008 - 12:33 pm ICT by admin
Washington, April 19 (IANS) Researchers have unmasked how paedophiles use what has been called the "communication of deviance" to target a child's innocence and vulnerability for nefarious ends. This knowledge could better ... Read more...
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Hare Krishna leader accused of paedophilia in Cambodia
March 6th, 2008 - 7:01 pm ICT by admin
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Phnom Penh, March 6 (DPA) The president of a Hare Krishna-affiliated aid organisation has been arrested from a guest house, allegedly in the company of two young girls in a state of ... Read more...
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Faulty brain wiring may reason behind paedophilia
November 29th, 2007 - 12:22 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Nov 29 (ANI): According to recent study by Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), paedophilia might be the result of faulty connections in the brain.Pedophilia or paedophilia is the ... Read more...
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Height may point to a biological basis for paedophilia
November 14th, 2007 - 2:42 am ICT by admin
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Exposure to ‘corrective’ sex education makes sexual offenders more dangerous
November 14th, 2007 - 2:24 am ICT by admin
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