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JJ1: /* Reasons for loathing of "feminism" among MAPs */ There were efforts to raise the US age of consent to 21.

{{Template:Adj}}__NOTOC__'''Feminism''' is a belief-system based on a purported anti-oppression point of view as applied to the contemporary situation of women and historical abuses faced by women and other minorities. The feminist discourse is particularly concerned with equal rights, and in some cases, outright [[inequality|equality]].

Many of the most influential feminists of the 20th century have made supportive statements about minor-older erotic behavior, including [[Gayle Rubin]], [[Germaine Greer]], [[Kate Millett]], [[Simone de Beauvoir]], [[Shulamith Firestone]], [[Judith Butler]], and [[Andrea Dworkin]]. Whilst some other sex-positive and/or dissident feminists such as [[Jane Rule]], [[Camille Paglia]], [[Patrick Califia]], [[Nettie Pollard]], [[Joan Nestle]], [[Judith Levine]], [[Yasmin Nair]], [[Beatrice_Faust|Beatrice Faust]], [[Essay:Our Sexuality, Ourselves (Review of The Age Taboo in Gay Community News)|Cindy Patton]], [[Stevi Jackson]], [[Katharina Rutschky]], [[Nina Power]], [[Heather Corinna]], [[Janice Irvine]], [[Sharon Lamb]] and [[Carol Tavris]], elaborate contrarian philosophies and anecdotes on the issue of adult-minor sexuality, since the 1970s the discourse has been increasingly used to condemn such sexual relationships on the basis that inequalities render them universally "abusive".

At present, adjacent movements such as pro-sex work, sex-positive, and [[Wikipedia:Carceral feminism|anti-carceral]] feminism are more likely to hold positions that pro-choice MAP and youth rights activists may hold, including the recognition that [[Research:_Commercial_and_online_sexual_exploitation|minors choose and want]] to engage in sex and sex work, and that prisons and public registration for lawbreakers are ineffective strategies for reducing the incidence of unlawful erotic behavior, especially when law makes no distinctions between mutually willing eroticism and unwanted, violent assaults, and criminalizes minors for [[consent|consensual]] erotic activity with other minors (Levine and Meiners<ref>[http://library.lol/main/13B331C61A42685FEE3ECF8BD1F0BD99 The Feminist and the Sex Offender]</ref> 2020; Taylor<ref>[https://wapercyfoundation.org/?page_id=1086 News & Resources: review – Taylor: ‘Foucault, Feminism, & Sex Crimes’]</ref> 2018).

The influence of sex-positive and anti-carceral feminism remains marginal in comparison to the dominance of carceral feminism (Angela Davis et al.<ref>[http://library.lol/main/018C1834DB2D87853010DEB45DC25067 Abolition. Feminism. Now.]</ref> 2022; Aya Gruber, 2020<ref>See Aya Gruber, ''The Feminist War on Crime: The Unexpected Role of Women's Liberation in Mass Incarceration'' (University of California Press, 2020).</ref>, etc.).<ref>Amia Srinivasan, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Right_to_Sex ''The Right to Sex: Feminism in the Twenty-First Century''] (Bloomsbury, 2021), pp. 170-71. [See [https://www.boychat.org/messages/1583018.htm quote on Boychat]]. [See [https://annas-archive.gl/md5/cb5d9c5ddef6afa61be6949bdac044d2 Annas Archive for PDF link]].</ref> It could be said that the loathing felt by some [[Minor Attracted People|MAPs]], particularly [[boylovers]] towards feminists as a group is similar in magnitude to the derision which present day feminists show towards boy-attracted males. For an account of activism against the MAP-youth rights organization NAMBLA, written by a self-identified feminist, see the 1992 issue of Women's magazine ''Off Our Backs'' [[Media:Off_Our_Backs_-_1992_-_Anti-NAMBLA_Activism.pdf|here]]. For a well-read and articulate feminist critique of common [[pro-c]] arguments, see the work of Sheila Jeffreys.<ref>See ‘PAEDOPHILIA’, in ''Anticlimax: A Feminist Perspective on the Sexual Revolution'' (1990), pp. 134-149.; CHAPTER 5 The Paedophile Liberation Movement, in ''Penile Imperialism: The Male Sex Right and Women's Subordination'' (2022).</ref>

==Reasons for loathing of "feminism" among MAPs==

A number of reasons can be speculatively offered:

* The role of feminists in the social purity movement of the Victorian era, and their role in raising the [[Age of Consent]]. There had even been efforts to raise the age of consent to 21 years in the United States in the 1890s.<ref>[https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/what-raising-age-sexual-consent-taught-women-about-vote-180975658/ What Raising the Age of Sexual Consent Taught Women About the Vote] - Smithsonian Magazine (August 26, 2020)</ref> Perception of feminism as a founder member of the [[child sexual abuse]] [[psychiatry]] agenda of the late 1970s, 80s and onwards, with the establishment of psychiatric organizations such as [[The Leadership Council]], sometimes fronted by suspected exclusionary feminists.
* Conflation of [[pederasty]] (a practice that brings with it a considerable historical tradition) with the fledgling [[incest]] model of [[Child Sexual Abuse]]. The perception that this generalization involves a knowing revision of that well-established history.
* Failure of feminists to explain experiences of [[boy]]s and [[boylover]]s that run contrary to those speculated in feminist critiques of intergenerational relationships.
* Failure of feminists to identify with or even tentatively address issues related to masculinity. Prof. [[John P. De Cecco]] argued that identity [[Wikipedia:Essentialism|essentialist]] feminists "are jealous of men who show the kind of nurturance that only females are supposed to posses".<ref>[https://www.newgon.net/wiki/File:John_de_cecco_paidika_issue_3_interview.pdf De Cecco Paidika interview (1987)] - (Archived PDF copy).</ref>
* The perception of modern feminism as female elitism ("feminazi", etc) and/or institutionalized model of covertly exercised authority.
* Attempts by feminists to represent (gay) youth and encourage their "rights" and "participation" whilst at the same time [[Ageism|infantalizing]] them and denying their autonomy.
* Alliances between radical feminists (TERFs/SWERFs) and violently anti-pedophile ideologies - particularly those of the right. These alliances have been rejuvenated after the [[MAP Movement]] achieved basic visibility in the 2020s.
* Plain misogyny.

Whilst many of these grievances may have more than a firm foothold in reality, it can certainly be said that their airing has done little good for the cause of [[boylove]] or MAPs in general.

===MAP-Exclusionary Radical Feminism===

A solution to the MAP/Feminism paradox might be to define a group of radical feminists who are particularly hostile towards MAPs, or motivated by hate. For example, in setting out care guidelines for survivors of CSA, [[UNICEF]] states "incest and '''paedophilia''' are forms of child sexual abuse shaped and perpetuated by patriarchal systems and harmful masculine ideologies"<ref>[https://www.unicef.org/media/155226/file/CCS%20Guidelines%20Final%20.pdf CARING FOR CHILD SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ABUSE GUIDELINES (2nd Ed)]</ref> (our emphasis), referencing Kelly and Lusk's 1992 "theories of pedophilia". This would be a clear use of feminist ideology to attack or malign an [[pedophilia|identity group]] or sexual orientation.

==Pro-choice/pro-youth Feminism reading list==

As mentioned earlier on, some contrary examples exist. A few potential starting points follow:

===1st-wave Feminism===

====[[Wikipedia:Emma Goldman|Emma Goldman]]====

Wikipedia states that Emma Goldman (June 27, 1869 – May 14, 1940) was an anarchist political activist and writer. She played a pivotal role in the development of anarchist political philosophy in North America and Europe in the first half of the 20th century.

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''When the child reaches adolescence, it meets, added to the home and school restrictions, with a vast amount of hard traditions of social morality. The cravings of love and sex are met with absolute ignorance by the majority of parents, who consider it as something indecent and improper, something disgraceful, almost criminal, to be suppressed and fought like some terrible disease. ''[...]'' Some will ask, what about weak natures, must they not be protected? Yes, but to be able to do that, it will be necessary to realize that education of children is not synonymous with herdlike drilling and training. If education should really mean anything at all, it must insist upon the free growth and development of the innate forces and tendencies of the child.''

'''Emma Goldman''', 'The Child and Its Enemies', in ''Mother Earth'', Vol. 1: No. 2 (April 1906).<ref>[https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/emma-goldman-the-child-and-its-enemies Emma Goldman, 'The Child and Its Enemies', in ''Mother Earth'', Vol. 1: No. 2 (April 1906)]</ref></blockquote>

===2nd-wave Feminism===

====[[Wikipedia:Simone de Beauvoir|Simone de Beauvoir]]====

Beauvoir was a highly influential French public intellectual and a leading voice of 2nd wave feminism. She was a communist, existentialist, feminist author, interested in understanding and overcoming limitations on human freedom (what existentialists call living in “Bad Faith”). In the West, Beauvoir is best known for her life-long unconventional partnership with existentialist philosopher [[Wikipedia:Jean-Paul Sartre|Jean-Paul Sartre]], as well as her book “[[Wikipedia:The Second Sex|The Second Sex]]” (1949), often considered the starting inspiration point of second-wave feminism and a foundational text for social constructionist theories of gender, with its famous line: “one is not born, but rather, becomes a woman”. Beauvoir was one of the signatories of the [[Wikipedia:French petition against age of consent laws|French petition]] calling to abolish age of consent laws. Below we quote from scholarship below which explains her theories on childhood, and her sexual relationships with her young students.

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''In Beauvoir’s ongoing project to explore the possibility of moral freedom, childhood is repeatedly pinpointed as the moment when the greatest failure can occur. The child remains within the adult as a haunting, ‘dutiful’ presence of the past; furthering the situating fact of birth, childhood sets limitations for the individual. Children are born with a certain body, and within certain sociopolitical and cultural conditions; both condition the emergence of their subjectivity. For Beauvoir, early childhood experiences wound children by instilling in them a belief in essentialism and in unquestionable authorities. ''[...]'' In childhood, one is kept under the illusion, carefully created by adults, that universal moral principles exist.'' (p. 332). ''With astonishment, revolt and disrespect the child little by little asks himself, “Why must I act that way? What good is it? And what will happen if I act another way?” He discovers his subjectivity; he discovers that of others.’ (Beauvoir, Ethics of Ambiguity, 39). Teenage crisis, for Beauvoir, is precisely the shock of finding one’s questions unanswered, of having to accept one’s subjectivity and one’s potential independence from arbitrary adult prescriptions. By questioning the world, teenagers can extract themselves from the behaviours of bad faith encouraged by the ready-made judgements of their families and educators'' (pp. 335-336). '' ''[C]''hildhood itself becomes a space of ''[…]'' conflict between what is and what could be. Inquisitive, dissatisfied, suspicious: the child, for Beauvoir, embodies the fugitive vision that one can have of freedom and transcendence even as one is carefully conditioned to engage in bad faith. Her portrayal of childhood thus exacerbates a central tension of existentialism: the individual aspiration towards the future, clashing against a quickly solidifying situation'' (p. 336).

'''Clémentine Beauvais''', ‘Simone de Beauvoir and the Ambiguity of Childhood’, in ''Paragraph'', 38:3 (2015), 329–346.<ref>[https://doi.org/10.3366/para.2015.0171 Clémentine Beauvais, ‘Simone de Beauvoir and the Ambiguity of Childhood’, in ''Paragraph'', 38:3 (2015), 329–346.]</ref><ref>[https://www.jstor.org/stable/44016387 Beauvais - Jstor]</ref>
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''Beauvoir's posthumously published journals and letters from 1939-41 reveal that she engaged in sexual affairs with students and former students from her philosophy classes; she often led them to her hotel room to tutor them in philosophy and, eventually, take them to bed.'' (p. 149)

'''Margaret A. Simons''', ‘Lesbian Connections: Simone de Beauvoir and Feminism', in ''Signs'', 18:1 (Autumn, 1992), 136-161.<ref>[https://www.jstor.org/stable/3174730 Margaret A. Simons, ‘Lesbian Connections: Simone de Beauvoir and Feminism', in ''Signs'', 18:1 (Autumn, 1992), 136-161.]</ref>
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====[[Wikipedia:Shulamith Firestone|Shulamith Firestone]]====

*Chapter 4 - 'Down With Childhood', in ''The Dialectic of Sex: The Case for Feminist Revolution'' (New York: Bantam Books, 1970).<ref>[http://library.lol/main/8F6A64276692ED9B5B5C1EE7EB9A2AD6 Chapter 4 - 'Down With Childhood', in ''The Dialectic of Sex: The Case for Feminist Revolution'' (New York: Bantam Books, 1970).]</ref>

Dr. Ohad Zehavi discusses Firestone's philosophy which sees 'childhood as hell', writing that:

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''According to Firestone, "sex forms a class division, but so does age. ''[...]'' Children, according to Firestone, are an oppressed group just like women: ‘children of every class are lower-class, just as women have always been’. This oppression is brought about not only by the vast segregation of children, primarily (but not exclusively) by means of the education system, but also by children’s economic dependency, by their constant subjection to external authority and by their overall disenfranchisement. ''[...]'' For Firestone both femininity and childhood are fabricated, constructed myths, and since both myths serve as bases for oppressive social regimes they both should – and could – be eradicated. As a result we would no longer recognise a person as man or woman, adult or child, thus ‘clearing the way for a fully “human” condition’".''

'''Ohad Zehavi''', 'Becoming-woman, becoming-child: A joint political programme' (pp. 242-243) in ''Feminism and the Politics of Childhood: Friends or Foes?''<ref>Ohad Zehavi, 'Becoming-woman, becoming-child: A joint political programme', in ''[http://library.lol/main/47E131B6508AC06DDBCBF4DC998AAE77 Feminism and the Politics of Childhood: Friends or Foes?]'', ed. by Rachel Rosen and Katherine Twamley (London: UCL Press, 2018), pp. 241-256.</ref>
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====[[Wikipedia:Germaine Greer|Germaine Greer]]====

In 1975, she wrote of the experience of one of her school friends:

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''Sexual intercourse between grown men and little girls is automatically termed rape under most codes of law. It does not matter whether the child invites it or even whether she seduces the adult; he and he only is guilty of a felony. From the child’s point of view and from the commonsense point of view, there is an enormous difference between intercourse with a willing little girl and the forcible penetration of the small vagina of a terrified child. One woman I know enjoyed sex with her uncle all through her childhood, and never realized that anything was unusual until she went away to school. What disturbed her then was not what her uncle had done but the attitude of her teachers and the school psychiatrist. They assumed that she must have been traumatized and disgusted and therefore in need of very special help. In order to capitulate to their expectation, she began to fake symptoms she did not feel, until at length she began to feel truly guilty for not having felt guilty. She ended up judging herself quite harshly for this innate lechery''

'''Germaine Greer''', [https://id.annas-archive.org/md5/9f290ff3e162eb802847c462e7e022a3 'Seduction is a Four-Letter Word'], in [[LeRoy G. Schultz]], ''Rape Victimology'', ed. by Shultz (Charles C. Thomas Publishers: Springfield, Illinois, U.S.A. 1975), p. 377.<ref>Also quoted in social worker Thomas D. Oellerich's scholarship. E.g. Oellerich, Thomas D. (2000), "[https://sci-hub.se/10.1007/s12119-000-1027-3 Rind, Tromovitch, and Bauserman: Politically Incorrect - Scientifically Correct]", Sexuality and Culture, 4 (2): 67–81</ref>
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''A woman of taste is a pederast — boys rather than men.''

'''Germaine Greer''', from archived interview (2003).<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20080203035904/http://www.abc.net.au/tv/enoughrope/transcripts/s946782.htm</ref>
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When asked about her book, ''The Beautiful Boy'',<ref>[https://www.ipce.info/imo-archive/books/beautiful.pdf ''The Beautiful Boy'' (London: Thames & Hudson, 2003) - Ipce PDF]</ref> Greer replies:

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''It's part of the joy of life is admiring the beauty of things that are beautiful. What is important to me about the Boy is that once upon a time his beauty was understood and celebrated by people of both sexes. A boy was allowed to dress in very bright colours, he was allowed to show himself off in the street, he dyed his hair, he wore make-up, ''[...]'' he wore tight pants and cropped jackets and so on. And the girls looked down from behind their jalousie and talked about the best-looking boys. Now, that's still evident in rock culture, where a lot of it is just straight sexual display.''

[Interviewer]: ''You said that one of the things that attracts you about boys was "semen that runs like tap water."''

[Greer]: ''That's not such a bad idea, is it girls? ''[...]'' I mean, the recharge time is remarkably short, which is a good thing. If what you want is a high level of excitement''</blockquote>

Greer also defended a UK female teacher, Helen Goddard, who had a [[Intergenerational_Lesbianism|lesbian affair]] instigated by a 15-year old female student at her school. She wrote:

<blockquote>''So how old was she? How old was he? I don’t know and I don’t very much care. I know I’m supposed to care. I’m supposed to think that falling in love with people under the legal age of [[consent]] is evidence of deep perversion and vileness, but I don’t. Young people shouldn’t fall in love, you wish they wouldn’t, and yet they do, very often with someone rather older than they. The results are nearly always catastrophic, whether the love is returned or denied. When an old friend of mine was still a schoolboy, he climbed into the bed of his guardian, who he adored. His appalled guardian threw him out of the house. He swallowed rat-poison. I’m not supposed to talk about Helen Goddard’s victim as her lover. She’s not supposed to be capable of being anybody’s lover. She’s still not 16. She has tried to take the blame, she had admitted that it was she who first kissed Goddard, but it makes no odds. As a 15-year-old she was incapable of consent, let alone of seduction. In Shakespeare’s play of star-crossed love, we are told repeatedly that Juliet is 14. We don’t know how old Romeo is. There’s nothing to say he isn’t 27, like Helen Goddard. Yet it is Juliet who instigates the affair and precipitates the clandestine marriage and its consummation. And as for deceiving one’s parents, you can’t go a wholer hog than Juliet did. In a sane society lovers are protected from mutual self-immolation; in a crazy one they are driven to it.''

'''Germaine Greer''', in ‘Jazz Lady’s affair was foolish not evil; Falling for a minor is not evidence of perversion or vileness, says Germaine Greer’, ''The Times'' (London), September 23rd, 2009.
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====[[Wikipedia:Kate Millett|Kate Millett]]====

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''Part of the patriarchal family structure involves the control of the sexual life of children; indeed, the control of children totally. Children ''[…]'' have no money which, in a money-economy, is one of the most important sources of their oppression. Certainly, one of children’s essential rights is to express themselves sexually, probably primarily with each other but with adults as well. ''[…]'' The problem here is that ''[…]'' cross-generational relationships take place in a situation of inequality. Children are in a very precarious position when they enter into relationships with adults, not only in a concrete material sense but emotionally as well, because their personhood is not acknowledged in our society. ''[…]'' Of course, these relationships can be non-exploitative and, considering the circumstances, they are probably heroic and very wonderful; but we have to admit they can be exploitative as well'' (p. 83).

''What is really at issue is children’s rights and not, as it has been formulated up to now, merely the right of sexual access to children. ''[…]'' I would like to see a broader movement involving young people who would be making the decisions because it’s their issue and their fight.'' (pp. 84-85).

'''Kate Millett''', Sexual Revolution and the Liberation of Children: An Interview with Kate Millett by Mark Blasius, in ''Paidika: The Journal of Paedophilia'', ed. by Marjan Sax and Sjuul Deckwitz, 2:8 (1992 {1980}), pp. 83-86.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20220319015646/https://www.brongersma.info/images/Paidika8.pdf Kate Millett, Sexual Revolution and the Liberation of Children: An Interview with Kate Millett by Mark Blasius, in ''Paidika: The Journal of Paedophilia'', ed. by Marjan Sax and Sjuul Deckwitz, 2:8 (1992 {1980}), pp. 83-86.]</ref>
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''Sex itself is presented as a crime to children. It is how adults control children, how they forbid them sexuality ''[...]'' Despite the degree of sexual activity that actually goes on among children, I think adults have been all too effective, not only in poisoning sexuality but also in preventing children from understanding or experiencing it."'' (p. 218).

''" ''[T]''he rhetoric and practice that surrounds children has abjured them since infancy to chastity. "Don't touch yourself there, that's nasty." ''[...]'' here is a little person who has been told that one whole section of the body has a crime attached to it. Imagine, "Never, never look at your left hand." It seems silly to children, of course, but power and force is conveyed by the phrase, "that's awful," principally because it is not explained. And the explanation that "it's dirty"? Well, thinks the child, obviously it isn't; I've taken a bath. What do they mean, it's dirty? So the taboo, because of its irrationality and mysterious quality, is yet more harmful. It attacks the whole system of mental confidence and reason itself.'' (p. 219).

''Parental policing of young females is the one great, unexamined oppression, not only in their lives but in our own as adult women. ''[...]'' Considering its possibilities, sexuality has been very effectively policed. Control works in stopping the behavior; where it doesn't work, it succeeds still because there is so much guilt; so much shame for whatever sexual activity does take place; so much fear of discovery that when sexually active children are discovered, squelched, and separated, control succeeds." ''[...]'' Since sexuality was forbidden knowledge, contraception is also forbidden, unfortunately; the culprits can become victims ''[of unwanted pregnancy]'' as well. ''[...]'' Adults create this pool of ignorance - and that is what it is: ignorance forced upon a group of young people, not innocence.'' (p. 220).

''Intergenerational sex could perhaps in the future be a wonderful opportunity for understanding between human beings. But conditions between adults and children preclude any sexual relationship that is not in some sense exploitative. This is not actually the fault of the adults involved, but of the entire social structure. To succeed, a relationship needs an egalitarian space and a balance between the two partners which it cannot by virtue of society have.” ''[...]'' It is difficult therefore to imagine the sexual emancipation of children without coming to understand how necessary are other forms of emancipation as well, all parts of progressive social change in years to come. That children have autonomy - that they do not belong to their biological parents, that they have a right to money, to a choice in where they live, that they are not property, that they are not slaves, that they belong to themselves - is a most revolutionary idea.'' (pp. 222-223).

'''Kate Millett''', Beyond Politics? Children and Sexuality, in ''Pleasure and Danger: Exploring Female Sexuality'', ed. by Carole S. Vance, 2nd edn., (London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1992 {1984}), pp. 217–224.<ref>[http://library.lol/main/2CD4B6F851238A755DF8658453624FF0 Kate Millett, Beyond Politics? Children and Sexuality, in ''Pleasure and Danger: Exploring Female Sexuality'', ed. by Carole S. Vance, 2nd edn., (London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1992 {1984}), pp. 217–224.]</ref>
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====[[Wikipedia:Andrea Dworkin|Andrea Dworkin]]====

Editors: Most surprisingly, as MAP activist [[Roger Moody]] pointed out (1986), Dworkin made supportive statements in her 1st published book ''Woman Hating'' (1974), in which she also supports the practice of incest and bestiality<ref>[https://www.feministes-radicales.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Andrea-DWORKIN-Woman-Hating-A-Radical-Look-at-Sexuality-1974.pdf '''Andrea Dworkin''', (1974). ''Woman Hating: A Radical Look at Sexuality'' (E.P. Dutton: Boston, Massachusetts)]. For example, Dworkin wrote:

"The parent-child relationship is primarily erotic because all human relationships are primarily erotic. The incest taboo is a particularized form of repression, one which functions as the bulwark of all the other repressions. The incest taboo ensures that however free we become, we never become genuinely free. The incest taboo, because it denies us essential fulfillment with the parents whom we love with our primary energy, forces us to internalize those parents and constantly seek them, or seek to negate them, in the minds, bodies, and hearts of other humans who are not our parents and never will be."

"The incest taboo does the worst work of the culture: it teaches us the mechanisms o f repressing and internalizing erotic feeling — it forces us to develop those mechanisms in the first place; it forces us to particularize sexual feeling, so that it congeals into a need for a particular sexual “object” ; it demands that we place the nuclear family above the human family. The destruction o f the incest taboo is essential to the development of cooperative human community based on the free-flow of natural androgynous eroticism." (p. 189)."

"In contemporary society relationships between people and other animals often reflect the sadomasochistic complexion of human relationship. Animals in our culture are often badly abused, the objects of violence and cruelty, the foil of repressed and therefore very dangerous human sexuality. Some animals, like horses and big dogs, become surrogate cocks, symbols of ideal macho virility. Needless to say, in androgynous community, human and other-animal relationships would become more explicitly erotic, and that eroticism would not degenerate into abuse." (p. 188).</ref> in a future "androgynous" society, before turning militantly against age-disparate eroticism in later years.

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''As for children, they too are erotic beings, closer to androgyny than the adults who oppress them. Children are fully capable of participating in community, and have every right to live out their own erotic impulses. In androgynous community, those impulses would retain a high degree of non-specificity and would no doubt show the rest of us the way into sexual self-realization. The distinctions between “children” and “adults,” and the social institutions which enforce those distinctions, would disappear as androgynous community develops.''

'''Andrea Dworkin''', (1974). ''Woman Hating: A Radical Look at Sexuality'' (E.P. Dutton: Boston, Massachusetts), p. 192.
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====[[Beatrice_Faust|Beatrice Faust]]====

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''Children cannot be wholly self-determining as long as factors like parental unemployment, poverty, or homelessness force them into prostitution or pornography. And they cannot exercise satisfactory self-determination without adequate sex education. Women and homosexuals, as well as children and child-lovers, are oppressed by the view that procreational sex is the only erotic activity that rates the Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval. ''[...]'' But this view cannot survive the economic pressure for fewer children and the technocracy's demand for less, but better educated workers.'' (p. 114).

'''Beatrice Faust''', (1986). 'The paedophiles', in [[The_Betrayal_of_Youth_(Book)|''The Betrayal of Youth: Radical Perspectives on Childhood Sexuality, Intergenerational Sex, and the Social Oppression of Children and Young People'']], ed. by Warren Middleton (CL Publications: London), pp. 107-115.<ref>[https://library.lol/main/D3E65600BCD53F898EE99AEBF6BCBC24 Faust, B. (1986). 'The paedophiles', in ''The Betrayal of Youth: Radical Perspectives on Childhood Sexuality, Intergenerational Sex, and the Social Oppression of Children and Young People'', Edited by Warren Middleton (CL Publications: London), pp. 107-115.]</ref>
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'' ''[T]''he so-called Sexual Revolution, and the emergence of the Women's Liberation Movement from the New Left, is a serendipitous experiment: women were given strong permissions to enjoy sex with the same frequency and on the same terms as men, and they rejected the notion, retreating into lesbianism, radical celibacy, puritanism and traditionally feminine models of sex. Even at the outset of the so-called sexual revolution, boys began intercourse earlier than girls and found sexual activity more satisfying ''[…]'' Girls mature physically before boys but boys seek sexual knowledge and experience earlier and more actively than girls (cruising). This being so, it seems that a uniform age of consent law for both sexes and/or an age of consent law that does not allow for the possibility of a consensual relationship will be discriminatory against boys and damaging for some children of both sexes. The Netherlands provides a model that avoids this risk.'' (p. 83).

'''Beatrice Faust''', (1995). "Child sexuality and age of consent laws: The Netherlands model." Australasian Gay and Lesbian Law Journal, 5, pp. 78-85.<ref>[[Media:(1995) Faust - Child Sexuality and AOC - The Netherlands Model.pdf|Beatrice Faust, (1995). "Child sexuality and age of consent laws: The Netherlands model." Australasian Gay and Lesbian Law Journal, 5, pp. 78-85.]]</ref>
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====[[Stevi Jackson]]====

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[A] ''great deal of effort is spent in keeping children childish. Not being encouraged towards independence, they remain dependent; unused to looking after themselves, they stay vulnerable; having their smallest needs fulfilled by adults, they are often unable to perform simple tasks well within their capabilities. Children are frequently sent to school unable to dress themselves at an age when, in other societies and in earlier days of our own, they would be beginning to make a real contribution to the life and work of their community. If a child expresses interest in adult affairs or engages in adult pursuits it is thought unusual, even extraordinary. Children who behave like adults are regarded as at best amusing and at worst thoroughly obnoxious. If we were not so interested in nurturing immaturity, would the word 'precocious' have become an insult?'' (p. 27).

''The activities and interests of children in other societies may contrast sharply with our ideas of what is natural or appropriate for them. We would find it strange for a boy of six or seven to be preoccupied with financial provision for his marriage, yet this is considered natural among the Tallensi. We would not expect a child of this age to be making a real contribution to the economic survival of the community, yet this is commonplace in many simpler societies. ''[...]'' It is unusual for five-year-olds in our society to be fully aware of the facts of human sex and reproduction, but elsewhere this is normal.''

''Despite all the different forms of childhood that exist throughout the world, our society might be singled out as distinctly odd'' (p. 29).

[...] ''Given the connections between the status of women and children, the ideas of the women's liberation movement should help us to raise questions about the status of children and the adult power wielded over them, and to consider the possibility of redefining their sexuality. It is because we keep children dependent, vulnerable and asexual that women come to share these qualities. It is because only the male sex learns to break free from these bonds that men become more autonomous than women. It is because male autonomy is associated with power and aggression that men maintain control over women and that the need is created to 'protect' women and children. We need to question whether our apparent concern for children, our protectiveness I towards them, is just a subtle form of oppression, as it is with women.''

[...] ''I will now commit the final heresy by stating clearly my belief that we do more harm than good in enforcing sexual ignorance on children. In attempting to protect children from sex we expose them to danger, in trying to preserve their innocence we expose them to guilt. In keeping both sexes asexual, and then training them to become sexual in different ways, we perpetuate sexual inequality, exploitation and oppression.'' (p. 180).

'''Stevi Jackson'''. ''Childhood and Sexuality'' (Basil Blackwell: Oxford, 1982).<ref>[https://www.newgon.net/wiki/File:1982_Jackson_Childhood_and_Sexuality.pdf Childhood and Sexuality] (click for archived PDF)</ref>
</blockquote>

===Resisting Anti-Porn Feminism===

Some feminist thought supportive of intergenerational rights came during what anthropologist [[Gayle Rubin]] called "The Feminist Sex Wars," where sex-positive feminists (e.g. Strossen<ref>[https://www.jstor.org/stable/1073402 Strossen 1993]</ref>,; Echols<ref>[https://doi.org/10.2307/466453 Echols, 1983]</ref>) resisted attempts to legally define all pornography as tantamount to rape (see [[Debate_Guide:_Porn_is_the_theory,_rape_is_its_practise|"Porn is the theory, rape is its practise"]] and West<ref>[https://www.jstor.org/stable/828376 West, 1987]</ref>; Linz et al.<ref>[https://www.jstor.org/stable/828377 Linz, 1987]</ref>; Schauer<ref>[https://www.jstor.org/stable/828378 Schauer, 1987]</ref>; <ref>[https://openyls.law.yale.edu/handle/20.500.13051/7029 Fischel, 2010]</ref>) and prohibit/criminalize sex work (such feminists are now called "SWERFs"<ref>[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/SWERF) SWERF - Wiktionary]</ref>) under the banner of "feminism." Some relevant readings below:

*Nettie Pollard, 'The Small Matter of Children,' in ''Bad Girls and Dirty Pictures: The Challenge to Reclaim Feminism'', ed. by Alison Assiter and Avedon Carol (Boulder, Colorado: Pluto Press, 1993), pp. 105-111.<ref>''Bad Girls and Dirty Pictures: The Challenge to Reclaim Feminism'', ed. by Alison Assiter and Avedon Carol (Boulder, Colorado: Pluto Press, 1993). [[https://www.jstor.org/stable/jj.38401871.21 Jstor] link]. [[https://annas-archive.gl/md5/38138de0c0ef229d5cd9075b1661275a Annas Archive PDF] link].</ref>

*Brenda Cossman, Shannon Bell, Lise Gotell, Becki Ross, ''Bad Attitude/s on Trial: Pornography, Feminism, and the Butler Decision'' (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1997). [[Shannon Bell]]'s chapter, ''The image cannot be seen'', includes her interview with [[Matthew McGowan]], a Canadian hustler and poet who stood trial for having filmed himself and 2 male friends who were 14-years-old and thus had reached the national [[age of consent]] at the time, engaging in [[Research:_Secondary_Harm#Self-appraisal_of_abuse,_Self-Perception_and_"Consent"|mutually willing (consensual)]] vanilla sex the year prior, when McGowan was 22 years-old. Canadian law changed to make depictions of sexual activity involving people who appear to be under 18 illegal, meaning that their sex was legal but filming was not. In her chapter, Bell interprets Canada's then-recent change in porn law through the lens of moral panic, and criticizes the obfuscation, denial and silencing of young people's voices by 'expert' truth claims:

<blockquote>''The hysteria mounts the closer the sexual activity gets to or can be portrayed as getting to children. Perhaps that is why 'seventeen year olds at the height of their sexual powers are called children' (CBC, 1994, 38) in the London porn panic. The media played up the hysteria [...]
As the research coordinator at the London Family Court Clinic explains: 'victim impact statements are written by clinicians who have a lot of experience in child victimization.' There is 'the victim's version of the story' and 'what we think it means' (Ibid., 40)'' (p. 207, p. 211).<ref>[https://www.google.at/books/edition/Bad_Attitude_s_on_Trial/KfTtZl-hrBsC?hl=de&gbpv=1&dq=Bad+Attitude%5Cs+on+Trial:+Pornography,+Feminism+and+the+Butler+Decision&pg=PA3&printsec=frontcover Cossman, 1997]</ref></blockquote>

===Contemporary 3rd/4th Wave Feminism===

*'''[[Judith Butler]]'''

<blockquote>
'' ''[T]''o understand the violation that incest can be—and also to distinguish between those occasions of incest that are violation and those that are not—it is unnecessary to figure the body of the child exclusively as a surface imposed upon from the outside. ''[...]'' So I keep adding this qualification: “when incest is a violation,” suggesting that I think that there may be occasions in which it is not. Why would I talk that way? Well, I do think that there are probably forms of incest that are not necessarily traumatic or which gain their traumatic character by virtue of the consciousness of social shame that they produce. ''[...]'[T]''he very existence of a taboo against incest presumes that a family structure is already there, for how else would one understand the prohibition on sexual relations with members of one’s own family without a prior conception of family?'' [Explanation<ref>One commentator on heretictoc.com wrote: “Under what exact conditions is incest “not necessarily traumatic”?”

Butler elaborates on the following pages that the concept of “incest” can only exist as long as there’s the concept of the white heterosexual middle-class family. After all, without the idea of a “family” what does incest even mean? Therefore, incest is, according to Butler, not inherently traumatic.

Or to give a concrete example that I believe most people would agree upon is not traumatic, let’s think of two siblings who are infertile and who have sex with each other but neither they themselves nor anyone else is aware that they are indeed relatives. This is what Butler means by “not necessarily traumatic”.</ref>]

'''Judith Butler''', 'Quandaries of the Incest Taboo', in ''Undoing Gender'' (Routledge: New York, 2004), pp. 152-161 (quoting pp. 155-157).</blockquote>

<blockquote>
''At what age is consent to sexual relations permissible? Indeed, the views on this matter are quite diverse, and they differ according to country and gender, according to whether the law seeks to end sexual trafficking, whether the law is acknowledging customs regarding child brides, and whether the kind of sex is permissible or not: So age of consent laws vary according to whether sexual practice is deemed heterosexual or homosexual, or within marriage or before marriage. In most cases, sexuality is presumed by such legal codes to be heterosexual, so the lack of a differential regulation between straight and not straight sex is less a sign of equal treatment, than of the unthinkability of non-heterosexual law within the legal codes regulating sexuality — after all, even prohibiting homosexual sex is a way of acknowledging that it exists.'' (p. 5).

"''We are used to hearing that there are [[consent]]ing adults and then there are those who are incompetent to consent. But perhaps incompetence is part of the very process of "yes"-saying. We are not competent to know all the future consequences of the sexual relations to which we say "yes," or to which we willingly or ambivalently acquiesce. We are never fully active, knowing, and competently predictive at such moments. We open, sometimes in spite of ourselves, to a future we cannot fully control, even though we can steer and direct and try to give it shape in one way or another to the best or our abilities. Perhaps the opposite of the subject of consent is not the subject who is too young or too inexperienced or suffering incompetence. Although there are cases where that is legally right, to be sure, we have to remember that something of childhood persists in adult sexuality, making us more vulnerable or less knowing than we might like, that a certain incompetence pervades our efforts to predict in advance how things will go, and that even a certain inexperience is there at the outset of sexual encounter and in its midst. The juridical ''[legal]'' subject of [[consent]] rules out the humility of unknowingness without which we cannot really understand sexuality. We can, as the former Antioch College rules of sexual conduct tried to do, make every sexual act discussable between two people in advance and a settled matter of consent before embarking on any touch. At such moments, the law has pervaded sexual encounter; the law has drenched our discourse. We expect knowingness precisely at those moments when unknowingness is inseparable from sexuality itself. The law then functions as a defense against the unknown, and tell me: who would have sex if it were really known in advance exactly what it would be like?'' (pp. 24-25).

'''Judith Butler'''. (2011). 'Sexual Consent: Some Thoughts on Psychoanalysis and Law', in ''Columbia Journal of Gender and Law'', Vol. 21 No. 2, pp. 3-27.<ref>[[File:Judith_Butler_-_2011_-_Sexual_Consent_-_Psychoanalysis_and_Law.pdf|Archived PDF of Sexual Consent: Some Thoughts on Psychoanalysis and Law]] (internal link). This paper is based on a paper presented in 2011, which was filmed and has been archived [https://www.freespeechtube.org/v/10j9 here] and [https://vimeo.com/22547545 here].</ref>
</blockquote>

Other feminist writers of interest are listed below:

*[https://library.lol/main/99099C4003BC144DCA222C5D34D84A6C Kids Club Anthology #2 - ''She said - Women, Lesbians, and Feminist Speak Out about Youthlove''] - This anthology (2019) collects material on sexual attraction to youth, youth sexuality, age-gap relationships, and the age of consent written by young gay people, women, lesbians, and feminist, from the late 70s to the mid-90s.
*Danielle Egan, Gail Hawkes, and Emma Renold - these 3 contemporary feminists tend to co-author together, criticizing panic discourses over the [[sexualization]] of young people that neglect to take account of young people's voices and agency
*Children, Sexuality and Sexualization, ed. by Emma Renold et al., (Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2015).<ref>[https://archive.org/details/renold-sexualization Children, Sexuality and Sexualization]</ref>
*Danielle Egan, Becoming Sexual: A Critical Appraisal of the Sexualization of Girls (Cambridge: Polity Press, 2013) (Book)<ref>[http://libgen.is/book/index.php?md5=15C2F2D9BE951828DE35ADF89A61552B Becoming Sexual (Book) on libgen]</ref>.
*Danielle Egan and Gail L. Hawkes, ‘Endangered Girls and Incendiary Objects: Unpacking the Discourse on Sexualization’, in Sexuality and Culture, 12 (2008), 291–311.
*Gail Hawkes and Danielle Egan, ‘Landscapes of Erotophobia: The Sexual(ized) Child in The Postmodern Anglophone West’, in Sexuality and Culture, 12 (2008), 193–203.
*Danielle Egan and Gail Hawkes, ‘The problem with protection: Or, why we need to move towards recognition and the sexual agency of children’, in Continuum, 23:3 (2009), 289-400.
*Danielle Egan and Gail Hawkes, [https://sci-hub.se/10.1080/09540253.2012.666232 "Sexuality, youth and the perils of endangered innocence: how history can help us get past the panic"], in Gender and Education, 24(3) (2012), 269–284.
*Emma Renold and Jessica Ringrose, ‘Schizoid Subjectivities? Re- theorizing Teen-Girls’ Sexual Cultures in an Era of ‘Sexualization,’ in Journal of Sociology, 47:4 (2011), 389–409.
*Emma Renold and Jessica Ringrose, ‘Feminisms re-figuring ‘sexualization’, sexuality and ‘the girl’, in Feminist Theory, 14:3 (2013), 247-254.
*Deborah L. Tolman, ‘Doing Desire: Adolescent Girls’ Struggles for/with Sexuality’, in Gender and Society, 8:3 (1994), 324–342.
*Laina Y. Bay-Cheng and Amanda E. Lewis, 'Our “Ideal Girl”: Prescriptions of Female Adolescent Sexuality in a Feminist Mentorship Program', in Affilia: Journal of Women and Social Work, 21:1 (2006), 71-83.<ref>https://doi.org/10.1177/0886109905283137</ref>
*Nancy Whittier, ''The Politics of Child Sexual Abuse: Emotion, Social Movements, and the State'' (Oxford University Press, 2011).<ref>[https://www.amazon.com/Politics-Child-Sexual-Abuse-Movements/dp/0199783314 Nancy Whittier, ''The Politics of Child Sexual Abuse: Emotion, Social Movements, and the State'' (Oxford University Press, 2011).]</ref>
*Joseph J. Fischel, 'Catharine MacKinnon’s Wayward Children', in ''differences'', 30:1 (2019), pp. 34-54.<ref>[https://doi.org/10.1215/10407391-7481204 Joseph J. Fischel, 'Catharine MacKinnon’s Wayward Children', in ''differences'', 30:1 (2019), pp. 34-54.]</ref>
*Feona Attwood, ‘Sluts and Riot Grrrls: Female Identity and Sexual Agency’, in Journal of Gender Studies, 16:3 (2007), 233–247.
*Kari Lerum and Shari L. Dworkin, ‘Sexual Agency is not a Problem of Neoliberalism: Feminism, Sexual Justice, and the Carceral Turn’, in Sex Roles, 73 (2015), 311-319.
*Lynne M. Phillips, ‘Recasting Consent: Agency and Victimization in Adult-Teen Relationships’, in ''New Versions of Victims: Feminists Struggle with the Concept'', ed. by Sharon Lamb (New York: New York University Press, 1999), pp. 82-108.<ref>[http://library.lol/main/399EA11DCC241D1A5275970C15BDFB2C New Versions of Victims]</ref>
*Michelle Fine, Sexuality, Schooling, and Adolescent Females: The Missing Discourse of Desire, in Harvard Educational Review, 58:1 (1988), 29–54<ref>https://doi.org/10.17763/haer.58.1.u0468k1v2n2n8242</ref>; Cf. Fine, X. Desire: The Morning (and 15 years) After, in Feminism & Psychology, 15:1 (2005), 54-60.<ref>https://doi.org/10.1177/0959353505049708</ref>
*Lynda Marin, Mother and Child: The Erotic Bond, in ''Mother's Journeys: Feminists Write about Mothering'', ed. by Maureen T. Reddy, Martha Roth, Amy Sheldon, (Spinsters Ink, Minneapolis, 1994), pp. 9-21.<ref>http://www.ratical.org/many_worlds/MaCTEB.html</ref>
* [[Marjan Sax]] and Sjuul Deckwitz, 'You Learn Better on An Old Bicycle: Erotic and Sexual Relations Between Women and Minors', in ''[[Paidika]]: The Journal of Paedophilia'', Vol. 2, No. 4 (1992): Special Women's lssue, pp. 2-13. [Newgon: Marjan Sax is listed as a "feminst sex activist, political scientist, and writer"].
* Jo Bridgeman and Daniel Monk, “Introduction: Reflections on the Relationship between Feminism and Child Law,” in ''Feminist Perspectives on Child Law'', ed. Jo Bridgeman and Daniel Monk (London: Cavendish, 2000).<ref>[http://library.lol/main/676071FAB671AE21153A9D87680FFC37 Feminist Perspectives on Child Law PDF]</ref>
*[[Wikipedia:Carol Tavris|Carol Tavris]], Beware the Incest-Survivor Machine, in the ''New York Times'' (1993)<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20150419234012/https://www.nytimes.com/1993/01/03/books/beware-the-incest-survivor-machine.html?pagewanted=1</ref>; Tavris, The uproar over sexual abuse research and its findings, in ''Society'' (2000).<ref>https://www.ipce.info/ipceweb/Library/00-018_uproar.htm</ref> [Responds to the [[Rind_et_al|Rind et al controversy]]].
*Yasmin Nair,<ref>[https://yasminnair.com/about-2/ Yasmin Nair: About]</ref> feminist/queer activist and author, co-edited ''Against Equality'' <ref>[http://library.lol/main/DD4D1C4C3CE07971C2DE09315132F098 Against Equality]</ref> (2014), including contributions from early MAP/Youth Rights advocates including Bill Andriette and John P. De Cecco. On her personal website, Nair published relevant articles, including: Can We Talk?: Censorship, Pedophilia, and Panic, in ''Wind City Times'' (2005).<ref>https://yasminnair.com/can-we-talk-censorship-pedophilia-and-panic-16-november-2005/</ref>; From Queer To Gay: The Rise and Fall of Milo <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[Milo Yiannopoulos|Yiannopoulos]]<nowiki>]</nowiki>, self-published (2017)<ref>https://yasminnair.com/from-queer-to-gay-the-rise-and-fall-of-milo/</ref>. In ''Adopting Difference: Race, Sex, and the Archaeology of Power in the Farrow-Allen Case'' (published in 2014, reproduced online in 2020)<ref>https://yasminnair.com/adopting-difference-race-sex-and-the-archaeology-of-power-in-the-farrow-allen-case-3/</ref>, Nair argued that critics tended to avoid or downplay the power Mia Farrow wielded over Woody Allen and their children.

For Nair, Mia Farrow:

<blockquote>''successfully painted herself as a powerless woman wounded by a powerful and wealthy man. Allen is certainly wealthy and powerful, but Farrow has a lineage in Hollywood that is much older than his, and possesses tremendous political and cultural influence. Much of her power has manifested in the ways that she has managed to even change the law to enable her to satisfy her urge to adopt.''</blockquote>

==Commentary==

[[BoyChat]] contributor, '''Anacreon''':

<blockquote>''Historically, from what I've read I get the impression that the earliest modern feminism, which got started about two hundred years ago on the heels of the French Revolution, was probably a liberating idea. The early Romantics who espoused it, for instance the poet Percy Shelley and his wife Mary, associated it with free love and equality of the sexes within the context of a generally emancipated state of society. These people were wild radicals, the hippies of their day, and so alienated from mainstream society that they felt compelled to leave their native England.''

''Later on something horrible happened. I suspect it was probably Victorianism. Decades after the high Romantic period, when feminism got started again in the late nineteenth century following a long hiatus, it emerged as a deeply bourgeois movement in the worst sense of that term. It was intensely puritanical, and oriented toward controlling male behavior. It became associated with the "temperance" movement and suppression of "vice," meaning chiefly prostitution. In the United States it involved itself in the ultimately successful push for Prohibition, a disaster that brought terrible troubles with organized crime that plague us to this day.''

''So I guess you could say that feminism went bad when it became respectable. In this sense it resembles the gay movement, which from the viewpoint of boylovers joined the oppressor when it opted for assimilation and so decided to eject undesirables. Contemporary feminism seems to me to be entirely modeled on the second, Victorian version of itself, not at all on the first. Modern feminists are interested in domination rather than in freedom, obsessed with control through the infantilization of everyone in sight, and fanatically eager to wield the gelding knife. So as you rightly observe their movement operates generally as a viciously regressive force, often the unacknowledged ally of rabid fundamentalism.''<ref>http://boychat.org/messages/1147733.htm</ref></blockquote>

U.S. historian '''Beryl Satter''':<ref>https://www.jstor.org/stable/3704895 Satter, 2003</ref>

<blockquote>''it is undeniable that feminists and therapists with feminist sympathies elaborated and promoted the sexual abuse paradigm." (p. 426). American clinical psychologist [[Wikipedia:Jan Haaken|Janice Haaken]], Satter explains, "interprets sexual abuse accusations as a complex phenomenon encompassing women's desire to speak the hidden truths of their lives and express rage at a broad range of "boundary violations" that are the lot of most women. According to Haaken, sexual abuse accusations symbolize women's rebellion against their fathers and against expectations that they should remain loyal to their families. These accusations express forbidden emotional and sexual fantasies and might also express conflicts between women that are repressed in some feminist circles.'' (''Ibid'').</blockquote>

Similar to Richard Beck (see Breland, 2019<ref>[https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2019/07/why-are-right-wing-conspiracies-so-obsessed-with-pedophilia/ Breland, 2009]</ref>), Satter argues that the sexual abuse paradigmn rose to prominence during the 1980s due to its use across the political spectrum in a time of economic upheaval, of which warring feminist factions were only one force of many:

<blockquote>''Historically, crusades to "save the children" emerge at the moment when progressive movements are beginning to falter. This fits the 1980s context. As social programs serving families were severely reduced, sexual abuse narratives were one way to speak about family pain. Ultimately, the crusades against child abuse gained support from all sides: from feminists ''[...]'' and liberals ''[...]''; conservatives anxious about sexual hedonism and evangelical Christians anxious about sexual sin; therapists, attorneys, and criminologists who sought to expand their professional authority; a sensation-hungry media seeking new sexual narratives; and politicians seeking a cause sure to attract support. In addition, Reagan and Bush officials promoted the idea that the greatest threat to American children was pornography rather than poverty. They funded reports on child abuse and widely disseminated the most extreme claims about the sexual victimization of children.'' (p. 452).</blockquote>

==See also==

*[[Intergenerational Lesbianism]]
*[[Wikipedia:Radical feminism|Radical feminism]] - Wikipedia.
*[[Wikipedia:Sex-positive feminism|Sex-positive feminism]] - Wikipedia.
*[[Masculism]]

==References==

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Special Article: Adverse effects of hysteria

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<div style="margin-left: 25px; float: right; width: 400px">__TOC__</div>Moral panics pertaining to [[Child|children]], sexuality and [[Minor Attracted Person|minor attracted people]], don't only cost the taxpayer money,<ref>[https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2018/04/30/2018-09062/annual-determination-of-average-cost-of-incarceration Federal register: Annual determination of cost of incarceration]</ref> but have many '''unintended or otherwise negative''' consequences - especially for [[Ageism|minors]].<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-67925490 Teenagers accused in half of child abuse cases]</ref> While the obsession with Sex Offenders and creating [[Sexceptionalism|"special laws"]] for them stretches back many decades,<ref name=DeOrio>[https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/handle/2027.42/138757/sadeorio_1.pdf De Orio's Dissertation: Punishing Queer Sexuality in the Age of LGBT Rights] and [[Media:Sadeorio 1.pdf|backup]]</ref> we list just a few 21st century news sources as examples, and are well aware that we must have neglected many more recent examples, which you may [[NewgonWiki:Getting involved|alert us to]]. We try instead to present the breadth of unintended consequences related to the war on Sex Offenders. Other sites are more thorough, for example:
*[https://on-murders.blogspot.com/ Sex Offender Research: Murder]
*[https://on-suicides-deaths.blogspot.com/ Sex Offender Research: Suicide]
The inconsequential nature of many acts that might force a person to register as a sex offender has not only been attacked by [[SOL Reform]] activists, but increasingly mainstream charities and the media:
*[http://solresearch.org/report/Look_Whos_on_Registry_Now SOL Research: Look who's on the Registry]
*'''VIDEO:''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWPtAJS1kro Shawna: A Life on the Sex Offender Registry]
We have also compiled a few examples of [[Special Article: Abuse of authority|abuse of authority]] on a separate page (some examples are in the gallery below).

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==Murder and suicide==

{{Template:Lists}}The number of suicides and murders that have taken place as a result of [[SOR]]s and general sex-offender panic, run well into the hundreds per year (perhaps more) and are hard to document. Ambiguity concerning the scale of these wrongs, is in part due to the threat this information poses to America's prison/security-industrial complex and corrupted legal system. [[Louis Conradt|Bill Conradt]] - a man who was effectively hounded to death by a TV crew<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080129023825/http://www.esquire.com/features/predator0907 Esquire: Tonight on Dateline This Man Will Die]</ref> is perhaps the best known victim of America's punitive obsession with sexual offending.

===Suicide===

:''Unaffiliated site: [https://on-suicides-deaths.blogspot.com/ On Suicides]''.

Suicide is a common result of sex-laws.<ref>[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2579326/Father-45-killed-questioned-police-snared-paedophile-hunter.html Father, 45, who killed himself after being quizzed by police over 'paedophile hunter' honeytrap would have been charged with attempt to meet '12-year-old girl' for sex]</ref><ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/man-accused-of-paedophile-offences-kills-himself-after-vigilante-attack-710832.html Man accused of paedophile offences kills himself after vigilante attack]</ref><ref>[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3148277/Father-dead-home-days-arrested-suspicion-grooming-teenage-girl-video-posted-online-anti-paedophile-vigilante-group.html Father found dead at home days after he was arrested on suspicion of grooming teenage girl after video was posted online 'by anti-paedophile vigilante group']</ref><ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-leicestershire-24145142 Letzgo Hunting denies blame for man's suicide]</ref> While documenting the full extent of sex-law suicides is not a project Newgon are working on right now due to our poor staffing, we would like to see a research project initiated within the next few decades after the unjust laws themselves have been eliminated. Others have already collected many thousands of examples on various blogs listed in this article and it's historical revisions. Many are now deleted or suspended, and all are affiliated with the [[SOL Reform]] Movement.

*'''[https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/jun/21/man-arrested-for-stealing-sausage-rolls-killed-himself-after-police-labelled-him-a-paedophile Man arrested for stealing sausage rolls killed himself after police labelled him a paedophile] (2022)'''
*:''"A man who was arrested for stealing Greggs sausage rolls killed himself after being mistakenly described by police as a paedophile, an inquest has heard. ''[...]'' When he was let out of custody, Temple’s release papers wrongly stated that he had been suspected of inciting sexual relations with a 13-year-old girl. Temple did not know of the error when he gave the papers to his then girlfriend, the court heard. When she then began spreading the incorrect information, Temple was subjected to verbal and physical abuse and his home was attacked, the court heard. ''[...]'' But visits by police welfare officers to Temple’s home only fuelled unfounded suspicions about him, the court was told."''

*'''[https://amapin.love/2023/06/16/banned-by-reddit-for-offering-support-to-a-map-in-crisis/ Banned by Reddit for offering support to a MAP in crisis.] (2023)'''
*:''"A few days ago, I was directed to a Reddit post where someone was suicidal because they realized they were attracted to children. I created an account on Reddit and posted a reply with all sorts of resources to help. Next day, I log in, and I’m permabanned from that Subreddit. No reason given. I appealed to the mods, and got no reply. I started attempting to message the user in crisis directly to offer them support, but it wouldn’t let me send messages. After sharing the screenshots on the fediverse, a user attempted to lookup my account, only to find that my account wasn’t accessible, thus meaning I am shadowbanned."''

*'''[https://dentonrc.com/news/new-details-emerge-on-man-who-died-after-hearing-guilty-verdict-in-denton-county/article_02d7ab75-a394-5250-89ff-0a8a17bb938c.html New details emerge on man who died after hearing guilty verdict in Denton County] (2022)'''
*:''"Shortly after the guilty verdict was announced in the 16th District courtroom, he began chugging what appeared to be murky water, according to people familiar with the case. At the suggestion of a county investigator, a bailiff checked on and found Leclair unresponsive in the holding cell next to the courtroom. ''[...]'' His victim had posted an ad under the personal section on Craigslist, according to the July 19, 2018, search warrant affidavit. Leclair, a corporate recruiter, replied to the ad, met with the victim and drove to a hotel where they had sex. He gave her $200, and she sent him a nude photograph via email. After their initial encounter, the victim told Leclair she was 14. Leclair continued to communicate with her for sex. According to the search warrant, they had three additional sexual encounters between them, one of which occurred at Leclair’s residence in Frisco. Two years later, in May 2019, Leclair’s girlfriend, Melody “Mel” Shae, discovered Leclair’s communication with the victim. She met with the victim — the victim said Shae had threatened her — and told her Leclair was, according to the search warrant affidavit, “grooming her.”"''

*'''[http://www.mercurynews.com/crime/ci_10290595?nclick_check=1 Feds push child-porn cases; penalty can be years in prison] (2008)'''
*:''"In the Bay Area alone, five defendants facing child-porn charges have committed suicide over the past two years. This year, on the eve of a court appearance on child-porn charges in the spring, one of the defendants, Los Gatos businessman George Halldin was found dead in his car inside a burning warehouse. Authorities ruled it a suicide."''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20080701221828/http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21598,23867394-2761,00.html Teacher charged with sex offence commits suicide] (2008)'''
*:''"A RESPECTED Perth school-teacher committed suicide within hours of being charged with child sex offences. Jeff Cahill, 48, was the head of science at Carmel School, a Jewish college in Dianella. He was a finalist last year for the esteemed $50,000 Premier's Prize for Excellence in Secondary Science Teaching. Mr Cahill took his life on Friday, June 6, after detectives searched his home the previous day and charged him with child sex offences. Police were investigating allegations about sexual activities with a 15-year-old boy he met on the internet ''[...]'' Mr Cahill was well-respected in education circles and had written papers used to develop WA's high school science curriculum. A police source told The Sunday Times the boy went to Mr Cahill's Mt Lawley home on Sunday, May 11, where they engaged in sex. ''[...]'' It is alleged that though the sex was agreed to by both parties, it was illegal because the boy was under the age of consent."''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20081202004753/http://www.leaderpost.com/Pedophile+Philpott+ends+life/1000364/story.html Pedophile Philpott ends his own life] (2008)'''
*:''"Darren Philpott said he was afraid of being harmed by other inmates, and he had good reason for his fears. He was assaulted at least once, attacked by another inmate while at a court appearance in Regina, and he had to be kept in segregation at the Regina Provincial Correctional Centre for his safety. The months that followed Philpott's arrest would see him rapidly and visibly deteriorating, appearing increasingly haggard during his appearances in court, and looking ever more grim as additional charges were laid and the spectre of his future loomed large. ''[...]'' Having already attempted to kill himself at least once while in custody, Philpott was on suicide watch, where inmates are checked by guards every 15 minutes and are barred from having items such as razors and pop cans, which they could use to harm themselves. In late August or early September, Philpott hanged himself in his cell. His heart had stopped when he was discovered by correctional officers and cut down from the ceiling, but he was revived with CPR and made an almost miraculous recovery. Then, on the evening of Sept. 24, left alone behind a closed door to shower, Philpott hanged himself again. Sources say he used a bedsheet to hang himself from a pipe, and he was blue and unconscious by the time he was discovered by guards."''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20080606195117/http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23817903-2,00.html Teacher kills himself after child porn charges] (2008)'''
*:''"A QUEENSLAND teacher has committed suicide and another was taken to hospital after they were charged as part of Australia's largest [[anti]]-pedophile investigation. More than 90 men across Australia have been arrested or summonsed to court over the child porn sweep, including an Australian Federal Police officer, four teachers, youth workers, bankers and company directors, The Australian reports."''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20070306003742/http://www.sptimes.com/2007/02/02/Hillsborough/Friends_say_child_por.shtml Friends say child porn charges crushed ex-Marine] (2007)'''
*:''"TAMPA - Tuesday was going to be Cody Lee Liberty's day of reckoning. In June 2005, the 26-year-old Iraq War veteran was arrested on 11 felony charges of possessing child pornography. On Tuesday he would go to court. He could plea bargain and suffer the brand of being a registered pedophile for the rest of his life. Or he could fight the charge and risk up to 55 years in jail. "I feel I'm backed into a corner and have to plead guilty, but I DID NOT commit the crimes," Mr. Liberty wrote on his MySpace Web site last Friday. The next evening, while Gasparilla festivities filled Tampa's streets, he killed himself."''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20100328042845/http://www.thisisgloucestershire.co.uk/gloucestershireheadlines/UCAS-worker-s-child-porn-shame/article-1136916-detail/article.html "UCAS worker's child porn shame] (2009)'''
*:''"A FORMER languages teacher who worked for UCAS drowned himself because he feared his interest in child porn websites would be discovered, an inquest heard. Administrator at the university admissions service Graham Jowett, 60, had developed an "unhealthy interest in paedophilia" and felt guilty about it, his GP told an inquest in Gloucester. "He said he had drifted into internet paedophilic websites and photographs and he was very concerned his employers might find out about this," said Dr Alexander Owen." (...) "He asserted his belief that his interest in these images was innocent and he would never harm a child. "In my opinion he was a sensitive and slightly vulnerable individual who had developed an unhealthy interest in paedophilia." The inquest heard that before committing suicide in the River Severn, Mr Jowett destroyed his home computer and posted the key of his house to his brother. (...) He was found dead in the river by a canoeist at Wainlodes on June 17."''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20231019045205/https://nypost.com/2023/10/18/ex-teacher-shoots-self-after-being-accused-of-having-sexual-relationship-with-teen-cops/ "Ex-teacher takes own life after being accused of sexual relationship with student, 16, officials say] (2023)'''
*:''"A former Florida high school teacher has died from an apparent suicide while facing trial for repeatedly having sex with a 16-year-old student who said she’d kept clothes and a toothbrush at his home." (...) "He’d been caught professing his love to the girl in a call monitored by cops — telling her that he could not wait for her to turn 18, according to the report. (...) The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office first started investigating in December after a restaurant owner reported to the principal that Maglio was sending flowers to a teen employee. (...) The girl contacted Maglio “and gave him a heads up about a possible investigation,” according to an affidavit cited by WPLG. When questioned, the student reportedly said: “I don’t want him to get in trouble. I’m in love with him.” The girl began to visit Magliko in his classroom after school because she was looking for “a mentor fatherly figure, but it escalated,” the document reportedly states. She said they began communicating on social media and had sex several times at Maglio’s apartment. The victim said she had left clothes and a toothbrush at his place. (...) "After Maglio’s death was confirmed, his attorney said that the late teacher’s “family, friends and many of his past students were saddened by the tragic loss of his life."''

===Registry-abetted Murder===

:''Mu has [https://www.map-union.org/perspectives/mu-lowdown-10-times-americas-sex-offender-registry-was-used-with-lethal-effect published an article] (correct as of 2025) describing the most high-profile of these killings.''

The public availability of Sex Offender data has repeatedly allowed vigilantes who believe they are doing God's work to carry out targeted attacks, sometimes even slaying family members of people on the registry.<ref>[https://www.vice.com/en/article/how-sex-offender-registries-can-result-in-vigilante-murder/ Vice: Sex registries leading to vigilante murders]</ref><ref>[https://www.prisonlegalnews.org/news/2017/may/5/vigilantes-assault-rob-and-murder-registered-sex-offenders/ Prison Legal News on vigilante murder]</ref> Around 22 murders are known to have directly resulted from the public listing of details on a sex offender registry, and we cover them below. After unreported, underreported and unclear cases are taken into account, the total number is widely assumed to fall between 30 and 50 murders enabled by sex offender registries within the US alone. Targeted murders are also common inside prisons.<ref>[https://utahnewsdispatch.com/2025/05/03/i-wanted-to-kill-them-all-inmate-admits-targeting-child-sex-offenders-prison-killings/ ‘I wanted to kill them all’: Inmate admits to targeting child sex offenders in prison killings]</ref>

*'''[https://people.com/teen-allegedly-sought-out-sex-offender-to-dismember-then-uttered-these-chilling-words-to-girlfriend-11943519 Teen Allegedly Sought Out Sex Offender to Dismember, Then Uttered These Chilling Words to Girlfriend] (2026)'''
*:'''"The girlfriend of Lucas Jones, 19, alleges that when she went to his home on March 20, she saw blood on the floor and red stains on his jeans. Jones allegedly told her he had killed and dismembered a man because he was a registered sex offender, according to new details in an amended affidavit. Jones is accused of having left suitcases and totes containing the man's remains in a field, which caught attention when they were surrounded by vultures"''

*'''[https://www.klax-tv.com/news/state/sabine-man-convicted-in-separate-2017-homicides-sentencing-set-in-april/article_8bfa979a-f4ea-5c4a-93d7-3020caefb8f4.html Sabine man implicated in shooting deaths of 2 sex offenders] (2017/2025)'''
*:'''From the above story, as updated following his [https://www.klax-tv.com/news/state/sabine-man-convicted-in-separate-2017-homicides-sentencing-set-in-april/article_8bfa979a-f4ea-5c4a-93d7-3020caefb8f4.html conviction]:''' ''"Kendall is accused in the deaths of Jerry W. Scott, 72, of Many, and Adam L. Jeter, 34, of Zwolle. Scott was found shot to death inside his home on Matthews Lodge Road on Aug. 19, and Jeter was shot Dec. 12 four times while inside his vehicle as he checked mail in front of his home on Patterson Road. [...] At the time of Scott's death, no motive was readily apparent. At the time, Deputy Coroner Ron Rivers said it was considered a hate crime because Scott was a registered sex offender. Scott was located lying face-up on the living room floor of his mobile home, just inside the front door. Deputies say the shooter fired a single shot through the storm door, hitting Scott in the upper chest and killing him instantly. On the Jeter case, authorities found his body in his vehicle, which had rolled into the pasture after he was shot. Investigators were provided with a description of a vehicle seen in the area immediately after the shooting."''

*'''[https://turnto10.com/news/nation-world/pedophile-vigilante-sex-offender-murder-killed-kill-murdered-hunted-hunter-it-should-be-cool-online-registry-duty-pedo-kids-children-child-kid-stabbing-stab-wounds-injured-injuries-door-accountant-disguise-posed-posing-knife-fight 'It should be cool': Man allegedly found pedophile online, posed as accountant to kill him] (2025)'''
*:''"A man allegedly used a sex offender registry to find a pedophile, disguised himself as an accountant to kill him, then told police he thought "it should be cool" because "everyone hates pedophiles." The Fremont Police Department announced on September 18, police were called to a residence regarding a "violent altercation" between two people that resulted in one being "gravely injured. Officers discovered an unresponsive 71-year-old man at the scene suffering from "significant stab wounds," per the release. He was soon pronounced dead at the scene.""''

*'''[https://www.wfmj.com/story/51817595/registered-sex-offender-murdered-in-sharon?clienttype=mobile Registered sex offender murdered in Sharon] (2024)'''
*:''"A 25-year-old Sharon man has been denied bail after police say he fatally shot his downstairs neighbor. Portez Smith was arraigned Monday morning on charges of criminal homicide and first-degree murder for the shooting death of 31-year-old Jesse Grover on the front porch of his Logan Avenue home. A man identifying himself as a friend of Grover told detectives that the two were awakened by someone shouting outside the front door, claiming Grover was a pedophile. According to Pennsylvania’s Megan’s Law website, Grover has been registered as a Tier One sexual offender since 2015 following a conviction for corruption of minors."''
*:See also, [https://www.themirror.com/news/us-news/child-sex-offender-blasted-dead-814215 Mirror US].

*'''[https://www.themirror.com/news/us-news/colorado-woman-unrestrained-hatred-child-661167 Colorado woman with 'unrestrained hatred' for child predators learns fate for dismembering sex offender] (2024)'''
*:''"A Colorado woman was sentenced to life in prison after shooting and killing a registered sex offender, then dismembering his body and dumping it in trash bags in a drainage ditch. Deka Simmons, 40, was convicted of murdering 48-year-old Daxcimo Ceja, who allegedly had a relationship with a 17-year-old girl when he was 25, the Colorado Springs Gazette reported. [...] Prosecutor Sharon Flaherty said in her closing arguments that Simmons killed Ceja simply because he was a registered sex offender. [...] Flaherty told the Colorado Springs Gazette that Simmons "has an unrestrained hatred for anyone who would molest a child to the point where it's become a 'fixation' and 'paranoia.'" [...] The police interviewed a witness who said Ceja was shot by Simmons in a garage, then dismembered, with the pieces of his body stored in a freezer before they were transported via a van to the dump site."''

*'''[https://www.galvnews.com/news/texas-city-man-charged-in-sex-offender-beating-death-back-in-jail/article_8a438e3b-b6f8-5c7c-af43-c0d82ff855a3.html Texas City man charged in sex offender beating death back in jail] (2023)'''
*:''"Just after midnight on May 22, 2021, five men attacked Danny Sanders, 65, outside a saloon and dance hall at 3317 Loop 197 in Texas City, police said. A woman had approached Sanders and his wife at the bar and accused him of being a child molester, police said. Sanders had pleaded guilty to a felony charge of indecency with a child in February 2010, according to court records. He was sentenced to 10 years of community supervision and required to register as a sex offender, according to court records. As Sanders attempted to leave the bar, five men attacked and beat him to death, police allege. Sanders suffered severe face and head injuries from being punched, kicked and stomped during an attack that lasted more than a minute, according to police records."''

*'''[https://www.rawstory.com/rory-banks-qanon/ QAnon vigilante found guilty in hit-list killing in California] (2022)'''
*:''"A California man obsessed with QAnon conspiracy theories was convicted in the murder of a registered sex offender he had placed on a hit list. Rory Banks, of Wheatland, was found guilty last week of burglary and premeditated murder in the fatal shooting of 55-year-old Ralph Mendez, whom he personally marked for death as part of a vigilante campaign motivated by the right-wing conspiracy theory, reported The Appeal-Democrat. “Banks set out just after midnight on May 12, 2021, armed with two handguns, four knives, OC spray, strobe lights, a hit list with four names and addresses, and an intent to murder every person in Wheatland listed on California’s sex-offender registry,” said Yuba County district attorney Clint Curry. “Banks did not know any of them personally, but appointed himself judge, jury, and executioner.” ''[...]'' Prosecutors said Banks, who had a QAnon sticker on the back of his vehicle, was always on his phone using the Telegram social media app and "doing research" that ultimately led him to conclude his community was plagued by sex offenders."''

*'''[https://www.aol.com/man-sentenced-more-40-years-202817529.html Man sentenced to more than 40 years in prison in 2021 double murder in Adrian] (2022)'''
*:''"Compton was one of two registered sex offenders accused of molesting Carden’s daughter. After killing Compton and Braman, Carden took Braman’s car and went in search of the other man accused of molesting his daughter, Ernest Black. He forced his way into a residence in Morenci, where other people were present. Adrian police arrested Carden after a vehicle and foot pursuit. Officers discovered the murders while conducting a welfare check at Compton and Braman’s residence."''

*'''[https://www.3newsnow.com/news/local-news/james-fairbanks-sentenced-40-70-years-in-murder-of-convicted-sex-offender James Fairbanks sentenced: 40–70 years in murder of convicted sex offender] (2020)'''
*:''"On May 16, 2020, Condoluci, 64, was found dead inside his home near 43rd & Pinkney St. Fairbanks sent an anonymous email to the media, including KMTV, and later admitted he was the one who sent the letter in which he detailed why he killed Condoluci. ''[...]'' It said he was looking for an apartment in the area, knew of Condoluci’s past and saw him staring at children."''
::Editor's note: Rather disturbingly, it appears that the [https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8347705/Mother-campaigns-free-vigilante-murdered-5-year-old-sons-abuser.html misleading] legal language (rape) used on the registry was an aggravating factor behind this registry murder, as well as the murderer's extremist "child protection" ideology. The victim's son and daughter appeared to be split on the matter, with the daughter even campaigning for the killer's release.

*'''[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2205288/Patrick-Drum-Vigilante-killed-sex-offenders-sentenced-life-prison.html 'They deserved to die': Vigilante who gunned down two registered sex offenders is unrepentant as judge sentences him to life in prison] (2012)'''
*:''"A vigilante who gunned down two registered sex offenders in Washington state was unrepentant as he was sentenced to life in prison on Tuesday. Patrick Drum, 34, told a judge that his victims deserved to die. Drum, who is himself a convicted felon, admitted to stalking Gary Lee Blanton, 28, and Jerry Wayne Ray, 57, and shooting them multiple times in their homes near Port Angeles, Washington."''

*'''[https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=20060311&slug=mullen11m Murderer of two sex offenders sentenced to 44 years] (2006)'''
*:''"Michael A. Mullen, 36, escaped a potential life sentence in a plea deal reached this week, ending a case considered one of the nation's worst cases of [[vigilantism]] against sex offenders. Mullen had confessed to the high-profile killings in letters to the news media, expressing a desire to be executed as a symbol of retribution against sex offenders. ''[...]'' In letters to The Seattle Times, Mullen said he targeted Eisses through the sex-offender registry and was surprised when he found two other sex offenders, Vasquez and James Russell, also were living in Eisses' Bellingham house. Mullen claims he interviewed the three before letting Russell go. "... Out of the three only one showed remorse or guilt. He is the one I let go," he wrote. "... I came to the conclusion that they must die, along with my own execution at the hands of the state, to drive my point home that 'WE' will protect 'our' children.""''

*'''[https://edition.cnn.com/2014/05/07/justice/south-carolina-neo-nazis-murder-sex-offender/index.html Neo-Nazis feign remorse, taunt family of murdered sex offender] (2013)'''
*:''"In court, the South Carolina neo-Nazi couple seemed remorseful for the 2013 murder of a sex offender, but they changed their tunes when their life sentences were handed down. "Child molesters do not deserve to live," Jeremy Moody said as he was led out of a Union County courthouse Tuesday wearing handcuffs and striped prison scrubs. "Had to do it over again, I'd kill more." As his wife, Christine Moody, was placed into a police car for transport to prison, she added, "I have no regrets. Killing that pedophile was the best day of my life." The couple was charged in the murders of Charles Parker, 59, and his wife, Gretchen, 51, in July. The Moodys went to their Jonesville home pretending to have car trouble, entered the home and killed the couple, Union County Chief Deputy Perry Haney said at the time. ''[...]'' "See you perverts later," Jeremy Moody said as he was escorted out of the courtroom. "That's what child molesters get." ''[...]'' And did she have anything to say to Parkers' families? "May they die also," she said before officers placed her in the back of a squad car."''

::Further, from the same case:

:*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20151030050334/https://www.foxcarolina.com/story/22906138/sheriff-2-bodies-found-in-union-county-home/ Homicide suspect calls victim 'pedophile' and 'demon'] (2013)'''
:::''"The victims were shot with a .380 handgun at close range and stabbed, according to Taylor. Taylor said surveillance video helped them identify and arrest Christine Moody, 36, and Jeremy Moody, 30, in connection with the Parkers' deaths. Both were arrested and charged with two counts of murder. ''[...]'' In court, Christine Moody told FOX Carolina that Charles Parker was a "pedophile" and a "demon." ''[...]'' According to the sheriff, Jeremy Moody told deputies he killed Charles Parker because he was a registered sex offender and planned to kill another registered sex offender on his list Wednesday had he not been caught, Taylor said. Taylor said Gretchen Parker was killed because she was with Charles Parker."''

*'''[[Wikipedia:Stephen Marshall (murderer)|Stephen Marshall (murderer): Wikipedia]] (2006)'''
*:''"Stephen Marshall (9 August 1985 – 16 April 2006) was an American-Canadian vigilante who searched publicly available sex offender registries in the United States for the names and addresses of convicted sex offenders before traveling to Maine in the Northeastern United States and murdering two. ''[...]'' After his suicide, authorities investigated his computer. They found an animation of Jesus armed with an assault rifle while knocking on someone's door. Witnesses reported that Marshall had converted to Christianity shortly before the killings. At one point, he referred to pedophiles as "scums of the Earth"."''
::*Among Marshall's victims was William Elliott. At age 19, Elliott had voluntary sex with a 15-year-old girl who was turning 16 ([[Age of Consent]] in their state Maine) in 3 weeks. The girl’s parents found out about this, and Elliott was accused of sexual abuse of a minor and spent 2 years in prison. After leaving prison, William decided to live separately from his mother, bought a trailer and got a job as a construction worker. On April 16, 2006, Stephen Marshall came to William's house and shot William in the face from the threshold. During the arrest, Stephen committed suicide. William was 24 years old when he died. His killer was 20 years old. Marshall found William's address on the Maine sex offenders registry. Joe Reisdorf, a friend of Stephen Marshall, said that in their teens they sometimes discussed sex offenders they had heard about in the news. Stephen and Joe agreed then that sex offenders are disgusting and useless people and that they are worse than killers. On the same day, another registered sex offender, 57-year-old Joseph Gray, became a Marshall victim. The Maine Sex Offender Registry is still publicly available.

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20121020072046/https://www.cbsnews.com/8301-501203_162-3597422.html/ Did Sex Offender Listing Lead To Murder?] (2009)'''
*:''"Convicted rapist Michael Dodele had been free just 35 days when sheriff's deputies found him dead from stab wounds last month in his mobile home. They quickly arrested his neighbor, 29-year-old construction worker Ivan Garcia Oliver, who made "incriminating comments, essentially admitting to his attacking Dodele," police said. Oliver pleaded not guilty to charges of first-degree murder, burglary and elder abuse on Nov. 30. A neighbor of Oliver's said that two days before the killing, he "told every house" in the trailer park that he found Dodele's name listed on the Web site of convicted sexual offenders, and was uncomfortable living near him. In a jailhouse interview with the Los Angeles Times, Oliver said he had a son who was molested in the past and he took action to protect the child. "Society may see the action I took as unacceptable in the eyes of 'normal' people," Oliver said. "I felt that by not taking evasive action as a father in the right direction, I might as well have taken my child to some swamp filled with alligators and had them tear him to pieces. It's no different." As it turned out, Dodele was not actually a child molester. His records show he sexually assaulted adult women."''

*'''[http://archive.boston.com/news/local/articles/2004/12/05/man_defends_attacks_on_sex_offenders?pg=full Man defends attacks on sex offenders] (2004)'''
*:''"Lawrence Trant sees himself as a righteous crusader who put muscle behind his boiling outrage against pedophiles. The state of New Hampshire sees Trant differently. He is serving a 10- to 30-year sentence in New Hampshire State Prison after pleading guilty to attempting to murder two convicted sex offenders whose names and addresses he found on an Internet registry posted by the state. "I don't want people to steal the souls of little kids," Trant, 57, said in an interview in prison last week. "I'm doing 30 years for something I think is morally justified." But prosecutor John Weld says Trant is one of the most cold-blooded criminals he has encountered. If Trant had not been arrested, Weld said, the native of Cambridge, Mass., probably would have killed someone convicted of a sex crime against children. "He doesn't seem to have any conscience about violence to other people," Weld said. "These people have as much right to justice as anybody else." ''[...]'' "I hope I've done a service to the community," Trant said. "These guys are sexual terrorists.""''

===Vigilante/Hate-motivated Murder===

[[File:Axtell.png|thumb|Formerly sectioned [[pedophobia|pedophobic]] murderer Levi Axtell (right) received the support of his community]]
[[Wikipedia:Rocky Beamon|Murder of sex offenders in jail]] is widespread, and in [[California]], is twice as common as murder in the general prison population.<ref>[https://www.vice.com/en/article/why-sex-offenders-are-getting-slaughtered-in-california-prisons-218/ Vice on why sex offenders are getting slaughtered]</ref>

There are also [[Wikipedia:Snowtown murders|numerous examples]] of murders not resulting directly from registered sex offender status, but instead hearsay in the local community re. a person's status. These include cases of mistaken identity, mistaken motive, and have reached such a point that it can be concluded light sentencing is directly encouraging the acts.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20161217033917/https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/1198221/vigilante-paedophile-hunter-jailed-for-life-for-murdering-dad-wrongly-accused-of-trying-to-meet-teenage-girl/ Vigilante paedophile hunter jailed for life for murdering dad wrongly accused of trying to meet teenage girl], [https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/apr/12/teenage-vigilantes-killed-darren-kelly-mistaken-paedophile-court 'Teenage vigilantes' killed man mistaken for paedophile, court told], [https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3330339/Millionaire-British-estate-agent-beat-death-German-paedophile-helped-launch-Katie-Price-s-clothes-range-catching-taking-pictures-children-set-spared-jail.html Millionaire British estate agent who beat German 'paedophile' to death after he took photos of his children in Spanish resort is to be spared jail]</ref> In one particularly disgusting 2022 example, a teenager who repeatedly and fatally stabbed her partner (later alleging he was "trafficking" her), escaped prison, later benefitting from a fundraiser to pay her fines.<ref>[https://www.gofundme.com/f/vxgt7q Pieper Lewis Gofundme, following deadly assault on 37 year old Zachary Brooks]</ref> The limits on the fundraiser were raised after it was exceded, and she was praised as "brave" in parts of the mainstream media:

::''"She said she did not fear the prospect of going to prison, and that she will go on to be a fashion designer and open a business called Pie. She also said she will become a juvenile justice advocate. "My story can change things. My story has changed me," Lewis said. "The events that took place on that horrific day cannot be changed, as much as I wish I could. That day a combination of complicated actions took place resulting in the death of a person, as well as a stolen innocence of a child.""''<ref>[https://eu.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/crime-and-courts/2022/09/13/pieper-lewis-speaks-sentencing-killing-alleged-rapist-des-moines-sex-trafficking/10358999002/ Des Moines teen Pieper Lewis, who killed alleged rapist, gets probation, deferred judgment]</ref>

Given probation, she then repaid the leniency shown to her by repeatedly failing to report.<ref>[https://who13.com/news/pieper-lewis-whereabouts-unknown-after-second-chance-at-probation/ Pieper Lewis, failure to report]</ref>

*'''[https://www.itv.com/news/london/2026-01-14/teenagers-planned-to-attack-man-they-branded-as-pedophile-court-hears Teenagers 'planned to attack' man they branded as paedophile, court hears] (2026)'''
*:''"A 16-year-old girl ''[above the local Age of Consent]'' and two boys aged 15 and 16 are on trial at Woolwich Crown Court for the murder of Alexander Cashford in Leysdown-on-Sea, Kent, on August 10 last year. Prosecutor Kate Blumgart KC told the jury that Mr Cashford met the girl by chance at an arcade in the seaside resort on August 8, giving her his phone number on a business card. The 16-year-old boy saved it in his own phone as “pedo” (sic) and over the next two days around 75 messages were exchanged, with Mr Cashford believing he was in contact with a 16-year-old girl named Sienna. ''[...]'' It is claimed the two boys followed Mr Cashford and the girl as they walked along the promenade in the Isle of Sheppey village, before the 16-year-old boy hit him on the back of the head with a bottle. The girl shouted “f****** paedophile, I’m f****** 16, get him” as she filmed the attack, with witnesses describing the 16-year-old boy throwing rocks at Mr Cashford. After he was arrested, prosecutors say the 16-year-old boy shared footage of the attack with three people, with the caption: “f***** pedo (sic) up lol” ''[...]'' Ms Blumgart said: “He was later seen by witnesses throwing large rocks at Mr Cashford’s already seemingly lifeless body and head. “This at the tail end of a vicious onslaught.” The girl showed “unwavering enthusiasm for the venture” that could be heard in her “shrieks” as she recorded the attack, the court was told. The footage was “undoubtedly planned to be evidence of their own successful hunt”, Ms Blumgart said."''

*'''[https://www.foxnews.com/us/texas-vigilante-tricked-sex-offender-meeting-him-park-murdered-him-police Texas vigilante tricked sex offender into meeting him at park – then murdered him: police] (2024)'''
*:''"James Lewis Spencer III, 24, is charged with murder in connection with the shooting death of Sean Connery Showers, 37, who was found unresponsive, lying in a ditch near a park on Northwood Street, in the early morning hours of May 29, 2023, according to the Houston Police Department. Spencer allegedly told someone "he believed the police were not doing enough to keep pedophiles incarcerated," and he wanted to "rob and harm those types of men [because] they would do bad things to little children and other people," an affidavit filed in Harris County last week states."''

*'''[https://www.presseportal.de/blaulicht/pm/35235/3970250 Lynching (German Police Report - Translated)] (2023)'''
*:''"Yesterday at noon, several men in Bremen-Lesum believed they had to take matters into their own hands. After a television report around noon, they went to a man in his apartment and beat him up so badly that he initially suffered life-threatening injuries. The broadcaster described in a post how reporters sought contact with alleged pedophiles via the Internet. The film then showed a man whose behavior was described by the reporters as suspicious and filmed. After the broadcast, the filmed man was allegedly recognized by people from Bremen-Nord. They said they had identified the address of the man depicted in the post and went there. Unknown perpetrators then broke into an apartment in the multi-party building and beat up a 50-year-old resident so badly that he suffered life-threatening injuries. Fortunately, the victim's life is no longer in danger. An investigation into an attempted homicide has been launched."''

*'''[https://www.idahotribune.org/news/un-happy-fathers-day-pervert-killed-in-kellogg-idaho-after-police-and-school-admins-took-no-action Un-Happy Father’s Day: Pervert Killed In Kellogg, Idaho After Police And School Admins Took NO ACTION — Caught Masturbating While Looking At Neighbor’s Kids And In School] (2023)'''
*:''"A shooting in Kellogg Idaho has left 4 people dead, after reports of indecent exposure, perversion, and pedophilia were ignored by local law enforcement and Kellogg High School staff. The Idaho Tribune has learned, according to several sources, that the name of one of the victims is 18 year old Devin Smith, a recent graduate of Kellogg High School. Those same sources told the Idaho Tribune that Smith was caught masturbating in class and “was only given one, maybe 2 days of in school suspension” as punishment for his perverted acts. These allegations remain unconfirmed at this time. ''[...]'' According to a Facebook post by Sarah Lindsay, it appears as though despite Kaylie’s call to the Police, no action was taken, and that Smith was again seen committing perverted acts while watching the Kaylor children. Based on available information it appears as though Kaylie’s husband, a 31 year old miner named Majorjon Kaylor came home from work, found out about what happened, and in a crime of passion killed Smith, and 3 other individuals in the house."''

*'''[https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-06-17/albert-thorn-guilty-of-bradley-lyons-murder-lakes-entrance/102426248 Albert Thorn found guilty of executing Bradley Lyons in shallow bush grave after vigilantes tortured him] (2023)'''
*:''"Leading the charge was eastern Victorian man, self-styled vigilante Albert Thorn, who suspected 30-year-old Mr Lyons was a paedophile. After a three-week trial and five days of deliberations, a Supreme Court jury in Melbourne yesterday found Thorn, 57, guilty of murdering Mr Lyons by shooting him in the back of the head while he lay bound, beaten and burnt in a shallow grave in remote bushland in eastern Victoria. ''[...]'' Mr Lyons — a father of three — was ambushed at his home on December 2, 2018, by a posse of four men intent on torturing a confession out of him. ''[...]'' The attack on Mr Lyons stemmed from Stefani's belief that his landlord was sexually abusing children. No evidence was ever provided to corroborate his opinion, and prosecutors in court labelled them "flimsy claims"."''

:*'''[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/melbourne/article-12217413/Final-moments-Bradley-Lyons-life-tortured-Australian-Freedom-Fighters-chainsaw.html The terrifying inside story of how an innocent dad was tortured and killed by a group of chainsaw-wielding 'paedophile hunters' - after his wife falsely accused him of molesting her daughters] (2023)'''
:*:''"A ruthless gang of drug-fuelled vigilantes menaced an innocent father with a chainsaw while trying to force a confession out of him for crimes he did not commit, in a brutal torture and murder that shocked Australia. Father-of-eight Bradley 'BJ' Lyons was tortured and executed after being betrayed by his meth-addled wife Jana Hooper, who falsely accused him of sexually assaulting her daughters. Video obtained by Daily Mail Australia shows Hooper leading her husband to his death after 'giving the nod' for thugs to enter their house in Lakes Entrance, in Victoria's east, and attack him. ''[...]'' Thorn had been the leader of a vigilante gang with a very specific hatred for paedophiles. Such was Thorn's hatred for paedophiles, he tattooed the gang's name, Australian Freedom Fighters, across his entire back and posted photographs to Facebook. ''[...]'' Mr Lyons was eventually dragged out of the boot of Thorn's car to an old shed on his property where things went from bad to worse for the terrified dad. The court heard Thorn was giddy with excitement. 'I could see Bert getting really turned on and getting some sort of pleasure from this,' Ms MacFarlane told the jury. ''[...]'' The court heard the men had celebrated their crime, holding a party at Thorn's property in which Mr Lyons' own wife and children attended."''

*'''[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11848881/Minnesota-dad-uses-shovel-moose-antler-kill-77-year-old-sex-offender-stalked-daughter.html Minnesota dad uses moose antler to slaughter 77-year-old sex offender he claims was stalking daughter - before turning himself in to police station 'covered in blood'] (2023)'''
*:''"A Minnesota father slaughtered a 77-year-old convicted sex offender using a moose antler and shovel after he accused the victim of stalking his young daughter. Levi Axtell, 27, walked into at the sheriff's office covered in blood and with his head in his hands as he admitted killing Lawrence Scully - who was jailed for molesting a six-year-old girl in 1979. Axtell, from Cook County, Minnesota, had long been suspicious of Scully parking his vehicle at locations where children were present. In 2018 Axtell filed an order of protection against the elderly man which was initially granted but later dropped. Court records also show Scully was committed to a mental institution in 2020 but was later released and prescribed anti-psychotic drugs. ''[...]'' On Saturday a woman believed to be Axtell's sister said she had received lots of support from the local community and the family were planning to set up an online fundraiser to help with the case."''
[[File:Tcap.png|thumb|Posted by a murderer's wife on Facebook]]
:*'''[https://cnycentral.com/news/nation-world/man-charged-with-murder-for-killing-former-sex-offender-with-a-shovel-and-an-antler-second-degree-murder-pedophile-sexual-assault-stalking-harassment-trespassing-moose Man charged with murder for killing former sex offender with a shovel and an antler]'''
:*:''"Axtell made public posts on social media expressing violent thoughts towards people like Scully starting in 2020. He posted a photo on Facebook featuring someone holding a gun with the caption, “Only cure for pedophiles. A bullet." He added additional thoughts in the comment thread below the photo, saying, "People always ask me why I hate pedophiles. They assume I've been abused. But really I think being protective is just an Axtell trait.""''

*'''[https://www.leparisien.fr/faits-divers/ain-accuse-a-tort-d-etre-un-pedophile-un-septuagenaire-battu-a-mort-01-09-2020-8376594.php Ain: wrongly accused of being a pedophile, a septuagenarian beaten to death] (2020)'''
*:''"On Sunday, a 74-year-old man was repeatedly beaten by a 25-year-old man who thought he was dealing with a pedophile. He died the next day. ''[...]'' The owners of the premises had asked this 74-year-old man, a neighbor and friend, to babysit their 12-year-old son during the weekend, and the latter had spent the night there. ''[...] [After entering by force, the 25 year old was]'' convinced he was dealing with a pedophile who attacked his cousin ''[...]'' despite the denials of the child himself."''

*'''[https://www.essexlive.news/news/basildon-man-steven-keeble-who-1505785 Basildon man Steven Keeble who beat dad John Masser to death in the street is jailed for life] (2018)'''
*:''"A man who brutally beat a dad-of-three to death in a residential street shouted and screamed as he was taken away to serve a life sentence in prison. ''[...]'' Six weeks prior Mr Masser appeared at Basildon Crown Court for a historic sex offence allegation, in which he denied raping a teenager in 1986. ''[...]'' When he saw Mr Masser on the street outside the home of a friend he became very angry by Mr Masser’s presence and his behaviour. “Having left that man bleeding and badly injured on the road, he described him after the attack as a ‘nonce’." ''[...]'' The violent attack was witnessed by a number of residents of Moss Drive, including a pregnant woman. ''[...]'' "Detective inspector Alan Pitcher, from the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate said after the guilty verdict: “On a Sunday, early evening last October, Keeble brutally attacked Mr Masser, subjecting him to a sustained and violent attack. He punched him to the ground and repeatedly kicked and stamped on his head while in a rage. He fled the scene and then denied the assault when he was arrested by the police. By the end of the attack, Mr Masser was lying critically injured. He survived for a few days, but these injuries, viciously inflicted by Keeble, had done too much damage.""''

*'''[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2137467/Suspect-accused-murdering-gay-supermarket-worker-used-military-strategy-track-uncaught-paedophiles.html?ito=feeds-newsxml Suspect accused of murdering gay supermarket worker used 'military strategy to track down uncaught paedophiles'] (2013)'''
*:''"A man accused of murdering a gay supermarket worker embarked on a campaign against uncaught paedophiles using 'military strategy' to track them down after overhearing convicted prisoners planning new offences while in prison, a court heard. Christopher Hunnisett, who is on trial accused of killing supermarket worker Peter Bick, told the court he used the internet and a network of 'live sources' - some made in prison - to investigate rumours of child abuse. ''[...]'' 'There are so many paedophiles in this country, over 600,000 who just offend against children,' he said. 'Even if I stopped more than 100 a day I would take over 20 years to deal with them. It is impossible for one person to stop them all. ''[...]'' While in the witness box Hunnisett used military terms like 'in the field' to describe how he investigated claims of sex offending, using call signs like 'Sierra' to describe a 'suspect' and 'Tango' to describe a 'target' against whom he had proof of illegal activities. One they had been 'dealt with' they were reclassified as 'x-ray'. ''[...]'' Mr Bick was killed during the early hours of January 11 last year after Hunnisett, whom he had met for sex, inflicted five severe blows to his head with a hammer and strangled him with a shoelace, the court has been told previously. ''[...]'' 'It's disgusting and they have no idea how much it destroys a person and damages them, and no one gives a damn about it.' ''[he said] [...]'' The trial has already heard there is no evidence that Mr Bick was a paedophile."''

*'''[https://www.welt.de/vermischtes/article152034899/Eltern-locken-vermeintlichen-Paedophilen-in-Todesfalle.html Parents lure alleged pedophile into death trap (Translation)] (2016)'''
*:''"The public prosecutor's office in Aachen read out the indictment on the first day of the trial, and it became clear to those attending the trial that it was probably deadly vigilante justice due to a misunderstanding. Because daughter Chantal was 22 years old on Facebook. Her parents had made her ten years older when she set up the account, possibly to protect her. One evening Christian L. sent Chantal two short messages via Facebook: first a "How are you" and a little later a "Good evening". When she didn't respond, Christian L. left it at that. He had no idea that he had texted a twelve-year-old. However, Chantal's parents seemed convinced it was a pedophile and they wanted to punish him fatally, according to prosecutors. Mother Nadine contacted Christian L. via Facebook and pretended to be interested in a sexual encounter. When that didn't work, 38-year-old Marlene M. became active as a "decoy" on Facebook and arranged a lonely evening meeting point with Christian L. near the train station in Eschweiler, North Rhine-Westphalia. ''[...]'' Mother Nadine hit Christian L. in the face with brass knuckles at the train station and challenged his smartphone to see if he had photos of her daughter on it. Nothing was found, but father Karl-Heinz, who had emerged from the bushes, stabbed Christian L. again and again – “with an absolute will to destroy,” as the public prosecutor says. The couple and work colleague L. left the seriously injured victim. Christian L. bled to death. ''[...]'' Very sad lives emerge, characterized by school failure, drugs, unemployment, frustration and being overwhelmed. Nadine's mother is very pale and sits motionless with her carefully combed long hair in the last row of the dock while her lawyer gives biographical information. She left secondary school and worked at the gas station until she couldn't get along with the boss anymore and became unemployed. She had started smoking marijuana and drinking alcohol at an early age."''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20150801145803/http://www.thespec.com/news-story/5770481-did-vigilante-kill-michael-sullivan-for-pretending-to-take-child-s-photo-/ Did vigilante kill Michael Sullivan for pretending to take child's photo?] (2018 - [https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/michael-sullivan-1.4913512 see also])'''
*:''"Two years after a 51-year-old cyclist, Michael Sullivan, was killed in a hit and run that police kept secret for months, details of his death and the subsequent police investigation are emerging. Interviews with Sullivan's family suggest Hamilton police believe he was stalked and run down by a driver who mistakenly believed he was a child molester."''

*'''[https://journalmetro.com/actualites/national/1051401/de-laide-financiere-pour-yan-dugas-accuse-davoir-tue-un-pedophile/ Financial aid for Yan Dugas, accused of having killed a pedophile] (2016)'''
*:''"A crowdfunding campaign has been created on the internet to help Yan Dugas, the 18-year-old young man accused of the murder of pedophile Mathias Breton. A Facebook page “Supports Yan Dugas – Official” was created following his arrest. On this page, loved by more than 100 people, a fundraising campaign on the Go Fund Me site was shared. On a photo of the young man, we can read the following comment: "this boy has rid a useless animal why a trial (sic)"."''

*'''[https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/bijan-ebrahimi-murdered-vigilante-lee-2651168 Disabled man burned to death by vigilantes who wrongly suspected him of being a paedophile] (2013)'''
*:''"Thugs beat up a vulnerable disabled man and burned him to death because they mistakenly believed he was a paedophile. Neighbours accused Bijan Ebrahimi, 44, of being a pervert when he was seen taking photos of youths vandalising his hanging baskets. A court heard the rumours led to the keen gardener’s horrific death when Lee James, 24, kicked him unconscious. With the help of pal Stephen Norley, James then dragged him outside, soaked him in white spirit and set him alight. Police earlier took Mr Ebrahami away for questioning as an angry mob chanted “paedo, paedo”, but he was released when officers found he had done nothing wrong. One resident in Brislington, Bristol, said: “When the police took him away everyone was cheering. Then he was released back into that.” Another added: “Whoever started those rumours now has to live with that. "He wasn’t a paedophile and now he’s dead. That’s a hell of a thing to have on your conscience.”"''

*'''[https://www.brongersma.info/Founding_member_of_NAMBLA_murdered_by_man_he_befriended Founding member of NAMBLA murdered by man he befriended] (1986)''' (also see our gallery)
*:''"Robert Burdick, a 78-year-old retired teacher, was brutally murdered in his New York apartment July 24. A drifter named Edward Joseph Patterson, 37, has admitted committing the crime. Burdick's body was found, stabbed at least ten times in the chest, that afternoon following phone calls by Patterson to reporters in Philadelphia and Baltimore, in which he described the crime. He was arrested that evening in Baltimore. ''[...]'' Patterson, who has a record of 50 arrests and is listed in police records under some 23 aliases, is apparently a deranged antihomosexual psychopath and has reportedly threatened to kill all American presidents from Richard Nixon on. He told reporters after killing Burdick that he planned to kill eight members of his own family in Camden, New Jersey, "in a more terrible and violent way." He asserted that someone in his family had "molested" him when he was nine years old, and sought to justify his murder of Burdick by alleging that Burdick had had sex with children. What is more likely is that he murdered Burdick because of Burdick's involvement with NAMBLA and his support of man/boy love. Burdick had never been arrested or charged with any crime of any kind. He was a committed fighter for sexual freedom and gay liberation who will be missed not only by his comrades in NAMBLA, but by the entire gay movement."''

*'''[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/manchester/6182286.stm Probe into police attack response] (2005)'''
*:''"Paul Cooper was killed at his flat in Heywood, Greater Manchester, in 2005. ''[...]'' The 42-year-old suffered a "brutal and prolonged attack", Minshull Street Crown Court heard. Read attacked and killed Mr Cooper after becoming fixated with the idea he had been indecently assaulted by him when he was a child, the court heard. Police said there was no suggestion that Mr Cooper was ever involved in sexual offences."''

*'''[https://nashaniva.com/?c=ar&i=229960&lang=ru Закон района: товарищ бьет — и ты должен бить». Что говорят в Полоцке о подозреваемых в жестоком убийстве ] (2019)'''
*:[Editor summary] On April 22, 2019, the 26-year-old resident of Polotsk, Roman Tsyro, was severely beaten and buried alive. The killers were three of his acquaintances - Slava (16 years old), Yuri (17 years old) and Vadim (20 years old). Roman had a relationship with a 16-year-old schoolgirl. He was probably in love with her. The girl herself considered their relationship a friendship. Nevertheless, Slava, Yuri and Vadim considered this unacceptable. On the night of April 21-22, they called Roman, asked to take a taxi and call for them, which he did. They came home to Roman. Young people demanded him leave his girlfriend and confirm in writing the end of the relationship. After Roman refused to do this, they began to beat him. He was beaten with hands, a shovel and other means. Then the killers buried him in the yard. Presumably, Roman was still alive. Further stories.<ref>[https://nashaniva.com/?c=ar&i=229917&lang=ru Supplementary story re. Tsyro (in Russian)]</ref>

*'''[https://www.lefigaro.fr/actualite-france/2010/04/08/01016-20100408ARTFIG00718-soupconne-d-etre-pedophile-il-aurait-ete-tue-par-ses-voisins-.php Suspected of being a pedophile, he was allegedly killed by his neighbors] (2010)'''
*:''"On the night of December 8, 2009, firefighters intervened in the apartment of Philippe Pouillé, 69, in flames. The body of this pensioner, slightly handicapped and placed under respiratory assistance, was discovered charred on his bed. The investigators had initially thought of an accident, the oxygen cylinders having been able to catch fire. But the discovery of a box of matches and traces of fuel had quickly oriented the investigation, entrusted to the SRPJ of Montpellier, towards the hypothesis of a murder. A few days later, the autopsy revealed that the man had indeed died of strangulation and not from the consequences of the fire. During their police custody, the three accused neighbors explained that they had gone to the pensioner's house to obtain explanations following questionable behavior. Still according to them, Philippe Pouillet used to receive young children at his home, including the daughters, aged eight and nine, of the two women indicted, who allegedly complained of touching. There, the conversation would have degenerated and two of the three neighbors would then have strangled the old man with their bare hands. They would then have returned a little later to set fire to his apartment. But, according to information from RTL, in the building where the tragedy took place, the theory of a pedophile tendency on the part of the pensioner is puzzling. "This rumor of pedophilia did not hold until this morning, for us, in any case, and it still does not," explains Nordine, who lives on the same floor as the victim. ''[...]'' The girls, who should be quickly examined by a doctor, will be seen by a psychiatrist."''

*'''[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11364461/amp/Father-forced-paedophile-friend-dig-grave-freed-jail-early.html Russian father who forced his paedophile best friend to dig his own grave and kill himself after discovering he had sexually abused his daughter, six, is freed from jail a year early after serving just six months] (2022)'''
*:''"A distraught father who forced his best friend to kill himself when he discovered the man had sexually abused his daughter has been freed from jail after only six months. ''[...]'' Prominent TV journalist and former Russian presidential candidate Ksenia Sobchak told her followers: "All parents are standing up for the paedophile's killer.""''

*'''[https://www.digibron.nl/viewer/collectie/Digibron/id/tag:RD.nl,20000925:newsml_6b6e6108c4660fb6ff444d2075ed0aaf Oosterhouter bekent neersteken plaatsgenoot] (2000)'''
*:[Editor summary] On September 22, 2000, 37-year-old Lucien met the 22-year-old Dennis Brocken at the supermarket and inflicted 10 stab wounds on him. The motive for the murder was the fact that Dennis had previously committed a sexual “crime”, one of the “victims” of which was Lucien’s son. For this, Dennis was convicted and served his sentence. Dennis’ crime was that he downloaded child pornography and invited a group of youths to his home, played computer games with them and played with them sexually. Brocken was applauded in some quarters as a national hero. Further stories.<ref>[https://12ft.io/proxy?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.volkskrant.nl%2Fnieuws-achtergrond%2Fsympathisanten-maken-volksheld-van-pedokiller%7Eb1c5707e%2F 12ft unpaywalled supplementary article in Dutch re. Brocken]</ref><ref>[https://12ft.io/proxy?q=https://www.volkskrant.nl/nieuws-achtergrond/pedofiel-mogelijk-gedood-door-vader-slachtoffer~bdc8cc8d/ 12ft unpaywalled further supplementary article in Dutch re. Brocken]</ref>

*'''[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/7778891.stm Stab murder man was sex offender] and [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1094055/Convicted-paedophile-struck-stabbed-death-stripped-mutilated-suspected-vigilante-attack.htm Convicted paedophile 'who struck again' stabbed to death, stripped and mutilated in suspected vigilante attack] (2008)'''
*:''"A man found stabbed to death in south London was a convicted child sex offender, it has been revealed. Andrew Cunningham, 52, was found dead in his caravan in Riverside Road, in Wandsworth, on Wednesday. A post-mortem examination said the cause of death was multiple wounds including mutilation to the groin." // "A paedophile was hacked to death in a frenzied assault by a suspected mob of vigilantes. Andrew Cunningham, 52, was found naked and soaked in blood at his caravan home after suffering multiple stab wounds to his head, neck and chest ''[...]'' Recently, drinkers at a pub claimed he had assaulted another girl. This allegation was never reported to police but mobs reportedly drove past his caravan chanting: 'Die, paedo, die.' Cunningham moved there because vigilantes had set fire to a bag of rubbish outside his former house in Wandsworth in 2003. ''[...]'' A police source said detectives were focusing on recent incidents rather than his earlier conviction. He added: 'Damage was caused to his genitals. He was loathed by a large number of people so we have a lot of potential suspects.' Yesterday Wazir Zadran, 23, a worker at a nearby fish factory, said: 'I heard it was a planned attack. Everyone knew he lived there and was a paedophile.' ''[...]'' Cunningham's body was found by his employer, known as Rodney, who said: 'There was blood everywhere. The bed was soaked and his head was lying in it.' He added: 'He was a lovely man, he couldn't do enough for me.' But yesterday there was little sympathy from motorists passing the scene, with one van driver shouting: 'He deserved it.' However, a bunch of flowers was laid by a 15-year-old called Lucy. She said: 'I used to go round his caravan instead of going to school. He never laid a finger on me. He told me to go back to school.' The teenager, who was accompanied by her father, later made a statement to police. A tag on her flowers read: 'To Andy, the best man alive no matter what people say. Me and the family will miss you. May you rest in peace.'"''
[[File:Blair.png|thumb|Mitchelle Blair launched into a rage, tortured and murdered her children, she says, when one confessed that the other was "humping" him (described in the story as "rape")]]
*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20081006024755/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20081002.BCVIGILANTE02/TPStory/National Slaying provoked by false accusation, police say] (2008)'''
*:''"VICTORIA -- The sexual touching allegations that provoked the beating death of a Courtenay man this week lacked credibility and may have been fabricated, police said yesterday. Comox RCMP Inspector Tom Gray said a follow-up investigation of the allegations, made by two girls aged 13 and 15 who had been "hanging out" at the victim's house, found no evidence of any wrongdoing. "We're not so sure the people ''[the teenage girls]'' making these allegations are credible," said Insp. Gray, noting that RCMP detectives had interviewed the girls at length. "The issue, in my view, was somewhat consensual and in any event it didn't go very far. I just don't want anyone in the public to think the [slaying] victim did anything bad or anything to deserve this.""''

*'''[http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/primal-rage-pedo-stomped-to-death/2008/07/22/1216492426387.html Primal rage: 'pedo' stomped to death] (2008)'''
*:''"A convicted pedophile represented everyone who had ever abused the young Adelaide man who killed him in a primal rage, a court was told today. Timothy Hemi Schaefer, 19, went to the home of Jeffrey Edwin Payne, 56, in Adelaide in April 2007, called him a "pedo", punched him and stabbed him in the leg. ''[...]'' "In fact, during his interview with police he referred to Mr Payne as a sack of shit," Ms Powell said. "He would have had to hear and feel the sounds of the bones fracturing under foot.""''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20080612173740/https://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/homepage/abox/article_1305413.php Killing in jail decried] (2006)'''
*:''"SANTA ANA – John Derek Chamberlain feared the inmates at Theo Lacy Facility in Orange knew he was in for child pornography charges, his longtime friend Dorothy Schell recalled Friday. "You've got to talk to my attorney to get me out of here," Schell said Chamberlain told her from a jail phone on Tuesday and Wednesday. "I'm afraid. I'm afraid. I'm really afraid. They know. They know. I'm afraid something is going to happen to me." He was right. A group of inmates beat and kicked Chamberlain to death in a shower Thursday night, Orange County Sheriff's spokesman Jim Amormino said."''

===Filicide===

:''Mu have [https://www.map-union.org/perspectives/lowdown-six-hysteric-parents compiled an article] on this very subject.''

Parents have for decades been known to beat and abuse their own children because of misguided beliefs about sexuality.<ref>[https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/05/dad-allegedly-tried-to-beat-the-gay-out-of-his-own-5-year-old-son-he-could-go-away-for-life/ Dad allegedly tried to “beat the gay out of” his own 5-year old son. He could go away for life]</ref> But in some cases, this has [[Wikipedia:Killing of Ronnie Paris|escalated to murder]]. A few such examples follow.

*'''[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/28/romina-ashrafi-outcry-in-iran-over-so-called-honour-killing-of-14-year-old-girl Romina Ashrafi: outcry in Iran over so-called 'honour killing' of 14-year-old girl] (2020)'''
*:''"Iran’s president has called for swift action to outlaw so-called “honour killings” after the death of a 14-year-old Iranian girl allegedly at the hands of her father prompted a nationwide outcry. Hassan Rouhani urged his cabinet to act after Romina Ashrafi was allegedly killed by her father for running away with her boyfriend, 34-year-old Bahamn Khavari, in Talesh, 320km (198 miles) north-west of Tehran. Reza Ashrafi, who is now in custody, is accused of using a farming sickle to behead her as she slept."''

*'''[https://crownheights.info/crime/30903/man-sentenced-to-25-years-for-killing-4-year-old/ Man Sentenced to 25 Years for Killing 4-Year-Old] (2010)'''
*:''"A New York City man was sentenced to 25 years behind bars Friday for teaming up with his girlfriend to savagely beat her 4-year-old son to death. Steven Dadaille, 27, and his girlfriend, Myrna Chenphang, 26, both of Brooklyn, had avoided second-degree murder charges by pleading guilty to the lesser charge of first-degree manslaughter in the October 2009 pummeling of young Jayden Lenescar. Dadaille and Chenphang repeatedly battered the boy’s legs, arms and torso with their hands and a belt buckle over a two day period at their home in Crown Heights. Both adults admitted they beat the boy because he was touching his genitals, and they wanted to find out who taught him to do it."'

*'''[https://medium.com/lessons-from-history/the-kids-sexually-abused-each-other-their-mom-killed-them-as-punishment-87c8bb653795 The Kids Sexually Abused Each Other, Their Mom Killed Them as Punishment] (2021)'''
*:''"One day, Blair came home and found her youngest son, Matthew putting his dolls in inappropriate positions. When Blair questioned Matthew, he confided in her that his elder brother, Stephen, had been raping him. Thus, for the next week, Blair severely beat Stephen, choked him, and threw hot water at him whilst he was naked in the bathroom. In the end, Stephen died, and Blair hid his body in the freezer. ''[...]'' “I went upstairs and I said, Stephen, Matthew said you were humping on him. He stood up and looked at me like he had lost his mind. He said yes…So I started punching Stephen… I put a bag over his head, he lost consciousness, I did that a couple of times.” ''[...]'' After nine months, Blair also discovered that Stoni was abusing Matthew. Stoni’s case was personal to Blair because of what Matthew confessed. She would squeeze blood out of her menstrual pad and drop it in Matthew’s mouth. So, Blair repeated the torture routine. For days, Blair beat Stoni, starved her, threw hot water at her naked body, and finally strangled her until she died. Then, she asked her oldest daughter, Gabrielle, to put Stoni’s body in the freezer."'

*'''[https://registryreport.org/2019/03/26/dad-executed-his-15-year-old-son-for-touching-sister/ Dad Executed His 15-Year Old Son for Touching Sister] (2009)'''
*:''"When her 15-year-old son confessed to Lazette Cherry that he’d touched a 3-year-old girl in a sexual way, Cherry called a meeting with family members and friends the next day to discuss what to do next. When Jamar Pinkney Jr. came into the room, Cherry testified Monday that his father asked: “Is there anything you want to tell me?" The family left to allow the parents to talk with the boy. Then they heard screaming as Jamar Pinkney Sr. started kicking, punching and pistol-whipping his son. The witness accounts of the boy’s final minutes came during the father’s preliminary exam Tuesday in 30th District Court, in which he was ordered to stand trial on a charge of first-degree premeditated murder in the slaying of his son Nov. 16. The boy’s aunt, Yolanda Cherry, testified that she heard Jamar pleading: ‘Daddy, don’t!’ Yolanda Cherry said the boy’s father replied: ‘You want to see some counseling?’ in reference to the boy’s earlier requests to get help. ''[...]'' After hearing a single gunshot, Yolanda Cherry found her nephew lying mortally wounded. “His heart was still beating. I said, ‘Hold on. He’s choking on his blood'” Yolanda Cherry testified. “All these police cars. Where is the ambulance? When I felt again, I couldn’t feel any heartbeat.” “And he started to pull Jamar’s pants off,” Yolanda Cherry testified. “Jamar Jr. is saying, ‘No, Daddy, no.’”"'

*'''[https://www.rawstory.com/2016/02/activist-blames-quack-satanic-abuse-psychology-after-paranoid-mom-murders-her-autistic-son/ Mom murdered her autistic son after seeking help from therapist who believes in 'Satanic mind control'] (2016)'''
*:''"In May, New York millionaire Gigi Jordan was sentenced to 18 years in prison for crushing a lethal dose of Ambien and Xanax into a cocktail of juice and vodka and forcing her 8-year-old autistic son, Jude Mirra, to drink it with a syringe while holed up in a luxury hotel room. ''[...]'' News reports and court records about Jordan seem to illustrate a deeply disturbed, delusional mother who believed a complex, winding conspiracy between her two ex-husbands to both defraud her of large sums of money and horrifically, sexually abuse her son. In the end, Jordan maintains she killed Jude because she thought it was the only way to protect him from the ongoing abuse -- abuse she believed caused his autism symptoms. Both men adamantly denied the accusations. Neither has been charged with a crime. "I wanted him to be safe and at peace at any cost," Jordan said in an interview with CBS New York."'

====Fratricide====

*'''[https://www.timesnownews.com/mumbai/mumbai-youth-kills-sister-after-mistaking-blood-stains-of-her-first-period-for-bleeding-after-intercourse-article-100087696/amp Mumbai Youth Kills Sister After Mistaking Blood Stains of Her First Period for Bleeding After Intercourse] (2023)'''
*:''"In a tragic incident in Maharashtra's Thane, a 30-year-old youth allegedly killed his 12-year-old sister over suspicion that she had a physical relationship with someone after he noticed blood stains of her first period. ."'

===State murder===

In some instances, the death penalty has been used against Sex Offenders against minors.<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/southeast-asia/herry-wirawan-indonesia-teacher-rape-b2051063.html Herry Wirawan: Indonesian teacher sentenced to death for raping 13 students and impregnating eight of them]</ref> In 2023, FL Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law a bill that allows for the execution of some sex offenders. Gay activists even claimed that it could lead to the death penalty for gay and trans people.<ref>[https://edition.cnn.com/2023/05/01/politics/desantis-child-rapists-death-penalty-bill-scotus/index.html DeSantis signs bill making child rapists eligible for death penalty at odds with US Supreme Court ruling]</ref><ref>[https://www.intomore.com/impact/a-new-florida-bill-could-spell-literal-death-for-queer-and-trans-citizens/ A New Florida Bill Could Spell Literal Death for Queer and Trans Citizens]</ref> Following this, a rash of other US states such as Idaho and Alabama have passed laws favoring the death penalty for some child sex offenders.<ref>[https://abc3340.com/news/local/child-predator-death-penalty-act-pre-filed-for-alabama-legislative-session Child Predator Death Penalty Act pre-filed for next Alabama legislative session]</ref> Their constitutionality, however, is under significant scrutiny, and they are hard and notoriously expensive to enact.

Others such as China are following, even for non-violent, statutory offences.<ref>[https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202311/12/WS6550c15ea31090682a5edbf9.html Former primary school principal executed for child rape], [https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202411/14/WS67354a58a310f1265a1cd403.html 3 child rapists executed in China], [https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202505/20/WS682bd417a310a04af22c0556.html 3 executed for abusing, raping kids]. Particularly concerning here is the juxtaposition of molestation against "rape", suggesting "rape" refers to non-forcible penetration.</ref>

:'''[https://www.eastidahonews.com/2024/01/adding-lewd-conduct-with-a-child-as-a-crime-punishable-by-death-could-be-problematic/ Adding lewd conduct with a child as a crime punishable by death could be problematic] (2024)'''
::''"A proposal to make lewd conduct with a child punishable by death could drastically increase the number of death penalty cases in the state. In 2022 alone, Idaho prosecutors filed 217 cases charging adults with lewd conduct with a child under 16, a crime currently punishable by up to life in prison. ''[...]'' The state of Idaho already faces major issues finding the chemicals needed to execute a person by lethal injection, which led to the passage of a bill last year that brought back the potential use of the firing as a means of execution if the state can’t procure the necessary chemicals. The state has not yet constructed a facility to perform the executions by firing squad. IDOC spokesman Jeff Ray said IDOC is working with the Division of Public Works for the engineering, design, and construction phase. “Policy changes will be developed and presented to the board for consideration once we have a better sense of the proposed physical plant design,” Ray said."''

==Vigilante justice and rage==

:''[http://on-vigilantism.blogspot.com/ Sex Offender Research: Vigilantism] is far more comprehensive.''
[[File:Vigilante.jpg|thumb|Jason Vukovich was praised for a series of crazed hammer attacks on "pedophiles"]]
The "nonce hunting" situation in the UK<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/872436.stm Families flee paedophile protests], [https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/oct/25/vigilante-paedophile-hunters-online-police Vigilante paedophile hunters ruining lives with internet stings], [https://www.vice.com/en/article/paedophile-vigilante-dangers-murder-uk/ The Problems Facing the New Breed of Vigilante Pedophile Hunters]</ref> (and elsewhere<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-54930488 Dutch police give 'stop paedophile hunts' warning after Arnhem death]</ref>) has often been described as "out of control", with the pursuit of sexual deviants considered an "underground sport" much like cock fighting, dog fighting, bare-knuckle fighting and hare coursing. [[List of CSA/anti-pedophile proponents]] covers the British tradition of nonce-hunting and some of the highly localized groups involved.

*'''[https://www.lawenforcementtoday.com/man-used-internet-registry-to-track-down-and-beat-up-pedophiles/ Police: Man used internet registry to track down and beat up pedophiles and sex offenders] (2019)'''
*:''"Back in the summer of 2016, he carried a notebook with a list of names, including Charles Albee, Andres Barbosa and Wesley Demarest. Over five days, he entered the homes of the three men, uninvited, and hit them, sometimes with his fists and in the case of Demarest, with a hammer, knocking him unconscious. He also stole from them, taking items including a truck and a laptop, according to assistant district attorney Patrick McKay. Vukovich called himself the “avenging angel” for children hurt by abusers. Vukovich told police that he targeted his victims based on their listings on Alaska’s sex offender registry, according to the memorandum. The online registry includes their home addresses, work addresses and convictions. Vukovich carried out his first attack the day after he got out of jail."''

*'''[https://www.prisonlegalnews.org/news/2017/may/5/vigilantes-assault-rob-and-murder-registered-sex-offenders/ Vigilantes Assault, Rob and Murder Registered Sex Offenders] (2017)'''
*:''"In July 2015, Nebraska registered sex offender Phillip McDaniel lost his appeal seeking workers compensation for an attack that had occurred two years earlier at the Western Sugar Cooperative, when a co-worker assaulted him with a brass hammer while calling him a “chimo” – slang for “child molester.” The co-worker, Jason Bates, had become enraged after discovering that McDaniel was a registered sex offender. McDaniel suffered injuries to his nose, clavicle and left shoulder. He applied for workers compensation but was denied; after he appealed, the Nebraska Court of Appeals upheld the denial, finding that the attack was due to personal reasons even if the only relationship between the two was as co-workers. See: McDaniel v. Western Sugar Coop., 23 Neb. App. 35, 867 N.W.2d 302 (Neb. Ct. App. 2015)."''

*'''[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2700872/My-son-saved-attackers-life-Father-pounded-admitted-child-molester-bloody-puddle-claims-son-stopped-stabbing-admitted-pedophile-death.html 'My son saved his attacker's life': Father who brutally beat teen he caught raping his son, 11, reveals it was only his boy's pleas that saved the pedophile from death...] (2014)'''
*:[Summary] ''"Jason Browning, 35, shockingly admits he would have killed Raymond Frolander, 18, if not for his son stopping him. Mr Browning beat Frolander unconscious after walking in on the pervert performing a sex act on his son while naked. 'I just snapped,' he admitted after the beating at his Florida home - he will not be charged with any crime for his actions. Frolander admitted to police he has been molesting the boy for three years and was charged with sexual battery on a child under 12. The father created a Gofundme donations page asking for $1million for his son - but later took it down."''

*'''[https://www.courthousenews.com/doing-gods-work-with-a-hammer/ ‘Doing God’s Work’ With a Hammer] (2011)'''
*:''"A man attacked a 74-year-old registered sex offender with a hammer, claiming he was "doing God's work," police said. John Joseph Huffmaster, 29, of Hazelwood, allegedly crossed the street at about 6 a.m. on June 16 to the home of his 74-year-old neighbor under the guise of asking to borrow some sugar. When the man agreed to give him the sugar, Huffmaster walked inside the house and attacked him with a hammer, police said. Huffmaster then called police and told them that the man was molesting a child and that he had gone there to stop it, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. Police arrived, but did not find a child. They found the neighbor semi-conscious and bleeding, with multiple skull and facial fractures."''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20081019044538/http://www.russiatoday.com/features/news/31969 Half a million for a paedophile's head] (2008)'''
*:''A parents' committee in Ekaterinburg, a city of over a million people in the Urals, has decided to tackle the problem of paedophilia using their own methods. They have instigated a "reward for the head of a paedophile". They will award 100,000 rubles (roughly US$ 4,000) to anyone who helps hand a paedophile over to the police and 500,000 rubles (US$ 19,000) to anyone who kills or severely injures one. The first reward has already been given to Evgeny Ivin, a student, who detained a paedophile and thereby saved a nine-year-old girl from rape earlier this year. The aspect of the story which most worried the committee was the fact that, allegedly, three passers-by saw the crime being committed, before the fourth, Ivin, decided to intervene. The new award will, according to them, make ordinary citizens more attentive in such situations. The second, more substantial, award is destined for those who have been jailed for "dealing" with a paedophile. The committee insists that society turns away from such individuals, but their actions can be understood. The money, according to the committee, can be used to pay attorneys and for moral compensation that the government all too often doesn't provide."''
[[File:Pedoph.png|thumb|Would be [[Pedophobia|pedophobic]] murderer Jason Browning had his 11-year old son to thank for preventing such an outcome after walking in on a homosexual encounter and brutalizing the older partner. He was still not charged for the attack, despite his cynical attempts to capitalize financially upon the "heroic" act.]]
*'''[https://www.ipce.info/newsletters/e_26/absurdities.htm Man walks free after stabbing pedophile] (2008)'''
*:''"A BLIND man who once acted as a lookout for a robbery yesterday walked from court after pleading guilty to stabbing a confessed pedophile. Raymond Cox - who has a list of criminal convictions 10 pages long - stabbed his neighbour after discovering he was a convicted child sex offender. The pair were drinking together when the neighbour confessed he had served time in prison for having sex with minors."''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20081003155050/http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21598,24425596-2761,00.html Police issue stern warning to vigilante] (2008)'''
*:''"LEAFLETS naming a convicted sex offender and his victims have been distributed in Booragoon, prompting police to warn people against vigilante action. ''[...]'' The pamphlets were designed to look like official documentation with the WA Police and Neighbourhood Watch logos printed on them. ''[...]'' "We are concerned about this vigilante type action, said Senior Sergeant Paul van Noort, officer-in-charge of Palmyra police station. ``Quite clearly, it's not an official document but somebody has been distributing information about a potential sex offender and unfortunately it also lists names of innocent parties as well. ``That can be very distressing for the victim and also the families as well"''

*'''Pueblo Chieftain article from October 18 (2008)'''
*:''"Reputation is a hard thing to restore. One Puebloan is trying, however, after his neighborhood was plastered with fliers last week falsely stating he was a child sex offender. "I was very fortunate that most of my neighbors that I talked to thought it was a bunch of crap," the 67-year-old man who preferred not to be identified said Friday. "My wife and I went door-to-door to tell people that I am not a sexual offender. I wanted to make sure that people who have children in the neighborhood knew it was a bunch of crap." As many as 25 fliers were distributed in the victim's neighborhood between midnight Oct. 6 and 4:30 a.m. Oct. 7, according to police. The fliers were distributed under the guise of a neighborhood watch group. It stated that the victim was charged with sexual assault on a child and stressed children's safety. "Remember there is no cure for these people," the flier said. "Help each other by watching your neighbor's children . . . Protect the Children!"''<ref>Nick Bonham's article from the Chieftain, now unarchived at '''chieftain.com/articles/2008/10/18/news/local/doc48f978e821a9e505539832.txt'''</ref>

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20081218054813/https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/man-stabbed-16-times-by.4790119.jp Man stabbed 16 times by son after downloading child porn] (2008)'''
*:''"Martyn Croft, aged 31, was sentenced to seven-and-a-half years' imprisonment last month for repeatedly stabbing his father Brian during a violent confrontation over child porn. He drove to Kingsthorpe from Birmingham armed with an eight-inch kitchen knife in January, angry after discovering his father's interest in abusive images of children. After a violent confrontation in the early hours of January 24, he attacked his father in his bedroom, stabbing him 16 times in the back and chest, leaving him for dead."'

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20071203094131/https://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20780983/ Police: Vigilante justice led to unintended death] (2007)'''
*:''"Everybody in this little mountain community knew that Timothy Chandler had been arrested on child pornography charges. It was in the newspaper and all over the TV news. Two of Chandler’s neighbors decided to do something about it, police say. They were accused of trying to scare him off by setting fire to his tiny house tucked away in a hardscrabble Appalachian hollow. Chandler, 53, escaped from the flames. But his wife was killed in what authorities were calling an example of vigilante justice. ''[...]'' “I really wish it wasn’t me who got out,” Chandler told Knoxville television station WBIR. “I wish it was her. She didn’t deserve that.” ''[...]'' The fire is one of many examples of suspected [[vigilantism]] against sex offenders, ranging from harassment and arson to more violent crimes. A Nova Scotia man used Maine’s sex offender registry last year to find and fatally shoot two registered sex offenders. Two convicted child rapists were killed in Washington state."''

===Racist and homophobic scratching-post===

:''See also: [[Research:_Commercial_and_online_sexual_exploitation#"Grooming_Gang"_Scandals|Research]]''

[[File:Gbfhjdwf.png|thumb|Western media coverage has leaned into the archetype of a "brown man" who is illiberal, unreformed and so sexually corrupted he accosts and rapes white girls (symbolising both purity and nationhood) almost reflexively]]
"[[Grooming]]" hysteria has taken on a racist angle throughout much of Europe,<ref>[https://forum.map-union.org/viewtopic.php?p=13999 MAP Forum topic on racism and homophobia within the grooming narrative]</ref><ref>[https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/best-of-srg-content/switzerlands-paedophile-hunters-when-the-hunt-for-paedophiles-descends-into-violence/90256400 Vigilante ‘paedophile hunters’ rise in Switzerland and associated violence/far-right rhetoric]</ref> with many vigilante attacks and protests against the housing of asylum seekers playing on historical claims of "gang rape" of girls by "savage" foreign men.<ref>[https://thenerdstash.com/a-broken-clock-is-right-twice-a-day-nazis-stage-cowardly-march-through-ohio-neighborhood-while-condeming-pedophiles/ ‘A broken clock is right twice a day’ Nazis Stage Cowardly March Through Ohio Neighborhood While Condeming Pedophiles]</ref><ref>[https://rmx.news/article/wilders-calls-for-chemical-castration-of-somali-charged-with-kidnap-and-attempted-rape-of-dutch-schoolgirl/ Wilders calls for chemical castration of Somali charged with kidnap and attempted rape of Dutch schoolgirl]</ref> While this is an ongoing phenomenon, it has moved beyond vigilantism in America, where politicians have incorporated racist messaging that leans into anti-pedophile prejudice as part of their anti-immigration policy platforms.<ref>[https://m.economictimes.com/news/international/us/who-is-valentina-gomez-republican-running-for-congress-vows-to-make-texas-free-from-terrorists-and-illegals-all-about-her-career-and-controversies/amp_articleshow/125741246.cms Valentina Gomez's platorm]</ref><ref>[https://wbznewsradio.iheart.com/content/2025-11-12-more-than-150-illegal-migrant-predators-nabbed-in-operation-dirtbag-noem/ More Than 150 Illegal Migrant Predators Nabbed In 'Operation Dirtbag': Noem]</ref><ref>[https://www.business-humanrights.org/en/latest-news/usa-18-filipino-workers-employed-on-carnival-cruise-line-ship-allegedly-deported-without-due-process-workers-feel-abandoned-by-the-co-incl-co-comment/ USA: Filipino workers across multiple ports employed on Carnival cruise ships allegedly deported without due process; advocates call for co. accountability; incl. co. comment]</ref> Pedo-hysteria and its institutionalization can thus be said to have emboldened unsavoury fascist ideologies by lending credibility to a localized populist narrative of racial "injustice".<ref>[https://www.gbnews.com/news/migrant-crisis-youtuber-aj-audits-paedophile Anti-migrant YouTuber who claimed to promote the 'protection of women and children' is convicted paedophile]</ref><ref>[https://hopenothate.org.uk/2025/09/16/red-white-and-bruised-the-criminal-hypocrisy-behind-anti-migrant-activists/ Hope Not Hate]</ref>

*'''[https://www.gbnews.com/news/world/spain-anti-migrant-protests-fresh-wave-asylum-riots Spain rocked by fresh wave of anti-migrant protests as hooded men target asylum centre after '14-year-old girl raped'] (2025)'''
*:''"Violence broke out against migrants in Madrid over the weekend following the reported rape of a 14-year-old Spanish girl. A Moroccan youth was arrested on Friday morning on suspicion of raping a 14-year-old in a park in the Spanish capital. A judge has since ordered that he be held in a closed juvenile prison while inquiries continue. [...] A child required hospital treatment and has since been discharged. Officers are investigating the incident. Representative of the national government in the Madrid region, Francisco Martín condemned the violence, saying that "hate speech ultimately manifests itself in hate crimes.""''

Elsewhere, [[Wikipedia:Occupy Pedophilia|homophobic groups]] have even sprung up, using hatred of [[pedophilia]] as an excuse for their existence.<ref>[https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/12/teen-gangs-are-forcing-gay-men-to-confess-to-pedophilia-in-pedo-hunting-tiktok-trend/ Teen gangs are forcing gay men to confess to pedophilia in “pedo hunting” TikTok trend]</ref><ref>[https://www.theinternational.at/15-arrested-in-austria-for-hate-crime-attacks-on-homosexuals/ Austria: 15 far-right arrested for pedophobic attacks on gay men]</ref> Copycat attempts have sprung up,<ref>[https://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/grindr-attackers-thomas-bull-ethan-jeffs-and-patrick-moloney-sentenced-in-the-tauranga-district-court/XIPEF2WK45FY5IVRMMOMY56Q44/ Grindr attackers Thomas Bull, Ethan Jeffs and Patrick Moloney sentenced in the Tauranga District Court]</ref> even leading to the kidnap of children who thought they were dealing with men who were just [[queer]] rather than potentially dangerous opportunists.<ref>[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15022723/canada-pedophile-snapchat-sting-catch-predator.html Boy, 12, is abducted 'by pedophile' after youngsters' 'To Catch a Predator' sting went horribly wrong]</ref>

In America, there now exists a vast network of gratuitously violent and often homophobic professional "pedophile hunters" who carry on their sport for profit via social media platforms. One even has a sponsorship deal with a mainstream gambling company. Criminal prosecutions are often avoided as victims are unwilling to press charges.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20250327140547/https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/03/26/us/pedophile-hunting-violence.html Online ‘Pedophile Hunters’ Are Growing More Violent — and Going Viral - NYT]</ref>

*'''[https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/gay-parents-called-rapists-pedophiles-amtrak-incident-rcna24610 Gay parents called 'rapists' and 'pedophiles' in Amtrak incident] (2022)'''
*:''"“He started yelling across me and shouting, ‘Remember what I told you!’” Pierce recalled, saying the man’s remarks were directed at his 6-year-old son. “The next thing he said was, ‘Marriage is between a man and a woman. They stole you, and they’re pedophiles.’” The shouting started as the Amtrak train was stopped at Diridon Station in San Jose, Pierce said. Immediately, he and his husband, Neal Broverman, stood up and got in between the unidentified man and their children, who started sobbing. ''[...]'' The man continued to shout at the family of four, yelling, “That’s not a family! You’re rapists and pedophiles. You steal Black and Asian children and you rape them,” Pierce and Broverman said. The couple has an adopted son, who is Black, and a 5-year-old Asian American foster daughter."''

===Police-supported===

:''See also: [[To Catch a Predator]], [[Vigilantism]] and any number of [[Wikipedia:Anti-pedophile activism|Anti "Paedophile" Organizations]] listed in our [[List of CSA/anti-pedophile proponents|compendium]].''

*'''[https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna31214450 Philly case rekindles debate on vigilante justice] (2009)'''
*:''"A dozen neighbors were so outraged by the rape of an 11-year-old girl that they chased a suspect and beat him, holding him until police arrived. Two of them were honored with an $11,500 police union reward even before the beaten man was charged in the girl's assault. Hailed by their community as heroes, none of the neighbors is being charged in the beating. "We put out a call to bring this savage beast off the street, and they stepped up," McNesby ''[LEO]'' said of the decision to hand out reward money Friday to Fernando Genval and David Vargas. "I think that these two guys did an outstanding job." Police distributed a photo of 27-year-old Jose Carrasquillo, calling him a person of interest in the case ''[...]'' '''They ''[locals]'' roughed up the first man they targeted — not Carrasquillo.''' Later, in an altercation caught by a store surveillance camera, they found and confronted Carrasquillo, beating him with their hands, feet and what appears on the videotape to be a board or a large stick. Carrasquillo was taken to a hospital in serious condition and was released into police custody two days later."''

==False accusations==

[[File:Sra.jpg|thumb|A 1994 "expert" in "satanic indicators".<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Q5kDm9eOTM Video (YT) - Got Satanists?]</ref>]]
False accusations are a frequent occurrence within this emotive arena, and are thus dotted throughout this article on adverse consequences. As we repeatedly observe, the supposed "magnitude" of this issue makes it incredibly easy for authorities to react in a way that may have life-altering consequences for the falsely accused.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20061219022834/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2001/08/05/nsue05.xml&sSheet=/news/2001/08/05/ixhome.html Businessman sues police who told school he is sex pest]</ref><ref>[https://edition.cnn.com/2025/12/23/us/mahendra-patel-caroline-miller-walmart-kidnapping-claim-hdy Mahendra Patel falsely accused of kidnapping]</ref> With even some cases supported by "compelling" professional testimony being faked with considerable ease,<ref>[https://www.fox7austin.com/news/marshall-moreno-child-sex-abuse-charges-dismissed Man's child sex abuse charges dismissed after more than 20 years in prison]</ref> the financial incentive for accusers has never been greater.

*'''[https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/case-dismissed-colorado-child-pornography-man-vilified/ Case dismissed against Colorado man charged with 140 counts of child pornography, "vilified in hometown"] (2025)'''
*:''"The man said, "Let me tell you who I am," and boasted that he had made 471 "catches" which led to 251 arrests of people trying to have sex with children. "No, I do not want to meet anybody," Lelan Donelson replied. "I'm 78 years old." The man wearing recording device responded: "But why did you tell her you wanted to meet her?" "No," Donelson said, "this girl called me and notified me. She's on the internet. And I told her, 'You're not 13 years old, or you shouldn't be on this site.'" ''[...]'' Three months later, the Brush Police Department posted Donelson's photo on its Facebook page and announced he had been arrested for possession of images of child sexual abuse. The department's investigators charged him with 140 counts of sexual exploitation of a child, all felonies. ''[...]'' In a stunning turn of events, all the charges against Donelson were dropped last Thursday. ''[...]'' The images in Donelson's phone "just weren't child porn," Sides said"''

*'''[https://www.wpbf.com/article/mother-speaks-cleared-child-sex-livestream-case-palm-beach-county-florida/69221531 Boca Raton mother Walquiria Cassini speaks out after being cleared in alleged child sex livestream case] (2025)'''
*:''"Walquiria Cassini, her boyfriend Ryan Londono, and her son Matthew Cassini were arrested and jailed in 2024 after investigators alleged they sexually assaulted Cassini’s two young sons and streamed the abuse online. All three were abruptly cleared two weeks before trial when prosecutors found no evidence to support the claims. “I had no idea why they were tying me to all these things,” Cassini told WPBF 25 News Investigative Reporter Terri Parker. “It was very scary to not know.” ''[...]'' Cassini’s lawyers said the case stemmed from a toxic custody battle — and that her ex-boyfriend, the father of the two boys, manipulated the children into making false accusations as revenge. "They were subjected to a campaign of brainwashing that separated them from their mother and distorted their sense of reality," said attorney Matthew Goldberger. ''[...]'' Body cam footage from responding deputies even shows officers doubting the children’s claims. “I’m going to be honest with you — it’s possible the kids are just lying about this because they want to stay with dad,” one deputy is heard saying. ''[...]'' “The detective who authored this probable cause affidavit authored it full of lies and speculation that almost destroyed three people’s lives,” Sacks said. “From the start, because of sensational allegations, this investigation was driven by hysteria and confirmation bias, not evidence,” Goldberger said. Despite extensive searches by the FBI and sheriff’s office — including analyzing 56 electronics, DNA, and the family’s home — investigators found no evidence tying any of the defendants to the alleged crimes. ''[...]'' “There were a lot of people who could have helped vindicate us way earlier,” Cassini said. “None of that happened.” Attorneys said questions remain about how such explosive but unfounded allegations led to criminal charges — and why it took nearly two years to clear their names."''

*'''[https://www.cinemablend.com/game-of-thrones-news/game-of-thrones-actor-canceled-pedophilia-charges-turns-out-videos-fakes A Game Of Thrones Actor Was 'Immediately Canceled' Following Pedophilia Charges. Turns Out The Videos Were Fakes] (2024)'''
*:''"On Game of Thrones, Joseph Gatt was known for playing the chilling role of Thenn Warg who could enter the minds of animals and control their actions. ''[...]'' Joseph Gatt was planning on taking part in three upcoming films he was cast in until he was “immediately canceled” after facing criminal charges a couple of years ago “for contact with a minor for a sexual offense.” According to The Daily Beast, it turns out the conversations that were considered evidence for the offense were actually fake the entire time."''

*'''[https://foxsanantonio.com/newsletter-daily/man-incorrectly-listed-as-guilty-of-sex-crimes-despite-being-found-innocent-local-news-near-me-crime-law-public-safety Man incorrectly listed as guilty of sex crimes despite being found innocent] (2025)'''
*:''"A San Antonio man nearly lost his job after online court records mistakenly indicated he was guilty of a child sex crime, despite being found innocent by the court. The error was corrected after media intervention. The man, whose identity is withheld due to his acquittal, went to trial last week, where a jury found him not guilty. However, on Friday morning, he discovered that the publicly accessible criminal records database incorrectly showed he had been convicted."''

*'''[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/901723.stm Paediatrician attacks 'ignorant' vandals] (2000)'''
*:''"A hospital paediatrician has hit out at vandals who forced her to flee her home after apparently taking her job title to mean she was a paedophile. South African-born Yvette Cloete - a 30-year-old trainee consultant at the Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport, south Wales - said she planned to move home after returning to find the outside of her property daubed with the words "paedo". ''[...]'' Marie Thorn, a senior administrator at the Royal Gwent Hospital, said Dr Cloete was dealing "very well with the circumstances". "As a happy coincidence she is moving away from the area - and I don't think this will be anything to make her regret that decision," she said. "It is really quite staggering that this kind of mistake can happen. Some people are incredibly ignorant.""''

*'''[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/849098.stm Mob mistakes man for sex abuser] (2000)
*:''"A mob has attacked the home of a man after mistaking him for one of the paedophiles "named and shamed" by a Sunday newspaper. Iain Armstrong, 49, of Bradford, Greater Manchester, was confronted by residents who thought he was a child abuser named by The News of the World following of the murder of eight-year-old Sarah Payne. Police said a panic button had been installed in Mr Armstrong's house out of fears for his safety. It was activated at 2100 GMT on Sunday after a brick was thrown through the window of a neighbouring property. The News of the World's decision to publish its list of known child abusers has already been condemned amid fears it will encourage such vigilante attacks on both convicted paedophiles and innocent people."''

*'''Dr. [[Marty Klein]] (2016) “[https://web.archive.org/web/20221230085022/http://www.sexualintelligence.org/newsletters/issue199.html#three Sexually, Are We Becoming Wilder or More Conservative?]”, ''Sexual Intelligence'', Issue #199'''
*:''"The federal government and various states spend tens of millions of dollars to plant detectives in adult chatrooms. They role-play being teens; when chatroom visitors role-play with them, assuming that the person claiming to be a teen is in fact an adult, the visitor is arrested and accused of thinking he was texting with a real teen, which is a felony."''

===Terror attacks, massacres, violence===

If enough men are unfairly targeted by [[Anti]]-MAP hysteria, it is only a matter of time before the authorities end up picking a fight with someone who is willing to carry out unforgivable acts. Not only [[Wikipedia:Murder of Joanne Witt|civilians]], but both the FBI and the Australian authorities, have felt the full brunt of this backlash, losing personnel to child-sex-accused gunmen who feel they have nothing to lose.<ref>[https://www.rt.com/usa/514392-florida-fbi-agents-shot/ FBI confirms 2 agents killed, 3 wounded in suspected child porn raid in Florida]</ref><ref>[https://edition.cnn.com/2023/08/08/australia/australia-child-abuse-arrests-rescue-fbi-agents-intl-hnk/index.html Dozens arrested over alleged child sex abuse following murder of two FBI agents]</ref><ref>[[Wikipedia:Porepunkah police shootings|Porepunkah police shootings]]</ref>

Accusations (particularly false or speculative ones) are sometimes seen to have tragic secondary consequences for those other than the accused. Such accusations, combined with harassment from the child protection bureaucracy, were the explicit reasons given by the perpetrator of the [[Wikipedia:Dunblane massacre#Perpetrator|Dunblane Massacre]]. "Anti-pedophile" vigilantes have also been targeted in "retribution" attacks, and one famously slain.<ref>[https://www.npr.org/2023/10/07/1203391098/boopac-shakur-death-michigan-child-predators Police investigate the shooting death of man who often confronted alleged pedophiles]</ref> Hysterical and deluded views on "pedophiles" in power were cited as motivation for one of the assassination attempts on Donald Trump. The perpetrator evidently believed Trump was himself a pedophile.<ref>[https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/27/cole-allen-whcd-arraigment-trump.html CNBC: Cole Allen charged with trying to assassinate Trump at WHCD event]</ref>

In late-2022, a crazed gunman shot 5 dead in a Colorado Gay Nightclub.<ref>[https://www.them.us/story/club-q-colorado-springs-lgbtq-nightclub-shooting-drag-brunch?utm_source=msn&utm_medium=syndication&mbid=synd_msn_rss At Least Five Dead and 18 Injured in LGBTQ+ Nightclub Shooting in Colorado]</ref> The nightclub had advertised an "all ages drag brunch" on that very day, in a year marred by the emergence of [[Pedophobia|pedophobic]] attacks on the LGBT community, using the false [[grooming]] trope and baseless conspiracy theories.

While unrelated to false accusations, in 2024, Nicholas Prosper, of [[Wikipedia:Luton|Luton, England]] shot dead his family members over what appears to be MAP-related grievances. [[Mu]] later identified that Prosper was indeed a mentally ill member of MAP communities that were not financially and professionally well-supported enough to offer him protection.<ref>[https://www.map-union.org/blog/perspectives/the-push-how-nicholas-prosper-became-a-murderer The Push: How Nicholas Prosper became a murderer]</ref>

===Defamation===

Academics in particular are targeted for defamation, due to hysterical attitudes. The "pedophile slur" has been repeatedly hurled at controversial male and trans academics such as [[Allyn Walker]], [[Stephen Kershnar]], [[Richard Yuill]], [[Jacob Breslow]] and [[Thomas Hubbard]], as it is widely (and sometimes wrongly) assumed to be a "zero risk strategy", i.e. "if you throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick".<ref>[https://www.lawtimesnews.com/news/general/sexual-health-org-awarded-175m-in-damages-after-suing-man-who-accused-staff-of-grooming-children/392955 Sexual health org awarded $1.75M in damages after suing man who accused staff of grooming children]</ref><ref>[https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/08/26/minor-attracted-person-lgbtq-explainer/ This flag has nothing to do with the LGBTQ+ community, despite right-wing claims]</ref> See our gallery at the top of the page, for some examples.

===Worship of Satan, blood libel, "[[Repressed memory|Recovered Memory]]"===

This is a particularly insidious form of moral panic, whose repercussions are still felt.<ref>[https://www.vox.com/platform/amp/2016/10/30/13413864/satanic-panic-ritual-abuse-history-explained The history of Satanic Panic in the US — and why it's not over yet - Vox]</ref><ref>[https://www.timesofisrael.com/horrifying-testimonies-seek-to-lift-shroud-of-silence-around-ritual-sex-abuse-claims/ Horrifying testimonies seek to lift shroud of silence around ritual sex abuse claims]. "The testimony left MKs from the Knesset Committee on the Status of Women and Gender Equality and the Special Committee on Youth Affairs visibly shaken, several in tears. [...] “I was around 15, tied to a torture bed in basements in the Tel Aviv area,” said one women, recalling an incident in which her abusers — including family members — slaughtered a snake, mixed its blood with hers and drank it, while raping her and calling her a “holy vessel.” [...] Another accuser said that her father and others abused and trafficked her as a child in “sadistic networks involving rituals,” allegedly including well-known figures, including politicians."</ref> See for example, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satanic_panic Wikipedia]. Fortunately, this specific form of moral panic is less active right now, but lives on in alternative-right [[conspiratorialism]], QAnon, etc, slowing political progress and providing a distraction handle to divert attention away from the wrongdoings of public officials. Police agencies in the UK have also claimed that SRA is still a problem, while American academics have penned volumes on subjects such as "soul murder" and "demonic possession as a consequence of childhood trauma".<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20220319031245/https://www.met.police.uk/advice/advice-and-information/caa/child-abuse/faith-based-abuse Met Police: Faith Based Abuse]</ref><ref>[https://psycnet.apa.org/record/1993-41679-001 Demonic possession as a consequence of childhood trauma]</ref>

===Botched [[child pornography]] investigations===
[[File:Screenshot 2024-04-09 201957.png|thumb|In the late 90s and early 00s, the British Naval City of Portsmouth was known for its "thriving grassroots anti-paedophile movement", following a series of scare campaigns in British tabloid newspapers such as ''The News of The World'']]
In the late 00s, [[Wikipedia:Operation Ore|Operation Ore]] was uncovered as a large scale injustice. Similarly, many questions remain unanswered concerning Ore's American counterpart, [[Wikipedia:Operation Avalanche (child pornography investigation)|Avalanche]] (see gallery at head of page). If you are so inclined, find a decent mirror of [https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://inquisition21.com Inquisition 21] from back in the day, and please contact us if you have more information as we would like to publish more thorough accounts of these investigations.

===As an easy handle for state intervention===

In March, 2009, [[NAMBLA]] were accused by the New York Post and MSNBC of putting a $10,000 bounty on the head of Attorney General [[Andrew Cuomo]] following a completely anonymous posting on usenet, made by someone claiming to represent them. MSNBC claimed that the bounty was "sponsored by the monsters at NAMBLA, the nation's largest pro-pedophilia group".<ref>[http://www.nypost.com/seven/03092009/news/columnists/perv_group_puts_10g_hit_on_andy_158663.htm PERV GROUP PUTS 10G ‘HIT’ ON ANDY - NYP]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090312042014/https://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29593394 Pedophiles Gunning for Cuomo - MSNBC]</ref> Apparently unaware or ignorant of the fact that such claims were made frequently, and in similar mocking-tones on newsgroups, where NAMBLA is the butt of numerous jokes, American authorities used this threat as the launchpad for a criminal investigation, again, gleefully reported upon by the ''Post''.<ref>[http://www.nypost.com/seven/03102009/news/regionalnews/probe_fails_to_keep_price_off_cuomos_hea_158910.htm PROBE FAILS TO KEEP PRICE OFF CUOMO’S HEAD - NYP]</ref> Thus, gutter press journalists were effectively allowed to defame a virtually defunct and cash-strapped organization<ref>[http://www.edgeboston.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=88255 Is NAMBLA Gunning (Literally) for New York AG? - EdgeBoston]</ref> that would have been able to sue against such claims if it had $10,000 at its disposal.

NAMBLA had previously foiled an FBI attempt to smear them for unrelated crimes.<ref>[http://library.lol/main/599CD8D53EF0AFA4DE7A9F7B102C68A2 A Witchhunt Foiled: The FBI vs. NAMBLA] - Full Book scan download on Libgen.</ref>

==Unconstitutionality==

In the case of Steven Whitsett (a Floridian, accused of trying to take photographs of a 15 year old gay partner when he was 22), the injustice of the Sex Offender incarceration industry was deemed so extreme he was granted political asylum in Germany. He later made a presentation on human rights to the United Nations, drawing on his decades long ordeal.<ref>[https://fstube.net/w/s1t3eS5HwMBLSpzXNhsZLY An interview with Steven Whitsett]</ref>

*'''[http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0814/p09s01-coop.html "Protecting our kids – or jeopardizing everyone's freedom?"] (2008)'''
*:''"Residency restrictions, unconstitutional laws that bar sex offenders from living in a specified area, are on the rise ''[...]'' Twenty-two states have prohibited sex offenders from living within a minimum distance of family facilities, such as schools and day-care centers. The distance ranges from 500 feet to five times that. And further restrictions are on the way. ''[...]'' The more crucial problem, though, is that residency restrictions clearly violate the constitutional limits on statutory law. Article I, Section 9 of the United States Constitution reads in part: "No bill, or attainder, or ex post facto law shall be passed." The Latin phrase "ex post facto" literally translates as "from after the fact." The Founding Fathers wisely realized that law must not be retroactive. ''[...]'' Most state laws require their state to build schools and family facilities according to the population of a constituency. Therefore, inevitably a case arises when changes in demographics require construction of a school within the restricted range of a convicted child sex offender. We may feel no sympathy when an ex-convict is forced to sell his home because of it, but this practice is retroactive punishment."''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20081204064252/http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/stories/2008/11/25/georgia_sex_offender.html Court strikes down life sentence for sex offender] (2008)'''
*:''"In a 6-1 decision, written by Justice Robert Benham, the court said the life sentence imposed upon 26-year-old Cedric Bradshaw of Statesboro violates the Eighth Amendment’s guarantee against cruel and unusual punishment. “We conclude the imposition of a sentence of life imprisonment is so harsh in comparison to the crime for which it was imposed that it is unconstitutional,” Benham wrote."''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20090502005908/http://cfcamerica.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=507:the-girls-diary-later-revealed-she-had-been-sneaking-out-of-her-parents-bloomfield-township-home-in-the-middle-of-the-night-to-have-oral-and-anal-sex-with-22-boys-and-men-&catid=3:news&Itemid=1 CFC America on "Oakland youth in sex diary case found dead"] (2009)'''
*:''"Pleading to seduction as Fawcett did in 2002 meant his name would not appear on the sex-offender list. But changes last year require those who pleaded guilty to seduction to appear on the list, said the county's Chief Deputy Prosecutor Deborah Carley. ''[...]'' His parents called it a devastating blow to their son. The state enacted New Laws and applied them Retroactively, which is against the United States Constitution. His parents said it was wrong to for the state to break an agreement, their plea agreement, and do this to their son. They said they believe the plea agreement he made two years ago should stand."''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20090726094327/http://www.itworld.com/legal/61143/supreme-court-refuses-internet-age-restrictions-case Supreme Court refuses Internet age restrictions case] (2009)'''
*:''"For over a decade the government has been trying to thwart freedom of speech on the Internet, and for years the courts have been finding the attempts unconstitutional," Chris Hansen, senior staff attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), said in a statement. "It is not the role of the government to decide what people can see and do on the Internet. Those are personal decisions that should be made by individuals and their families."''

*'''Dr. Marty Klein (2016) “[https://web.archive.org/web/20221230085022/http://www.sexualintelligence.org/newsletters/issue199.html#three Sexually, Are We Becoming Wilder or More Conservative?]”, ''Sexual Intelligence'', Issue #199'''
*:''The federal government now insists that if two college students get drunk and agree to have sex, one can call it rape and try to have the other expelled from school. At the ensuing hearing, the accused student will not be allowed a lawyer, nor will he be allowed to cross-examine his accuser. This destruction of due process is supposed to be "progress."''

==Broad sweep registries==

:''See [[Research: Recidivism and other offending figures#Facts and figures according to SOL Reform Groups and their allies|our research article]].''

When the same overbearing restrictions are applied to minor offenses (public urination, "[[statutory rape]]", etc), we simultaneously undermine the magnitude of serious crimes and impose cruel and unusual punishments on less serious offenders. Often, these restrictions hinder the efforts of those seeking to reintegrate offenders into society, as well as the offenders.<ref>[https://www.fox10tv.com/2025/09/18/pastor-registered-sex-offenders-arrested-after-car-wash/ Pastor and Registered Sex Offender Arrested After Car Wash Incident]</ref>

==Homelessness==

[[File:Sotents.jpg|thumb|A Floridian sex-offender "tent city" in 2008]]
Homelessness is a widely acknowledged result of [[Jessica's Law]] and almost certainly increases the rate of offending. Ghettos such as [[Wikipedia:Miracle Village (community)|Miracle Village]] have sprung up in response. Homelessness is an ongoing problem that does not receive as much attention as it did in the wake of the law's passing in the 00s.

*'''[https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/california-news/calif-seeks-solutions-homeless-sex-offender-rate/20977/ Panel: Calif. Seeks Solutions to Homeless Sex Offender Rate] (2017)'''
*:''"California has as many homeless sex offenders now as it did 2½ years ago, when a state Supreme Court ruling that overturned restrictions on where they could live was seen as a way to increase housing options and allow law enforcement to better track them. Sex offenders must register with the state and provide new addresses when they move. Those who are homeless are less apt to keep their locations updated and more likely to commit new crimes. The number of homeless offenders more than tripled after voters banned sex offenders from living near schools and parks a decade ago, and it was thought the number would fall with the Supreme Court's March 2015 decision. But as of early July, there were 6,329 homeless sex offenders on the California Justice Department's sex offender registry — down only a hair from the 6,422 in January 2015."''

*'''[https://www.wral.com/homeless-sex-offenders-living-in-tents-in-busy-section-of-fayetteville/20380739/ Homeless sex offenders living in tents in busy section of Fayetteville] (2022)'''
*:''"There are 843 registered sex offenders living in Cumberland County. For dozens in Fayetteville, their home is a tent alongside the road. Deputies in the Sheriff's Office Sex Offender Registration Enforcement Unit (SOREU) learned the group of offenders are homeless and stay in a tent community along where the busy Martin Luther King Jr. Freeway (Highway 87) goes over Gillespie Street. Some live under the overpass while others live in a nearby field beside Gillespie Street. A man who didn't want be identified told WRAL News he is a registered sex offender who lives in a tent. He has a job and was living with his sister, but the law requires sex offenders to live at least 1,000 feet from a school, which she didn't, he explained. "It's also hard to find houses and hard to find rent," he said."''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20150719141727/https://thinkprogress.org/justice/2014/10/23/3583307/in-miami-dade-sex-offenders-are-relegated-to-outdoor-encampments/ Inside Miami’s Hidden Tent City For ‘Sex Offenders’] (2014)'''
*:''"In 2009, Miami-Dade County drew national criticism when reports emerged that more than 100 individuals on the sex offender registry were camping under the Julia Tuttle Causeway in the middle of the Biscayne Bay with the blessing of the corrections department, because a patchwork of restrictive laws made it so they had nowhere else to go. In response, officials cleared out the camp and changed the law, in a shift that was supposed to give these offenders a habitable place to live. But four years after that new law was passed, those on the sex offender registry who consider Miami-Dade County home are just camping somewhere else — in makeshift encampments on the outskirts of the county near a railroad track. There is no sanitary water source, no bathrooms, and no shelter from the elements. Many of them used to sleep in an empty warehouse. But after the owners complained, they moved north to a small strip of land, where the only shelter they can find is from their own tents or cars, and sometimes another abandoned warehouse. ''[...]'' How does this happen? Like many places, Miami-Dade County has restrictions on where those on the sex offender registry can live, often known as “child safety zones.” In their case, they cannot live within 2,500 feet of a school. Miami-Dade’s law was passed two years ago after several even stricter laws that created buffer zones around a range of facilities were deemed too restrictive. But since the law was passed, more and more places have been classified as “schools.” And the significant radius — much greater than the 1,000-foot requirement in the state law — has left those on the sex offender registry with few options for affordable, habitable living space. For a time, these individuals were living at River Park mobile home. But residents lobbied to have a youth emergency homeless shelter defined as a “school” under the law, and dozens of those on the offender registry were ejected."''

*'''[http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-offenders14-2009jan14,0,1944251.story Panel: Take another look at sex offender restrictions] (2009)'''
*:''"Reporting from Sacramento -- A state panel is urging the governor and legislators to change "Jessica's Law," saying its restrictions on where sex offenders can live are counterproductive and calling the nearly $25 million a year spent to house them a poor use of taxpayers' money. The residency restrictions, passed by voters more than two years ago in Proposition 83, have never been shown to prevent new crimes and may reduce public safety, the panel says. Since 70% of voters approved the initiative, "the availability of suitable housing has plummeted," the state's Sex Offender Management Board said in a report sent to lawmakers this week. The state previously had more modest residency limits that applied only to certain sex offenders. Jessica's Law expanded the restrictions to all sex offenders and greatly reduced the locations where they could reside. Barring sex offenders from living within 2,000 feet of schools, parks and other areas where children gather has driven many into homelessness, an unstable situation that can propel them back to crime, according to the board. State corrections officials say they find housing and pay rent for about 800 who are on parole, but they cannot house them all; the number of homeless sex offenders on parole is 12 times as large as it was when the law was passed."''

* '''[https://reason.com/2011/06/14/perverted-justice-2/ Perverted Justice. Sex offender laws represent the triumph of outrage over reason.] (2011)''' [https://web.archive.org/web/20220808015126/https://reason.com/2011/06/14/perverted-justice-2/ copy]
*:''"In 2005 Iowa banned people convicted of sex offenses involving minors from living within 2,000 feet of a school or day care center. Almost immediately, the ban prompted complaints from police and prosecutors, who worried that the residence restrictions were so burdensome that they discouraged sex offenders from pleading guilty and from registering after conviction, making them impossible to track. In a 2006 statement, the Iowa County Attorneys Association said the law "does not provide the protection that was originally intended" and called for its repeal, citing "the cost of enforcing the requirement and the unintended effects on families of offenders." After the law took effect, the number of sex offenders whose whereabouts were unknown more than doubled. The prosecutors reported that "the residency restriction is causing offenders to become homeless, to change residences without notifying authorities of their new locations, to register false addresses or to simply disappear.""''

==Unenforceable and expensive laws==

:''For more [[SOL Reform]] arguments and links, see [[Research: Recidivism and other offending figures]].''

*'''[https://www.oocities.org/three_strikes_legal/sex_offenders_danger_forever.html Jessica's Law is an expensive failure] (2008)'''
*:''"By now, it should be apparent that California voters made a serious mistake when they passed Proposition 83, the 2006 ballot initiative popularly known as Jessica's law. The law requires lifetime monitoring of sex offenders -- not only those charged with child sexual abuse and rapists whose victims were adults, but also those convicted of consensual sex with a teenager and even misdemeanor indecent exposure. It bars offenders from living within 2,000 feet of a school or park. By the end of 2007, it was obvious that the law was a failure. Almost no local police agencies in California were enforcing it, partly because it was unenforceable and partly because even trying to enforce it proved prohibitively expensive. ''[...]'' In practice, as the Times reported, it has led to the state contracting with 79 psychologists and psychiatrists to do the evaluations. Last year, 14 of them billed the state more than a half-million dollars apiece for those services. One billed the state for more than $1.5 million in 2007. Such payments to contractors might be worthwhile if the evaluations were producing clear benefits. But it isn't. The evaluations were supposed to be used to determine if sex offenders should be committed to a mental hospital after serving their sentences. But the Times found that the number of commitments was essentially the same for the 18-month periods before and after voters approved the law."''

* '''[https://reason.com/2011/06/14/perverted-justice-2/ Perverted Justice. Sex offender laws represent the triumph of outrage over reason.] (2011)''' [https://web.archive.org/web/20220808015126/https://reason.com/2011/06/14/perverted-justice-2/ copy]
*: ''"Predictably, offenders confined under sexually violent predator laws after completing their prison sentences are almost never declared well enough to release. In 2007 the Washington State Institute for Public Policy counted discharges by the 20 states that had implemented such laws at the time. Of the 4,534 offenders who had been committed since the first such law was passed in 1990, 188 (about 4 percent) had been released based on a "program staff recommendation." According to 2011 legislative testimony by Rob Siedlecki, acting secretary of the Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services, only two out of 247 prisoner/patients (less than 1 percent) have successfully completed that state's Sexual Offender Treatment Program since it was created in 1994. Taxpayers are paying a pretty penny for these dismal results. The Washington state study found that committing a sex offender cost an average of $97,000 annually, compared to $26,000 for a year of prison, a gap that a 2007 investigation by The New York Times attributed to "higher costs for programs, treatment and supervised freedoms.""''

==Psychic interventions and inferences==

Most people know that superstition, fabrication and mass psychosis have marked some of the past "unearthly" CSA panics such as the [[Wikipedia: Satanic Panic|Satanic Panic]]. But while coercive "recovery" of traumatic memories, grifting therapists and their corrupt relationships with lawyers are some of the better-known aspects of the CSA Industry, even ''psychic mediums'' have been allowed to gain ground.

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20080619195905/http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_23845.aspx CityNews Exclusive: The Mother, The Child, The School Board And The Psychic] (2008)'''
*:''"Leduc's weird tale began on May 30, when she dropped young Victoria off for class at Terry Fox Elementary and headed in to work, only to receive a frantic phone call from the school telling her it was urgent she come back right away. The frightened mother rushed back to the campus and was stunned by what she heard - the principal, vice-principal and her daughter's teacher were all waiting for her in the office, telling her they'd received allegations that Victoria had been the victim of sexual abuse - and that the CAS had been notified. ''[...]'' "The teacher looked and me and said: 'We have to tell you something. The educational assistant who works with Victoria went to see a psychic last night, and the psychic asked the educational assistant at that particular time if she works with a little girl by the name of "V." And she said 'yes, I do.' And she said, 'well, you need to know that that child is being sexually abused by a man between the ages of 23 and 26.'" ''[...]'' But things got worse when school officials used the "evidence" and accepted the completely unsubstantiated word of the seer by reporting the case to Children's Aid, which promptly opened a file on the family. "They reported me to Children's Aid," Leduc declares, still disbelieving. "Based on a psychic!" ''[...]'' As a result, she's refused to send Victoria back to class - or to the educational assistant who allegedly started the entire chain of events in the first place. As a result of her stress and the need to stay home with her daughter, Leduc is now unable to work, has no place to send her child for the rest of the year, isn't sure where she'll go when school begins in September and is seeking legal advice."''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20080430175322/https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/leeds-paedophile-guilty-thanks-to.4033081.jp Leeds paedophile guilty thanks to man who 'talks to dead'] (2008)'''
*:''"A psychic who called upon the dead to expose a paedophile who preyed on girls as young as nine today said: "Justice has been done." Using his mystic powers Patrick Hutchinson sensed a 20-year-old woman's demons from her childhood and helped her confront her abuser for the first time. After a five-and-a-half-day trial a Leeds Crown Court jury yesterday convicted her tormentor Terrance Dunstan, 61, of five charges of indecently assaulting three girls aged from nine to 11 between 1997 and 2001. ''[...]'' Mr Hutchinson repeatedly asked if she had been abused as a child until she burst into tears and told the friend she was out with the terrible secret she had kept hidden for around ten years. ''[...]'' Dunstan escaped prison in March 2005 and was handed a community order after admitting four charges of indecently assaulting three different girls all aged under 16 between 1989 and 2004. Father-of-eight Dunstan claimed he was the victim of a plot to get him jailed during his trial which started last Monday. He said the three girls who made complaints against him had conspired with previous victims. He said they were angry he escaped jail after being convicted of abusing them."''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20100601035310/http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/national-news/paedophile_denies_carrying_out_exorcisms_1_641494 Paedophile denies carrying out exorcisms] (2010)'''
*:''"Convicted paedophile Mohammed Anjum, 53, of Egmont Road, spoke out to deny the claims from the mother of one his alleged victims as he gave evidence during his trial at Teesside Crown Court. She accused him of being a black magician and exorcist who tried to kill his own father and thought she was possessed by demons. During an extraordinary testimony the mother, who cannot be identified, shouted at the defendant from the witness box: "Sexually abuse my child now, I dare you, in front of Judge Fox. I dare you. You coward. Gary Glitter. Disgusting. Dirty pervert. I'm enjoying this. I'm enjoying speaking the truth." Giving evidence on Wednesday, the mother said she once saw Anjum "glaring at my son like a savage beast". ''[...]'' She told the court: "What he had done in my religion was write something which makes you a disbeliever. He'd written magic, black magic, a spell." The mother told officers Anjum and his wife, who are now estranged, were black magicians. She talked of "magic love spells" and likened the couple to Fred and Rose West. Responding to the allegations, defence barrister Tony Hawks said to Anjum: "I never thought I would have to ask this during my career at the bar, are you a black magician?" "No," the bearded defendant replied."''

==Banning of children & child photography==

With widespread uneasiness surrounding the imputed motives of people - especially men who volunteer to work with children or photograph children at events, completely cancelling clubs and events or banning photography is often the easier option.

*'''[https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2022/08/22/a-dad-took-pictures-of-his-son-at-a-doctors-request-then-google-labeled-him-a-sex-offender/ A Dad Took Pictures of His Son at a Doctor’s Request, then Google Labeled Him a Sex Offender] (2022)'''
*:''"In a recent article, the New York Times tells the story of a father who attempted to seek telemedicine treatment for his son amidst the coronavirus pandemic, sending photos of his son to the doctor for inspection at the request of the medical office. Google tagged the images as child abuse material, disabled his account, and reported him to the police. ''[...]'' in February 2021 noticed that his son appeared to be suffering from a medical issue affecting his genitals which were swollen and painful. Mark’s wife called an advice nurse at their health care provider and scheduled an emergency consultation by video. The nurse instructed Mark and his wife to send photos of the medical issue to the doctor ahead of time so that he could review them before the consultation. Mark and his wife did so, using their iPhone to take photos of their child’s genitals. The doctor quickly diagnosed the issue and prescribed antibiotics which treated the problem. But just two days after taking the photos of his son, Mark received a notification on his phone informing him that his account had been disabled because of “harmful content” that was “a severe violation of Google’s policies and might be illegal.” A link titled “learn more” directed him to a list of possible reasons, including “child sexual abuse & exploitation.” Mark immediately filled out a form requesting a review of Google’s decision and explaining his son’s medical issue. But quickly Mark found that not only had he lost access to his emails, contact information for friends and former colleagues, and documentation of his son’s first years of life, but also his Google Fi account shut down which meant that he had to get a new phone number with another carrier. A few days later, Google responded that it would not be reinstating his account. Later, Mark learned that Google had also flagged a video he made and the San Francisco Police Department had begun to investigate him."''
::[Editor: This was not an isolated incident<ref>[https://www.rt.com/news/561343-google-parents-child-abuse-algorithm/ RT.com, another dad caught out by Google CP algo]</ref>]

*'''[https://www.denverpost.com/2018/01/24/arizona-bath-time-photos-child-protective-services/ How an Arizona couple’s innocent bath time photos of their kids set off a 10-year legal saga] (2018)'''
*:''"A Walmart employee had flagged the bath time photos as pornographic, the detective told the parents. One showed the girls wrapped in towels with their arms around each other; another showed their exposed bottoms. The Demarees said they were harmless shots of the children goofing around, no different than what you’d expect to find in any family scrapbook. But police and social workers launched a full-blown sex abuse investigation, raiding the couple’s home and putting the girls in protective custody for a month while they interviewed dozens of family members and friends about whether the Demarees were child sex offenders. ''[...]'' On Tuesday, after a series of defeats in the case, a federal appeals court affirmed what the Demarees have argued all along: that their children were taken from them for no good reason. ''[...]'' The decision, which came nearly 10 years after the parents’ initial encounter with police, revived the case against the two social workers after a lower court dismissed it in 2014. That court ruled that the social workers, as employees of the Arizona government, were entitled to “qualified immunity,” meaning they were protected from liability in lawsuits arising from their professional duties. ''[...]'' After questioning the parents, police took the children in for interviews and medical exams to look for signs of sexual abuse. While the exams were being conducted, they got a search warrant and raided the couple’s home, seizing computers, cellphones, undeveloped film and other materials relevant to a child pornography probe, the court wrote. ''[...]'' Police interviewed about three dozen friends, family members and co-workers of the Demarees in the course of their sex-abuse investigation, according to the lawsuit. The Demarees also underwent psychological evaluation, according to ABC News."''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20211021094239/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/2164341/Child-protection-rules-could-see-youngsters-banned-from-sport-and-hobby-clubs.html Child protection rules could see youngsters banned from sport and hobby clubs] (2008)'''
*:''"Children could be barred from joining sports and hobby clubs because of the increasing burden of red tape, campaigners fear. Organisations which run activities for youngsters are already struggling to recruit volunteers because they must undergo criminal records checks. But when a new child protection database is introduced next year - which one in four adults will have to sign at a cost of £64 each - it is feared that many groups which admit members of all ages will decide it is cheaper and simpler to exclude children. Campaigners say this will leave teenagers unable to take part in activities which are good for their development, and makes a mockery of Government attempts to crack down on youth obesity and anti-social behaviour ''[...]'' "Some clubs have closed their doors to children, and that's a real shame."''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20081012050455/http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/scotland/Parents-warned-on-gymnastic-photos.4352550.jp Parents warned on gymnastic photos] (2008)'''
*:''"FEAR of paedophiles on the internet has prompted Scots sports chiefs to warn parents and coaches not to photograph young athletes in their gym gear. Controversial new advice from governing body Scottish Gymnastics says photographs of youngsters should only be taken if they are wearing tracksuits."''

*'''[https://www.oldfamilyfirst.org.nz/2008/06/parents-banned-from-snapping-kids-at-sport/ Archived article from the Herald Sun] (2008)'''
*:''"Netball, basketball, rugby league, AFL, cricket, soccer and baseball clubs have imposed rules to prevent photos of young players being taken without the consent of all parents and coaches. NSW's Macarthur junior baseball league president Maud Goldfinch said parents had to sign a form confirming they would not take photographs without permission. Ms Goldfinch said that as a parent, she did not agree with the policy, which deprived children of happy sporting memories. "''

*'''Story from ThisIsLincolnshire (2008)'''
*:''"Parents are now banned from taking photographs of their own children at most family venues across Lincolnshire, new research has revealed. There are picture bans in places ranging from North Kesteven Sports Centre in North Hykeham to Crazee Bongos indoor play area in Sleaford. An Echo survey shows that even Superbowl bowling alley in Lincoln stops parents from capturing magical childhood moments."''<ref>Dead, most probably malformed link unarchived at '''thisislincolnshire.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=156130&command=displayContent&sourceNode=242285&home=yes&more_nodeId1=156139&contentPK=21161539''' with no text result in search engines</ref>

*'''[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1035315/Father-branded-pervert--photographing-children-public-park.html Father-of-three branded a 'pervert' - for photographing his own children in public park] (2008)'''
*:''"When Gary Crutchley started taking pictures of his children playing on an inflatable slide he thought they would be happy reminders of a family day out. But the innocent snaps of seven-year-old Cory, and Miles, five, led to him being called a ‘pervert’. The woman running the slide at Wolverhampton Show asked him what he was doing and other families waiting in the queue demanded that he stop. One even accused him of photographing youngsters to put the pictures on the internet."''

==Attacks on heritage==

*'''[https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/society/general-news/20250828-277606/ Statues of Naked Women Being Removed From Public Spaces; Meant As Symbols of Peace, Now Thought Inappropriate] (2025)'''
::''"Statues of naked women are being removed from parks and other locations nationwide, in keeping with modern sentiments that they are inappropriate for public places. The statues were set up in many locations as symbols of peace, replacing those of military officers after the end of World War II. Recently, however, many people believe they are incongruous with today’s values or should only be exhibited in museums. [...] Some elementary school students who have visited the park on field trips have said the statues made them feel embarrassed. “People’s values have changed, so we decided it’s undesirable for a large number of the general public to see statues of naked minors in a public space,” a city official said. [...] “People’s opinions about naked minors in the society have become stricter in recent years,” said Prof. Kikuro Miyashita of Kobe University, an expert in the history of art."''
*'''[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/man-smashes-statue-hammer-bbc-b1991884.html Man with hammer seen attacking statue outside BBC HQ] (2022)'''
::''"A controversial statue over the entrance to the BBC’s Broadcasting House in London has been damaged by a man with a hammer. The individual used a ladder to reach the statue by [[Eric Gill]] while another man on the ground shouted about the sculptor’s history of paedophilia. The BBC has previously faced calls to remove Prospero and Ariel, which was installed in 1933. Gill’s diaries, published decades after his death in 1940, revealed he sexually abused his daughters and family dog. Shards of stone have been falling from the BBC building and the man has written the words “noose all paedos” on the statue. Images from the scene appear to show the penis of the child in the piece has been removed. Police, who were called to the scene at around 4.15pm, said they were trying to “engage” with the man wielding the hammer, and have arrested another man on suspicion of conspiracy to commit criminal damage."''

*'''[https://www.huffpost.com/entry/florida-principal-out-after-viewing-of-michelangelos-david-upsets-parents_n_641c621ee4b0fef15248d867/amp Florida Principal Out After Viewing Of Michelangelo's 'David' Upsets Parents] (2023)'''
::''"The principal of Florida’s Tallahassee Classical School is out of a job after parents complained that their sixth-grade children were shown Michelangelo’s 16th century “David” sculpture, with one parent calling it “pornographic,” the Tallahassee Democrat first reported. The now-former principal, Hope Carrasquilla, told HuffPost the situation was also “a little more complicated than that,” noting that the usual protocol is to send parents a letter before students are shown such classical artwork. ''[...]'' One parent was “point-blank upset,” Carrasquilla continued, and “felt her child should not be viewing those pieces.” The board of the charter school decided Monday to give the principal the choice to resign or be fired after less than a year in the job. She was the school’s third principal since it opened in the fall of 2020, per the Tallahassee Democrat. ''[...]'' Carrasquilla said she had taught in classical education for a decade and knew that “once in a while you get a parent who gets upset about Renaissance art” — hence the letter. ''[...]'' “Parental rights trump everything else,” ''[School Board Chair]'' Bishop said. ''[...]'' “They didn’t like the woke indoctrination that was going on,” ''[he added] [...]'' “We don’t use pronouns,” Bishop said. “We don’t teach CRT and we don’t ever mention 1619 — those are not appropriate subjects for our kids.”"''

*'''[https://alt.sculpture.narkive.com/NvDEwCL5/teacher-reprimanded-after-student-sees-nude-art-on-museum-trip Teacher reprimanded after student sees nude art on museum trip] (2006)'''
::''"School board members have voted to not renew the contract of a veteran art teacher who was reprimanded after one of her fifth-grade students saw a nude sculpture during a school trip to a museum. Sydney McGee has been on paid administrative leave from Fisher Elementary School since Friday, said her attorney Rogge Dunn. ''[...]'' "If they had good reason to fire her, they would have, but they don't," Dunn said. "It's mind-boggling.""''
::[See also<ref>[https://www.southcoasttoday.com/story/news/nation-world/2006/10/09/fired-art-teacher-sparks-controversy/50376622007/ South Coast Today: Sydney McGee controversy.]</ref>]

*'''[http://www.williamapercy.com/wiki/index.php?title=Vickers%27_Scandalous_Caption_and_the_Library_of_Congress Vickers' Scandalous Caption and the Library of Congress] - Percy Foundation Wiki (2012)'''
::''"Of all the many scholars who try to impose contemporary "morals" onto depictions of ancient lives, Michael Vickers is one of the most egregious offenders. Recent discourse about his labeling of a painted vase with pederastic art at the Ashmolean, where he is Curator of Greek and Roman Antiquities, demonstrates his prejudices and disregard for historical reality. With his defense of that outrageous caption of his, he has outdone even his fellow British academician James Davidson <ref>[https://greek-love.com/index.php/other-histories/pederasty-reviews-other-histories/james-davidson-greek-love-pederasty A critical review of the Davidson's denial of the intergenerational nature of ancient homosexuality in his 2007 book "The Greeks and Greek Love: a Radical Reappraisal of Homosexuality"]</ref> in The Greeks and Greek Love: A Bold New Exploration of the Ancient World, Orion, 2006. The vase in question, depicting a pederastic scene at a palestra where a man and a youth are clearly in the midst of sexual foreplay, was labeled some time ago by Vickers to read, simply, '''"Paedophile and victim."'''"''

*'''[https://www.today.com/popculture/paul-reubens-pleads-guilty-obscenity-charge-wbna4563512 Paul Reubens pleads guilty to obscenity charge] (2004)'''
::''"“Pee-wee Herman” actor Paul Reubens was sentenced to three years probation Friday after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor obscenity charge involving photographs seized from his erotica collection. The former star of the “Pee-wee’s Playhouse” children’s TV show and two “Pee-wee” movies won’t be allowed unsupervised contact with minors during the probation period. Under terms of a plea agreement that Superior Court Judge Carol H. Rehm approved, Reubens also agreed to pay a $100 fine and enter a counseling program for one year. ''[...]'' Evidence seized included images of minors with their genitals exposed, Moses contended. “That mischaracterizes the art collection seized,” Reubens’ lawyer, Blair Berk said Friday. “If that means a black-and-white tintype from 1901 with a young man of indeterminate, 17- to 19-year-old age, laying on the beach after having gone skinny-dipping ... then they got it.” “It was clear from the start that we, along with the many distinguished art experts supporting Paul’s art photography collection, vehemently disagreed with the city prosecutor’s view of what constitutes art,” Berk said. In a statement, Reubens said he was glad that the child pornography charge had been dismissed without “a costly circus-like trial.”"''

==Banning of contact==

In the 90s and 00s, an increasing number of public facilities started introducing regulations to "[[Safeguarding|safeguard]]" children, or otherwise reduce the risk of even fleeting contact with adult strangers. One now deleted story informed us that:

<blockquote>''Library staff have been warned not to put children on their knees during story times for fear they will be branded paedophiles. Staff have also been told not to "lead a child by the hand" out of the library to look for a missing parent under a new policy introduced by education chiefs. As well as protecting employees from "vulnerable situations", the policy also warns librarians to keep an eye out for potential paedophiles and to ask adults acting suspiciously near a children's area or activity to move on or leave. Library staff will be told to refrain from physical contact where possible, even when they are trying to comfort a distressed or injured child.''</blockquote>

This scheme of "protections", we now take for granted.

==="No unaccompanied adults" rules===

[[File:Poolsign.png|thumb|Park/pool sign advertised online in 2024 alongside inaccurate claims about children.<ref>[https://www.mypoolsigns.com/no-adults-allowed-unless-accompanied-children-sign/sku-k-0678 Inaccurate pool/park sign]</ref>]]
Such rules are now commonplace throughout America's parks and playgrounds, meaning that an unsuspecting adult entering or traversing one of these areas without an alibi might face fines or worse.

*'''[https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE7035DS/ Case against New York City chess players dismissed] (2011)'''
*:''"Two men facing a trial for playing chess in a public park had their case dismissed on Tuesday but police said the players risk getting in trouble again if they return to the tables for another game. Police stopped Yacahudah Harrison, Christopher Peralta, and four other men who were playing at built-in stone chess tables in a Manhattan playground on October 20 and ordered them to appear in court for violating a park rule that prohibits adults from the playground "except in the company of children". "I've been playing there for the last two years," Harrison said in court on Monday. "We were welcomed there. Parents thought we were a positive influence. I think all around the world chess is considered good culture." ''[...]'' New York Police Department spokesman Paul Browne said in a telephone interview that nothing was changed by the dismissal, and that adults hoping to use the chess tables without children in tow would still run the risk of being summoned to court. ''[...]'' Siegel noted the case could have been avoided if park designers had thought about who would use the chess tables. "Four-year-olds don't play chess," he said."''

===Sexism===

*'''[https://www.kidspot.com.au/parenting/parents-dont-believe-men-should-be-working-in-childcare/news-story/97b0eee9607c4983107e79c1f2d3d20e 'Parents don’t believe men should be working in childcare'] (2017)'''
::''"A pair of parents walked past and clocked me, just sitting there. The next thing I knew, they’d reported me to the police for touching their child inappropriately. It hit me like a bus. They started an active campaign against me, even though I’d done nothing wrong. They put posters of my face with my name and where I worked, saying I was a child molester. It was plastered everywhere around traffic lights and in the streets. They spread lies about me throughout the community. I had to go for an interview with child protection services. I was terrified. I knew I’d done absolutely nothing wrong, but if I were found guilty of something it would affect my entire life. I was really freaking out, it was horrendous. I had to answer a load of questions but I gave straight, honest answers because I knew that the whole childcare centre worked with careful guidelines; I’d never been alone with children and never acted inappropriately in any way whatsoever."''

*'''[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4381724/Widower-accused-PAEDOPHILE-Travelodge-staff.html Widower staying with his own daughter, 13, is accused of being a PAEDOPHILE by Travelodge staff and interviewed by police all because he booked a double room] (2017)'''
::''"A widower who lost his wife to cancer was accused of being a paedophile by Travelodge staff because he booked a double room for him and his daughter. Craig Darwell, 46, was taking Millie, 13, to visit Thorpe Park and was forced to book the double room in Chertsey, Surrey, because there were no others available. But when he checked in, suspicious staff demanded that he show them his daughter's ID. Mr Darwell, who lost his wife to leukaemia when Millie was just four, explained that he did not have ID for his daughter and instead showed staff pictures of them together when she was a baby. But even after seeing them, staff called the police and he and his daughter were forced into separate rooms and interviewed by a police officer."''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20080517234820/http://www.theblogfathers.com/2007/08/14/dealing-with-irrational-fear-of-pedophiles/ BlogFathers - "Dealing With (Irrational?) Fear Of Pedophiles"] (2008)'''
::''"My friend, a Latin woman, has such fear of pedophiles that she will not let any teacher help out in the bathroom at day care with her toddler girls. No change of diapers, no change of clothing, and no help with toilet visits. It must be a woman, otherwise inappropriate things could happen. Apparently, any male might be a pedophile. Every other parent is fine with the male employees helping out but she refuses to change her mind."''

===General hysteria===

*'''[https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/man-seen-speaking-to-children-outside-school-in-st-catharines-won-t-be-charged-1.3363617 Man seen speaking to children outside school in St. Catharines won't be charged] (2017)'''
*:''"Police were called by members of the public who reported seeing an older man standing near a fence talking to kids on the other side. ''[...]'' The citizens took photos of the man, described as 60 to 70 years of age. Police say he had given the children gum and had left the scene by the time officers arrived. A photo of the man was distributed and police say information called in by citizens led to his identification. Detectives went to his residence and "spoke to him at length" before deciding criminal charges were "not appropriate.""''

*'''[https://www.ipce.info/library_3/files/touching_guidelines.htm Archdiocese Enacts New "Touching" Guidelines] (2008)'''
*:''"Tough new guidelines on "good" touching and "bad" touching are now in place for anyone who has contact with children within the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. For example, "side hugs" are allowed but "bear hugs" are considered prohibited physical contact." ''[...]'' "It is really sad, but it's necessary in the culture in which we're living," said Andriacco. ''[...]'' "The decree prohibits physical contact that is considered "inappropriate." Any form of unwanted affection ''[...]'' Inappropriate, forceful or lengthy embraces and/or "bear hugs" ''[...]'' Kisses ''[...]'' Lap-sitting ''[...]'' Touching buttocks, chest, knees, thighs or genital areas ''[...]'' Placing hands in the pockets of al child ''[...]'' Showing affection in isolated areas such as bedrooms, closets, adult-only or staff-only areas ''[...]'' Laying down, cuddling or sleeping near a child ''[...]'' Being in bed with a child ''[...]'' Wrestling ''[...]'' Tickling ''[...]'' Piggyback rides ''[...]'' Massage given by an adult to a child ''[...]'' Massage given by a child to an adult"''

*'''[http://education.guardian.co.uk/schools/story/0,,1408828,00.html Losing touch] (2005)'''
*:''"It's an everyday drama at primary schools up and down the country - but according to London teacher Kate Abley, a child wetting himself in the classroom is no longer a molehill, it's a mountain. "One male teacher refused to change children - he'd get other teachers to do it," says Abley. "Another teacher would call the child's mother to come in and deal with it." Those teachers who were prepared to change a child's wet pants were supposed to take another adult into the changing rooms, to keep an eye on them. "The whole thing was completely impractical." There's a growing panic among childcare professionals about touching young children in their care which, says a group of academics at Manchester Metropolitan University's Institute of Education, is causing concern and uncertainty about what's OK and what's not when it comes to innocent physical contact with youngsters. In research they are planning to publish later this year, academics Heather Piper, John Powell and Hannah Smith describe how some child carers are reluctant even to put a plaster on a child's scraped knee. Very young children have to treat their injuries themselves - with the nursery worker or teacher giving instructions on how to open the box, take out a plaster and stick it on. If a child's parent is nearby, he or she is summoned to deal with the injury. Piper describes it as a crazy situation. "Many people are behaving in completely ludicrous ways. What is cast into doubt is the process of normal nurturing - the way adults are with children." Comforting a child when they're upset, putting a plaster on them, changing their wet pants - all these everyday ways in which adults care for young children are now seen as suspect. "Children are used to being cared for by adults, being picked up and having somebody put their plasters on. If they go to places where adults don't touch them, this must be quite horrifying," says Piper - she cited the example from one playgroup in her research where there was "no touch that was caring at all"."''

*'''[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7474692.stm Adults 'scared to go near kids'] (2008)'''
*:''"Many adults are afraid to interact with children for fear of being labelled as paedophiles, a report has claimed. Think-tank Civitas said the "escalation of child protection measures" had made everyone from sports coaches to Santas seem like "potential child abusers". The Home Office said there was no evidence that vetting had deterred volunteers or eroded trust. It plans to tighten the rules further, so all parents hosting foreign exchange students will face background checks. In its report, Licensed to Hug, Civitas said that child protection regulations had "succeeded in poisoning the relationship between the generations". While in the past, adults would have helped children in distress or rebuked those misbehaving, there was now "a feeling that it is best not to become involved", it said. Report author Prof Frank Furedi, of Kent University, said: "From Girl Guiders to football coaches, from Christmas-time Santas to parents helping out in schools, volunteers - once regarded as pillars of the community - have been transformed in the regulatory and public imagination into potential child abusers, barred from any contact with children until the database gives them the green light."''

*'''[https://www.bishop-accountability.org/news2008/11_12/2008_21_07_Boykin_DontBe.htm Don't 'Be Alone with Other People's Children'] (2008)'''
*:''"Few events in a person's life have the ability to completely destroy them. But an accusation of child sex abuse, true or not, can ruin careers, families and reputations. In the past two years, an estimated 270 accusations of child sex abuse have occurred in the county. Of the 92 felony child abuse cases that went to trial during that time, only two ended in not guilty verdicts -- verdicts that won't wipe the slate clean. ''[...]'' Boy Scouts of America requires adult leaders to have a background check and to go through an hourlong course that reviews policies and practices, such as adults not sleeping in the same tent as a boy and how to handle a situation when a child tells you another adult has made him feel uncomfortable. The Salvation Army requires a background check, and all coaches and volunteers are required to watch a video on working with children, said Mark Thompson, a Salisbury Salvation Army director who serves as school board vice president. Generally, many organizations and youth leaders have instituted a buddy system when it comes to working with minors. "You shouldn't be alone with other people's children," said Michelle Hughes, the Life Crisis Center executive director. "It's not like years ago when teachers could identify a kid that needed a little extra and take him home for dinner. It's not like that anymore." ''[...]'' "No adult can be alone with boys," Wright said. "It must be two." In addition to avoiding being alone with a child, individuals who work with children should be careful not to cross the boundaries of the working relationship, said Thompson. "Be sure that you understand that you are the adult and they are the children," Thompson said. He cautioned adults who work with children to be careful of how you touch them, and to watch out for signs and sharing personal information. "It's not illegal to show genuine affection for a child," Ruark said. "But if it goes beyond that ... adults need to be cognizant of that. When you get to the point where you are touching inappropriately, even unintentional, that creates concern. Just make sure you understand where the lines are concerning friendship or expressions of love for a child." Thompson also cautioned workers who interact with children to keep close tabs on their emotions. Don't get caught up in the feeling that someone needs you or someone loves you. "You always have to have it in the back of your mind that they are the child," Thompson said. "You must always keep boundaries clear in the back of your mind. No matter how much interest that child shows in you. You can't let yourself get carried away in the moment.".''

*'''[http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/135109/Schoolchildren-hit-with-hugging-ban Schoolchildren hit with hugging ban] (2009)'''
*:''"An Australian school has banned hugging and other displays of affection between pre-teen boys and girls in order to set a good example for younger students. Largs Bay Primary School in the southern city of Adelaide said the policy is aimed at grade six and seven students, aged 11 to 12."''

==Confinement/detainment of children and consequences==

[[File:Meitiv.png|thumb|In 2014/15, these children and their parents were [[Wikipedia:Meitiv incidents|repeatedly stalked and harassed]] by government agents for practising [[Wikipedia:Free range parenting|free-range parenting]]. This was juxtaposed against [[Wikipedia:Helicopter parent|"helicopter parenting"]] throughout the 10s, in a series of controversies]]

Some [[Wikipedia:Lenore Skenazy|journalists]] have attmpted to fight back against child protection hysteria since its peak in the 90s and 00s, advocating what they call "free range parenting". This is intended to allow children to be observed from a distance, instead of being infantilized and prevented from growing up.<ref>[https://www.salon.com/2009/05/04/free_range_kids/ Stop worrying about your children!]</ref>

*'''[https://12ft.io/proxy?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theatlantic.com%2Fnational%2Farchive%2F2014%2F07%2Farrested-for-letting-a-9-year-old-play-at-the-park-alone%2F374436%2F Working Mom Arrested for Letting Her 9-Year-Old Play Alone at Park] (2014)'''
*:''"In South Carolina, a 46-year-old black woman has been arrested for letting her daughter play in a nearby park while trying to earn a living. "The mother, Debra Harrell, has been booked for unlawful conduct towards a child," a local TV station reports. "The incident report goes into great detail, even saying the mother confessed to leaving her nine-year-old daughter at a park while she went to work." ''[...]'' By arresting this mom (presumably causing her to lose her job) and putting the child in foster care, the state has caused the child far more trauma than she was ever likely to suffer in the park, whatever one thinks of the decision to leave her there. Even if the state felt it had the right to declare this parenting decision impermissible, couldn't they have given this woman a simple warning before taking custody? ''[...]'' Statistically speaking, the South Carolina mother would almost certainly be putting her daughter in more danger if she strapped her into the car beside her for a hypothetical one-hour daily commute. No one would arrest her for that."''

:*'''[https://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2014/07/this-widows-4-kids-were-taken-because-she-left-them-home-alone/374514/ This Widow's 4 Kids Were Taken After She Left Them Home Alone] (2014)'''
:*:''"My decision to allow my kids to stay home for a few hours while I went to school for several hours, a mile away, turned out to be the most catastrophically life-altering decision I've ever made. A neighbor noticed me walking to school without the kids and called the police. When I arrived home several hours later, I found a note on the door, but no kids inside. Despite having been told my whereabouts, neither the police nor the CPS workers who removed my kids from our home made any effort to find me, instead regarding the situation as an emergency, procedurally."''

*'''[https://www.salon.com/2014/06/03/the_day_i_left_my_son_in_the_car/ The day I left my son in the car] (2014)'''
*:''"I cracked the windows and child-locked the doors and double-clicked my keys so that the car alarm was set. And then I left him in the car for about five minutes. He didn't die. He wasn't kidnapped or assaulted or forgotten or dragged across state lines by a carjacker. When I returned to the car, he was still playing his game, smiling, or more likely smirking at having gotten what he wanted from his spineless mama. I tossed the headphones onto the passenger seat and put the keys in the ignition. ''[...]'' And so, it came as more than a shock to me when, on the way home from the airport, I listened to a voice mail from an officer at my family's local police department explaining that a bystander had noticed me leaving my son in the car, had recorded the incident using a phone's camera, and had then contacted the police. By the time the police arrived, I had already left the scene, and by the time they looked up the license plate number of the minivan and traced it to my parents, I was flying home. ''[...]'' My lawyer told me he'd had a productive conversation with the officer involved, that he'd explained I was a loving and responsible mother who'd had a "lapse in judgment," and that it seemed quite possible charges would not be pressed. For a while, it looked like he was right. But nine months later, a few minutes after dropping my kids off at school, I was walking to a coffee shop when my cellphone rang. Another officer asked if I was Kim Brooks and if I was aware there was a warrant out for my arrest."''

*'''[https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/04/13/parents-investigated-letting-children-walk-alone/25700823/ Parents in trouble again for letting kids walk alone] (2015)'''
*:''"Maryland parents accused of child neglect for letting their kids roam around their neighborhood had to retrieve them from the county's Children's Protective Services after police removed the youngsters from a park. At about 4:55 p.m. ET Sunday, Montgomery County police received a call to check on the welfare of Danielle and Sasha Meitiv's children — Rafi, 10, and Dvora, 6 — at a park here. Officers found the children unattended and brought them to the agency as part of protocol, they said. ''[...]'' Officers picked up the children about two blocks from home, Rafi said, telling them they would drop them off at home. Instead, the two sat in a patrol car for 2½ hours then were taken about 10 miles away to Children's Protective Services offices in Rockville, Md. The Meitivs said they had taken the children to the park at around 4 p.m. and told them to be home by 6 p.m. When the children hadn't returned by 6:30, the Meitivs started looking frantically for them. Social workers did not contact them until after 8 p.m., the couple said. Their children were released to them at 10:30 p.m. Danielle and Alexander "Sasha" Meitiv say they are not endangering their children by letting them walk around without supervision. "I can't believe we're going through this again," Danielle Meitiv said. "They've been missing since 6 o'clock. Somebody called 911, the police called CPS, they decided to bring the kids here and they didn't call us." To take the children home, the Meitivs had to sign a safety plan that prohibits them from leaving their children unattended, they said."''

*'''[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lenore-skenazy/more-from-americas-worst_b_96175.html More From America's Worst Mom: 9-Year-Old On The Subway, Continued] (2008)'''
*:''"Last week I wrote a column for my newspaper, The New York Sun, titled, "Why I Let My 9-Year-Old Ride The Subway." It basically said that I let him do this because he wanted to take a trip solo, he knew how to read the map, and I had every confidence that he could find his way home. Two days later, said son and I found ourselves on the Today Show, MSNBC and FoxNews ''[...]'' My vision of the world, especially childrearing, turns out to be starkly at odds with the mainstream one, which believes that the world (especially New York) is chock-a-block with extras from "Saw III." ''[...]'' Okay, so it happened several time zones away and the station has been flogging this same awful story for three months. Does it occur to most viewers that a crime like this must be pretty rare, if the station has to talk about one as far away as, say, Portugal? Or Aruba? No! ''[...]'' I met a guy at a party last week who makes his daughter phone home after walking one block to her friend's house. And he's in a suburb. The leafy kind! ''[...]'' The fact that a child is literally forty times more likely to die in a car accident than at a stranger's hands makes no difference. Driving is seen as safe. Freedom - once a right of childhood -- is seen as suicidal."''

==Criminalization, medicalization and registration of children/youth==

[[File:Doctor2.jpg|thumb|The pipeline to a place on the [[sex offender registry]]]]
:''Unaffiliated site: [http://www.ethicaltreatment.org/ ETAY], SOL Research [https://www.solresearch.org/report/Criminalizing_Childs_Play (summary)], [https://www.solresearch.org/report/Cases_of_Persecuted_Juvenile_Sexual_Activity (list of cases)] and see also [[ageism]]''.

Society both [[infantilization|infantilizes]] and criminalizes minors, making them [https://fstube.net/w/hEVMwHjV2NePH9zouPRiQM;threadId=14731 easy prey for the justice system].<ref>[https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/thousands-teens-committing-peer-peer-porn-5HjdCgy_2/ Underage and on the register: Thousands of teens committing peer-on-peer porn offences]</ref><ref>[https://forum.map-union.org/viewtopic.php?t=4768 Children charged with crimes thread, via MAP Forum]</ref> Children as young as 9 have been registered as a sexual offender (the practice is common from 12)<ref>[https://narsol.org/2018/06/how-many-kids-are-on-the-sex-offender-registry/ NARSOL - Kids on the SOR: How many?]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100217013543/michiganmessenger.com/34538/juveniles-well-represented-on-mich-sex-offender-registry Juveniles crowd Mich. sex offender registry - Michigan Messenger]</ref> and added to state databases from as early as the age of 6.<ref>[https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2021/5/27/first-grader-sexual-assault-accusation/ First grader sexual assault accusation]</ref>

In one case, an autistic teen was radicalised and entrapped by one arm of the Australian Police and placed on a deradicalisation course by another, such is the absurdity of the NVE panic ongoing in that country.<ref>[https://www.news.com.au/national/crime/ruined-his-life-parents-of-autistic-boy-radicalised-by-police-tellall/news-story/114d24edec8245e356aac69573885a22 The absurd news story about an autistic teen]</ref> An [[Ageism|article]] has been established to put forth the argument against criminalizing youth, using examples to support its case.

[[Anal wink|Anal probing]] (of suspected victims), [[Penile Plethysmography|penile plethysmography]] and aversion therapy are regularly used on minors who have been involved in relationships - even with age peers. Consent laws can also criminalize the boyfriends of teenage girls who get pregnant, preventing the girls having access to healthcare, as in Peru.<ref>[https://www.ctvnews.ca/peru-votes-to-lower-age-of-consent-to-14-1.246145 Peru votes to lower AoC]</ref>

Much of the therapy used on supposed victims is coercive, in that it uses [[List of conflicting statements by victimologists|psychological techniques]] to establish ideological conformity to a victim narrative, regardless of the subject's initial feelings or repeated denials.<ref>[https://www.unilad.com/news/crime/greg-kelley-falsely-convicted-child-abuse-interview-797989-20251206 Teen football star wrongly convicted as a pedophile details how girlfriend 'didn't give up on him' in new interview (evidencing coercion in counseling)]</ref>

*'''[https://www.nationalreview.com/2022/03/senator-hawleys-disingenuous-attack-against-judge-jacksons-record-on-child-pornography/ Senator Hawley’s Disingenuous Attack against Judge Jackson’s Record on Child Pornography] (2022)'''
::''“Senator Hawley is a bright guy, but if he ever handled a child-pornography case in the brief time he spent as a practicing lawyer before he sought public office, that is not apparent. ''[...]'' I can’t tell you how much I hated these cases ''[...]'' When the dust settled in computer-porn cases, it often turned out that the culprit was a kid who wasn’t much older than the children depicted in the porn.”''

*'''[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-13259141/How-sons-innocent-teenage-fumblings-saw-branded-rapist-hounded-school-left-sobbing-emotional-agony.html How my son's innocent teenage fumblings saw him branded a rapist, hounded out of school and left sobbing in emotional agony] (2024)'''
::''"Today, it seems that so many young women are primed to see every tiny misstep by their male peers as sexual assault, from an ill-judged kiss to an attempt to hold hands. Anything that makes them feel even a tad uncomfortable, often long after the fact, is deemed to be assault. ''[...]'' I have sons — I am too scared to say how many in case it helps identify my family — and throughout their young lives they have routinely been told by their young female friends that they ‘hate men’ and that ‘all men are rapists’. So fevered has the atmosphere among young women become that today something as innocent as a male tapping you on the shoulder can be construed as assault. ''[...]'' Yet I deplore the way this has created a chilling new double standard. When girls make mistakes and behave badly, it’s viewed as a forgivable rite of passage. But when inexperienced young boys do the same, they often face toxic accusations, which can quite literally destroy lives. I should know. My son is one such inexperienced boy and, because of this, our lives have been a living hell for the past three years. Aged 13, in 2019, my son was just starting to get interested in girls. He got involved in flirtations with a few girls and one sent him a topless photo by phone (this is a shockingly common practice among early teens). With another girl there was saucy texting and some mutual touching. ''[...]'' The girls, who were equally culpable, as sending nude photographs is both an offence and against the school rules, were dealt with discreetly. A quiet word was had with them and their parents and that was an end to it. Conversely, my son, who’d never been in trouble before, was suspended for two days — the final step before expulsion. ''[...]'' I believed the school knew best. It didn’t. Such a public and severe punishment persuaded his peers that there was ‘no smoke without fire’. What followed was a merciless campaign of intimidation and bullying. My son was called a ‘rapist’, a ‘nonce’ and told he should be castrated. He was urged to kill himself on a daily basis. He was attacked by a mob in the playground and one boy threatened to stab him. ''[...]'' But if we thought things would get better when schools reopened, we were wrong. In late 2021, one of the girls decided to call the police and accuse my son of sexual assault. I have no idea why, but my son was told by an acquaintance that it was because she was ‘feeling bored’. The police were called to his school and he was questioned without his parents present. ''[...]'' Fortunately, the police were far more empathetic than the school. The detective who investigated the case told us that, quite rightly, every accusation was treated seriously. That said, he also relayed that, in the past few years, the police had been inundated with similar calls from teenage girls whipped into a frenzy by the MeToo movement."''

*'''[https://reason.com/2023/04/03/poncha-springs-schoolhouse-daycare-kids-preschool-trial/ A 5-Year-Old Pulled Down a 3-Year-Old's Pants. The Preschool Workers Are on Trial] (2023)'''
::''"Two Colorado child care workers will go on trial this June for presiding over a day care center where a 5-year-old pulled down a 3-year-old's pants. Amy Lovato and Roberta Rodriguez of The Schoolhouse day care center in Poncha Springs face criminal charges for not reporting this incident to the authorities quickly enough, and for putting the children in danger. "Let this fact not be obscured: We are here because one preschooler pulled down another preschooler's pants," Jason Flores-Williams, Lovato's attorney, told 11th Judicial District Judge Brian Green on Thursday, asking him to dismiss the charges."''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20120712022851/http://www.examiner.com/article/wisconsin-da-says-6-year-old-is-a-sex-offender-for-playing-doctor Wisconsin DA says 6 year old is a sex offender for "playing doctor."] (2011)'''
::''"Parents of a five-year-old girl in Grant County, Wisconsin are pressing charges for first-degree sexual assault against a then six-year-old (now seven-year-old) boy. The accusation? Playing doctor with their daughter. Although too young to be prosecuted, the boy could be listed on the permanent sex offender registry when he turns 18. ''[...]'' There's also a clear conflic of interests and political grandstanding. The alleged "victim" is the daughter of a "well known politician." Her brother -- the politician's son -- was also playing "doctor." He's not being charged. The social worker who brought the case forward? The girl's aunt. Something is very, very rotten in the state of Denmark. The boy's family is under a gag order. In other words, the public is only being allowed to hear the "well known politician's" side of the story. Refer back to the paragraph on the brutality of the court of public opinion if you don't understand why this is a very big deal."''

:*'''[https://www.courthousenews.com/charging-kid-who-played-doctor-wasnt-malicious/ Charging Kid Who Played Doctor Wasn’t Malicious] (2013)'''
:::''"It was "poor judgment," but not unconstitutional, to charge a 6-year-old with sexual assault after he played doctor with other children, the 7th Circuit ruled. D.B., as he is named in the court record, had allegedly been interested in playing doctor that September 2010 because the 6-year-old had just concluded extensive medical testing for digestive problems, which included rectal examinations and enemas. While playing with 5-year-old C.C. and her twin brother W.C. in his Lancaster, Wis., backyard, D.B. was interrupted by the twins' mother. She reported D.B. to the Grant County Department of Social Services, saying she saw D.B. put his finger in her daughter's anus. D.B. claimed that he touched C.C.'s bare butt. A district attorney then filed a petition in court claiming D.B. had committed first-degree sexual assault, and needed public protection."''

*'''[https://eu.azcentral.com/story/laurieroberts/2014/08/12/kindergartener-disciplined-for-sexual-misconduct/13922243/ Kindergartner is a sex offender? Really?"] (2014)'''
::''"It seems a five-year-old Surprise boy was on the playground last spring when suddenly he pulled his pants down. The kid was hauled to the office and forced to sign a form that essentially labeled him a budding sex fiend. ''[...]'' Dysart officials told The Republic that administrators were just following school policy, which says the act of pulling down one's pants is sexual misconduct. ''[...]'' "There are standards of conduct that are inappropriate on a school campus regardless of the grade level of the student," Dysart Assistant Superintendent Jim Dean told The Republic's Jackee Coe. "Exposing oneself is never going to be appropriate in any school situation." ''[...]'' According to the little boy's mother, her son was on the playground at Ashton Ranch Elementary School on April 15 when another kid told him to pull down his pants or else it would be done for him. So the boy complied. ''[...]'' It took the mother hiring an attorney to get the sexual-misconduct referral out of the boys' school file."''

*'''[https://www.winchesterstar.com/winchester_star/police-girl-facing-child-pornography-charges/article_f1af731a-9777-571e-b8c5-13fb27ebb4ca.html Police: Girl facing child pornography charges] (2022)'''
::''"The girl was arrested by the Frederick County Sheriff's Office on April 7 and charged with possession of child pornography, production of child pornography and distribution of child pornography. Lt. Warren W. Gosnell, Sheriff's Office spokesman, said in an email that an anonymous tip led to the investigation, which involves images of a boy and girl under 16 found on a phone. He said the investigation is school-related but wouldn't say which school. ''[...]'' The maximum juvenile penalty for any crime would be incarceration in a juvenile prison run by the Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice until the offender turns 21. Under adult penalties, a juvenile between 15 and 18 convicted of child pornography production and distribution for a first offense faces between one and 20 years although a judge could sentence below the minimum. If the offender is seven or more years older than the victim, there is a three-year mandatory minimum and a 30-year maximum. Spicer noted child pornography laws were written before cellphones became ubiquitous and "sexting," in which a person sends nude or sexually explicit images by phone, became common. ''[...]'' Spicer said the law is outdated due to changing technology. "There is a need for more updated laws to reflect the reality of what technology permits juveniles to do," he said. "The statute hasn't kept up with the technology.""''
[[File:Feds.png|thumb|Images from the arrest of men caught in a sting operation resemble something from an active warzone. Locals have expressed discomfort at the levels of escalation.<ref>[https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/undercover-operation-leads-10-arrests-online-child-sex-abuse-case/I5CDX76YQRBXPNZMOTCKZJPNOM/ SWAT teams moves in on suspected child predators caught in undercover stings]</ref>]]
*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20150718140743/http://bostonreview.net/blog/youth-sex-offender-registry-hrw When Kids Are Sex Offenders] (ft. ''Human Rights Watch'' report, 2013)'''
::''"Maya R., now age 28 and a resident of Michigan, was arrested at the age of 10 for sexual experimentation. ‘Me and my step brothers, who were ages 8 and 5, “flashed” each other and play-acted sex while fully-clothed.’ A year later, Maya pled guilty to the charges of criminal sexual conduct in the first and second degree, offenses that required her to register as a sex offender for 25 years. ''[...]'' In 2006, a 13-year old girl from Ogden, Utah was arrested for rape for having consensual sex with her 12-year-old boyfriend. Her 12-year-old boyfriend was found guilty of violating the same law for engaging in sexual activity with her, as she was also a child under the age of 14 at the time. ''[...]'' Youth sex offenders on the registry experience severe psychological harm. They are stigmatized, isolated, often depressed. Many consider suicide, and some succeed. They and their families have experienced harassment and physical violence. They are sometimes shot at, beaten, even murdered; many are repeatedly threatened with violence. Some young people have to post signs stating ‘sex offender lives here’ in the windows of their homes; others have to carry drivers’ licenses with ‘sex offender’ printed on them in bright orange capital letters. Youth sex offenders on the registry are sometimes denied access to education because residency restriction laws prevent them from being in or near a school. Youth sex offender registrants despair of ever finding employment, even while they are burdened with mandatory fees that can reach into the hundreds of dollars on an annual basis."''

*'''[https://www.aclu.org/blog/juvenile-justice/minnesota-prosecutor-charges-sexting-teenage-girl-child-pornography Minnesota Prosecutor Charges Sexting Teenage Girl With Child Pornography] (2018)'''
::''"A 14-year-old Minnesota girl is fighting criminal charges that have the potential to destroy her future, including her ability to obtain housing, to enroll in college programs, and even to pursue some career paths. Her case does not involve harm to others. It does not involve damage to property. And it does not have anything to do with illegal substances. Rather her young life could be ruined all because she sent an explicit Snapchat of herself to a boy she liked. In the case, Jane Doe used the phone-based application Snapchat to send a revealing selfie to a boy at her school in Southern Minnesota. He went on to make a copy and distribute it to other students without Jane’s permission."''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20090320234911/http://www.zanesvilletimesrecorder.com/article/20090313/NEWS01/903130301 Eleven-year-old girl charged with rape] (2009)'''
::''"Local law enforcement deals with sex offenders almost daily, but in the past couple of months, Zanesville police have dealt with one of the youngest cases officers can remember - an 11-year-old girl charged with three counts of rape. Detective Randy Ritchason said the girl had some type of sexual contact with three other children - two boys and a girl -all under the age of 10. She was charged in Muskingum County Juvenile Court."''

*'''[https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/tech/webguide/internetlife/2004-03-29-child-self-porn_x.htm Teen girl charged with posting nude photos on Internet] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20121014185601/https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/tech/webguide/internetlife/2004-03-29-child-self-porn_x.htm Archive]) (2004)'''
::''A 15-year-old girl has been arrested for taking nude photographs of her self and posting them on the Internet, police said. The girl, whose identity was withheld, was accused of sending out photographs of herself in various states of undress and performing a variety of sexual acts. She sent them to people she met in chat rooms on the Internet, police said. Police seized her computer and found dozens of photographs stored on the hard drive. Authorities did not say how police learned about the girl. She has been charged with sexual abuse of children, possession of child pornography and dissemination of child pornography."''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20081012163102/https://www.clevelandleader.com/node/7219 15-Year-Old Ohio Girl Arrested For Distributing Nude Photos of Herself, May Have to Register as a Sex Offender] (2008)'''
*:''"A 15-year-old girl stands accused of distributing nude photos of herself to other minors, and one state legislator is questioning whether or not she should be labeled a sex offender. The girl, a student at Licking Valley High School, was arrested Friday after school officials discovered the materials and brought in a police investigation. The girl, whose name has not been released, now faces two charges: illegal use of a minor in nudity-oriented material, a second degree felony; and possession of criminal tools, a fifth degree felony. For an adult convicted of child pornography it requires a Tier II sexual offender classification. However Jennifer Brindisi, a spokeswoman for the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation, said the judge has flexibility with a juvenile of this defendant's age. The junvenille section of Senate Bill 10 includes a part which states that if the child is a first-time offender and age 14 or 15 that the judge can decide not to make him or her register. The incident comes immediately following a visit from Licking County Prosecutor Ken Oswalt, who had been visiting area high schools and educating teens on the consequences of such an action. Oswalt talked about the dangers of this behavior, both in terms of personal embarrassment as well as contribution to child pornography on the internet."''
[[File:A738c1ab6eeaa3c0.png|thumb|One example of overreach in law-enforcement operations]]
*'''[https://www.vice.com/amp/en/article/kz7zxa/the-autistic-children-who-are-labeled-as-sex-offenders The Autistic Children Who Are Labeled As Sex Offenders] (2017)'''
::''""Most times with children there is no sexual [motivation]," Pittman explains, but "the moment the touching looks sexual, though, society labels them pedophiles." Rogers added that "it doesn't matter if a person is on the spectrum. They're going to be treated like any sex offender." When an autistic child pulls his pants down in a grocery store, Pittman explains, "We look at [the situation] from the lens [of] a 50 year old man [flashing people]." Minors are not listed publicly on the sex offender registry, but they're forbidden from attending school because that's where children congregate. Once they turn 18, most states require them to register on the public sex offender list with an identifying photo. Children like Anthony would be identified as child pornography distributors for sending nude selfies, and required to disclose their status as a registered sex offender to any employers in some states. "There's a lot of homelessness and depression ''[because people can't get jobs]''," Pittman explains. "We have a whole new generation of victims on this law.""''

*'''[https://www.ipce.info/newsletters/e_26/absurdities.htm 8-year-old boy charged with sexual assault] (2007)'''
::''"Authorities say that an 8-year-old boy who was charged with sexually abusing a 6-year-old boy told police he got the idea after watching an R-rated movie. ''[...]'' The Buffalo News reports that the 8-year-old, who was released to his mother, faces charges of criminal sexual act and aggravated sexual abuse, both felonies. He also faces charges of misdemeanor forcible touching and sexual misconduct."''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20160612101324/https://www.denverpost.com/2006/12/05/girl-13-charged-as-sex-offender-and-victim/ Girl, 13, charged as sex offender and victim] (2006)'''
::''"Utah Supreme Court justices acknowledged Tuesday that they were struggling to wrap their minds around the concept that a 13-year-old girl could be both an offender and a victim for the same act – in this case, having consensual sex with her 12-year-old boyfriend. The Ogden, Utah, girl was put in this odd position because she was found guilty of violating a state law that prohibits sex with someone under age 14. She also was the victim in the case against her boyfriend, who was found guilty of the same violation by engaging in sexual activity with her. “The only thing that comes close to this is dueling,” said Associate Chief Justice Michael Wilkins, noting that two people who take 20 paces and then shoot could each be considered both victim and offender."''

*'''[https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2014/07/police-want-to-photograph-sexting-teens-penis.html Police Want to Force a 17-Year-Old Accused of Sexting His Girlfriend to Take More Explicit Photos As Evidence] (2014)'''
::''"Prosecutors and police in Manassas City, Virginia, have a warrant to photograph a 17-year-old’s penis in hopes of convicting him as a sex offender for sending a dirty video to his 15-year-old girlfriend. The boy’s lawyer tells the Washington Post that after he refused to plead guilty, prosecutors said they would need to “just take him down to the hospital, give him a shot, and then take the pictures that we need.” Of his erect genitalia. ''[...]'' As if it weren’t bad enough already, NBC Washington reports that police already photographed the boy’s penis when they arrested him ''[...]'' “He said they took him to a room and took pictures of his genitalia,” Stacy Bigley said. “I asked if they’re allowed to do that, and [the 17-year-old] said, ‘I tried to refuse,’” which he did, he didn’t want to do it. They told him if he did not they would do it by force.” ''[...]'' The teenager’s lawyer said prosecutors have said they will “use special software to compare pictures of this penis to this penis.”"''
::[Editor: The lead detective in this case eventually [[Debate Guide: Self-loathing hatred|shot himself in the head]] following a dramatic manhunt in which he was accused of "child" sex crimes himself]

* '''[https://reason.com/2011/06/14/perverted-justice-2/ Perverted Justice. Sex offender laws represent the triumph of outrage over reason.] (2011)''' [https://web.archive.org/web/20220808015126/https://reason.com/2011/06/14/perverted-justice-2/ copy]
*: ''"According to The Dallas Morning News, the sex offender registry in Texas, where Washington lives, includes about 4,000 people who were minors when they committed their crimes, a quarter of whom were under 14."''
*:''"A man who was convicted of statutory rape when he was 16 for having consensual sex with his 14-year-old girlfriend told Human Rights Watch: "We were in love. And now we are married. So it's like I am on the registry for having premarital sex. Does having premarital sex make me a danger to society? My wife doesn't think so.""''
*:''"Consider the case of Tony Washington, a promising college football player whose professional career was derailed by a conversation-stopping offense he committed almost a decade ago: At the age of 16, he had consensual sex with his 15-year-old sister."''

==[[Wikipedia:Thoughtcrime|Thought crime]] and [[Wikipedia:Newspeak|Newspeak]]==

[[File:gamergurl.jpg|thumb|Actual American Police Decoy (credit - NYT Magazine)]]
The manipulation of [[Debate Guide: Abuse of language|language]] and [[Debate Guide: Misdefinitions and Rhetorical Manipulation|abuse of rhetoric]] are common features of the war on "sexual offending". In some examples, such as Calgary Police's pursuit of a 15 year old boy for textual "child pornography" (sexting),<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130614070017/http://sunnewsnetwork.ca/sunnews/canada/archives/2013/06/20130611-161921.html Teen boy accused of sending child porn texts to his ex]</ref> this is particularly salient. In others, police forces employ clear [[Wikipedia:Entrapment|entrapment]], in their pursuit of men who have no primary interest in minors and simply continue to talk after an implausible decoy changes their age. The New York Times explains how this particular swindle works.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20201003235625/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/26/magazine/sex-offender-operation-net-nanny.html?smid=tw-share NYT Mag: Explains LEO Stings]</ref>

The Daily Mail (also featured below) and other journalists have engaged in Orwellian word games, as this topic gives them the liberty. Just under a month prior to the below (2022) story, they described a female prison inmate as a "pedophile" for "raping two boys aged 14 and 17 in 2018".<ref>[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11042579/Female-pedophile-jailed-raping-two-underage-boys-posts-TIKTOK-videos-asking-pen-pals.html Female pedophile jailed for raping two underage boys she met online posts TIKTOK videos asking for pen pals to contact her in prison - and officials say there's NOTHING they can do about it</ref> The sex was of course, entirely voluntary, and as our earlier examples have demonstrated, the promulgation of this kind of language has directly led to the deaths of multiple individuals at the hands of vigilantes. In 2015, DailyCaller led with the headline "Twentysomething Christian School Math Teacher Busted For Victimizing Teen Boy With Sex Trauma". The teacher was 25, the boy was 15 and the sex was voluntary.<ref>[https://dailycaller.com/2015/04/23/christian-school-math-teacher-busted-for-victimizing-teen-boy-with-sex-trauma/ Twentysomething Christian School Math Teacher Busted For Victimizing Teen Boy With Sex Trauma]</ref>

*'''[https://www.mtracey.net/p/was-an-israeli-pedophile-really-allowed Was an Israeli pedophile really allowed to flee the United States?] (2025)'''
*:''"So, what exactly is Tom Alexandrovich accused of doing? According to the arrest report, he’d been staying at the Conrad Hotel, a few miles from the conference venue. Over the course of his stay, it is alleged that he used an app called “Pure” — evidently some sort of hookup app. ''[...]'' Nonetheless, some highly resourceful law enforcement agents decided to dispatch an “Online Covert Employee” (OCE) to join the “Pure” app, and allegedly pose as “a 15-year-old juvenile.” This would have presumably violated the app’s Terms of Service, if the OCE had openly identified their age as 15. ''[...]'' The report says Alexandrovich “was found to have engaged in conversation” with the undercover “decoy,” and this “conversation turned sexual in nature.” It is not specified who initiated the “conversation.” ''[...]'' In an interview with a Homeland Security Investigator and FBI Special Agent, Alexandrovich reportedly stated that “he agreed to go to dinner and a show with a date” and “he believed the girl was 18 years old,” as “that was the age listed on the Pure application.” No evidence is cited to show that the girl’s listed age was 15 years old, and no explanation is given for how a supposed 15 year old would’ve been permitted on the app without violating the Terms of Service. Certainly, no intelligible explanation is given for how this bizarre sting operation is supposed to have contributed to the “Security” of the “Homeland.”"''

'''[https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cev27dyz8v4o Paedophile agreed to travel to have sex with girl] (2025)'''
*:''"Darron Wilkinson, 50, sent multiple messages to what turned out to be an undercover police officer, ending many when discussing graphic acts with the text abbreviation for "laughing out loud", Newcastle Crown Court heard. [...] In mitigation, Tony Cornberg said Wilkinson was socially isolated and had no intention to go through with the meeting, as evidenced by the delivery driver going on holiday to Blackpool instead of the arranged journey to Coventry."''

*'''[https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/redmond-detectives-arrest-man-undercover-online-child-rape-operation/BP5LB4FCCZHJNORM3KFUGHQPSE/ Redmond detectives arrest man in undercover online child rape operation] (2023)'''
*:''"Detectives posed as a 12-year-old girl on a location-based social networking and dating application, according to the Redmond Police Department. The conversation began in early March and the man was told several times that he was talking to a 12-year-old girl. However, he kept engaging in sexually motivated conversations, believing she was a minor."'' [So, not only is the "raped" girl fake, she was never "raped", and they posed her on '''[[Wikipedia:Tinder (app)|Tinder]]''', which is clearly implausible and fantastical to anybody bar the most witless of baby-boomers]

*'''[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11131079/Woke-Virginia-school-district-kept-pedophile-counselor-year-notified-arrest.html Notoriously woke Virginia school district kept pedophile school counselor on staff a year AFTER bosses were told he'd been arrested for soliciting child prostitute] (2022)'''
*:''"Darren Lamar Thornton, 50, remained employed by Glasgow Middle School in Lincolnia, Virginia, even after he'd been convicted of a sex crime and a year after they'd been notified of his arrest, according to WUSA9. He'd previously served as a counselor and boys' varsity basketball coach in a different county from 2006 to 2020. Thornton was arrested for offering a minor money for sex in November of 2020 in Chesterfield County."'' 

::[Editor: Only at the end of the article, and after multiple graphics, do we get to learn about the true nature of Thornton's "crime", bolded below]

::'''''"He was trapped in a sting via an online chat with an undercover officer who said she was 17, and Thornton agreed to meet."'''''

*'''[https://floridapolitics.com/archives/306973-policing-the-police-did-sheriff-go-too-far-on-undercover-sex-sting/ Policing the police: Did Sarasota Sheriff go too far on undercover sex sting?] (2019, see also [https://reason.com/2019/10/21/sarasota-county-sheriff-office-entrap-underage-teen-sex/ Reason.com])'''
*:''"Hamid Keshmirian committed suicide last week, less than 24 hours after bonding out on charges related to his conversations about sex with an undercover deputy, who claimed to be a 14-year-old prostitute. The chats began on hookup site SkipTheGames.com, where Keshmirian responded to an ad that appeared to be for an adult escort. But detectives with the Sarasota Co. Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) changed the woman’s age to that of a 14-year-old after the conversation about sex began. Keshmirian, a single man, whose two adult daughters say he was battling depression and loneliness, continued the conversation with the woman he thought wanted to have sex with him. Deputies went as far as to put a man on the phone with Keshmirian, claiming to be the girl’s father, giving permission for the encounter. Keshmirian ultimately agreed to meet up with the girl on Thursday, Sept. 19 — his birthday. He was arrested upon arrival, spending two nights in jail because Keshmirian’s family says SCSO denied him a phone call and kept his arrest out of the computer system while they continued to hunt other men. ''[...]'' “They killed our dad,” said an emotional Natasha Keshmirian, who said men like her father were the only victims of the SCSO sting. “My dad’s not a pedophile … but he didn’t have the money to fight it. “He lost everything (in the Great Recession) — his business and his home — and he battled depression for eight or nine years,” his daughter continued. “He was just getting his new life together — he had a new business, a new house, and a new truck … then they entrapped him.”"''

*'''[https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/13380554.12-year-old-girl-raped-in-woods-after-being-manipulated-and-groomed-by-older-man-she-met-online/ 12-year-old girl raped in woods after being manipulated and groomed by older man she met online] (2015)'''
*:''"The girl, who comes from Worthing, had been in contact with a young man who said he was 18, in early June, online through two phone apps, Whisper and Kik, and arranged to meet him. They first met at about 3pm on Friday June 5, when he picked her up from outside Goring railway station in a silver or grey Fiat Punto. They drove to the car park at the end of Angmering High Street, opposite Manor Nurseries where they parked and kissed for a while. He then dropped her off back in Worthing. They then met again two days later at about midday on Sunday June 7 outside Tesco Express in Rectory Road, Worthing and drove to the same place in Angmering. From there they walked south down a track parallel to the A280 and alongside Manor Nurseries to a wooded area, where they had sexual intercourse, stopping when they saw some dog walkers nearby. The incidents were not reported to the police until June 25. ''[...]'' "This case is another example of what can result from unwary and unsupervised use of the web by young people who need to be really careful in their contacts with people they do not know.""''

*'''[https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/paedophile-tried-gag-tie-up-3473450 Paedophile tried to gag and tie up man] (2008)'''
*:''"A PAEDOPHILE tried to gag and tie up a man while he slept in his flat, a court heard. Vincent Burns, 69, invited his 26-year-old victim back to his home after drinking together in a city centre pub."'' [Editor: At no other place in this article is a justification given for labeling this man a pedophile]''
[[File:Dmtricks.png|thumb|The Daily Mail up to their usual Orwellian games in 2024]]
===Porn cartoons and sex dolls criminalized===

:''See Wikipedia - [[Wikipedia:Legal status of fictional pornography depicting minors|Legal status of fictional pornography depicting minors]].''

In one example in the UK, a "team of researchers" - credentialed [[Feminism|Feminists]] at major universities, launched a campaign entitled '''"CAMPAIGN AGAINST SEX ROBOTS"''' (capitals theirs).<ref>[https://www.forbes.com/sites/andreamorris/2018/09/26/meet-the-activist-fighting-sex-robots/?sh=28e4cd7f6e79 Meet The Activist Fighting Sex Robots] and [https://campaignagainstsexrobots.org/ CAMPAIGN AGAINST SEX ROBOTS]</ref>

*'''[https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2025/08/21/man-charged-over-having-child-sex-abuse-animation-images/ Man stopped at Dublin Airport by Homeland Security is charged over child sex abuse animation images] (2025)'''
*:''"A young man travelling to a comic book convention in the United States was stopped by Homeland Security at Dublin Airport and found with child sex abuse animation images, a court has heard."''
::[Editor: Much more on this story, including the fandom whose tame content he was arrested for transporting, can be found [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cE8Y1fFa5cw here]]

*'''[https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/mar/30/tasmanian-man-jailed-after-ai-generated-child-abuse-material-found-on-computer?CMP=soc_568 Tasmanian man jailed after AI-generated child abuse material found on computer] (2024)'''
*:''"Police raided his home in the state’s Tamar Valley region in May and found hundreds of files depicting child abuse on his computer. A significant amount of it was generated using artificial intelligence, marking the first time police had located and seized AI-generated child abuse material in Tasmania, the Australian federal police (AFP) said on Saturday. ''[...]'' In a statement released Saturday, AFP Det Sgt Aaron Hardcastle said abuse material remained repulsive and abhorrent regardless of whether it was AI-generated or involved real exploited children. He said police would continue to target those who shared such material."''

*'''[https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/crime/man-charged-importing-child-sex-29368394 Man charged with importing child sex doll and possession of 71 child porn <nowiki>[lolicon manga</nowiki>NW<nowiki>]</nowiki> images] (2023)'''
*:''"Mr Wright stands accused of importing a child sex doll from Japan - the first known charge of its kind in this country. He is accused of knowingly having child pornography in the form of a “torso” of a child with what is described as a “penetrable anus and vagina.” The doll was discovered contained in a box with a “Japanese-style” drawing of a “naked” child, posed with its legs spread open, according to the charge. He also stands accused of having another doll of a child, which is described as being “17 years old” on the box it was contained within. He’s also charged with possession of another doll, which was a “model of a young child’s mouth,” again in a box which contained a drawing of a “young female child." The offences are contrary to Section Six of the Child Trafficking and Pornography Act 1998. The possession offences are alleged to have occurred at the accused’s home address on July 24, 2017. Apart from those charges Mr Wright stands accused of attempting to commit an offence “by purchasing and attempting to import a child sex doll,” which is contrary to common law."''

*'''[https://www.hucknalldispatch.co.uk/news/crime/hucknall-teen-downloaded-anime-cartoon-child-porn-court-case-3544509 Hucknall teenager who downloaded dozens of 'anime' cartoon child porn images given suspended prison sentence] (2022)'''
*:''"Police visited Ben Burton's home address and seized his mobile phone on November 28, 2020, said prosecutor Anthony Chung. It contained 25 Category A images, 15 Category B images, and 48 Category C images of female characters, that were deemed to be aged between five and 14. When he was interviewed, Burton said he received the images via Facebook messenger. ''[...]'' Recorder Michael Auty said: "What troubles me is his disinclination to accept that he had any sexual interest in the imagery. Frankly, I don't believe him." He told Burton: "There is understandable public concern about any offences concerning the possession of indecent images of children. "This case is unusual as the pictures weren't of real children. "Whether these children were real or represented in anime, or any other artistic form, the protection of children is regarded as of paramount importance in a civilised society.”"''

*'''[https://www.sundayworld.com/crime/courts/man-who-avoided-jail-after-child-porn-conviction-says-he-accidentally-clicked-link/41581409.html Man who avoided jail after child porn conviction says he 'accidentally' clicked link] (2022)'''
*:''"A 25-year-old man who claims he unknowingly downloaded animated child pornography has told how one click on a website resulted in his arrest and conviction in court. Nabil Ibrahim of Lehenaghmore, Togher, Co. Cork, appeared before in court last week where pleaded guilty to having child pornography at his home on February 3, 2019. ''[...]'' "It was just by accident," he said. "I was on a social media site. It was Tumblr and I clicked on it." Asked why he clicked on the link or folder, Ibrahim said: "I don't know. I wasn't sure what it was. It just said 'illegal' or something like that. All this happened four years ago - it's been going on quite a while." ''[...]'' Over the past decade, Gardaí have seized increasing amounts of virtual or simulated child pornography in the form of cartoons, text and computer graphic images. ''[...]'' Realistic "child sex dolls" have also been seized by authorities in recent years. Unlike several other western countries - including the US and Switzerland - Ireland categorises all types of child sex abuse material, simulated or real, as child pornography. Offenders face up to five years for possession and 14 years for producing or distributing such material."''

*'''[https://www.gawker.com/man-gets-three-months-in-jail-for-possession-of-cartoon-477388305 Man Gets Three Months in Jail for Possession of Cartoon Porn] (2013)'''
*:''"Ronald Clark's lawyer called his client's three-month jail sentence for possession of cartoon pornography a case of "law gone mad." The New Zealand resident claims he downloaded the videos, which depict "clearly young" elves, pixies, trolls "and other fantasy creatures having sex," three years ago as "a bit of a laugh." ''[...]'' He also asked the court if his conviction in this case couldn't lead to someone else being charged for "possessing objectionable images of stick figures." But at least one person didn't find Clark's conviction an absurd overreach on the part of the justice system. Alan Bell, director of the anti-child pornography group ECPAT said he was worried the images could encourage people "to migrate from there to the real thing." "The distribution of it is damaging," he continued. "You have to ask what impact does it have even if it's not harming ''[an individual child]''." New Zealand's courts have taken issue with cartoon pornography in the past, most recently charging a Chinese student for importing DVDs containing "cartoon animations depicting rape, abuse, and bestiality involving eels." Those charges were eventually dropped."''
[[File:Doll suitcase.jpeg|thumb|Realistic "child-like" sex-dolls have opened up new possibilities for MAPs, but have drawn fire from [[Feminism|feminists]]]]
*'''[http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/2008/09/26/child-porn-in-cartoon-style-man-convicted-84229-21906841/ Child porn in cartoon style - man convicted] (2008)'''
*:''"A MAN who downloaded “Tomb Raider”-style pictures of computer-generated child pornography has been convicted by a Teesside jury. Robul Hoque had sophisticated realistic images of children on his hard drive seized by police in October 2006. The unusual case involving computer graphics is thought to be the first of its type and an important test case. Hoque, 32, told the Gazette: “I haven’t set out to break the law in any way, shape or form. “If I’d had any sort of inkling these were illegal, I would have told the police about them myself. I don’t go looking for child porn. I’m not attracted to kids. I’m not interested in kids.” ''[...]'' Jurors were told they should convict if they concluded that a picture looked like a photo. “It is about child pornography,” prosecutor David Brooke told the court ''[...]'' “Though no actual child has been abused, it helps to feed the demand.”"''

:*'''[https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/manga-anime-fans-warned-after-british-man-convicted-possessing-cartoon-child-porn-1471040 Manga and Anime Fans Warned After British Man Convicted of Possessing Cartoon 'Child Porn'] (2014)'''
:*:''"A man from Middlesbrough is believed to have become the first person in British legal history to be convicted over possession of prohibited cartoon images of children. Robul Hoque, 39, made legal history after he was convicted of possessing a collection of inappropriate Japanese Manga or Anime-style images of children. The cartoons were classed as prohibited as they contained images of young girls, some wearing school uniforms, exposing themselves or taking part in sexual activity, reported the Evening Gazette. The court heard how Hoque became a "test case" after nearly 300 cartoon stills and moving images were found on his hard drive after police seized his computer in June 2012. ''[...]'' Hoque's defence barrister Richard Bennett said his conviction should "serve as a warning to every Manga and Anime fan" to be careful as these images are were freely available on legitimate sites. He added: "It seems there are many thousands of people in this country, if they are less then careful, who may find themselves in that position, too.""''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20081209005431/https://www.stuff.co.nz/4786351a1860.html Simpsons cartoon rip-off is child porn - judge] (2008)'''
*:''"A Supreme Court judge in Australia has ruled that an internet cartoon in which look-a-like child characters from The Simpsons engage in sexual acts is child pornography." ''[...]'' But Justice Adams agreed with the magistrate, finding that while The Simpsons characters had hands with four fingers and their faces were "markedly and deliberately different to those of any possible human being", the mere fact that they were not realistic representations of human beings did not mean that they could not be considered people. Justice Adams said the purpose of the legislation was to stop sexual exploitation and child abuse where images are depicted of "real" children. However it was also to deter the production of other material, including cartoons, that could "fuel demand for material that does involve the abuse of children""''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20090314115104/http://www.theherald.com.au/news/local/news/general/man-fined-for-downloading-simpsons-cartoon-porn/1458973.aspx Man fined for downloading Simpsons cartoon porn] (2009)'''
*:''"A MAN pleaded guilty yesterday to possessing child pornography after he downloaded images of characters from The Simpsons and Pokemon naked and performing sex acts on each other. Glenn Phillip McGuire, 28, had originally pleaded not guilty after police found six such images of the cartoon characters on his computer. The images had been doctored or drawn by unknown people and were downloaded while McGuire was surfing the Limewire website. The Supreme Court ruled last December that child pornography can include sexually explicit images of cartoon characters. McGuire changed his plea in Newcastle Local Court yesterday to guilty and was convicted, fined $1000 and put on a 12-month good behaviour bond. The Supreme Court ruling came after a man was convicted in Parramatta Local Court in February last year of possessing pornographic images of child cartoon characters."''

===Motive-dependent crimes===

In one case a man who fully complied with police was jailed for the cumulative total of 2 years because his use of adult gay porn of men considerably younger than him was deemed to be a threat to the public. No justification was given for this, other than it being a breach of an order imposed against him many years ago.

*'''[https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cn40yxg2glkt Ex-Premier League referee David Coote given suspended prison sentence for making indecent image of child] (2026)'''
*:''"Former Premier League referee David Coote is given a suspended prison sentence after he admitted making an indecent image of a child ''[...]'' The court heard the image, downloaded in January 2020, was a two-minute video involving a 15-year-old boy in a school uniform. ''[...]'' Judge Shant added: ''[...]'' “Those who commit this sort of offence must realise they involve a real child and that causes them damage.”"''

*'''[https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/convicted-paedophile-shopped-himself-police-18897927 Convicted paedophile shopped himself to police after visiting male porn sites during lockdown] (2020/25)'''
*:''"Teesside Crown Court heard how the 66-year-old has been subject to a sexual offences prevention order since 2009, which is designed to protect the public. Philip Morley, prosecuting, said he contacted his supervising officer on July 27 and told them he had been using the internet to access pornographic websites. He said police officers attended his address the following day and seized a Nokia mobile phone. ''[...]'' The court in Middlesbrough heard how Jackson had been asking for videos of males performing sex acts and offering to pay them money for the material. ''[...]'' "He went on to say he was not sexually attracted to male children and preferred males over 18." ''[...]'' Judge Howard Crowson told the court: "You have a long history of sexual offending and you clearly pose a significant risk to young males. ''[...]'' '''Judge Crowson sentenced Jackson to 16 months in prison.''' ''[[https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/robin-jackson-guisborough-porn-boots-32540149 2025 story] follows]'' Pervert pensioner caught printing pornographic photos of young men at Boots ''[...]'' Officers attended his home and Jackson handed over the material he had printed, which showed young men who were of legal age. His mobile phone was handed over and analysed. Officers found he had accessed multiple pornographic websites. ''[...]'' '''He was jailed for eight months for breaching a sexual harm prevention order'''."''

*'''[https://cbs12.com/news/local/teachers-arrest-is-said-to-be-the-first-of-its-kind Teacher's arrest is said to be the first of its kind] (2025)'''
*:''"LeClair also brought the girl ''[15]'' flowers, attempted to give her a Dunkin' gift card, a Starbucks gift card, and he put $100 cash inside her phone case without her knowledge during school to help her buy a prom dress and a prom ticket. The Sheriff says detectives feel that although nothing sexual took place between the LeClair and the girl, it could've progressed to a sexual relationship if he had not been arrested. [...] According to the Sheriff's Office, LeClair is still behind bars on $50,000 bond. If convicted, he faces up to 15 years in prison."''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20081210065049/https://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2008/12/06/judge_refuses_to_reduce_48-year_prison_sentence/ Judge refuses to reduce 48-year prison sentence] (2008)'''
*:''"URBANA – A Champaign County judge refused Friday to reduce the 48-year prison sentence of a former Urbana teacher convicted of child molestation. ''[...]'' Clem sentenced White in early April on eight counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse to which White pleaded guilty in February. White admitted that he had eight blindfolded girls, about ages 7 to 9, lick sauces off a banana for his own sexual gratification ''[...]'' White's actions have already spurred several lawsuits against him and the Urbana and McLean county school districts by the parents of the girls. So far, two victims have reached settlements with Urbana District 116 of $390,000 and $300,000 in present-day cash. Another for $250,000 is expected to be approved by a judge later this month. The way the settlements are structured, the girls may end up receiving more than $1 million each over the course of their lives.""''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20080620145228/http://www.dailybulletin.com/news/ci_6319275 Judge calls Olsen a 'high-risk' pedophile in the early stages] (2007)'''
*:''"A judge sentenced former substitute teacher Eric Norman Olsen to five years in prison on Friday, calling him the first true pedophile she has seen in her years on the bench. ''[...]'' Uhler said she was inclined to give Olsen probation at first, but after reviewing his diagnostic report she had no choice but to send him to prison. "The defendant was a pedophile in the early stages," she said. "He is at high risk to re-offend." ''[...]'' He was arrested last July after allegations arose that he inappropriately touched young girls. Most of the contact involved children sitting on his lap. He told police the contact sexually aroused him. ''[...]'' She said a five-year sentence is "extremely lenient.""''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20100516181924/http://www.thisissouthdevon.co.uk/news/Court-accused-Victorian-standards-trial/article-2150034-detail/article.html Court accused of 'Victorian standards' in trial] (2010)'''
*:''"A SOUTH Devon lawyer hit out at a court's Victorian standards yesterday after his client was convicted of possessing indecent photographs of girls wearing swimwear and clothes. Solicitor Nigel Butt spoke out after a Teignmouth man was found guilty after a trial of possessing indecent images of young women. Mr Butt was not allowed to show the magistrates best selling magazines like Vanity Fair and Rolling Stone which had published topless and explicitly sexual photographs of under-age celebrities. After the verdict, Totnes-based lawyer Mr Butt said: "This decision will potentially reverberate throughout the country and will have a huge impact on magazines, film producers and directors, photographers and newspaper editors because the law has to be applied equally and evenly to everything. "You can see more flesh exposed on a Friday or Saturday night in town or on a beach than was on my client's computer. "This court has applied Victorian standards in 2010 and their findings are perverse.""''

==Censorship==

:''See [[Censorship]] and [[Child Pornography]] for more analysis of this topic.''

[[File:Moms.jpg|thumb|"Moms for Liberty" - a group that campaigned ''for'' mandating a surveillance state in school libraries]]
Age-based restrictions against "inappropriate" content have always exhibited an erotophobic bias, but they are increasingly being used to crack down on politically [[Collective Shout|inconvenient narratives]] and liberal sex education. Moderate lawmakers failed to heed the warnings and sometimes even ''encouraged'' hysteria in the early 21st Century, when [[Child Pornography|Youth Erotica]] began to be used as an excuse for infringements upon civil liberties and digital privacy. As our article on that subject reveals, this has often led to bizarre and discriminatory regulations, such as Australia's so-called "small breast ban".

In the 2020s, a new wave of "drag bans" and crackdowns on education have come to pass, based on the idea that "sexual" content "harms minors".<ref>[https://okcfox.com/news/local/drummond-issues-opinion-banning-obscene-drag-shows-in-presence-of-minors-attorney-general-gentner-illegal-children-material-sexual-conduct-law-oklahoma-performance-public Drummond issues opinion banning obscene drag shows in presence of minors], [https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/09/michigan-republicans-are-now-pushing-a-total-ban-on/ Michigan Republicans are now pushing a total ban on LGBTQ+ education]</ref> Age-gating became more of a norm, with ID being required for some types of content, although there exists no evidence these restrictions "protect" the young.<ref>[https://www.findarticles.com/study-finds-age-checks-fail-to-stop-underage-access-to-adult-sites/ Study Finds Age Checks Fail to Stop Underage Access to Adult Sites], [https://www.phoenix-center.org/perspectives/Perspective25-06Final.pdf The paper]</ref>

*'''[https://wegotthiscovered.com/social-media/14yo-boy-accidentally-destroys-own-family-using-google-gemini-ai-in-the-most-embarrassing-way-possible/ 14yo boy accidentally destroys own family using Google Gemini AI in the most embarrassing way possible] (2026)'''
*:''"He explained: “He’s 14 and stupidly decided to try and roleplay with Gemini using its live camera mode. The AI correctly identified he was underage and Google banned all my accounts.” ''[...]'' "“ALL of our entire family’s Google accounts were linked to that tablet. Google banned them all. Everything gone. 15 years of business completely inaccessible. All my emails, all my documents saved in Google Drive. Even my website was linked to my Google account and that’s been locked down too. We’ve written to Google and begged for it to be reinstated but they’ve said all the accounts have been shut down for child protection reasons. I don’t know how I’m going to pay my mortgage in 3 months time. I’ve literally lost ALL my records for my accountant. My company year ends in May. My whole life is completely f–ked.”"''

*'''[https://mynorthwest.com/technology/meta-child-exploitation/4125447 Meta apologizes after mistaken child exploitation flag shuts down woman’s business accounts] (2025)'''
*:''"She received an email from Meta, the parent company of Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp, and Threads, that informed her all of her personal and business accounts and channels she owns or manages, including a fitness center, a weight loss clinic, and a bar, were suspended for allegedly violating their terms of use related to child sexual exploitation. Riley was shocked by the email and explained that the allegations were false. “I would never ever do that,” Riley said. “I have younger siblings, like no, that’s terrible.” It turns out, however, Meta was wrong, and they apologized."''

*'''[https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce8307ge49eo Angry, confused and worried about police – behind Instagram bans] (2025)'''
*:''"Instagram users have told the BBC of their confusion, fear and anger after having their accounts suspended, often for being wrongly accused by parent company Meta of breaching the platform's child sex abuse rules. For months, tens of thousands of people around the world have been complaining Meta has been banning their Instagram and Facebook accounts in error. They say they have been wrongly accused of breaching site rules - including around child sexual exploitation. More than 500 of them have contacted the BBC to say they have lost cherished photos and seen businesses upended - but some also speak of the profound personal toll it has taken on them, including concerns that the police could become involved."''

*'''[https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/08/17/book-ban-restriction-access-lgbtq/ Students lose access to books amid ‘state-sponsored purging of ideas’] (2022)'''
*:''"In the past two years, six states have passed laws that mandate parental involvement in reviewing books, making it easier for parents to remove books or restrict the texts available at school, according to a tally kept by nonprofit EveryLibrary. Five states are considering similar legislation. ''[...]'' “This is a state-sponsored purging of ideas and identities that has no precedent in the United States of America,” said John Chrastka, EveryLibrary’s executive director. “We’re witnessing the silencing of stories and the suppressing of information [that will make] the next generation less able to function in society.” ''[...]'' Mounting book challenges, bans and clandestine removals, all of which reached historic highs during the past school year, are also eroding students’ freedom to read. Simultaneously, Republican legislators in at least nine states are pushing laws that force school library databases to block certain content. Everywhere, the books targeted are mostly written by and about people of color and LGBTQ individuals, according to analyses conducted by the American Library Association and PEN America. ''[...]'' The sharp increase in oversight and control of children’s reading at school is welcomed by some parents, conservative pundits and lawmakers who argue that unsupervised students will stumble across texts that expose them to sexual topics too early or that undermine their family’s beliefs and values. Library advocates say that existing book challenge procedures, as well as the expertise of credentialed school librarians, were already sufficient to ensure school book collections remain appropriate. The spike in regulation of school reading has some educators reconsidering the profession, amid a catastrophic national teacher shortage. ''[...]'' Under a new five-page policy, book purchases must be approved by a vaguely defined set of administrators, possibly including the superintendent, with input from “parents and community members.” The policy prohibits any materials that contain “sexual acts” (or “nudity” at the elementary and middle-school levels); requires libraries to publish inventories; makes it easier for parents to remove books; and asserts parents can, at any time, receive a list of books their children have checked out. The document concludes: “While librarians are trained in selecting materials … the ultimate determination of appropriateness for a minor lies with the parent.” ''[...]'' “I think the intent of the policy is to frighten teachers and librarians into a very high degree of self-censorship, and it will work beautifully,” she said, adding that ex-colleagues of hers are already boxing up their classroom libraries. ''[...]'' In Florida, the Flagler County district debuted a three-tiered library system this past spring. The first level grants students access to the entire library. At level two, parents can specify up to five titles their children cannot check out. At level three, children have no access to books except titles specified by their parents. ''[...]'' Another increasingly popular tactic is to require parental sign-off before librarians hand books to children. One of the districts doing so is Virginia’s Bedford County Public Schools, which has debuted a book-lending system that emails parents every time their child checks out a book. ''[...]'' Amy Snead, a mother of four and chair of the Bedford County chapter of parental rights group '''Moms for Liberty''', said her organization pushed for the books policy. She said it will prevent children from encountering sexually explicit material."''

*'''[https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2013/08/21/comment-porn-or-better-sex-education/ Comment: Porn or better sex education?] (2013)'''
*:''"There is a lot of policy and media concern about young people accessing pornography and the potential for it to cause harm, including sexual violence. ''[...]'' Whatever your views on pornography, most sensible adults would agree that pornography is not the best place to learn about relationships, sex and sexuality. ''[...]'' So should we really be concerned about pornography? It is clear from the young people visiting our services that more and more are seeing pornography. But most can tell the difference between fantasy and reality. ''[...]'' When it comes to the proposal for internet safety filters to be activated as a default, there are many people who think this is sensible, reasonable and proportionate. One person’s perfectly reasonable suggestion – say, that “adult” material should be filtered out by internet service providers – is another person’s creeping censorship. I reserve judgement at this stage. The devil is in the detail. But I am concerned. Brook is all too often accustomed to our online content running afoul of crude filtering software. One Wi-Fi provider blocked our website because it was listed under “sex education”. I am worried about those young people whose access to sex and relationships advice could be inadvertently blocked by these filters. Despite reassurance from the Prime Minister that there will be a ‘white list’ of sites to prevent this happening, we and our colleagues at online charity YouthNet are mindful that this will be tricky to get right, and of the devastating effects of getting it wrong."''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20220706163847/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/david-cameron-s-plan-for-internetporn-filters-risks-hurting-lgbt-community-8778956.html David Cameron’s plan for internet-porn filters ‘risks hurting LGBT community’] (2013)'''
*:''"David Cameron's plan for UK households to block internet porn with default search filters will be “very damaging” for LGBT people and vulnerable adults who could be denied access to legitimate sexual health and education sites, a group of authors and journalists has warned. In an open letter to the Prime Minister, prominent figures including the Belle de Jour writer Brooke Magnanti and feminist blogger and author Zoe Margolis, warned that the Government was taking “a dangerous and misguided approach” to internet safety.''[...]'' They point out that faults with existing internet service provider filters have been reported numerous times and warn that any default filters could “unintentionally block important sites related to sexual health, LGBT issues, or sex and relationship education”. “This will be very damaging for LGBT young people, for example, or vulnerable adults who may be cut off from important support and advice, in particular those with abusive partners who are also the Internet account holder,” they add. ''[...]'' To illustrate how blunt an instrument search filters could be, a spokesman for the group cited a recent case in which a British Library search filter denied a man using its Wi-Fi network access to Hamlet, because it contained “violent content”."''

===Trojan Horse for civil-liberties/privacy infringements===
[[File:3d916711c8575b86.png|thumb|Social Media algorithms are becoming more sensitive to trigger phrases]]
:''For a rundown of relevant news articles in relation to the UK's '''Online Safety Bill''', see [https://techcrunch.com/2022/11/24/uk-online-safety-bill-css-e2ee/?guccounter=1 TechCrunch.]''

As described in our article on [[censorship]], the damaging personal consequences of concerted action against individuals have a chilling effect on public discourse. See, for example, the immediate termination of Tom Flanagan's media and academic career over comments he made concerning the possession of [[Child Pornography]]. We do not list such examples in this article, but do cite examples of how broader civil liberties are threatened by hysterical attitudes towards children.<ref>[https://www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/commentanalysis/arid-41700062.html Proposed EU Chat Control regulation could create surveillance state], [https://cybernews.com/security/chat-control-eu-scanning-messages/ Scientists urge EU governments to reject Chat Control rules]</ref>

*'''[https://circleid.com/posts/chat-control-proposal-advances-despite-rising-opposition-in-europe Chat Control Proposal Advances Despite Rising Opposition in Europe] (2025)'''
*:''"Support for the European Union’s contentious Chat Control legislation—designed to combat child sexual abuse material (CSAM)—remains strong, yet a rising chorus of opposition now threatens to complicate its path to adoption. The proposed regulation, formally known as the Danish version of the CSAM scanning law, mandates all messaging platforms to screen user content, including encrypted messages, for illegal material. If passed, implementation could begin as early as October 2025. However, the bill has drawn mounting criticism for jeopardising digital privacy and weakening encryption, a core pillar of secure communications."''

*'''[https://fee.org/articles/the-earn-it-act-wont-protect-children-but-it-will-destroy-digital-privacy/ The EARN IT Act Won't Protect Children, But It Will Destroy Digital Privacy] (2020)'''
*:''"The first public hearing of the EARN IT Act took place weeks ago, a bill which is nominally designed to require tech companies to meet certain “best practice” requirements when it comes to the safety of children online. If they do so, and as the title of the bill indicates, they will be judged to have “earned” the right to be protected from lawsuits arising from user-generated content. ''[...]'' If the bill passes, tech companies will be confronted with a choice: weaken their encryption schemes, or face lawsuits based on the content uploaded by their users. In practice, they will have to weaken encryption, because the flood of litigation stemming from user content will make running such platforms impossibly costly. Perhaps the most troubling aspect of the bill is that, where normally data privacy baffles lawmakers, this attack on data privacy is cleverly hidden in terms of "child protection" and "best practices". In fact, some lawmakers seem to be using their naivety when it comes to the technical aspects of online privacy to deflect criticism. When the Washington Post interviewed one of the bill’s sponsors, Sen. Richard Blumenthal, he claimed that he couldn’t protect users’ rights to encryption because he doesn’t understand it."''

*'''[https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2022/11/experts-condemn-uk-online-safety-bill-harmful-privacy-and-encryption Experts Condemn The UK Online Safety Bill As Harmful To Privacy And Encryption] (2022)'''
*:''"The British Parliament may start debating the Online Safety Bill again as soon as this week. The bill is a deeply flawed censorship proposal that would allow U.K. residents to be thrown in jail for what they say online. It would also force online service providers to use government-approved software to search for user content that is deemed to be related to terrorism or child abuse. In the process, it will undermine our right to have a private conversation, and the technologies that protect that right, like end-to-end encryption. In a letter published today, EFF has joined dozens of security researchers and human rights groups to send a clear message to incoming U.K. prime minister Rishi Sunak: the Online Safety Bill must not undermine encryption. ''[...]'' In the past few years, we’ve seen a number of proposals brought forward by governments that want to scan user-to-user communications for criminal content: the U.S. EARN IT Act, and the EU’s proposal to scan private chats. All of these proposals suffer from the incorrect belief that a backdoor or other workaround to read encrypted messages can be designed for use only in benevolent ways."''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20090623070859/http://wikileaks.org/wiki/Italian_secret_internet_censorship_list%2C_287_site_subset%2C_21_Jun_2009 Italian secret internet censorship list, 287 site subset] From Wikileaks (2009)'''
*:''"This [2009, Italian] list presents 287 internet sites currently censored by Italy. This quasi-voluntary system, which was introduced under the banner of fighting "child pornography" relies on a secret, unaccountable list of site names. Because of this lack of transparency, and the power of the censorship system, the blacklist is of intense interest. (...) The majority of sites on the Italian list seem to be unrelated to child pornography. While some do appear to relate to the images of teenagers, the vast majority of sites are related to what appears to be legal young-adult pornography. Some sites are unrelated to any type of pornography. These include businesses or institutes outside of Italy, and discussion forums, used by tens of thousands for all purposes. While it is possible these sites had an unauthorized user briefly upload an underage image or link to such an image, the continued presence of the sites on this list likely reflects the lack of any censorship notification or appeal mechanism."''
::Two random, but nevertheless high profile (at the time) [[minor-attracted community]] sites were erroneously added to this list - '''FPC.li''' and [[BoyWiki]].

*'''[http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/02/18/finnish_policy_censor_activist/ Dan Goodin: ''Finland censors anti-censorship site'', in The Register] (2008)'''
*:''"Finnish police are blocking more than 1,000 legal websites, including one belonging to a well-known internet activist, under a secretive system designed to prevent access to foreign sites that contain child pornography, according to a group that advocates for individual rights online. ''[...]'' Of the 700 or sites that have been tested, only two are known to contain inappropriate images of children, said Tapani Tarvainen chairman of the Electronic Frontier Finland (EFFI). The remainder tend to be sites with adult-oriented themes, such as those offering legal porn, and forums for gay sex. In some cases, the sites - which include an online doll store, a Thai Windows advice forum and a computer repair service - have no visible link to porn or sex at all."''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20080123074821/https://blog.brokep.com/2008/01/21/punching-bags/ Punching bags] (2008)'''
*:''"The police posted information that they would put TPB on the Swedish childporn filter. They never contacted us about the alleged child porn (which nobody found when looking for such content) and after heavy media critique the police caved in and said that TPB did not - any longer - have child porn on the site. Which of course, there was none to start with. Charges was filed about slander and for abusing the childporn filter for political means to JO but he decided that the police probably did their job and ‘had no reason not to trust the police officers testimony’. The police put the TPB associated website Kopimi.com in the child porn filter prior to this. Kopimi.com is of course not child porn either. After over 6 months in the filter a prosecutor stated that kopimi.com of course did not have any child porn (nor had ever had) and demanded that the filter was to be altered. The Swedish police had of course copied it’s filter to Norway and Denmark, aka rendering the site still filtered there after the Swedish filter was altered. It took another 3 months to get that sorted out, all the work we had to do. And no, we didn’t get an apology."''

*'''[http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/01/14/demon_muzzles_wayback_machine/ Brit porn filter censors 13 years of net history] (2009)'''
*:''"Four weeks after birthing a nationwide Wikipedia edit ban, Britain's child porn blacklist has led at least one ISP to muzzle the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine - an 85 billion page web history dating back to 1996. According to multiple customers of Demon Internet - now owned by Brit telecom Thus - the London-based ISP is blocking access to all sites stored in the archive. When they query the Wayback Machine, hoping to retrieve archived pages, customers are met with generic "not found" error pages. But judging from their urls, these pages are generated by a web filter based on the blacklist compiled by the Internet Watch Foundation, a government-backed organization charged with policing online pornography."''
::[Editor: This particular example of technical illiteracy spanned from the [[Virgin Killer controversies]]]

==Draconian punishments==

[[File:Screenshot 2024-04-02 000550.png|thumb|Chat log of Brittany Zamora and the victim whom she was sentenced to 20 years in jail for "raping"]]
It is easy to locate examples of excessive sentences for regular "molestation", such as Brittany Zamora's 20 years in 2019 for a consensual relationship with a 13 year old male student, and numerous life, and de-facto life sentences for consensual acts, or those that included a monetary incentive.<ref>[https://people.com/crime/imprisoned-ariz-teacher-who-sexually-abused-boy-13-is-now-tutoring-inmates-in-prison/ Imprisoned Ariz. Teacher Who Sexually Abused Boy, 13, Is Now Tutoring Inmates in Prison]</ref><ref>For life sentences, see [https://ktar.com/arizona-news/mesa-teacher-sex-crimes-sentence/5766845/ Kapahulehua] and [https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/orange-county-orlando-florida-teacher-life-in-prison-internet-sex-acts/ Rafael Bonini]. For women getting prosecuted and sometimes sentenced obscenely for consensual sex with 17 year old men, see for example, 3 stories involving 17 year old men within 10 days: [https://www.dailyherald.com/20251108/crime/teacher-soccer-coach-faces-sexual-assault-charges-involving-student-at-aurora-school/], [https://www.courttv.com/news/ex-teacher-to-be-sentenced-for-sex-crimes-involving-incarcerated-minor/], [https://www.abc4.com/news/crime/woman-arrested-unlawful-sex-boyfriend-brother/]</ref> As recently as 2025, UK police attacked a 19 year old man with a taser and police dog after finding him with a 17 year old woman - a technical breach of an order.<ref>[https://uk.news.yahoo.com/watch-sex-offender-triess-flee-151500200.html Brandon Slater - Sex offender tries to flee police after being found in van with underage girl]</ref> Below, we list examples ranging from bizarre "crimes" that never were, to cruel and unusual punishments.

*'''[https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/louisiana-pedophile-agrees-physical-chemical-castration-cut-prison-time-what-know-about-1741843 Louisiana Pedophile Agrees to Physical and Chemical Castration to Cut Prison Time — What to Know About the Procedure] (2025)'''
*:''"In a landmark ruling that could reshape how America punishes its most dangerous predators, a Louisiana court has secured an extraordinary plea deal: a convicted paedophile who pleaded for reduction of his prison sentence will now undergo both surgical and chemical castration — a move hailed by some as long-overdue justice, and condemned by others as a violation of human rights. The decision has also reignited debate over the ethics and legality of such procedures in the United States, particularly in light of Louisiana's newly enacted law permitting surgical castration for sex crimes."''
::[https://www.spiked-online.com/2025/09/18/the-problem-with-chemically-castrating-sex-offenders/ Spiked Online provides criticism of the procedure]

*'''[https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq5ngrlzn42o Balloon fetish child sex offender back behind bars] (2024)'''
*:''"A notorious sex offender who was banned from possessing orange balloons is back behind bars after admitting breaching a sexual harm prevention order. ''[...]'' He was previously jailed for three and a half years in December 2017 and prohibited from possessing orange balloons. Hundreds of photos of girls either holding or blowing-up balloons were found at two properties linked to Hunter in Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire. Footage showing Hunter appearing to "simulate sex" with an orange balloon was also seized, the court heard. ''[...]'' In November 2014, he was given a three-year probation supervision order after admitting visiting Butlins Waterworld in Skegness. There was evidence he had swam with a nine-year-old girl on the rapids under the false name of "David Harley". ''[...]'' He was also jailed for 15 months in 2011 and ordered to register as a sex offender for ten years after he broke a court order banning him from possessing balloons in public. He was arrested after police searched his car and found an orange coloured heart-shaped balloon on the front passenger seat."''

*'''[https://www.ndtv.com/offbeat/australian-man-with-diaper-fetish-gets-banned-from-seeing-his-children-report-2959584 Australian Man With Diaper Fetish Gets Banned From Seeing His Children: Report] (2022)'''
*:''"His ex-wife took legal action against him claiming that his behaviour, which she was previously aware of, had escalated over time. According to the report, the former partner said that the man, who she met in the mid-2000s, even began “wearing the diapers around the home”. The couple then split and agreed to share parenting duties provided the man kept his lifestyle away from his children. But back in 2019, the court had heard that the Aussie father once came to pick the kids up and had a nappy “partially exposed”. It was then, the ex-wife said, that she decided to take legal action against him. In 2021, the court ruled that the man was not allowed to see his children. The father then appealed the decision, saying that he posed no risk to his kids, but his claim was rejected last month. ''[...]'' Justice Hannan reportedly said that she has “great reservations” and does not accept that the father has an authentic willingness or capacity to disavow engaging in the behaviours in question and his connections to the community. She further went on to state that it was inevitable that the man's children would be exposed to his fetish, which she claimed would badly affect them. However, now the father has said that he felt he was being discriminated against because of his links to the “adult baby diaper lover community”. The Australian national wrote to the Daily Telegraph describing the decision as “horrendous”. He also added that what he chooses to do in the privacy of his own home without any children present is his own business."''

*'''[https://www.cullmantribune.com/2023/05/11/cullman-county-man-sentenced-to-75-years-for-failure-to-register-as-sex-offender/ Cullman County man sentenced to 75 years for failure to register as sex offender] (2023)'''
*:''"Cullman County Circuit Court Judge Greg Nicholas on Wednesday, May 10, 2023, sentenced David Lee Moore, of Hanceville, to 75 years in prison. The sentence stems from Moore’s March 1 conviction for failing to register as a sex offender with the Cullman County Sheriff’s Office in violation of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act. “As I stated after the trial our sex offender registration laws are tough for good reason and we will not only prosecute those who break them to the fullest, but we will also ask for tough sentences on anyone who is convicted,” said Cullman County District Attorney Champ Crocker. Moore was convicted in a one-day trial in March."''

*'''[https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdtx/pr/terlingua-man-sentenced-prison-running-child-obscenity-website Terlingua Man Sentenced to Prison for Running a Child Obscenity Website] (2021)'''
*:''"A federal judge today sentenced 65-year-old Thomas Alan Arthur to 40 years in federal prison for operating a website dedicated to publishing writings that detailed the sexual abuse of children. ''[...]'' According to trial evidence, Arthur began operating the Mr. Double website in 1996, and began charging members for access to the site in 1998. ''[...]'' "This repugnant exploitation of innocent children has no place in society." ''[...]'' This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse, launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. Led by U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and CEOS, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state and local resources to better locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims."''

*'''[https://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/editorials/article272538992.html?taid=63fb0383c222f40001b63d6a&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter He was homeless and mentally ill. A judge sentenced him to 150 years. Is that justice?] (2023)'''
*:''"The question is whether the 32-year-old man diagnosed with schizophrenia — who talked in court about shutting off electricity in Russia with his mind — should spend the rest of his life in prison. Stephens is a former Arizona State University wrestler who became homeless after suffering from untreated schizophrenia for years. In 2016, he walked into a Sweetwater Best Buy and snatched a laptop and other merchandise. When employees confronted him, he pulled out his own laptop, declaring, ”Look, I have child pornography!” He began publicly showing his computer screen, lying down between two sets of sliding doors and perusing the illegal images as customers walked by. ''[...]'' Stephens could have gotten those three years, plus required treatment, had he accepted a plea deal from prosecutors on one count of child-porn possession — a charge that seems to fit the crime better, based on what we know. Stephens wasn’t accused of producing or distributing the pornographic material. ''[...]'' The state asked asked for a 21-year sentence. Still, that’s not even close to the off-the-charts 150 years handed down by Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Veronica Diaz with “a minimum of public explanation,” the Herald reported. Diaz applied the maximum sentence allowed under law."''

[[File:Schad.jpg|thumb|One punishment involved posting these signs]]
*'''[https://www.foxnews.com/story/sex-offender-ordered-by-judge-to-post-signs Sex Offender Ordered by Judge to Post Signs] (2015)'''
*:''"Under a judge's order, a man who has admitted molesting a boy has posted signs around his house and a decal on his car proclaiming that he is a sex offender. The hand-painted signs reading "A Sex Offender Lives Here" are posted on all four sides of Leroy Schad's white house in this central Kansas town of only about 150 people. His vehicle has a large decal with bold yellow lettering reading "Sex Offender In This Car." Schad, 72, was originally charged with four counts of taking indecent liberties with a 9-year-old girl and an 11-year-old boy in 2005. He was allowed to plead guilty in March 2007 to a lesser charge of aggravated indecent solicitation of a child, and the original charges were dismissed."''

*'''[https://eu.jacksonville.com/story/news/crime/2015/10/28/red-signs-brand-homes-registered-sexual-predators-nassau-county/15685876007/ Red signs brand homes of registered sexual predators in Nassau County for Halloween] (2015)'''
*:''"Large red signs in front of sexual predators' homes are forewarning Nassau County children, parents and the predators on [[Halloween abuse hysteria|Halloween]] to beware. Sheriff Bill Leeper said the signs have been erected to warn trick-or-treaters about the locations of 12 registered sexual predators in his county and will be removed after Halloween. Each sign includes the individual predator's name. ''[...]'' "I knew it was being done in some other counties and had a suggestion from some residents to consider and thought it was a good idea, especially before Halloween," Leeper said. Posting warning signs outside registered sexual predators' homes in Florida isn't unusual. In April 2013, the Bradford County Sheriff's Office installed 18 red warning signs with each person's name. In early 2014, Port Orange investigated use of similar signs after Perry city officials installed them, according to the New York Daily News."''

*'''[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2163509/Court-rules-32-year-old-Marshall-Hollins-sex-17-year-old-legal--pictures-not.html Court rules that 32-year-old man's sex with 17-year-old was legal... but pictures of it were not] (2012)'''
*:''"Although a man who was 32 wasn't breaking the law by having sex with a 17-year-old girl in 2008, he was by photographing the act, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled Thursday. Marshall Hollins was convicted in Stephenson County of making child pornography and sentenced to 8 years in prison. He admitted he had sex with the girl when she was 17, which is the age of sexual consent in Illinois.."''

*'''[https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/women-who-stray/201208/insatiable-wife-teacher-sent-jail-group-sex Insatiable Wife (Teacher) Sent to Jail for Group Sex] (2012)'''
*:''"This weekend, Fort Worth, Texas high school teacher Brittni Colleps was sentenced to five years in prison after conviction of having sex with five of her male students. The students were '''all over the age of eighteen''', and consented to the acts. But, Brittni and her husband were swingers, and salacious videos of the sex were made, and viewed by the jury."''

*'''[http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/07/12/1057979647638.html Associated Press: "Toe-sucker gets life"] (2003)'''
*:''"The former supervisor of an American youth program was sentenced Friday to life in prison on 25 counts of lewd conduct and assault for sucking the toes of 20 boys. Trenton Veches, 32, will be eligible for parole in 15 years."''

*'''[http://www.lawcrossing.com/article/1949/Case-of-the-20-Dirty-Pictures/lcarticle_topicdetailpage.php?topic=18 Kilpatrick, James. "Can someone be convicted for mere possession of porn materials"] (2005)'''
*:''"In June 2002, Phoenix police arrested ''[Morton R.]'' Berger on a state warrant charging him with sexual exploitation of a minor. Specifically, he was charged with possession of 20 photographs depicting, among other things, children being raped by adults, children engaging in sexual acts with other children, and children in sexual acts with animals. The 20 images introduced at trial were part of a large collection of pornographic images accumulated over a period of at least six years. A jury found Berger guilty on 20 counts of sexually exploiting children under the age of 15 and sentenced him to 10 years on each count, the sentences to run consecutively. Last May the Arizona Supreme Court affirmed that judgment. ''[...]'' There is no evidence that he himself ever engaged in distributing, exhibiting, receiving, selling, purchasing, electronically transmitting or even "exchanging" pornographic images, all of which the Arizona law forbids. He was convicted solely of "possessing" such images. He collected them. These facts should weigh in your calculus, for good or ill: He is 52 years old, married, a father of four, an award-winning teacher of world history. He has no criminal record of any sort. The state offered no evidence that he has ever created pornography or improperly touched a minor."''

*'''[https://www.ipce.info/newsletters/e_26/absurdities.htm Six years for touching buttocks] (2006)'''
*:''"A former elementary school teacher was sentenced to six years in state prison for touching the buttocks of a 10-year-old girl. ''[...]'' He must register as a sex offender and cannot teach again."''
[[File:Pubnotice.jpg|thumb|Such "name and shame" signs have become common across Florida]]
*'''[https://www.ipce.info/newsletters/e_26/absurdities.htm Man sentenced for lewd acts on boy] (2008)'''
*:''"A 61-year-old man has been sentenced to six years in a state prison for kissing an 11-year-old boy on the lips in the Joshua Hills Elementary school cafeteria, court officials said."''

*'''[https://www.wnd.com/2005/07/31134/ Man grabs girl's arm - now he's a sex offender] (2005)'''
*:''"A man who grabbed a 14-year-old girl's arm to chastise her after she walked in front of his car, causing him to swerve to avoid hitting her, must register as a "sex offender," the Appellate Court of Illinois has ruled. Fitzroy Barnaby, a 28-year-old Evanston, Illinois, man was prosecuted for attempted kidnapping and child abduction charges following a November 2002 incident in which he nearly hit the teen with his vehicle. The girl testified Barnaby yelled, "Come here, little girl," when he jumped out of his car and grabbed her arm. She broke away and called authorities. Barnaby says he was merely trying to lecture her for her carelessness. The trial jury accepted Barnaby's version of the story, but found him guilty of unlawful restraint of a minor – a sex offense under Illinois law."''

* '''[https://reason.com/2011/06/14/perverted-justice-2/ Perverted Justice. Sex offender laws represent the triumph of outrage over reason.] (2011)''' [https://web.archive.org/web/20220808015126/https://reason.com/2011/06/14/perverted-justice-2/ copy]
*:''"For example, "the minimum sentence for possession of an image of child pornography is longer than the presumptive sentence for rape or aggravated assault. A presumptive sentence for possession of two images of child pornography…is harsher than the sentences for second degree murder or sexual assault of a child under twelve….For molesting a child, one might receive the same sentence that Berger has received for possessing one picture.""''
* '''[http://archive.today/2015.01.03-230512/http://www.today.com/id/43909060/ns/today-today_news/t/hes-labeled-sex-offender-sleeping-his-own-wife/%23.VKh1iX3LfK4 For sleeping with own wife, he’s labeled sex offender] (2011)'''
*: ''"When Frank Rodriguez and his future wife first starting having sex, they considered themselves just two of millions of teenagers who were in love. However, their love was against the law in Texas, so Rodriguez soon joined a more exclusive group, one in which no one seeks membership: He became one of more than 650,000 registered sex offenders in the United States. And today, after 15 years and four daughters with his high school sweetheart, the 34-year-old suburban father still wears the modern-day equivalent of the Scarlet Letter."''

* '''[https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-15528941/Cody-Pester-dating-former-student-Nebraska.html Teacher, 26, faces 20 years behind bars for dating high school graduate, 18] (2026)'''
*: ''"A Nebraska teacher and wrestling coach could be thrown in prison for up to 20 years for allegedly dating a former student after she graduated. ''[...]'' Although the graduate was not a minor, teachers are not allowed to have intimate relationships with students within 90 days of their graduation under state law."''

==Charging, Punishment and Imprisonment of "victims"==

The younger partners in age disparate encounters are sometimes criminalized under laws against [[Research: Commercial and online sexual exploitation|juvenile prostitution]],<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/child-prostitution-convictions-overturned-home-office-grooming-gangs-b2859072.html ‘Unjust’ grooming ‘child prostitution’ convictions to be pardoned]</ref> or delinquency (e.g. [[Testimony: Adult Male with Minor Male|Craig Rodwell]]). In Russia, the clinical term "age related psychopathy" was ascribed to a female partner of an older men, evidencing a disturbing pattern of [[medicalism|medicalization]].<ref>[https://www-mk-ru.translate.goog/incident/2023/06/13/postradavshaya-ot-nadrugatelstv-50letnego-pedofila-shkolnica-sama-naznachila-svidanie.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-US&_x_tr_pto=wapp Google Translated Russian news article in which a girl is clinically labelled]</ref> Even legal minors who carry on "inappropriate" relationships have been institutionalized, as in the case of a 15-year-old girl with her uncle in Germany.<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/11/02/german-court-rules-parents-of-15-year-old-girl-cannot-stop-her-h/ German court rules parents of 15-year-old girl cannot stop her having sexual relationship with uncle, 47 - Telegraph]</ref> In other cases evocative of the various sexual abuse controversies involving [[UNICEF]]/[[United Nations]], youth have been "rescued" from prostitution only to be stripped of a lifeline. As the "rescuers" were missionaries and NGOs, youth instead fell into the hands of those who abuse their missions (permanently, to cover for abuse), having lost an income stream they had some control over.<ref>[https://www.dw.com/en/philippines-child-sex-abuse-trafficking-deutsche-welle-investigation/a-74966421 DW: Philippines: Child rescue ends in sexual abuse]</ref>

*'''[https://www.cleveland.com/news/2023/10/new-ohio-bill-would-require-porn-websites-to-verify-users-ages-criminalize-underage-access.html New Ohio bill would require porn websites to verify users’ ages, criminalize underage access] (2023)'''
*:''"New bipartisan legislation in the Ohio House would require pornography websites to verify that users are adults, make it a crime for minors to lie about their age to access such sites ''[...]'' Ohioans younger than 18 who access adult websites using fake ID information could be charged with a fourth-degree misdemeanor, which could bring up to 30 days in jail and a $250 fine. ''[...]'' Demetriou said in an interview that he introduced the bill because [[Research: The effects of pornography|many studies]] indicate that adolescents who watch pornography can suffer from “serious mental-health issues” as a result. “I want to protect my family and I want to protect every family in Ohio,” said Demetriou, the father of two young boys. “This is common-sense legislation that creates common sense barriers for kids to access this harmful material.”"''

*'''[https://apnews.com/article/ohio-police-child-sexual-abuse-response-tiktok-0477a43e82b1d9120b35d8ce223af007 Police suggested charging a child for her explicit photos. Experts say the practice is common] (2023)'''
*:''"But instead of treating the girl as a crime victim, an officer seemingly threatened to charge her under a law most people view as designed to protect child victims. The shocking interaction was recorded last week on body camera audio and by the father’s doorbell camera in Columbus, Ohio. The footage drew criticism from the public and from experts who said law enforcement officials have long misused laws meant to protect children by threatening to charge them with being part of the same crime. ''[...]'' “These laws were really intended to prevent sexual abuse of children, to protect against the exploitation of children,” Shah said. “So weaponizing these laws against children to bring charges against them really misunderstands the law, and even worse, is flouting the law’s purpose.” It’s hard to know how many children are charged, partly because prosecutors can use the charges to elicit guilty pleas to lesser offenses, she said."''

*'''[https://www.weekend.at/chronik/verurteilt-bub-zieht-kinderporno-handel-im-darknet-auf Incredible case in Vienna: A young person traded illegal porn on the Darknet on a large scale. The judgment is already final (Translation)] (2023)'''
*:''"A 16-year-old boy had traded pornographic material from abused children on the dark web on a large scale and in a highly professional manner. ''[...]'' The grounds for the judgment showed that between 2021 - he was 14 at the time - and the summer of 2022, he had procured a total of 2,100 prohibited files, saved them and then offered them to interested parties on a marketplace on the Darknet. The boy handled the sales in a highly professional manner, for example by using online chats or producing snippets of relevant videos that were available as so-called teasers. He also made screenshots with price lists and offered "proof" that the offered material actually existed. ''[...]'' In addition, the 16-year-old was instructed to start and regularly provide evidence of psychotherapy and probation was ordered. The court also assumed that the boy had earned at least 6,000 euros with the traded child abuse depictions - he has to repay this amount."''

*'''[https://www.brongersma.info/images/Paidika2.pdf "The Hysteria Over Child Pornography and Paedophilia," ''Paidika'', 2, 13-34.] (1987)'''
*:''"The case of "Amy", a 12-year-old girl from California, is one blatant example of this institutional abuse. Amy's family sought counseling in California after Amy and her stepfather revealed to the mother that he had fondled her on several occasions. The family therapist they consulted reported the incident, as required under California law, to the police, who filed felony child abuse charges against the stepfather. The stepfather pled not guilty when he was charged, and the girl refused to testify against him. Frustrated by Amy's will not to testify, child protection workers placed Amy in solitary confinement in a juvenile prison. For 9 days, she was confined to a four-by-eight foot room with only a bed and lamp, and for a few days, a television set. When the judge in the case saw that Amy's resolve not to testify could not be broken, the case was dismissed. ''[...]'' A more recent case in Massachusetts involves two youths, ages 14 and 15, who were confined in various locked facilities for at least a five month period--part of the time in Federal facilities--as "material witnesses" in the case of a Boston-area man with whom they had lived, who is accused of Mann Act violations, after they attempted to recant all or part of previous statements they had made concerning the man."''

*'''[http://annabelleigh.net/messages/353484.htm Trexler, Phil. "Summit judge jails 14-year-old," The Beacon Journal.] (2006)'''
*:''"A judge has jailed a 14-year-old girl who ran away rather than testify against a man accused of molesting her. The Norton Middle School student is being held indefinitely in an isolated area of the Summit County Jail on the orders of Common Pleas Judge James Murphy. The teen, jailed since Wednesday, insists she is not a sex abuse victim and is demanding a lawyer be assigned to represent her, court records show. However, jail officials said Monday she cannot speak with anyone without permission from county prosecutors. Prosecutors say the teen is a material witness and is being held in jail for her own protection. But lawyers for defendant Galo Sanchez-Pesantes contend the state -- with approval from the girl's mother-- has "effectively kidnapped" the teen, holding her in an adult jail while denying her access to an attorney in an effort to force her testimony. ''[...]'' Sanchez-Pesantes is accused of unlawful sexual conduct with a minor stemming from a Jan. 20 incident in which the boyfriend of the girl's mother allegedly saw the two on a couch. The girl denied having sex and refused to write a statement for police, defense attorneys said. "She said no, nothing happened with (Sanchez-Pesantes) and she said she told that to everyone, but no one wanted to listen," Brouse said Monday."''

*'''McCarthy, Rebecca. "Jailed Teen Again Refuses To Testify Against Father," Atlanta Constitution, 14 October (1988)'''
*:''"An 18-year-old Lilburn woman refused for a second time Thursday to testify in her father's child molestation trial and remained in jail on a contempt of court charge. Bond was set at $100,000. Deidre Lee Dickey was jailed Wednesday after refusing to testify against Ed R. Dickey, who is on trial on charges of sexual abuse against Miss Dickey and her two younger sisters. Superior Court Judge Bryant Huff called Miss Dickey back into court Thursday and asked if she was willing to testify, told her the consequences of not doing so and listened as she again refused to cooperate. "My understanding is that when the children realized what the position of the state was, they didn't want to testify," said defense attorney Calvin J. Leipold Jr. "I think it's one thing for children to ask for help and another for them to find themselves in a position like the ones these children are in." A prosecutor said he will recall Miss Dickey again Friday. "The court's order is that she testify, and when she refused she was held to be in willful contempt," prosecuting attorney Donald Johnstono said Thursday. "We'll be back again tomorrow." Miss Dickey's mother, Peggy Dickey, said in an interview Thursday that her daughters believe the state does not care about them or their family and decided not to let prosecutors "pressure them" into testifying. Another of Mrs. Dickey's daughters, age 16, collapsed on the stand Wednesday and could not testify, either. Mrs. Dickey said she believes the charges against her husband are untrue. The accusations were brought to the attention of prosecutors by the Dickeys' extended family."''

* '''Ira L. Reiss (1990) [http://www.sexarchive.info/BIB/AETS/bind.htm An End to Shame]. ''Prometheus Books, Buffalo, New York'' (chapter 2. [https://web.archive.org/web/20250210125102/http://www.sexarchive.info/BIB/AETS/b02.htm#O21 Alice in Wonderland: Sexual Upbringing in America])'''
::"''One eleven-year-old boy was questioned by therapists, social workers, and detectives a total of 74 times! For three months he denied being sexually abused, but then he changed his story and said he was abused. The media covering the event reported that:''
::''A psychiatrist who studied the cases said the children have suffered more because of the investigative techniques used by authorities than they did by being molested - if any were sexually abused at all.[...]''

::''Children had been separated from their families - at times for over a year. The aftershocks for children and parents were dramatic. Dr. Jonathan Jensen, the Director of the University of Minnesota's Child Psychiatry Outpatient Clinic, together with Dr. Barry Garfinkel, wrote a report about the Scott County experience. They described the atmosphere in Scott County as that of a witch hunt and charged that the children involved had been put into conflict with their parents and the rest of society.''

::''In the Scott County system, the procedure of removing the child from the home for a long period of time, changing the child's identity with a new name, separation from siblings, change of religion, and instructions not to reveal any identifying information about themselves produced a strong undermining of the children's personality structure. ... An entire County organization failed to understand the impact of these procedures on child development.''"

==Weaponized [[Research: The Dangers of Stigma|Stigma]]==

In one case, a police officer was awarded over half a million dollars after a given nickname, "Pat the Pedophile" undermined his credibility. His partner was 18.<ref>[https://www.pinejournal.com/news/former-moose-lake-police-officer-wins-retrial-in-defamation-lawsuit Former Moose Lake police officer wins retrial in defamation lawsuit]</ref>

[[File:Pedodebt.png|thumb|Signs posted by debt collectors in Russia]]
*'''[https://www.fox4now.com/news/state/sexual-predator-designations-will-stay-on-florida-licenses-following-an-appeals-court-ruling Sexual predator designations will stay on Florida licenses, following an appeals court ruling] (2025)'''
*:''"In a divided ruling, the 5th District Court of Appeal upheld the constitutionality of requiring state-issued driver’s licenses and ID cards to have “SEXUAL PREDATOR” stamped on them if the person is convicted of that crime."''
*'''"[https://www.sacbee.com/news/nation-world/world/article276378716.html Adults interrupt track meet to accuse 9-year-old girl of being transgender, parents say] (2024)'''
*:''""She went up to compete for the grade four shot put final, and right before she went to throw, a grandfather of a student said ‘hey, this is supposed to be a girls’ event, and why are you letting boys compete?’” the girl’s mom told the outlet. “My daughter is cisgender…uses she/her pronouns. She has a pixie haircut.” The girl’s mom says the man then demanded she prove her daughter’s sex, pointed at another girl with short hair and accused her of being trans before his wife called the girl’s mother “a genital mutilator, a groomer, and a pedophile,” the outlet reported."''
*'''Tibetan girl forced to say that the Dalai Lama is a Pedophile (2023)'''
*:'''Editors:''' The incident spread throughout social media after the Dalai Lama's controversial "suck my tongue" comment. Video [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCXtemSFAwk attached]. Backup on [https://twitter.com/P9Wb1kMpj484jEW/status/1650163222190628866 Twitter].
*'''"[https://msk1.ru/text/incidents/2022/11/03/71787329/ They've sent leaflets to my relatives that I am a pedophile and a drug dealer": Collectors have harassed the debtor because of a loan of three thousand rubles] (2023)'''
*:[Translation] ''"In an interview with a NGS.RU journalist the man said that he contacted Microcredit Organization "Zaymych" in 2022. First, he borrowed 3 thousand rubles online, paid off on time. In June, I issued a micro-loan for another 3 thousand rubles, but eh could not repay it on time because he lost his job. At first, the company's representatives would phone Peter day and night, demanding to repay the debt, taking into account interest: in a short time, the debt increased from 3 thousand rubles to 13 thousand. The relevant information appeared in the personal account. The resident of Novosibirsk did not agree with the requirements, in conversations he operated with knowledge of Russian legislation. According to the Federal Law "On Microfinance Organizations", in case of delay and accrual of interest, the amount of debt cannot grow more than 1.5 times from the initial loan. After that, he began receiving threatening messages. ''[...]'' At the next stage, unknown people began to terrorize the man's relatives. They were informed that leaflets had allegedly been hung around the district with warnings that he "shows an unhealthy interest in children" and "is suspected of distributing drugs." Finally, the actions of collectors were felt by the residents in the apartment next door. They received a letter allegedly from Peter himself, in which he demands to pay the debt for him, otherwise he would "burn several cars, fill all the doors with glue," etc. The letter says that the man took the money for sex reassignment surgery, which was followed by treatment in a psychiatric hospital. At the same time, the author profusely uses obscene language discrediting the Novosibirsk resident."''

*'''[https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/jan/30/snp-karen-adam-on-revealing-she-was-abused-as-child ‘I felt I had to’: SNP’s Karen Adam on revealing she was abused as child] (2022)'''
*:''"A Holyrood politician who received death threats after she called for a more realistic debate about paedophiles has described how the experience prompted her to disclose her own abuse as a child. Speaking in detail for the first time since the row earlier this month, the Scottish National party MSP Karen Adam told the Guardian she was hurt by “the injustice of being called a ‘paedophile enabler’ when I’m actually a survivor of this myself. But it was a great cost to me personally, and I felt that my arm was twisted to do so.” Adam, 46, who was elected last year, became embroiled in a fierce debate after responding to the conviction of Ghislaine Maxwell. She wrote on Twitter: “Paedophiles and predators are people. Not bogeymen under the bed. Not Mac-wearing flashers in the street, faceless and nameless. They are our family, friends and colleagues.”"''

==Rape-culture==
[[File:Hndgrjju.png|thumb|The 2025 ''Daily Mirror'' story on Instagram]]

In some cases, the counter-reaction to the work of anti-sex NGOs has been worse than the problem they are supposedly addressing. A result of classifying all sexual contact between minors and adults as rape, is the glorification of rape and assault in the backlash - such as when a major Sri Lankan tabloid paper claimed a drunken police officer sexually assaulting a 10 year old girl was "expressing his love".

*'''[https://www.dailymirror.lk/news/Cop-in-trouble-for-expressing-his-love/239-322097 Cop in trouble for expressing his love] (2025)'''
*:''"A Police Sergeant while behaving in an unruly manner under the influence of liquor and kissed and embraced an underage girl at the Bibila bus stand was taken into custody by Bibila police and produced before Bibila Magistrate Thyaga Silva. He was released on personal bail of Rs. 300,000 with three sureties each. He was a resident of Rideemaliyedda in Mahiyangana and attached to the Kandeketiya Police. Bibila Police produced him on charges of behaving in unruly manner in a public place under the influence of liquor and sexually harassing a ten year old girl. The case was postponed for October 19."''

In many cases, police forces now promote adverts claiming that children are available for prostitution as part of their routine sting operations. This has raised questions about normalization. In one case, only 3 men agreed to travel, despite likely hundreds of people seeing the advert being left with the perception that children are openly offered for prostitution in their area.<ref>[https://fox23maine.com/news/nation-world/arrested-human-trafficking-teenager-girl-minor-answer-ad-florida-undercover-homeland-security-investigator-mother-offering-underage-daughters-sex-charged-felonies-santiago-salazar-venegas-pedro-perez-rivera-ubilder-moises-velasquez Arrested after allegedly answering ad by 'mother' offering 'underage daughters' for sex]</ref><ref>[https://fstube.net/w/itQo3MCn4fuc5krLmC7pKf FOX video in which the scheme and its strategies is promoted]</ref>

==(Local) government and church bankruptcies, healthcare disruption==

One increasingly visible trend in the 2020s are local government bankruptcies as a result of historical institutional abuse pay-outs and the "band-wagoning" effect of allowing these lawsuits many decades after the supposed, yet unfalsifiable abuse was committed.<ref>[https://forum.map-union.org/viewtopic.php?t=530 Los Angeles] is by far the highest profile of such cases, with mass lawsuits involving someties multi-billion dollar settlements against local government and religious bodies.</ref><ref>[https://foxbaltimore.com/news/local/child-sex-abuse-survivors-confront-archdiocese-of-baltimore-bankruptcy-hearing-maryland Child sex abuse survivors confront Archdiocese of Baltimore during bankruptcy hearing]</ref><ref>[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15096343/California-santa-monica-brink-financial-ruin-230-million-sex-abuse-scandal.html The case of Santa Monica]</ref> It subsequently becomes harder to justify ''not'' handing out similar amounts to further claimants who come forward, and the totals can spiral out of control, severely compromising local governments.<ref>[https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/09/10/wa-ordered-to-pay-42m-for-negligence-in-child-sex-abuse-case/ WA ordered to pay $42M for negligence in child sex abuse case]</ref>

In some cases hospital insurers have also filed for bankruptcy under the sheer strain of snowballing child abuse claims.<ref>[https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2025/10/17/844171.htm New York Hospital Insurer Files for Bankruptcy, Citing Child Sex Abuse Claims]</ref> This has unsurprisingly resulted in insurers changing the terms under which they will make payouts, or renegotiating huge endorsements for authorities seeking full cover for child abuse.

==Internal contradictions==

[[File:Ethos.png|thumb|"Condoms for Boys" hysteria in the UK and America is one example of how heavy-handed adoption of [[safeguarding]] has been unsuccessful]]
Often, we see that countries who have pursued the prohibitionist scheme on sex with minors have not reaped the rewards one might expect from such initiatives. This is painfully obvious in the example of [[Research: Teen pregnancy|adolescent pregnancy]], with the more puritanical nations (US, UK and Australia) routinely reporting [[Wikipedia:Prevalence of teenage pregnancy|much higher rates]] than those who have been less zealous in their pursuit of protectionist initiatives towards girls (Scandinavia, and most of Europe). In some cases, social hysteria surrounding prevention efforts has even led to the closure of child protection charities.<ref>[https://prostasia.org/newsletter/?email_id=136 Closure of Prostasia]</ref>

== See also ==
*[[Research: Secondary Harm]]
*[[Research: The Dangers of Stigma]]
*[[Sex Panic and the Punitive State]] by Roger N. Lancaster

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Special Article: Adverse effects of hysteria

2026-07-06T23:55:14Z

JJ1: /* Draconian punishments */ Frank Rodriguez

<div style="margin-left: 25px; float: right; width: 400px">__TOC__</div>Moral panics pertaining to [[Child|children]], sexuality and [[Minor Attracted Person|minor attracted people]], don't only cost the taxpayer money,<ref>[https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2018/04/30/2018-09062/annual-determination-of-average-cost-of-incarceration Federal register: Annual determination of cost of incarceration]</ref> but have many '''unintended or otherwise negative''' consequences - especially for [[Ageism|minors]].<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-67925490 Teenagers accused in half of child abuse cases]</ref> While the obsession with Sex Offenders and creating [[Sexceptionalism|"special laws"]] for them stretches back many decades,<ref name=DeOrio>[https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/handle/2027.42/138757/sadeorio_1.pdf De Orio's Dissertation: Punishing Queer Sexuality in the Age of LGBT Rights] and [[Media:Sadeorio 1.pdf|backup]]</ref> we list just a few 21st century news sources as examples, and are well aware that we must have neglected many more recent examples, which you may [[NewgonWiki:Getting involved|alert us to]]. We try instead to present the breadth of unintended consequences related to the war on Sex Offenders. Other sites are more thorough, for example:
*[https://on-murders.blogspot.com/ Sex Offender Research: Murder]
*[https://on-suicides-deaths.blogspot.com/ Sex Offender Research: Suicide]
The inconsequential nature of many acts that might force a person to register as a sex offender has not only been attacked by [[SOL Reform]] activists, but increasingly mainstream charities and the media:
*[http://solresearch.org/report/Look_Whos_on_Registry_Now SOL Research: Look who's on the Registry]
*'''VIDEO:''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWPtAJS1kro Shawna: A Life on the Sex Offender Registry]
We have also compiled a few examples of [[Special Article: Abuse of authority|abuse of authority]] on a separate page (some examples are in the gallery below).

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==Murder and suicide==

{{Template:Lists}}The number of suicides and murders that have taken place as a result of [[SOR]]s and general sex-offender panic, run well into the hundreds per year (perhaps more) and are hard to document. Ambiguity concerning the scale of these wrongs, is in part due to the threat this information poses to America's prison/security-industrial complex and corrupted legal system. [[Louis Conradt|Bill Conradt]] - a man who was effectively hounded to death by a TV crew<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080129023825/http://www.esquire.com/features/predator0907 Esquire: Tonight on Dateline This Man Will Die]</ref> is perhaps the best known victim of America's punitive obsession with sexual offending.

===Suicide===

:''Unaffiliated site: [https://on-suicides-deaths.blogspot.com/ On Suicides]''.

Suicide is a common result of sex-laws.<ref>[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2579326/Father-45-killed-questioned-police-snared-paedophile-hunter.html Father, 45, who killed himself after being quizzed by police over 'paedophile hunter' honeytrap would have been charged with attempt to meet '12-year-old girl' for sex]</ref><ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/man-accused-of-paedophile-offences-kills-himself-after-vigilante-attack-710832.html Man accused of paedophile offences kills himself after vigilante attack]</ref><ref>[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3148277/Father-dead-home-days-arrested-suspicion-grooming-teenage-girl-video-posted-online-anti-paedophile-vigilante-group.html Father found dead at home days after he was arrested on suspicion of grooming teenage girl after video was posted online 'by anti-paedophile vigilante group']</ref><ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-leicestershire-24145142 Letzgo Hunting denies blame for man's suicide]</ref> While documenting the full extent of sex-law suicides is not a project Newgon are working on right now due to our poor staffing, we would like to see a research project initiated within the next few decades after the unjust laws themselves have been eliminated. Others have already collected many thousands of examples on various blogs listed in this article and it's historical revisions. Many are now deleted or suspended, and all are affiliated with the [[SOL Reform]] Movement.

*'''[https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/jun/21/man-arrested-for-stealing-sausage-rolls-killed-himself-after-police-labelled-him-a-paedophile Man arrested for stealing sausage rolls killed himself after police labelled him a paedophile] (2022)'''
*:''"A man who was arrested for stealing Greggs sausage rolls killed himself after being mistakenly described by police as a paedophile, an inquest has heard. ''[...]'' When he was let out of custody, Temple’s release papers wrongly stated that he had been suspected of inciting sexual relations with a 13-year-old girl. Temple did not know of the error when he gave the papers to his then girlfriend, the court heard. When she then began spreading the incorrect information, Temple was subjected to verbal and physical abuse and his home was attacked, the court heard. ''[...]'' But visits by police welfare officers to Temple’s home only fuelled unfounded suspicions about him, the court was told."''

*'''[https://amapin.love/2023/06/16/banned-by-reddit-for-offering-support-to-a-map-in-crisis/ Banned by Reddit for offering support to a MAP in crisis.] (2023)'''
*:''"A few days ago, I was directed to a Reddit post where someone was suicidal because they realized they were attracted to children. I created an account on Reddit and posted a reply with all sorts of resources to help. Next day, I log in, and I’m permabanned from that Subreddit. No reason given. I appealed to the mods, and got no reply. I started attempting to message the user in crisis directly to offer them support, but it wouldn’t let me send messages. After sharing the screenshots on the fediverse, a user attempted to lookup my account, only to find that my account wasn’t accessible, thus meaning I am shadowbanned."''

*'''[https://dentonrc.com/news/new-details-emerge-on-man-who-died-after-hearing-guilty-verdict-in-denton-county/article_02d7ab75-a394-5250-89ff-0a8a17bb938c.html New details emerge on man who died after hearing guilty verdict in Denton County] (2022)'''
*:''"Shortly after the guilty verdict was announced in the 16th District courtroom, he began chugging what appeared to be murky water, according to people familiar with the case. At the suggestion of a county investigator, a bailiff checked on and found Leclair unresponsive in the holding cell next to the courtroom. ''[...]'' His victim had posted an ad under the personal section on Craigslist, according to the July 19, 2018, search warrant affidavit. Leclair, a corporate recruiter, replied to the ad, met with the victim and drove to a hotel where they had sex. He gave her $200, and she sent him a nude photograph via email. After their initial encounter, the victim told Leclair she was 14. Leclair continued to communicate with her for sex. According to the search warrant, they had three additional sexual encounters between them, one of which occurred at Leclair’s residence in Frisco. Two years later, in May 2019, Leclair’s girlfriend, Melody “Mel” Shae, discovered Leclair’s communication with the victim. She met with the victim — the victim said Shae had threatened her — and told her Leclair was, according to the search warrant affidavit, “grooming her.”"''

*'''[http://www.mercurynews.com/crime/ci_10290595?nclick_check=1 Feds push child-porn cases; penalty can be years in prison] (2008)'''
*:''"In the Bay Area alone, five defendants facing child-porn charges have committed suicide over the past two years. This year, on the eve of a court appearance on child-porn charges in the spring, one of the defendants, Los Gatos businessman George Halldin was found dead in his car inside a burning warehouse. Authorities ruled it a suicide."''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20080701221828/http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21598,23867394-2761,00.html Teacher charged with sex offence commits suicide] (2008)'''
*:''"A RESPECTED Perth school-teacher committed suicide within hours of being charged with child sex offences. Jeff Cahill, 48, was the head of science at Carmel School, a Jewish college in Dianella. He was a finalist last year for the esteemed $50,000 Premier's Prize for Excellence in Secondary Science Teaching. Mr Cahill took his life on Friday, June 6, after detectives searched his home the previous day and charged him with child sex offences. Police were investigating allegations about sexual activities with a 15-year-old boy he met on the internet ''[...]'' Mr Cahill was well-respected in education circles and had written papers used to develop WA's high school science curriculum. A police source told The Sunday Times the boy went to Mr Cahill's Mt Lawley home on Sunday, May 11, where they engaged in sex. ''[...]'' It is alleged that though the sex was agreed to by both parties, it was illegal because the boy was under the age of consent."''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20081202004753/http://www.leaderpost.com/Pedophile+Philpott+ends+life/1000364/story.html Pedophile Philpott ends his own life] (2008)'''
*:''"Darren Philpott said he was afraid of being harmed by other inmates, and he had good reason for his fears. He was assaulted at least once, attacked by another inmate while at a court appearance in Regina, and he had to be kept in segregation at the Regina Provincial Correctional Centre for his safety. The months that followed Philpott's arrest would see him rapidly and visibly deteriorating, appearing increasingly haggard during his appearances in court, and looking ever more grim as additional charges were laid and the spectre of his future loomed large. ''[...]'' Having already attempted to kill himself at least once while in custody, Philpott was on suicide watch, where inmates are checked by guards every 15 minutes and are barred from having items such as razors and pop cans, which they could use to harm themselves. In late August or early September, Philpott hanged himself in his cell. His heart had stopped when he was discovered by correctional officers and cut down from the ceiling, but he was revived with CPR and made an almost miraculous recovery. Then, on the evening of Sept. 24, left alone behind a closed door to shower, Philpott hanged himself again. Sources say he used a bedsheet to hang himself from a pipe, and he was blue and unconscious by the time he was discovered by guards."''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20080606195117/http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23817903-2,00.html Teacher kills himself after child porn charges] (2008)'''
*:''"A QUEENSLAND teacher has committed suicide and another was taken to hospital after they were charged as part of Australia's largest [[anti]]-pedophile investigation. More than 90 men across Australia have been arrested or summonsed to court over the child porn sweep, including an Australian Federal Police officer, four teachers, youth workers, bankers and company directors, The Australian reports."''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20070306003742/http://www.sptimes.com/2007/02/02/Hillsborough/Friends_say_child_por.shtml Friends say child porn charges crushed ex-Marine] (2007)'''
*:''"TAMPA - Tuesday was going to be Cody Lee Liberty's day of reckoning. In June 2005, the 26-year-old Iraq War veteran was arrested on 11 felony charges of possessing child pornography. On Tuesday he would go to court. He could plea bargain and suffer the brand of being a registered pedophile for the rest of his life. Or he could fight the charge and risk up to 55 years in jail. "I feel I'm backed into a corner and have to plead guilty, but I DID NOT commit the crimes," Mr. Liberty wrote on his MySpace Web site last Friday. The next evening, while Gasparilla festivities filled Tampa's streets, he killed himself."''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20100328042845/http://www.thisisgloucestershire.co.uk/gloucestershireheadlines/UCAS-worker-s-child-porn-shame/article-1136916-detail/article.html "UCAS worker's child porn shame] (2009)'''
*:''"A FORMER languages teacher who worked for UCAS drowned himself because he feared his interest in child porn websites would be discovered, an inquest heard. Administrator at the university admissions service Graham Jowett, 60, had developed an "unhealthy interest in paedophilia" and felt guilty about it, his GP told an inquest in Gloucester. "He said he had drifted into internet paedophilic websites and photographs and he was very concerned his employers might find out about this," said Dr Alexander Owen." (...) "He asserted his belief that his interest in these images was innocent and he would never harm a child. "In my opinion he was a sensitive and slightly vulnerable individual who had developed an unhealthy interest in paedophilia." The inquest heard that before committing suicide in the River Severn, Mr Jowett destroyed his home computer and posted the key of his house to his brother. (...) He was found dead in the river by a canoeist at Wainlodes on June 17."''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20231019045205/https://nypost.com/2023/10/18/ex-teacher-shoots-self-after-being-accused-of-having-sexual-relationship-with-teen-cops/ "Ex-teacher takes own life after being accused of sexual relationship with student, 16, officials say] (2023)'''
*:''"A former Florida high school teacher has died from an apparent suicide while facing trial for repeatedly having sex with a 16-year-old student who said she’d kept clothes and a toothbrush at his home." (...) "He’d been caught professing his love to the girl in a call monitored by cops — telling her that he could not wait for her to turn 18, according to the report. (...) The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office first started investigating in December after a restaurant owner reported to the principal that Maglio was sending flowers to a teen employee. (...) The girl contacted Maglio “and gave him a heads up about a possible investigation,” according to an affidavit cited by WPLG. When questioned, the student reportedly said: “I don’t want him to get in trouble. I’m in love with him.” The girl began to visit Magliko in his classroom after school because she was looking for “a mentor fatherly figure, but it escalated,” the document reportedly states. She said they began communicating on social media and had sex several times at Maglio’s apartment. The victim said she had left clothes and a toothbrush at his place. (...) "After Maglio’s death was confirmed, his attorney said that the late teacher’s “family, friends and many of his past students were saddened by the tragic loss of his life."''

===Registry-abetted Murder===

:''Mu has [https://www.map-union.org/perspectives/mu-lowdown-10-times-americas-sex-offender-registry-was-used-with-lethal-effect published an article] (correct as of 2025) describing the most high-profile of these killings.''

The public availability of Sex Offender data has repeatedly allowed vigilantes who believe they are doing God's work to carry out targeted attacks, sometimes even slaying family members of people on the registry.<ref>[https://www.vice.com/en/article/how-sex-offender-registries-can-result-in-vigilante-murder/ Vice: Sex registries leading to vigilante murders]</ref><ref>[https://www.prisonlegalnews.org/news/2017/may/5/vigilantes-assault-rob-and-murder-registered-sex-offenders/ Prison Legal News on vigilante murder]</ref> Around 22 murders are known to have directly resulted from the public listing of details on a sex offender registry, and we cover them below. After unreported, underreported and unclear cases are taken into account, the total number is widely assumed to fall between 30 and 50 murders enabled by sex offender registries within the US alone. Targeted murders are also common inside prisons.<ref>[https://utahnewsdispatch.com/2025/05/03/i-wanted-to-kill-them-all-inmate-admits-targeting-child-sex-offenders-prison-killings/ ‘I wanted to kill them all’: Inmate admits to targeting child sex offenders in prison killings]</ref>

*'''[https://people.com/teen-allegedly-sought-out-sex-offender-to-dismember-then-uttered-these-chilling-words-to-girlfriend-11943519 Teen Allegedly Sought Out Sex Offender to Dismember, Then Uttered These Chilling Words to Girlfriend] (2026)'''
*:'''"The girlfriend of Lucas Jones, 19, alleges that when she went to his home on March 20, she saw blood on the floor and red stains on his jeans. Jones allegedly told her he had killed and dismembered a man because he was a registered sex offender, according to new details in an amended affidavit. Jones is accused of having left suitcases and totes containing the man's remains in a field, which caught attention when they were surrounded by vultures"''

*'''[https://www.klax-tv.com/news/state/sabine-man-convicted-in-separate-2017-homicides-sentencing-set-in-april/article_8bfa979a-f4ea-5c4a-93d7-3020caefb8f4.html Sabine man implicated in shooting deaths of 2 sex offenders] (2017/2025)'''
*:'''From the above story, as updated following his [https://www.klax-tv.com/news/state/sabine-man-convicted-in-separate-2017-homicides-sentencing-set-in-april/article_8bfa979a-f4ea-5c4a-93d7-3020caefb8f4.html conviction]:''' ''"Kendall is accused in the deaths of Jerry W. Scott, 72, of Many, and Adam L. Jeter, 34, of Zwolle. Scott was found shot to death inside his home on Matthews Lodge Road on Aug. 19, and Jeter was shot Dec. 12 four times while inside his vehicle as he checked mail in front of his home on Patterson Road. [...] At the time of Scott's death, no motive was readily apparent. At the time, Deputy Coroner Ron Rivers said it was considered a hate crime because Scott was a registered sex offender. Scott was located lying face-up on the living room floor of his mobile home, just inside the front door. Deputies say the shooter fired a single shot through the storm door, hitting Scott in the upper chest and killing him instantly. On the Jeter case, authorities found his body in his vehicle, which had rolled into the pasture after he was shot. Investigators were provided with a description of a vehicle seen in the area immediately after the shooting."''

*'''[https://turnto10.com/news/nation-world/pedophile-vigilante-sex-offender-murder-killed-kill-murdered-hunted-hunter-it-should-be-cool-online-registry-duty-pedo-kids-children-child-kid-stabbing-stab-wounds-injured-injuries-door-accountant-disguise-posed-posing-knife-fight 'It should be cool': Man allegedly found pedophile online, posed as accountant to kill him] (2025)'''
*:''"A man allegedly used a sex offender registry to find a pedophile, disguised himself as an accountant to kill him, then told police he thought "it should be cool" because "everyone hates pedophiles." The Fremont Police Department announced on September 18, police were called to a residence regarding a "violent altercation" between two people that resulted in one being "gravely injured. Officers discovered an unresponsive 71-year-old man at the scene suffering from "significant stab wounds," per the release. He was soon pronounced dead at the scene.""''

*'''[https://www.wfmj.com/story/51817595/registered-sex-offender-murdered-in-sharon?clienttype=mobile Registered sex offender murdered in Sharon] (2024)'''
*:''"A 25-year-old Sharon man has been denied bail after police say he fatally shot his downstairs neighbor. Portez Smith was arraigned Monday morning on charges of criminal homicide and first-degree murder for the shooting death of 31-year-old Jesse Grover on the front porch of his Logan Avenue home. A man identifying himself as a friend of Grover told detectives that the two were awakened by someone shouting outside the front door, claiming Grover was a pedophile. According to Pennsylvania’s Megan’s Law website, Grover has been registered as a Tier One sexual offender since 2015 following a conviction for corruption of minors."''
*:See also, [https://www.themirror.com/news/us-news/child-sex-offender-blasted-dead-814215 Mirror US].

*'''[https://www.themirror.com/news/us-news/colorado-woman-unrestrained-hatred-child-661167 Colorado woman with 'unrestrained hatred' for child predators learns fate for dismembering sex offender] (2024)'''
*:''"A Colorado woman was sentenced to life in prison after shooting and killing a registered sex offender, then dismembering his body and dumping it in trash bags in a drainage ditch. Deka Simmons, 40, was convicted of murdering 48-year-old Daxcimo Ceja, who allegedly had a relationship with a 17-year-old girl when he was 25, the Colorado Springs Gazette reported. [...] Prosecutor Sharon Flaherty said in her closing arguments that Simmons killed Ceja simply because he was a registered sex offender. [...] Flaherty told the Colorado Springs Gazette that Simmons "has an unrestrained hatred for anyone who would molest a child to the point where it's become a 'fixation' and 'paranoia.'" [...] The police interviewed a witness who said Ceja was shot by Simmons in a garage, then dismembered, with the pieces of his body stored in a freezer before they were transported via a van to the dump site."''

*'''[https://www.galvnews.com/news/texas-city-man-charged-in-sex-offender-beating-death-back-in-jail/article_8a438e3b-b6f8-5c7c-af43-c0d82ff855a3.html Texas City man charged in sex offender beating death back in jail] (2023)'''
*:''"Just after midnight on May 22, 2021, five men attacked Danny Sanders, 65, outside a saloon and dance hall at 3317 Loop 197 in Texas City, police said. A woman had approached Sanders and his wife at the bar and accused him of being a child molester, police said. Sanders had pleaded guilty to a felony charge of indecency with a child in February 2010, according to court records. He was sentenced to 10 years of community supervision and required to register as a sex offender, according to court records. As Sanders attempted to leave the bar, five men attacked and beat him to death, police allege. Sanders suffered severe face and head injuries from being punched, kicked and stomped during an attack that lasted more than a minute, according to police records."''

*'''[https://www.rawstory.com/rory-banks-qanon/ QAnon vigilante found guilty in hit-list killing in California] (2022)'''
*:''"A California man obsessed with QAnon conspiracy theories was convicted in the murder of a registered sex offender he had placed on a hit list. Rory Banks, of Wheatland, was found guilty last week of burglary and premeditated murder in the fatal shooting of 55-year-old Ralph Mendez, whom he personally marked for death as part of a vigilante campaign motivated by the right-wing conspiracy theory, reported The Appeal-Democrat. “Banks set out just after midnight on May 12, 2021, armed with two handguns, four knives, OC spray, strobe lights, a hit list with four names and addresses, and an intent to murder every person in Wheatland listed on California’s sex-offender registry,” said Yuba County district attorney Clint Curry. “Banks did not know any of them personally, but appointed himself judge, jury, and executioner.” ''[...]'' Prosecutors said Banks, who had a QAnon sticker on the back of his vehicle, was always on his phone using the Telegram social media app and "doing research" that ultimately led him to conclude his community was plagued by sex offenders."''

*'''[https://www.aol.com/man-sentenced-more-40-years-202817529.html Man sentenced to more than 40 years in prison in 2021 double murder in Adrian] (2022)'''
*:''"Compton was one of two registered sex offenders accused of molesting Carden’s daughter. After killing Compton and Braman, Carden took Braman’s car and went in search of the other man accused of molesting his daughter, Ernest Black. He forced his way into a residence in Morenci, where other people were present. Adrian police arrested Carden after a vehicle and foot pursuit. Officers discovered the murders while conducting a welfare check at Compton and Braman’s residence."''

*'''[https://www.3newsnow.com/news/local-news/james-fairbanks-sentenced-40-70-years-in-murder-of-convicted-sex-offender James Fairbanks sentenced: 40–70 years in murder of convicted sex offender] (2020)'''
*:''"On May 16, 2020, Condoluci, 64, was found dead inside his home near 43rd & Pinkney St. Fairbanks sent an anonymous email to the media, including KMTV, and later admitted he was the one who sent the letter in which he detailed why he killed Condoluci. ''[...]'' It said he was looking for an apartment in the area, knew of Condoluci’s past and saw him staring at children."''
::Editor's note: Rather disturbingly, it appears that the [https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8347705/Mother-campaigns-free-vigilante-murdered-5-year-old-sons-abuser.html misleading] legal language (rape) used on the registry was an aggravating factor behind this registry murder, as well as the murderer's extremist "child protection" ideology. The victim's son and daughter appeared to be split on the matter, with the daughter even campaigning for the killer's release.

*'''[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2205288/Patrick-Drum-Vigilante-killed-sex-offenders-sentenced-life-prison.html 'They deserved to die': Vigilante who gunned down two registered sex offenders is unrepentant as judge sentences him to life in prison] (2012)'''
*:''"A vigilante who gunned down two registered sex offenders in Washington state was unrepentant as he was sentenced to life in prison on Tuesday. Patrick Drum, 34, told a judge that his victims deserved to die. Drum, who is himself a convicted felon, admitted to stalking Gary Lee Blanton, 28, and Jerry Wayne Ray, 57, and shooting them multiple times in their homes near Port Angeles, Washington."''

*'''[https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=20060311&slug=mullen11m Murderer of two sex offenders sentenced to 44 years] (2006)'''
*:''"Michael A. Mullen, 36, escaped a potential life sentence in a plea deal reached this week, ending a case considered one of the nation's worst cases of [[vigilantism]] against sex offenders. Mullen had confessed to the high-profile killings in letters to the news media, expressing a desire to be executed as a symbol of retribution against sex offenders. ''[...]'' In letters to The Seattle Times, Mullen said he targeted Eisses through the sex-offender registry and was surprised when he found two other sex offenders, Vasquez and James Russell, also were living in Eisses' Bellingham house. Mullen claims he interviewed the three before letting Russell go. "... Out of the three only one showed remorse or guilt. He is the one I let go," he wrote. "... I came to the conclusion that they must die, along with my own execution at the hands of the state, to drive my point home that 'WE' will protect 'our' children.""''

*'''[https://edition.cnn.com/2014/05/07/justice/south-carolina-neo-nazis-murder-sex-offender/index.html Neo-Nazis feign remorse, taunt family of murdered sex offender] (2013)'''
*:''"In court, the South Carolina neo-Nazi couple seemed remorseful for the 2013 murder of a sex offender, but they changed their tunes when their life sentences were handed down. "Child molesters do not deserve to live," Jeremy Moody said as he was led out of a Union County courthouse Tuesday wearing handcuffs and striped prison scrubs. "Had to do it over again, I'd kill more." As his wife, Christine Moody, was placed into a police car for transport to prison, she added, "I have no regrets. Killing that pedophile was the best day of my life." The couple was charged in the murders of Charles Parker, 59, and his wife, Gretchen, 51, in July. The Moodys went to their Jonesville home pretending to have car trouble, entered the home and killed the couple, Union County Chief Deputy Perry Haney said at the time. ''[...]'' "See you perverts later," Jeremy Moody said as he was escorted out of the courtroom. "That's what child molesters get." ''[...]'' And did she have anything to say to Parkers' families? "May they die also," she said before officers placed her in the back of a squad car."''

::Further, from the same case:

:*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20151030050334/https://www.foxcarolina.com/story/22906138/sheriff-2-bodies-found-in-union-county-home/ Homicide suspect calls victim 'pedophile' and 'demon'] (2013)'''
:::''"The victims were shot with a .380 handgun at close range and stabbed, according to Taylor. Taylor said surveillance video helped them identify and arrest Christine Moody, 36, and Jeremy Moody, 30, in connection with the Parkers' deaths. Both were arrested and charged with two counts of murder. ''[...]'' In court, Christine Moody told FOX Carolina that Charles Parker was a "pedophile" and a "demon." ''[...]'' According to the sheriff, Jeremy Moody told deputies he killed Charles Parker because he was a registered sex offender and planned to kill another registered sex offender on his list Wednesday had he not been caught, Taylor said. Taylor said Gretchen Parker was killed because she was with Charles Parker."''

*'''[[Wikipedia:Stephen Marshall (murderer)|Stephen Marshall (murderer): Wikipedia]] (2006)'''
*:''"Stephen Marshall (9 August 1985 – 16 April 2006) was an American-Canadian vigilante who searched publicly available sex offender registries in the United States for the names and addresses of convicted sex offenders before traveling to Maine in the Northeastern United States and murdering two. ''[...]'' After his suicide, authorities investigated his computer. They found an animation of Jesus armed with an assault rifle while knocking on someone's door. Witnesses reported that Marshall had converted to Christianity shortly before the killings. At one point, he referred to pedophiles as "scums of the Earth"."''
::*Among Marshall's victims was William Elliott. At age 19, Elliott had voluntary sex with a 15-year-old girl who was turning 16 ([[Age of Consent]] in their state Maine) in 3 weeks. The girl’s parents found out about this, and Elliott was accused of sexual abuse of a minor and spent 2 years in prison. After leaving prison, William decided to live separately from his mother, bought a trailer and got a job as a construction worker. On April 16, 2006, Stephen Marshall came to William's house and shot William in the face from the threshold. During the arrest, Stephen committed suicide. William was 24 years old when he died. His killer was 20 years old. Marshall found William's address on the Maine sex offenders registry. Joe Reisdorf, a friend of Stephen Marshall, said that in their teens they sometimes discussed sex offenders they had heard about in the news. Stephen and Joe agreed then that sex offenders are disgusting and useless people and that they are worse than killers. On the same day, another registered sex offender, 57-year-old Joseph Gray, became a Marshall victim. The Maine Sex Offender Registry is still publicly available.

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20121020072046/https://www.cbsnews.com/8301-501203_162-3597422.html/ Did Sex Offender Listing Lead To Murder?] (2009)'''
*:''"Convicted rapist Michael Dodele had been free just 35 days when sheriff's deputies found him dead from stab wounds last month in his mobile home. They quickly arrested his neighbor, 29-year-old construction worker Ivan Garcia Oliver, who made "incriminating comments, essentially admitting to his attacking Dodele," police said. Oliver pleaded not guilty to charges of first-degree murder, burglary and elder abuse on Nov. 30. A neighbor of Oliver's said that two days before the killing, he "told every house" in the trailer park that he found Dodele's name listed on the Web site of convicted sexual offenders, and was uncomfortable living near him. In a jailhouse interview with the Los Angeles Times, Oliver said he had a son who was molested in the past and he took action to protect the child. "Society may see the action I took as unacceptable in the eyes of 'normal' people," Oliver said. "I felt that by not taking evasive action as a father in the right direction, I might as well have taken my child to some swamp filled with alligators and had them tear him to pieces. It's no different." As it turned out, Dodele was not actually a child molester. His records show he sexually assaulted adult women."''

*'''[http://archive.boston.com/news/local/articles/2004/12/05/man_defends_attacks_on_sex_offenders?pg=full Man defends attacks on sex offenders] (2004)'''
*:''"Lawrence Trant sees himself as a righteous crusader who put muscle behind his boiling outrage against pedophiles. The state of New Hampshire sees Trant differently. He is serving a 10- to 30-year sentence in New Hampshire State Prison after pleading guilty to attempting to murder two convicted sex offenders whose names and addresses he found on an Internet registry posted by the state. "I don't want people to steal the souls of little kids," Trant, 57, said in an interview in prison last week. "I'm doing 30 years for something I think is morally justified." But prosecutor John Weld says Trant is one of the most cold-blooded criminals he has encountered. If Trant had not been arrested, Weld said, the native of Cambridge, Mass., probably would have killed someone convicted of a sex crime against children. "He doesn't seem to have any conscience about violence to other people," Weld said. "These people have as much right to justice as anybody else." ''[...]'' "I hope I've done a service to the community," Trant said. "These guys are sexual terrorists.""''

===Vigilante/Hate-motivated Murder===

[[File:Axtell.png|thumb|Formerly sectioned [[pedophobia|pedophobic]] murderer Levi Axtell (right) received the support of his community]]
[[Wikipedia:Rocky Beamon|Murder of sex offenders in jail]] is widespread, and in [[California]], is twice as common as murder in the general prison population.<ref>[https://www.vice.com/en/article/why-sex-offenders-are-getting-slaughtered-in-california-prisons-218/ Vice on why sex offenders are getting slaughtered]</ref>

There are also [[Wikipedia:Snowtown murders|numerous examples]] of murders not resulting directly from registered sex offender status, but instead hearsay in the local community re. a person's status. These include cases of mistaken identity, mistaken motive, and have reached such a point that it can be concluded light sentencing is directly encouraging the acts.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20161217033917/https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/1198221/vigilante-paedophile-hunter-jailed-for-life-for-murdering-dad-wrongly-accused-of-trying-to-meet-teenage-girl/ Vigilante paedophile hunter jailed for life for murdering dad wrongly accused of trying to meet teenage girl], [https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/apr/12/teenage-vigilantes-killed-darren-kelly-mistaken-paedophile-court 'Teenage vigilantes' killed man mistaken for paedophile, court told], [https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3330339/Millionaire-British-estate-agent-beat-death-German-paedophile-helped-launch-Katie-Price-s-clothes-range-catching-taking-pictures-children-set-spared-jail.html Millionaire British estate agent who beat German 'paedophile' to death after he took photos of his children in Spanish resort is to be spared jail]</ref> In one particularly disgusting 2022 example, a teenager who repeatedly and fatally stabbed her partner (later alleging he was "trafficking" her), escaped prison, later benefitting from a fundraiser to pay her fines.<ref>[https://www.gofundme.com/f/vxgt7q Pieper Lewis Gofundme, following deadly assault on 37 year old Zachary Brooks]</ref> The limits on the fundraiser were raised after it was exceded, and she was praised as "brave" in parts of the mainstream media:

::''"She said she did not fear the prospect of going to prison, and that she will go on to be a fashion designer and open a business called Pie. She also said she will become a juvenile justice advocate. "My story can change things. My story has changed me," Lewis said. "The events that took place on that horrific day cannot be changed, as much as I wish I could. That day a combination of complicated actions took place resulting in the death of a person, as well as a stolen innocence of a child.""''<ref>[https://eu.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/crime-and-courts/2022/09/13/pieper-lewis-speaks-sentencing-killing-alleged-rapist-des-moines-sex-trafficking/10358999002/ Des Moines teen Pieper Lewis, who killed alleged rapist, gets probation, deferred judgment]</ref>

Given probation, she then repaid the leniency shown to her by repeatedly failing to report.<ref>[https://who13.com/news/pieper-lewis-whereabouts-unknown-after-second-chance-at-probation/ Pieper Lewis, failure to report]</ref>

*'''[https://www.itv.com/news/london/2026-01-14/teenagers-planned-to-attack-man-they-branded-as-pedophile-court-hears Teenagers 'planned to attack' man they branded as paedophile, court hears] (2026)'''
*:''"A 16-year-old girl ''[above the local Age of Consent]'' and two boys aged 15 and 16 are on trial at Woolwich Crown Court for the murder of Alexander Cashford in Leysdown-on-Sea, Kent, on August 10 last year. Prosecutor Kate Blumgart KC told the jury that Mr Cashford met the girl by chance at an arcade in the seaside resort on August 8, giving her his phone number on a business card. The 16-year-old boy saved it in his own phone as “pedo” (sic) and over the next two days around 75 messages were exchanged, with Mr Cashford believing he was in contact with a 16-year-old girl named Sienna. ''[...]'' It is claimed the two boys followed Mr Cashford and the girl as they walked along the promenade in the Isle of Sheppey village, before the 16-year-old boy hit him on the back of the head with a bottle. The girl shouted “f****** paedophile, I’m f****** 16, get him” as she filmed the attack, with witnesses describing the 16-year-old boy throwing rocks at Mr Cashford. After he was arrested, prosecutors say the 16-year-old boy shared footage of the attack with three people, with the caption: “f***** pedo (sic) up lol” ''[...]'' Ms Blumgart said: “He was later seen by witnesses throwing large rocks at Mr Cashford’s already seemingly lifeless body and head. “This at the tail end of a vicious onslaught.” The girl showed “unwavering enthusiasm for the venture” that could be heard in her “shrieks” as she recorded the attack, the court was told. The footage was “undoubtedly planned to be evidence of their own successful hunt”, Ms Blumgart said."''

*'''[https://www.foxnews.com/us/texas-vigilante-tricked-sex-offender-meeting-him-park-murdered-him-police Texas vigilante tricked sex offender into meeting him at park – then murdered him: police] (2024)'''
*:''"James Lewis Spencer III, 24, is charged with murder in connection with the shooting death of Sean Connery Showers, 37, who was found unresponsive, lying in a ditch near a park on Northwood Street, in the early morning hours of May 29, 2023, according to the Houston Police Department. Spencer allegedly told someone "he believed the police were not doing enough to keep pedophiles incarcerated," and he wanted to "rob and harm those types of men [because] they would do bad things to little children and other people," an affidavit filed in Harris County last week states."''

*'''[https://www.presseportal.de/blaulicht/pm/35235/3970250 Lynching (German Police Report - Translated)] (2023)'''
*:''"Yesterday at noon, several men in Bremen-Lesum believed they had to take matters into their own hands. After a television report around noon, they went to a man in his apartment and beat him up so badly that he initially suffered life-threatening injuries. The broadcaster described in a post how reporters sought contact with alleged pedophiles via the Internet. The film then showed a man whose behavior was described by the reporters as suspicious and filmed. After the broadcast, the filmed man was allegedly recognized by people from Bremen-Nord. They said they had identified the address of the man depicted in the post and went there. Unknown perpetrators then broke into an apartment in the multi-party building and beat up a 50-year-old resident so badly that he suffered life-threatening injuries. Fortunately, the victim's life is no longer in danger. An investigation into an attempted homicide has been launched."''

*'''[https://www.idahotribune.org/news/un-happy-fathers-day-pervert-killed-in-kellogg-idaho-after-police-and-school-admins-took-no-action Un-Happy Father’s Day: Pervert Killed In Kellogg, Idaho After Police And School Admins Took NO ACTION — Caught Masturbating While Looking At Neighbor’s Kids And In School] (2023)'''
*:''"A shooting in Kellogg Idaho has left 4 people dead, after reports of indecent exposure, perversion, and pedophilia were ignored by local law enforcement and Kellogg High School staff. The Idaho Tribune has learned, according to several sources, that the name of one of the victims is 18 year old Devin Smith, a recent graduate of Kellogg High School. Those same sources told the Idaho Tribune that Smith was caught masturbating in class and “was only given one, maybe 2 days of in school suspension” as punishment for his perverted acts. These allegations remain unconfirmed at this time. ''[...]'' According to a Facebook post by Sarah Lindsay, it appears as though despite Kaylie’s call to the Police, no action was taken, and that Smith was again seen committing perverted acts while watching the Kaylor children. Based on available information it appears as though Kaylie’s husband, a 31 year old miner named Majorjon Kaylor came home from work, found out about what happened, and in a crime of passion killed Smith, and 3 other individuals in the house."''

*'''[https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-06-17/albert-thorn-guilty-of-bradley-lyons-murder-lakes-entrance/102426248 Albert Thorn found guilty of executing Bradley Lyons in shallow bush grave after vigilantes tortured him] (2023)'''
*:''"Leading the charge was eastern Victorian man, self-styled vigilante Albert Thorn, who suspected 30-year-old Mr Lyons was a paedophile. After a three-week trial and five days of deliberations, a Supreme Court jury in Melbourne yesterday found Thorn, 57, guilty of murdering Mr Lyons by shooting him in the back of the head while he lay bound, beaten and burnt in a shallow grave in remote bushland in eastern Victoria. ''[...]'' Mr Lyons — a father of three — was ambushed at his home on December 2, 2018, by a posse of four men intent on torturing a confession out of him. ''[...]'' The attack on Mr Lyons stemmed from Stefani's belief that his landlord was sexually abusing children. No evidence was ever provided to corroborate his opinion, and prosecutors in court labelled them "flimsy claims"."''

:*'''[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/melbourne/article-12217413/Final-moments-Bradley-Lyons-life-tortured-Australian-Freedom-Fighters-chainsaw.html The terrifying inside story of how an innocent dad was tortured and killed by a group of chainsaw-wielding 'paedophile hunters' - after his wife falsely accused him of molesting her daughters] (2023)'''
:*:''"A ruthless gang of drug-fuelled vigilantes menaced an innocent father with a chainsaw while trying to force a confession out of him for crimes he did not commit, in a brutal torture and murder that shocked Australia. Father-of-eight Bradley 'BJ' Lyons was tortured and executed after being betrayed by his meth-addled wife Jana Hooper, who falsely accused him of sexually assaulting her daughters. Video obtained by Daily Mail Australia shows Hooper leading her husband to his death after 'giving the nod' for thugs to enter their house in Lakes Entrance, in Victoria's east, and attack him. ''[...]'' Thorn had been the leader of a vigilante gang with a very specific hatred for paedophiles. Such was Thorn's hatred for paedophiles, he tattooed the gang's name, Australian Freedom Fighters, across his entire back and posted photographs to Facebook. ''[...]'' Mr Lyons was eventually dragged out of the boot of Thorn's car to an old shed on his property where things went from bad to worse for the terrified dad. The court heard Thorn was giddy with excitement. 'I could see Bert getting really turned on and getting some sort of pleasure from this,' Ms MacFarlane told the jury. ''[...]'' The court heard the men had celebrated their crime, holding a party at Thorn's property in which Mr Lyons' own wife and children attended."''

*'''[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11848881/Minnesota-dad-uses-shovel-moose-antler-kill-77-year-old-sex-offender-stalked-daughter.html Minnesota dad uses moose antler to slaughter 77-year-old sex offender he claims was stalking daughter - before turning himself in to police station 'covered in blood'] (2023)'''
*:''"A Minnesota father slaughtered a 77-year-old convicted sex offender using a moose antler and shovel after he accused the victim of stalking his young daughter. Levi Axtell, 27, walked into at the sheriff's office covered in blood and with his head in his hands as he admitted killing Lawrence Scully - who was jailed for molesting a six-year-old girl in 1979. Axtell, from Cook County, Minnesota, had long been suspicious of Scully parking his vehicle at locations where children were present. In 2018 Axtell filed an order of protection against the elderly man which was initially granted but later dropped. Court records also show Scully was committed to a mental institution in 2020 but was later released and prescribed anti-psychotic drugs. ''[...]'' On Saturday a woman believed to be Axtell's sister said she had received lots of support from the local community and the family were planning to set up an online fundraiser to help with the case."''
[[File:Tcap.png|thumb|Posted by a murderer's wife on Facebook]]
:*'''[https://cnycentral.com/news/nation-world/man-charged-with-murder-for-killing-former-sex-offender-with-a-shovel-and-an-antler-second-degree-murder-pedophile-sexual-assault-stalking-harassment-trespassing-moose Man charged with murder for killing former sex offender with a shovel and an antler]'''
:*:''"Axtell made public posts on social media expressing violent thoughts towards people like Scully starting in 2020. He posted a photo on Facebook featuring someone holding a gun with the caption, “Only cure for pedophiles. A bullet." He added additional thoughts in the comment thread below the photo, saying, "People always ask me why I hate pedophiles. They assume I've been abused. But really I think being protective is just an Axtell trait.""''

*'''[https://www.leparisien.fr/faits-divers/ain-accuse-a-tort-d-etre-un-pedophile-un-septuagenaire-battu-a-mort-01-09-2020-8376594.php Ain: wrongly accused of being a pedophile, a septuagenarian beaten to death] (2020)'''
*:''"On Sunday, a 74-year-old man was repeatedly beaten by a 25-year-old man who thought he was dealing with a pedophile. He died the next day. ''[...]'' The owners of the premises had asked this 74-year-old man, a neighbor and friend, to babysit their 12-year-old son during the weekend, and the latter had spent the night there. ''[...] [After entering by force, the 25 year old was]'' convinced he was dealing with a pedophile who attacked his cousin ''[...]'' despite the denials of the child himself."''

*'''[https://www.essexlive.news/news/basildon-man-steven-keeble-who-1505785 Basildon man Steven Keeble who beat dad John Masser to death in the street is jailed for life] (2018)'''
*:''"A man who brutally beat a dad-of-three to death in a residential street shouted and screamed as he was taken away to serve a life sentence in prison. ''[...]'' Six weeks prior Mr Masser appeared at Basildon Crown Court for a historic sex offence allegation, in which he denied raping a teenager in 1986. ''[...]'' When he saw Mr Masser on the street outside the home of a friend he became very angry by Mr Masser’s presence and his behaviour. “Having left that man bleeding and badly injured on the road, he described him after the attack as a ‘nonce’." ''[...]'' The violent attack was witnessed by a number of residents of Moss Drive, including a pregnant woman. ''[...]'' "Detective inspector Alan Pitcher, from the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate said after the guilty verdict: “On a Sunday, early evening last October, Keeble brutally attacked Mr Masser, subjecting him to a sustained and violent attack. He punched him to the ground and repeatedly kicked and stamped on his head while in a rage. He fled the scene and then denied the assault when he was arrested by the police. By the end of the attack, Mr Masser was lying critically injured. He survived for a few days, but these injuries, viciously inflicted by Keeble, had done too much damage.""''

*'''[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2137467/Suspect-accused-murdering-gay-supermarket-worker-used-military-strategy-track-uncaught-paedophiles.html?ito=feeds-newsxml Suspect accused of murdering gay supermarket worker used 'military strategy to track down uncaught paedophiles'] (2013)'''
*:''"A man accused of murdering a gay supermarket worker embarked on a campaign against uncaught paedophiles using 'military strategy' to track them down after overhearing convicted prisoners planning new offences while in prison, a court heard. Christopher Hunnisett, who is on trial accused of killing supermarket worker Peter Bick, told the court he used the internet and a network of 'live sources' - some made in prison - to investigate rumours of child abuse. ''[...]'' 'There are so many paedophiles in this country, over 600,000 who just offend against children,' he said. 'Even if I stopped more than 100 a day I would take over 20 years to deal with them. It is impossible for one person to stop them all. ''[...]'' While in the witness box Hunnisett used military terms like 'in the field' to describe how he investigated claims of sex offending, using call signs like 'Sierra' to describe a 'suspect' and 'Tango' to describe a 'target' against whom he had proof of illegal activities. One they had been 'dealt with' they were reclassified as 'x-ray'. ''[...]'' Mr Bick was killed during the early hours of January 11 last year after Hunnisett, whom he had met for sex, inflicted five severe blows to his head with a hammer and strangled him with a shoelace, the court has been told previously. ''[...]'' 'It's disgusting and they have no idea how much it destroys a person and damages them, and no one gives a damn about it.' ''[he said] [...]'' The trial has already heard there is no evidence that Mr Bick was a paedophile."''

*'''[https://www.welt.de/vermischtes/article152034899/Eltern-locken-vermeintlichen-Paedophilen-in-Todesfalle.html Parents lure alleged pedophile into death trap (Translation)] (2016)'''
*:''"The public prosecutor's office in Aachen read out the indictment on the first day of the trial, and it became clear to those attending the trial that it was probably deadly vigilante justice due to a misunderstanding. Because daughter Chantal was 22 years old on Facebook. Her parents had made her ten years older when she set up the account, possibly to protect her. One evening Christian L. sent Chantal two short messages via Facebook: first a "How are you" and a little later a "Good evening". When she didn't respond, Christian L. left it at that. He had no idea that he had texted a twelve-year-old. However, Chantal's parents seemed convinced it was a pedophile and they wanted to punish him fatally, according to prosecutors. Mother Nadine contacted Christian L. via Facebook and pretended to be interested in a sexual encounter. When that didn't work, 38-year-old Marlene M. became active as a "decoy" on Facebook and arranged a lonely evening meeting point with Christian L. near the train station in Eschweiler, North Rhine-Westphalia. ''[...]'' Mother Nadine hit Christian L. in the face with brass knuckles at the train station and challenged his smartphone to see if he had photos of her daughter on it. Nothing was found, but father Karl-Heinz, who had emerged from the bushes, stabbed Christian L. again and again – “with an absolute will to destroy,” as the public prosecutor says. The couple and work colleague L. left the seriously injured victim. Christian L. bled to death. ''[...]'' Very sad lives emerge, characterized by school failure, drugs, unemployment, frustration and being overwhelmed. Nadine's mother is very pale and sits motionless with her carefully combed long hair in the last row of the dock while her lawyer gives biographical information. She left secondary school and worked at the gas station until she couldn't get along with the boss anymore and became unemployed. She had started smoking marijuana and drinking alcohol at an early age."''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20150801145803/http://www.thespec.com/news-story/5770481-did-vigilante-kill-michael-sullivan-for-pretending-to-take-child-s-photo-/ Did vigilante kill Michael Sullivan for pretending to take child's photo?] (2018 - [https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/michael-sullivan-1.4913512 see also])'''
*:''"Two years after a 51-year-old cyclist, Michael Sullivan, was killed in a hit and run that police kept secret for months, details of his death and the subsequent police investigation are emerging. Interviews with Sullivan's family suggest Hamilton police believe he was stalked and run down by a driver who mistakenly believed he was a child molester."''

*'''[https://journalmetro.com/actualites/national/1051401/de-laide-financiere-pour-yan-dugas-accuse-davoir-tue-un-pedophile/ Financial aid for Yan Dugas, accused of having killed a pedophile] (2016)'''
*:''"A crowdfunding campaign has been created on the internet to help Yan Dugas, the 18-year-old young man accused of the murder of pedophile Mathias Breton. A Facebook page “Supports Yan Dugas – Official” was created following his arrest. On this page, loved by more than 100 people, a fundraising campaign on the Go Fund Me site was shared. On a photo of the young man, we can read the following comment: "this boy has rid a useless animal why a trial (sic)"."''

*'''[https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/bijan-ebrahimi-murdered-vigilante-lee-2651168 Disabled man burned to death by vigilantes who wrongly suspected him of being a paedophile] (2013)'''
*:''"Thugs beat up a vulnerable disabled man and burned him to death because they mistakenly believed he was a paedophile. Neighbours accused Bijan Ebrahimi, 44, of being a pervert when he was seen taking photos of youths vandalising his hanging baskets. A court heard the rumours led to the keen gardener’s horrific death when Lee James, 24, kicked him unconscious. With the help of pal Stephen Norley, James then dragged him outside, soaked him in white spirit and set him alight. Police earlier took Mr Ebrahami away for questioning as an angry mob chanted “paedo, paedo”, but he was released when officers found he had done nothing wrong. One resident in Brislington, Bristol, said: “When the police took him away everyone was cheering. Then he was released back into that.” Another added: “Whoever started those rumours now has to live with that. "He wasn’t a paedophile and now he’s dead. That’s a hell of a thing to have on your conscience.”"''

*'''[https://www.brongersma.info/Founding_member_of_NAMBLA_murdered_by_man_he_befriended Founding member of NAMBLA murdered by man he befriended] (1986)''' (also see our gallery)
*:''"Robert Burdick, a 78-year-old retired teacher, was brutally murdered in his New York apartment July 24. A drifter named Edward Joseph Patterson, 37, has admitted committing the crime. Burdick's body was found, stabbed at least ten times in the chest, that afternoon following phone calls by Patterson to reporters in Philadelphia and Baltimore, in which he described the crime. He was arrested that evening in Baltimore. ''[...]'' Patterson, who has a record of 50 arrests and is listed in police records under some 23 aliases, is apparently a deranged antihomosexual psychopath and has reportedly threatened to kill all American presidents from Richard Nixon on. He told reporters after killing Burdick that he planned to kill eight members of his own family in Camden, New Jersey, "in a more terrible and violent way." He asserted that someone in his family had "molested" him when he was nine years old, and sought to justify his murder of Burdick by alleging that Burdick had had sex with children. What is more likely is that he murdered Burdick because of Burdick's involvement with NAMBLA and his support of man/boy love. Burdick had never been arrested or charged with any crime of any kind. He was a committed fighter for sexual freedom and gay liberation who will be missed not only by his comrades in NAMBLA, but by the entire gay movement."''

*'''[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/manchester/6182286.stm Probe into police attack response] (2005)'''
*:''"Paul Cooper was killed at his flat in Heywood, Greater Manchester, in 2005. ''[...]'' The 42-year-old suffered a "brutal and prolonged attack", Minshull Street Crown Court heard. Read attacked and killed Mr Cooper after becoming fixated with the idea he had been indecently assaulted by him when he was a child, the court heard. Police said there was no suggestion that Mr Cooper was ever involved in sexual offences."''

*'''[https://nashaniva.com/?c=ar&i=229960&lang=ru Закон района: товарищ бьет — и ты должен бить». Что говорят в Полоцке о подозреваемых в жестоком убийстве ] (2019)'''
*:[Editor summary] On April 22, 2019, the 26-year-old resident of Polotsk, Roman Tsyro, was severely beaten and buried alive. The killers were three of his acquaintances - Slava (16 years old), Yuri (17 years old) and Vadim (20 years old). Roman had a relationship with a 16-year-old schoolgirl. He was probably in love with her. The girl herself considered their relationship a friendship. Nevertheless, Slava, Yuri and Vadim considered this unacceptable. On the night of April 21-22, they called Roman, asked to take a taxi and call for them, which he did. They came home to Roman. Young people demanded him leave his girlfriend and confirm in writing the end of the relationship. After Roman refused to do this, they began to beat him. He was beaten with hands, a shovel and other means. Then the killers buried him in the yard. Presumably, Roman was still alive. Further stories.<ref>[https://nashaniva.com/?c=ar&i=229917&lang=ru Supplementary story re. Tsyro (in Russian)]</ref>

*'''[https://www.lefigaro.fr/actualite-france/2010/04/08/01016-20100408ARTFIG00718-soupconne-d-etre-pedophile-il-aurait-ete-tue-par-ses-voisins-.php Suspected of being a pedophile, he was allegedly killed by his neighbors] (2010)'''
*:''"On the night of December 8, 2009, firefighters intervened in the apartment of Philippe Pouillé, 69, in flames. The body of this pensioner, slightly handicapped and placed under respiratory assistance, was discovered charred on his bed. The investigators had initially thought of an accident, the oxygen cylinders having been able to catch fire. But the discovery of a box of matches and traces of fuel had quickly oriented the investigation, entrusted to the SRPJ of Montpellier, towards the hypothesis of a murder. A few days later, the autopsy revealed that the man had indeed died of strangulation and not from the consequences of the fire. During their police custody, the three accused neighbors explained that they had gone to the pensioner's house to obtain explanations following questionable behavior. Still according to them, Philippe Pouillet used to receive young children at his home, including the daughters, aged eight and nine, of the two women indicted, who allegedly complained of touching. There, the conversation would have degenerated and two of the three neighbors would then have strangled the old man with their bare hands. They would then have returned a little later to set fire to his apartment. But, according to information from RTL, in the building where the tragedy took place, the theory of a pedophile tendency on the part of the pensioner is puzzling. "This rumor of pedophilia did not hold until this morning, for us, in any case, and it still does not," explains Nordine, who lives on the same floor as the victim. ''[...]'' The girls, who should be quickly examined by a doctor, will be seen by a psychiatrist."''

*'''[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11364461/amp/Father-forced-paedophile-friend-dig-grave-freed-jail-early.html Russian father who forced his paedophile best friend to dig his own grave and kill himself after discovering he had sexually abused his daughter, six, is freed from jail a year early after serving just six months] (2022)'''
*:''"A distraught father who forced his best friend to kill himself when he discovered the man had sexually abused his daughter has been freed from jail after only six months. ''[...]'' Prominent TV journalist and former Russian presidential candidate Ksenia Sobchak told her followers: "All parents are standing up for the paedophile's killer.""''

*'''[https://www.digibron.nl/viewer/collectie/Digibron/id/tag:RD.nl,20000925:newsml_6b6e6108c4660fb6ff444d2075ed0aaf Oosterhouter bekent neersteken plaatsgenoot] (2000)'''
*:[Editor summary] On September 22, 2000, 37-year-old Lucien met the 22-year-old Dennis Brocken at the supermarket and inflicted 10 stab wounds on him. The motive for the murder was the fact that Dennis had previously committed a sexual “crime”, one of the “victims” of which was Lucien’s son. For this, Dennis was convicted and served his sentence. Dennis’ crime was that he downloaded child pornography and invited a group of youths to his home, played computer games with them and played with them sexually. Brocken was applauded in some quarters as a national hero. Further stories.<ref>[https://12ft.io/proxy?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.volkskrant.nl%2Fnieuws-achtergrond%2Fsympathisanten-maken-volksheld-van-pedokiller%7Eb1c5707e%2F 12ft unpaywalled supplementary article in Dutch re. Brocken]</ref><ref>[https://12ft.io/proxy?q=https://www.volkskrant.nl/nieuws-achtergrond/pedofiel-mogelijk-gedood-door-vader-slachtoffer~bdc8cc8d/ 12ft unpaywalled further supplementary article in Dutch re. Brocken]</ref>

*'''[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/7778891.stm Stab murder man was sex offender] and [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1094055/Convicted-paedophile-struck-stabbed-death-stripped-mutilated-suspected-vigilante-attack.htm Convicted paedophile 'who struck again' stabbed to death, stripped and mutilated in suspected vigilante attack] (2008)'''
*:''"A man found stabbed to death in south London was a convicted child sex offender, it has been revealed. Andrew Cunningham, 52, was found dead in his caravan in Riverside Road, in Wandsworth, on Wednesday. A post-mortem examination said the cause of death was multiple wounds including mutilation to the groin." // "A paedophile was hacked to death in a frenzied assault by a suspected mob of vigilantes. Andrew Cunningham, 52, was found naked and soaked in blood at his caravan home after suffering multiple stab wounds to his head, neck and chest ''[...]'' Recently, drinkers at a pub claimed he had assaulted another girl. This allegation was never reported to police but mobs reportedly drove past his caravan chanting: 'Die, paedo, die.' Cunningham moved there because vigilantes had set fire to a bag of rubbish outside his former house in Wandsworth in 2003. ''[...]'' A police source said detectives were focusing on recent incidents rather than his earlier conviction. He added: 'Damage was caused to his genitals. He was loathed by a large number of people so we have a lot of potential suspects.' Yesterday Wazir Zadran, 23, a worker at a nearby fish factory, said: 'I heard it was a planned attack. Everyone knew he lived there and was a paedophile.' ''[...]'' Cunningham's body was found by his employer, known as Rodney, who said: 'There was blood everywhere. The bed was soaked and his head was lying in it.' He added: 'He was a lovely man, he couldn't do enough for me.' But yesterday there was little sympathy from motorists passing the scene, with one van driver shouting: 'He deserved it.' However, a bunch of flowers was laid by a 15-year-old called Lucy. She said: 'I used to go round his caravan instead of going to school. He never laid a finger on me. He told me to go back to school.' The teenager, who was accompanied by her father, later made a statement to police. A tag on her flowers read: 'To Andy, the best man alive no matter what people say. Me and the family will miss you. May you rest in peace.'"''
[[File:Blair.png|thumb|Mitchelle Blair launched into a rage, tortured and murdered her children, she says, when one confessed that the other was "humping" him (described in the story as "rape")]]
*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20081006024755/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20081002.BCVIGILANTE02/TPStory/National Slaying provoked by false accusation, police say] (2008)'''
*:''"VICTORIA -- The sexual touching allegations that provoked the beating death of a Courtenay man this week lacked credibility and may have been fabricated, police said yesterday. Comox RCMP Inspector Tom Gray said a follow-up investigation of the allegations, made by two girls aged 13 and 15 who had been "hanging out" at the victim's house, found no evidence of any wrongdoing. "We're not so sure the people ''[the teenage girls]'' making these allegations are credible," said Insp. Gray, noting that RCMP detectives had interviewed the girls at length. "The issue, in my view, was somewhat consensual and in any event it didn't go very far. I just don't want anyone in the public to think the [slaying] victim did anything bad or anything to deserve this.""''

*'''[http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/primal-rage-pedo-stomped-to-death/2008/07/22/1216492426387.html Primal rage: 'pedo' stomped to death] (2008)'''
*:''"A convicted pedophile represented everyone who had ever abused the young Adelaide man who killed him in a primal rage, a court was told today. Timothy Hemi Schaefer, 19, went to the home of Jeffrey Edwin Payne, 56, in Adelaide in April 2007, called him a "pedo", punched him and stabbed him in the leg. ''[...]'' "In fact, during his interview with police he referred to Mr Payne as a sack of shit," Ms Powell said. "He would have had to hear and feel the sounds of the bones fracturing under foot.""''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20080612173740/https://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/homepage/abox/article_1305413.php Killing in jail decried] (2006)'''
*:''"SANTA ANA – John Derek Chamberlain feared the inmates at Theo Lacy Facility in Orange knew he was in for child pornography charges, his longtime friend Dorothy Schell recalled Friday. "You've got to talk to my attorney to get me out of here," Schell said Chamberlain told her from a jail phone on Tuesday and Wednesday. "I'm afraid. I'm afraid. I'm really afraid. They know. They know. I'm afraid something is going to happen to me." He was right. A group of inmates beat and kicked Chamberlain to death in a shower Thursday night, Orange County Sheriff's spokesman Jim Amormino said."''

===Filicide===

:''Mu have [https://www.map-union.org/perspectives/lowdown-six-hysteric-parents compiled an article] on this very subject.''

Parents have for decades been known to beat and abuse their own children because of misguided beliefs about sexuality.<ref>[https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/05/dad-allegedly-tried-to-beat-the-gay-out-of-his-own-5-year-old-son-he-could-go-away-for-life/ Dad allegedly tried to “beat the gay out of” his own 5-year old son. He could go away for life]</ref> But in some cases, this has [[Wikipedia:Killing of Ronnie Paris|escalated to murder]]. A few such examples follow.

*'''[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/28/romina-ashrafi-outcry-in-iran-over-so-called-honour-killing-of-14-year-old-girl Romina Ashrafi: outcry in Iran over so-called 'honour killing' of 14-year-old girl] (2020)'''
*:''"Iran’s president has called for swift action to outlaw so-called “honour killings” after the death of a 14-year-old Iranian girl allegedly at the hands of her father prompted a nationwide outcry. Hassan Rouhani urged his cabinet to act after Romina Ashrafi was allegedly killed by her father for running away with her boyfriend, 34-year-old Bahamn Khavari, in Talesh, 320km (198 miles) north-west of Tehran. Reza Ashrafi, who is now in custody, is accused of using a farming sickle to behead her as she slept."''

*'''[https://crownheights.info/crime/30903/man-sentenced-to-25-years-for-killing-4-year-old/ Man Sentenced to 25 Years for Killing 4-Year-Old] (2010)'''
*:''"A New York City man was sentenced to 25 years behind bars Friday for teaming up with his girlfriend to savagely beat her 4-year-old son to death. Steven Dadaille, 27, and his girlfriend, Myrna Chenphang, 26, both of Brooklyn, had avoided second-degree murder charges by pleading guilty to the lesser charge of first-degree manslaughter in the October 2009 pummeling of young Jayden Lenescar. Dadaille and Chenphang repeatedly battered the boy’s legs, arms and torso with their hands and a belt buckle over a two day period at their home in Crown Heights. Both adults admitted they beat the boy because he was touching his genitals, and they wanted to find out who taught him to do it."'

*'''[https://medium.com/lessons-from-history/the-kids-sexually-abused-each-other-their-mom-killed-them-as-punishment-87c8bb653795 The Kids Sexually Abused Each Other, Their Mom Killed Them as Punishment] (2021)'''
*:''"One day, Blair came home and found her youngest son, Matthew putting his dolls in inappropriate positions. When Blair questioned Matthew, he confided in her that his elder brother, Stephen, had been raping him. Thus, for the next week, Blair severely beat Stephen, choked him, and threw hot water at him whilst he was naked in the bathroom. In the end, Stephen died, and Blair hid his body in the freezer. ''[...]'' “I went upstairs and I said, Stephen, Matthew said you were humping on him. He stood up and looked at me like he had lost his mind. He said yes…So I started punching Stephen… I put a bag over his head, he lost consciousness, I did that a couple of times.” ''[...]'' After nine months, Blair also discovered that Stoni was abusing Matthew. Stoni’s case was personal to Blair because of what Matthew confessed. She would squeeze blood out of her menstrual pad and drop it in Matthew’s mouth. So, Blair repeated the torture routine. For days, Blair beat Stoni, starved her, threw hot water at her naked body, and finally strangled her until she died. Then, she asked her oldest daughter, Gabrielle, to put Stoni’s body in the freezer."'

*'''[https://registryreport.org/2019/03/26/dad-executed-his-15-year-old-son-for-touching-sister/ Dad Executed His 15-Year Old Son for Touching Sister] (2009)'''
*:''"When her 15-year-old son confessed to Lazette Cherry that he’d touched a 3-year-old girl in a sexual way, Cherry called a meeting with family members and friends the next day to discuss what to do next. When Jamar Pinkney Jr. came into the room, Cherry testified Monday that his father asked: “Is there anything you want to tell me?" The family left to allow the parents to talk with the boy. Then they heard screaming as Jamar Pinkney Sr. started kicking, punching and pistol-whipping his son. The witness accounts of the boy’s final minutes came during the father’s preliminary exam Tuesday in 30th District Court, in which he was ordered to stand trial on a charge of first-degree premeditated murder in the slaying of his son Nov. 16. The boy’s aunt, Yolanda Cherry, testified that she heard Jamar pleading: ‘Daddy, don’t!’ Yolanda Cherry said the boy’s father replied: ‘You want to see some counseling?’ in reference to the boy’s earlier requests to get help. ''[...]'' After hearing a single gunshot, Yolanda Cherry found her nephew lying mortally wounded. “His heart was still beating. I said, ‘Hold on. He’s choking on his blood'” Yolanda Cherry testified. “All these police cars. Where is the ambulance? When I felt again, I couldn’t feel any heartbeat.” “And he started to pull Jamar’s pants off,” Yolanda Cherry testified. “Jamar Jr. is saying, ‘No, Daddy, no.’”"'

*'''[https://www.rawstory.com/2016/02/activist-blames-quack-satanic-abuse-psychology-after-paranoid-mom-murders-her-autistic-son/ Mom murdered her autistic son after seeking help from therapist who believes in 'Satanic mind control'] (2016)'''
*:''"In May, New York millionaire Gigi Jordan was sentenced to 18 years in prison for crushing a lethal dose of Ambien and Xanax into a cocktail of juice and vodka and forcing her 8-year-old autistic son, Jude Mirra, to drink it with a syringe while holed up in a luxury hotel room. ''[...]'' News reports and court records about Jordan seem to illustrate a deeply disturbed, delusional mother who believed a complex, winding conspiracy between her two ex-husbands to both defraud her of large sums of money and horrifically, sexually abuse her son. In the end, Jordan maintains she killed Jude because she thought it was the only way to protect him from the ongoing abuse -- abuse she believed caused his autism symptoms. Both men adamantly denied the accusations. Neither has been charged with a crime. "I wanted him to be safe and at peace at any cost," Jordan said in an interview with CBS New York."'

====Fratricide====

*'''[https://www.timesnownews.com/mumbai/mumbai-youth-kills-sister-after-mistaking-blood-stains-of-her-first-period-for-bleeding-after-intercourse-article-100087696/amp Mumbai Youth Kills Sister After Mistaking Blood Stains of Her First Period for Bleeding After Intercourse] (2023)'''
*:''"In a tragic incident in Maharashtra's Thane, a 30-year-old youth allegedly killed his 12-year-old sister over suspicion that she had a physical relationship with someone after he noticed blood stains of her first period. ."'

===State murder===

In some instances, the death penalty has been used against Sex Offenders against minors.<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/southeast-asia/herry-wirawan-indonesia-teacher-rape-b2051063.html Herry Wirawan: Indonesian teacher sentenced to death for raping 13 students and impregnating eight of them]</ref> In 2023, FL Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law a bill that allows for the execution of some sex offenders. Gay activists even claimed that it could lead to the death penalty for gay and trans people.<ref>[https://edition.cnn.com/2023/05/01/politics/desantis-child-rapists-death-penalty-bill-scotus/index.html DeSantis signs bill making child rapists eligible for death penalty at odds with US Supreme Court ruling]</ref><ref>[https://www.intomore.com/impact/a-new-florida-bill-could-spell-literal-death-for-queer-and-trans-citizens/ A New Florida Bill Could Spell Literal Death for Queer and Trans Citizens]</ref> Following this, a rash of other US states such as Idaho and Alabama have passed laws favoring the death penalty for some child sex offenders.<ref>[https://abc3340.com/news/local/child-predator-death-penalty-act-pre-filed-for-alabama-legislative-session Child Predator Death Penalty Act pre-filed for next Alabama legislative session]</ref> Their constitutionality, however, is under significant scrutiny, and they are hard and notoriously expensive to enact.

Others such as China are following, even for non-violent, statutory offences.<ref>[https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202311/12/WS6550c15ea31090682a5edbf9.html Former primary school principal executed for child rape], [https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202411/14/WS67354a58a310f1265a1cd403.html 3 child rapists executed in China], [https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202505/20/WS682bd417a310a04af22c0556.html 3 executed for abusing, raping kids]. Particularly concerning here is the juxtaposition of molestation against "rape", suggesting "rape" refers to non-forcible penetration.</ref>

:'''[https://www.eastidahonews.com/2024/01/adding-lewd-conduct-with-a-child-as-a-crime-punishable-by-death-could-be-problematic/ Adding lewd conduct with a child as a crime punishable by death could be problematic] (2024)'''
::''"A proposal to make lewd conduct with a child punishable by death could drastically increase the number of death penalty cases in the state. In 2022 alone, Idaho prosecutors filed 217 cases charging adults with lewd conduct with a child under 16, a crime currently punishable by up to life in prison. ''[...]'' The state of Idaho already faces major issues finding the chemicals needed to execute a person by lethal injection, which led to the passage of a bill last year that brought back the potential use of the firing as a means of execution if the state can’t procure the necessary chemicals. The state has not yet constructed a facility to perform the executions by firing squad. IDOC spokesman Jeff Ray said IDOC is working with the Division of Public Works for the engineering, design, and construction phase. “Policy changes will be developed and presented to the board for consideration once we have a better sense of the proposed physical plant design,” Ray said."''

==Vigilante justice and rage==

:''[http://on-vigilantism.blogspot.com/ Sex Offender Research: Vigilantism] is far more comprehensive.''
[[File:Vigilante.jpg|thumb|Jason Vukovich was praised for a series of crazed hammer attacks on "pedophiles"]]
The "nonce hunting" situation in the UK<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/872436.stm Families flee paedophile protests], [https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/oct/25/vigilante-paedophile-hunters-online-police Vigilante paedophile hunters ruining lives with internet stings], [https://www.vice.com/en/article/paedophile-vigilante-dangers-murder-uk/ The Problems Facing the New Breed of Vigilante Pedophile Hunters]</ref> (and elsewhere<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-54930488 Dutch police give 'stop paedophile hunts' warning after Arnhem death]</ref>) has often been described as "out of control", with the pursuit of sexual deviants considered an "underground sport" much like cock fighting, dog fighting, bare-knuckle fighting and hare coursing. [[List of CSA/anti-pedophile proponents]] covers the British tradition of nonce-hunting and some of the highly localized groups involved.

*'''[https://www.lawenforcementtoday.com/man-used-internet-registry-to-track-down-and-beat-up-pedophiles/ Police: Man used internet registry to track down and beat up pedophiles and sex offenders] (2019)'''
*:''"Back in the summer of 2016, he carried a notebook with a list of names, including Charles Albee, Andres Barbosa and Wesley Demarest. Over five days, he entered the homes of the three men, uninvited, and hit them, sometimes with his fists and in the case of Demarest, with a hammer, knocking him unconscious. He also stole from them, taking items including a truck and a laptop, according to assistant district attorney Patrick McKay. Vukovich called himself the “avenging angel” for children hurt by abusers. Vukovich told police that he targeted his victims based on their listings on Alaska’s sex offender registry, according to the memorandum. The online registry includes their home addresses, work addresses and convictions. Vukovich carried out his first attack the day after he got out of jail."''

*'''[https://www.prisonlegalnews.org/news/2017/may/5/vigilantes-assault-rob-and-murder-registered-sex-offenders/ Vigilantes Assault, Rob and Murder Registered Sex Offenders] (2017)'''
*:''"In July 2015, Nebraska registered sex offender Phillip McDaniel lost his appeal seeking workers compensation for an attack that had occurred two years earlier at the Western Sugar Cooperative, when a co-worker assaulted him with a brass hammer while calling him a “chimo” – slang for “child molester.” The co-worker, Jason Bates, had become enraged after discovering that McDaniel was a registered sex offender. McDaniel suffered injuries to his nose, clavicle and left shoulder. He applied for workers compensation but was denied; after he appealed, the Nebraska Court of Appeals upheld the denial, finding that the attack was due to personal reasons even if the only relationship between the two was as co-workers. See: McDaniel v. Western Sugar Coop., 23 Neb. App. 35, 867 N.W.2d 302 (Neb. Ct. App. 2015)."''

*'''[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2700872/My-son-saved-attackers-life-Father-pounded-admitted-child-molester-bloody-puddle-claims-son-stopped-stabbing-admitted-pedophile-death.html 'My son saved his attacker's life': Father who brutally beat teen he caught raping his son, 11, reveals it was only his boy's pleas that saved the pedophile from death...] (2014)'''
*:[Summary] ''"Jason Browning, 35, shockingly admits he would have killed Raymond Frolander, 18, if not for his son stopping him. Mr Browning beat Frolander unconscious after walking in on the pervert performing a sex act on his son while naked. 'I just snapped,' he admitted after the beating at his Florida home - he will not be charged with any crime for his actions. Frolander admitted to police he has been molesting the boy for three years and was charged with sexual battery on a child under 12. The father created a Gofundme donations page asking for $1million for his son - but later took it down."''

*'''[https://www.courthousenews.com/doing-gods-work-with-a-hammer/ ‘Doing God’s Work’ With a Hammer] (2011)'''
*:''"A man attacked a 74-year-old registered sex offender with a hammer, claiming he was "doing God's work," police said. John Joseph Huffmaster, 29, of Hazelwood, allegedly crossed the street at about 6 a.m. on June 16 to the home of his 74-year-old neighbor under the guise of asking to borrow some sugar. When the man agreed to give him the sugar, Huffmaster walked inside the house and attacked him with a hammer, police said. Huffmaster then called police and told them that the man was molesting a child and that he had gone there to stop it, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. Police arrived, but did not find a child. They found the neighbor semi-conscious and bleeding, with multiple skull and facial fractures."''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20081019044538/http://www.russiatoday.com/features/news/31969 Half a million for a paedophile's head] (2008)'''
*:''A parents' committee in Ekaterinburg, a city of over a million people in the Urals, has decided to tackle the problem of paedophilia using their own methods. They have instigated a "reward for the head of a paedophile". They will award 100,000 rubles (roughly US$ 4,000) to anyone who helps hand a paedophile over to the police and 500,000 rubles (US$ 19,000) to anyone who kills or severely injures one. The first reward has already been given to Evgeny Ivin, a student, who detained a paedophile and thereby saved a nine-year-old girl from rape earlier this year. The aspect of the story which most worried the committee was the fact that, allegedly, three passers-by saw the crime being committed, before the fourth, Ivin, decided to intervene. The new award will, according to them, make ordinary citizens more attentive in such situations. The second, more substantial, award is destined for those who have been jailed for "dealing" with a paedophile. The committee insists that society turns away from such individuals, but their actions can be understood. The money, according to the committee, can be used to pay attorneys and for moral compensation that the government all too often doesn't provide."''
[[File:Pedoph.png|thumb|Would be [[Pedophobia|pedophobic]] murderer Jason Browning had his 11-year old son to thank for preventing such an outcome after walking in on a homosexual encounter and brutalizing the older partner. He was still not charged for the attack, despite his cynical attempts to capitalize financially upon the "heroic" act.]]
*'''[https://www.ipce.info/newsletters/e_26/absurdities.htm Man walks free after stabbing pedophile] (2008)'''
*:''"A BLIND man who once acted as a lookout for a robbery yesterday walked from court after pleading guilty to stabbing a confessed pedophile. Raymond Cox - who has a list of criminal convictions 10 pages long - stabbed his neighbour after discovering he was a convicted child sex offender. The pair were drinking together when the neighbour confessed he had served time in prison for having sex with minors."''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20081003155050/http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21598,24425596-2761,00.html Police issue stern warning to vigilante] (2008)'''
*:''"LEAFLETS naming a convicted sex offender and his victims have been distributed in Booragoon, prompting police to warn people against vigilante action. ''[...]'' The pamphlets were designed to look like official documentation with the WA Police and Neighbourhood Watch logos printed on them. ''[...]'' "We are concerned about this vigilante type action, said Senior Sergeant Paul van Noort, officer-in-charge of Palmyra police station. ``Quite clearly, it's not an official document but somebody has been distributing information about a potential sex offender and unfortunately it also lists names of innocent parties as well. ``That can be very distressing for the victim and also the families as well"''

*'''Pueblo Chieftain article from October 18 (2008)'''
*:''"Reputation is a hard thing to restore. One Puebloan is trying, however, after his neighborhood was plastered with fliers last week falsely stating he was a child sex offender. "I was very fortunate that most of my neighbors that I talked to thought it was a bunch of crap," the 67-year-old man who preferred not to be identified said Friday. "My wife and I went door-to-door to tell people that I am not a sexual offender. I wanted to make sure that people who have children in the neighborhood knew it was a bunch of crap." As many as 25 fliers were distributed in the victim's neighborhood between midnight Oct. 6 and 4:30 a.m. Oct. 7, according to police. The fliers were distributed under the guise of a neighborhood watch group. It stated that the victim was charged with sexual assault on a child and stressed children's safety. "Remember there is no cure for these people," the flier said. "Help each other by watching your neighbor's children . . . Protect the Children!"''<ref>Nick Bonham's article from the Chieftain, now unarchived at '''chieftain.com/articles/2008/10/18/news/local/doc48f978e821a9e505539832.txt'''</ref>

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20081218054813/https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/man-stabbed-16-times-by.4790119.jp Man stabbed 16 times by son after downloading child porn] (2008)'''
*:''"Martyn Croft, aged 31, was sentenced to seven-and-a-half years' imprisonment last month for repeatedly stabbing his father Brian during a violent confrontation over child porn. He drove to Kingsthorpe from Birmingham armed with an eight-inch kitchen knife in January, angry after discovering his father's interest in abusive images of children. After a violent confrontation in the early hours of January 24, he attacked his father in his bedroom, stabbing him 16 times in the back and chest, leaving him for dead."'

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20071203094131/https://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20780983/ Police: Vigilante justice led to unintended death] (2007)'''
*:''"Everybody in this little mountain community knew that Timothy Chandler had been arrested on child pornography charges. It was in the newspaper and all over the TV news. Two of Chandler’s neighbors decided to do something about it, police say. They were accused of trying to scare him off by setting fire to his tiny house tucked away in a hardscrabble Appalachian hollow. Chandler, 53, escaped from the flames. But his wife was killed in what authorities were calling an example of vigilante justice. ''[...]'' “I really wish it wasn’t me who got out,” Chandler told Knoxville television station WBIR. “I wish it was her. She didn’t deserve that.” ''[...]'' The fire is one of many examples of suspected [[vigilantism]] against sex offenders, ranging from harassment and arson to more violent crimes. A Nova Scotia man used Maine’s sex offender registry last year to find and fatally shoot two registered sex offenders. Two convicted child rapists were killed in Washington state."''

===Racist and homophobic scratching-post===

:''See also: [[Research:_Commercial_and_online_sexual_exploitation#"Grooming_Gang"_Scandals|Research]]''

[[File:Gbfhjdwf.png|thumb|Western media coverage has leaned into the archetype of a "brown man" who is illiberal, unreformed and so sexually corrupted he accosts and rapes white girls (symbolising both purity and nationhood) almost reflexively]]
"[[Grooming]]" hysteria has taken on a racist angle throughout much of Europe,<ref>[https://forum.map-union.org/viewtopic.php?p=13999 MAP Forum topic on racism and homophobia within the grooming narrative]</ref><ref>[https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/best-of-srg-content/switzerlands-paedophile-hunters-when-the-hunt-for-paedophiles-descends-into-violence/90256400 Vigilante ‘paedophile hunters’ rise in Switzerland and associated violence/far-right rhetoric]</ref> with many vigilante attacks and protests against the housing of asylum seekers playing on historical claims of "gang rape" of girls by "savage" foreign men.<ref>[https://thenerdstash.com/a-broken-clock-is-right-twice-a-day-nazis-stage-cowardly-march-through-ohio-neighborhood-while-condeming-pedophiles/ ‘A broken clock is right twice a day’ Nazis Stage Cowardly March Through Ohio Neighborhood While Condeming Pedophiles]</ref><ref>[https://rmx.news/article/wilders-calls-for-chemical-castration-of-somali-charged-with-kidnap-and-attempted-rape-of-dutch-schoolgirl/ Wilders calls for chemical castration of Somali charged with kidnap and attempted rape of Dutch schoolgirl]</ref> While this is an ongoing phenomenon, it has moved beyond vigilantism in America, where politicians have incorporated racist messaging that leans into anti-pedophile prejudice as part of their anti-immigration policy platforms.<ref>[https://m.economictimes.com/news/international/us/who-is-valentina-gomez-republican-running-for-congress-vows-to-make-texas-free-from-terrorists-and-illegals-all-about-her-career-and-controversies/amp_articleshow/125741246.cms Valentina Gomez's platorm]</ref><ref>[https://wbznewsradio.iheart.com/content/2025-11-12-more-than-150-illegal-migrant-predators-nabbed-in-operation-dirtbag-noem/ More Than 150 Illegal Migrant Predators Nabbed In 'Operation Dirtbag': Noem]</ref><ref>[https://www.business-humanrights.org/en/latest-news/usa-18-filipino-workers-employed-on-carnival-cruise-line-ship-allegedly-deported-without-due-process-workers-feel-abandoned-by-the-co-incl-co-comment/ USA: Filipino workers across multiple ports employed on Carnival cruise ships allegedly deported without due process; advocates call for co. accountability; incl. co. comment]</ref> Pedo-hysteria and its institutionalization can thus be said to have emboldened unsavoury fascist ideologies by lending credibility to a localized populist narrative of racial "injustice".<ref>[https://www.gbnews.com/news/migrant-crisis-youtuber-aj-audits-paedophile Anti-migrant YouTuber who claimed to promote the 'protection of women and children' is convicted paedophile]</ref><ref>[https://hopenothate.org.uk/2025/09/16/red-white-and-bruised-the-criminal-hypocrisy-behind-anti-migrant-activists/ Hope Not Hate]</ref>

*'''[https://www.gbnews.com/news/world/spain-anti-migrant-protests-fresh-wave-asylum-riots Spain rocked by fresh wave of anti-migrant protests as hooded men target asylum centre after '14-year-old girl raped'] (2025)'''
*:''"Violence broke out against migrants in Madrid over the weekend following the reported rape of a 14-year-old Spanish girl. A Moroccan youth was arrested on Friday morning on suspicion of raping a 14-year-old in a park in the Spanish capital. A judge has since ordered that he be held in a closed juvenile prison while inquiries continue. [...] A child required hospital treatment and has since been discharged. Officers are investigating the incident. Representative of the national government in the Madrid region, Francisco Martín condemned the violence, saying that "hate speech ultimately manifests itself in hate crimes.""''

Elsewhere, [[Wikipedia:Occupy Pedophilia|homophobic groups]] have even sprung up, using hatred of [[pedophilia]] as an excuse for their existence.<ref>[https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/12/teen-gangs-are-forcing-gay-men-to-confess-to-pedophilia-in-pedo-hunting-tiktok-trend/ Teen gangs are forcing gay men to confess to pedophilia in “pedo hunting” TikTok trend]</ref><ref>[https://www.theinternational.at/15-arrested-in-austria-for-hate-crime-attacks-on-homosexuals/ Austria: 15 far-right arrested for pedophobic attacks on gay men]</ref> Copycat attempts have sprung up,<ref>[https://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/grindr-attackers-thomas-bull-ethan-jeffs-and-patrick-moloney-sentenced-in-the-tauranga-district-court/XIPEF2WK45FY5IVRMMOMY56Q44/ Grindr attackers Thomas Bull, Ethan Jeffs and Patrick Moloney sentenced in the Tauranga District Court]</ref> even leading to the kidnap of children who thought they were dealing with men who were just [[queer]] rather than potentially dangerous opportunists.<ref>[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15022723/canada-pedophile-snapchat-sting-catch-predator.html Boy, 12, is abducted 'by pedophile' after youngsters' 'To Catch a Predator' sting went horribly wrong]</ref>

In America, there now exists a vast network of gratuitously violent and often homophobic professional "pedophile hunters" who carry on their sport for profit via social media platforms. One even has a sponsorship deal with a mainstream gambling company. Criminal prosecutions are often avoided as victims are unwilling to press charges.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20250327140547/https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/03/26/us/pedophile-hunting-violence.html Online ‘Pedophile Hunters’ Are Growing More Violent — and Going Viral - NYT]</ref>

*'''[https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/gay-parents-called-rapists-pedophiles-amtrak-incident-rcna24610 Gay parents called 'rapists' and 'pedophiles' in Amtrak incident] (2022)'''
*:''"“He started yelling across me and shouting, ‘Remember what I told you!’” Pierce recalled, saying the man’s remarks were directed at his 6-year-old son. “The next thing he said was, ‘Marriage is between a man and a woman. They stole you, and they’re pedophiles.’” The shouting started as the Amtrak train was stopped at Diridon Station in San Jose, Pierce said. Immediately, he and his husband, Neal Broverman, stood up and got in between the unidentified man and their children, who started sobbing. ''[...]'' The man continued to shout at the family of four, yelling, “That’s not a family! You’re rapists and pedophiles. You steal Black and Asian children and you rape them,” Pierce and Broverman said. The couple has an adopted son, who is Black, and a 5-year-old Asian American foster daughter."''

===Police-supported===

:''See also: [[To Catch a Predator]], [[Vigilantism]] and any number of [[Wikipedia:Anti-pedophile activism|Anti "Paedophile" Organizations]] listed in our [[List of CSA/anti-pedophile proponents|compendium]].''

*'''[https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna31214450 Philly case rekindles debate on vigilante justice] (2009)'''
*:''"A dozen neighbors were so outraged by the rape of an 11-year-old girl that they chased a suspect and beat him, holding him until police arrived. Two of them were honored with an $11,500 police union reward even before the beaten man was charged in the girl's assault. Hailed by their community as heroes, none of the neighbors is being charged in the beating. "We put out a call to bring this savage beast off the street, and they stepped up," McNesby ''[LEO]'' said of the decision to hand out reward money Friday to Fernando Genval and David Vargas. "I think that these two guys did an outstanding job." Police distributed a photo of 27-year-old Jose Carrasquillo, calling him a person of interest in the case ''[...]'' '''They ''[locals]'' roughed up the first man they targeted — not Carrasquillo.''' Later, in an altercation caught by a store surveillance camera, they found and confronted Carrasquillo, beating him with their hands, feet and what appears on the videotape to be a board or a large stick. Carrasquillo was taken to a hospital in serious condition and was released into police custody two days later."''

==False accusations==

[[File:Sra.jpg|thumb|A 1994 "expert" in "satanic indicators".<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Q5kDm9eOTM Video (YT) - Got Satanists?]</ref>]]
False accusations are a frequent occurrence within this emotive arena, and are thus dotted throughout this article on adverse consequences. As we repeatedly observe, the supposed "magnitude" of this issue makes it incredibly easy for authorities to react in a way that may have life-altering consequences for the falsely accused.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20061219022834/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2001/08/05/nsue05.xml&sSheet=/news/2001/08/05/ixhome.html Businessman sues police who told school he is sex pest]</ref><ref>[https://edition.cnn.com/2025/12/23/us/mahendra-patel-caroline-miller-walmart-kidnapping-claim-hdy Mahendra Patel falsely accused of kidnapping]</ref> With even some cases supported by "compelling" professional testimony being faked with considerable ease,<ref>[https://www.fox7austin.com/news/marshall-moreno-child-sex-abuse-charges-dismissed Man's child sex abuse charges dismissed after more than 20 years in prison]</ref> the financial incentive for accusers has never been greater.

*'''[https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/case-dismissed-colorado-child-pornography-man-vilified/ Case dismissed against Colorado man charged with 140 counts of child pornography, "vilified in hometown"] (2025)'''
*:''"The man said, "Let me tell you who I am," and boasted that he had made 471 "catches" which led to 251 arrests of people trying to have sex with children. "No, I do not want to meet anybody," Lelan Donelson replied. "I'm 78 years old." The man wearing recording device responded: "But why did you tell her you wanted to meet her?" "No," Donelson said, "this girl called me and notified me. She's on the internet. And I told her, 'You're not 13 years old, or you shouldn't be on this site.'" ''[...]'' Three months later, the Brush Police Department posted Donelson's photo on its Facebook page and announced he had been arrested for possession of images of child sexual abuse. The department's investigators charged him with 140 counts of sexual exploitation of a child, all felonies. ''[...]'' In a stunning turn of events, all the charges against Donelson were dropped last Thursday. ''[...]'' The images in Donelson's phone "just weren't child porn," Sides said"''

*'''[https://www.wpbf.com/article/mother-speaks-cleared-child-sex-livestream-case-palm-beach-county-florida/69221531 Boca Raton mother Walquiria Cassini speaks out after being cleared in alleged child sex livestream case] (2025)'''
*:''"Walquiria Cassini, her boyfriend Ryan Londono, and her son Matthew Cassini were arrested and jailed in 2024 after investigators alleged they sexually assaulted Cassini’s two young sons and streamed the abuse online. All three were abruptly cleared two weeks before trial when prosecutors found no evidence to support the claims. “I had no idea why they were tying me to all these things,” Cassini told WPBF 25 News Investigative Reporter Terri Parker. “It was very scary to not know.” ''[...]'' Cassini’s lawyers said the case stemmed from a toxic custody battle — and that her ex-boyfriend, the father of the two boys, manipulated the children into making false accusations as revenge. "They were subjected to a campaign of brainwashing that separated them from their mother and distorted their sense of reality," said attorney Matthew Goldberger. ''[...]'' Body cam footage from responding deputies even shows officers doubting the children’s claims. “I’m going to be honest with you — it’s possible the kids are just lying about this because they want to stay with dad,” one deputy is heard saying. ''[...]'' “The detective who authored this probable cause affidavit authored it full of lies and speculation that almost destroyed three people’s lives,” Sacks said. “From the start, because of sensational allegations, this investigation was driven by hysteria and confirmation bias, not evidence,” Goldberger said. Despite extensive searches by the FBI and sheriff’s office — including analyzing 56 electronics, DNA, and the family’s home — investigators found no evidence tying any of the defendants to the alleged crimes. ''[...]'' “There were a lot of people who could have helped vindicate us way earlier,” Cassini said. “None of that happened.” Attorneys said questions remain about how such explosive but unfounded allegations led to criminal charges — and why it took nearly two years to clear their names."''

*'''[https://www.cinemablend.com/game-of-thrones-news/game-of-thrones-actor-canceled-pedophilia-charges-turns-out-videos-fakes A Game Of Thrones Actor Was 'Immediately Canceled' Following Pedophilia Charges. Turns Out The Videos Were Fakes] (2024)'''
*:''"On Game of Thrones, Joseph Gatt was known for playing the chilling role of Thenn Warg who could enter the minds of animals and control their actions. ''[...]'' Joseph Gatt was planning on taking part in three upcoming films he was cast in until he was “immediately canceled” after facing criminal charges a couple of years ago “for contact with a minor for a sexual offense.” According to The Daily Beast, it turns out the conversations that were considered evidence for the offense were actually fake the entire time."''

*'''[https://foxsanantonio.com/newsletter-daily/man-incorrectly-listed-as-guilty-of-sex-crimes-despite-being-found-innocent-local-news-near-me-crime-law-public-safety Man incorrectly listed as guilty of sex crimes despite being found innocent] (2025)'''
*:''"A San Antonio man nearly lost his job after online court records mistakenly indicated he was guilty of a child sex crime, despite being found innocent by the court. The error was corrected after media intervention. The man, whose identity is withheld due to his acquittal, went to trial last week, where a jury found him not guilty. However, on Friday morning, he discovered that the publicly accessible criminal records database incorrectly showed he had been convicted."''

*'''[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/901723.stm Paediatrician attacks 'ignorant' vandals] (2000)'''
*:''"A hospital paediatrician has hit out at vandals who forced her to flee her home after apparently taking her job title to mean she was a paedophile. South African-born Yvette Cloete - a 30-year-old trainee consultant at the Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport, south Wales - said she planned to move home after returning to find the outside of her property daubed with the words "paedo". ''[...]'' Marie Thorn, a senior administrator at the Royal Gwent Hospital, said Dr Cloete was dealing "very well with the circumstances". "As a happy coincidence she is moving away from the area - and I don't think this will be anything to make her regret that decision," she said. "It is really quite staggering that this kind of mistake can happen. Some people are incredibly ignorant.""''

*'''[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/849098.stm Mob mistakes man for sex abuser] (2000)
*:''"A mob has attacked the home of a man after mistaking him for one of the paedophiles "named and shamed" by a Sunday newspaper. Iain Armstrong, 49, of Bradford, Greater Manchester, was confronted by residents who thought he was a child abuser named by The News of the World following of the murder of eight-year-old Sarah Payne. Police said a panic button had been installed in Mr Armstrong's house out of fears for his safety. It was activated at 2100 GMT on Sunday after a brick was thrown through the window of a neighbouring property. The News of the World's decision to publish its list of known child abusers has already been condemned amid fears it will encourage such vigilante attacks on both convicted paedophiles and innocent people."''

*'''Dr. [[Marty Klein]] (2016) “[https://web.archive.org/web/20221230085022/http://www.sexualintelligence.org/newsletters/issue199.html#three Sexually, Are We Becoming Wilder or More Conservative?]”, ''Sexual Intelligence'', Issue #199'''
*:''"The federal government and various states spend tens of millions of dollars to plant detectives in adult chatrooms. They role-play being teens; when chatroom visitors role-play with them, assuming that the person claiming to be a teen is in fact an adult, the visitor is arrested and accused of thinking he was texting with a real teen, which is a felony."''

===Terror attacks, massacres, violence===

If enough men are unfairly targeted by [[Anti]]-MAP hysteria, it is only a matter of time before the authorities end up picking a fight with someone who is willing to carry out unforgivable acts. Not only [[Wikipedia:Murder of Joanne Witt|civilians]], but both the FBI and the Australian authorities, have felt the full brunt of this backlash, losing personnel to child-sex-accused gunmen who feel they have nothing to lose.<ref>[https://www.rt.com/usa/514392-florida-fbi-agents-shot/ FBI confirms 2 agents killed, 3 wounded in suspected child porn raid in Florida]</ref><ref>[https://edition.cnn.com/2023/08/08/australia/australia-child-abuse-arrests-rescue-fbi-agents-intl-hnk/index.html Dozens arrested over alleged child sex abuse following murder of two FBI agents]</ref><ref>[[Wikipedia:Porepunkah police shootings|Porepunkah police shootings]]</ref>

Accusations (particularly false or speculative ones) are sometimes seen to have tragic secondary consequences for those other than the accused. Such accusations, combined with harassment from the child protection bureaucracy, were the explicit reasons given by the perpetrator of the [[Wikipedia:Dunblane massacre#Perpetrator|Dunblane Massacre]]. "Anti-pedophile" vigilantes have also been targeted in "retribution" attacks, and one famously slain.<ref>[https://www.npr.org/2023/10/07/1203391098/boopac-shakur-death-michigan-child-predators Police investigate the shooting death of man who often confronted alleged pedophiles]</ref> Hysterical and deluded views on "pedophiles" in power were cited as motivation for one of the assassination attempts on Donald Trump. The perpetrator evidently believed Trump was himself a pedophile.<ref>[https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/27/cole-allen-whcd-arraigment-trump.html CNBC: Cole Allen charged with trying to assassinate Trump at WHCD event]</ref>

In late-2022, a crazed gunman shot 5 dead in a Colorado Gay Nightclub.<ref>[https://www.them.us/story/club-q-colorado-springs-lgbtq-nightclub-shooting-drag-brunch?utm_source=msn&utm_medium=syndication&mbid=synd_msn_rss At Least Five Dead and 18 Injured in LGBTQ+ Nightclub Shooting in Colorado]</ref> The nightclub had advertised an "all ages drag brunch" on that very day, in a year marred by the emergence of [[Pedophobia|pedophobic]] attacks on the LGBT community, using the false [[grooming]] trope and baseless conspiracy theories.

While unrelated to false accusations, in 2024, Nicholas Prosper, of [[Wikipedia:Luton|Luton, England]] shot dead his family members over what appears to be MAP-related grievances. [[Mu]] later identified that Prosper was indeed a mentally ill member of MAP communities that were not financially and professionally well-supported enough to offer him protection.<ref>[https://www.map-union.org/blog/perspectives/the-push-how-nicholas-prosper-became-a-murderer The Push: How Nicholas Prosper became a murderer]</ref>

===Defamation===

Academics in particular are targeted for defamation, due to hysterical attitudes. The "pedophile slur" has been repeatedly hurled at controversial male and trans academics such as [[Allyn Walker]], [[Stephen Kershnar]], [[Richard Yuill]], [[Jacob Breslow]] and [[Thomas Hubbard]], as it is widely (and sometimes wrongly) assumed to be a "zero risk strategy", i.e. "if you throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick".<ref>[https://www.lawtimesnews.com/news/general/sexual-health-org-awarded-175m-in-damages-after-suing-man-who-accused-staff-of-grooming-children/392955 Sexual health org awarded $1.75M in damages after suing man who accused staff of grooming children]</ref><ref>[https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/08/26/minor-attracted-person-lgbtq-explainer/ This flag has nothing to do with the LGBTQ+ community, despite right-wing claims]</ref> See our gallery at the top of the page, for some examples.

===Worship of Satan, blood libel, "[[Repressed memory|Recovered Memory]]"===

This is a particularly insidious form of moral panic, whose repercussions are still felt.<ref>[https://www.vox.com/platform/amp/2016/10/30/13413864/satanic-panic-ritual-abuse-history-explained The history of Satanic Panic in the US — and why it's not over yet - Vox]</ref><ref>[https://www.timesofisrael.com/horrifying-testimonies-seek-to-lift-shroud-of-silence-around-ritual-sex-abuse-claims/ Horrifying testimonies seek to lift shroud of silence around ritual sex abuse claims]. "The testimony left MKs from the Knesset Committee on the Status of Women and Gender Equality and the Special Committee on Youth Affairs visibly shaken, several in tears. [...] “I was around 15, tied to a torture bed in basements in the Tel Aviv area,” said one women, recalling an incident in which her abusers — including family members — slaughtered a snake, mixed its blood with hers and drank it, while raping her and calling her a “holy vessel.” [...] Another accuser said that her father and others abused and trafficked her as a child in “sadistic networks involving rituals,” allegedly including well-known figures, including politicians."</ref> See for example, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satanic_panic Wikipedia]. Fortunately, this specific form of moral panic is less active right now, but lives on in alternative-right [[conspiratorialism]], QAnon, etc, slowing political progress and providing a distraction handle to divert attention away from the wrongdoings of public officials. Police agencies in the UK have also claimed that SRA is still a problem, while American academics have penned volumes on subjects such as "soul murder" and "demonic possession as a consequence of childhood trauma".<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20220319031245/https://www.met.police.uk/advice/advice-and-information/caa/child-abuse/faith-based-abuse Met Police: Faith Based Abuse]</ref><ref>[https://psycnet.apa.org/record/1993-41679-001 Demonic possession as a consequence of childhood trauma]</ref>

===Botched [[child pornography]] investigations===
[[File:Screenshot 2024-04-09 201957.png|thumb|In the late 90s and early 00s, the British Naval City of Portsmouth was known for its "thriving grassroots anti-paedophile movement", following a series of scare campaigns in British tabloid newspapers such as ''The News of The World'']]
In the late 00s, [[Wikipedia:Operation Ore|Operation Ore]] was uncovered as a large scale injustice. Similarly, many questions remain unanswered concerning Ore's American counterpart, [[Wikipedia:Operation Avalanche (child pornography investigation)|Avalanche]] (see gallery at head of page). If you are so inclined, find a decent mirror of [https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://inquisition21.com Inquisition 21] from back in the day, and please contact us if you have more information as we would like to publish more thorough accounts of these investigations.

===As an easy handle for state intervention===

In March, 2009, [[NAMBLA]] were accused by the New York Post and MSNBC of putting a $10,000 bounty on the head of Attorney General [[Andrew Cuomo]] following a completely anonymous posting on usenet, made by someone claiming to represent them. MSNBC claimed that the bounty was "sponsored by the monsters at NAMBLA, the nation's largest pro-pedophilia group".<ref>[http://www.nypost.com/seven/03092009/news/columnists/perv_group_puts_10g_hit_on_andy_158663.htm PERV GROUP PUTS 10G ‘HIT’ ON ANDY - NYP]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090312042014/https://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29593394 Pedophiles Gunning for Cuomo - MSNBC]</ref> Apparently unaware or ignorant of the fact that such claims were made frequently, and in similar mocking-tones on newsgroups, where NAMBLA is the butt of numerous jokes, American authorities used this threat as the launchpad for a criminal investigation, again, gleefully reported upon by the ''Post''.<ref>[http://www.nypost.com/seven/03102009/news/regionalnews/probe_fails_to_keep_price_off_cuomos_hea_158910.htm PROBE FAILS TO KEEP PRICE OFF CUOMO’S HEAD - NYP]</ref> Thus, gutter press journalists were effectively allowed to defame a virtually defunct and cash-strapped organization<ref>[http://www.edgeboston.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=88255 Is NAMBLA Gunning (Literally) for New York AG? - EdgeBoston]</ref> that would have been able to sue against such claims if it had $10,000 at its disposal.

NAMBLA had previously foiled an FBI attempt to smear them for unrelated crimes.<ref>[http://library.lol/main/599CD8D53EF0AFA4DE7A9F7B102C68A2 A Witchhunt Foiled: The FBI vs. NAMBLA] - Full Book scan download on Libgen.</ref>

==Unconstitutionality==

In the case of Steven Whitsett (a Floridian, accused of trying to take photographs of a 15 year old gay partner when he was 22), the injustice of the Sex Offender incarceration industry was deemed so extreme he was granted political asylum in Germany. He later made a presentation on human rights to the United Nations, drawing on his decades long ordeal.<ref>[https://fstube.net/w/s1t3eS5HwMBLSpzXNhsZLY An interview with Steven Whitsett]</ref>

*'''[http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0814/p09s01-coop.html "Protecting our kids – or jeopardizing everyone's freedom?"] (2008)'''
*:''"Residency restrictions, unconstitutional laws that bar sex offenders from living in a specified area, are on the rise ''[...]'' Twenty-two states have prohibited sex offenders from living within a minimum distance of family facilities, such as schools and day-care centers. The distance ranges from 500 feet to five times that. And further restrictions are on the way. ''[...]'' The more crucial problem, though, is that residency restrictions clearly violate the constitutional limits on statutory law. Article I, Section 9 of the United States Constitution reads in part: "No bill, or attainder, or ex post facto law shall be passed." The Latin phrase "ex post facto" literally translates as "from after the fact." The Founding Fathers wisely realized that law must not be retroactive. ''[...]'' Most state laws require their state to build schools and family facilities according to the population of a constituency. Therefore, inevitably a case arises when changes in demographics require construction of a school within the restricted range of a convicted child sex offender. We may feel no sympathy when an ex-convict is forced to sell his home because of it, but this practice is retroactive punishment."''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20081204064252/http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/stories/2008/11/25/georgia_sex_offender.html Court strikes down life sentence for sex offender] (2008)'''
*:''"In a 6-1 decision, written by Justice Robert Benham, the court said the life sentence imposed upon 26-year-old Cedric Bradshaw of Statesboro violates the Eighth Amendment’s guarantee against cruel and unusual punishment. “We conclude the imposition of a sentence of life imprisonment is so harsh in comparison to the crime for which it was imposed that it is unconstitutional,” Benham wrote."''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20090502005908/http://cfcamerica.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=507:the-girls-diary-later-revealed-she-had-been-sneaking-out-of-her-parents-bloomfield-township-home-in-the-middle-of-the-night-to-have-oral-and-anal-sex-with-22-boys-and-men-&catid=3:news&Itemid=1 CFC America on "Oakland youth in sex diary case found dead"] (2009)'''
*:''"Pleading to seduction as Fawcett did in 2002 meant his name would not appear on the sex-offender list. But changes last year require those who pleaded guilty to seduction to appear on the list, said the county's Chief Deputy Prosecutor Deborah Carley. ''[...]'' His parents called it a devastating blow to their son. The state enacted New Laws and applied them Retroactively, which is against the United States Constitution. His parents said it was wrong to for the state to break an agreement, their plea agreement, and do this to their son. They said they believe the plea agreement he made two years ago should stand."''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20090726094327/http://www.itworld.com/legal/61143/supreme-court-refuses-internet-age-restrictions-case Supreme Court refuses Internet age restrictions case] (2009)'''
*:''"For over a decade the government has been trying to thwart freedom of speech on the Internet, and for years the courts have been finding the attempts unconstitutional," Chris Hansen, senior staff attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), said in a statement. "It is not the role of the government to decide what people can see and do on the Internet. Those are personal decisions that should be made by individuals and their families."''

*'''Dr. Marty Klein (2016) “[https://web.archive.org/web/20221230085022/http://www.sexualintelligence.org/newsletters/issue199.html#three Sexually, Are We Becoming Wilder or More Conservative?]”, ''Sexual Intelligence'', Issue #199'''
*:''The federal government now insists that if two college students get drunk and agree to have sex, one can call it rape and try to have the other expelled from school. At the ensuing hearing, the accused student will not be allowed a lawyer, nor will he be allowed to cross-examine his accuser. This destruction of due process is supposed to be "progress."''

==Broad sweep registries==

:''See [[Research: Recidivism and other offending figures#Facts and figures according to SOL Reform Groups and their allies|our research article]].''

When the same overbearing restrictions are applied to minor offenses (public urination, "[[statutory rape]]", etc), we simultaneously undermine the magnitude of serious crimes and impose cruel and unusual punishments on less serious offenders. Often, these restrictions hinder the efforts of those seeking to reintegrate offenders into society, as well as the offenders.<ref>[https://www.fox10tv.com/2025/09/18/pastor-registered-sex-offenders-arrested-after-car-wash/ Pastor and Registered Sex Offender Arrested After Car Wash Incident]</ref>

==Homelessness==

[[File:Sotents.jpg|thumb|A Floridian sex-offender "tent city" in 2008]]
Homelessness is a widely acknowledged result of [[Jessica's Law]] and almost certainly increases the rate of offending. Ghettos such as [[Wikipedia:Miracle Village (community)|Miracle Village]] have sprung up in response. Homelessness is an ongoing problem that does not receive as much attention as it did in the wake of the law's passing in the 00s.

*'''[https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/california-news/calif-seeks-solutions-homeless-sex-offender-rate/20977/ Panel: Calif. Seeks Solutions to Homeless Sex Offender Rate] (2017)'''
*:''"California has as many homeless sex offenders now as it did 2½ years ago, when a state Supreme Court ruling that overturned restrictions on where they could live was seen as a way to increase housing options and allow law enforcement to better track them. Sex offenders must register with the state and provide new addresses when they move. Those who are homeless are less apt to keep their locations updated and more likely to commit new crimes. The number of homeless offenders more than tripled after voters banned sex offenders from living near schools and parks a decade ago, and it was thought the number would fall with the Supreme Court's March 2015 decision. But as of early July, there were 6,329 homeless sex offenders on the California Justice Department's sex offender registry — down only a hair from the 6,422 in January 2015."''

*'''[https://www.wral.com/homeless-sex-offenders-living-in-tents-in-busy-section-of-fayetteville/20380739/ Homeless sex offenders living in tents in busy section of Fayetteville] (2022)'''
*:''"There are 843 registered sex offenders living in Cumberland County. For dozens in Fayetteville, their home is a tent alongside the road. Deputies in the Sheriff's Office Sex Offender Registration Enforcement Unit (SOREU) learned the group of offenders are homeless and stay in a tent community along where the busy Martin Luther King Jr. Freeway (Highway 87) goes over Gillespie Street. Some live under the overpass while others live in a nearby field beside Gillespie Street. A man who didn't want be identified told WRAL News he is a registered sex offender who lives in a tent. He has a job and was living with his sister, but the law requires sex offenders to live at least 1,000 feet from a school, which she didn't, he explained. "It's also hard to find houses and hard to find rent," he said."''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20150719141727/https://thinkprogress.org/justice/2014/10/23/3583307/in-miami-dade-sex-offenders-are-relegated-to-outdoor-encampments/ Inside Miami’s Hidden Tent City For ‘Sex Offenders’] (2014)'''
*:''"In 2009, Miami-Dade County drew national criticism when reports emerged that more than 100 individuals on the sex offender registry were camping under the Julia Tuttle Causeway in the middle of the Biscayne Bay with the blessing of the corrections department, because a patchwork of restrictive laws made it so they had nowhere else to go. In response, officials cleared out the camp and changed the law, in a shift that was supposed to give these offenders a habitable place to live. But four years after that new law was passed, those on the sex offender registry who consider Miami-Dade County home are just camping somewhere else — in makeshift encampments on the outskirts of the county near a railroad track. There is no sanitary water source, no bathrooms, and no shelter from the elements. Many of them used to sleep in an empty warehouse. But after the owners complained, they moved north to a small strip of land, where the only shelter they can find is from their own tents or cars, and sometimes another abandoned warehouse. ''[...]'' How does this happen? Like many places, Miami-Dade County has restrictions on where those on the sex offender registry can live, often known as “child safety zones.” In their case, they cannot live within 2,500 feet of a school. Miami-Dade’s law was passed two years ago after several even stricter laws that created buffer zones around a range of facilities were deemed too restrictive. But since the law was passed, more and more places have been classified as “schools.” And the significant radius — much greater than the 1,000-foot requirement in the state law — has left those on the sex offender registry with few options for affordable, habitable living space. For a time, these individuals were living at River Park mobile home. But residents lobbied to have a youth emergency homeless shelter defined as a “school” under the law, and dozens of those on the offender registry were ejected."''

*'''[http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-offenders14-2009jan14,0,1944251.story Panel: Take another look at sex offender restrictions] (2009)'''
*:''"Reporting from Sacramento -- A state panel is urging the governor and legislators to change "Jessica's Law," saying its restrictions on where sex offenders can live are counterproductive and calling the nearly $25 million a year spent to house them a poor use of taxpayers' money. The residency restrictions, passed by voters more than two years ago in Proposition 83, have never been shown to prevent new crimes and may reduce public safety, the panel says. Since 70% of voters approved the initiative, "the availability of suitable housing has plummeted," the state's Sex Offender Management Board said in a report sent to lawmakers this week. The state previously had more modest residency limits that applied only to certain sex offenders. Jessica's Law expanded the restrictions to all sex offenders and greatly reduced the locations where they could reside. Barring sex offenders from living within 2,000 feet of schools, parks and other areas where children gather has driven many into homelessness, an unstable situation that can propel them back to crime, according to the board. State corrections officials say they find housing and pay rent for about 800 who are on parole, but they cannot house them all; the number of homeless sex offenders on parole is 12 times as large as it was when the law was passed."''

* '''[https://reason.com/2011/06/14/perverted-justice-2/ Perverted Justice. Sex offender laws represent the triumph of outrage over reason.] (2011)''' [https://web.archive.org/web/20220808015126/https://reason.com/2011/06/14/perverted-justice-2/ copy]
*:''"In 2005 Iowa banned people convicted of sex offenses involving minors from living within 2,000 feet of a school or day care center. Almost immediately, the ban prompted complaints from police and prosecutors, who worried that the residence restrictions were so burdensome that they discouraged sex offenders from pleading guilty and from registering after conviction, making them impossible to track. In a 2006 statement, the Iowa County Attorneys Association said the law "does not provide the protection that was originally intended" and called for its repeal, citing "the cost of enforcing the requirement and the unintended effects on families of offenders." After the law took effect, the number of sex offenders whose whereabouts were unknown more than doubled. The prosecutors reported that "the residency restriction is causing offenders to become homeless, to change residences without notifying authorities of their new locations, to register false addresses or to simply disappear.""''

==Unenforceable and expensive laws==

:''For more [[SOL Reform]] arguments and links, see [[Research: Recidivism and other offending figures]].''

*'''[https://www.oocities.org/three_strikes_legal/sex_offenders_danger_forever.html Jessica's Law is an expensive failure] (2008)'''
*:''"By now, it should be apparent that California voters made a serious mistake when they passed Proposition 83, the 2006 ballot initiative popularly known as Jessica's law. The law requires lifetime monitoring of sex offenders -- not only those charged with child sexual abuse and rapists whose victims were adults, but also those convicted of consensual sex with a teenager and even misdemeanor indecent exposure. It bars offenders from living within 2,000 feet of a school or park. By the end of 2007, it was obvious that the law was a failure. Almost no local police agencies in California were enforcing it, partly because it was unenforceable and partly because even trying to enforce it proved prohibitively expensive. ''[...]'' In practice, as the Times reported, it has led to the state contracting with 79 psychologists and psychiatrists to do the evaluations. Last year, 14 of them billed the state more than a half-million dollars apiece for those services. One billed the state for more than $1.5 million in 2007. Such payments to contractors might be worthwhile if the evaluations were producing clear benefits. But it isn't. The evaluations were supposed to be used to determine if sex offenders should be committed to a mental hospital after serving their sentences. But the Times found that the number of commitments was essentially the same for the 18-month periods before and after voters approved the law."''

* '''[https://reason.com/2011/06/14/perverted-justice-2/ Perverted Justice. Sex offender laws represent the triumph of outrage over reason.] (2011)''' [https://web.archive.org/web/20220808015126/https://reason.com/2011/06/14/perverted-justice-2/ copy]
*: ''"Predictably, offenders confined under sexually violent predator laws after completing their prison sentences are almost never declared well enough to release. In 2007 the Washington State Institute for Public Policy counted discharges by the 20 states that had implemented such laws at the time. Of the 4,534 offenders who had been committed since the first such law was passed in 1990, 188 (about 4 percent) had been released based on a "program staff recommendation." According to 2011 legislative testimony by Rob Siedlecki, acting secretary of the Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services, only two out of 247 prisoner/patients (less than 1 percent) have successfully completed that state's Sexual Offender Treatment Program since it was created in 1994. Taxpayers are paying a pretty penny for these dismal results. The Washington state study found that committing a sex offender cost an average of $97,000 annually, compared to $26,000 for a year of prison, a gap that a 2007 investigation by The New York Times attributed to "higher costs for programs, treatment and supervised freedoms.""''

==Psychic interventions and inferences==

Most people know that superstition, fabrication and mass psychosis have marked some of the past "unearthly" CSA panics such as the [[Wikipedia: Satanic Panic|Satanic Panic]]. But while coercive "recovery" of traumatic memories, grifting therapists and their corrupt relationships with lawyers are some of the better-known aspects of the CSA Industry, even ''psychic mediums'' have been allowed to gain ground.

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20080619195905/http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_23845.aspx CityNews Exclusive: The Mother, The Child, The School Board And The Psychic] (2008)'''
*:''"Leduc's weird tale began on May 30, when she dropped young Victoria off for class at Terry Fox Elementary and headed in to work, only to receive a frantic phone call from the school telling her it was urgent she come back right away. The frightened mother rushed back to the campus and was stunned by what she heard - the principal, vice-principal and her daughter's teacher were all waiting for her in the office, telling her they'd received allegations that Victoria had been the victim of sexual abuse - and that the CAS had been notified. ''[...]'' "The teacher looked and me and said: 'We have to tell you something. The educational assistant who works with Victoria went to see a psychic last night, and the psychic asked the educational assistant at that particular time if she works with a little girl by the name of "V." And she said 'yes, I do.' And she said, 'well, you need to know that that child is being sexually abused by a man between the ages of 23 and 26.'" ''[...]'' But things got worse when school officials used the "evidence" and accepted the completely unsubstantiated word of the seer by reporting the case to Children's Aid, which promptly opened a file on the family. "They reported me to Children's Aid," Leduc declares, still disbelieving. "Based on a psychic!" ''[...]'' As a result, she's refused to send Victoria back to class - or to the educational assistant who allegedly started the entire chain of events in the first place. As a result of her stress and the need to stay home with her daughter, Leduc is now unable to work, has no place to send her child for the rest of the year, isn't sure where she'll go when school begins in September and is seeking legal advice."''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20080430175322/https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/leeds-paedophile-guilty-thanks-to.4033081.jp Leeds paedophile guilty thanks to man who 'talks to dead'] (2008)'''
*:''"A psychic who called upon the dead to expose a paedophile who preyed on girls as young as nine today said: "Justice has been done." Using his mystic powers Patrick Hutchinson sensed a 20-year-old woman's demons from her childhood and helped her confront her abuser for the first time. After a five-and-a-half-day trial a Leeds Crown Court jury yesterday convicted her tormentor Terrance Dunstan, 61, of five charges of indecently assaulting three girls aged from nine to 11 between 1997 and 2001. ''[...]'' Mr Hutchinson repeatedly asked if she had been abused as a child until she burst into tears and told the friend she was out with the terrible secret she had kept hidden for around ten years. ''[...]'' Dunstan escaped prison in March 2005 and was handed a community order after admitting four charges of indecently assaulting three different girls all aged under 16 between 1989 and 2004. Father-of-eight Dunstan claimed he was the victim of a plot to get him jailed during his trial which started last Monday. He said the three girls who made complaints against him had conspired with previous victims. He said they were angry he escaped jail after being convicted of abusing them."''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20100601035310/http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/national-news/paedophile_denies_carrying_out_exorcisms_1_641494 Paedophile denies carrying out exorcisms] (2010)'''
*:''"Convicted paedophile Mohammed Anjum, 53, of Egmont Road, spoke out to deny the claims from the mother of one his alleged victims as he gave evidence during his trial at Teesside Crown Court. She accused him of being a black magician and exorcist who tried to kill his own father and thought she was possessed by demons. During an extraordinary testimony the mother, who cannot be identified, shouted at the defendant from the witness box: "Sexually abuse my child now, I dare you, in front of Judge Fox. I dare you. You coward. Gary Glitter. Disgusting. Dirty pervert. I'm enjoying this. I'm enjoying speaking the truth." Giving evidence on Wednesday, the mother said she once saw Anjum "glaring at my son like a savage beast". ''[...]'' She told the court: "What he had done in my religion was write something which makes you a disbeliever. He'd written magic, black magic, a spell." The mother told officers Anjum and his wife, who are now estranged, were black magicians. She talked of "magic love spells" and likened the couple to Fred and Rose West. Responding to the allegations, defence barrister Tony Hawks said to Anjum: "I never thought I would have to ask this during my career at the bar, are you a black magician?" "No," the bearded defendant replied."''

==Banning of children & child photography==

With widespread uneasiness surrounding the imputed motives of people - especially men who volunteer to work with children or photograph children at events, completely cancelling clubs and events or banning photography is often the easier option.

*'''[https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2022/08/22/a-dad-took-pictures-of-his-son-at-a-doctors-request-then-google-labeled-him-a-sex-offender/ A Dad Took Pictures of His Son at a Doctor’s Request, then Google Labeled Him a Sex Offender] (2022)'''
*:''"In a recent article, the New York Times tells the story of a father who attempted to seek telemedicine treatment for his son amidst the coronavirus pandemic, sending photos of his son to the doctor for inspection at the request of the medical office. Google tagged the images as child abuse material, disabled his account, and reported him to the police. ''[...]'' in February 2021 noticed that his son appeared to be suffering from a medical issue affecting his genitals which were swollen and painful. Mark’s wife called an advice nurse at their health care provider and scheduled an emergency consultation by video. The nurse instructed Mark and his wife to send photos of the medical issue to the doctor ahead of time so that he could review them before the consultation. Mark and his wife did so, using their iPhone to take photos of their child’s genitals. The doctor quickly diagnosed the issue and prescribed antibiotics which treated the problem. But just two days after taking the photos of his son, Mark received a notification on his phone informing him that his account had been disabled because of “harmful content” that was “a severe violation of Google’s policies and might be illegal.” A link titled “learn more” directed him to a list of possible reasons, including “child sexual abuse & exploitation.” Mark immediately filled out a form requesting a review of Google’s decision and explaining his son’s medical issue. But quickly Mark found that not only had he lost access to his emails, contact information for friends and former colleagues, and documentation of his son’s first years of life, but also his Google Fi account shut down which meant that he had to get a new phone number with another carrier. A few days later, Google responded that it would not be reinstating his account. Later, Mark learned that Google had also flagged a video he made and the San Francisco Police Department had begun to investigate him."''
::[Editor: This was not an isolated incident<ref>[https://www.rt.com/news/561343-google-parents-child-abuse-algorithm/ RT.com, another dad caught out by Google CP algo]</ref>]

*'''[https://www.denverpost.com/2018/01/24/arizona-bath-time-photos-child-protective-services/ How an Arizona couple’s innocent bath time photos of their kids set off a 10-year legal saga] (2018)'''
*:''"A Walmart employee had flagged the bath time photos as pornographic, the detective told the parents. One showed the girls wrapped in towels with their arms around each other; another showed their exposed bottoms. The Demarees said they were harmless shots of the children goofing around, no different than what you’d expect to find in any family scrapbook. But police and social workers launched a full-blown sex abuse investigation, raiding the couple’s home and putting the girls in protective custody for a month while they interviewed dozens of family members and friends about whether the Demarees were child sex offenders. ''[...]'' On Tuesday, after a series of defeats in the case, a federal appeals court affirmed what the Demarees have argued all along: that their children were taken from them for no good reason. ''[...]'' The decision, which came nearly 10 years after the parents’ initial encounter with police, revived the case against the two social workers after a lower court dismissed it in 2014. That court ruled that the social workers, as employees of the Arizona government, were entitled to “qualified immunity,” meaning they were protected from liability in lawsuits arising from their professional duties. ''[...]'' After questioning the parents, police took the children in for interviews and medical exams to look for signs of sexual abuse. While the exams were being conducted, they got a search warrant and raided the couple’s home, seizing computers, cellphones, undeveloped film and other materials relevant to a child pornography probe, the court wrote. ''[...]'' Police interviewed about three dozen friends, family members and co-workers of the Demarees in the course of their sex-abuse investigation, according to the lawsuit. The Demarees also underwent psychological evaluation, according to ABC News."''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20211021094239/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/2164341/Child-protection-rules-could-see-youngsters-banned-from-sport-and-hobby-clubs.html Child protection rules could see youngsters banned from sport and hobby clubs] (2008)'''
*:''"Children could be barred from joining sports and hobby clubs because of the increasing burden of red tape, campaigners fear. Organisations which run activities for youngsters are already struggling to recruit volunteers because they must undergo criminal records checks. But when a new child protection database is introduced next year - which one in four adults will have to sign at a cost of £64 each - it is feared that many groups which admit members of all ages will decide it is cheaper and simpler to exclude children. Campaigners say this will leave teenagers unable to take part in activities which are good for their development, and makes a mockery of Government attempts to crack down on youth obesity and anti-social behaviour ''[...]'' "Some clubs have closed their doors to children, and that's a real shame."''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20081012050455/http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/scotland/Parents-warned-on-gymnastic-photos.4352550.jp Parents warned on gymnastic photos] (2008)'''
*:''"FEAR of paedophiles on the internet has prompted Scots sports chiefs to warn parents and coaches not to photograph young athletes in their gym gear. Controversial new advice from governing body Scottish Gymnastics says photographs of youngsters should only be taken if they are wearing tracksuits."''

*'''[https://www.oldfamilyfirst.org.nz/2008/06/parents-banned-from-snapping-kids-at-sport/ Archived article from the Herald Sun] (2008)'''
*:''"Netball, basketball, rugby league, AFL, cricket, soccer and baseball clubs have imposed rules to prevent photos of young players being taken without the consent of all parents and coaches. NSW's Macarthur junior baseball league president Maud Goldfinch said parents had to sign a form confirming they would not take photographs without permission. Ms Goldfinch said that as a parent, she did not agree with the policy, which deprived children of happy sporting memories. "''

*'''Story from ThisIsLincolnshire (2008)'''
*:''"Parents are now banned from taking photographs of their own children at most family venues across Lincolnshire, new research has revealed. There are picture bans in places ranging from North Kesteven Sports Centre in North Hykeham to Crazee Bongos indoor play area in Sleaford. An Echo survey shows that even Superbowl bowling alley in Lincoln stops parents from capturing magical childhood moments."''<ref>Dead, most probably malformed link unarchived at '''thisislincolnshire.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=156130&command=displayContent&sourceNode=242285&home=yes&more_nodeId1=156139&contentPK=21161539''' with no text result in search engines</ref>

*'''[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1035315/Father-branded-pervert--photographing-children-public-park.html Father-of-three branded a 'pervert' - for photographing his own children in public park] (2008)'''
*:''"When Gary Crutchley started taking pictures of his children playing on an inflatable slide he thought they would be happy reminders of a family day out. But the innocent snaps of seven-year-old Cory, and Miles, five, led to him being called a ‘pervert’. The woman running the slide at Wolverhampton Show asked him what he was doing and other families waiting in the queue demanded that he stop. One even accused him of photographing youngsters to put the pictures on the internet."''

==Attacks on heritage==

*'''[https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/society/general-news/20250828-277606/ Statues of Naked Women Being Removed From Public Spaces; Meant As Symbols of Peace, Now Thought Inappropriate] (2025)'''
::''"Statues of naked women are being removed from parks and other locations nationwide, in keeping with modern sentiments that they are inappropriate for public places. The statues were set up in many locations as symbols of peace, replacing those of military officers after the end of World War II. Recently, however, many people believe they are incongruous with today’s values or should only be exhibited in museums. [...] Some elementary school students who have visited the park on field trips have said the statues made them feel embarrassed. “People’s values have changed, so we decided it’s undesirable for a large number of the general public to see statues of naked minors in a public space,” a city official said. [...] “People’s opinions about naked minors in the society have become stricter in recent years,” said Prof. Kikuro Miyashita of Kobe University, an expert in the history of art."''
*'''[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/man-smashes-statue-hammer-bbc-b1991884.html Man with hammer seen attacking statue outside BBC HQ] (2022)'''
::''"A controversial statue over the entrance to the BBC’s Broadcasting House in London has been damaged by a man with a hammer. The individual used a ladder to reach the statue by [[Eric Gill]] while another man on the ground shouted about the sculptor’s history of paedophilia. The BBC has previously faced calls to remove Prospero and Ariel, which was installed in 1933. Gill’s diaries, published decades after his death in 1940, revealed he sexually abused his daughters and family dog. Shards of stone have been falling from the BBC building and the man has written the words “noose all paedos” on the statue. Images from the scene appear to show the penis of the child in the piece has been removed. Police, who were called to the scene at around 4.15pm, said they were trying to “engage” with the man wielding the hammer, and have arrested another man on suspicion of conspiracy to commit criminal damage."''

*'''[https://www.huffpost.com/entry/florida-principal-out-after-viewing-of-michelangelos-david-upsets-parents_n_641c621ee4b0fef15248d867/amp Florida Principal Out After Viewing Of Michelangelo's 'David' Upsets Parents] (2023)'''
::''"The principal of Florida’s Tallahassee Classical School is out of a job after parents complained that their sixth-grade children were shown Michelangelo’s 16th century “David” sculpture, with one parent calling it “pornographic,” the Tallahassee Democrat first reported. The now-former principal, Hope Carrasquilla, told HuffPost the situation was also “a little more complicated than that,” noting that the usual protocol is to send parents a letter before students are shown such classical artwork. ''[...]'' One parent was “point-blank upset,” Carrasquilla continued, and “felt her child should not be viewing those pieces.” The board of the charter school decided Monday to give the principal the choice to resign or be fired after less than a year in the job. She was the school’s third principal since it opened in the fall of 2020, per the Tallahassee Democrat. ''[...]'' Carrasquilla said she had taught in classical education for a decade and knew that “once in a while you get a parent who gets upset about Renaissance art” — hence the letter. ''[...]'' “Parental rights trump everything else,” ''[School Board Chair]'' Bishop said. ''[...]'' “They didn’t like the woke indoctrination that was going on,” ''[he added] [...]'' “We don’t use pronouns,” Bishop said. “We don’t teach CRT and we don’t ever mention 1619 — those are not appropriate subjects for our kids.”"''

*'''[https://alt.sculpture.narkive.com/NvDEwCL5/teacher-reprimanded-after-student-sees-nude-art-on-museum-trip Teacher reprimanded after student sees nude art on museum trip] (2006)'''
::''"School board members have voted to not renew the contract of a veteran art teacher who was reprimanded after one of her fifth-grade students saw a nude sculpture during a school trip to a museum. Sydney McGee has been on paid administrative leave from Fisher Elementary School since Friday, said her attorney Rogge Dunn. ''[...]'' "If they had good reason to fire her, they would have, but they don't," Dunn said. "It's mind-boggling.""''
::[See also<ref>[https://www.southcoasttoday.com/story/news/nation-world/2006/10/09/fired-art-teacher-sparks-controversy/50376622007/ South Coast Today: Sydney McGee controversy.]</ref>]

*'''[http://www.williamapercy.com/wiki/index.php?title=Vickers%27_Scandalous_Caption_and_the_Library_of_Congress Vickers' Scandalous Caption and the Library of Congress] - Percy Foundation Wiki (2012)'''
::''"Of all the many scholars who try to impose contemporary "morals" onto depictions of ancient lives, Michael Vickers is one of the most egregious offenders. Recent discourse about his labeling of a painted vase with pederastic art at the Ashmolean, where he is Curator of Greek and Roman Antiquities, demonstrates his prejudices and disregard for historical reality. With his defense of that outrageous caption of his, he has outdone even his fellow British academician James Davidson <ref>[https://greek-love.com/index.php/other-histories/pederasty-reviews-other-histories/james-davidson-greek-love-pederasty A critical review of the Davidson's denial of the intergenerational nature of ancient homosexuality in his 2007 book "The Greeks and Greek Love: a Radical Reappraisal of Homosexuality"]</ref> in The Greeks and Greek Love: A Bold New Exploration of the Ancient World, Orion, 2006. The vase in question, depicting a pederastic scene at a palestra where a man and a youth are clearly in the midst of sexual foreplay, was labeled some time ago by Vickers to read, simply, '''"Paedophile and victim."'''"''

*'''[https://www.today.com/popculture/paul-reubens-pleads-guilty-obscenity-charge-wbna4563512 Paul Reubens pleads guilty to obscenity charge] (2004)'''
::''"“Pee-wee Herman” actor Paul Reubens was sentenced to three years probation Friday after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor obscenity charge involving photographs seized from his erotica collection. The former star of the “Pee-wee’s Playhouse” children’s TV show and two “Pee-wee” movies won’t be allowed unsupervised contact with minors during the probation period. Under terms of a plea agreement that Superior Court Judge Carol H. Rehm approved, Reubens also agreed to pay a $100 fine and enter a counseling program for one year. ''[...]'' Evidence seized included images of minors with their genitals exposed, Moses contended. “That mischaracterizes the art collection seized,” Reubens’ lawyer, Blair Berk said Friday. “If that means a black-and-white tintype from 1901 with a young man of indeterminate, 17- to 19-year-old age, laying on the beach after having gone skinny-dipping ... then they got it.” “It was clear from the start that we, along with the many distinguished art experts supporting Paul’s art photography collection, vehemently disagreed with the city prosecutor’s view of what constitutes art,” Berk said. In a statement, Reubens said he was glad that the child pornography charge had been dismissed without “a costly circus-like trial.”"''

==Banning of contact==

In the 90s and 00s, an increasing number of public facilities started introducing regulations to "[[Safeguarding|safeguard]]" children, or otherwise reduce the risk of even fleeting contact with adult strangers. One now deleted story informed us that:

<blockquote>''Library staff have been warned not to put children on their knees during story times for fear they will be branded paedophiles. Staff have also been told not to "lead a child by the hand" out of the library to look for a missing parent under a new policy introduced by education chiefs. As well as protecting employees from "vulnerable situations", the policy also warns librarians to keep an eye out for potential paedophiles and to ask adults acting suspiciously near a children's area or activity to move on or leave. Library staff will be told to refrain from physical contact where possible, even when they are trying to comfort a distressed or injured child.''</blockquote>

This scheme of "protections", we now take for granted.

==="No unaccompanied adults" rules===

[[File:Poolsign.png|thumb|Park/pool sign advertised online in 2024 alongside inaccurate claims about children.<ref>[https://www.mypoolsigns.com/no-adults-allowed-unless-accompanied-children-sign/sku-k-0678 Inaccurate pool/park sign]</ref>]]
Such rules are now commonplace throughout America's parks and playgrounds, meaning that an unsuspecting adult entering or traversing one of these areas without an alibi might face fines or worse.

*'''[https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE7035DS/ Case against New York City chess players dismissed] (2011)'''
*:''"Two men facing a trial for playing chess in a public park had their case dismissed on Tuesday but police said the players risk getting in trouble again if they return to the tables for another game. Police stopped Yacahudah Harrison, Christopher Peralta, and four other men who were playing at built-in stone chess tables in a Manhattan playground on October 20 and ordered them to appear in court for violating a park rule that prohibits adults from the playground "except in the company of children". "I've been playing there for the last two years," Harrison said in court on Monday. "We were welcomed there. Parents thought we were a positive influence. I think all around the world chess is considered good culture." ''[...]'' New York Police Department spokesman Paul Browne said in a telephone interview that nothing was changed by the dismissal, and that adults hoping to use the chess tables without children in tow would still run the risk of being summoned to court. ''[...]'' Siegel noted the case could have been avoided if park designers had thought about who would use the chess tables. "Four-year-olds don't play chess," he said."''

===Sexism===

*'''[https://www.kidspot.com.au/parenting/parents-dont-believe-men-should-be-working-in-childcare/news-story/97b0eee9607c4983107e79c1f2d3d20e 'Parents don’t believe men should be working in childcare'] (2017)'''
::''"A pair of parents walked past and clocked me, just sitting there. The next thing I knew, they’d reported me to the police for touching their child inappropriately. It hit me like a bus. They started an active campaign against me, even though I’d done nothing wrong. They put posters of my face with my name and where I worked, saying I was a child molester. It was plastered everywhere around traffic lights and in the streets. They spread lies about me throughout the community. I had to go for an interview with child protection services. I was terrified. I knew I’d done absolutely nothing wrong, but if I were found guilty of something it would affect my entire life. I was really freaking out, it was horrendous. I had to answer a load of questions but I gave straight, honest answers because I knew that the whole childcare centre worked with careful guidelines; I’d never been alone with children and never acted inappropriately in any way whatsoever."''

*'''[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4381724/Widower-accused-PAEDOPHILE-Travelodge-staff.html Widower staying with his own daughter, 13, is accused of being a PAEDOPHILE by Travelodge staff and interviewed by police all because he booked a double room] (2017)'''
::''"A widower who lost his wife to cancer was accused of being a paedophile by Travelodge staff because he booked a double room for him and his daughter. Craig Darwell, 46, was taking Millie, 13, to visit Thorpe Park and was forced to book the double room in Chertsey, Surrey, because there were no others available. But when he checked in, suspicious staff demanded that he show them his daughter's ID. Mr Darwell, who lost his wife to leukaemia when Millie was just four, explained that he did not have ID for his daughter and instead showed staff pictures of them together when she was a baby. But even after seeing them, staff called the police and he and his daughter were forced into separate rooms and interviewed by a police officer."''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20080517234820/http://www.theblogfathers.com/2007/08/14/dealing-with-irrational-fear-of-pedophiles/ BlogFathers - "Dealing With (Irrational?) Fear Of Pedophiles"] (2008)'''
::''"My friend, a Latin woman, has such fear of pedophiles that she will not let any teacher help out in the bathroom at day care with her toddler girls. No change of diapers, no change of clothing, and no help with toilet visits. It must be a woman, otherwise inappropriate things could happen. Apparently, any male might be a pedophile. Every other parent is fine with the male employees helping out but she refuses to change her mind."''

===General hysteria===

*'''[https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/man-seen-speaking-to-children-outside-school-in-st-catharines-won-t-be-charged-1.3363617 Man seen speaking to children outside school in St. Catharines won't be charged] (2017)'''
*:''"Police were called by members of the public who reported seeing an older man standing near a fence talking to kids on the other side. ''[...]'' The citizens took photos of the man, described as 60 to 70 years of age. Police say he had given the children gum and had left the scene by the time officers arrived. A photo of the man was distributed and police say information called in by citizens led to his identification. Detectives went to his residence and "spoke to him at length" before deciding criminal charges were "not appropriate.""''

*'''[https://www.ipce.info/library_3/files/touching_guidelines.htm Archdiocese Enacts New "Touching" Guidelines] (2008)'''
*:''"Tough new guidelines on "good" touching and "bad" touching are now in place for anyone who has contact with children within the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. For example, "side hugs" are allowed but "bear hugs" are considered prohibited physical contact." ''[...]'' "It is really sad, but it's necessary in the culture in which we're living," said Andriacco. ''[...]'' "The decree prohibits physical contact that is considered "inappropriate." Any form of unwanted affection ''[...]'' Inappropriate, forceful or lengthy embraces and/or "bear hugs" ''[...]'' Kisses ''[...]'' Lap-sitting ''[...]'' Touching buttocks, chest, knees, thighs or genital areas ''[...]'' Placing hands in the pockets of al child ''[...]'' Showing affection in isolated areas such as bedrooms, closets, adult-only or staff-only areas ''[...]'' Laying down, cuddling or sleeping near a child ''[...]'' Being in bed with a child ''[...]'' Wrestling ''[...]'' Tickling ''[...]'' Piggyback rides ''[...]'' Massage given by an adult to a child ''[...]'' Massage given by a child to an adult"''

*'''[http://education.guardian.co.uk/schools/story/0,,1408828,00.html Losing touch] (2005)'''
*:''"It's an everyday drama at primary schools up and down the country - but according to London teacher Kate Abley, a child wetting himself in the classroom is no longer a molehill, it's a mountain. "One male teacher refused to change children - he'd get other teachers to do it," says Abley. "Another teacher would call the child's mother to come in and deal with it." Those teachers who were prepared to change a child's wet pants were supposed to take another adult into the changing rooms, to keep an eye on them. "The whole thing was completely impractical." There's a growing panic among childcare professionals about touching young children in their care which, says a group of academics at Manchester Metropolitan University's Institute of Education, is causing concern and uncertainty about what's OK and what's not when it comes to innocent physical contact with youngsters. In research they are planning to publish later this year, academics Heather Piper, John Powell and Hannah Smith describe how some child carers are reluctant even to put a plaster on a child's scraped knee. Very young children have to treat their injuries themselves - with the nursery worker or teacher giving instructions on how to open the box, take out a plaster and stick it on. If a child's parent is nearby, he or she is summoned to deal with the injury. Piper describes it as a crazy situation. "Many people are behaving in completely ludicrous ways. What is cast into doubt is the process of normal nurturing - the way adults are with children." Comforting a child when they're upset, putting a plaster on them, changing their wet pants - all these everyday ways in which adults care for young children are now seen as suspect. "Children are used to being cared for by adults, being picked up and having somebody put their plasters on. If they go to places where adults don't touch them, this must be quite horrifying," says Piper - she cited the example from one playgroup in her research where there was "no touch that was caring at all"."''

*'''[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7474692.stm Adults 'scared to go near kids'] (2008)'''
*:''"Many adults are afraid to interact with children for fear of being labelled as paedophiles, a report has claimed. Think-tank Civitas said the "escalation of child protection measures" had made everyone from sports coaches to Santas seem like "potential child abusers". The Home Office said there was no evidence that vetting had deterred volunteers or eroded trust. It plans to tighten the rules further, so all parents hosting foreign exchange students will face background checks. In its report, Licensed to Hug, Civitas said that child protection regulations had "succeeded in poisoning the relationship between the generations". While in the past, adults would have helped children in distress or rebuked those misbehaving, there was now "a feeling that it is best not to become involved", it said. Report author Prof Frank Furedi, of Kent University, said: "From Girl Guiders to football coaches, from Christmas-time Santas to parents helping out in schools, volunteers - once regarded as pillars of the community - have been transformed in the regulatory and public imagination into potential child abusers, barred from any contact with children until the database gives them the green light."''

*'''[https://www.bishop-accountability.org/news2008/11_12/2008_21_07_Boykin_DontBe.htm Don't 'Be Alone with Other People's Children'] (2008)'''
*:''"Few events in a person's life have the ability to completely destroy them. But an accusation of child sex abuse, true or not, can ruin careers, families and reputations. In the past two years, an estimated 270 accusations of child sex abuse have occurred in the county. Of the 92 felony child abuse cases that went to trial during that time, only two ended in not guilty verdicts -- verdicts that won't wipe the slate clean. ''[...]'' Boy Scouts of America requires adult leaders to have a background check and to go through an hourlong course that reviews policies and practices, such as adults not sleeping in the same tent as a boy and how to handle a situation when a child tells you another adult has made him feel uncomfortable. The Salvation Army requires a background check, and all coaches and volunteers are required to watch a video on working with children, said Mark Thompson, a Salisbury Salvation Army director who serves as school board vice president. Generally, many organizations and youth leaders have instituted a buddy system when it comes to working with minors. "You shouldn't be alone with other people's children," said Michelle Hughes, the Life Crisis Center executive director. "It's not like years ago when teachers could identify a kid that needed a little extra and take him home for dinner. It's not like that anymore." ''[...]'' "No adult can be alone with boys," Wright said. "It must be two." In addition to avoiding being alone with a child, individuals who work with children should be careful not to cross the boundaries of the working relationship, said Thompson. "Be sure that you understand that you are the adult and they are the children," Thompson said. He cautioned adults who work with children to be careful of how you touch them, and to watch out for signs and sharing personal information. "It's not illegal to show genuine affection for a child," Ruark said. "But if it goes beyond that ... adults need to be cognizant of that. When you get to the point where you are touching inappropriately, even unintentional, that creates concern. Just make sure you understand where the lines are concerning friendship or expressions of love for a child." Thompson also cautioned workers who interact with children to keep close tabs on their emotions. Don't get caught up in the feeling that someone needs you or someone loves you. "You always have to have it in the back of your mind that they are the child," Thompson said. "You must always keep boundaries clear in the back of your mind. No matter how much interest that child shows in you. You can't let yourself get carried away in the moment.".''

*'''[http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/135109/Schoolchildren-hit-with-hugging-ban Schoolchildren hit with hugging ban] (2009)'''
*:''"An Australian school has banned hugging and other displays of affection between pre-teen boys and girls in order to set a good example for younger students. Largs Bay Primary School in the southern city of Adelaide said the policy is aimed at grade six and seven students, aged 11 to 12."''

==Confinement/detainment of children and consequences==

[[File:Meitiv.png|thumb|In 2014/15, these children and their parents were [[Wikipedia:Meitiv incidents|repeatedly stalked and harassed]] by government agents for practising [[Wikipedia:Free range parenting|free-range parenting]]. This was juxtaposed against [[Wikipedia:Helicopter parent|"helicopter parenting"]] throughout the 10s, in a series of controversies]]

Some [[Wikipedia:Lenore Skenazy|journalists]] have attmpted to fight back against child protection hysteria since its peak in the 90s and 00s, advocating what they call "free range parenting". This is intended to allow children to be observed from a distance, instead of being infantilized and prevented from growing up.<ref>[https://www.salon.com/2009/05/04/free_range_kids/ Stop worrying about your children!]</ref>

*'''[https://12ft.io/proxy?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theatlantic.com%2Fnational%2Farchive%2F2014%2F07%2Farrested-for-letting-a-9-year-old-play-at-the-park-alone%2F374436%2F Working Mom Arrested for Letting Her 9-Year-Old Play Alone at Park] (2014)'''
*:''"In South Carolina, a 46-year-old black woman has been arrested for letting her daughter play in a nearby park while trying to earn a living. "The mother, Debra Harrell, has been booked for unlawful conduct towards a child," a local TV station reports. "The incident report goes into great detail, even saying the mother confessed to leaving her nine-year-old daughter at a park while she went to work." ''[...]'' By arresting this mom (presumably causing her to lose her job) and putting the child in foster care, the state has caused the child far more trauma than she was ever likely to suffer in the park, whatever one thinks of the decision to leave her there. Even if the state felt it had the right to declare this parenting decision impermissible, couldn't they have given this woman a simple warning before taking custody? ''[...]'' Statistically speaking, the South Carolina mother would almost certainly be putting her daughter in more danger if she strapped her into the car beside her for a hypothetical one-hour daily commute. No one would arrest her for that."''

:*'''[https://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2014/07/this-widows-4-kids-were-taken-because-she-left-them-home-alone/374514/ This Widow's 4 Kids Were Taken After She Left Them Home Alone] (2014)'''
:*:''"My decision to allow my kids to stay home for a few hours while I went to school for several hours, a mile away, turned out to be the most catastrophically life-altering decision I've ever made. A neighbor noticed me walking to school without the kids and called the police. When I arrived home several hours later, I found a note on the door, but no kids inside. Despite having been told my whereabouts, neither the police nor the CPS workers who removed my kids from our home made any effort to find me, instead regarding the situation as an emergency, procedurally."''

*'''[https://www.salon.com/2014/06/03/the_day_i_left_my_son_in_the_car/ The day I left my son in the car] (2014)'''
*:''"I cracked the windows and child-locked the doors and double-clicked my keys so that the car alarm was set. And then I left him in the car for about five minutes. He didn't die. He wasn't kidnapped or assaulted or forgotten or dragged across state lines by a carjacker. When I returned to the car, he was still playing his game, smiling, or more likely smirking at having gotten what he wanted from his spineless mama. I tossed the headphones onto the passenger seat and put the keys in the ignition. ''[...]'' And so, it came as more than a shock to me when, on the way home from the airport, I listened to a voice mail from an officer at my family's local police department explaining that a bystander had noticed me leaving my son in the car, had recorded the incident using a phone's camera, and had then contacted the police. By the time the police arrived, I had already left the scene, and by the time they looked up the license plate number of the minivan and traced it to my parents, I was flying home. ''[...]'' My lawyer told me he'd had a productive conversation with the officer involved, that he'd explained I was a loving and responsible mother who'd had a "lapse in judgment," and that it seemed quite possible charges would not be pressed. For a while, it looked like he was right. But nine months later, a few minutes after dropping my kids off at school, I was walking to a coffee shop when my cellphone rang. Another officer asked if I was Kim Brooks and if I was aware there was a warrant out for my arrest."''

*'''[https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/04/13/parents-investigated-letting-children-walk-alone/25700823/ Parents in trouble again for letting kids walk alone] (2015)'''
*:''"Maryland parents accused of child neglect for letting their kids roam around their neighborhood had to retrieve them from the county's Children's Protective Services after police removed the youngsters from a park. At about 4:55 p.m. ET Sunday, Montgomery County police received a call to check on the welfare of Danielle and Sasha Meitiv's children — Rafi, 10, and Dvora, 6 — at a park here. Officers found the children unattended and brought them to the agency as part of protocol, they said. ''[...]'' Officers picked up the children about two blocks from home, Rafi said, telling them they would drop them off at home. Instead, the two sat in a patrol car for 2½ hours then were taken about 10 miles away to Children's Protective Services offices in Rockville, Md. The Meitivs said they had taken the children to the park at around 4 p.m. and told them to be home by 6 p.m. When the children hadn't returned by 6:30, the Meitivs started looking frantically for them. Social workers did not contact them until after 8 p.m., the couple said. Their children were released to them at 10:30 p.m. Danielle and Alexander "Sasha" Meitiv say they are not endangering their children by letting them walk around without supervision. "I can't believe we're going through this again," Danielle Meitiv said. "They've been missing since 6 o'clock. Somebody called 911, the police called CPS, they decided to bring the kids here and they didn't call us." To take the children home, the Meitivs had to sign a safety plan that prohibits them from leaving their children unattended, they said."''

*'''[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lenore-skenazy/more-from-americas-worst_b_96175.html More From America's Worst Mom: 9-Year-Old On The Subway, Continued] (2008)'''
*:''"Last week I wrote a column for my newspaper, The New York Sun, titled, "Why I Let My 9-Year-Old Ride The Subway." It basically said that I let him do this because he wanted to take a trip solo, he knew how to read the map, and I had every confidence that he could find his way home. Two days later, said son and I found ourselves on the Today Show, MSNBC and FoxNews ''[...]'' My vision of the world, especially childrearing, turns out to be starkly at odds with the mainstream one, which believes that the world (especially New York) is chock-a-block with extras from "Saw III." ''[...]'' Okay, so it happened several time zones away and the station has been flogging this same awful story for three months. Does it occur to most viewers that a crime like this must be pretty rare, if the station has to talk about one as far away as, say, Portugal? Or Aruba? No! ''[...]'' I met a guy at a party last week who makes his daughter phone home after walking one block to her friend's house. And he's in a suburb. The leafy kind! ''[...]'' The fact that a child is literally forty times more likely to die in a car accident than at a stranger's hands makes no difference. Driving is seen as safe. Freedom - once a right of childhood -- is seen as suicidal."''

==Criminalization, medicalization and registration of children/youth==

[[File:Doctor2.jpg|thumb|The pipeline to a place on the [[sex offender registry]]]]
:''Unaffiliated site: [http://www.ethicaltreatment.org/ ETAY], SOL Research [https://www.solresearch.org/report/Criminalizing_Childs_Play (summary)], [https://www.solresearch.org/report/Cases_of_Persecuted_Juvenile_Sexual_Activity (list of cases)] and see also [[ageism]]''.

Society both [[infantilization|infantilizes]] and criminalizes minors, making them [https://fstube.net/w/hEVMwHjV2NePH9zouPRiQM;threadId=14731 easy prey for the justice system].<ref>[https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/thousands-teens-committing-peer-peer-porn-5HjdCgy_2/ Underage and on the register: Thousands of teens committing peer-on-peer porn offences]</ref><ref>[https://forum.map-union.org/viewtopic.php?t=4768 Children charged with crimes thread, via MAP Forum]</ref> Children as young as 9 have been registered as a sexual offender (the practice is common from 12)<ref>[https://narsol.org/2018/06/how-many-kids-are-on-the-sex-offender-registry/ NARSOL - Kids on the SOR: How many?]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100217013543/michiganmessenger.com/34538/juveniles-well-represented-on-mich-sex-offender-registry Juveniles crowd Mich. sex offender registry - Michigan Messenger]</ref> and added to state databases from as early as the age of 6.<ref>[https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2021/5/27/first-grader-sexual-assault-accusation/ First grader sexual assault accusation]</ref>

In one case, an autistic teen was radicalised and entrapped by one arm of the Australian Police and placed on a deradicalisation course by another, such is the absurdity of the NVE panic ongoing in that country.<ref>[https://www.news.com.au/national/crime/ruined-his-life-parents-of-autistic-boy-radicalised-by-police-tellall/news-story/114d24edec8245e356aac69573885a22 The absurd news story about an autistic teen]</ref> An [[Ageism|article]] has been established to put forth the argument against criminalizing youth, using examples to support its case.

[[Anal wink|Anal probing]] (of suspected victims), [[Penile Plethysmography|penile plethysmography]] and aversion therapy are regularly used on minors who have been involved in relationships - even with age peers. Consent laws can also criminalize the boyfriends of teenage girls who get pregnant, preventing the girls having access to healthcare, as in Peru.<ref>[https://www.ctvnews.ca/peru-votes-to-lower-age-of-consent-to-14-1.246145 Peru votes to lower AoC]</ref>

Much of the therapy used on supposed victims is coercive, in that it uses [[List of conflicting statements by victimologists|psychological techniques]] to establish ideological conformity to a victim narrative, regardless of the subject's initial feelings or repeated denials.<ref>[https://www.unilad.com/news/crime/greg-kelley-falsely-convicted-child-abuse-interview-797989-20251206 Teen football star wrongly convicted as a pedophile details how girlfriend 'didn't give up on him' in new interview (evidencing coercion in counseling)]</ref>

*'''[https://www.nationalreview.com/2022/03/senator-hawleys-disingenuous-attack-against-judge-jacksons-record-on-child-pornography/ Senator Hawley’s Disingenuous Attack against Judge Jackson’s Record on Child Pornography] (2022)'''
::''“Senator Hawley is a bright guy, but if he ever handled a child-pornography case in the brief time he spent as a practicing lawyer before he sought public office, that is not apparent. ''[...]'' I can’t tell you how much I hated these cases ''[...]'' When the dust settled in computer-porn cases, it often turned out that the culprit was a kid who wasn’t much older than the children depicted in the porn.”''

*'''[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-13259141/How-sons-innocent-teenage-fumblings-saw-branded-rapist-hounded-school-left-sobbing-emotional-agony.html How my son's innocent teenage fumblings saw him branded a rapist, hounded out of school and left sobbing in emotional agony] (2024)'''
::''"Today, it seems that so many young women are primed to see every tiny misstep by their male peers as sexual assault, from an ill-judged kiss to an attempt to hold hands. Anything that makes them feel even a tad uncomfortable, often long after the fact, is deemed to be assault. ''[...]'' I have sons — I am too scared to say how many in case it helps identify my family — and throughout their young lives they have routinely been told by their young female friends that they ‘hate men’ and that ‘all men are rapists’. So fevered has the atmosphere among young women become that today something as innocent as a male tapping you on the shoulder can be construed as assault. ''[...]'' Yet I deplore the way this has created a chilling new double standard. When girls make mistakes and behave badly, it’s viewed as a forgivable rite of passage. But when inexperienced young boys do the same, they often face toxic accusations, which can quite literally destroy lives. I should know. My son is one such inexperienced boy and, because of this, our lives have been a living hell for the past three years. Aged 13, in 2019, my son was just starting to get interested in girls. He got involved in flirtations with a few girls and one sent him a topless photo by phone (this is a shockingly common practice among early teens). With another girl there was saucy texting and some mutual touching. ''[...]'' The girls, who were equally culpable, as sending nude photographs is both an offence and against the school rules, were dealt with discreetly. A quiet word was had with them and their parents and that was an end to it. Conversely, my son, who’d never been in trouble before, was suspended for two days — the final step before expulsion. ''[...]'' I believed the school knew best. It didn’t. Such a public and severe punishment persuaded his peers that there was ‘no smoke without fire’. What followed was a merciless campaign of intimidation and bullying. My son was called a ‘rapist’, a ‘nonce’ and told he should be castrated. He was urged to kill himself on a daily basis. He was attacked by a mob in the playground and one boy threatened to stab him. ''[...]'' But if we thought things would get better when schools reopened, we were wrong. In late 2021, one of the girls decided to call the police and accuse my son of sexual assault. I have no idea why, but my son was told by an acquaintance that it was because she was ‘feeling bored’. The police were called to his school and he was questioned without his parents present. ''[...]'' Fortunately, the police were far more empathetic than the school. The detective who investigated the case told us that, quite rightly, every accusation was treated seriously. That said, he also relayed that, in the past few years, the police had been inundated with similar calls from teenage girls whipped into a frenzy by the MeToo movement."''

*'''[https://reason.com/2023/04/03/poncha-springs-schoolhouse-daycare-kids-preschool-trial/ A 5-Year-Old Pulled Down a 3-Year-Old's Pants. The Preschool Workers Are on Trial] (2023)'''
::''"Two Colorado child care workers will go on trial this June for presiding over a day care center where a 5-year-old pulled down a 3-year-old's pants. Amy Lovato and Roberta Rodriguez of The Schoolhouse day care center in Poncha Springs face criminal charges for not reporting this incident to the authorities quickly enough, and for putting the children in danger. "Let this fact not be obscured: We are here because one preschooler pulled down another preschooler's pants," Jason Flores-Williams, Lovato's attorney, told 11th Judicial District Judge Brian Green on Thursday, asking him to dismiss the charges."''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20120712022851/http://www.examiner.com/article/wisconsin-da-says-6-year-old-is-a-sex-offender-for-playing-doctor Wisconsin DA says 6 year old is a sex offender for "playing doctor."] (2011)'''
::''"Parents of a five-year-old girl in Grant County, Wisconsin are pressing charges for first-degree sexual assault against a then six-year-old (now seven-year-old) boy. The accusation? Playing doctor with their daughter. Although too young to be prosecuted, the boy could be listed on the permanent sex offender registry when he turns 18. ''[...]'' There's also a clear conflic of interests and political grandstanding. The alleged "victim" is the daughter of a "well known politician." Her brother -- the politician's son -- was also playing "doctor." He's not being charged. The social worker who brought the case forward? The girl's aunt. Something is very, very rotten in the state of Denmark. The boy's family is under a gag order. In other words, the public is only being allowed to hear the "well known politician's" side of the story. Refer back to the paragraph on the brutality of the court of public opinion if you don't understand why this is a very big deal."''

:*'''[https://www.courthousenews.com/charging-kid-who-played-doctor-wasnt-malicious/ Charging Kid Who Played Doctor Wasn’t Malicious] (2013)'''
:::''"It was "poor judgment," but not unconstitutional, to charge a 6-year-old with sexual assault after he played doctor with other children, the 7th Circuit ruled. D.B., as he is named in the court record, had allegedly been interested in playing doctor that September 2010 because the 6-year-old had just concluded extensive medical testing for digestive problems, which included rectal examinations and enemas. While playing with 5-year-old C.C. and her twin brother W.C. in his Lancaster, Wis., backyard, D.B. was interrupted by the twins' mother. She reported D.B. to the Grant County Department of Social Services, saying she saw D.B. put his finger in her daughter's anus. D.B. claimed that he touched C.C.'s bare butt. A district attorney then filed a petition in court claiming D.B. had committed first-degree sexual assault, and needed public protection."''

*'''[https://eu.azcentral.com/story/laurieroberts/2014/08/12/kindergartener-disciplined-for-sexual-misconduct/13922243/ Kindergartner is a sex offender? Really?"] (2014)'''
::''"It seems a five-year-old Surprise boy was on the playground last spring when suddenly he pulled his pants down. The kid was hauled to the office and forced to sign a form that essentially labeled him a budding sex fiend. ''[...]'' Dysart officials told The Republic that administrators were just following school policy, which says the act of pulling down one's pants is sexual misconduct. ''[...]'' "There are standards of conduct that are inappropriate on a school campus regardless of the grade level of the student," Dysart Assistant Superintendent Jim Dean told The Republic's Jackee Coe. "Exposing oneself is never going to be appropriate in any school situation." ''[...]'' According to the little boy's mother, her son was on the playground at Ashton Ranch Elementary School on April 15 when another kid told him to pull down his pants or else it would be done for him. So the boy complied. ''[...]'' It took the mother hiring an attorney to get the sexual-misconduct referral out of the boys' school file."''

*'''[https://www.winchesterstar.com/winchester_star/police-girl-facing-child-pornography-charges/article_f1af731a-9777-571e-b8c5-13fb27ebb4ca.html Police: Girl facing child pornography charges] (2022)'''
::''"The girl was arrested by the Frederick County Sheriff's Office on April 7 and charged with possession of child pornography, production of child pornography and distribution of child pornography. Lt. Warren W. Gosnell, Sheriff's Office spokesman, said in an email that an anonymous tip led to the investigation, which involves images of a boy and girl under 16 found on a phone. He said the investigation is school-related but wouldn't say which school. ''[...]'' The maximum juvenile penalty for any crime would be incarceration in a juvenile prison run by the Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice until the offender turns 21. Under adult penalties, a juvenile between 15 and 18 convicted of child pornography production and distribution for a first offense faces between one and 20 years although a judge could sentence below the minimum. If the offender is seven or more years older than the victim, there is a three-year mandatory minimum and a 30-year maximum. Spicer noted child pornography laws were written before cellphones became ubiquitous and "sexting," in which a person sends nude or sexually explicit images by phone, became common. ''[...]'' Spicer said the law is outdated due to changing technology. "There is a need for more updated laws to reflect the reality of what technology permits juveniles to do," he said. "The statute hasn't kept up with the technology.""''
[[File:Feds.png|thumb|Images from the arrest of men caught in a sting operation resemble something from an active warzone. Locals have expressed discomfort at the levels of escalation.<ref>[https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/undercover-operation-leads-10-arrests-online-child-sex-abuse-case/I5CDX76YQRBXPNZMOTCKZJPNOM/ SWAT teams moves in on suspected child predators caught in undercover stings]</ref>]]
*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20150718140743/http://bostonreview.net/blog/youth-sex-offender-registry-hrw When Kids Are Sex Offenders] (ft. ''Human Rights Watch'' report, 2013)'''
::''"Maya R., now age 28 and a resident of Michigan, was arrested at the age of 10 for sexual experimentation. ‘Me and my step brothers, who were ages 8 and 5, “flashed” each other and play-acted sex while fully-clothed.’ A year later, Maya pled guilty to the charges of criminal sexual conduct in the first and second degree, offenses that required her to register as a sex offender for 25 years. ''[...]'' In 2006, a 13-year old girl from Ogden, Utah was arrested for rape for having consensual sex with her 12-year-old boyfriend. Her 12-year-old boyfriend was found guilty of violating the same law for engaging in sexual activity with her, as she was also a child under the age of 14 at the time. ''[...]'' Youth sex offenders on the registry experience severe psychological harm. They are stigmatized, isolated, often depressed. Many consider suicide, and some succeed. They and their families have experienced harassment and physical violence. They are sometimes shot at, beaten, even murdered; many are repeatedly threatened with violence. Some young people have to post signs stating ‘sex offender lives here’ in the windows of their homes; others have to carry drivers’ licenses with ‘sex offender’ printed on them in bright orange capital letters. Youth sex offenders on the registry are sometimes denied access to education because residency restriction laws prevent them from being in or near a school. Youth sex offender registrants despair of ever finding employment, even while they are burdened with mandatory fees that can reach into the hundreds of dollars on an annual basis."''

*'''[https://www.aclu.org/blog/juvenile-justice/minnesota-prosecutor-charges-sexting-teenage-girl-child-pornography Minnesota Prosecutor Charges Sexting Teenage Girl With Child Pornography] (2018)'''
::''"A 14-year-old Minnesota girl is fighting criminal charges that have the potential to destroy her future, including her ability to obtain housing, to enroll in college programs, and even to pursue some career paths. Her case does not involve harm to others. It does not involve damage to property. And it does not have anything to do with illegal substances. Rather her young life could be ruined all because she sent an explicit Snapchat of herself to a boy she liked. In the case, Jane Doe used the phone-based application Snapchat to send a revealing selfie to a boy at her school in Southern Minnesota. He went on to make a copy and distribute it to other students without Jane’s permission."''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20090320234911/http://www.zanesvilletimesrecorder.com/article/20090313/NEWS01/903130301 Eleven-year-old girl charged with rape] (2009)'''
::''"Local law enforcement deals with sex offenders almost daily, but in the past couple of months, Zanesville police have dealt with one of the youngest cases officers can remember - an 11-year-old girl charged with three counts of rape. Detective Randy Ritchason said the girl had some type of sexual contact with three other children - two boys and a girl -all under the age of 10. She was charged in Muskingum County Juvenile Court."''

*'''[https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/tech/webguide/internetlife/2004-03-29-child-self-porn_x.htm Teen girl charged with posting nude photos on Internet] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20121014185601/https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/tech/webguide/internetlife/2004-03-29-child-self-porn_x.htm Archive]) (2004)'''
::''A 15-year-old girl has been arrested for taking nude photographs of her self and posting them on the Internet, police said. The girl, whose identity was withheld, was accused of sending out photographs of herself in various states of undress and performing a variety of sexual acts. She sent them to people she met in chat rooms on the Internet, police said. Police seized her computer and found dozens of photographs stored on the hard drive. Authorities did not say how police learned about the girl. She has been charged with sexual abuse of children, possession of child pornography and dissemination of child pornography."''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20081012163102/https://www.clevelandleader.com/node/7219 15-Year-Old Ohio Girl Arrested For Distributing Nude Photos of Herself, May Have to Register as a Sex Offender] (2008)'''
*:''"A 15-year-old girl stands accused of distributing nude photos of herself to other minors, and one state legislator is questioning whether or not she should be labeled a sex offender. The girl, a student at Licking Valley High School, was arrested Friday after school officials discovered the materials and brought in a police investigation. The girl, whose name has not been released, now faces two charges: illegal use of a minor in nudity-oriented material, a second degree felony; and possession of criminal tools, a fifth degree felony. For an adult convicted of child pornography it requires a Tier II sexual offender classification. However Jennifer Brindisi, a spokeswoman for the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation, said the judge has flexibility with a juvenile of this defendant's age. The junvenille section of Senate Bill 10 includes a part which states that if the child is a first-time offender and age 14 or 15 that the judge can decide not to make him or her register. The incident comes immediately following a visit from Licking County Prosecutor Ken Oswalt, who had been visiting area high schools and educating teens on the consequences of such an action. Oswalt talked about the dangers of this behavior, both in terms of personal embarrassment as well as contribution to child pornography on the internet."''
[[File:A738c1ab6eeaa3c0.png|thumb|One example of overreach in law-enforcement operations]]
*'''[https://www.vice.com/amp/en/article/kz7zxa/the-autistic-children-who-are-labeled-as-sex-offenders The Autistic Children Who Are Labeled As Sex Offenders] (2017)'''
::''""Most times with children there is no sexual [motivation]," Pittman explains, but "the moment the touching looks sexual, though, society labels them pedophiles." Rogers added that "it doesn't matter if a person is on the spectrum. They're going to be treated like any sex offender." When an autistic child pulls his pants down in a grocery store, Pittman explains, "We look at [the situation] from the lens [of] a 50 year old man [flashing people]." Minors are not listed publicly on the sex offender registry, but they're forbidden from attending school because that's where children congregate. Once they turn 18, most states require them to register on the public sex offender list with an identifying photo. Children like Anthony would be identified as child pornography distributors for sending nude selfies, and required to disclose their status as a registered sex offender to any employers in some states. "There's a lot of homelessness and depression ''[because people can't get jobs]''," Pittman explains. "We have a whole new generation of victims on this law.""''

*'''[https://www.ipce.info/newsletters/e_26/absurdities.htm 8-year-old boy charged with sexual assault] (2007)'''
::''"Authorities say that an 8-year-old boy who was charged with sexually abusing a 6-year-old boy told police he got the idea after watching an R-rated movie. ''[...]'' The Buffalo News reports that the 8-year-old, who was released to his mother, faces charges of criminal sexual act and aggravated sexual abuse, both felonies. He also faces charges of misdemeanor forcible touching and sexual misconduct."''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20160612101324/https://www.denverpost.com/2006/12/05/girl-13-charged-as-sex-offender-and-victim/ Girl, 13, charged as sex offender and victim] (2006)'''
::''"Utah Supreme Court justices acknowledged Tuesday that they were struggling to wrap their minds around the concept that a 13-year-old girl could be both an offender and a victim for the same act – in this case, having consensual sex with her 12-year-old boyfriend. The Ogden, Utah, girl was put in this odd position because she was found guilty of violating a state law that prohibits sex with someone under age 14. She also was the victim in the case against her boyfriend, who was found guilty of the same violation by engaging in sexual activity with her. “The only thing that comes close to this is dueling,” said Associate Chief Justice Michael Wilkins, noting that two people who take 20 paces and then shoot could each be considered both victim and offender."''

*'''[https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2014/07/police-want-to-photograph-sexting-teens-penis.html Police Want to Force a 17-Year-Old Accused of Sexting His Girlfriend to Take More Explicit Photos As Evidence] (2014)'''
::''"Prosecutors and police in Manassas City, Virginia, have a warrant to photograph a 17-year-old’s penis in hopes of convicting him as a sex offender for sending a dirty video to his 15-year-old girlfriend. The boy’s lawyer tells the Washington Post that after he refused to plead guilty, prosecutors said they would need to “just take him down to the hospital, give him a shot, and then take the pictures that we need.” Of his erect genitalia. ''[...]'' As if it weren’t bad enough already, NBC Washington reports that police already photographed the boy’s penis when they arrested him ''[...]'' “He said they took him to a room and took pictures of his genitalia,” Stacy Bigley said. “I asked if they’re allowed to do that, and [the 17-year-old] said, ‘I tried to refuse,’” which he did, he didn’t want to do it. They told him if he did not they would do it by force.” ''[...]'' The teenager’s lawyer said prosecutors have said they will “use special software to compare pictures of this penis to this penis.”"''
::[Editor: The lead detective in this case eventually [[Debate Guide: Self-loathing hatred|shot himself in the head]] following a dramatic manhunt in which he was accused of "child" sex crimes himself]

* '''[https://reason.com/2011/06/14/perverted-justice-2/ Perverted Justice. Sex offender laws represent the triumph of outrage over reason.] (2011)''' [https://web.archive.org/web/20220808015126/https://reason.com/2011/06/14/perverted-justice-2/ copy]
*: ''"According to The Dallas Morning News, the sex offender registry in Texas, where Washington lives, includes about 4,000 people who were minors when they committed their crimes, a quarter of whom were under 14."''
*:''"A man who was convicted of statutory rape when he was 16 for having consensual sex with his 14-year-old girlfriend told Human Rights Watch: "We were in love. And now we are married. So it's like I am on the registry for having premarital sex. Does having premarital sex make me a danger to society? My wife doesn't think so.""''
*:''"Consider the case of Tony Washington, a promising college football player whose professional career was derailed by a conversation-stopping offense he committed almost a decade ago: At the age of 16, he had consensual sex with his 15-year-old sister."''

==[[Wikipedia:Thoughtcrime|Thought crime]] and [[Wikipedia:Newspeak|Newspeak]]==

[[File:gamergurl.jpg|thumb|Actual American Police Decoy (credit - NYT Magazine)]]
The manipulation of [[Debate Guide: Abuse of language|language]] and [[Debate Guide: Misdefinitions and Rhetorical Manipulation|abuse of rhetoric]] are common features of the war on "sexual offending". In some examples, such as Calgary Police's pursuit of a 15 year old boy for textual "child pornography" (sexting),<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130614070017/http://sunnewsnetwork.ca/sunnews/canada/archives/2013/06/20130611-161921.html Teen boy accused of sending child porn texts to his ex]</ref> this is particularly salient. In others, police forces employ clear [[Wikipedia:Entrapment|entrapment]], in their pursuit of men who have no primary interest in minors and simply continue to talk after an implausible decoy changes their age. The New York Times explains how this particular swindle works.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20201003235625/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/26/magazine/sex-offender-operation-net-nanny.html?smid=tw-share NYT Mag: Explains LEO Stings]</ref>

The Daily Mail (also featured below) and other journalists have engaged in Orwellian word games, as this topic gives them the liberty. Just under a month prior to the below (2022) story, they described a female prison inmate as a "pedophile" for "raping two boys aged 14 and 17 in 2018".<ref>[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11042579/Female-pedophile-jailed-raping-two-underage-boys-posts-TIKTOK-videos-asking-pen-pals.html Female pedophile jailed for raping two underage boys she met online posts TIKTOK videos asking for pen pals to contact her in prison - and officials say there's NOTHING they can do about it</ref> The sex was of course, entirely voluntary, and as our earlier examples have demonstrated, the promulgation of this kind of language has directly led to the deaths of multiple individuals at the hands of vigilantes. In 2015, DailyCaller led with the headline "Twentysomething Christian School Math Teacher Busted For Victimizing Teen Boy With Sex Trauma". The teacher was 25, the boy was 15 and the sex was voluntary.<ref>[https://dailycaller.com/2015/04/23/christian-school-math-teacher-busted-for-victimizing-teen-boy-with-sex-trauma/ Twentysomething Christian School Math Teacher Busted For Victimizing Teen Boy With Sex Trauma]</ref>

*'''[https://www.mtracey.net/p/was-an-israeli-pedophile-really-allowed Was an Israeli pedophile really allowed to flee the United States?] (2025)'''
*:''"So, what exactly is Tom Alexandrovich accused of doing? According to the arrest report, he’d been staying at the Conrad Hotel, a few miles from the conference venue. Over the course of his stay, it is alleged that he used an app called “Pure” — evidently some sort of hookup app. ''[...]'' Nonetheless, some highly resourceful law enforcement agents decided to dispatch an “Online Covert Employee” (OCE) to join the “Pure” app, and allegedly pose as “a 15-year-old juvenile.” This would have presumably violated the app’s Terms of Service, if the OCE had openly identified their age as 15. ''[...]'' The report says Alexandrovich “was found to have engaged in conversation” with the undercover “decoy,” and this “conversation turned sexual in nature.” It is not specified who initiated the “conversation.” ''[...]'' In an interview with a Homeland Security Investigator and FBI Special Agent, Alexandrovich reportedly stated that “he agreed to go to dinner and a show with a date” and “he believed the girl was 18 years old,” as “that was the age listed on the Pure application.” No evidence is cited to show that the girl’s listed age was 15 years old, and no explanation is given for how a supposed 15 year old would’ve been permitted on the app without violating the Terms of Service. Certainly, no intelligible explanation is given for how this bizarre sting operation is supposed to have contributed to the “Security” of the “Homeland.”"''

'''[https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cev27dyz8v4o Paedophile agreed to travel to have sex with girl] (2025)'''
*:''"Darron Wilkinson, 50, sent multiple messages to what turned out to be an undercover police officer, ending many when discussing graphic acts with the text abbreviation for "laughing out loud", Newcastle Crown Court heard. [...] In mitigation, Tony Cornberg said Wilkinson was socially isolated and had no intention to go through with the meeting, as evidenced by the delivery driver going on holiday to Blackpool instead of the arranged journey to Coventry."''

*'''[https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/redmond-detectives-arrest-man-undercover-online-child-rape-operation/BP5LB4FCCZHJNORM3KFUGHQPSE/ Redmond detectives arrest man in undercover online child rape operation] (2023)'''
*:''"Detectives posed as a 12-year-old girl on a location-based social networking and dating application, according to the Redmond Police Department. The conversation began in early March and the man was told several times that he was talking to a 12-year-old girl. However, he kept engaging in sexually motivated conversations, believing she was a minor."'' [So, not only is the "raped" girl fake, she was never "raped", and they posed her on '''[[Wikipedia:Tinder (app)|Tinder]]''', which is clearly implausible and fantastical to anybody bar the most witless of baby-boomers]

*'''[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11131079/Woke-Virginia-school-district-kept-pedophile-counselor-year-notified-arrest.html Notoriously woke Virginia school district kept pedophile school counselor on staff a year AFTER bosses were told he'd been arrested for soliciting child prostitute] (2022)'''
*:''"Darren Lamar Thornton, 50, remained employed by Glasgow Middle School in Lincolnia, Virginia, even after he'd been convicted of a sex crime and a year after they'd been notified of his arrest, according to WUSA9. He'd previously served as a counselor and boys' varsity basketball coach in a different county from 2006 to 2020. Thornton was arrested for offering a minor money for sex in November of 2020 in Chesterfield County."'' 

::[Editor: Only at the end of the article, and after multiple graphics, do we get to learn about the true nature of Thornton's "crime", bolded below]

::'''''"He was trapped in a sting via an online chat with an undercover officer who said she was 17, and Thornton agreed to meet."'''''

*'''[https://floridapolitics.com/archives/306973-policing-the-police-did-sheriff-go-too-far-on-undercover-sex-sting/ Policing the police: Did Sarasota Sheriff go too far on undercover sex sting?] (2019, see also [https://reason.com/2019/10/21/sarasota-county-sheriff-office-entrap-underage-teen-sex/ Reason.com])'''
*:''"Hamid Keshmirian committed suicide last week, less than 24 hours after bonding out on charges related to his conversations about sex with an undercover deputy, who claimed to be a 14-year-old prostitute. The chats began on hookup site SkipTheGames.com, where Keshmirian responded to an ad that appeared to be for an adult escort. But detectives with the Sarasota Co. Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) changed the woman’s age to that of a 14-year-old after the conversation about sex began. Keshmirian, a single man, whose two adult daughters say he was battling depression and loneliness, continued the conversation with the woman he thought wanted to have sex with him. Deputies went as far as to put a man on the phone with Keshmirian, claiming to be the girl’s father, giving permission for the encounter. Keshmirian ultimately agreed to meet up with the girl on Thursday, Sept. 19 — his birthday. He was arrested upon arrival, spending two nights in jail because Keshmirian’s family says SCSO denied him a phone call and kept his arrest out of the computer system while they continued to hunt other men. ''[...]'' “They killed our dad,” said an emotional Natasha Keshmirian, who said men like her father were the only victims of the SCSO sting. “My dad’s not a pedophile … but he didn’t have the money to fight it. “He lost everything (in the Great Recession) — his business and his home — and he battled depression for eight or nine years,” his daughter continued. “He was just getting his new life together — he had a new business, a new house, and a new truck … then they entrapped him.”"''

*'''[https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/13380554.12-year-old-girl-raped-in-woods-after-being-manipulated-and-groomed-by-older-man-she-met-online/ 12-year-old girl raped in woods after being manipulated and groomed by older man she met online] (2015)'''
*:''"The girl, who comes from Worthing, had been in contact with a young man who said he was 18, in early June, online through two phone apps, Whisper and Kik, and arranged to meet him. They first met at about 3pm on Friday June 5, when he picked her up from outside Goring railway station in a silver or grey Fiat Punto. They drove to the car park at the end of Angmering High Street, opposite Manor Nurseries where they parked and kissed for a while. He then dropped her off back in Worthing. They then met again two days later at about midday on Sunday June 7 outside Tesco Express in Rectory Road, Worthing and drove to the same place in Angmering. From there they walked south down a track parallel to the A280 and alongside Manor Nurseries to a wooded area, where they had sexual intercourse, stopping when they saw some dog walkers nearby. The incidents were not reported to the police until June 25. ''[...]'' "This case is another example of what can result from unwary and unsupervised use of the web by young people who need to be really careful in their contacts with people they do not know.""''

*'''[https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/paedophile-tried-gag-tie-up-3473450 Paedophile tried to gag and tie up man] (2008)'''
*:''"A PAEDOPHILE tried to gag and tie up a man while he slept in his flat, a court heard. Vincent Burns, 69, invited his 26-year-old victim back to his home after drinking together in a city centre pub."'' [Editor: At no other place in this article is a justification given for labeling this man a pedophile]''
[[File:Dmtricks.png|thumb|The Daily Mail up to their usual Orwellian games in 2024]]
===Porn cartoons and sex dolls criminalized===

:''See Wikipedia - [[Wikipedia:Legal status of fictional pornography depicting minors|Legal status of fictional pornography depicting minors]].''

In one example in the UK, a "team of researchers" - credentialed [[Feminism|Feminists]] at major universities, launched a campaign entitled '''"CAMPAIGN AGAINST SEX ROBOTS"''' (capitals theirs).<ref>[https://www.forbes.com/sites/andreamorris/2018/09/26/meet-the-activist-fighting-sex-robots/?sh=28e4cd7f6e79 Meet The Activist Fighting Sex Robots] and [https://campaignagainstsexrobots.org/ CAMPAIGN AGAINST SEX ROBOTS]</ref>

*'''[https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2025/08/21/man-charged-over-having-child-sex-abuse-animation-images/ Man stopped at Dublin Airport by Homeland Security is charged over child sex abuse animation images] (2025)'''
*:''"A young man travelling to a comic book convention in the United States was stopped by Homeland Security at Dublin Airport and found with child sex abuse animation images, a court has heard."''
::[Editor: Much more on this story, including the fandom whose tame content he was arrested for transporting, can be found [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cE8Y1fFa5cw here]]

*'''[https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/mar/30/tasmanian-man-jailed-after-ai-generated-child-abuse-material-found-on-computer?CMP=soc_568 Tasmanian man jailed after AI-generated child abuse material found on computer] (2024)'''
*:''"Police raided his home in the state’s Tamar Valley region in May and found hundreds of files depicting child abuse on his computer. A significant amount of it was generated using artificial intelligence, marking the first time police had located and seized AI-generated child abuse material in Tasmania, the Australian federal police (AFP) said on Saturday. ''[...]'' In a statement released Saturday, AFP Det Sgt Aaron Hardcastle said abuse material remained repulsive and abhorrent regardless of whether it was AI-generated or involved real exploited children. He said police would continue to target those who shared such material."''

*'''[https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/crime/man-charged-importing-child-sex-29368394 Man charged with importing child sex doll and possession of 71 child porn <nowiki>[lolicon manga</nowiki>NW<nowiki>]</nowiki> images] (2023)'''
*:''"Mr Wright stands accused of importing a child sex doll from Japan - the first known charge of its kind in this country. He is accused of knowingly having child pornography in the form of a “torso” of a child with what is described as a “penetrable anus and vagina.” The doll was discovered contained in a box with a “Japanese-style” drawing of a “naked” child, posed with its legs spread open, according to the charge. He also stands accused of having another doll of a child, which is described as being “17 years old” on the box it was contained within. He’s also charged with possession of another doll, which was a “model of a young child’s mouth,” again in a box which contained a drawing of a “young female child." The offences are contrary to Section Six of the Child Trafficking and Pornography Act 1998. The possession offences are alleged to have occurred at the accused’s home address on July 24, 2017. Apart from those charges Mr Wright stands accused of attempting to commit an offence “by purchasing and attempting to import a child sex doll,” which is contrary to common law."''

*'''[https://www.hucknalldispatch.co.uk/news/crime/hucknall-teen-downloaded-anime-cartoon-child-porn-court-case-3544509 Hucknall teenager who downloaded dozens of 'anime' cartoon child porn images given suspended prison sentence] (2022)'''
*:''"Police visited Ben Burton's home address and seized his mobile phone on November 28, 2020, said prosecutor Anthony Chung. It contained 25 Category A images, 15 Category B images, and 48 Category C images of female characters, that were deemed to be aged between five and 14. When he was interviewed, Burton said he received the images via Facebook messenger. ''[...]'' Recorder Michael Auty said: "What troubles me is his disinclination to accept that he had any sexual interest in the imagery. Frankly, I don't believe him." He told Burton: "There is understandable public concern about any offences concerning the possession of indecent images of children. "This case is unusual as the pictures weren't of real children. "Whether these children were real or represented in anime, or any other artistic form, the protection of children is regarded as of paramount importance in a civilised society.”"''

*'''[https://www.sundayworld.com/crime/courts/man-who-avoided-jail-after-child-porn-conviction-says-he-accidentally-clicked-link/41581409.html Man who avoided jail after child porn conviction says he 'accidentally' clicked link] (2022)'''
*:''"A 25-year-old man who claims he unknowingly downloaded animated child pornography has told how one click on a website resulted in his arrest and conviction in court. Nabil Ibrahim of Lehenaghmore, Togher, Co. Cork, appeared before in court last week where pleaded guilty to having child pornography at his home on February 3, 2019. ''[...]'' "It was just by accident," he said. "I was on a social media site. It was Tumblr and I clicked on it." Asked why he clicked on the link or folder, Ibrahim said: "I don't know. I wasn't sure what it was. It just said 'illegal' or something like that. All this happened four years ago - it's been going on quite a while." ''[...]'' Over the past decade, Gardaí have seized increasing amounts of virtual or simulated child pornography in the form of cartoons, text and computer graphic images. ''[...]'' Realistic "child sex dolls" have also been seized by authorities in recent years. Unlike several other western countries - including the US and Switzerland - Ireland categorises all types of child sex abuse material, simulated or real, as child pornography. Offenders face up to five years for possession and 14 years for producing or distributing such material."''

*'''[https://www.gawker.com/man-gets-three-months-in-jail-for-possession-of-cartoon-477388305 Man Gets Three Months in Jail for Possession of Cartoon Porn] (2013)'''
*:''"Ronald Clark's lawyer called his client's three-month jail sentence for possession of cartoon pornography a case of "law gone mad." The New Zealand resident claims he downloaded the videos, which depict "clearly young" elves, pixies, trolls "and other fantasy creatures having sex," three years ago as "a bit of a laugh." ''[...]'' He also asked the court if his conviction in this case couldn't lead to someone else being charged for "possessing objectionable images of stick figures." But at least one person didn't find Clark's conviction an absurd overreach on the part of the justice system. Alan Bell, director of the anti-child pornography group ECPAT said he was worried the images could encourage people "to migrate from there to the real thing." "The distribution of it is damaging," he continued. "You have to ask what impact does it have even if it's not harming ''[an individual child]''." New Zealand's courts have taken issue with cartoon pornography in the past, most recently charging a Chinese student for importing DVDs containing "cartoon animations depicting rape, abuse, and bestiality involving eels." Those charges were eventually dropped."''
[[File:Doll suitcase.jpeg|thumb|Realistic "child-like" sex-dolls have opened up new possibilities for MAPs, but have drawn fire from [[Feminism|feminists]]]]
*'''[http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/2008/09/26/child-porn-in-cartoon-style-man-convicted-84229-21906841/ Child porn in cartoon style - man convicted] (2008)'''
*:''"A MAN who downloaded “Tomb Raider”-style pictures of computer-generated child pornography has been convicted by a Teesside jury. Robul Hoque had sophisticated realistic images of children on his hard drive seized by police in October 2006. The unusual case involving computer graphics is thought to be the first of its type and an important test case. Hoque, 32, told the Gazette: “I haven’t set out to break the law in any way, shape or form. “If I’d had any sort of inkling these were illegal, I would have told the police about them myself. I don’t go looking for child porn. I’m not attracted to kids. I’m not interested in kids.” ''[...]'' Jurors were told they should convict if they concluded that a picture looked like a photo. “It is about child pornography,” prosecutor David Brooke told the court ''[...]'' “Though no actual child has been abused, it helps to feed the demand.”"''

:*'''[https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/manga-anime-fans-warned-after-british-man-convicted-possessing-cartoon-child-porn-1471040 Manga and Anime Fans Warned After British Man Convicted of Possessing Cartoon 'Child Porn'] (2014)'''
:*:''"A man from Middlesbrough is believed to have become the first person in British legal history to be convicted over possession of prohibited cartoon images of children. Robul Hoque, 39, made legal history after he was convicted of possessing a collection of inappropriate Japanese Manga or Anime-style images of children. The cartoons were classed as prohibited as they contained images of young girls, some wearing school uniforms, exposing themselves or taking part in sexual activity, reported the Evening Gazette. The court heard how Hoque became a "test case" after nearly 300 cartoon stills and moving images were found on his hard drive after police seized his computer in June 2012. ''[...]'' Hoque's defence barrister Richard Bennett said his conviction should "serve as a warning to every Manga and Anime fan" to be careful as these images are were freely available on legitimate sites. He added: "It seems there are many thousands of people in this country, if they are less then careful, who may find themselves in that position, too.""''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20081209005431/https://www.stuff.co.nz/4786351a1860.html Simpsons cartoon rip-off is child porn - judge] (2008)'''
*:''"A Supreme Court judge in Australia has ruled that an internet cartoon in which look-a-like child characters from The Simpsons engage in sexual acts is child pornography." ''[...]'' But Justice Adams agreed with the magistrate, finding that while The Simpsons characters had hands with four fingers and their faces were "markedly and deliberately different to those of any possible human being", the mere fact that they were not realistic representations of human beings did not mean that they could not be considered people. Justice Adams said the purpose of the legislation was to stop sexual exploitation and child abuse where images are depicted of "real" children. However it was also to deter the production of other material, including cartoons, that could "fuel demand for material that does involve the abuse of children""''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20090314115104/http://www.theherald.com.au/news/local/news/general/man-fined-for-downloading-simpsons-cartoon-porn/1458973.aspx Man fined for downloading Simpsons cartoon porn] (2009)'''
*:''"A MAN pleaded guilty yesterday to possessing child pornography after he downloaded images of characters from The Simpsons and Pokemon naked and performing sex acts on each other. Glenn Phillip McGuire, 28, had originally pleaded not guilty after police found six such images of the cartoon characters on his computer. The images had been doctored or drawn by unknown people and were downloaded while McGuire was surfing the Limewire website. The Supreme Court ruled last December that child pornography can include sexually explicit images of cartoon characters. McGuire changed his plea in Newcastle Local Court yesterday to guilty and was convicted, fined $1000 and put on a 12-month good behaviour bond. The Supreme Court ruling came after a man was convicted in Parramatta Local Court in February last year of possessing pornographic images of child cartoon characters."''

===Motive-dependent crimes===

In one case a man who fully complied with police was jailed for the cumulative total of 2 years because his use of adult gay porn of men considerably younger than him was deemed to be a threat to the public. No justification was given for this, other than it being a breach of an order imposed against him many years ago.

*'''[https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cn40yxg2glkt Ex-Premier League referee David Coote given suspended prison sentence for making indecent image of child] (2026)'''
*:''"Former Premier League referee David Coote is given a suspended prison sentence after he admitted making an indecent image of a child ''[...]'' The court heard the image, downloaded in January 2020, was a two-minute video involving a 15-year-old boy in a school uniform. ''[...]'' Judge Shant added: ''[...]'' “Those who commit this sort of offence must realise they involve a real child and that causes them damage.”"''

*'''[https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/convicted-paedophile-shopped-himself-police-18897927 Convicted paedophile shopped himself to police after visiting male porn sites during lockdown] (2020/25)'''
*:''"Teesside Crown Court heard how the 66-year-old has been subject to a sexual offences prevention order since 2009, which is designed to protect the public. Philip Morley, prosecuting, said he contacted his supervising officer on July 27 and told them he had been using the internet to access pornographic websites. He said police officers attended his address the following day and seized a Nokia mobile phone. ''[...]'' The court in Middlesbrough heard how Jackson had been asking for videos of males performing sex acts and offering to pay them money for the material. ''[...]'' "He went on to say he was not sexually attracted to male children and preferred males over 18." ''[...]'' Judge Howard Crowson told the court: "You have a long history of sexual offending and you clearly pose a significant risk to young males. ''[...]'' '''Judge Crowson sentenced Jackson to 16 months in prison.''' ''[[https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/robin-jackson-guisborough-porn-boots-32540149 2025 story] follows]'' Pervert pensioner caught printing pornographic photos of young men at Boots ''[...]'' Officers attended his home and Jackson handed over the material he had printed, which showed young men who were of legal age. His mobile phone was handed over and analysed. Officers found he had accessed multiple pornographic websites. ''[...]'' '''He was jailed for eight months for breaching a sexual harm prevention order'''."''

*'''[https://cbs12.com/news/local/teachers-arrest-is-said-to-be-the-first-of-its-kind Teacher's arrest is said to be the first of its kind] (2025)'''
*:''"LeClair also brought the girl ''[15]'' flowers, attempted to give her a Dunkin' gift card, a Starbucks gift card, and he put $100 cash inside her phone case without her knowledge during school to help her buy a prom dress and a prom ticket. The Sheriff says detectives feel that although nothing sexual took place between the LeClair and the girl, it could've progressed to a sexual relationship if he had not been arrested. [...] According to the Sheriff's Office, LeClair is still behind bars on $50,000 bond. If convicted, he faces up to 15 years in prison."''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20081210065049/https://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2008/12/06/judge_refuses_to_reduce_48-year_prison_sentence/ Judge refuses to reduce 48-year prison sentence] (2008)'''
*:''"URBANA – A Champaign County judge refused Friday to reduce the 48-year prison sentence of a former Urbana teacher convicted of child molestation. ''[...]'' Clem sentenced White in early April on eight counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse to which White pleaded guilty in February. White admitted that he had eight blindfolded girls, about ages 7 to 9, lick sauces off a banana for his own sexual gratification ''[...]'' White's actions have already spurred several lawsuits against him and the Urbana and McLean county school districts by the parents of the girls. So far, two victims have reached settlements with Urbana District 116 of $390,000 and $300,000 in present-day cash. Another for $250,000 is expected to be approved by a judge later this month. The way the settlements are structured, the girls may end up receiving more than $1 million each over the course of their lives.""''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20080620145228/http://www.dailybulletin.com/news/ci_6319275 Judge calls Olsen a 'high-risk' pedophile in the early stages] (2007)'''
*:''"A judge sentenced former substitute teacher Eric Norman Olsen to five years in prison on Friday, calling him the first true pedophile she has seen in her years on the bench. ''[...]'' Uhler said she was inclined to give Olsen probation at first, but after reviewing his diagnostic report she had no choice but to send him to prison. "The defendant was a pedophile in the early stages," she said. "He is at high risk to re-offend." ''[...]'' He was arrested last July after allegations arose that he inappropriately touched young girls. Most of the contact involved children sitting on his lap. He told police the contact sexually aroused him. ''[...]'' She said a five-year sentence is "extremely lenient.""''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20100516181924/http://www.thisissouthdevon.co.uk/news/Court-accused-Victorian-standards-trial/article-2150034-detail/article.html Court accused of 'Victorian standards' in trial] (2010)'''
*:''"A SOUTH Devon lawyer hit out at a court's Victorian standards yesterday after his client was convicted of possessing indecent photographs of girls wearing swimwear and clothes. Solicitor Nigel Butt spoke out after a Teignmouth man was found guilty after a trial of possessing indecent images of young women. Mr Butt was not allowed to show the magistrates best selling magazines like Vanity Fair and Rolling Stone which had published topless and explicitly sexual photographs of under-age celebrities. After the verdict, Totnes-based lawyer Mr Butt said: "This decision will potentially reverberate throughout the country and will have a huge impact on magazines, film producers and directors, photographers and newspaper editors because the law has to be applied equally and evenly to everything. "You can see more flesh exposed on a Friday or Saturday night in town or on a beach than was on my client's computer. "This court has applied Victorian standards in 2010 and their findings are perverse.""''

==Censorship==

:''See [[Censorship]] and [[Child Pornography]] for more analysis of this topic.''

[[File:Moms.jpg|thumb|"Moms for Liberty" - a group that campaigned ''for'' mandating a surveillance state in school libraries]]
Age-based restrictions against "inappropriate" content have always exhibited an erotophobic bias, but they are increasingly being used to crack down on politically [[Collective Shout|inconvenient narratives]] and liberal sex education. Moderate lawmakers failed to heed the warnings and sometimes even ''encouraged'' hysteria in the early 21st Century, when [[Child Pornography|Youth Erotica]] began to be used as an excuse for infringements upon civil liberties and digital privacy. As our article on that subject reveals, this has often led to bizarre and discriminatory regulations, such as Australia's so-called "small breast ban".

In the 2020s, a new wave of "drag bans" and crackdowns on education have come to pass, based on the idea that "sexual" content "harms minors".<ref>[https://okcfox.com/news/local/drummond-issues-opinion-banning-obscene-drag-shows-in-presence-of-minors-attorney-general-gentner-illegal-children-material-sexual-conduct-law-oklahoma-performance-public Drummond issues opinion banning obscene drag shows in presence of minors], [https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/09/michigan-republicans-are-now-pushing-a-total-ban-on/ Michigan Republicans are now pushing a total ban on LGBTQ+ education]</ref> Age-gating became more of a norm, with ID being required for some types of content, although there exists no evidence these restrictions "protect" the young.<ref>[https://www.findarticles.com/study-finds-age-checks-fail-to-stop-underage-access-to-adult-sites/ Study Finds Age Checks Fail to Stop Underage Access to Adult Sites], [https://www.phoenix-center.org/perspectives/Perspective25-06Final.pdf The paper]</ref>

*'''[https://wegotthiscovered.com/social-media/14yo-boy-accidentally-destroys-own-family-using-google-gemini-ai-in-the-most-embarrassing-way-possible/ 14yo boy accidentally destroys own family using Google Gemini AI in the most embarrassing way possible] (2026)'''
*:''"He explained: “He’s 14 and stupidly decided to try and roleplay with Gemini using its live camera mode. The AI correctly identified he was underage and Google banned all my accounts.” ''[...]'' "“ALL of our entire family’s Google accounts were linked to that tablet. Google banned them all. Everything gone. 15 years of business completely inaccessible. All my emails, all my documents saved in Google Drive. Even my website was linked to my Google account and that’s been locked down too. We’ve written to Google and begged for it to be reinstated but they’ve said all the accounts have been shut down for child protection reasons. I don’t know how I’m going to pay my mortgage in 3 months time. I’ve literally lost ALL my records for my accountant. My company year ends in May. My whole life is completely f–ked.”"''

*'''[https://mynorthwest.com/technology/meta-child-exploitation/4125447 Meta apologizes after mistaken child exploitation flag shuts down woman’s business accounts] (2025)'''
*:''"She received an email from Meta, the parent company of Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp, and Threads, that informed her all of her personal and business accounts and channels she owns or manages, including a fitness center, a weight loss clinic, and a bar, were suspended for allegedly violating their terms of use related to child sexual exploitation. Riley was shocked by the email and explained that the allegations were false. “I would never ever do that,” Riley said. “I have younger siblings, like no, that’s terrible.” It turns out, however, Meta was wrong, and they apologized."''

*'''[https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce8307ge49eo Angry, confused and worried about police – behind Instagram bans] (2025)'''
*:''"Instagram users have told the BBC of their confusion, fear and anger after having their accounts suspended, often for being wrongly accused by parent company Meta of breaching the platform's child sex abuse rules. For months, tens of thousands of people around the world have been complaining Meta has been banning their Instagram and Facebook accounts in error. They say they have been wrongly accused of breaching site rules - including around child sexual exploitation. More than 500 of them have contacted the BBC to say they have lost cherished photos and seen businesses upended - but some also speak of the profound personal toll it has taken on them, including concerns that the police could become involved."''

*'''[https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/08/17/book-ban-restriction-access-lgbtq/ Students lose access to books amid ‘state-sponsored purging of ideas’] (2022)'''
*:''"In the past two years, six states have passed laws that mandate parental involvement in reviewing books, making it easier for parents to remove books or restrict the texts available at school, according to a tally kept by nonprofit EveryLibrary. Five states are considering similar legislation. ''[...]'' “This is a state-sponsored purging of ideas and identities that has no precedent in the United States of America,” said John Chrastka, EveryLibrary’s executive director. “We’re witnessing the silencing of stories and the suppressing of information [that will make] the next generation less able to function in society.” ''[...]'' Mounting book challenges, bans and clandestine removals, all of which reached historic highs during the past school year, are also eroding students’ freedom to read. Simultaneously, Republican legislators in at least nine states are pushing laws that force school library databases to block certain content. Everywhere, the books targeted are mostly written by and about people of color and LGBTQ individuals, according to analyses conducted by the American Library Association and PEN America. ''[...]'' The sharp increase in oversight and control of children’s reading at school is welcomed by some parents, conservative pundits and lawmakers who argue that unsupervised students will stumble across texts that expose them to sexual topics too early or that undermine their family’s beliefs and values. Library advocates say that existing book challenge procedures, as well as the expertise of credentialed school librarians, were already sufficient to ensure school book collections remain appropriate. The spike in regulation of school reading has some educators reconsidering the profession, amid a catastrophic national teacher shortage. ''[...]'' Under a new five-page policy, book purchases must be approved by a vaguely defined set of administrators, possibly including the superintendent, with input from “parents and community members.” The policy prohibits any materials that contain “sexual acts” (or “nudity” at the elementary and middle-school levels); requires libraries to publish inventories; makes it easier for parents to remove books; and asserts parents can, at any time, receive a list of books their children have checked out. The document concludes: “While librarians are trained in selecting materials … the ultimate determination of appropriateness for a minor lies with the parent.” ''[...]'' “I think the intent of the policy is to frighten teachers and librarians into a very high degree of self-censorship, and it will work beautifully,” she said, adding that ex-colleagues of hers are already boxing up their classroom libraries. ''[...]'' In Florida, the Flagler County district debuted a three-tiered library system this past spring. The first level grants students access to the entire library. At level two, parents can specify up to five titles their children cannot check out. At level three, children have no access to books except titles specified by their parents. ''[...]'' Another increasingly popular tactic is to require parental sign-off before librarians hand books to children. One of the districts doing so is Virginia’s Bedford County Public Schools, which has debuted a book-lending system that emails parents every time their child checks out a book. ''[...]'' Amy Snead, a mother of four and chair of the Bedford County chapter of parental rights group '''Moms for Liberty''', said her organization pushed for the books policy. She said it will prevent children from encountering sexually explicit material."''

*'''[https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2013/08/21/comment-porn-or-better-sex-education/ Comment: Porn or better sex education?] (2013)'''
*:''"There is a lot of policy and media concern about young people accessing pornography and the potential for it to cause harm, including sexual violence. ''[...]'' Whatever your views on pornography, most sensible adults would agree that pornography is not the best place to learn about relationships, sex and sexuality. ''[...]'' So should we really be concerned about pornography? It is clear from the young people visiting our services that more and more are seeing pornography. But most can tell the difference between fantasy and reality. ''[...]'' When it comes to the proposal for internet safety filters to be activated as a default, there are many people who think this is sensible, reasonable and proportionate. One person’s perfectly reasonable suggestion – say, that “adult” material should be filtered out by internet service providers – is another person’s creeping censorship. I reserve judgement at this stage. The devil is in the detail. But I am concerned. Brook is all too often accustomed to our online content running afoul of crude filtering software. One Wi-Fi provider blocked our website because it was listed under “sex education”. I am worried about those young people whose access to sex and relationships advice could be inadvertently blocked by these filters. Despite reassurance from the Prime Minister that there will be a ‘white list’ of sites to prevent this happening, we and our colleagues at online charity YouthNet are mindful that this will be tricky to get right, and of the devastating effects of getting it wrong."''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20220706163847/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/david-cameron-s-plan-for-internetporn-filters-risks-hurting-lgbt-community-8778956.html David Cameron’s plan for internet-porn filters ‘risks hurting LGBT community’] (2013)'''
*:''"David Cameron's plan for UK households to block internet porn with default search filters will be “very damaging” for LGBT people and vulnerable adults who could be denied access to legitimate sexual health and education sites, a group of authors and journalists has warned. In an open letter to the Prime Minister, prominent figures including the Belle de Jour writer Brooke Magnanti and feminist blogger and author Zoe Margolis, warned that the Government was taking “a dangerous and misguided approach” to internet safety.''[...]'' They point out that faults with existing internet service provider filters have been reported numerous times and warn that any default filters could “unintentionally block important sites related to sexual health, LGBT issues, or sex and relationship education”. “This will be very damaging for LGBT young people, for example, or vulnerable adults who may be cut off from important support and advice, in particular those with abusive partners who are also the Internet account holder,” they add. ''[...]'' To illustrate how blunt an instrument search filters could be, a spokesman for the group cited a recent case in which a British Library search filter denied a man using its Wi-Fi network access to Hamlet, because it contained “violent content”."''

===Trojan Horse for civil-liberties/privacy infringements===
[[File:3d916711c8575b86.png|thumb|Social Media algorithms are becoming more sensitive to trigger phrases]]
:''For a rundown of relevant news articles in relation to the UK's '''Online Safety Bill''', see [https://techcrunch.com/2022/11/24/uk-online-safety-bill-css-e2ee/?guccounter=1 TechCrunch.]''

As described in our article on [[censorship]], the damaging personal consequences of concerted action against individuals have a chilling effect on public discourse. See, for example, the immediate termination of Tom Flanagan's media and academic career over comments he made concerning the possession of [[Child Pornography]]. We do not list such examples in this article, but do cite examples of how broader civil liberties are threatened by hysterical attitudes towards children.<ref>[https://www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/commentanalysis/arid-41700062.html Proposed EU Chat Control regulation could create surveillance state], [https://cybernews.com/security/chat-control-eu-scanning-messages/ Scientists urge EU governments to reject Chat Control rules]</ref>

*'''[https://circleid.com/posts/chat-control-proposal-advances-despite-rising-opposition-in-europe Chat Control Proposal Advances Despite Rising Opposition in Europe] (2025)'''
*:''"Support for the European Union’s contentious Chat Control legislation—designed to combat child sexual abuse material (CSAM)—remains strong, yet a rising chorus of opposition now threatens to complicate its path to adoption. The proposed regulation, formally known as the Danish version of the CSAM scanning law, mandates all messaging platforms to screen user content, including encrypted messages, for illegal material. If passed, implementation could begin as early as October 2025. However, the bill has drawn mounting criticism for jeopardising digital privacy and weakening encryption, a core pillar of secure communications."''

*'''[https://fee.org/articles/the-earn-it-act-wont-protect-children-but-it-will-destroy-digital-privacy/ The EARN IT Act Won't Protect Children, But It Will Destroy Digital Privacy] (2020)'''
*:''"The first public hearing of the EARN IT Act took place weeks ago, a bill which is nominally designed to require tech companies to meet certain “best practice” requirements when it comes to the safety of children online. If they do so, and as the title of the bill indicates, they will be judged to have “earned” the right to be protected from lawsuits arising from user-generated content. ''[...]'' If the bill passes, tech companies will be confronted with a choice: weaken their encryption schemes, or face lawsuits based on the content uploaded by their users. In practice, they will have to weaken encryption, because the flood of litigation stemming from user content will make running such platforms impossibly costly. Perhaps the most troubling aspect of the bill is that, where normally data privacy baffles lawmakers, this attack on data privacy is cleverly hidden in terms of "child protection" and "best practices". In fact, some lawmakers seem to be using their naivety when it comes to the technical aspects of online privacy to deflect criticism. When the Washington Post interviewed one of the bill’s sponsors, Sen. Richard Blumenthal, he claimed that he couldn’t protect users’ rights to encryption because he doesn’t understand it."''

*'''[https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2022/11/experts-condemn-uk-online-safety-bill-harmful-privacy-and-encryption Experts Condemn The UK Online Safety Bill As Harmful To Privacy And Encryption] (2022)'''
*:''"The British Parliament may start debating the Online Safety Bill again as soon as this week. The bill is a deeply flawed censorship proposal that would allow U.K. residents to be thrown in jail for what they say online. It would also force online service providers to use government-approved software to search for user content that is deemed to be related to terrorism or child abuse. In the process, it will undermine our right to have a private conversation, and the technologies that protect that right, like end-to-end encryption. In a letter published today, EFF has joined dozens of security researchers and human rights groups to send a clear message to incoming U.K. prime minister Rishi Sunak: the Online Safety Bill must not undermine encryption. ''[...]'' In the past few years, we’ve seen a number of proposals brought forward by governments that want to scan user-to-user communications for criminal content: the U.S. EARN IT Act, and the EU’s proposal to scan private chats. All of these proposals suffer from the incorrect belief that a backdoor or other workaround to read encrypted messages can be designed for use only in benevolent ways."''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20090623070859/http://wikileaks.org/wiki/Italian_secret_internet_censorship_list%2C_287_site_subset%2C_21_Jun_2009 Italian secret internet censorship list, 287 site subset] From Wikileaks (2009)'''
*:''"This [2009, Italian] list presents 287 internet sites currently censored by Italy. This quasi-voluntary system, which was introduced under the banner of fighting "child pornography" relies on a secret, unaccountable list of site names. Because of this lack of transparency, and the power of the censorship system, the blacklist is of intense interest. (...) The majority of sites on the Italian list seem to be unrelated to child pornography. While some do appear to relate to the images of teenagers, the vast majority of sites are related to what appears to be legal young-adult pornography. Some sites are unrelated to any type of pornography. These include businesses or institutes outside of Italy, and discussion forums, used by tens of thousands for all purposes. While it is possible these sites had an unauthorized user briefly upload an underage image or link to such an image, the continued presence of the sites on this list likely reflects the lack of any censorship notification or appeal mechanism."''
::Two random, but nevertheless high profile (at the time) [[minor-attracted community]] sites were erroneously added to this list - '''FPC.li''' and [[BoyWiki]].

*'''[http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/02/18/finnish_policy_censor_activist/ Dan Goodin: ''Finland censors anti-censorship site'', in The Register] (2008)'''
*:''"Finnish police are blocking more than 1,000 legal websites, including one belonging to a well-known internet activist, under a secretive system designed to prevent access to foreign sites that contain child pornography, according to a group that advocates for individual rights online. ''[...]'' Of the 700 or sites that have been tested, only two are known to contain inappropriate images of children, said Tapani Tarvainen chairman of the Electronic Frontier Finland (EFFI). The remainder tend to be sites with adult-oriented themes, such as those offering legal porn, and forums for gay sex. In some cases, the sites - which include an online doll store, a Thai Windows advice forum and a computer repair service - have no visible link to porn or sex at all."''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20080123074821/https://blog.brokep.com/2008/01/21/punching-bags/ Punching bags] (2008)'''
*:''"The police posted information that they would put TPB on the Swedish childporn filter. They never contacted us about the alleged child porn (which nobody found when looking for such content) and after heavy media critique the police caved in and said that TPB did not - any longer - have child porn on the site. Which of course, there was none to start with. Charges was filed about slander and for abusing the childporn filter for political means to JO but he decided that the police probably did their job and ‘had no reason not to trust the police officers testimony’. The police put the TPB associated website Kopimi.com in the child porn filter prior to this. Kopimi.com is of course not child porn either. After over 6 months in the filter a prosecutor stated that kopimi.com of course did not have any child porn (nor had ever had) and demanded that the filter was to be altered. The Swedish police had of course copied it’s filter to Norway and Denmark, aka rendering the site still filtered there after the Swedish filter was altered. It took another 3 months to get that sorted out, all the work we had to do. And no, we didn’t get an apology."''

*'''[http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/01/14/demon_muzzles_wayback_machine/ Brit porn filter censors 13 years of net history] (2009)'''
*:''"Four weeks after birthing a nationwide Wikipedia edit ban, Britain's child porn blacklist has led at least one ISP to muzzle the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine - an 85 billion page web history dating back to 1996. According to multiple customers of Demon Internet - now owned by Brit telecom Thus - the London-based ISP is blocking access to all sites stored in the archive. When they query the Wayback Machine, hoping to retrieve archived pages, customers are met with generic "not found" error pages. But judging from their urls, these pages are generated by a web filter based on the blacklist compiled by the Internet Watch Foundation, a government-backed organization charged with policing online pornography."''
::[Editor: This particular example of technical illiteracy spanned from the [[Virgin Killer controversies]]]

==Draconian punishments==

[[File:Screenshot 2024-04-02 000550.png|thumb|Chat log of Brittany Zamora and the victim whom she was sentenced to 20 years in jail for "raping"]]
It is easy to locate examples of excessive sentences for regular "molestation", such as Brittany Zamora's 20 years in 2019 for a consensual relationship with a 13 year old male student, and numerous life, and de-facto life sentences for consensual acts, or those that included a monetary incentive.<ref>[https://people.com/crime/imprisoned-ariz-teacher-who-sexually-abused-boy-13-is-now-tutoring-inmates-in-prison/ Imprisoned Ariz. Teacher Who Sexually Abused Boy, 13, Is Now Tutoring Inmates in Prison]</ref><ref>For life sentences, see [https://ktar.com/arizona-news/mesa-teacher-sex-crimes-sentence/5766845/ Kapahulehua] and [https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/orange-county-orlando-florida-teacher-life-in-prison-internet-sex-acts/ Rafael Bonini]. For women getting prosecuted and sometimes sentenced obscenely for consensual sex with 17 year old men, see for example, 3 stories involving 17 year old men within 10 days: [https://www.dailyherald.com/20251108/crime/teacher-soccer-coach-faces-sexual-assault-charges-involving-student-at-aurora-school/], [https://www.courttv.com/news/ex-teacher-to-be-sentenced-for-sex-crimes-involving-incarcerated-minor/], [https://www.abc4.com/news/crime/woman-arrested-unlawful-sex-boyfriend-brother/]</ref> As recently as 2025, UK police attacked a 19 year old man with a taser and police dog after finding him with a 17 year old woman - a technical breach of an order.<ref>[https://uk.news.yahoo.com/watch-sex-offender-triess-flee-151500200.html Brandon Slater - Sex offender tries to flee police after being found in van with underage girl]</ref> Below, we list examples ranging from bizarre "crimes" that never were, to cruel and unusual punishments.

*'''[https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/louisiana-pedophile-agrees-physical-chemical-castration-cut-prison-time-what-know-about-1741843 Louisiana Pedophile Agrees to Physical and Chemical Castration to Cut Prison Time — What to Know About the Procedure] (2025)'''
*:''"In a landmark ruling that could reshape how America punishes its most dangerous predators, a Louisiana court has secured an extraordinary plea deal: a convicted paedophile who pleaded for reduction of his prison sentence will now undergo both surgical and chemical castration — a move hailed by some as long-overdue justice, and condemned by others as a violation of human rights. The decision has also reignited debate over the ethics and legality of such procedures in the United States, particularly in light of Louisiana's newly enacted law permitting surgical castration for sex crimes."''
::[https://www.spiked-online.com/2025/09/18/the-problem-with-chemically-castrating-sex-offenders/ Spiked Online provides criticism of the procedure]

*'''[https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq5ngrlzn42o Balloon fetish child sex offender back behind bars] (2024)'''
*:''"A notorious sex offender who was banned from possessing orange balloons is back behind bars after admitting breaching a sexual harm prevention order. ''[...]'' He was previously jailed for three and a half years in December 2017 and prohibited from possessing orange balloons. Hundreds of photos of girls either holding or blowing-up balloons were found at two properties linked to Hunter in Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire. Footage showing Hunter appearing to "simulate sex" with an orange balloon was also seized, the court heard. ''[...]'' In November 2014, he was given a three-year probation supervision order after admitting visiting Butlins Waterworld in Skegness. There was evidence he had swam with a nine-year-old girl on the rapids under the false name of "David Harley". ''[...]'' He was also jailed for 15 months in 2011 and ordered to register as a sex offender for ten years after he broke a court order banning him from possessing balloons in public. He was arrested after police searched his car and found an orange coloured heart-shaped balloon on the front passenger seat."''

*'''[https://www.ndtv.com/offbeat/australian-man-with-diaper-fetish-gets-banned-from-seeing-his-children-report-2959584 Australian Man With Diaper Fetish Gets Banned From Seeing His Children: Report] (2022)'''
*:''"His ex-wife took legal action against him claiming that his behaviour, which she was previously aware of, had escalated over time. According to the report, the former partner said that the man, who she met in the mid-2000s, even began “wearing the diapers around the home”. The couple then split and agreed to share parenting duties provided the man kept his lifestyle away from his children. But back in 2019, the court had heard that the Aussie father once came to pick the kids up and had a nappy “partially exposed”. It was then, the ex-wife said, that she decided to take legal action against him. In 2021, the court ruled that the man was not allowed to see his children. The father then appealed the decision, saying that he posed no risk to his kids, but his claim was rejected last month. ''[...]'' Justice Hannan reportedly said that she has “great reservations” and does not accept that the father has an authentic willingness or capacity to disavow engaging in the behaviours in question and his connections to the community. She further went on to state that it was inevitable that the man's children would be exposed to his fetish, which she claimed would badly affect them. However, now the father has said that he felt he was being discriminated against because of his links to the “adult baby diaper lover community”. The Australian national wrote to the Daily Telegraph describing the decision as “horrendous”. He also added that what he chooses to do in the privacy of his own home without any children present is his own business."''

*'''[https://www.cullmantribune.com/2023/05/11/cullman-county-man-sentenced-to-75-years-for-failure-to-register-as-sex-offender/ Cullman County man sentenced to 75 years for failure to register as sex offender] (2023)'''
*:''"Cullman County Circuit Court Judge Greg Nicholas on Wednesday, May 10, 2023, sentenced David Lee Moore, of Hanceville, to 75 years in prison. The sentence stems from Moore’s March 1 conviction for failing to register as a sex offender with the Cullman County Sheriff’s Office in violation of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act. “As I stated after the trial our sex offender registration laws are tough for good reason and we will not only prosecute those who break them to the fullest, but we will also ask for tough sentences on anyone who is convicted,” said Cullman County District Attorney Champ Crocker. Moore was convicted in a one-day trial in March."''

*'''[https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdtx/pr/terlingua-man-sentenced-prison-running-child-obscenity-website Terlingua Man Sentenced to Prison for Running a Child Obscenity Website] (2021)'''
*:''"A federal judge today sentenced 65-year-old Thomas Alan Arthur to 40 years in federal prison for operating a website dedicated to publishing writings that detailed the sexual abuse of children. ''[...]'' According to trial evidence, Arthur began operating the Mr. Double website in 1996, and began charging members for access to the site in 1998. ''[...]'' "This repugnant exploitation of innocent children has no place in society." ''[...]'' This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse, launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. Led by U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and CEOS, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state and local resources to better locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims."''

*'''[https://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/editorials/article272538992.html?taid=63fb0383c222f40001b63d6a&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter He was homeless and mentally ill. A judge sentenced him to 150 years. Is that justice?] (2023)'''
*:''"The question is whether the 32-year-old man diagnosed with schizophrenia — who talked in court about shutting off electricity in Russia with his mind — should spend the rest of his life in prison. Stephens is a former Arizona State University wrestler who became homeless after suffering from untreated schizophrenia for years. In 2016, he walked into a Sweetwater Best Buy and snatched a laptop and other merchandise. When employees confronted him, he pulled out his own laptop, declaring, ”Look, I have child pornography!” He began publicly showing his computer screen, lying down between two sets of sliding doors and perusing the illegal images as customers walked by. ''[...]'' Stephens could have gotten those three years, plus required treatment, had he accepted a plea deal from prosecutors on one count of child-porn possession — a charge that seems to fit the crime better, based on what we know. Stephens wasn’t accused of producing or distributing the pornographic material. ''[...]'' The state asked asked for a 21-year sentence. Still, that’s not even close to the off-the-charts 150 years handed down by Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Veronica Diaz with “a minimum of public explanation,” the Herald reported. Diaz applied the maximum sentence allowed under law."''

[[File:Schad.jpg|thumb|One punishment involved posting these signs]]
*'''[https://www.foxnews.com/story/sex-offender-ordered-by-judge-to-post-signs Sex Offender Ordered by Judge to Post Signs] (2015)'''
*:''"Under a judge's order, a man who has admitted molesting a boy has posted signs around his house and a decal on his car proclaiming that he is a sex offender. The hand-painted signs reading "A Sex Offender Lives Here" are posted on all four sides of Leroy Schad's white house in this central Kansas town of only about 150 people. His vehicle has a large decal with bold yellow lettering reading "Sex Offender In This Car." Schad, 72, was originally charged with four counts of taking indecent liberties with a 9-year-old girl and an 11-year-old boy in 2005. He was allowed to plead guilty in March 2007 to a lesser charge of aggravated indecent solicitation of a child, and the original charges were dismissed."''

*'''[https://eu.jacksonville.com/story/news/crime/2015/10/28/red-signs-brand-homes-registered-sexual-predators-nassau-county/15685876007/ Red signs brand homes of registered sexual predators in Nassau County for Halloween] (2015)'''
*:''"Large red signs in front of sexual predators' homes are forewarning Nassau County children, parents and the predators on [[Halloween abuse hysteria|Halloween]] to beware. Sheriff Bill Leeper said the signs have been erected to warn trick-or-treaters about the locations of 12 registered sexual predators in his county and will be removed after Halloween. Each sign includes the individual predator's name. ''[...]'' "I knew it was being done in some other counties and had a suggestion from some residents to consider and thought it was a good idea, especially before Halloween," Leeper said. Posting warning signs outside registered sexual predators' homes in Florida isn't unusual. In April 2013, the Bradford County Sheriff's Office installed 18 red warning signs with each person's name. In early 2014, Port Orange investigated use of similar signs after Perry city officials installed them, according to the New York Daily News."''

*'''[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2163509/Court-rules-32-year-old-Marshall-Hollins-sex-17-year-old-legal--pictures-not.html Court rules that 32-year-old man's sex with 17-year-old was legal... but pictures of it were not] (2012)'''
*:''"Although a man who was 32 wasn't breaking the law by having sex with a 17-year-old girl in 2008, he was by photographing the act, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled Thursday. Marshall Hollins was convicted in Stephenson County of making child pornography and sentenced to 8 years in prison. He admitted he had sex with the girl when she was 17, which is the age of sexual consent in Illinois.."''

*'''[https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/women-who-stray/201208/insatiable-wife-teacher-sent-jail-group-sex Insatiable Wife (Teacher) Sent to Jail for Group Sex] (2012)'''
*:''"This weekend, Fort Worth, Texas high school teacher Brittni Colleps was sentenced to five years in prison after conviction of having sex with five of her male students. The students were '''all over the age of eighteen''', and consented to the acts. But, Brittni and her husband were swingers, and salacious videos of the sex were made, and viewed by the jury."''

*'''[http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/07/12/1057979647638.html Associated Press: "Toe-sucker gets life"] (2003)'''
*:''"The former supervisor of an American youth program was sentenced Friday to life in prison on 25 counts of lewd conduct and assault for sucking the toes of 20 boys. Trenton Veches, 32, will be eligible for parole in 15 years."''

*'''[http://www.lawcrossing.com/article/1949/Case-of-the-20-Dirty-Pictures/lcarticle_topicdetailpage.php?topic=18 Kilpatrick, James. "Can someone be convicted for mere possession of porn materials"] (2005)'''
*:''"In June 2002, Phoenix police arrested ''[Morton R.]'' Berger on a state warrant charging him with sexual exploitation of a minor. Specifically, he was charged with possession of 20 photographs depicting, among other things, children being raped by adults, children engaging in sexual acts with other children, and children in sexual acts with animals. The 20 images introduced at trial were part of a large collection of pornographic images accumulated over a period of at least six years. A jury found Berger guilty on 20 counts of sexually exploiting children under the age of 15 and sentenced him to 10 years on each count, the sentences to run consecutively. Last May the Arizona Supreme Court affirmed that judgment. ''[...]'' There is no evidence that he himself ever engaged in distributing, exhibiting, receiving, selling, purchasing, electronically transmitting or even "exchanging" pornographic images, all of which the Arizona law forbids. He was convicted solely of "possessing" such images. He collected them. These facts should weigh in your calculus, for good or ill: He is 52 years old, married, a father of four, an award-winning teacher of world history. He has no criminal record of any sort. The state offered no evidence that he has ever created pornography or improperly touched a minor."''

*'''[https://www.ipce.info/newsletters/e_26/absurdities.htm Six years for touching buttocks] (2006)'''
*:''"A former elementary school teacher was sentenced to six years in state prison for touching the buttocks of a 10-year-old girl. ''[...]'' He must register as a sex offender and cannot teach again."''
[[File:Pubnotice.jpg|thumb|Such "name and shame" signs have become common across Florida]]
*'''[https://www.ipce.info/newsletters/e_26/absurdities.htm Man sentenced for lewd acts on boy] (2008)'''
*:''"A 61-year-old man has been sentenced to six years in a state prison for kissing an 11-year-old boy on the lips in the Joshua Hills Elementary school cafeteria, court officials said."''

*'''[https://www.wnd.com/2005/07/31134/ Man grabs girl's arm - now he's a sex offender] (2005)'''
*:''"A man who grabbed a 14-year-old girl's arm to chastise her after she walked in front of his car, causing him to swerve to avoid hitting her, must register as a "sex offender," the Appellate Court of Illinois has ruled. Fitzroy Barnaby, a 28-year-old Evanston, Illinois, man was prosecuted for attempted kidnapping and child abduction charges following a November 2002 incident in which he nearly hit the teen with his vehicle. The girl testified Barnaby yelled, "Come here, little girl," when he jumped out of his car and grabbed her arm. She broke away and called authorities. Barnaby says he was merely trying to lecture her for her carelessness. The trial jury accepted Barnaby's version of the story, but found him guilty of unlawful restraint of a minor – a sex offense under Illinois law."''

* '''[https://reason.com/2011/06/14/perverted-justice-2/ Perverted Justice. Sex offender laws represent the triumph of outrage over reason.] (2011)''' [https://web.archive.org/web/20220808015126/https://reason.com/2011/06/14/perverted-justice-2/ copy]
*:''"For example, "the minimum sentence for possession of an image of child pornography is longer than the presumptive sentence for rape or aggravated assault. A presumptive sentence for possession of two images of child pornography…is harsher than the sentences for second degree murder or sexual assault of a child under twelve….For molesting a child, one might receive the same sentence that Berger has received for possessing one picture.""''
* '''[http://archive.today/2015.01.03-230512/http://www.today.com/id/43909060/ns/today-today_news/t/hes-labeled-sex-offender-sleeping-his-own-wife/%23.VKh1iX3LfK4 For sleeping with own wife, he’s labeled sex offender]'''
*: ''"When Frank Rodriguez and his future wife first starting having sex, they considered themselves just two of millions of teenagers who were in love. However, their love was against the law in Texas, so Rodriguez soon joined a more exclusive group, one in which no one seeks membership: He became one of more than 650,000 registered sex offenders in the United States. And today, after 15 years and four daughters with his high school sweetheart, the 34-year-old suburban father still wears the modern-day equivalent of the Scarlet Letter."''

* '''[https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-15528941/Cody-Pester-dating-former-student-Nebraska.html Teacher, 26, faces 20 years behind bars for dating high school graduate, 18] (2026)'''
*: ''"A Nebraska teacher and wrestling coach could be thrown in prison for up to 20 years for allegedly dating a former student after she graduated. ''[...]'' Although the graduate was not a minor, teachers are not allowed to have intimate relationships with students within 90 days of their graduation under state law."''

==Charging, Punishment and Imprisonment of "victims"==

The younger partners in age disparate encounters are sometimes criminalized under laws against [[Research: Commercial and online sexual exploitation|juvenile prostitution]],<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/child-prostitution-convictions-overturned-home-office-grooming-gangs-b2859072.html ‘Unjust’ grooming ‘child prostitution’ convictions to be pardoned]</ref> or delinquency (e.g. [[Testimony: Adult Male with Minor Male|Craig Rodwell]]). In Russia, the clinical term "age related psychopathy" was ascribed to a female partner of an older men, evidencing a disturbing pattern of [[medicalism|medicalization]].<ref>[https://www-mk-ru.translate.goog/incident/2023/06/13/postradavshaya-ot-nadrugatelstv-50letnego-pedofila-shkolnica-sama-naznachila-svidanie.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-US&_x_tr_pto=wapp Google Translated Russian news article in which a girl is clinically labelled]</ref> Even legal minors who carry on "inappropriate" relationships have been institutionalized, as in the case of a 15-year-old girl with her uncle in Germany.<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/11/02/german-court-rules-parents-of-15-year-old-girl-cannot-stop-her-h/ German court rules parents of 15-year-old girl cannot stop her having sexual relationship with uncle, 47 - Telegraph]</ref> In other cases evocative of the various sexual abuse controversies involving [[UNICEF]]/[[United Nations]], youth have been "rescued" from prostitution only to be stripped of a lifeline. As the "rescuers" were missionaries and NGOs, youth instead fell into the hands of those who abuse their missions (permanently, to cover for abuse), having lost an income stream they had some control over.<ref>[https://www.dw.com/en/philippines-child-sex-abuse-trafficking-deutsche-welle-investigation/a-74966421 DW: Philippines: Child rescue ends in sexual abuse]</ref>

*'''[https://www.cleveland.com/news/2023/10/new-ohio-bill-would-require-porn-websites-to-verify-users-ages-criminalize-underage-access.html New Ohio bill would require porn websites to verify users’ ages, criminalize underage access] (2023)'''
*:''"New bipartisan legislation in the Ohio House would require pornography websites to verify that users are adults, make it a crime for minors to lie about their age to access such sites ''[...]'' Ohioans younger than 18 who access adult websites using fake ID information could be charged with a fourth-degree misdemeanor, which could bring up to 30 days in jail and a $250 fine. ''[...]'' Demetriou said in an interview that he introduced the bill because [[Research: The effects of pornography|many studies]] indicate that adolescents who watch pornography can suffer from “serious mental-health issues” as a result. “I want to protect my family and I want to protect every family in Ohio,” said Demetriou, the father of two young boys. “This is common-sense legislation that creates common sense barriers for kids to access this harmful material.”"''

*'''[https://apnews.com/article/ohio-police-child-sexual-abuse-response-tiktok-0477a43e82b1d9120b35d8ce223af007 Police suggested charging a child for her explicit photos. Experts say the practice is common] (2023)'''
*:''"But instead of treating the girl as a crime victim, an officer seemingly threatened to charge her under a law most people view as designed to protect child victims. The shocking interaction was recorded last week on body camera audio and by the father’s doorbell camera in Columbus, Ohio. The footage drew criticism from the public and from experts who said law enforcement officials have long misused laws meant to protect children by threatening to charge them with being part of the same crime. ''[...]'' “These laws were really intended to prevent sexual abuse of children, to protect against the exploitation of children,” Shah said. “So weaponizing these laws against children to bring charges against them really misunderstands the law, and even worse, is flouting the law’s purpose.” It’s hard to know how many children are charged, partly because prosecutors can use the charges to elicit guilty pleas to lesser offenses, she said."''

*'''[https://www.weekend.at/chronik/verurteilt-bub-zieht-kinderporno-handel-im-darknet-auf Incredible case in Vienna: A young person traded illegal porn on the Darknet on a large scale. The judgment is already final (Translation)] (2023)'''
*:''"A 16-year-old boy had traded pornographic material from abused children on the dark web on a large scale and in a highly professional manner. ''[...]'' The grounds for the judgment showed that between 2021 - he was 14 at the time - and the summer of 2022, he had procured a total of 2,100 prohibited files, saved them and then offered them to interested parties on a marketplace on the Darknet. The boy handled the sales in a highly professional manner, for example by using online chats or producing snippets of relevant videos that were available as so-called teasers. He also made screenshots with price lists and offered "proof" that the offered material actually existed. ''[...]'' In addition, the 16-year-old was instructed to start and regularly provide evidence of psychotherapy and probation was ordered. The court also assumed that the boy had earned at least 6,000 euros with the traded child abuse depictions - he has to repay this amount."''

*'''[https://www.brongersma.info/images/Paidika2.pdf "The Hysteria Over Child Pornography and Paedophilia," ''Paidika'', 2, 13-34.] (1987)'''
*:''"The case of "Amy", a 12-year-old girl from California, is one blatant example of this institutional abuse. Amy's family sought counseling in California after Amy and her stepfather revealed to the mother that he had fondled her on several occasions. The family therapist they consulted reported the incident, as required under California law, to the police, who filed felony child abuse charges against the stepfather. The stepfather pled not guilty when he was charged, and the girl refused to testify against him. Frustrated by Amy's will not to testify, child protection workers placed Amy in solitary confinement in a juvenile prison. For 9 days, she was confined to a four-by-eight foot room with only a bed and lamp, and for a few days, a television set. When the judge in the case saw that Amy's resolve not to testify could not be broken, the case was dismissed. ''[...]'' A more recent case in Massachusetts involves two youths, ages 14 and 15, who were confined in various locked facilities for at least a five month period--part of the time in Federal facilities--as "material witnesses" in the case of a Boston-area man with whom they had lived, who is accused of Mann Act violations, after they attempted to recant all or part of previous statements they had made concerning the man."''

*'''[http://annabelleigh.net/messages/353484.htm Trexler, Phil. "Summit judge jails 14-year-old," The Beacon Journal.] (2006)'''
*:''"A judge has jailed a 14-year-old girl who ran away rather than testify against a man accused of molesting her. The Norton Middle School student is being held indefinitely in an isolated area of the Summit County Jail on the orders of Common Pleas Judge James Murphy. The teen, jailed since Wednesday, insists she is not a sex abuse victim and is demanding a lawyer be assigned to represent her, court records show. However, jail officials said Monday she cannot speak with anyone without permission from county prosecutors. Prosecutors say the teen is a material witness and is being held in jail for her own protection. But lawyers for defendant Galo Sanchez-Pesantes contend the state -- with approval from the girl's mother-- has "effectively kidnapped" the teen, holding her in an adult jail while denying her access to an attorney in an effort to force her testimony. ''[...]'' Sanchez-Pesantes is accused of unlawful sexual conduct with a minor stemming from a Jan. 20 incident in which the boyfriend of the girl's mother allegedly saw the two on a couch. The girl denied having sex and refused to write a statement for police, defense attorneys said. "She said no, nothing happened with (Sanchez-Pesantes) and she said she told that to everyone, but no one wanted to listen," Brouse said Monday."''

*'''McCarthy, Rebecca. "Jailed Teen Again Refuses To Testify Against Father," Atlanta Constitution, 14 October (1988)'''
*:''"An 18-year-old Lilburn woman refused for a second time Thursday to testify in her father's child molestation trial and remained in jail on a contempt of court charge. Bond was set at $100,000. Deidre Lee Dickey was jailed Wednesday after refusing to testify against Ed R. Dickey, who is on trial on charges of sexual abuse against Miss Dickey and her two younger sisters. Superior Court Judge Bryant Huff called Miss Dickey back into court Thursday and asked if she was willing to testify, told her the consequences of not doing so and listened as she again refused to cooperate. "My understanding is that when the children realized what the position of the state was, they didn't want to testify," said defense attorney Calvin J. Leipold Jr. "I think it's one thing for children to ask for help and another for them to find themselves in a position like the ones these children are in." A prosecutor said he will recall Miss Dickey again Friday. "The court's order is that she testify, and when she refused she was held to be in willful contempt," prosecuting attorney Donald Johnstono said Thursday. "We'll be back again tomorrow." Miss Dickey's mother, Peggy Dickey, said in an interview Thursday that her daughters believe the state does not care about them or their family and decided not to let prosecutors "pressure them" into testifying. Another of Mrs. Dickey's daughters, age 16, collapsed on the stand Wednesday and could not testify, either. Mrs. Dickey said she believes the charges against her husband are untrue. The accusations were brought to the attention of prosecutors by the Dickeys' extended family."''

* '''Ira L. Reiss (1990) [http://www.sexarchive.info/BIB/AETS/bind.htm An End to Shame]. ''Prometheus Books, Buffalo, New York'' (chapter 2. [https://web.archive.org/web/20250210125102/http://www.sexarchive.info/BIB/AETS/b02.htm#O21 Alice in Wonderland: Sexual Upbringing in America])'''
::"''One eleven-year-old boy was questioned by therapists, social workers, and detectives a total of 74 times! For three months he denied being sexually abused, but then he changed his story and said he was abused. The media covering the event reported that:''
::''A psychiatrist who studied the cases said the children have suffered more because of the investigative techniques used by authorities than they did by being molested - if any were sexually abused at all.[...]''

::''Children had been separated from their families - at times for over a year. The aftershocks for children and parents were dramatic. Dr. Jonathan Jensen, the Director of the University of Minnesota's Child Psychiatry Outpatient Clinic, together with Dr. Barry Garfinkel, wrote a report about the Scott County experience. They described the atmosphere in Scott County as that of a witch hunt and charged that the children involved had been put into conflict with their parents and the rest of society.''

::''In the Scott County system, the procedure of removing the child from the home for a long period of time, changing the child's identity with a new name, separation from siblings, change of religion, and instructions not to reveal any identifying information about themselves produced a strong undermining of the children's personality structure. ... An entire County organization failed to understand the impact of these procedures on child development.''"

==Weaponized [[Research: The Dangers of Stigma|Stigma]]==

In one case, a police officer was awarded over half a million dollars after a given nickname, "Pat the Pedophile" undermined his credibility. His partner was 18.<ref>[https://www.pinejournal.com/news/former-moose-lake-police-officer-wins-retrial-in-defamation-lawsuit Former Moose Lake police officer wins retrial in defamation lawsuit]</ref>

[[File:Pedodebt.png|thumb|Signs posted by debt collectors in Russia]]
*'''[https://www.fox4now.com/news/state/sexual-predator-designations-will-stay-on-florida-licenses-following-an-appeals-court-ruling Sexual predator designations will stay on Florida licenses, following an appeals court ruling] (2025)'''
*:''"In a divided ruling, the 5th District Court of Appeal upheld the constitutionality of requiring state-issued driver’s licenses and ID cards to have “SEXUAL PREDATOR” stamped on them if the person is convicted of that crime."''
*'''"[https://www.sacbee.com/news/nation-world/world/article276378716.html Adults interrupt track meet to accuse 9-year-old girl of being transgender, parents say] (2024)'''
*:''""She went up to compete for the grade four shot put final, and right before she went to throw, a grandfather of a student said ‘hey, this is supposed to be a girls’ event, and why are you letting boys compete?’” the girl’s mom told the outlet. “My daughter is cisgender…uses she/her pronouns. She has a pixie haircut.” The girl’s mom says the man then demanded she prove her daughter’s sex, pointed at another girl with short hair and accused her of being trans before his wife called the girl’s mother “a genital mutilator, a groomer, and a pedophile,” the outlet reported."''
*'''Tibetan girl forced to say that the Dalai Lama is a Pedophile (2023)'''
*:'''Editors:''' The incident spread throughout social media after the Dalai Lama's controversial "suck my tongue" comment. Video [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCXtemSFAwk attached]. Backup on [https://twitter.com/P9Wb1kMpj484jEW/status/1650163222190628866 Twitter].
*'''"[https://msk1.ru/text/incidents/2022/11/03/71787329/ They've sent leaflets to my relatives that I am a pedophile and a drug dealer": Collectors have harassed the debtor because of a loan of three thousand rubles] (2023)'''
*:[Translation] ''"In an interview with a NGS.RU journalist the man said that he contacted Microcredit Organization "Zaymych" in 2022. First, he borrowed 3 thousand rubles online, paid off on time. In June, I issued a micro-loan for another 3 thousand rubles, but eh could not repay it on time because he lost his job. At first, the company's representatives would phone Peter day and night, demanding to repay the debt, taking into account interest: in a short time, the debt increased from 3 thousand rubles to 13 thousand. The relevant information appeared in the personal account. The resident of Novosibirsk did not agree with the requirements, in conversations he operated with knowledge of Russian legislation. According to the Federal Law "On Microfinance Organizations", in case of delay and accrual of interest, the amount of debt cannot grow more than 1.5 times from the initial loan. After that, he began receiving threatening messages. ''[...]'' At the next stage, unknown people began to terrorize the man's relatives. They were informed that leaflets had allegedly been hung around the district with warnings that he "shows an unhealthy interest in children" and "is suspected of distributing drugs." Finally, the actions of collectors were felt by the residents in the apartment next door. They received a letter allegedly from Peter himself, in which he demands to pay the debt for him, otherwise he would "burn several cars, fill all the doors with glue," etc. The letter says that the man took the money for sex reassignment surgery, which was followed by treatment in a psychiatric hospital. At the same time, the author profusely uses obscene language discrediting the Novosibirsk resident."''

*'''[https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/jan/30/snp-karen-adam-on-revealing-she-was-abused-as-child ‘I felt I had to’: SNP’s Karen Adam on revealing she was abused as child] (2022)'''
*:''"A Holyrood politician who received death threats after she called for a more realistic debate about paedophiles has described how the experience prompted her to disclose her own abuse as a child. Speaking in detail for the first time since the row earlier this month, the Scottish National party MSP Karen Adam told the Guardian she was hurt by “the injustice of being called a ‘paedophile enabler’ when I’m actually a survivor of this myself. But it was a great cost to me personally, and I felt that my arm was twisted to do so.” Adam, 46, who was elected last year, became embroiled in a fierce debate after responding to the conviction of Ghislaine Maxwell. She wrote on Twitter: “Paedophiles and predators are people. Not bogeymen under the bed. Not Mac-wearing flashers in the street, faceless and nameless. They are our family, friends and colleagues.”"''

==Rape-culture==
[[File:Hndgrjju.png|thumb|The 2025 ''Daily Mirror'' story on Instagram]]

In some cases, the counter-reaction to the work of anti-sex NGOs has been worse than the problem they are supposedly addressing. A result of classifying all sexual contact between minors and adults as rape, is the glorification of rape and assault in the backlash - such as when a major Sri Lankan tabloid paper claimed a drunken police officer sexually assaulting a 10 year old girl was "expressing his love".

*'''[https://www.dailymirror.lk/news/Cop-in-trouble-for-expressing-his-love/239-322097 Cop in trouble for expressing his love] (2025)'''
*:''"A Police Sergeant while behaving in an unruly manner under the influence of liquor and kissed and embraced an underage girl at the Bibila bus stand was taken into custody by Bibila police and produced before Bibila Magistrate Thyaga Silva. He was released on personal bail of Rs. 300,000 with three sureties each. He was a resident of Rideemaliyedda in Mahiyangana and attached to the Kandeketiya Police. Bibila Police produced him on charges of behaving in unruly manner in a public place under the influence of liquor and sexually harassing a ten year old girl. The case was postponed for October 19."''

In many cases, police forces now promote adverts claiming that children are available for prostitution as part of their routine sting operations. This has raised questions about normalization. In one case, only 3 men agreed to travel, despite likely hundreds of people seeing the advert being left with the perception that children are openly offered for prostitution in their area.<ref>[https://fox23maine.com/news/nation-world/arrested-human-trafficking-teenager-girl-minor-answer-ad-florida-undercover-homeland-security-investigator-mother-offering-underage-daughters-sex-charged-felonies-santiago-salazar-venegas-pedro-perez-rivera-ubilder-moises-velasquez Arrested after allegedly answering ad by 'mother' offering 'underage daughters' for sex]</ref><ref>[https://fstube.net/w/itQo3MCn4fuc5krLmC7pKf FOX video in which the scheme and its strategies is promoted]</ref>

==(Local) government and church bankruptcies, healthcare disruption==

One increasingly visible trend in the 2020s are local government bankruptcies as a result of historical institutional abuse pay-outs and the "band-wagoning" effect of allowing these lawsuits many decades after the supposed, yet unfalsifiable abuse was committed.<ref>[https://forum.map-union.org/viewtopic.php?t=530 Los Angeles] is by far the highest profile of such cases, with mass lawsuits involving someties multi-billion dollar settlements against local government and religious bodies.</ref><ref>[https://foxbaltimore.com/news/local/child-sex-abuse-survivors-confront-archdiocese-of-baltimore-bankruptcy-hearing-maryland Child sex abuse survivors confront Archdiocese of Baltimore during bankruptcy hearing]</ref><ref>[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15096343/California-santa-monica-brink-financial-ruin-230-million-sex-abuse-scandal.html The case of Santa Monica]</ref> It subsequently becomes harder to justify ''not'' handing out similar amounts to further claimants who come forward, and the totals can spiral out of control, severely compromising local governments.<ref>[https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/09/10/wa-ordered-to-pay-42m-for-negligence-in-child-sex-abuse-case/ WA ordered to pay $42M for negligence in child sex abuse case]</ref>

In some cases hospital insurers have also filed for bankruptcy under the sheer strain of snowballing child abuse claims.<ref>[https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2025/10/17/844171.htm New York Hospital Insurer Files for Bankruptcy, Citing Child Sex Abuse Claims]</ref> This has unsurprisingly resulted in insurers changing the terms under which they will make payouts, or renegotiating huge endorsements for authorities seeking full cover for child abuse.

==Internal contradictions==

[[File:Ethos.png|thumb|"Condoms for Boys" hysteria in the UK and America is one example of how heavy-handed adoption of [[safeguarding]] has been unsuccessful]]
Often, we see that countries who have pursued the prohibitionist scheme on sex with minors have not reaped the rewards one might expect from such initiatives. This is painfully obvious in the example of [[Research: Teen pregnancy|adolescent pregnancy]], with the more puritanical nations (US, UK and Australia) routinely reporting [[Wikipedia:Prevalence of teenage pregnancy|much higher rates]] than those who have been less zealous in their pursuit of protectionist initiatives towards girls (Scandinavia, and most of Europe). In some cases, social hysteria surrounding prevention efforts has even led to the closure of child protection charities.<ref>[https://prostasia.org/newsletter/?email_id=136 Closure of Prostasia]</ref>

== See also ==
*[[Research: Secondary Harm]]
*[[Research: The Dangers of Stigma]]
*[[Sex Panic and the Punitive State]] by Roger N. Lancaster

==References==

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California

2026-07-05T06:50:47Z

JJ1: "Don't you dare outsmart us!" - California

'''California''' is a state located at the western coast of the United States. It is one of the regions with the strictest [[age of consent]] laws in the world and a business hub for multiple high-profile tech and social media enterprises.

The age of consent in California is 18 years with no exception for close-in-age sexual partners.<ref>[https://www.age-of-consent.info/california What is the California Legal Age of Consent in 2026?] - "The close-in-age rule in California (3 years) do not provide an exception nor provide any defense; it merely lowers the crime to a misdemeanor."</ref> It also is the first state to have had a [[sex offender registry]].<ref>[https://www.map-union.org/perspectives/mu-lowdown-10-times-americas-sex-offender-registry-was-used-with-lethal-effect Mu Lowdown: 10 times America's Sex Offender Registries were used with lethal effect] - ''"In the 1990s, America began to ramp up deployment of one of its great social experiments, one that began many decades previous in 1940s California."''</ref><ref>[https://archive.today/2026.07.03-194637/https://oag.ca.gov/sex-offender-reg California Sex Offender Registry | State of California - Department of Justice - Office of the Attorney General] - ''"In 1947, California became the first state in the nation to enact a sex offender registration law that required offenders convicted of specified offenses to register with their local law enforcement agency."''</ref>

With 39 million inhabitants as of 2026, California is the most populous state.<ref>[https://worldpopulationreview.com/states US States - Ranking by Population 2026] - World Population Review</ref><ref>[https://factsinstitute.com/ranking/states-by-population/ US States by Population (2026 Rankings) - The Facts Institute]</ref>

== Legal mine field ==
[[File:Trojan horse.jpg|thumb|right|160px|"Child protection" is a political trojan horse.]]
Culturally, any attraction to a person below the social construct "age of majority" is strongly frowned upon, even if that person is physically mature and able to reproduce and looks physically indistinguishable from a slightly older legal adult, given that they are socially infantilized with the label of "minor" that is applied equally to both toddlers and mature teenagers.

Even romantic relationships without intercourse between adults and teenagers are strongly discouraged in the United States.<ref>[https://archive.today/2025.08.28-095740/https://answers.justia.com/question/2019/05/29/can-a-minor-date-an-adult-without-any-se-693922 Can a minor date an adult without any sexual relationship and still be legal? - Nebraska Criminal Law Questions & Answers - Justia Ask A Lawyer]</ref> As usual in the United States, violators of sexuality-related laws are often publicly pillorized on a sex offender registry, no matter how minimal the violation was, for example intercourse with a person one day away from becoming a legal adult.<ref>[https://www.map-union.org/perspectives/lowdown-17-and-364-meme-real Mu Lowdown: The 17 & 364 meme is sadly rooted in reality...]</ref>

This makes it a legal mine field for young adults to date and sleep with people at a similar age. There is a risk that one of the partners lies about their age, so people sometimes ask each other for government identification, which can become an unromantic formality.<ref>[https://archive.today/2025.07.01-011740/https://www.reddit.com/r/NoStupidQuestions/comments/8ol8d8/should_you_ask_to_see_a_girls_id_before_sleeping/ Should you ask to see a girls ID before sleeping with her? : NoStupidQuestions] - Reddit</ref>

As of 2008, California spent more money maintaining the sex offender registry than every other individual US state.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20081231152817/http://www.justicepolicy.org/images/upload/08-08_FAC_SORNACosts_JJ.pdf What will it cost states to comply with the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act?] - Justice Policy Institute</ref>

To prevent people from "outsmarting" the legal system by traveling to a place with less strict age of consent laws for sexual activity that Californian law would not allow, California made it a crime to arrange a meeting with anyone under the arbitrary age of 18 for sexual activity, regardless of location. The legal code uses the terms "minor" and "child" synonymously.<ref>[https://archive.today/2026.07.05-063737/https://www.simmrinlawgroup.com/faqs/why-is-traveling-to-meet-a-minor-considered-a-crime-in-california/ Why Traveling to Meet a Minor Is a Crime Under California Law]</ref><ref>[https://archive.today/2026.07.05-064052/https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN&sectionNum=288.4 California Code, PEN 288.4]</ref>

== International impact ==
Californian culture and law reaches out internationally, given that all large social media platforms (YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Reddit, Snapchat, Pinterest), the most widely used knowledge services and digital libraries (Google, Wikipedia, OpenAI, the Internet Archive), as well as other influential technology entities behind products almost everyone uses in their day-to-day lives (Apple, Intel, AMD, Qualcomm, GitHub, the Mozilla Foundation, and the Linux Foundation) are all headquartered there.

California was also the first state to pass operating system age verification into law, allowing any online service to query the age provided by the user. Here, "child protection" is used as a political trojan horse to get people to accept mass surveillance.<ref>[https://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2026/03/msg00000.html On the unfortunate need for an "age verification" API for legal compliance reasons in some U.S. states - lists.debian.org]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adCMNAVBGSQ OS Age Verification: Millions Of Evil People With GPS In Your Kid's Pocket, Required By Law!] - Jody Bruchon</ref>

Additionally, California is romanticized and sexualized by the music industry, a famous example being Katy Perry's song "California Gurls", which is filled with sexual references.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F57P9C4SAW4 Katy Perry - California Gurls (Official Music Video) ft. Snoop Dogg]</ref>
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== References ==
<references />

== External links ==
* [https://incels.is/threads/why-mainstream-social-media-is-agecucked.779054/ Why mainstream social media is agecucked. | Incels.is - Involuntary Celibate Forum]

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[[Category:Anti-Pedophile culture]]
[[Category:Law/Crime: American]]
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California

2026-07-05T06:25:16Z

JJ1: most populous state

'''California''' is a state located at the western coast of the United States. It is one of the regions with the strictest [[age of consent]] laws in the world and a business hub for multiple high-profile tech and social media enterprises.

The age of consent in California is 18 years with no exception for close-in-age sexual partners.<ref>[https://www.age-of-consent.info/california What is the California Legal Age of Consent in 2026?] - "The close-in-age rule in California (3 years) do not provide an exception nor provide any defense; it merely lowers the crime to a misdemeanor."</ref> It also is the first state to have had a [[sex offender registry]].<ref>[https://www.map-union.org/perspectives/mu-lowdown-10-times-americas-sex-offender-registry-was-used-with-lethal-effect Mu Lowdown: 10 times America's Sex Offender Registries were used with lethal effect] - ''"In the 1990s, America began to ramp up deployment of one of its great social experiments, one that began many decades previous in 1940s California."''</ref><ref>[https://archive.today/2026.07.03-194637/https://oag.ca.gov/sex-offender-reg California Sex Offender Registry | State of California - Department of Justice - Office of the Attorney General] - ''"In 1947, California became the first state in the nation to enact a sex offender registration law that required offenders convicted of specified offenses to register with their local law enforcement agency."''</ref>

With 39 million inhabitants as of 2026, California is the most populous state.<ref>[https://worldpopulationreview.com/states US States - Ranking by Population 2026] - World Population Review</ref><ref>[https://factsinstitute.com/ranking/states-by-population/ US States by Population (2026 Rankings) - The Facts Institute]</ref>

== Legal mine field ==
[[File:Trojan horse.jpg|thumb|right|160px|"Child protection" is a political trojan horse.]]
Culturally, any attraction to a person below the social construct "age of majority" is strongly frowned upon, even if that person is physically mature and able to reproduce and looks physically indistinguishable from a slightly older legal adult, given that they are socially infantilized with the label of "minor" that is applied equally to both toddlers and mature teenagers.

Even romantic relationships without intercourse between adults and teenagers are strongly discouraged in the United States.<ref>[https://archive.today/2025.08.28-095740/https://answers.justia.com/question/2019/05/29/can-a-minor-date-an-adult-without-any-se-693922 Can a minor date an adult without any sexual relationship and still be legal? - Nebraska Criminal Law Questions & Answers - Justia Ask A Lawyer]</ref> As usual in the United States, violators of sexuality-related laws are often publicly pillorized on a sex offender registry, no matter how minimal the violation was, for example intercourse with a person one day away from becoming a legal adult.<ref>[https://www.map-union.org/perspectives/lowdown-17-and-364-meme-real Mu Lowdown: The 17 & 364 meme is sadly rooted in reality...]</ref>

This makes it a legal mine field for young adults to date and sleep with people at a similar age. There is a risk that one of the partners lies about their age, so people sometimes ask each other for government identification, which can become an unromantic formality.<ref>[https://archive.today/2025.07.01-011740/https://www.reddit.com/r/NoStupidQuestions/comments/8ol8d8/should_you_ask_to_see_a_girls_id_before_sleeping/ Should you ask to see a girls ID before sleeping with her? : NoStupidQuestions] - Reddit</ref>

As of 2008, California spent more money maintaining the sex offender registry than every other individual US state.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20081231152817/http://www.justicepolicy.org/images/upload/08-08_FAC_SORNACosts_JJ.pdf What will it cost states to comply with the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act?] - Justice Policy Institute</ref>

== International impact ==
Californian culture and law reaches out internationally, given that all large social media platforms (YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Reddit, Snapchat, Pinterest), the most widely used knowledge services and digital libraries (Google, Wikipedia, OpenAI, the Internet Archive), as well as other influential technology entities behind products almost everyone uses in their day-to-day lives (Apple, Intel, AMD, Qualcomm, GitHub, the Mozilla Foundation, and the Linux Foundation) are all headquartered there.

California was also the first state to pass operating system age verification into law, allowing any online service to query the age provided by the user. Here, "child protection" is used as a political trojan horse to get people to accept mass surveillance.<ref>[https://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2026/03/msg00000.html On the unfortunate need for an "age verification" API for legal compliance reasons in some U.S. states - lists.debian.org]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adCMNAVBGSQ OS Age Verification: Millions Of Evil People With GPS In Your Kid's Pocket, Required By Law!] - Jody Bruchon</ref>

Additionally, California is romanticized and sexualized by the music industry, a famous example being Katy Perry's song "California Gurls", which is filled with sexual references.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F57P9C4SAW4 Katy Perry - California Gurls (Official Music Video) ft. Snoop Dogg]</ref>
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== References ==
<references />

== External links ==
* [https://incels.is/threads/why-mainstream-social-media-is-agecucked.779054/ Why mainstream social media is agecucked. | Incels.is - Involuntary Celibate Forum]

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[[Category:Anti-Pedophile culture]]
[[Category:Law/Crime: American]]
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Sex offender registry

2026-07-03T20:02:02Z

JJ1: /* SOR in the United States */ California

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:''For facts and figures, see [[Research: Recidivism and other offending figures]].''

A '''Sex offender registry (SOR)''' is a database of people who have been convicted of criminal sex offenses.

==SOR in the United States==
A sex offender registry was first implemented in [[California]] in 1947.<ref>[https://www.map-union.org/perspectives/mu-lowdown-10-times-americas-sex-offender-registry-was-used-with-lethal-effect Mu Lowdown: 10 times America's Sex Offender Registries were used with lethal effect] - ''"In the 1990s, America began to ramp up deployment of one of its great social experiments, one that began many decades previous in 1940s California."''</ref><ref>[https://archive.today/2026.07.03-194637/https://oag.ca.gov/sex-offender-reg California Sex Offender Registry | State of California - Department of Justice - Office of the Attorney General] - ''"In 1947, California became the first state in the nation to enact a sex offender registration law that required offenders convicted of specified offenses to register with their local law enforcement agency."''</ref>

Various jurisdictions have different criteria for being placed on the registry. In the US, each state has its own registry database. Currently, there is no Federal registration database, but legislators are currently pushing for such a registry.

===Limitations of Movement and Employment===

SORs in the states typically require the registrant to notify their local or state law enforcement agencies whenever they change residency. In most cases, the registrant is not told of the full set of restrictions, rules, regulations or stipulations that might result in violation of the registry and charged with that violation.

Registries also have restrictions on how close registrants may live near places where children congregate. State lawmakers are constantly pushing for the expansion of limitations and movement restrictions, usually measured by feet from such an area.

Some lawmakers are pushing for what they call "Offender-Free Zoning"

===Public Perception and Civil Rights Controversy===

There is currently no other offense in the US that requires or even has such a database. Burglary, drug use, domestic violence, and manslaughter (to name a few), are offenses which are more commonly carried out repeatedly yet have no database to safeguard the public. The common justification for this is that these other offenses are "curable" whereas a sexual deviancy is not and thus it is needed for tracking.

Civil rights and liberal political organizations are constantly stalling what seems to be an inevitable trend of harsher and more stringent laws against offenders.

===Minors on the Registry===

Minors who commit sex offenses are increasingly being required to be placed on SORs. This current and controversial trend is making news nationwide, causing a few to rethink current policies regarding registration.

==SOR in the United Kingdom==

The United Kingdom currently keeps a SOR. Whilst the public has no automatic entitlement to access there are already some trials in progress that allow limited disclosure. The ''News of the World'' has been instrumental in campaigning for a so-called [[Sarah's Law]] that would allow such limited disclosure nationwide. Another register, [[List 99]], that concerns the teaching profession is being replaced by an Independent [[Safeguarding]] Authority.

An excerpt from [http://www.yourrights.org.uk/yourrights/privacy/spent-convictions-and-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders/sex-offenders-register.html Liberty] explains the technicalities:

:The Sex Offenders Act 1997, as amended by the Criminal Justice and Courts Services Act 2000 (SOA 1997), imposed a requirement on people convicted or cautioned in respect of sex offences, or found not guilty by reason of insanity, to notify the police of their name and address, date of birth, national insurance number, any change of address and qualifying periods of a stay away from home. This requirement was re-enacted with amendments in Part II of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (SOA 2003) which came into force in mid 2004. The obligations dealt with below are those that arise under the SOA 2003 unless otherwise indicated.

:Although the requirement has often been regarded as creating a 'paedophiles' register', the definition of sex offences in Schedule 3 to the SOA 2003 (formerly Schedule 1 of the SOA 1997) is very wide and is not confined to offences against children or to non-consensual sex offences. However, for many of the offences listed, the requirement to notify is dependent on the sentence received. The requirement to notify the police of relevant details lasts for the time of the ‘notification period’ which runs from the date of conviction, order or caution and again, the length of the notification period depends upon the sentence received. These are set as follows:

:'''Notification Periods for Sentences '''

:Imprisonment for life or for more than 30 months or admission to hospital under restriction order
:Notification Period: Indefinitely

:Imprisonment for more than 6 but less than 30 months
:Notification Period: 10 years

:Imprisonment for 6 months or less, or admission to hospital without restriction order
:Notification Period: 7 years

:Caution
:Notification Period: 2 years

:Conditional discharge
:Notification Period: Period of discharge

:Any other
:Notification Period: 5 years

:Finite notification periods are halved if the person is under 18 when convicted or cautioned.

:A person subject to a notification requirement must generally notify the police with the relevant information within three days of the date of conviction, order or caution. It will be an offence to fail to comply with the notification requirement, punishable on conviction by indictment to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or a fine or both, or on summary conviction, to a fine or a maximum of six month’s imprisonment or both.

:The notification requirement has been found not to amount to a retrospective penalty in contravention of rights under Article 7(1) of the Convention. The requirement also arises in respect of sexual offences committed outside the UK where the offence constituted an offence under the law in force in the country in question, and would have constituted a specified sexual offence if it had been committed in England and Wales.

:Disclosure and use of information contained on this register will be governed by the same principles set out above and, in particular, the right to respect for privacy contained in Article 8 of the Convention. ...

A breakthrough for British sex offenders was made in 2008, when the high court ruled that lifelong registration without challenge was incompatible with [[Human Rights]] legislation.<ref>[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/sex-offenders-win-human-rights-claim-1204585.html Independent: Sex offenders win human rights claim]</ref>. Also there was a relatively successful lawsuit challenging sex offender’s residency restrictions in Florida, in which the plaintiffs claimed that ''"the residency restriction is so punitive in effect as to violate the ex post facto clauses of the federal and Florida Constitutions"''.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20220628024250/http://www.williamapercy.com/wiki/index.php?title=Doe%20v.%20Miami-Dade John Doe, Florida Action Committee (FAC), American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) vs. Miami-Dade County]</ref>

==See also==

*[[Research: Recidivism and other offending figures|SOR problems]] - specific objections listed.

==References==

[[Category:Official Encyclopedia]] [[Category:Law/Crime]][[Category:Law/Crime: American]][[Category:Hysteria]]

California

2026-07-03T19:59:09Z

JJ1: redundant

'''California''' is a state located at the western coast of the United States. It is one of the regions with the strictest [[age of consent]] laws in the world and a business hub for multiple high-profile tech and social media enterprises.

The age of consent in California is 18 years with no exception for close-in-age sexual partners.<ref>[https://www.age-of-consent.info/california What is the California Legal Age of Consent in 2026?] - "The close-in-age rule in California (3 years) do not provide an exception nor provide any defense; it merely lowers the crime to a misdemeanor."</ref> It also is the first state to have had a [[sex offender registry]].<ref>[https://www.map-union.org/perspectives/mu-lowdown-10-times-americas-sex-offender-registry-was-used-with-lethal-effect Mu Lowdown: 10 times America's Sex Offender Registries were used with lethal effect] - ''"In the 1990s, America began to ramp up deployment of one of its great social experiments, one that began many decades previous in 1940s California."''</ref><ref>[https://archive.today/2026.07.03-194637/https://oag.ca.gov/sex-offender-reg California Sex Offender Registry | State of California - Department of Justice - Office of the Attorney General] - ''"In 1947, California became the first state in the nation to enact a sex offender registration law that required offenders convicted of specified offenses to register with their local law enforcement agency."''</ref>

== Legal mine field ==
[[File:Trojan horse.jpg|thumb|right|160px|"Child protection" is a political trojan horse.]]
Culturally, any attraction to a person below the social construct "age of majority" is strongly frowned upon, even if that person is physically mature and able to reproduce and looks physically indistinguishable from a slightly older legal adult, given that they are socially infantilized with the label of "minor" that is applied equally to both toddlers and mature teenagers.

Even romantic relationships without intercourse between adults and teenagers are strongly discouraged in the United States.<ref>[https://archive.today/2025.08.28-095740/https://answers.justia.com/question/2019/05/29/can-a-minor-date-an-adult-without-any-se-693922 Can a minor date an adult without any sexual relationship and still be legal? - Nebraska Criminal Law Questions & Answers - Justia Ask A Lawyer]</ref> As usual in the United States, violators of sexuality-related laws are often publicly pillorized on a sex offender registry, no matter how minimal the violation was, for example intercourse with a person one day away from becoming a legal adult.<ref>[https://www.map-union.org/perspectives/lowdown-17-and-364-meme-real Mu Lowdown: The 17 & 364 meme is sadly rooted in reality...]</ref>

This makes it a legal mine field for young adults to date and sleep with people at a similar age. There is a risk that one of the partners lies about their age, so people sometimes ask each other for government identification, which can become an unromantic formality.<ref>[https://archive.today/2025.07.01-011740/https://www.reddit.com/r/NoStupidQuestions/comments/8ol8d8/should_you_ask_to_see_a_girls_id_before_sleeping/ Should you ask to see a girls ID before sleeping with her? : NoStupidQuestions] - Reddit</ref>

As of 2008, California spent more money maintaining the sex offender registry than every other individual US state.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20081231152817/http://www.justicepolicy.org/images/upload/08-08_FAC_SORNACosts_JJ.pdf What will it cost states to comply with the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act?] - Justice Policy Institute</ref>

== International impact ==
Californian culture and law reaches out internationally, given that all large social media platforms (YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Reddit, Snapchat, Pinterest), the most widely used knowledge services and digital libraries (Google, Wikipedia, OpenAI, the Internet Archive), as well as other influential technology entities behind products almost everyone uses in their day-to-day lives (Apple, Intel, AMD, Qualcomm, GitHub, the Mozilla Foundation, and the Linux Foundation) are all headquartered there.

California was also the first state to pass operating system age verification into law, allowing any online service to query the age provided by the user. Here, "child protection" is used as a political trojan horse to get people to accept mass surveillance.<ref>[https://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2026/03/msg00000.html On the unfortunate need for an "age verification" API for legal compliance reasons in some U.S. states - lists.debian.org]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adCMNAVBGSQ OS Age Verification: Millions Of Evil People With GPS In Your Kid's Pocket, Required By Law!] - Jody Bruchon</ref>

Additionally, California is romanticized and sexualized by the music industry, a famous example being Katy Perry's song "California Gurls", which is filled with sexual references.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F57P9C4SAW4 Katy Perry - California Gurls (Official Music Video) ft. Snoop Dogg]</ref>
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== References ==
<references />

== External links ==
* [https://incels.is/threads/why-mainstream-social-media-is-agecucked.779054/ Why mainstream social media is agecucked. | Incels.is - Involuntary Celibate Forum]

[[Category:Countries and Cultures]]
[[Category:Anti-Pedophile culture]]
[[Category:Law/Crime: American]]
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California

2026-07-03T19:55:35Z

JJ1: Guess which state pioneered sex offender registries.

'''California''' is a state located at the western coast of the United States. It is known for being one of the regions with the strictest [[age of consent]] laws in the world and a business hub for multiple high-profile tech and social media enterprises.

The age of consent in California is 18 years with no exception for close-in-age sexual partners.<ref>[https://www.age-of-consent.info/california What is the California Legal Age of Consent in 2026?] - "The close-in-age rule in California (3 years) do not provide an exception nor provide any defense; it merely lowers the crime to a misdemeanor."</ref> It also is the first state to have had a [[sex offender registry]].<ref>[https://www.map-union.org/perspectives/mu-lowdown-10-times-americas-sex-offender-registry-was-used-with-lethal-effect Mu Lowdown: 10 times America's Sex Offender Registries were used with lethal effect] - ''"In the 1990s, America began to ramp up deployment of one of its great social experiments, one that began many decades previous in 1940s California."''</ref><ref>[https://archive.today/2026.07.03-194637/https://oag.ca.gov/sex-offender-reg California Sex Offender Registry | State of California - Department of Justice - Office of the Attorney General] - ''"In 1947, California became the first state in the nation to enact a sex offender registration law that required offenders convicted of specified offenses to register with their local law enforcement agency."''</ref>

== Legal mine field ==
[[File:Trojan horse.jpg|thumb|right|160px|"Child protection" is a political trojan horse.]]
Culturally, any attraction to a person below the social construct "age of majority" is strongly frowned upon, even if that person is physically mature and able to reproduce and looks physically indistinguishable from a slightly older legal adult, given that they are socially infantilized with the label of "minor" that is applied equally to both toddlers and mature teenagers.

Even romantic relationships without intercourse between adults and teenagers are strongly discouraged in the United States.<ref>[https://archive.today/2025.08.28-095740/https://answers.justia.com/question/2019/05/29/can-a-minor-date-an-adult-without-any-se-693922 Can a minor date an adult without any sexual relationship and still be legal? - Nebraska Criminal Law Questions & Answers - Justia Ask A Lawyer]</ref> As usual in the United States, violators of sexuality-related laws are often publicly pillorized on a sex offender registry, no matter how minimal the violation was, for example intercourse with a person one day away from becoming a legal adult.<ref>[https://www.map-union.org/perspectives/lowdown-17-and-364-meme-real Mu Lowdown: The 17 & 364 meme is sadly rooted in reality...]</ref>

This makes it a legal mine field for young adults to date and sleep with people at a similar age. There is a risk that one of the partners lies about their age, so people sometimes ask each other for government identification, which can become an unromantic formality.<ref>[https://archive.today/2025.07.01-011740/https://www.reddit.com/r/NoStupidQuestions/comments/8ol8d8/should_you_ask_to_see_a_girls_id_before_sleeping/ Should you ask to see a girls ID before sleeping with her? : NoStupidQuestions] - Reddit</ref>

As of 2008, California spent more money maintaining the sex offender registry than every other individual US state.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20081231152817/http://www.justicepolicy.org/images/upload/08-08_FAC_SORNACosts_JJ.pdf What will it cost states to comply with the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act?] - Justice Policy Institute</ref>

== International impact ==
Californian culture and law reaches out internationally, given that all large social media platforms (YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Reddit, Snapchat, Pinterest), the most widely used knowledge services and digital libraries (Google, Wikipedia, OpenAI, the Internet Archive), as well as other influential technology entities behind products almost everyone uses in their day-to-day lives (Apple, Intel, AMD, Qualcomm, GitHub, the Mozilla Foundation, and the Linux Foundation) are all headquartered there.

California was also the first state to pass operating system age verification into law, allowing any online service to query the age provided by the user. Here, "child protection" is used as a political trojan horse to get people to accept mass surveillance.<ref>[https://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2026/03/msg00000.html On the unfortunate need for an "age verification" API for legal compliance reasons in some U.S. states - lists.debian.org]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adCMNAVBGSQ OS Age Verification: Millions Of Evil People With GPS In Your Kid's Pocket, Required By Law!] - Jody Bruchon</ref>

Additionally, California is romanticized and sexualized by the music industry, a famous example being Katy Perry's song "California Gurls", which is filled with sexual references.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F57P9C4SAW4 Katy Perry - California Gurls (Official Music Video) ft. Snoop Dogg]</ref>
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== References ==
<references />

== External links ==
* [https://incels.is/threads/why-mainstream-social-media-is-agecucked.779054/ Why mainstream social media is agecucked. | Incels.is - Involuntary Celibate Forum]

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[[Category:Anti-Pedophile culture]]
[[Category:Law/Crime: American]]
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List of CSA/anti-pedophile proponents

2026-06-25T22:29:35Z

JJ1: /* Other countries */ Nick Hein

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{{Template:Lists}}[[File:Eichenwald.jpg|thumb|Journalist, Kurt Eichenwald]]
This article aims to list [[Anti|any person]] who has '''spread misinformation about [[pedophilia|pedophiles]] or promoted the ideology of [[Child Sexual Abuse]]''' in public, but does ''not yet have a devoted article on this website''. It is intended to be a searchable resource and a repository for information on public persons, their activities, associations and colleagues. Those who might need to be researched more thoroughly will be dead-wikilinked (and appear in '''green''') as a result. Our list currently ignores most organizations, but they are probably more deserving of scrutiny, and thus submissions are welcome. Some organizations are still profiled in the categories below.

==Already profiled people and orgs (including sympathetic and unsympathetic)==

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==International==

:''For already profiled organizations (including sympathetic and unsympathetic), see [[:Category:Organisations: International|here]].''

*'''Financial Elites: The Bourgeoisie, International Banking System and their paid servants'''. Bankers and their fellow industrialists control at least 40% of the world's wealth, and largely do not care what the ''crimen exceptum'' ("special" crime, with a "special" [[Research: The Dangers of Stigma|stigma]]) is, as long as it maintains their power and fosters popular support for a police state that is firmly on their side. It can be heresy, as it was when they first began to organize themselves, or nowadays terrorism, 'inappropriate' sexual acts or 'child predators'. They will not be in danger from the ''crimen exceptum'' as they own the system, including the judiciary and media. When the public is whipped up up into a moral panic, this strengthens the police state even further:

::''"The faceless bankers and industrialists who control America’s and the world’s finances and manipulate them for their personal greed, who have caused the latest economic disaster as they have caused most previous ones over the centuries. In whose interests it is to have laws that can criminalize any dissenting citizen in an instant. Whose status and wealth our police, legal profession, judiciary and politicians place above ours, because almost all in the establishment are in their pockets. Through their control of all money they can place presidents in power. Some people think Federal Reserve Banks are United States government institutions. They are not Government institutions. They are private credit monopolies which prey upon the people of the United States for the benefits of themselves and their foreign customers; foreign and domestic speculators and swindlers; and rich and predatory money lenders. In that dark crew of financial pirates there are those who would cut a man's throat to get a dollar out of his pocket; there are those who send money into states to buy votes to control our legislation; and there are those that maintain an international propaganda for deceiving us...that will permit them to cover up their past misdeeds and set again in motion their gigantic train of crime...”'' (10 June 1932) Congressman Louis T. McFadden.

*'''Bill Gates''' - "Introduced and steadfastly maintained the Windows software that greatly facilitated the creation of a powerful surveillance tool for the police states of the world", helped transform internet into criminal wire-trap. Corporation also supports nefarious media causes such as NBC and co-operates with Kelloggs.

*'''Rupert Murdoch''' - One of the most powerful men in global media, commonwealth monopoliser, master pornographer, supporter of sloppy news values, never questioning the established order:

:*'''FOX News''' - US outlet gives free publicity to/ridicules [[MAP Movement]] as "woke" via celebrities such as '''Tucker Carlson''' (who has criticized [[statutory rape]] law involving consenting males and older females - "the greatest thing that ever happened" from the 15-year-old's perspective; "they are doing a service to all 13-year-old girls by taking the pressure off.")<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdDzp4Y8Dps Tucker Carlson is a Rape Apologist, Defends Child Predation, by Warm Potato] (''Youtube'', published on Sep 19, 2020).</ref><ref>[https://www.thewrap.com/tucker-carlson-defended-statutory-rape-as-recently-as-2015-video/ Tucker Carlson Defended Statutory Rape as Recently as 2015, by Itay Hod, (''The Wrap'', March 11, 2019)].</ref>

:*'''Sky News Australia''' - Similar alternative-right news org. "Sky News" in the UK is liberal Comcast, not Murdoch.

*'''[[Wikipedia:QAnon|Q]] and [[Wikipedia:Pizzagate conspiracy theory|Pizzagate movement]]''' - Largely US-driven conspiracy movement given coverage by the mainstream media - repeated references to pedophile elites and coded pedophile language. Theorizes that Madeleine McCann was abducted to order by the Podesta Brothers. Significantly infiltrated by US intelligence agencies. Can often be manipulated to our advantage due to the implausible nature of the messaging.

*'''Private companies who complied in The Third Adpocalypse'''.<ref>[https://www.theverge.com/2019/2/20/18231561/youtube-child-exploitation-predators-controversy-creators-adpocalypse YouTubers fear looming ‘adpocalypse’ after child exploitation controversy]</ref> These companies pulled their ads as part of The Third Adpocalypse, where on February 18, 2019, YouTuber MattsWhatItIs (described in our section on Canadians) posted a video showing what he referred to as a "soft-core pedophilia ring" on the site, placing the blame on YouTube's algorithm. He then told his fanbase to report this to the companies putting their ads on the site with the hashtag #YouTubewakeup. The companies who responded were '''Lidl, Diageo (drinks), Mars, McDonalds, AT&T, Nestlé, Cadbury (Mondelez), Epic Games, Adidas, Disney, Dr Oetker and Hasbro'''.<ref>[https://the-message.ca/2019/02/22/brands-hit-pause-on-youtube-as-new-content-scandal-unfolds/ Adpocalypse - The-Message]</ref><ref>[https://fortune.com/2019/02/20/youtube-advertising-videos-create-soft-core-pedophilia-ring/ Adpocalypse - Fortune.com]</ref>

==US==

:''For already profiled individuals (including sympathetic and unsympathetic), see [[:Category:People: American|here]] and organizations [[:Category:Organisations: American|here]].''

===Celebrities/Media===

As mentioned above, '''FOX News''' often agitates on this topic. Smaller outlets such as '''Breitbart''' present similar coverage - and their tone appears to be moral opportunist more than actively crusading. Activist outlets such as the feminist '''4W''' and various '''TERFs''' have been mobilized by the emergence of [[Minor Attracted People]].

*'''[[Chris Hansen]]''' - Host of Dateline NBC's [[To Catch a Predator]], cult icon, makes money out of traumatising and incriminating entrapment victims.

*'''[[John Walsh]]''' - Presenter of [[America's Most Wanted]], [[NCMEC]] key founder. Made money out of son Adam's death. Frequent talking head and supporter of parent-power child abuse programs/predator/bad-guy hunting as entertainment. Suicide rates are high for the individuals pursued by some of these shows.

*'''[[Wikipedia:Jesse Watters|Jesse Watters]]''' - FOX Opinion journalist who frequently engages in anti-scientific screeching against "normalization" of pedophilia. Also ascribes to the unfounded belief that whatever you are attracted to, you will eventually have to act on it.

*'''[[Wikipedia:Tim Ballard|Tim Ballard]]''' - [[Operation Underground Railroad]]’s founder and president - hysteric and conspiracy theorist who runs the highly profitable organization, spreads misinformation about Wayfair and claimed that Covid-19 was a “pedophile’s dream”.

*'''[[Wikipedia:Steve Deace|Steve Deace]]''' - Conservative talk show host<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Deace Steve Deace - Wikipedia]</ref> who once declared on social media that [[:File:Deace.png|executing pedophiles]] is preferable to normalizing [[Minor Attracted Person|MAPs]]. One bizarre thing about Deace is that he was born to a 14 year old mother who would have been forced to have him aborted, yet asserted her bodily autonomy.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20151103184501/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/08/magazine/steve-deace-and-the-power-of-conservative-radio.html Steve Deace Bio]</ref>

*'''[[Wikipedia:Brett Cooper (commentator)|Brett Cooper]]''' - Produces 1M+ view negative YT reaction videos to MAPs.

*'''[[Wikipedia:Steve Bannon|Steve Bannon]]''' - "Death to pedophiles".<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/AskThe_Donald/comments/156semw/steve_bannon_calls_for_death_to_pedophiles/ Steve Bannon calls for death to pedophiles]</ref>

*'''Gabe Hoffman''' - Hedge fund manager, owner & producer of the Hollywood pedo conspiracy film An Open Secret. Social media (Twitter) account associated with that film tracks and harasses MAPs and MAP Activists.

*'''Misha Petrov''' - Similarly to Cooper, produces negative reaction videos commanding large view counts.

*'''Seara Adair''' - Watchdog Mom influencer, who rails against MAPs via TikTok.

*'''[[Wikipedia:Jake Shields|Jake Shields]]''' - Twitter blue former UFC/MMA fighter who frequently invokes pedophiles and MAPs in what appears to be a right-wing culture war narrative (anti-LGBT, Trans, MAP and anti-sex ed).

*'''"[[Dr Laura]]" Schlessinger''' - Family-values talk radio host who communicated with [[The Leadership Council]] during the [[Rind et al]] affair, pushing for congressional condemnation. Long-known hysteric.

*'''Ellen Bass''' and '''Laura Davis''' - Lesbian/feminist authors of [[The Courage to Heal]], a book which fuelled the [[Child Sexual Abuse]] panic.

*Dr. '''[[Lawrence Pazder]]''' and '''[[Michelle Smith]]''' - Wrote [[Michelle Remembers]] and inspired the following [[Satanic Ritual Abuse]] fraud.

*'''Kurt Eichenwald''' - Journalist who possibly paid [[Justin Berry]] to extract testimony, wrote "expose" of [[minor attracted community]].

*'''Oprah Winfrey''' - Veteran TV talk-show host and media empire mogul. Long time friend-of-the-establishment on child abuse issues, speaks from "experience" as to be unchallengeable. Famously went on air to state that "over 9000 [organised, pedophile] penises" are out to rape "our children".

*'''Evan Rachel Wood''' - Actress who is also a sexual hysteric. Alleges a “pedophile” was on the TV show “Showbiz Kids” and widespread abuse in Hollywood.<ref>[https://www.yourtango.com/2020335430/who-pedophile-evan-rachel-wood-references-showbiz-kids-hbo Evan Rachel Wood]</ref> Also called out Paris Hilton for calling 15-year-old Millie Bobbie Brown “hot”.

*'''Corey Feldman, Elijah Wood, Brad Pitt, the late Chester Bennington, the late Chris Cornell, the late rapper Prodigy, Lea Seydoux and the late Avicii''' have all apparently threatened to expose Hollywood “pedophiles” and “pedophile rings”.

*'''Jenna Jameson''' - Once told parents to have Roblox banned because of “predators”. Has also moaned in about how she was “exploited” by the porn industry, simply because she has been in the industry since she was at the fertile age of 16.

*'''Alanis Morissette''' - Singer who spoke out against a man who she had a consensual relationship with when she was a teenager, calling that relationship “pedophilia”.<ref>[https://www.businessinsider.nl/alanis-morissette-says-she-was-raped-by-multiple-men-in-new-hbo-documentary-jagged/ Morissette]</ref>

*'''Tupac Shakur''' - Declared a “death sentence on all child molestors, fake-ass bitches male and female” in his song “Where Do We Go From Here”.

*'''Hernan “Eddie” Hermida''' - said his song "Cease to Exist" is "how much I hate pedophiles. I would go to great depths of pain to see people like that suffer the worst pain on earth imaginable!"

*'''The Insane Clown Posse''' - American rap group. Made two songs about killing “pedophiles” “To Catch A Predator” (2009) and “Six Pedophiles.” (2015)

*'''Jane Seymour''' - hosted the special "Break the Silence: Kids Against Child Abuse" on the CBS Television Network, Childhelp USA, [[UNICEF]], [[Child-Safe]] ambassador.

*'''[[Wikipedia:Nancy Grace|Nancy Grace]]''' - Fmr Court TV presenter, opinion journalist and McCarthyite hysteric who sides with the prosecution almost by default. Unprincipled opportunist.
[[File:Myers.jpg|thumb|Author, John Myers]]
*'''[[Wikipedia:Wendy Murphy|Wendy Murphy]]''' - As per Grace, but with (tainted) experience as a prosecutor. Associate of [[The Leadership Council]]. "I'm really tired of people suggesting that you're somehow un-American if you don't respect the presumption of innocence because you know what that sounds like to a victim? Presumption: You're a liar."

*'''Cam'ron (Cameron Giles)''' - Rapper who proposed to harass entrapment victims and "not let them leave until we find out what's wrong with them". Other bizarre comments re. children.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080314103747/http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/mndwebpages/camron%20to%20rid%20the%20world%20of%20paedophiles_16_02_2006 Cam'ron]</ref>

*'''Ricky Martin''' - Singer who started a foundation in his name (1996) and adopted CSA/Trafficking agenda 10 years later.

*'''Richard Melville Hall''' - US DJ "Moby" has made statements indicating that he is sympathetic to the [[Child Sexual Abuse|CSA]] agenda.

*'''Sonny John Moore''' - AKA '''Skrillex'''. Once yelled “Fuck Pedophiles” at a gig. Also, the music video for “Equinox - First of the Year” features a little girl killing a pedophile.

*'''Erik Estrada''' - 1980s TV Cop who then trained to become a police officer, and takes part in various "crimes against children" ([[Child Pornography]]) causes.<ref>[https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2013/feb/09/passionate-erik-estrada-pitches-film-on/ Passionate Erik Estrada pitches film on Internet sex predators]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080509133026/https://www.erikestrada.com/safesurfer.htm "ERIK TEAMS UP WITH THE SAFE SURFIN' FOUNDATION & INTERNET CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN TASK FORCES"]</ref> Started a charity with other washed-up actors,<ref>[https://crimesagainstchildrenfoundation.org/ At Crimes Against Children Foundation we are dedicated to preserving the sanctity of all children in our communities]</ref> which pedals a load of cringe merchandise and a "dinner date with Erik Estrada".

*'''Christopher Laro''' - Amateur film-maker who trolls the web accusing others of being the caricatured villains he portrays in his limited filmography.

*'''Danielle "Bhad Bhabie" Bregoli and Bella Thorne''' - Hateful music video in which online "predator" has Bhad Bhabie cast a hot metal branding iron spelling "PEDO" into his face.

'''Internet celebrities of note:'''

*'''Paul Joseph Watson''' (InfoWars allied YouTuber and Social Media Personality based in South London (UK), but with global/US reach. Like with many such revenue-dependent personalities, he changes his opinion on pedophiles depending on what point he is trying to make) - "If paedophiles truly want to give something back to society, it shouldn’t be in the form of some whiny opinion pieces published by major news outlets in the hope that we can support and understand them better, it should be in the form of a bullet to the head! That’s the only action a paedophile can take that I will understand and support."

*'''June “Shoe0nhead” Lapine''' - Makes several videos about “MAPs” and “pedophiles”.

*'''Steven Crowder''' - Once made an arcticle praising a 15-year old from Brazil dressed as Spider-Man who beat up a man trying to meet a “14-year old girl” (which is legal in Brazil) who was actually the teenager’s decoy.

*'''James Lindsay''' - Twitter (@ConceptualJames) - Conservative and scattergun tweeter, who runs his own news site (newdiscourses) on which he attempts to pass himself off as an "expert", warning Americans that communists are attempting to "sexualize" their children.

*'''Jesse Kelly''' - "Nationally Syndicated Talkshow". 500k+ influencer who talks about MAPs/Normalization.

*'''Jaimee Michell'''/[[Gays Against Groomers]]. Some material here<ref>[https://twitter.com/WhiteRoseAFA/status/1539606587148587008 List of complaints about GAG]</ref> and more on-wiki.

*'''Blaire White''' - Transgender personality who makes hate videos on “MAPs”.

*'''Jack Posobiec''' and '''Mike Cernovich''' are massively followed conspiracy/Pizzagate trolls who have abused the strategy of labelling their opponents pedophiles or accesories to pedophilia.<ref>[https://www.thedailybeast.com/mike-cernovich-and-jack-posobiec-the-far-rights-twin-trolls-taste-their-own-bitter-medicine Mike Cernovich and Jack Posobiec, the Far Right’s Twin Trolls, Taste Their Own Bitter Medicine] and [https://donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-qanoning-of-our-political-discourse The QAnoning of our political discourse]</ref>

*'''Eliza Bleu''' - Most probably fraudulent "trafficking victim" influencer who occasionally attacks MAPs. Attempting to court Elon Musk as an advisor on child protection. Her backstory has been repeatedly criticized and would most probably fall apart if subjected to any greater deal of scrutiny.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/DecodingTheGurus/comments/zqe8ap/so_about_eliza_bleu/ Eliza Bleu - Basic investigation on Reddit], see also [https://www.reddit.com/r/TimPool/comments/zyfxxj/is_eliza_bleu_a_fraud/ Tim Pool questioning her]</ref>

*'''Giulia-Christina “READY TO GLARE” Phillipp''' - Female YouTuber always rants on about “pedophiles”, “MAPs”, “Zoophiles”, etc.

*'''Jaco Booyens''' - Religious lunatic and crank scientist. "The child is now SEXUALLY ACTIVATED".<ref>[https://secure.boychat.org/messages/1608603.htm 'The child is now sexually ACTIVATED']</ref><ref>[https://www.prageru.com/video/combating-the-sexualization-of-our-children-with-guest-jaco-booyens Combating the Sexualization of Our Children with Guest Jaco Booyens]</ref><ref>[https://www.ted.com/talks/jaco_booyens_sex_nation_ransoming_our_children_our_future SEX Nation: Ransoming Our Children & Our Future]</ref>

*'''Daniel “Repzion” Sluzbach''' - Constantly makes “files” videos of “pedophiles” and “predators” such as Nathan Larson and Onision.

*'''Blair “iilluminaughtii” Zoń''' - Made the video “What you need to know about MAPs”.

*'''DeadwingDork''' - Anti-Zoo, anti Pedo influencer.

*'''Angela N. Tristan''' - “Sister” of “Alaskan Avenger” Jason Vukovich, campaigns for her “brother” to be released from prison.

*'''Dr. Shaym''' - Although an anti-feminist, he is a total cuck to their antisex ideology. He posted a comment on the Savannah Ape’s video on June “Shoe0nhead” Lapine, saying that “People hating you doesn’t make you some kind of oppressed, misunderstood minority. Sometimes, people deserve to be hated.”. He also supports the idea that females can be sex offenders (the female sex offender charade), and talks negatively about female “predators”.

*'''VeggieTales''' (Christian childrens animator/educators)<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VeggieTales VeggieTales]</ref> - "it would be very funny if all pedophiles, MAPs and NOMAPs died simultaneously in agony."

*'''“Mr. Dapperton”''' - Fake “libertarian”/“ancap” (many such cases) responsible for banning Leon’s “Youth Liberation” channel. Him and his friends (“'''Daps'''”) had also done plenty against “pedophiles” (some of which are hebephiles and even ephebophiles).

*'''Gage TheLoudmouth''' - YouTuber who constantly goes on about how MAPs are about to act out. Appears to be projecting some kind of insecurity.

===Charity/NGO/Self-appointed/Professional===

*'''[[Ernie Allen]], Dennis DeConcini, Jeff Koons, Franz Humer''' - [[NCMEC]] and [[ICMEC]] figures past and present - well linked in the world of business.

*'''Laila Mickelwait''' - [[Wikipedia:Exodus Cry|Exodus Cry]] (Christian anti sex-work org/abolitionist) and TraffickingHub movement founder who has waged a pedohysteric campaign of harassment against PornHub.

* '''Jon K. Uhler''' - Minor Social Media "expert" who spent time working in prisons, and now claims to know everything about pedophiles. Gender-critical, probably religious/anti-queer.<ref>[https://www.survivorsupport.net/ Jon Uhler]</ref> Put forth a conspiracy theory involving "pedophile furries" so paranoid that it borders on the insane.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20221031012017/https://twitter.com/uhler_jon/status/1586575304499281922 Uhler Conspiracy Theory]</ref> See history of forgery charges.<ref>[https://eu.dailyamerican.com/story/news/local/2016/05/26/state-prison-staffer-charged-with-forgery/116293022/ Jonathan Knight Uhler - Forgery charges]</ref>

*'''[[Nikki Craft]]''' - Insane political activist/[[feminism|feminist]] who attacks the nudist movement.

*'''[[Anita Bryant]]''' - Traditionalist of [[Save our Children]] fame. Believes that [[Homosexuality|homosexuals]] "recruit" children and then molest them.

*'''[[Kee MacFarlane]]''' - McMartin [[Satanic Ritual Abuse]] social worker who developed the [[anatomically correct doll]] method of interrogating children.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kee_MacFarlane MacFarlane]</ref>

*'''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gail_Dines Gail Dines]''' - Feminist anti pornography extremist - media-friendly hysteric. “Clinical experience and now research evidence are accumulating to suggest that the Internet is not simply drawing attention to those with existing paedophilic interests but is contributing to the crystallisation of those interests in people with no explicit prior sexual interest in children”.

*'''Len Sperry''' - A Medical Doctor and PhD who specialises in the "medicine" and "biology" of family relationships. Condemns what he calls pedophilia as an immoral act, a crime and a mental disorder.

*'''Sharon Araji''' - Historically affiliated with [[David Finkelhor]]. Writing with the agenda of expanding the envelope to "sexually violent" prepubescents.

*'''David Spiegel''' - [[The Leadership Council|Leadership Council]] zealot who invoked "moral outrage" and "sleazy exploitation" in the [[Rind et al]] affair.<ref>[http://leadershipcouncil.org/1/us/bios.html LC - Spiegel]</ref>

*'''[[Joyanna Silberg]]''' - Prominent [[The Leadership Council|Leadership Council]] member, advocate of [[Dissociative identity Disorder]].

*'''Ross Cheit''' - [[The Leadership Council|Leadership Council]] member. Tendentious on day care/satanic ritual abuse.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ross_E._Cheit Cheit]</ref>

*'''Samuel Janus''' - Opportunist sexologist who wrote such tendentious works as ''The Death of Innocence - how our children are endangered by the new sexual freedom''.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Janus Samuel Janus]</ref>

*'''Jeffrey Masson''' - Influential writer of ''The Assault on Truth'', revived the concept of repressed memories of childhood sexual abuse ("seduction theory") by twisting [[Freud]].<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffrey_Moussaieff_Masson Jeffrey Masson]</ref>

*'''Barbara Rogers''' - Therapist and opportunist. Author of ''Screams from Childhood''<ref>[http://www.screamsfromchildhood.com/biography.html Barbara Rogers - Screams from Childhood]</ref>

*'''Dr. Sharon Cooper''' - Talking head in the media, runs consultancy on child abuse.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvOCBbFYhDM Cooper - Trafficking]</ref>

*'''[[William N. Friedrich]]''' - Late Professor in the Mayo Medical School and a Consultant at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Devised [[Child Sexual Behaviour Inventory]].

:*'''Jennifer L. Fisher, Carrie Anne Dittner''' ([[Mayo Clinic]]), '''Robert Acton''' (Children's Hospital, Calgary), '''Lucy Berliner''' (Harborview Sexual Assault Center, at least one book for [[APSAC]]) '''Judy Butler''' (Emmanuel Hospital) '''Linda Damon''' (San Fernando Valley Child Guidance Clinic), '''W. Hobart Davies''' (Children's Hospital of Wisconsin) '''Alison Gray''' (STEP Program) were all involved in a sympathetic review of Friedrich's [[Child Sexual Behaviour Inventory|CSBI]].

*'''John E. B. Myers''' - Expertise grifter. Has published numerous books, inc. for [[APSAC]]. "His writing has been cited by more than 150 courts, including the United States Supreme Court and the California Supreme Court." Pro-establishment dufus.<ref>[https://familycourtcoalition.blogspot.com/2014/04/mcgeorge-law-school-professor-john-myers-blames-family-court-corruption-on-judicial-council-forms-sacramento-family-law-court-corruption-collusion-judge-pro-tem-attorney-sacramento-bar-association-judge-misconduct.html Myers]</ref>

*'''John Briere''' - SOCal Based. Has published numerous books, inc. for [[APSAC]] and articles.<ref>[http://s1097954.instanturl.net/publications/ Briere], [https://www.ibh.com/briere.html Briere 2]</ref>

*'''Judith Cohen''' - MD, Traumatological/Child/Adolescent Psychiatrist, was the chief ‘expert witness' supporting the obscenely delusional [[Nicole Althaus]].<ref>[https://www.taps.org/judithcohen Judith Cohen]</ref>

*'''[[Roland Summit]]''' - Recognised along with [[David Finkelhor|Finkelhor]] as a founding father of [[CSA]], used [[incest model]] to expand [[intrinsic harm]] theory in the 80s. Similarly implied in ritual abuse scare.

*'''[[Ann Burgess]]''' - Still living. Nutty Nurse, incredibly stupid, but central to the intensification of the CSA scare in the 1980s.<ref>[https://www.boywiki.org/en/Ann_Wolbert_Burgess AWB], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ann_Burgess AWB 2], [https://www.bcheights.com/2018/03/18/ann-burgess/ AWB 3], [https://www.bc.edu/content/bc-web/schools/cson/cson-news/CSONsBurgessnamedLivingLegend.html AWB 4]</ref>

*'''[[Diana Russell]]''' - Dead radical [[feminism|feminist]] "researcher".<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diana_E._H._Russell Russell]</ref>

===Politics, Law and Enforcement===

*Fmr Senator '''Florence Shapiro''' of Texas - In 1995, she authored a series of bills entitled ‘Ashley’s Laws’, introducing sex offender registration and increasing the measures for investigating, prosecuting and punishing SOs. The case involved was later dismissed due to DNA evidence.

*'''Lauren Boebert''' - The Republican tweeted "Every person who uses the term MAP needs to be ostracized from civil society."

*'''Tulsi Gabbard''' - Railed against "MAPs" in a CPAC speech in 2023.

*'''Terri Moore'''<ref>[http://terrimoorelaw.com/ Moore personal site]</ref> - [[Operation Avalanche]]'s Predatory Attorney who pursued an age verification company because 1 in every 200 of the websites it provided services to were delinquent and served [[child pornography]]. Despite the fact the website owner was trying to co-operate with law enforcement, she nevertheless took advantage for her own career gain, and is accused by her victim of witness intimidation, evidence suppression and solicitation of perjured testimony. “I put that smut peddler away for life.”<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100117075046/http://www.thomasreedy.info/for%20what.htm Operation Avalanche - Thomas Reedy]</ref>

*'''Jerry Keen''' and '''David Ralston''' - Georgia State Representatives, "two men most directly responsible for the passage of Georgia's draconian sex offender laws".

*'''Arnold Schwarzenegger''' - Former governor of [[California]]. "Jessica’s Law, also known as Proposition 83, which was passed overwhelmingly by California voters in 2006, required that every paroled sex offender be monitored by GPS." Californians could track sex offenders online, but the expensive regulations never lived up to expectations.

*'''Bobby Jindal''' - Fmr Louisiana Governor, promised to fight Sex Offenders with new laws. Now works for an investment firm.

*'''Richard Blumenthal''' - Has been AG and Senator for Conn. Has been a frequent media rabble-rouser on internet-related issues.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Blumenthal#Internet_pornography,_prostitution,_and_sexual_predators Blumenthal]</ref>

*'''Ed Jagels''' - Former prosecutor. "Renowned as one of California's toughest district attorneys, built his career on the Kern County child molestation cases of the 1980s, putting more than two dozen men and women behind bars to serve decades-long sentences for abusing children".

===Vigilante/Hate===

:''See also [[:Category:People: Vigilantes|vigilantes]] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-pedophile_activism#Groups Wikipedia: Anti-pedophile Activism].''

[[File:Kreuth.jpg|thumb|Predator Hunter, Wendell Kreuth, in his den]]Following the closure of [[Perverted Justice]], most online activity against organizations takes place under [[Anonymous]], or via citizen efforts such as '''Predator Catchers Indianapolis''' (PCI - Eric Schmutte and Shanda Nolley)<ref>[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10535191/Facebook-exec-caught-pedophile-sting-allegedly-grooming-boy-13.html PCI]</ref>. Many of these citizen organizations were profiled by Townhall in 2022, including '''People vs Preds''', a most probably homophobic lone operative who uses grindr (a gay dating app) to carry out a series of questionable and sometimes legally noncompliant stings and doxes.<ref>[https://odysee.com/@PeoplevPreds:a PvP - Odysee]</ref><ref name=Townhall>[https://townhall.com/tipsheet/miacathell/2022/10/18/5-citizen-pedo-catchers-you-should-watch-right-now-n2614681 Townhall list of vigilantes]</ref> Also profiled are '''New Jersey Predator Intervention''' and '''Protect The Innocent''' (Florida)<ref name=Townhall /> America has the same kind of localized, individualized "pedo-hunting" as other countries in the anglosphere, with the added danger of public registries. This is eluded to by multiple SOL Reform and Registry Reform organizations/blogs - [https://oncefallen.com/protect-yourself-from-vigilantes/ Once Fallen] being an example. Other groups of vigilantes have included '''[[Dads Against Predators]],<ref>[https://myfox8.com/news/north-carolina/winston-salem/warrants-issued-for-men-involved-in-2022-dads-against-predators-hanes-mall-shooting-winston-salem-police-department/amp/ Winston-Salem shooting]</ref> Colorado Ped Patrol (Thomas Fellows), No Peace For Predators, POP Squad (Connecticut), Alabama [[Predator Poachers]] (or any number of PP affiliates), Predator Catchers Alliance, Permian Basin Predator Patrol,<ref>[https://www.newyorker.com/news/letter-from-the-southwest/the-disturbing-rise-of-amateur-predator-hunting-stings New Yorker: Vigilante Trend]</ref> and KTS (Keep Them Safe) Predator Hunters LLC.''' [https://netpredators.com/catchers-and-decoys/ Netpredators] maintains a list of catchers, with some information about their M.Os available throughout the detailed record of catches.

*'''Alex Rosen''' - Founder of '''[[Predator Poachers]]''', Houston.

*'''"Lola the little"''' - Teenage pedo-hunter who entrapped [[Amos Yee]] and was supported by adult pedo-hunters, despite being a minor herself.<ref>[https://www.straitstimes.com/world/united-states/sporean-blogger-amos-yee-sentenced-to-six-years-in-jail-in-the-us-for-child Amos Yee sentencing]</ref>

*'''“MamaMax”''' (YouTuber) - Max made several “predator hunter” videos, was responsible for the closure of KidsChat and MyLol.com because they “protected predators”, and has even accused YouTube of protecting “predators” (something which is absolute bullshit) because they removed his first “pedo-hunter” video, sparking the hysterical hashtag “#AnswerUsPedoTube”. '''Ryan/“Nexpo”''' is MamaMax’s associate. '''Nick Crowley''' - Became an associate of MamaMax, has made several videos on “predators” on YouTube.

*'''"Skeeter Jean"'''<ref name=Townhall />

*'''“Quibit”''' - Has made Discord “predator” hunting videos.

*'''Belle DeMasi''' - Was responsible for campaigns against Nathan Larson (a misogynistic internet celebrity who is also an active hebephile), and his website rapey.co.

*'''Zach “Anxiety War” Sweers''' - YouTube predator hunter. Supported by '''Tony Bomboni'''.

*'''Sarah Allen Blakemore, Hollie Green, Zoe Elise Thomas, and John Does''' - [[Thomas Hubbard]] agreed to drop his action against these individuals following his harassment.

*'''Wendell Kreuth''' and '''Bradley Willman'''<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bradley_Willman Willman]</ref> - [[Predator Hunter]] (defunct) vigilante.

*'''Marina H''' - Publicly known as Stitches77, lead-writer for hateblog [[Absolute Zero]] (defunct).

==UK==

:''For already profiled individuals (including sympathetic and unsympathetic), see [[:Category:People: British|here]] and organizations [[:Category:Organisations: British|here]].''

===Celebrities/Media===

*'''[[Rebekah Wade]]''' - Editor of [[The Sun]], frequently ran "paedo" witch-hunt stories for ''The News of the World''.

*'''Julie Bindel''' - Has stated a position that would not allow for the existence of a non-offending pedophile, or at least distinguishing them from rapists. Anti-sex work feminist.<ref>[https://thecritic.co.uk/call-a-child-rapist-a-child-rapist/?s=09 Julie Bindel]</ref>

*'''Chris Ryan, Simon Cowell, Louis Walsh, Dale Winton, Daniella Westbrook, Bruce Jones, "Big" Ron Atkinson, Tricia Penrose, Barry Cryer, Dickie Bird and Sharon Henderson''' all supported [[Sarah's Law]], writing emotion-laden endorsements for the ''News of the World''. Actor, '''Danny Dyer''' called for "stiffer sentences" for "paedophiles".

*'''Gabby Logan''' - TV presenter, mentality similar to [[Carol Vorderman]]. Has done the introduction to the "Child-Safe in Sport" video, which was filmed at Wembley Stadium, England. [[Child-Safe]] ambassador. [[Sarah's Law]] supporter, "I think Sarah's Law is a great idea because anyone who commits this kind of crime against children has forsaken their right to civil liberties and freedom. A parent's right to protect their child is imperative."

*'''Susan Osman''' - ''BBC News'' Presenter. [[Child-Safe]] endorsement/ambassador.

*'''Nick Ross''' - TV presenter, [[Child-Safe]] ambassador/works for, generally crime-related advocacy.

*'''John “Johnny Rotten” Lydon''' - Bragged about killing Jimmy Savile in 1978 because of “seediness that we’re not allowed to talk about”.

*'''Mark Scott''' - (ex '''myspace.com/markscottone''') Musician who used the death of [[Sarah Payne]] to advance his career, campaigning for [[Sarah's Law]] and using the fully supportive Murdoch Media to achieve this aim. He failed, probably because he is an extremely bad musician.

*'''Roger Moore''' - Dead actor and [[UNICEF]] ambassador who was prone to making grandiose proclamations on the sexual misery of children.

*'''Richard Griffiths''' - Dead, childless (but married) actor who repeatedly appeared in the media, proposing bizarre and gruesome torture of pedophiles (see [[List of anti-MAP quotes]]) whilst claiming at the same time to dislike children. Possible closet - we may never know.

*'''Trevor McDonald''' - Retired presenter. Anchored numerous specials on various pedophile scares in the 2000s.

*'''Jon Gaunt''' - Paedo-basher right wing media figure - essentially the UK version of Steve Deace. Autobiography reveals some interesting facts about how old he was when he was cohabiting with his 16 year old girlfriend.<ref>[https://www.annabelleigh.net/messages/500706.htm Jon Gaunt - Autobiog]. Was [https://uk.legal.narkive.com/QuG6nf7p/john-gaunt-did-not-like-me-reminding-him-he-was-sexually-attracted-to-children used as a jibe] by [[Nigel Leigh Oldfield]].</ref>

*'''Martin Bashir''' - Emotionalistic, disgraced reporter.

*'''Peaches Geldof''' - Dead TV Personality. Exposed the names of two mothers involved in the Ian Watkins case.

===Charity/NGO/Self-appointed/Professional===

*'''[[John Carr]]''' - "Self appointed spokesman on child rights in Great Britain", [[NCH]] spoke.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2021/dec/05/campaigners-threaten-uk-legal-action-over-porn-sites-lack-of-age-verification John Carr/Brit Trauma/Thoughtcrime industry]</ref>

*'''[[Mark Williams-Thomas]]<ref>[http://www.williams-thomas.co.uk/ MWT Website]</ref>''' - Consultant and TV personality.

*'''[[Donald Findlater]]''' - Head of [[Stop it Now]] UK, media talking head who is obsessed with CP.

*'''[[Gemma Ahearne]]''' - Liverpool University Criminology, engages in borderline-conspiracy type advocacy. Repeatedly mentions "MAPs" on social media, appearing to believe she has spotted a concerning trend. Ahearne believes that Sex Worker Organizations "have allowed paedophile groups ('minor attracted people') to co-opt and support campaigns against online harms", offering no evidence whatsoever of this trend.

*'''Prof Jessica Ringrose''' - of the UCL Institute of Education. Frequent agitator on anti-digital rights - sanitizing the online experience of the young.

*'''Don Grubin''' - Newcastle University - based North American psychiatrist, implementing the harshest sex-offender treatments on trial by the government, including compulsory lie-detectors. Frequent talking head in the media.

*'''[[Michele Elliot]]''' - [[Kidscape]] figurehead, regularly appeared on TV to incite hysteria and holds particularly backward views on parenting.

:*'''Claude Knights''' - [[Kidscape]]'s former CEO.

*'''[[Esther Rantzen]]''' - Prolific TV hostess who founded [[Childline]], [[NSPCC]] links, now admits her role in drumming up paranoia.

*'''Marilyn Hawes''' - "Concerned Mum" who founded the [[Enough Abuse]] consultancy with [[Michele Elliot]] after her boys had sex with their headmaster. Talking head even today.

*'''Tink Palmer MBE''' - Social Worker associated with [[Stop it Now]], Marie Collins, Childnet, former [[IWF]] Board<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071113190601/http://www.iwf.org.uk/corporate/page.68.166.htm Tink Palmer ex-IWF]</ref>

*'''Kate and Gerry McCann''' - Monopolised on the kidnapping (or possibly their own disposal) of their [[Madeleine McCann|young daughter]], blaming "paedophilia" and calling for a Europe-wide [[sex offender registry]].

*'''Kirk Wayne''' - Prolific and implausible accuser of [[Jonathan King]].

*'''Sara Payne''' - Mother of the murdered girl, Sarah. Has ridden the wave of publicity surrounding her daughter's death, helped found ''Phoenix Survivors'', appointed MBE and Gov. "Victim's Champion".

[[File:Grubin.png|thumb|Don Grubin - Carceral Psychiatrist]]
*'''Tracy Edwards MBE''' - Semi-celebrity and [[CEOP]] worker.

*'''[[Ray Wyre]]''' - Dead child protection consultant, considerable influence in the development of panic.

*'''[[Marietta Higgs]]''' - Doctor involved in Cleveland Abuse Scandal.

*'''[[Phil Mitchell]]''' - Senior accredited counsellor and psychotherapist specialising in working with boy "CSA" victims, and member of charity ''Men & Boys Coalition''. He is also one of the lead proponents of CSA concerning woman-boy relationships on Twitter.

===Politics, Law and Enforcement===

*'''Keir Starmer''' - The PM/Labour Leader/former Director of Public Prosecutions had frequently taken advantage of "paedophiles" during his career in law. As Director of Public prosecutions, he introduced new regulations leading to an upsurge in child abuse accusations, many of them fantastical, well documented and now discredited at great expense.<ref>[https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/9628883/sir-keir-starmer-vip-carl-beech-paedo-ring/ MP wrongly accused by fantasist Carl Beech says Sir Keir Starmer should quit over false VIP child abuse ring]</ref><ref>[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8211355/BBC-DJ-demands-Keir-Starmer-apologise-role-historic-sex-abuse-scandal.html Veteran BBC DJ demands Labour leader Keir Starmer apologise for his role in scandal of men falsely accused of sexually abusing children]</ref><ref>[https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/britains-top-prosecutor-keir-starmer-1946733 Britain's top prosecutor vows to jail more paedophiles and apologises for past abuse probe failings]</ref><ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keir_Starmer Keir Starmer - Wikipedia]</ref>

*'''Tom Watson''' - Another high-profile Labour figure who front-ran their damaging, but discredited [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Midland attacks] on supposed establishment pedophiles.<ref>[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-11350155/RICHARD-LITTLEJOHN-Sending-Nonce-Finder-General-Lords-shames-Keir-Starmer.html Littlejohn on Watson]</ref>

*'''Sajid Javid''' - Has called for the marriage age to be raised to 18. Also responsible for internet laws to “protect children”.

*'''Charles Clarke''' - Former Home Secretary, frequently pandered to hysteria, organises with CSA charities. [[Child-Safe]] endorsement.

*'''John Reid''' - As above: Former Home Secretary, frequently pandered to hysteria, organises with CSA charities. [[Child-Safe]] endorsement.

*'''Dan Norris''' - Labour politician, frequently uses child sex to further his career, [[Sarah's Law]] supporter. "In 20 years of experience in child protection I have had the misfortune to work with many paedophiles".

*'''Helena Kennedy''' - Baroness with a long history of CSA campaigning, including TV. Recently took up a civil-libertarian POV, though.

*'''Sir Ronald Waterhouse''' - Former judge who headed Britain's biggest ever inquiry into child abuse. [[Sarah's Law]] supporter, spreads (probably knowingly) misinformation about recidivism.

*'''[[Jim Gamble]]''' - Former head of [[CEOP]]. One of the most unwaveringly authoritarian of talking heads on this issue.

*'''Lord Stevens''' - former Met Police Chief, [[Sarah's Law]] supporter.

*'''Bob McLachlan''' - Former Head of Scotland Yard's Paedophile Squad, [[Sarah's Law]] supporter.

*The late '''Geoffrey Dickens''' - Campaigned against suspected “pedophile rings” in the UK Parliament in the 1980s, and also campaigned against the Paedophile Information Exchange, and called out members such as Peter Hayman.

===Vigilante/Hate===

:''See also [[:Category:People: Vigilantes|vigilantes]] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-pedophile_activism#Groups Wikipedia: Anti-pedophile Activism].''

Hunting of sexual deviants (using fake profiles - usually of minors) is now considered a traditional "sport" in Northern England<ref>[https://www.spiked-online.com/2007/06/14/castrate-this-sick-debate/ Castrate this sick debate]</ref> and working class communities, carried out for entertainment and highly localized. Traditional British vigilance outfits past and present: '''End Game (Facebook streamers),<ref>[https://reduxx.info/uk-trans-sexual-deviant-arrested-following-pedophile-hunter-sting/ End Game - Reduxx]</ref> [[Dark Justice]] (Newcastle), Predator Exposure (Leeds), Letzgo Hunting (Leicestershire), London Overwatch,<ref>[https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/my-night-with-the-paedo-hunters Spectator: My night with the paedo hunters]</ref> Guardians of the North, Our Team, Yorkshire Child Protectors, Huntz 2 Exposure, Creep Catchers UK, Justice4Children, Confronted and Caught, The Hunted One, Keeping Kids Safe, Justice Reborn (NI), True Justice, Guardian Angels, StopUKStings''', etc documented in multiple media stories and TV documentaries and Facebook groups. '''Noncewatch''' (of Redwatch) was one earlier organization of the far-right, concerned with profiling supposed "pedophiles" (or Nonces, in local slang). Far right groups including the BNP, National Front, EDL and National Action have aggressively opposed MAPs since roughly the 70s.

*'''[[Stinson Hunter]]''' - Best known for his role in the documentary, ''The Paedophile Hunter''. ''The Guardian'' published an article referencing the film, and reporting the estimated 10 active pedophile hunting groups in the UK.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stinson_Hunter Stinson Hunter - Wikipedia]</ref>

*'''[[Chris Wittwer]]''' - Insane Facebook harasser who compiled a database of offenders and incited mobs.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20101113055506/https://swns.com/paedophile-naming-website-gets-100000-hits-in-first-day-101303.html Chris Wittwer Database]</ref> Credited with sending an agitated mob "the size of a small football crowd" to the home of the late [[Nigel Leigh Oldfield]], resulting in violence.

*'''Mike Fox''' - English “paedophile” hunter, mostly reacts to “predator hunter” videos now.

*'''Kenny Abbott''' - Northern Irish "paedo hunter".

==Other countries==

*'''Alaric Naude''' - Pseudo-academic in South Korea, who compiled a paranoid polemic on [[B4U-ACT]] and [[Prostasia Foundation]] (who have collected their own research on him<ref>[https://forum.prostasia.org/t/is-the-link-to-reduxx-telling-the-truth-about-dr-alaric-naude/2942 Prostasia thread re. Alaric Naude]</ref>), making various unsubstantiated accusations.<ref>[https://www.reduxx.org/post/exclusive-prostasia-forced-academic-journal-to-delete-critical-research Reduxx (TERFs) - EXCLUSIVE: Prostasia Forced Academic Journal to Delete Critical Research]</ref> Attempts to track those involved in "normalisation of pedophilia" via an influence diagram.<ref>[https://thepublicinsight.org/paper/project-raven/ Project Raven influence diagram]</ref>

*'''Shmuel Vaknin''' - Self-promoting '''Israeli''' pseudo-academic who writes absurd and derogatory nonsense about pedophiles.

*'''Ireen van Engelen''' - '''Dutch''' anti-ped who has investigated [[Ipce]].

*'''Evelien Hölsken''' - Founded the '''Dutch''' ''[[Free A Girl]]'', a non-profit with staggering reported turnover, that circulates falsehoods concering MAPs.

*'''[[Innocence in Danger]]''' - French NGO group with an international focus bringing in the UK, US, Colombia and Central Europe. SRA apologists peddling pizzagate-type theories on social media, yet they were created under the auspices of the UN.

*'''Queen Silvia of Sweden''' - Frequent media-friendly agitator on [[Child Abuse]] and [[Child Pornography]], "World Childhood Foundation" figurehead, [[ECPAT]] patron.

===Canada===

:''For already profiled individuals (including sympathetic and unsympathetic), see [[:Category:People: Canadian|here]] and organizations [[:Category:Organisations: Canadian|here]].''

*'''[[Anna Slatz]]''' - Stalker/journalist/fembot with little credibility but lots of determination. Her reach is North America and global, due to the online nature of her amateur sleuthing.

*'''Matt Watson''' (MattsWhatItIs) - Youtuber who initiated the third Adpocalypse - campaign of pedohysteria against private companies.<ref>[https://youtube.fandom.com/wiki/MattsWhatItIs Matt Watson]</ref>

*'''Allen “FLuffeeTalks” Buckle''' - Made a video called “Kill All Pedophiles!”. Hard to tell if he is genuinely unhinged.

*'''Some Ordinary Gamers''' - 500k+ (Twitter) and 3M+ (YT) Influencer who has attacked the MAP Movement.

*'''[[Creep Catchers]] Canada''' - '''Justin Payne'''; Canadian “predator hunter” leader.<ref>[https://nowtoronto.com/news/vigilante-pedophile-hunter-justin-payne-accused-identity-theft/ Justin Payne - Identity Theft]</ref>

[[File:Clarke.jpg|thumb|Former British Home Secretary, Charles Clarke]]
*'''[[Howard Barbaree]]''' - Researcher. Argues for an over-broad, part-behavioural definition of [[pedophilia]] for the purpose of "taxonomic" efficiency.<ref>[https://www.waypointcentre.ca/research_academics/researchers/HowardBarbaree Barbaree]</ref>

*'''Landon Pearson''' - Retired. Vice-chair of the '''Canadian''' Commission for the International Year of the Child and editor of the report, "For Canada's Children: National Agenda for Action" in 1979; president then chair of the Canadian Council on Children and Youth from 1984-1990; founder and chair of the Canadian Coalition for the Rights of Children until her appointment to the Senate of Canada in 1994. Named personal representative of Prime Minister Jean Chretien to the 2001 Special Session on Children of the UN General Assembly in June 1999. [[Child-Safe]] ambassador.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landon_Pearson Landon Pearson]</ref>

===Australia===

:''For already profiled individuals (including sympathetic and unsympathetic), see [[:Category:People: Australian|here]] and organizations [[:Category:Organisations: Australian|here]].''

*'''Dr [[Michael Salter]]''' - Adviser to Australian and Canadian Governments. [[Satanic Ritual Abuse]] revivalist.<ref>[https://greyfaction.org/resources/proponents/michael-salter-phd/ Salter - SRA]</ref><ref>[https://www.organisedabuse.com/michael-salter/ Salter - profile]</ref> Believes taboo porn should be banned, according to [[Prostasia Foundation]].

*'''Derryn Hinch''' - Media personality, former Senator and serially convicted criminal harasser of sex offenders.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derryn_Hinch Hinch]</ref>

*'''Antipaedophile Party''' - Dissolved single-issue political party which was represented by an accessory to murder.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Antipaedophile_Party Aussie Anti-paedo Party]</ref>

*'''Project Rescue Children''' - Politicized child protection group. Campaigned to ban the term "MAP" as applied to pedophiles (thus only addressing 10% of its use).<ref>[https://www.projectrescuechildren.org/ PRC]</ref><ref>[https://www.change.org/p/ban-the-term-maps-which-is-being-used-to-incite-and-promote-paedophilia?redirect=false MAP Petition]</ref>

*'''Hetty Johnston''' - Recently retired, '''Australian''' ''white balloon day'' and [[Bravehearts]] founder, opportunist, unbounded hysteric/media advocate.

*'''Vaughan Johnson''' - Retired MP who called for pedophiles to kill themselves "If they all went and did it first up, we wouldn't have this problem. They must be guilty if they commit suicide ... maybe I am too harsh but I've got no time for that."

*'''Freda Briggs''' - Dead Emeritus Professor of Child Development at the University of South Australia, [[child abuse]] researcher, educator, writer. [[Child-Safe]] ambassador/[[Bravehearts]] supporter.

===Ireland===

:''For already profiled individuals (including sympathetic and unsympathetic), see [[:Category:People: Irish|here]] and organizations [[:Category:Organisations: Irish|here]].''

*'''[[Michael Moran]]''' - High profile Child Pornography investigator with [[Interpol]].

*'''Justin Barrett''' - Leader of the National Party Ireland, which staged a “March for Innocence” rally in Dublin in 2020. His party, the National Party Ireland, also calls for “pedophiles” to be sentenced to death.

*'''Clifford Reid''' - Failed European Parliament candidate, ran on "stop the paedophiles" - a campaign to publicly identify and electronically tag all convicted sex offenders after their release.

=== Germany ===
*'''Nick Hein''', former police officer (2003-2014) and UFC fighter (2014-2019). Started a "Pedo Hunters" series on YouTube in 2020, initially using decoys in the 15-16 age range, where they are nearly adult and above the German age of consent of 14, but can still be labelled "minors". In later episodes, he dropped the age range to 12-13.<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/ufc/10830790/UFC-Nick-Hein-policeman-actor-and-fighter-makes-his-octagon-debut-against-Drew-Dober-in-Berlin.html UFC: Nick Hein – policeman, actor and fighter – makes his octagon debut against Drew Dober in Berlin] - The Telegraph, 14 May 2014</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChT2t0UrGnUKj4CowiKKrWg Nick Hein - YouTube]</ref> In most episodes, heterosexual men appear, but homosexual men appear in a few episodes too.<ref name=VaAnlMx1pSk /> In 2021, he changed the name of his team from "Pedo Hunters" to the "Einhorn Crew" ("Unicorn Crew"), to avoid getting his videos restricted by YouTube.<ref name=VaAnlMx1pSk>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaAnlMx1pSk&t=299 Vater erwischt Steuerberater der $** mit Sohn will - Wohnung gestürmt], 4:59</ref>

==Historical==

*'''[[Jean Jacques Rousseau]]''' - A historical proponent of children's [[sexual innocence]] - foundational to the upward extension of childhood in the post industrial era.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emile,_or_On_Education Emile, or On Education]</ref>

==External links==

*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-pedophile_activism Wikipedia] - Anti-pedophile Activism.
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120416163104/http://www.reckoning.obu-investigators.com/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=4&MMN_position=17:17 Day of Reckoning] - Now archived, out of date, but still useful. Probably edited by Brian Rothery.

==References==

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Operation Underground Railroad

2026-06-25T22:12:37Z

JJ1: Unsurprisingly Californian.

__NOTOC__[[File:OUR.jpg|thumb|An O.U.R. Information tent in 2018 appeared to co-opt imagery from the 1997 Sci-Fi film, [[Wikipedia:Men in Black (1997 film)|Men in Black]], starring Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith]][[File:Ballard.png|thumb|Tim Ballard]]
'''[[Wikipedia:Operation Underground Railroad|Operation Underground Railroad]]''' (O.U.R. - f.2013) is a United States-based [[Wikipedia:Mormonism|Mormon]] nonprofit organization/[[Nongovernmental Organization|NGO]], alleged to be rife with fraud and harboring links to the Q-Anon movement.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTBGNEliczc&t=2410s Ballard claims, in this video] with [[Jordan Peterson]] that he disbelieves "a majority" of Q-Anon theories.</ref> O.U.R. claims to be involved in the "rescue of children" from [[human trafficking]] and [[sex trafficking]].<ref name=OUROriginal>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160518072823/http://ourrescue.org/ "WHAT'S IN A NUMBER? #Rescue 500". Operation Underground Railroad. 2016-05-11. Archived from the original on 2016-05-18.]</ref> To this end, O.U.R. has employed "Hollywood" optics and media-friendly, attention-grabbing tactics - engaging in "paramilitary type operations" to achieve its imperialist goals of eliminating "child trafficking".

Headquartered in [[California]], the group which made $17.5 million in donations in 2018<ref name=hjnews>[https://www.hjnews.com/news/local/details-emerge-about-investigation-into-operation-underground-railroad/article_dbf3e59a-98fa-5b1e-9952-50100d2d0cfb.html Details emerge about investigation into Operation Underground Railroad]</ref>, was founded in Salt Lake City, Utah by Tim Ballard, supposedly a former officer of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. In 2020, Ballard and O.U.R. were the subjects of several media investigations that alleged that Ballard was pursuing relationships with corrupt foreign government officials and had a history of fabricating rescues and statistics.<ref name=Vice2>[https://www.vice.com/en/article/k7a3qw/a-famed-anti-sex-trafficking-group-has-a-problem-with-the-truth A Famed Anti-Sex Trafficking Group Has a Problem With the Truth". www.vice.com.]</ref><ref>[https://www.vice.com/en/article/bvxev5/inside-a-massive-anti-trafficking-charitys-blundering-overseas-missions "Inside a Massive Anti-Trafficking Charity's Blundering Overseas Missions". www.vice.com.]</ref><ref>[https://www.vice.com/en/article/qj8j3v/operation-underground-railroad-criminal-investigation-human-trafficking-tim-ballard-jim-caviezel-qanon "Operation Underground Railroad's Carefully Crafted Public Image Is Falling Apart".]</ref><ref>[https://americancrimejournal.com/acj-investigates/operation-underground-railroad-o-u-r/ "Derailed: Operation Underground Railroad (O.U.R.)". American Crime Journal.]</ref>

In October 2020, the Attorney's Office of Davis County, Utah stated that O.U.R. and Tim Ballard were under investigation regarding complaints that O.U.R. had conducted illegal fundraising efforts by fabricating rescues that never took place.<ref>[https://www.fox13now.com/news/fox-13-investigates/anti-human-trafficking-group-operation-underground-railroad-under-investigation-by-utah-prosecutor "Anti-human trafficking group Operation Underground Railroad under criminal investigation by Utah prosecutor". KSTU. October 8, 2020.]</ref><ref>[https://www.cedarcityutah.com/news/archive/2020/10/10/fxn-anti-child-trafficking-group-operation-underground-railroad-under-criminal-investigation/ Anti-human-trafficking group Operation Underground Railroad under investigation".]</ref> Details have since emerged, suggesting that much of the exaggeration owes to wrongly taking credit for the work of law enforcement agents.<ref name=hjnews /> In 2023, the investigation was closed with no charges filed, with Davis County stating that the potential charges were not high up in it's "current priorities".<ref>Tomco, Brigham. [https://www.deseret.com/utah/2023/5/12/23717081/davis-county-attorneys-office-closes-investigation-into-operation-underground-railroad ''Davis County Attorney’s Office closes investigation into Operation Underground Railroad'']</ref>

In July 2023, it was revealed that Ballard had left the organization, following claims by multiple employees, including "misconduct towards women".<ref>[https://www.vice.com/en/article/m7b3ex/tim-ballard-left-operation-underground-railroad-after-investigation-into-claims-made-by-employees Tim Ballard Left Operation Underground Railroad After Investigation Into Claims Made by Employees]</ref> In 2024, it appears Ballard's sperm was indicated on one of his complainant's garments.<ref>[https://fstube.net/w/v2wP2thZiZRH4x4aukH41a FOX News report re. sperm o garment]</ref>

One of O.U.R's tactics appears to be setting up fake sex "parties", which will then be "busted" by law enforcement:

<blockquote>''The goal is to get as many children as possible to the site of a bust. By the night before OUR’s party in Sosúa, seven people, including the young men from the beach, have said they can bring more than 26 girls for Paul and his friends. OUR has rented two houses—one for the faux celebration, the other across the street as a hideout for cops. Both are modern, all stone and glass, and sit in a tony, gated community a short drive from the beach. The documentary crew carefully places more than 20 cameras throughout the party house. (Police often use this footage as legal evidence.) Some $7,000 in cash is meticulously laid out on a bed and photographed before being divided into envelopes for each trafficker.''<ref>[https://foreignpolicy.com/2015/07/22/the-new-abolitionists-mexico-dominican-republic-human-trafficking-mormon-our/ ForeignPolicy.com: "The New Abolitionists"]</ref></blockquote>

Alberto Aguirre (translated):

<blockquote>''Supposedly they are covert operations - sponsored by NGOs - in which ex-police officers from the United States almost always intervene, posing as tourists looking for parties... with minors. In reality, they are coordinated operations to unmask networks of sexual exploitation and child trafficking. ''[...]'' An article focused on Ballard, a self-proclaimed “man of God” —Mormon—, who was identified as a former agent of the CIA and the Department of Homeland Security appeared in The Huffington Post. His modus operandi? Simple: OUR receives funds allocated to carry out a rescue; a team flies to the selected country and contacts the local authorities. From there, the undercover operations begin, which are fully videotaped: Ballard and his agents pose as sex tourists, actively looking for those who can provide the girls for a "party." The girls and their pimps arrive. The local police intervene. The pimps are arrested and the victims are turned over to social workers. The person who financed the operation can see, in real time and from the comfort of her office or home, the actions... or even be part of the rescue squad.''<ref>[https://www.eleconomista.com.mx/opinion/El-amigou-de-dona-Olga-20190613-0127.html Aguirre, A. in ''El Economista'' (2019): El amigou de doña Olga]</ref></blockquote>

==Style over substance==

O.U.R. has been repeatedly accused of pursuing a "style over substance" approach to activism, and being unable to support its outlandish claims as to the number of "children" "saved".

:''"Ballard’s team features a ragtag group of volunteers, some off-the-books operatives and one former Navy SEAL, but many just regular civilians. There are two CrossFit instructors from Utah, a door-to-door salesman, and '''even Hollywood actress Laurie Holden, who starred in “The Walking Dead.”'''"'' [our emphasis]<ref>[https://abcnews.go.com/International/inside-dangerous-mission-rescue-children-colombias-sex-trafficking/story?id=26185510 ABC News: Inside a Dangerous Mission to Rescue Children in Colombia's Sex Trafficking Trade]</ref>

[[Wikipedia:Operation Underground Railroad|According to Wikipedia]], O.U.R's team members are former military and law enforcement officials including Carlos Maza, Francisco Vega, Dean Morgan, and Dodd Dupree as well as other support volunteers, and that O.U.R. states it does not work independently, or without government participation and support. As of April 2020, O.U.R. reported 3000 "victims" "rescued", and 182 "traffickers" arrested - however, these figures are unlikely to be credible.<ref name=Vice>[https://www.vice.com/en/article/k7a3qw/a-famed-anti-sex-trafficking-group-has-a-problem-with-the-truth Merlan, Anna (10 December 2020). "A Famed Anti-Sex Trafficking Group Has a Problem With the Truth". www.vice.com.]</ref><ref name=Grant>[https://newrepublic.com/article/158974/qanon-operation-underground-railroad-sex-trafficking Grant, Melissa Gira (2020-08-19). "QAnon Is Using the Anti-Trafficking Movement's Conspiracy Playbook". The New Republic. ISSN 0028-6583]</ref>

A documentary called “Operation Toussaint” was created in 2018 featuring the operations of O.U.R. in Haiti.<ref>[https://www.deseret.com/2018/7/26/20649827/movie-review-gripping-operation-toussaint-shows-tim-ballard-s-real-life-battle-against-sex-trafficki Terry, Josh (27 July 2018). "Movie review: Gripping 'Operation Toussaint' shows Tim Ballard's real-life battle against sex trafficking". Deseret News.]</ref>

==Questionable history==

In February 2016, the Justice Department advised members of [[Wikipedia:Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force|ICAC]] against "being involved in, assisting or supporting operations with" O.U.R. The commander of ICAC's Washington branch stated in an email to state and local police that O.U.R. was not affiliated with ICAC and that "no task-force group should partner with O.U.R. or provide O.U.R. with 'any resources, equipment, personnel, training.'"<ref name="caution">Winerip, Michael. [https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/26/magazine/sex-offender-operation-net-nanny.html Convicted of Sex Crimes, but With No Victims]. ''New York Times'', September 28, 2021. [https://web.archive.org/web/20210929144602/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/26/magazine/sex-offender-operation-net-nanny.html Archived]</ref>

Further to this:

*Tim Ballard claims that prior to founding O.U.R., he served 12 years as a U.S. Special Agent for the Department of Homeland Security, on the Internet Crimes against Children Task Force (ICAC - see above) and the U.S. Child Sex Tourism Jump Team. ''The Atlantic'' writer Kaitlyn Tiffany wrote in her article about O.U.R., "Spokespeople for the CIA and DHS said they could not confirm Ballard's employment record without his written permission, which he did not provide."<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20211209113922/https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2022/01/children-sex-trafficking-conspiracy-epidemic/620845/ ''The Atlantic'' Expose]</ref>
*Between 2015 and 2018, O.U.R. donated more than $170,000 to Washington State Patrol's "Net Nanny" sting program. The money was used for "additional detectives, hotels, food and overtime."<ref name="caution"/> Sergeant Carlos Rodriguez, the initiator of the sting program arranged positive media coverage for O.U.R.<ref name="caution"/>, solicited donations for them, <ref>Sokol, Chad. [https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2016/jul/11/thrirteen-arrested-in-sting-targeting-child-rapist/ Thirteen arrested in sting targeting child rapists in Spokane County]. ''Spokesman-Review'', July 11, 2016.</ref> and, upon his retirement in 2019, was employed by O.U.R. as their domestic coordinator.<ref name="caution"/>
*O.U.R. has claimed that it rescued a woman named "Liliana", however according to the court testimony of Timothy Ballard himself, she escaped on her own.<ref>[https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Ballard%20Testimony.pdf "Testimony" (PDF). Judiciary.senate.gov.]</ref><ref name=Vice2 />
*The 2021 ''Vice'' investigation further criticized O.U.R.'s practices, including using inexperienced donors and celebrities as part of its jump team, a lack of meaningful surveillance or identification of targets, failing to validate whether the people they intended to rescue were in fact actual trafficking victims, and conflating consensual sex work with sex trafficking.<ref name=Vice2 />
*The supporters of O.U.R. have also been criticized for promoting the [[Wikipedia:QAnon|QAnon Conspiracy Theory]].<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/12/technology/qanon-save-the-children-trafficking.html Roose, Kevin (2020-08-12). "QAnon Followers Are Hijacking the #SaveTheChildren Movement". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331]</ref><ref>[https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/otilliasteadman/qanon-sex-trafficking-conspiracy-extremism "Donald Trump Is Gone, But QAnon's Sex Trafficking Conspiracies Are Here To Stay". BuzzFeed News]</ref><ref>[https://www.vice.com/en/article/5dzx88/wwe-referee-wrestler-turned-mayor-fundraise-for-qanon-adjacent-charity WWE Referee, Wrestler-Turned-Mayor Fundraise For QAnon-Adjacent Charity". www.vice.com.]</ref>
*''American Crime Journal's'' Lynn Packer has asserted that Utah media and the LDS Church were complicit in legitimizing Operation Underground Railroad with little to no oversight and fact-checking.<ref>[https://americancrimejournal.com/tim-ballard-and-operation-underground-railroad/ Packer, Lynn (August 28, 2020). "Tim Ballard Utah's Flim-Flam Man - American Crime Journal". American Crime Journal.]</ref><ref>[https://www.mormonstories.org/podcast/tim-ballard-and-operation-underground-railroad-lynn-packer-pt-6/ 1364: Investigating Tim Ballard and Operation Underground Railroad - Lynn Packer Pt. 6".]</ref>
*''ACJ'' has also presented claims that Ballard is the original source of the "[[Wikipedia:Adrenochrome|Adrenochrome]]" myth peddled in conspiracy circles.<ref>[https://americancrimejournal.com/the-radicalization-of-tim-ballard-the-prager-u-endorsement/ ACJ: Tim Ballard Prager U Endorsement]</ref>
*In an interview with Jordan Peterson in July 2023, Ballard claimed to have recently raided a West African "baby factory" where children are sold for organ harvesting and "[[Satanic ritual abuse]]", which ''Insider'' asserted as echoing of a QAnon theory.<ref name="medicare">[https://www.insider.com/sound-of-freedom-tim-ballard-qanon-medicare-fraud-2023-7 'Sound of Freedom,' this summer's surprise blockbuster, is fronted by a QAnon supporter and financed by a man who defrauded Medicare]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTBGNEliczc Jim Caviezel and Tim Ballard EP 372]</ref>

===Partnerships and acquisitions===

*In late 2022, Vice identified discussions which implied that Elon Musk's Twitter were seriously considering a partnership with the disgraced organization.<ref>[https://www.vice.com/en/article/dy79bx/twitters-new-head-of-trust-and-safety-offers-to-partner-with-controversial-anti-trafficking-group VICE: Trust and Safety head in talks with OUR]</ref> Early in 2023, a Ghanaian anti-trafficking charity announced that they had "merged" with OUR, after receiving a considerable "donation" of equipment.<ref>[https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/Abuse-Relief-Corps-merges-with-O-U-R-to-become-Operation-Underground-Railroad-Ghana-1723586 Abuse Relief Corps merges with O. U. R. to become Operation Underground Railroad Ghana], and [https://www.einpresswire.com/article/621099486/operation-underground-railroad-works-with-abuse-relief-corps-to-fight-sexual-abuse-and-child-sex-trafficking-in-ghana Operation Underground Railroad Works with Abuse Relief Corps to Fight Sexual Abuse and Child Sex Trafficking in Ghana]</ref>

==[[Nelson Maatman]] and [[Marthijn Uittenbogaard]] cases==

In 2022, seemingly in an attempt to rekindle their fading reputation, O.U.R. partook of a sting operation against [[Nelson Maatman]], an [[PNVD|MAP Activist]] who was seeking political asylum in Mexico. As per Maatman's article, O.U.R. claim to have co-operated with the authorities and provided a sniffer dog to locate large amounts of Youth Erotica on electronic devices in "hard to reach places". Claims, based on unsubstantiated rumours from NGOs, have since been made that Maatman was intending to "purchase a child".

Throughout the Maatman episode, O.U.R. have supposedly been in "partnership" with the Dutch NGO, [[Free A Girl]] - who initiated the investigation with a press release and petition in March, 2022. Maatman and his former colleague [[Marthijn Uittenbogaard]] (in the now dissolved [[PNVD]]) remain incarcerated in Mexico and Ecuador due to claims made by the alliance, and the actions of South American law enforcement agencies. Maatman claims that Ballard attempted to entrap and plant evidence on him.

According to [[Marthijn Uittenbogaard]]'s partner Lesley (incarcerated with him on similar trumped-up charges in Ecuador, courtesy of O.U.R.):

<blockquote>''I heard that the children were detained by the police for 24 hours when I was arrested. And that they were repeatedly threatened with being beaten with batons. When they were hungry, they were not given food. Police were eating in front of the children, and laughing at them. Their parents sat outside crying. And it is understood that the police here are known to be violent. Tim Ballard was always there. And he threatened the parents several times. The problem is that if you report these things publicly, it is very risky. Tim Ballard can operate with impunity in these countries. With the money he has, he can wrap the police and the OM around his finger. And people don't dare stand up for themselves.''<ref name=Dautzenberg>A.H.J. Dautzenberg (2023): [[Essay:The Gruesome Consequences of a Hysterical Witch Hunt|The Gruesome Consequences of a Hysterical Witch Hunt]] (english trans)</ref></blockquote>

Investigative Journalist, A.H.J. Dautzenberg has revealed that Tim Ballard received a national award from the wife of the president of Ecuador for dismantling 'the network' of Marthijn, Lesley and Nelson. In a February 2023 article, he went on to state: ''"Reports also reached Martijn and Lesley that Ballard had paid witnesses to give false statements; if they refused - these friends had pointed out that Lesley and Marthijn were innocent - he threatened them with trial and imprisonment. They also heard that Americans in contact with Ballard were offering money to have them killed."'' According to Lesley, Ballard, a conservative Mormon, was present at his arrest, dressed in a police uniform and equipped with a machine gun.<ref name=Dautzenberg />

Uittenbogaard, along with his partner was handed 10 a year prison sentence in June 2023<ref>[https://www.dutchnews.nl/2023/06/dutch-pedophiles-sentenced-to-10-years-jail-in-ecuador/ DutchNews - 10 year sentence]</ref> for images found on a hard drive and phone. Journalist, Anton Dautzenberg has published material revealing that authorities classified [[Wikipedia:TikTok|TikTok]] videos as illegal, and a [[Wikipedia:Pornhub|Pornhub]] video as [[Child Pornography]].<ref name="AHJD Follow up">[https://www.ahjdautzenberg.nl/2023/07/persbericht-gevangen-in-ecuador-we-zijn-onschuldig/ PERSBERICHT – gevangen in Ecuador, ‘We zijn onschuldig’] and [https://www.ahjdautzenberg.nl/2023/07/teksten-van-marthijn-uittenbogaard/ Teksten van Marthijn Uittenbogaard].</ref> The multiple claims made by O.U.R. (used in a lucrative film), and the Dutch state-funded [[Free A Girl]] were found in court to be without credit. The men are appealing the decision.<ref name="AHJD Follow up" />

==''Sound of Freedom''==

A feature film, ''[[Wikipedia: Sound of Freedom (film)|Sound of Freedom]]'', starring Jim Caviezel as Ballard, was announced in 2018<ref>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/child-sex-trafficking-explored-abolitionists-documentary-video-926074 Child Sex Trafficking Explored in New Doc 'Abolitionists' (Exclusive Video)]</ref> and released in theaters in 2023. The movie was criticized throughout the liberal media, for its relationship with Q-Anon.<ref>[https://www.karnodhar.com/en/entertainment/sound-of-fr%d0%b5%d0%b5dom-b%d0%b5came/1593/ 'Sound of Frееdom' bеcamе box officе succеssful: Harrowing truе story bеhind it]</ref><ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/jul/06/sound-of-freedom-movie-qanon-jim-caviezel Sound of Freedom: the QAnon-adjacent thriller seducing America]</ref><ref>[https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-reviews/sound-of-freedom-jim-caviezel-child-trafficking-qanon-movie-1234783837/ Sound Of Freedom' Is a Superhero Movie for Dads With Brainworms]</ref> Ballard explained how the film's narrative relates to his anti-pedophile "research" and ideology in an interview with conservative outlet, ''The Daily Signal''.<ref>[https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/06/28/transgender-movement-biden-border-policy-aid-abet-child-sex-slavery-tim-ballard-warns Daily Signal interview: ''Sound of Freedom'']</ref>

==See also==

*[[Vigilantism]]
*[[Wikipedia:Proud Boys|Proud Boys]] - The group frequently storms childrens' Drag Queen Story Time events, for example, at the San Lorenzo Library, accusing organizers of "[[Grooming]]".
*[[Absolute Zero]] - Historical group who had Dominionist links, much like this group's LDS/Mormon background and alleged links to Q-Anon.
*[[Perverted Justice]] - A vigilante organization that had connections to the media, entertainment industry and law enforcement.
*[[Conspiratorialism]]
*[[Grooming]]

==External links==

*[https://americancrimejournal.com/ American Crime Journal] - A team of citizen journalists aiming to expose the misdeeds of O.U.R.
:*[https://americancrimejournal.com/operation-underground-railroad-earns-47-million-in-2020/?mibextid=Zxz2cZ Falling Down: The Demise of Tim Ballard and Operation Underground Railroad] - One such takedown of Ballard.
*'''VIDEOS:''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKG5ndA2Af4 Tim Ballard's Fraudulent Numbers Game] and [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wO0LLb4a2tQ VICE News Exposes Tim Ballard's O.U.R. Poster Child "Liliana" as Elaborate Scam]. [https://fstube.net/w/kpfwsAyJMd515UmR7SuCDq Tim Ballard] admits to watching child porn.
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Underground_Railroad Wikipedia] - Contains further sources and updates.

==References==

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List of CSA/anti-pedophile proponents

2026-06-25T22:09:57Z

JJ1: Unsurprisingly, the former governor of California supports hunting minor-attracted people.

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This article aims to list [[Anti|any person]] who has '''spread misinformation about [[pedophilia|pedophiles]] or promoted the ideology of [[Child Sexual Abuse]]''' in public, but does ''not yet have a devoted article on this website''. It is intended to be a searchable resource and a repository for information on public persons, their activities, associations and colleagues. Those who might need to be researched more thoroughly will be dead-wikilinked (and appear in '''green''') as a result. Our list currently ignores most organizations, but they are probably more deserving of scrutiny, and thus submissions are welcome. Some organizations are still profiled in the categories below.

==Already profiled people and orgs (including sympathetic and unsympathetic)==

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==International==

:''For already profiled organizations (including sympathetic and unsympathetic), see [[:Category:Organisations: International|here]].''

*'''Financial Elites: The Bourgeoisie, International Banking System and their paid servants'''. Bankers and their fellow industrialists control at least 40% of the world's wealth, and largely do not care what the ''crimen exceptum'' ("special" crime, with a "special" [[Research: The Dangers of Stigma|stigma]]) is, as long as it maintains their power and fosters popular support for a police state that is firmly on their side. It can be heresy, as it was when they first began to organize themselves, or nowadays terrorism, 'inappropriate' sexual acts or 'child predators'. They will not be in danger from the ''crimen exceptum'' as they own the system, including the judiciary and media. When the public is whipped up up into a moral panic, this strengthens the police state even further:

::''"The faceless bankers and industrialists who control America’s and the world’s finances and manipulate them for their personal greed, who have caused the latest economic disaster as they have caused most previous ones over the centuries. In whose interests it is to have laws that can criminalize any dissenting citizen in an instant. Whose status and wealth our police, legal profession, judiciary and politicians place above ours, because almost all in the establishment are in their pockets. Through their control of all money they can place presidents in power. Some people think Federal Reserve Banks are United States government institutions. They are not Government institutions. They are private credit monopolies which prey upon the people of the United States for the benefits of themselves and their foreign customers; foreign and domestic speculators and swindlers; and rich and predatory money lenders. In that dark crew of financial pirates there are those who would cut a man's throat to get a dollar out of his pocket; there are those who send money into states to buy votes to control our legislation; and there are those that maintain an international propaganda for deceiving us...that will permit them to cover up their past misdeeds and set again in motion their gigantic train of crime...”'' (10 June 1932) Congressman Louis T. McFadden.

*'''Bill Gates''' - "Introduced and steadfastly maintained the Windows software that greatly facilitated the creation of a powerful surveillance tool for the police states of the world", helped transform internet into criminal wire-trap. Corporation also supports nefarious media causes such as NBC and co-operates with Kelloggs.

*'''Rupert Murdoch''' - One of the most powerful men in global media, commonwealth monopoliser, master pornographer, supporter of sloppy news values, never questioning the established order:

:*'''FOX News''' - US outlet gives free publicity to/ridicules [[MAP Movement]] as "woke" via celebrities such as '''Tucker Carlson''' (who has criticized [[statutory rape]] law involving consenting males and older females - "the greatest thing that ever happened" from the 15-year-old's perspective; "they are doing a service to all 13-year-old girls by taking the pressure off.")<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdDzp4Y8Dps Tucker Carlson is a Rape Apologist, Defends Child Predation, by Warm Potato] (''Youtube'', published on Sep 19, 2020).</ref><ref>[https://www.thewrap.com/tucker-carlson-defended-statutory-rape-as-recently-as-2015-video/ Tucker Carlson Defended Statutory Rape as Recently as 2015, by Itay Hod, (''The Wrap'', March 11, 2019)].</ref>

:*'''Sky News Australia''' - Similar alternative-right news org. "Sky News" in the UK is liberal Comcast, not Murdoch.

*'''[[Wikipedia:QAnon|Q]] and [[Wikipedia:Pizzagate conspiracy theory|Pizzagate movement]]''' - Largely US-driven conspiracy movement given coverage by the mainstream media - repeated references to pedophile elites and coded pedophile language. Theorizes that Madeleine McCann was abducted to order by the Podesta Brothers. Significantly infiltrated by US intelligence agencies. Can often be manipulated to our advantage due to the implausible nature of the messaging.

*'''Private companies who complied in The Third Adpocalypse'''.<ref>[https://www.theverge.com/2019/2/20/18231561/youtube-child-exploitation-predators-controversy-creators-adpocalypse YouTubers fear looming ‘adpocalypse’ after child exploitation controversy]</ref> These companies pulled their ads as part of The Third Adpocalypse, where on February 18, 2019, YouTuber MattsWhatItIs (described in our section on Canadians) posted a video showing what he referred to as a "soft-core pedophilia ring" on the site, placing the blame on YouTube's algorithm. He then told his fanbase to report this to the companies putting their ads on the site with the hashtag #YouTubewakeup. The companies who responded were '''Lidl, Diageo (drinks), Mars, McDonalds, AT&T, Nestlé, Cadbury (Mondelez), Epic Games, Adidas, Disney, Dr Oetker and Hasbro'''.<ref>[https://the-message.ca/2019/02/22/brands-hit-pause-on-youtube-as-new-content-scandal-unfolds/ Adpocalypse - The-Message]</ref><ref>[https://fortune.com/2019/02/20/youtube-advertising-videos-create-soft-core-pedophilia-ring/ Adpocalypse - Fortune.com]</ref>

==US==

:''For already profiled individuals (including sympathetic and unsympathetic), see [[:Category:People: American|here]] and organizations [[:Category:Organisations: American|here]].''

===Celebrities/Media===

As mentioned above, '''FOX News''' often agitates on this topic. Smaller outlets such as '''Breitbart''' present similar coverage - and their tone appears to be moral opportunist more than actively crusading. Activist outlets such as the feminist '''4W''' and various '''TERFs''' have been mobilized by the emergence of [[Minor Attracted People]].

*'''[[Chris Hansen]]''' - Host of Dateline NBC's [[To Catch a Predator]], cult icon, makes money out of traumatising and incriminating entrapment victims.

*'''[[John Walsh]]''' - Presenter of [[America's Most Wanted]], [[NCMEC]] key founder. Made money out of son Adam's death. Frequent talking head and supporter of parent-power child abuse programs/predator/bad-guy hunting as entertainment. Suicide rates are high for the individuals pursued by some of these shows.

*'''[[Wikipedia:Jesse Watters|Jesse Watters]]''' - FOX Opinion journalist who frequently engages in anti-scientific screeching against "normalization" of pedophilia. Also ascribes to the unfounded belief that whatever you are attracted to, you will eventually have to act on it.

*'''[[Wikipedia:Tim Ballard|Tim Ballard]]''' - [[Operation Underground Railroad]]’s founder and president - hysteric and conspiracy theorist who runs the highly profitable organization, spreads misinformation about Wayfair and claimed that Covid-19 was a “pedophile’s dream”.

*'''[[Wikipedia:Steve Deace|Steve Deace]]''' - Conservative talk show host<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Deace Steve Deace - Wikipedia]</ref> who once declared on social media that [[:File:Deace.png|executing pedophiles]] is preferable to normalizing [[Minor Attracted Person|MAPs]]. One bizarre thing about Deace is that he was born to a 14 year old mother who would have been forced to have him aborted, yet asserted her bodily autonomy.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20151103184501/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/08/magazine/steve-deace-and-the-power-of-conservative-radio.html Steve Deace Bio]</ref>

*'''[[Wikipedia:Brett Cooper (commentator)|Brett Cooper]]''' - Produces 1M+ view negative YT reaction videos to MAPs.

*'''[[Wikipedia:Steve Bannon|Steve Bannon]]''' - "Death to pedophiles".<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/AskThe_Donald/comments/156semw/steve_bannon_calls_for_death_to_pedophiles/ Steve Bannon calls for death to pedophiles]</ref>

*'''Gabe Hoffman''' - Hedge fund manager, owner & producer of the Hollywood pedo conspiracy film An Open Secret. Social media (Twitter) account associated with that film tracks and harasses MAPs and MAP Activists.

*'''Misha Petrov''' - Similarly to Cooper, produces negative reaction videos commanding large view counts.

*'''Seara Adair''' - Watchdog Mom influencer, who rails against MAPs via TikTok.

*'''[[Wikipedia:Jake Shields|Jake Shields]]''' - Twitter blue former UFC/MMA fighter who frequently invokes pedophiles and MAPs in what appears to be a right-wing culture war narrative (anti-LGBT, Trans, MAP and anti-sex ed).

*'''"[[Dr Laura]]" Schlessinger''' - Family-values talk radio host who communicated with [[The Leadership Council]] during the [[Rind et al]] affair, pushing for congressional condemnation. Long-known hysteric.

*'''Ellen Bass''' and '''Laura Davis''' - Lesbian/feminist authors of [[The Courage to Heal]], a book which fuelled the [[Child Sexual Abuse]] panic.

*Dr. '''[[Lawrence Pazder]]''' and '''[[Michelle Smith]]''' - Wrote [[Michelle Remembers]] and inspired the following [[Satanic Ritual Abuse]] fraud.

*'''Kurt Eichenwald''' - Journalist who possibly paid [[Justin Berry]] to extract testimony, wrote "expose" of [[minor attracted community]].

*'''Oprah Winfrey''' - Veteran TV talk-show host and media empire mogul. Long time friend-of-the-establishment on child abuse issues, speaks from "experience" as to be unchallengeable. Famously went on air to state that "over 9000 [organised, pedophile] penises" are out to rape "our children".

*'''Evan Rachel Wood''' - Actress who is also a sexual hysteric. Alleges a “pedophile” was on the TV show “Showbiz Kids” and widespread abuse in Hollywood.<ref>[https://www.yourtango.com/2020335430/who-pedophile-evan-rachel-wood-references-showbiz-kids-hbo Evan Rachel Wood]</ref> Also called out Paris Hilton for calling 15-year-old Millie Bobbie Brown “hot”.

*'''Corey Feldman, Elijah Wood, Brad Pitt, the late Chester Bennington, the late Chris Cornell, the late rapper Prodigy, Lea Seydoux and the late Avicii''' have all apparently threatened to expose Hollywood “pedophiles” and “pedophile rings”.

*'''Jenna Jameson''' - Once told parents to have Roblox banned because of “predators”. Has also moaned in about how she was “exploited” by the porn industry, simply because she has been in the industry since she was at the fertile age of 16.

*'''Alanis Morissette''' - Singer who spoke out against a man who she had a consensual relationship with when she was a teenager, calling that relationship “pedophilia”.<ref>[https://www.businessinsider.nl/alanis-morissette-says-she-was-raped-by-multiple-men-in-new-hbo-documentary-jagged/ Morissette]</ref>

*'''Tupac Shakur''' - Declared a “death sentence on all child molestors, fake-ass bitches male and female” in his song “Where Do We Go From Here”.

*'''Hernan “Eddie” Hermida''' - said his song "Cease to Exist" is "how much I hate pedophiles. I would go to great depths of pain to see people like that suffer the worst pain on earth imaginable!"

*'''The Insane Clown Posse''' - American rap group. Made two songs about killing “pedophiles” “To Catch A Predator” (2009) and “Six Pedophiles.” (2015)

*'''Jane Seymour''' - hosted the special "Break the Silence: Kids Against Child Abuse" on the CBS Television Network, Childhelp USA, [[UNICEF]], [[Child-Safe]] ambassador.

*'''[[Wikipedia:Nancy Grace|Nancy Grace]]''' - Fmr Court TV presenter, opinion journalist and McCarthyite hysteric who sides with the prosecution almost by default. Unprincipled opportunist.
[[File:Myers.jpg|thumb|Author, John Myers]]
*'''[[Wikipedia:Wendy Murphy|Wendy Murphy]]''' - As per Grace, but with (tainted) experience as a prosecutor. Associate of [[The Leadership Council]]. "I'm really tired of people suggesting that you're somehow un-American if you don't respect the presumption of innocence because you know what that sounds like to a victim? Presumption: You're a liar."

*'''Cam'ron (Cameron Giles)''' - Rapper who proposed to harass entrapment victims and "not let them leave until we find out what's wrong with them". Other bizarre comments re. children.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080314103747/http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/mndwebpages/camron%20to%20rid%20the%20world%20of%20paedophiles_16_02_2006 Cam'ron]</ref>

*'''Ricky Martin''' - Singer who started a foundation in his name (1996) and adopted CSA/Trafficking agenda 10 years later.

*'''Richard Melville Hall''' - US DJ "Moby" has made statements indicating that he is sympathetic to the [[Child Sexual Abuse|CSA]] agenda.

*'''Sonny John Moore''' - AKA '''Skrillex'''. Once yelled “Fuck Pedophiles” at a gig. Also, the music video for “Equinox - First of the Year” features a little girl killing a pedophile.

*'''Erik Estrada''' - 1980s TV Cop who then trained to become a police officer, and takes part in various "crimes against children" ([[Child Pornography]]) causes.<ref>[https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2013/feb/09/passionate-erik-estrada-pitches-film-on/ Passionate Erik Estrada pitches film on Internet sex predators]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080509133026/https://www.erikestrada.com/safesurfer.htm "ERIK TEAMS UP WITH THE SAFE SURFIN' FOUNDATION & INTERNET CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN TASK FORCES"]</ref> Started a charity with other washed-up actors,<ref>[https://crimesagainstchildrenfoundation.org/ At Crimes Against Children Foundation we are dedicated to preserving the sanctity of all children in our communities]</ref> which pedals a load of cringe merchandise and a "dinner date with Erik Estrada".

*'''Christopher Laro''' - Amateur film-maker who trolls the web accusing others of being the caricatured villains he portrays in his limited filmography.

*'''Danielle "Bhad Bhabie" Bregoli and Bella Thorne''' - Hateful music video in which online "predator" has Bhad Bhabie cast a hot metal branding iron spelling "PEDO" into his face.

'''Internet celebrities of note:'''

*'''Paul Joseph Watson''' (InfoWars allied YouTuber and Social Media Personality based in South London (UK), but with global/US reach. Like with many such revenue-dependent personalities, he changes his opinion on pedophiles depending on what point he is trying to make) - "If paedophiles truly want to give something back to society, it shouldn’t be in the form of some whiny opinion pieces published by major news outlets in the hope that we can support and understand them better, it should be in the form of a bullet to the head! That’s the only action a paedophile can take that I will understand and support."

*'''June “Shoe0nhead” Lapine''' - Makes several videos about “MAPs” and “pedophiles”.

*'''Steven Crowder''' - Once made an arcticle praising a 15-year old from Brazil dressed as Spider-Man who beat up a man trying to meet a “14-year old girl” (which is legal in Brazil) who was actually the teenager’s decoy.

*'''James Lindsay''' - Twitter (@ConceptualJames) - Conservative and scattergun tweeter, who runs his own news site (newdiscourses) on which he attempts to pass himself off as an "expert", warning Americans that communists are attempting to "sexualize" their children.

*'''Jesse Kelly''' - "Nationally Syndicated Talkshow". 500k+ influencer who talks about MAPs/Normalization.

*'''Jaimee Michell'''/[[Gays Against Groomers]]. Some material here<ref>[https://twitter.com/WhiteRoseAFA/status/1539606587148587008 List of complaints about GAG]</ref> and more on-wiki.

*'''Blaire White''' - Transgender personality who makes hate videos on “MAPs”.

*'''Jack Posobiec''' and '''Mike Cernovich''' are massively followed conspiracy/Pizzagate trolls who have abused the strategy of labelling their opponents pedophiles or accesories to pedophilia.<ref>[https://www.thedailybeast.com/mike-cernovich-and-jack-posobiec-the-far-rights-twin-trolls-taste-their-own-bitter-medicine Mike Cernovich and Jack Posobiec, the Far Right’s Twin Trolls, Taste Their Own Bitter Medicine] and [https://donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-qanoning-of-our-political-discourse The QAnoning of our political discourse]</ref>

*'''Eliza Bleu''' - Most probably fraudulent "trafficking victim" influencer who occasionally attacks MAPs. Attempting to court Elon Musk as an advisor on child protection. Her backstory has been repeatedly criticized and would most probably fall apart if subjected to any greater deal of scrutiny.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/DecodingTheGurus/comments/zqe8ap/so_about_eliza_bleu/ Eliza Bleu - Basic investigation on Reddit], see also [https://www.reddit.com/r/TimPool/comments/zyfxxj/is_eliza_bleu_a_fraud/ Tim Pool questioning her]</ref>

*'''Giulia-Christina “READY TO GLARE” Phillipp''' - Female YouTuber always rants on about “pedophiles”, “MAPs”, “Zoophiles”, etc.

*'''Jaco Booyens''' - Religious lunatic and crank scientist. "The child is now SEXUALLY ACTIVATED".<ref>[https://secure.boychat.org/messages/1608603.htm 'The child is now sexually ACTIVATED']</ref><ref>[https://www.prageru.com/video/combating-the-sexualization-of-our-children-with-guest-jaco-booyens Combating the Sexualization of Our Children with Guest Jaco Booyens]</ref><ref>[https://www.ted.com/talks/jaco_booyens_sex_nation_ransoming_our_children_our_future SEX Nation: Ransoming Our Children & Our Future]</ref>

*'''Daniel “Repzion” Sluzbach''' - Constantly makes “files” videos of “pedophiles” and “predators” such as Nathan Larson and Onision.

*'''Blair “iilluminaughtii” Zoń''' - Made the video “What you need to know about MAPs”.

*'''DeadwingDork''' - Anti-Zoo, anti Pedo influencer.

*'''Angela N. Tristan''' - “Sister” of “Alaskan Avenger” Jason Vukovich, campaigns for her “brother” to be released from prison.

*'''Dr. Shaym''' - Although an anti-feminist, he is a total cuck to their antisex ideology. He posted a comment on the Savannah Ape’s video on June “Shoe0nhead” Lapine, saying that “People hating you doesn’t make you some kind of oppressed, misunderstood minority. Sometimes, people deserve to be hated.”. He also supports the idea that females can be sex offenders (the female sex offender charade), and talks negatively about female “predators”.

*'''VeggieTales''' (Christian childrens animator/educators)<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VeggieTales VeggieTales]</ref> - "it would be very funny if all pedophiles, MAPs and NOMAPs died simultaneously in agony."

*'''“Mr. Dapperton”''' - Fake “libertarian”/“ancap” (many such cases) responsible for banning Leon’s “Youth Liberation” channel. Him and his friends (“'''Daps'''”) had also done plenty against “pedophiles” (some of which are hebephiles and even ephebophiles).

*'''Gage TheLoudmouth''' - YouTuber who constantly goes on about how MAPs are about to act out. Appears to be projecting some kind of insecurity.

===Charity/NGO/Self-appointed/Professional===

*'''[[Ernie Allen]], Dennis DeConcini, Jeff Koons, Franz Humer''' - [[NCMEC]] and [[ICMEC]] figures past and present - well linked in the world of business.

*'''Laila Mickelwait''' - [[Wikipedia:Exodus Cry|Exodus Cry]] (Christian anti sex-work org/abolitionist) and TraffickingHub movement founder who has waged a pedohysteric campaign of harassment against PornHub.

* '''Jon K. Uhler''' - Minor Social Media "expert" who spent time working in prisons, and now claims to know everything about pedophiles. Gender-critical, probably religious/anti-queer.<ref>[https://www.survivorsupport.net/ Jon Uhler]</ref> Put forth a conspiracy theory involving "pedophile furries" so paranoid that it borders on the insane.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20221031012017/https://twitter.com/uhler_jon/status/1586575304499281922 Uhler Conspiracy Theory]</ref> See history of forgery charges.<ref>[https://eu.dailyamerican.com/story/news/local/2016/05/26/state-prison-staffer-charged-with-forgery/116293022/ Jonathan Knight Uhler - Forgery charges]</ref>

*'''[[Nikki Craft]]''' - Insane political activist/[[feminism|feminist]] who attacks the nudist movement.

*'''[[Anita Bryant]]''' - Traditionalist of [[Save our Children]] fame. Believes that [[Homosexuality|homosexuals]] "recruit" children and then molest them.

*'''[[Kee MacFarlane]]''' - McMartin [[Satanic Ritual Abuse]] social worker who developed the [[anatomically correct doll]] method of interrogating children.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kee_MacFarlane MacFarlane]</ref>

*'''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gail_Dines Gail Dines]''' - Feminist anti pornography extremist - media-friendly hysteric. “Clinical experience and now research evidence are accumulating to suggest that the Internet is not simply drawing attention to those with existing paedophilic interests but is contributing to the crystallisation of those interests in people with no explicit prior sexual interest in children”.

*'''Len Sperry''' - A Medical Doctor and PhD who specialises in the "medicine" and "biology" of family relationships. Condemns what he calls pedophilia as an immoral act, a crime and a mental disorder.

*'''Sharon Araji''' - Historically affiliated with [[David Finkelhor]]. Writing with the agenda of expanding the envelope to "sexually violent" prepubescents.

*'''David Spiegel''' - [[The Leadership Council|Leadership Council]] zealot who invoked "moral outrage" and "sleazy exploitation" in the [[Rind et al]] affair.<ref>[http://leadershipcouncil.org/1/us/bios.html LC - Spiegel]</ref>

*'''[[Joyanna Silberg]]''' - Prominent [[The Leadership Council|Leadership Council]] member, advocate of [[Dissociative identity Disorder]].

*'''Ross Cheit''' - [[The Leadership Council|Leadership Council]] member. Tendentious on day care/satanic ritual abuse.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ross_E._Cheit Cheit]</ref>

*'''Samuel Janus''' - Opportunist sexologist who wrote such tendentious works as ''The Death of Innocence - how our children are endangered by the new sexual freedom''.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Janus Samuel Janus]</ref>

*'''Jeffrey Masson''' - Influential writer of ''The Assault on Truth'', revived the concept of repressed memories of childhood sexual abuse ("seduction theory") by twisting [[Freud]].<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffrey_Moussaieff_Masson Jeffrey Masson]</ref>

*'''Barbara Rogers''' - Therapist and opportunist. Author of ''Screams from Childhood''<ref>[http://www.screamsfromchildhood.com/biography.html Barbara Rogers - Screams from Childhood]</ref>

*'''Dr. Sharon Cooper''' - Talking head in the media, runs consultancy on child abuse.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvOCBbFYhDM Cooper - Trafficking]</ref>

*'''[[William N. Friedrich]]''' - Late Professor in the Mayo Medical School and a Consultant at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Devised [[Child Sexual Behaviour Inventory]].

:*'''Jennifer L. Fisher, Carrie Anne Dittner''' ([[Mayo Clinic]]), '''Robert Acton''' (Children's Hospital, Calgary), '''Lucy Berliner''' (Harborview Sexual Assault Center, at least one book for [[APSAC]]) '''Judy Butler''' (Emmanuel Hospital) '''Linda Damon''' (San Fernando Valley Child Guidance Clinic), '''W. Hobart Davies''' (Children's Hospital of Wisconsin) '''Alison Gray''' (STEP Program) were all involved in a sympathetic review of Friedrich's [[Child Sexual Behaviour Inventory|CSBI]].

*'''John E. B. Myers''' - Expertise grifter. Has published numerous books, inc. for [[APSAC]]. "His writing has been cited by more than 150 courts, including the United States Supreme Court and the California Supreme Court." Pro-establishment dufus.<ref>[https://familycourtcoalition.blogspot.com/2014/04/mcgeorge-law-school-professor-john-myers-blames-family-court-corruption-on-judicial-council-forms-sacramento-family-law-court-corruption-collusion-judge-pro-tem-attorney-sacramento-bar-association-judge-misconduct.html Myers]</ref>

*'''John Briere''' - SOCal Based. Has published numerous books, inc. for [[APSAC]] and articles.<ref>[http://s1097954.instanturl.net/publications/ Briere], [https://www.ibh.com/briere.html Briere 2]</ref>

*'''Judith Cohen''' - MD, Traumatological/Child/Adolescent Psychiatrist, was the chief ‘expert witness' supporting the obscenely delusional [[Nicole Althaus]].<ref>[https://www.taps.org/judithcohen Judith Cohen]</ref>

*'''[[Roland Summit]]''' - Recognised along with [[David Finkelhor|Finkelhor]] as a founding father of [[CSA]], used [[incest model]] to expand [[intrinsic harm]] theory in the 80s. Similarly implied in ritual abuse scare.

*'''[[Ann Burgess]]''' - Still living. Nutty Nurse, incredibly stupid, but central to the intensification of the CSA scare in the 1980s.<ref>[https://www.boywiki.org/en/Ann_Wolbert_Burgess AWB], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ann_Burgess AWB 2], [https://www.bcheights.com/2018/03/18/ann-burgess/ AWB 3], [https://www.bc.edu/content/bc-web/schools/cson/cson-news/CSONsBurgessnamedLivingLegend.html AWB 4]</ref>

*'''[[Diana Russell]]''' - Dead radical [[feminism|feminist]] "researcher".<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diana_E._H._Russell Russell]</ref>

===Politics, Law and Enforcement===

*Fmr Senator '''Florence Shapiro''' of Texas - In 1995, she authored a series of bills entitled ‘Ashley’s Laws’, introducing sex offender registration and increasing the measures for investigating, prosecuting and punishing SOs. The case involved was later dismissed due to DNA evidence.

*'''Lauren Boebert''' - The Republican tweeted "Every person who uses the term MAP needs to be ostracized from civil society."

*'''Tulsi Gabbard''' - Railed against "MAPs" in a CPAC speech in 2023.

*'''Terri Moore'''<ref>[http://terrimoorelaw.com/ Moore personal site]</ref> - [[Operation Avalanche]]'s Predatory Attorney who pursued an age verification company because 1 in every 200 of the websites it provided services to were delinquent and served [[child pornography]]. Despite the fact the website owner was trying to co-operate with law enforcement, she nevertheless took advantage for her own career gain, and is accused by her victim of witness intimidation, evidence suppression and solicitation of perjured testimony. “I put that smut peddler away for life.”<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100117075046/http://www.thomasreedy.info/for%20what.htm Operation Avalanche - Thomas Reedy]</ref>

*'''Jerry Keen''' and '''David Ralston''' - Georgia State Representatives, "two men most directly responsible for the passage of Georgia's draconian sex offender laws".

*'''Arnold Schwarzenegger''' - Former governor of [[California]]. "Jessica’s Law, also known as Proposition 83, which was passed overwhelmingly by California voters in 2006, required that every paroled sex offender be monitored by GPS." Californians could track sex offenders online, but the expensive regulations never lived up to expectations.

*'''Bobby Jindal''' - Fmr Louisiana Governor, promised to fight Sex Offenders with new laws. Now works for an investment firm.

*'''Richard Blumenthal''' - Has been AG and Senator for Conn. Has been a frequent media rabble-rouser on internet-related issues.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Blumenthal#Internet_pornography,_prostitution,_and_sexual_predators Blumenthal]</ref>

*'''Ed Jagels''' - Former prosecutor. "Renowned as one of California's toughest district attorneys, built his career on the Kern County child molestation cases of the 1980s, putting more than two dozen men and women behind bars to serve decades-long sentences for abusing children".

===Vigilante/Hate===

:''See also [[:Category:People: Vigilantes|vigilantes]] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-pedophile_activism#Groups Wikipedia: Anti-pedophile Activism].''

[[File:Kreuth.jpg|thumb|Predator Hunter, Wendell Kreuth, in his den]]Following the closure of [[Perverted Justice]], most online activity against organizations takes place under [[Anonymous]], or via citizen efforts such as '''Predator Catchers Indianapolis''' (PCI - Eric Schmutte and Shanda Nolley)<ref>[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10535191/Facebook-exec-caught-pedophile-sting-allegedly-grooming-boy-13.html PCI]</ref>. Many of these citizen organizations were profiled by Townhall in 2022, including '''People vs Preds''', a most probably homophobic lone operative who uses grindr (a gay dating app) to carry out a series of questionable and sometimes legally noncompliant stings and doxes.<ref>[https://odysee.com/@PeoplevPreds:a PvP - Odysee]</ref><ref name=Townhall>[https://townhall.com/tipsheet/miacathell/2022/10/18/5-citizen-pedo-catchers-you-should-watch-right-now-n2614681 Townhall list of vigilantes]</ref> Also profiled are '''New Jersey Predator Intervention''' and '''Protect The Innocent''' (Florida)<ref name=Townhall /> America has the same kind of localized, individualized "pedo-hunting" as other countries in the anglosphere, with the added danger of public registries. This is eluded to by multiple SOL Reform and Registry Reform organizations/blogs - [https://oncefallen.com/protect-yourself-from-vigilantes/ Once Fallen] being an example. Other groups of vigilantes have included '''[[Dads Against Predators]],<ref>[https://myfox8.com/news/north-carolina/winston-salem/warrants-issued-for-men-involved-in-2022-dads-against-predators-hanes-mall-shooting-winston-salem-police-department/amp/ Winston-Salem shooting]</ref> Colorado Ped Patrol (Thomas Fellows), No Peace For Predators, POP Squad (Connecticut), Alabama [[Predator Poachers]] (or any number of PP affiliates), Predator Catchers Alliance, Permian Basin Predator Patrol,<ref>[https://www.newyorker.com/news/letter-from-the-southwest/the-disturbing-rise-of-amateur-predator-hunting-stings New Yorker: Vigilante Trend]</ref> and KTS (Keep Them Safe) Predator Hunters LLC.''' [https://netpredators.com/catchers-and-decoys/ Netpredators] maintains a list of catchers, with some information about their M.Os available throughout the detailed record of catches.

*'''Alex Rosen''' - Founder of '''[[Predator Poachers]]''', Houston.

*'''"Lola the little"''' - Teenage pedo-hunter who entrapped [[Amos Yee]] and was supported by adult pedo-hunters, despite being a minor herself.<ref>[https://www.straitstimes.com/world/united-states/sporean-blogger-amos-yee-sentenced-to-six-years-in-jail-in-the-us-for-child Amos Yee sentencing]</ref>

*'''“MamaMax”''' (YouTuber) - Max made several “predator hunter” videos, was responsible for the closure of KidsChat and MyLol.com because they “protected predators”, and has even accused YouTube of protecting “predators” (something which is absolute bullshit) because they removed his first “pedo-hunter” video, sparking the hysterical hashtag “#AnswerUsPedoTube”. '''Ryan/“Nexpo”''' is MamaMax’s associate. '''Nick Crowley''' - Became an associate of MamaMax, has made several videos on “predators” on YouTube.

*'''"Skeeter Jean"'''<ref name=Townhall />

*'''“Quibit”''' - Has made Discord “predator” hunting videos.

*'''Belle DeMasi''' - Was responsible for campaigns against Nathan Larson (a misogynistic internet celebrity who is also an active hebephile), and his website rapey.co.

*'''Zach “Anxiety War” Sweers''' - YouTube predator hunter. Supported by '''Tony Bomboni'''.

*'''Sarah Allen Blakemore, Hollie Green, Zoe Elise Thomas, and John Does''' - [[Thomas Hubbard]] agreed to drop his action against these individuals following his harassment.

*'''Wendell Kreuth''' and '''Bradley Willman'''<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bradley_Willman Willman]</ref> - [[Predator Hunter]] (defunct) vigilante.

*'''Marina H''' - Publicly known as Stitches77, lead-writer for hateblog [[Absolute Zero]] (defunct).

==UK==

:''For already profiled individuals (including sympathetic and unsympathetic), see [[:Category:People: British|here]] and organizations [[:Category:Organisations: British|here]].''

===Celebrities/Media===

*'''[[Rebekah Wade]]''' - Editor of [[The Sun]], frequently ran "paedo" witch-hunt stories for ''The News of the World''.

*'''Julie Bindel''' - Has stated a position that would not allow for the existence of a non-offending pedophile, or at least distinguishing them from rapists. Anti-sex work feminist.<ref>[https://thecritic.co.uk/call-a-child-rapist-a-child-rapist/?s=09 Julie Bindel]</ref>

*'''Chris Ryan, Simon Cowell, Louis Walsh, Dale Winton, Daniella Westbrook, Bruce Jones, "Big" Ron Atkinson, Tricia Penrose, Barry Cryer, Dickie Bird and Sharon Henderson''' all supported [[Sarah's Law]], writing emotion-laden endorsements for the ''News of the World''. Actor, '''Danny Dyer''' called for "stiffer sentences" for "paedophiles".

*'''Gabby Logan''' - TV presenter, mentality similar to [[Carol Vorderman]]. Has done the introduction to the "Child-Safe in Sport" video, which was filmed at Wembley Stadium, England. [[Child-Safe]] ambassador. [[Sarah's Law]] supporter, "I think Sarah's Law is a great idea because anyone who commits this kind of crime against children has forsaken their right to civil liberties and freedom. A parent's right to protect their child is imperative."

*'''Susan Osman''' - ''BBC News'' Presenter. [[Child-Safe]] endorsement/ambassador.

*'''Nick Ross''' - TV presenter, [[Child-Safe]] ambassador/works for, generally crime-related advocacy.

*'''John “Johnny Rotten” Lydon''' - Bragged about killing Jimmy Savile in 1978 because of “seediness that we’re not allowed to talk about”.

*'''Mark Scott''' - (ex '''myspace.com/markscottone''') Musician who used the death of [[Sarah Payne]] to advance his career, campaigning for [[Sarah's Law]] and using the fully supportive Murdoch Media to achieve this aim. He failed, probably because he is an extremely bad musician.

*'''Roger Moore''' - Dead actor and [[UNICEF]] ambassador who was prone to making grandiose proclamations on the sexual misery of children.

*'''Richard Griffiths''' - Dead, childless (but married) actor who repeatedly appeared in the media, proposing bizarre and gruesome torture of pedophiles (see [[List of anti-MAP quotes]]) whilst claiming at the same time to dislike children. Possible closet - we may never know.

*'''Trevor McDonald''' - Retired presenter. Anchored numerous specials on various pedophile scares in the 2000s.

*'''Jon Gaunt''' - Paedo-basher right wing media figure - essentially the UK version of Steve Deace. Autobiography reveals some interesting facts about how old he was when he was cohabiting with his 16 year old girlfriend.<ref>[https://www.annabelleigh.net/messages/500706.htm Jon Gaunt - Autobiog]. Was [https://uk.legal.narkive.com/QuG6nf7p/john-gaunt-did-not-like-me-reminding-him-he-was-sexually-attracted-to-children used as a jibe] by [[Nigel Leigh Oldfield]].</ref>

*'''Martin Bashir''' - Emotionalistic, disgraced reporter.

*'''Peaches Geldof''' - Dead TV Personality. Exposed the names of two mothers involved in the Ian Watkins case.

===Charity/NGO/Self-appointed/Professional===

*'''[[John Carr]]''' - "Self appointed spokesman on child rights in Great Britain", [[NCH]] spoke.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2021/dec/05/campaigners-threaten-uk-legal-action-over-porn-sites-lack-of-age-verification John Carr/Brit Trauma/Thoughtcrime industry]</ref>

*'''[[Mark Williams-Thomas]]<ref>[http://www.williams-thomas.co.uk/ MWT Website]</ref>''' - Consultant and TV personality.

*'''[[Donald Findlater]]''' - Head of [[Stop it Now]] UK, media talking head who is obsessed with CP.

*'''[[Gemma Ahearne]]''' - Liverpool University Criminology, engages in borderline-conspiracy type advocacy. Repeatedly mentions "MAPs" on social media, appearing to believe she has spotted a concerning trend. Ahearne believes that Sex Worker Organizations "have allowed paedophile groups ('minor attracted people') to co-opt and support campaigns against online harms", offering no evidence whatsoever of this trend.

*'''Prof Jessica Ringrose''' - of the UCL Institute of Education. Frequent agitator on anti-digital rights - sanitizing the online experience of the young.

*'''Don Grubin''' - Newcastle University - based North American psychiatrist, implementing the harshest sex-offender treatments on trial by the government, including compulsory lie-detectors. Frequent talking head in the media.

*'''[[Michele Elliot]]''' - [[Kidscape]] figurehead, regularly appeared on TV to incite hysteria and holds particularly backward views on parenting.

:*'''Claude Knights''' - [[Kidscape]]'s former CEO.

*'''[[Esther Rantzen]]''' - Prolific TV hostess who founded [[Childline]], [[NSPCC]] links, now admits her role in drumming up paranoia.

*'''Marilyn Hawes''' - "Concerned Mum" who founded the [[Enough Abuse]] consultancy with [[Michele Elliot]] after her boys had sex with their headmaster. Talking head even today.

*'''Tink Palmer MBE''' - Social Worker associated with [[Stop it Now]], Marie Collins, Childnet, former [[IWF]] Board<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071113190601/http://www.iwf.org.uk/corporate/page.68.166.htm Tink Palmer ex-IWF]</ref>

*'''Kate and Gerry McCann''' - Monopolised on the kidnapping (or possibly their own disposal) of their [[Madeleine McCann|young daughter]], blaming "paedophilia" and calling for a Europe-wide [[sex offender registry]].

*'''Kirk Wayne''' - Prolific and implausible accuser of [[Jonathan King]].

*'''Sara Payne''' - Mother of the murdered girl, Sarah. Has ridden the wave of publicity surrounding her daughter's death, helped found ''Phoenix Survivors'', appointed MBE and Gov. "Victim's Champion".

[[File:Grubin.png|thumb|Don Grubin - Carceral Psychiatrist]]
*'''Tracy Edwards MBE''' - Semi-celebrity and [[CEOP]] worker.

*'''[[Ray Wyre]]''' - Dead child protection consultant, considerable influence in the development of panic.

*'''[[Marietta Higgs]]''' - Doctor involved in Cleveland Abuse Scandal.

*'''[[Phil Mitchell]]''' - Senior accredited counsellor and psychotherapist specialising in working with boy "CSA" victims, and member of charity ''Men & Boys Coalition''. He is also one of the lead proponents of CSA concerning woman-boy relationships on Twitter.

===Politics, Law and Enforcement===

*'''Keir Starmer''' - The PM/Labour Leader/former Director of Public Prosecutions had frequently taken advantage of "paedophiles" during his career in law. As Director of Public prosecutions, he introduced new regulations leading to an upsurge in child abuse accusations, many of them fantastical, well documented and now discredited at great expense.<ref>[https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/9628883/sir-keir-starmer-vip-carl-beech-paedo-ring/ MP wrongly accused by fantasist Carl Beech says Sir Keir Starmer should quit over false VIP child abuse ring]</ref><ref>[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8211355/BBC-DJ-demands-Keir-Starmer-apologise-role-historic-sex-abuse-scandal.html Veteran BBC DJ demands Labour leader Keir Starmer apologise for his role in scandal of men falsely accused of sexually abusing children]</ref><ref>[https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/britains-top-prosecutor-keir-starmer-1946733 Britain's top prosecutor vows to jail more paedophiles and apologises for past abuse probe failings]</ref><ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keir_Starmer Keir Starmer - Wikipedia]</ref>

*'''Tom Watson''' - Another high-profile Labour figure who front-ran their damaging, but discredited [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Midland attacks] on supposed establishment pedophiles.<ref>[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-11350155/RICHARD-LITTLEJOHN-Sending-Nonce-Finder-General-Lords-shames-Keir-Starmer.html Littlejohn on Watson]</ref>

*'''Sajid Javid''' - Has called for the marriage age to be raised to 18. Also responsible for internet laws to “protect children”.

*'''Charles Clarke''' - Former Home Secretary, frequently pandered to hysteria, organises with CSA charities. [[Child-Safe]] endorsement.

*'''John Reid''' - As above: Former Home Secretary, frequently pandered to hysteria, organises with CSA charities. [[Child-Safe]] endorsement.

*'''Dan Norris''' - Labour politician, frequently uses child sex to further his career, [[Sarah's Law]] supporter. "In 20 years of experience in child protection I have had the misfortune to work with many paedophiles".

*'''Helena Kennedy''' - Baroness with a long history of CSA campaigning, including TV. Recently took up a civil-libertarian POV, though.

*'''Sir Ronald Waterhouse''' - Former judge who headed Britain's biggest ever inquiry into child abuse. [[Sarah's Law]] supporter, spreads (probably knowingly) misinformation about recidivism.

*'''[[Jim Gamble]]''' - Former head of [[CEOP]]. One of the most unwaveringly authoritarian of talking heads on this issue.

*'''Lord Stevens''' - former Met Police Chief, [[Sarah's Law]] supporter.

*'''Bob McLachlan''' - Former Head of Scotland Yard's Paedophile Squad, [[Sarah's Law]] supporter.

*The late '''Geoffrey Dickens''' - Campaigned against suspected “pedophile rings” in the UK Parliament in the 1980s, and also campaigned against the Paedophile Information Exchange, and called out members such as Peter Hayman.

===Vigilante/Hate===

:''See also [[:Category:People: Vigilantes|vigilantes]] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-pedophile_activism#Groups Wikipedia: Anti-pedophile Activism].''

Hunting of sexual deviants (using fake profiles - usually of minors) is now considered a traditional "sport" in Northern England<ref>[https://www.spiked-online.com/2007/06/14/castrate-this-sick-debate/ Castrate this sick debate]</ref> and working class communities, carried out for entertainment and highly localized. Traditional British vigilance outfits past and present: '''End Game (Facebook streamers),<ref>[https://reduxx.info/uk-trans-sexual-deviant-arrested-following-pedophile-hunter-sting/ End Game - Reduxx]</ref> [[Dark Justice]] (Newcastle), Predator Exposure (Leeds), Letzgo Hunting (Leicestershire), London Overwatch,<ref>[https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/my-night-with-the-paedo-hunters Spectator: My night with the paedo hunters]</ref> Guardians of the North, Our Team, Yorkshire Child Protectors, Huntz 2 Exposure, Creep Catchers UK, Justice4Children, Confronted and Caught, The Hunted One, Keeping Kids Safe, Justice Reborn (NI), True Justice, Guardian Angels, StopUKStings''', etc documented in multiple media stories and TV documentaries and Facebook groups. '''Noncewatch''' (of Redwatch) was one earlier organization of the far-right, concerned with profiling supposed "pedophiles" (or Nonces, in local slang). Far right groups including the BNP, National Front, EDL and National Action have aggressively opposed MAPs since roughly the 70s.

*'''[[Stinson Hunter]]''' - Best known for his role in the documentary, ''The Paedophile Hunter''. ''The Guardian'' published an article referencing the film, and reporting the estimated 10 active pedophile hunting groups in the UK.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stinson_Hunter Stinson Hunter - Wikipedia]</ref>

*'''[[Chris Wittwer]]''' - Insane Facebook harasser who compiled a database of offenders and incited mobs.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20101113055506/https://swns.com/paedophile-naming-website-gets-100000-hits-in-first-day-101303.html Chris Wittwer Database]</ref> Credited with sending an agitated mob "the size of a small football crowd" to the home of the late [[Nigel Leigh Oldfield]], resulting in violence.

*'''Mike Fox''' - English “paedophile” hunter, mostly reacts to “predator hunter” videos now.

*'''Kenny Abbott''' - Northern Irish "paedo hunter".

==Other countries==

*'''Alaric Naude''' - Pseudo-academic in South Korea, who compiled a paranoid polemic on [[B4U-ACT]] and [[Prostasia Foundation]] (who have collected their own research on him<ref>[https://forum.prostasia.org/t/is-the-link-to-reduxx-telling-the-truth-about-dr-alaric-naude/2942 Prostasia thread re. Alaric Naude]</ref>), making various unsubstantiated accusations.<ref>[https://www.reduxx.org/post/exclusive-prostasia-forced-academic-journal-to-delete-critical-research Reduxx (TERFs) - EXCLUSIVE: Prostasia Forced Academic Journal to Delete Critical Research]</ref> Attempts to track those involved in "normalisation of pedophilia" via an influence diagram.<ref>[https://thepublicinsight.org/paper/project-raven/ Project Raven influence diagram]</ref>

*'''Shmuel Vaknin''' - Self-promoting '''Israeli''' pseudo-academic who writes absurd and derogatory nonsense about pedophiles.

*'''Ireen van Engelen''' - '''Dutch''' anti-ped who has investigated [[Ipce]].

*'''Evelien Hölsken''' - Founded the '''Dutch''' ''[[Free A Girl]]'', a non-profit with staggering reported turnover, that circulates falsehoods concering MAPs.

*'''[[Innocence in Danger]]''' - French NGO group with an international focus bringing in the UK, US, Colombia and Central Europe. SRA apologists peddling pizzagate-type theories on social media, yet they were created under the auspices of the UN.

*'''Queen Silvia of Sweden''' - Frequent media-friendly agitator on [[Child Abuse]] and [[Child Pornography]], "World Childhood Foundation" figurehead, [[ECPAT]] patron.

===Canada===

:''For already profiled individuals (including sympathetic and unsympathetic), see [[:Category:People: Canadian|here]] and organizations [[:Category:Organisations: Canadian|here]].''

*'''[[Anna Slatz]]''' - Stalker/journalist/fembot with little credibility but lots of determination. Her reach is North America and global, due to the online nature of her amateur sleuthing.

*'''Matt Watson''' (MattsWhatItIs) - Youtuber who initiated the third Adpocalypse - campaign of pedohysteria against private companies.<ref>[https://youtube.fandom.com/wiki/MattsWhatItIs Matt Watson]</ref>

*'''Allen “FLuffeeTalks” Buckle''' - Made a video called “Kill All Pedophiles!”. Hard to tell if he is genuinely unhinged.

*'''Some Ordinary Gamers''' - 500k+ (Twitter) and 3M+ (YT) Influencer who has attacked the MAP Movement.

*'''[[Creep Catchers]] Canada''' - '''Justin Payne'''; Canadian “predator hunter” leader.<ref>[https://nowtoronto.com/news/vigilante-pedophile-hunter-justin-payne-accused-identity-theft/ Justin Payne - Identity Theft]</ref>

[[File:Clarke.jpg|thumb|Former British Home Secretary, Charles Clarke]]
*'''[[Howard Barbaree]]''' - Researcher. Argues for an over-broad, part-behavioural definition of [[pedophilia]] for the purpose of "taxonomic" efficiency.<ref>[https://www.waypointcentre.ca/research_academics/researchers/HowardBarbaree Barbaree]</ref>

*'''Landon Pearson''' - Retired. Vice-chair of the '''Canadian''' Commission for the International Year of the Child and editor of the report, "For Canada's Children: National Agenda for Action" in 1979; president then chair of the Canadian Council on Children and Youth from 1984-1990; founder and chair of the Canadian Coalition for the Rights of Children until her appointment to the Senate of Canada in 1994. Named personal representative of Prime Minister Jean Chretien to the 2001 Special Session on Children of the UN General Assembly in June 1999. [[Child-Safe]] ambassador.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landon_Pearson Landon Pearson]</ref>

===Australia===

:''For already profiled individuals (including sympathetic and unsympathetic), see [[:Category:People: Australian|here]] and organizations [[:Category:Organisations: Australian|here]].''

*'''Dr [[Michael Salter]]''' - Adviser to Australian and Canadian Governments. [[Satanic Ritual Abuse]] revivalist.<ref>[https://greyfaction.org/resources/proponents/michael-salter-phd/ Salter - SRA]</ref><ref>[https://www.organisedabuse.com/michael-salter/ Salter - profile]</ref> Believes taboo porn should be banned, according to [[Prostasia Foundation]].

*'''Derryn Hinch''' - Media personality, former Senator and serially convicted criminal harasser of sex offenders.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derryn_Hinch Hinch]</ref>

*'''Antipaedophile Party''' - Dissolved single-issue political party which was represented by an accessory to murder.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Antipaedophile_Party Aussie Anti-paedo Party]</ref>

*'''Project Rescue Children''' - Politicized child protection group. Campaigned to ban the term "MAP" as applied to pedophiles (thus only addressing 10% of its use).<ref>[https://www.projectrescuechildren.org/ PRC]</ref><ref>[https://www.change.org/p/ban-the-term-maps-which-is-being-used-to-incite-and-promote-paedophilia?redirect=false MAP Petition]</ref>

*'''Hetty Johnston''' - Recently retired, '''Australian''' ''white balloon day'' and [[Bravehearts]] founder, opportunist, unbounded hysteric/media advocate.

*'''Vaughan Johnson''' - Retired MP who called for pedophiles to kill themselves "If they all went and did it first up, we wouldn't have this problem. They must be guilty if they commit suicide ... maybe I am too harsh but I've got no time for that."

*'''Freda Briggs''' - Dead Emeritus Professor of Child Development at the University of South Australia, [[child abuse]] researcher, educator, writer. [[Child-Safe]] ambassador/[[Bravehearts]] supporter.

===Ireland===

:''For already profiled individuals (including sympathetic and unsympathetic), see [[:Category:People: Irish|here]] and organizations [[:Category:Organisations: Irish|here]].''

*'''[[Michael Moran]]''' - High profile Child Pornography investigator with [[Interpol]].

*'''Justin Barrett''' - Leader of the National Party Ireland, which staged a “March for Innocence” rally in Dublin in 2020. His party, the National Party Ireland, also calls for “pedophiles” to be sentenced to death.

*'''Clifford Reid''' - Failed European Parliament candidate, ran on "stop the paedophiles" - a campaign to publicly identify and electronically tag all convicted sex offenders after their release.

==Historical==

*'''[[Jean Jacques Rousseau]]''' - A historical proponent of children's [[sexual innocence]] - foundational to the upward extension of childhood in the post industrial era.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emile,_or_On_Education Emile, or On Education]</ref>

==External links==

*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-pedophile_activism Wikipedia] - Anti-pedophile Activism.
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120416163104/http://www.reckoning.obu-investigators.com/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=4&MMN_position=17:17 Day of Reckoning] - Now archived, out of date, but still useful. Probably edited by Brian Rothery.

==References==

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Special Article: Adverse effects of hysteria

2026-06-08T12:08:01Z

JJ1: /* Draconian punishments */ When being a legal adult is no longer enough.

<div style="margin-left: 25px; float: right; width: 400px">__TOC__</div>Moral panics pertaining to [[Child|children]], sexuality and [[Minor Attracted Person|minor attracted people]], don't only cost the taxpayer money,<ref>[https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2018/04/30/2018-09062/annual-determination-of-average-cost-of-incarceration Federal register: Annual determination of cost of incarceration]</ref> but have many '''unintended or otherwise negative''' consequences - especially for [[Ageism|minors]].<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-67925490 Teenagers accused in half of child abuse cases]</ref> While the obsession with Sex Offenders and creating [[Sexceptionalism|"special laws"]] for them stretches back many decades,<ref name=DeOrio>[https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/handle/2027.42/138757/sadeorio_1.pdf De Orio's Dissertation: Punishing Queer Sexuality in the Age of LGBT Rights] and [[Media:Sadeorio 1.pdf|backup]]</ref> we list just a few 21st century news sources as examples, and are well aware that we must have neglected many more recent examples, which you may [[NewgonWiki:Getting involved|alert us to]]. We try instead to present the breadth of unintended consequences related to the war on Sex Offenders. Other sites are more thorough, for example:
*[https://on-murders.blogspot.com/ Sex Offender Research: Murder]
*[https://on-suicides-deaths.blogspot.com/ Sex Offender Research: Suicide]
The inconsequential nature of many acts that might force a person to register as a sex offender has not only been attacked by [[SOL Reform]] activists, but increasingly mainstream charities and the media:
*[http://solresearch.org/report/Look_Whos_on_Registry_Now SOL Research: Look who's on the Registry]
*'''VIDEO:''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWPtAJS1kro Shawna: A Life on the Sex Offender Registry]
We have also compiled a few examples of [[Special Article: Abuse of authority|abuse of authority]] on a separate page (some examples are in the gallery below).

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==Murder and suicide==

{{Template:Lists}}The number of suicides and murders that have taken place as a result of [[SOR]]s and general sex-offender panic, run well into the hundreds per year (perhaps more) and are hard to document. Ambiguity concerning the scale of these wrongs, is in part due to the threat this information poses to America's prison/security-industrial complex and corrupted legal system. [[Louis Conradt|Bill Conradt]] - a man who was effectively hounded to death by a TV crew<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080129023825/http://www.esquire.com/features/predator0907 Esquire: Tonight on Dateline This Man Will Die]</ref> is perhaps the best known victim of America's punitive obsession with sexual offending.

===Suicide===

:''Unaffiliated site: [https://on-suicides-deaths.blogspot.com/ On Suicides]''.

Suicide is a common result of sex-laws.<ref>[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2579326/Father-45-killed-questioned-police-snared-paedophile-hunter.html Father, 45, who killed himself after being quizzed by police over 'paedophile hunter' honeytrap would have been charged with attempt to meet '12-year-old girl' for sex]</ref><ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/man-accused-of-paedophile-offences-kills-himself-after-vigilante-attack-710832.html Man accused of paedophile offences kills himself after vigilante attack]</ref><ref>[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3148277/Father-dead-home-days-arrested-suspicion-grooming-teenage-girl-video-posted-online-anti-paedophile-vigilante-group.html Father found dead at home days after he was arrested on suspicion of grooming teenage girl after video was posted online 'by anti-paedophile vigilante group']</ref><ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-leicestershire-24145142 Letzgo Hunting denies blame for man's suicide]</ref> While documenting the full extent of sex-law suicides is not a project Newgon are working on right now due to our poor staffing, we would like to see a research project initiated within the next few decades after the unjust laws themselves have been eliminated. Others have already collected many thousands of examples on various blogs listed in this article and it's historical revisions. Many are now deleted or suspended, and all are affiliated with the [[SOL Reform]] Movement.

*'''[https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/jun/21/man-arrested-for-stealing-sausage-rolls-killed-himself-after-police-labelled-him-a-paedophile Man arrested for stealing sausage rolls killed himself after police labelled him a paedophile] (2022)'''
*:''"A man who was arrested for stealing Greggs sausage rolls killed himself after being mistakenly described by police as a paedophile, an inquest has heard. ''[...]'' When he was let out of custody, Temple’s release papers wrongly stated that he had been suspected of inciting sexual relations with a 13-year-old girl. Temple did not know of the error when he gave the papers to his then girlfriend, the court heard. When she then began spreading the incorrect information, Temple was subjected to verbal and physical abuse and his home was attacked, the court heard. ''[...]'' But visits by police welfare officers to Temple’s home only fuelled unfounded suspicions about him, the court was told."''

*'''[https://amapin.love/2023/06/16/banned-by-reddit-for-offering-support-to-a-map-in-crisis/ Banned by Reddit for offering support to a MAP in crisis.] (2023)'''
*:''"A few days ago, I was directed to a Reddit post where someone was suicidal because they realized they were attracted to children. I created an account on Reddit and posted a reply with all sorts of resources to help. Next day, I log in, and I’m permabanned from that Subreddit. No reason given. I appealed to the mods, and got no reply. I started attempting to message the user in crisis directly to offer them support, but it wouldn’t let me send messages. After sharing the screenshots on the fediverse, a user attempted to lookup my account, only to find that my account wasn’t accessible, thus meaning I am shadowbanned."''

*'''[https://dentonrc.com/news/new-details-emerge-on-man-who-died-after-hearing-guilty-verdict-in-denton-county/article_02d7ab75-a394-5250-89ff-0a8a17bb938c.html New details emerge on man who died after hearing guilty verdict in Denton County] (2022)'''
*:''"Shortly after the guilty verdict was announced in the 16th District courtroom, he began chugging what appeared to be murky water, according to people familiar with the case. At the suggestion of a county investigator, a bailiff checked on and found Leclair unresponsive in the holding cell next to the courtroom. ''[...]'' His victim had posted an ad under the personal section on Craigslist, according to the July 19, 2018, search warrant affidavit. Leclair, a corporate recruiter, replied to the ad, met with the victim and drove to a hotel where they had sex. He gave her $200, and she sent him a nude photograph via email. After their initial encounter, the victim told Leclair she was 14. Leclair continued to communicate with her for sex. According to the search warrant, they had three additional sexual encounters between them, one of which occurred at Leclair’s residence in Frisco. Two years later, in May 2019, Leclair’s girlfriend, Melody “Mel” Shae, discovered Leclair’s communication with the victim. She met with the victim — the victim said Shae had threatened her — and told her Leclair was, according to the search warrant affidavit, “grooming her.”"''

*'''[http://www.mercurynews.com/crime/ci_10290595?nclick_check=1 Feds push child-porn cases; penalty can be years in prison] (2008)'''
*:''"In the Bay Area alone, five defendants facing child-porn charges have committed suicide over the past two years. This year, on the eve of a court appearance on child-porn charges in the spring, one of the defendants, Los Gatos businessman George Halldin was found dead in his car inside a burning warehouse. Authorities ruled it a suicide."''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20080701221828/http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21598,23867394-2761,00.html Teacher charged with sex offence commits suicide] (2008)'''
*:''"A RESPECTED Perth school-teacher committed suicide within hours of being charged with child sex offences. Jeff Cahill, 48, was the head of science at Carmel School, a Jewish college in Dianella. He was a finalist last year for the esteemed $50,000 Premier's Prize for Excellence in Secondary Science Teaching. Mr Cahill took his life on Friday, June 6, after detectives searched his home the previous day and charged him with child sex offences. Police were investigating allegations about sexual activities with a 15-year-old boy he met on the internet ''[...]'' Mr Cahill was well-respected in education circles and had written papers used to develop WA's high school science curriculum. A police source told The Sunday Times the boy went to Mr Cahill's Mt Lawley home on Sunday, May 11, where they engaged in sex. ''[...]'' It is alleged that though the sex was agreed to by both parties, it was illegal because the boy was under the age of consent."''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20081202004753/http://www.leaderpost.com/Pedophile+Philpott+ends+life/1000364/story.html Pedophile Philpott ends his own life] (2008)'''
*:''"Darren Philpott said he was afraid of being harmed by other inmates, and he had good reason for his fears. He was assaulted at least once, attacked by another inmate while at a court appearance in Regina, and he had to be kept in segregation at the Regina Provincial Correctional Centre for his safety. The months that followed Philpott's arrest would see him rapidly and visibly deteriorating, appearing increasingly haggard during his appearances in court, and looking ever more grim as additional charges were laid and the spectre of his future loomed large. ''[...]'' Having already attempted to kill himself at least once while in custody, Philpott was on suicide watch, where inmates are checked by guards every 15 minutes and are barred from having items such as razors and pop cans, which they could use to harm themselves. In late August or early September, Philpott hanged himself in his cell. His heart had stopped when he was discovered by correctional officers and cut down from the ceiling, but he was revived with CPR and made an almost miraculous recovery. Then, on the evening of Sept. 24, left alone behind a closed door to shower, Philpott hanged himself again. Sources say he used a bedsheet to hang himself from a pipe, and he was blue and unconscious by the time he was discovered by guards."''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20080606195117/http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23817903-2,00.html Teacher kills himself after child porn charges] (2008)'''
*:''"A QUEENSLAND teacher has committed suicide and another was taken to hospital after they were charged as part of Australia's largest [[anti]]-pedophile investigation. More than 90 men across Australia have been arrested or summonsed to court over the child porn sweep, including an Australian Federal Police officer, four teachers, youth workers, bankers and company directors, The Australian reports."''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20070306003742/http://www.sptimes.com/2007/02/02/Hillsborough/Friends_say_child_por.shtml Friends say child porn charges crushed ex-Marine] (2007)'''
*:''"TAMPA - Tuesday was going to be Cody Lee Liberty's day of reckoning. In June 2005, the 26-year-old Iraq War veteran was arrested on 11 felony charges of possessing child pornography. On Tuesday he would go to court. He could plea bargain and suffer the brand of being a registered pedophile for the rest of his life. Or he could fight the charge and risk up to 55 years in jail. "I feel I'm backed into a corner and have to plead guilty, but I DID NOT commit the crimes," Mr. Liberty wrote on his MySpace Web site last Friday. The next evening, while Gasparilla festivities filled Tampa's streets, he killed himself."''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20100328042845/http://www.thisisgloucestershire.co.uk/gloucestershireheadlines/UCAS-worker-s-child-porn-shame/article-1136916-detail/article.html "UCAS worker's child porn shame] (2009)'''
*:''"A FORMER languages teacher who worked for UCAS drowned himself because he feared his interest in child porn websites would be discovered, an inquest heard. Administrator at the university admissions service Graham Jowett, 60, had developed an "unhealthy interest in paedophilia" and felt guilty about it, his GP told an inquest in Gloucester. "He said he had drifted into internet paedophilic websites and photographs and he was very concerned his employers might find out about this," said Dr Alexander Owen." (...) "He asserted his belief that his interest in these images was innocent and he would never harm a child. "In my opinion he was a sensitive and slightly vulnerable individual who had developed an unhealthy interest in paedophilia." The inquest heard that before committing suicide in the River Severn, Mr Jowett destroyed his home computer and posted the key of his house to his brother. (...) He was found dead in the river by a canoeist at Wainlodes on June 17."''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20231019045205/https://nypost.com/2023/10/18/ex-teacher-shoots-self-after-being-accused-of-having-sexual-relationship-with-teen-cops/ "Ex-teacher takes own life after being accused of sexual relationship with student, 16, officials say] (2023)'''
*:''"A former Florida high school teacher has died from an apparent suicide while facing trial for repeatedly having sex with a 16-year-old student who said she’d kept clothes and a toothbrush at his home." (...) "He’d been caught professing his love to the girl in a call monitored by cops — telling her that he could not wait for her to turn 18, according to the report. (...) The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office first started investigating in December after a restaurant owner reported to the principal that Maglio was sending flowers to a teen employee. (...) The girl contacted Maglio “and gave him a heads up about a possible investigation,” according to an affidavit cited by WPLG. When questioned, the student reportedly said: “I don’t want him to get in trouble. I’m in love with him.” The girl began to visit Magliko in his classroom after school because she was looking for “a mentor fatherly figure, but it escalated,” the document reportedly states. She said they began communicating on social media and had sex several times at Maglio’s apartment. The victim said she had left clothes and a toothbrush at his place. (...) "After Maglio’s death was confirmed, his attorney said that the late teacher’s “family, friends and many of his past students were saddened by the tragic loss of his life."''

===Registry-abetted Murder===

:''Mu has [https://www.map-union.org/perspectives/mu-lowdown-10-times-americas-sex-offender-registry-was-used-with-lethal-effect published an article] (correct as of 2025) describing the most high-profile of these killings.''

The public availability of Sex Offender data has repeatedly allowed vigilantes who believe they are doing God's work to carry out targeted attacks, sometimes even slaying family members of people on the registry.<ref>[https://www.vice.com/en/article/how-sex-offender-registries-can-result-in-vigilante-murder/ Vice: Sex registries leading to vigilante murders]</ref><ref>[https://www.prisonlegalnews.org/news/2017/may/5/vigilantes-assault-rob-and-murder-registered-sex-offenders/ Prison Legal News on vigilante murder]</ref> Around 22 murders are known to have directly resulted from the public listing of details on a sex offender registry, and we cover them below. After unreported, underreported and unclear cases are taken into account, the total number is widely assumed to fall between 30 and 50 murders enabled by sex offender registries within the US alone. Targeted murders are also common inside prisons.<ref>[https://utahnewsdispatch.com/2025/05/03/i-wanted-to-kill-them-all-inmate-admits-targeting-child-sex-offenders-prison-killings/ ‘I wanted to kill them all’: Inmate admits to targeting child sex offenders in prison killings]</ref>

*'''[https://people.com/teen-allegedly-sought-out-sex-offender-to-dismember-then-uttered-these-chilling-words-to-girlfriend-11943519 Teen Allegedly Sought Out Sex Offender to Dismember, Then Uttered These Chilling Words to Girlfriend] (2026)'''
*:'''"The girlfriend of Lucas Jones, 19, alleges that when she went to his home on March 20, she saw blood on the floor and red stains on his jeans. Jones allegedly told her he had killed and dismembered a man because he was a registered sex offender, according to new details in an amended affidavit. Jones is accused of having left suitcases and totes containing the man's remains in a field, which caught attention when they were surrounded by vultures"''

*'''[https://www.klax-tv.com/news/state/sabine-man-convicted-in-separate-2017-homicides-sentencing-set-in-april/article_8bfa979a-f4ea-5c4a-93d7-3020caefb8f4.html Sabine man implicated in shooting deaths of 2 sex offenders] (2017/2025)'''
*:'''From the above story, as updated following his [https://www.klax-tv.com/news/state/sabine-man-convicted-in-separate-2017-homicides-sentencing-set-in-april/article_8bfa979a-f4ea-5c4a-93d7-3020caefb8f4.html conviction]:''' ''"Kendall is accused in the deaths of Jerry W. Scott, 72, of Many, and Adam L. Jeter, 34, of Zwolle. Scott was found shot to death inside his home on Matthews Lodge Road on Aug. 19, and Jeter was shot Dec. 12 four times while inside his vehicle as he checked mail in front of his home on Patterson Road. [...] At the time of Scott's death, no motive was readily apparent. At the time, Deputy Coroner Ron Rivers said it was considered a hate crime because Scott was a registered sex offender. Scott was located lying face-up on the living room floor of his mobile home, just inside the front door. Deputies say the shooter fired a single shot through the storm door, hitting Scott in the upper chest and killing him instantly. On the Jeter case, authorities found his body in his vehicle, which had rolled into the pasture after he was shot. Investigators were provided with a description of a vehicle seen in the area immediately after the shooting."''

*'''[https://turnto10.com/news/nation-world/pedophile-vigilante-sex-offender-murder-killed-kill-murdered-hunted-hunter-it-should-be-cool-online-registry-duty-pedo-kids-children-child-kid-stabbing-stab-wounds-injured-injuries-door-accountant-disguise-posed-posing-knife-fight 'It should be cool': Man allegedly found pedophile online, posed as accountant to kill him] (2025)'''
*:''"A man allegedly used a sex offender registry to find a pedophile, disguised himself as an accountant to kill him, then told police he thought "it should be cool" because "everyone hates pedophiles." The Fremont Police Department announced on September 18, police were called to a residence regarding a "violent altercation" between two people that resulted in one being "gravely injured. Officers discovered an unresponsive 71-year-old man at the scene suffering from "significant stab wounds," per the release. He was soon pronounced dead at the scene.""''

*'''[https://www.wfmj.com/story/51817595/registered-sex-offender-murdered-in-sharon?clienttype=mobile Registered sex offender murdered in Sharon] (2024)'''
*:''"A 25-year-old Sharon man has been denied bail after police say he fatally shot his downstairs neighbor. Portez Smith was arraigned Monday morning on charges of criminal homicide and first-degree murder for the shooting death of 31-year-old Jesse Grover on the front porch of his Logan Avenue home. A man identifying himself as a friend of Grover told detectives that the two were awakened by someone shouting outside the front door, claiming Grover was a pedophile. According to Pennsylvania’s Megan’s Law website, Grover has been registered as a Tier One sexual offender since 2015 following a conviction for corruption of minors."''
*:See also, [https://www.themirror.com/news/us-news/child-sex-offender-blasted-dead-814215 Mirror US].

*'''[https://www.themirror.com/news/us-news/colorado-woman-unrestrained-hatred-child-661167 Colorado woman with 'unrestrained hatred' for child predators learns fate for dismembering sex offender] (2024)'''
*:''"A Colorado woman was sentenced to life in prison after shooting and killing a registered sex offender, then dismembering his body and dumping it in trash bags in a drainage ditch. Deka Simmons, 40, was convicted of murdering 48-year-old Daxcimo Ceja, who allegedly had a relationship with a 17-year-old girl when he was 25, the Colorado Springs Gazette reported. [...] Prosecutor Sharon Flaherty said in her closing arguments that Simmons killed Ceja simply because he was a registered sex offender. [...] Flaherty told the Colorado Springs Gazette that Simmons "has an unrestrained hatred for anyone who would molest a child to the point where it's become a 'fixation' and 'paranoia.'" [...] The police interviewed a witness who said Ceja was shot by Simmons in a garage, then dismembered, with the pieces of his body stored in a freezer before they were transported via a van to the dump site."''

*'''[https://www.galvnews.com/news/texas-city-man-charged-in-sex-offender-beating-death-back-in-jail/article_8a438e3b-b6f8-5c7c-af43-c0d82ff855a3.html Texas City man charged in sex offender beating death back in jail] (2023)'''
*:''"Just after midnight on May 22, 2021, five men attacked Danny Sanders, 65, outside a saloon and dance hall at 3317 Loop 197 in Texas City, police said. A woman had approached Sanders and his wife at the bar and accused him of being a child molester, police said. Sanders had pleaded guilty to a felony charge of indecency with a child in February 2010, according to court records. He was sentenced to 10 years of community supervision and required to register as a sex offender, according to court records. As Sanders attempted to leave the bar, five men attacked and beat him to death, police allege. Sanders suffered severe face and head injuries from being punched, kicked and stomped during an attack that lasted more than a minute, according to police records."''

*'''[https://www.rawstory.com/rory-banks-qanon/ QAnon vigilante found guilty in hit-list killing in California] (2022)'''
*:''"A California man obsessed with QAnon conspiracy theories was convicted in the murder of a registered sex offender he had placed on a hit list. Rory Banks, of Wheatland, was found guilty last week of burglary and premeditated murder in the fatal shooting of 55-year-old Ralph Mendez, whom he personally marked for death as part of a vigilante campaign motivated by the right-wing conspiracy theory, reported The Appeal-Democrat. “Banks set out just after midnight on May 12, 2021, armed with two handguns, four knives, OC spray, strobe lights, a hit list with four names and addresses, and an intent to murder every person in Wheatland listed on California’s sex-offender registry,” said Yuba County district attorney Clint Curry. “Banks did not know any of them personally, but appointed himself judge, jury, and executioner.” ''[...]'' Prosecutors said Banks, who had a QAnon sticker on the back of his vehicle, was always on his phone using the Telegram social media app and "doing research" that ultimately led him to conclude his community was plagued by sex offenders."''

*'''[https://www.aol.com/man-sentenced-more-40-years-202817529.html Man sentenced to more than 40 years in prison in 2021 double murder in Adrian] (2022)'''
*:''"Compton was one of two registered sex offenders accused of molesting Carden’s daughter. After killing Compton and Braman, Carden took Braman’s car and went in search of the other man accused of molesting his daughter, Ernest Black. He forced his way into a residence in Morenci, where other people were present. Adrian police arrested Carden after a vehicle and foot pursuit. Officers discovered the murders while conducting a welfare check at Compton and Braman’s residence."''

*'''[https://www.3newsnow.com/news/local-news/james-fairbanks-sentenced-40-70-years-in-murder-of-convicted-sex-offender James Fairbanks sentenced: 40–70 years in murder of convicted sex offender] (2020)'''
*:''"On May 16, 2020, Condoluci, 64, was found dead inside his home near 43rd & Pinkney St. Fairbanks sent an anonymous email to the media, including KMTV, and later admitted he was the one who sent the letter in which he detailed why he killed Condoluci. ''[...]'' It said he was looking for an apartment in the area, knew of Condoluci’s past and saw him staring at children."''
::Editor's note: Rather disturbingly, it appears that the [https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8347705/Mother-campaigns-free-vigilante-murdered-5-year-old-sons-abuser.html misleading] legal language (rape) used on the registry was an aggravating factor behind this registry murder, as well as the murderer's extremist "child protection" ideology. The victim's son and daughter appeared to be split on the matter, with the daughter even campaigning for the killer's release.

*'''[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2205288/Patrick-Drum-Vigilante-killed-sex-offenders-sentenced-life-prison.html 'They deserved to die': Vigilante who gunned down two registered sex offenders is unrepentant as judge sentences him to life in prison] (2012)'''
*:''"A vigilante who gunned down two registered sex offenders in Washington state was unrepentant as he was sentenced to life in prison on Tuesday. Patrick Drum, 34, told a judge that his victims deserved to die. Drum, who is himself a convicted felon, admitted to stalking Gary Lee Blanton, 28, and Jerry Wayne Ray, 57, and shooting them multiple times in their homes near Port Angeles, Washington."''

*'''[https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=20060311&slug=mullen11m Murderer of two sex offenders sentenced to 44 years] (2006)'''
*:''"Michael A. Mullen, 36, escaped a potential life sentence in a plea deal reached this week, ending a case considered one of the nation's worst cases of [[vigilantism]] against sex offenders. Mullen had confessed to the high-profile killings in letters to the news media, expressing a desire to be executed as a symbol of retribution against sex offenders. ''[...]'' In letters to The Seattle Times, Mullen said he targeted Eisses through the sex-offender registry and was surprised when he found two other sex offenders, Vasquez and James Russell, also were living in Eisses' Bellingham house. Mullen claims he interviewed the three before letting Russell go. "... Out of the three only one showed remorse or guilt. He is the one I let go," he wrote. "... I came to the conclusion that they must die, along with my own execution at the hands of the state, to drive my point home that 'WE' will protect 'our' children.""''

*'''[https://edition.cnn.com/2014/05/07/justice/south-carolina-neo-nazis-murder-sex-offender/index.html Neo-Nazis feign remorse, taunt family of murdered sex offender] (2013)'''
*:''"In court, the South Carolina neo-Nazi couple seemed remorseful for the 2013 murder of a sex offender, but they changed their tunes when their life sentences were handed down. "Child molesters do not deserve to live," Jeremy Moody said as he was led out of a Union County courthouse Tuesday wearing handcuffs and striped prison scrubs. "Had to do it over again, I'd kill more." As his wife, Christine Moody, was placed into a police car for transport to prison, she added, "I have no regrets. Killing that pedophile was the best day of my life." The couple was charged in the murders of Charles Parker, 59, and his wife, Gretchen, 51, in July. The Moodys went to their Jonesville home pretending to have car trouble, entered the home and killed the couple, Union County Chief Deputy Perry Haney said at the time. ''[...]'' "See you perverts later," Jeremy Moody said as he was escorted out of the courtroom. "That's what child molesters get." ''[...]'' And did she have anything to say to Parkers' families? "May they die also," she said before officers placed her in the back of a squad car."''

::Further, from the same case:

:*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20151030050334/https://www.foxcarolina.com/story/22906138/sheriff-2-bodies-found-in-union-county-home/ Homicide suspect calls victim 'pedophile' and 'demon'] (2013)'''
:::''"The victims were shot with a .380 handgun at close range and stabbed, according to Taylor. Taylor said surveillance video helped them identify and arrest Christine Moody, 36, and Jeremy Moody, 30, in connection with the Parkers' deaths. Both were arrested and charged with two counts of murder. ''[...]'' In court, Christine Moody told FOX Carolina that Charles Parker was a "pedophile" and a "demon." ''[...]'' According to the sheriff, Jeremy Moody told deputies he killed Charles Parker because he was a registered sex offender and planned to kill another registered sex offender on his list Wednesday had he not been caught, Taylor said. Taylor said Gretchen Parker was killed because she was with Charles Parker."''

*'''[[Wikipedia:Stephen Marshall (murderer)|Stephen Marshall (murderer): Wikipedia]] (2006)'''
*:''"Stephen Marshall (9 August 1985 – 16 April 2006) was an American-Canadian vigilante who searched publicly available sex offender registries in the United States for the names and addresses of convicted sex offenders before traveling to Maine in the Northeastern United States and murdering two. ''[...]'' After his suicide, authorities investigated his computer. They found an animation of Jesus armed with an assault rifle while knocking on someone's door. Witnesses reported that Marshall had converted to Christianity shortly before the killings. At one point, he referred to pedophiles as "scums of the Earth"."''
::*Among Marshall's victims was William Elliott. At age 19, Elliott had voluntary sex with a 15-year-old girl who was turning 16 ([[Age of Consent]] in their state Maine) in 3 weeks. The girl’s parents found out about this, and Elliott was accused of sexual abuse of a minor and spent 2 years in prison. After leaving prison, William decided to live separately from his mother, bought a trailer and got a job as a construction worker. On April 16, 2006, Stephen Marshall came to William's house and shot William in the face from the threshold. During the arrest, Stephen committed suicide. William was 24 years old when he died. His killer was 20 years old. Marshall found William's address on the Maine sex offenders registry. Joe Reisdorf, a friend of Stephen Marshall, said that in their teens they sometimes discussed sex offenders they had heard about in the news. Stephen and Joe agreed then that sex offenders are disgusting and useless people and that they are worse than killers. On the same day, another registered sex offender, 57-year-old Joseph Gray, became a Marshall victim. The Maine Sex Offender Registry is still publicly available.

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20121020072046/https://www.cbsnews.com/8301-501203_162-3597422.html/ Did Sex Offender Listing Lead To Murder?] (2009)'''
*:''"Convicted rapist Michael Dodele had been free just 35 days when sheriff's deputies found him dead from stab wounds last month in his mobile home. They quickly arrested his neighbor, 29-year-old construction worker Ivan Garcia Oliver, who made "incriminating comments, essentially admitting to his attacking Dodele," police said. Oliver pleaded not guilty to charges of first-degree murder, burglary and elder abuse on Nov. 30. A neighbor of Oliver's said that two days before the killing, he "told every house" in the trailer park that he found Dodele's name listed on the Web site of convicted sexual offenders, and was uncomfortable living near him. In a jailhouse interview with the Los Angeles Times, Oliver said he had a son who was molested in the past and he took action to protect the child. "Society may see the action I took as unacceptable in the eyes of 'normal' people," Oliver said. "I felt that by not taking evasive action as a father in the right direction, I might as well have taken my child to some swamp filled with alligators and had them tear him to pieces. It's no different." As it turned out, Dodele was not actually a child molester. His records show he sexually assaulted adult women."''

*'''[http://archive.boston.com/news/local/articles/2004/12/05/man_defends_attacks_on_sex_offenders?pg=full Man defends attacks on sex offenders] (2004)'''
*:''"Lawrence Trant sees himself as a righteous crusader who put muscle behind his boiling outrage against pedophiles. The state of New Hampshire sees Trant differently. He is serving a 10- to 30-year sentence in New Hampshire State Prison after pleading guilty to attempting to murder two convicted sex offenders whose names and addresses he found on an Internet registry posted by the state. "I don't want people to steal the souls of little kids," Trant, 57, said in an interview in prison last week. "I'm doing 30 years for something I think is morally justified." But prosecutor John Weld says Trant is one of the most cold-blooded criminals he has encountered. If Trant had not been arrested, Weld said, the native of Cambridge, Mass., probably would have killed someone convicted of a sex crime against children. "He doesn't seem to have any conscience about violence to other people," Weld said. "These people have as much right to justice as anybody else." ''[...]'' "I hope I've done a service to the community," Trant said. "These guys are sexual terrorists.""''

===Vigilante/Hate-motivated Murder===

[[File:Axtell.png|thumb|Formerly sectioned [[pedophobia|pedophobic]] murderer Levi Axtell (right) received the support of his community]]
[[Wikipedia:Rocky Beamon|Murder of sex offenders in jail]] is widespread, and in [[California]], is twice as common as murder in the general prison population.<ref>[https://www.vice.com/en/article/why-sex-offenders-are-getting-slaughtered-in-california-prisons-218/ Vice on why sex offenders are getting slaughtered]</ref>

There are also [[Wikipedia:Snowtown murders|numerous examples]] of murders not resulting directly from registered sex offender status, but instead hearsay in the local community re. a person's status. These include cases of mistaken identity, mistaken motive, and have reached such a point that it can be concluded light sentencing is directly encouraging the acts.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20161217033917/https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/1198221/vigilante-paedophile-hunter-jailed-for-life-for-murdering-dad-wrongly-accused-of-trying-to-meet-teenage-girl/ Vigilante paedophile hunter jailed for life for murdering dad wrongly accused of trying to meet teenage girl], [https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/apr/12/teenage-vigilantes-killed-darren-kelly-mistaken-paedophile-court 'Teenage vigilantes' killed man mistaken for paedophile, court told], [https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3330339/Millionaire-British-estate-agent-beat-death-German-paedophile-helped-launch-Katie-Price-s-clothes-range-catching-taking-pictures-children-set-spared-jail.html Millionaire British estate agent who beat German 'paedophile' to death after he took photos of his children in Spanish resort is to be spared jail]</ref> In one particularly disgusting 2022 example, a teenager who repeatedly and fatally stabbed her partner (later alleging he was "trafficking" her), escaped prison, later benefitting from a fundraiser to pay her fines.<ref>[https://www.gofundme.com/f/vxgt7q Pieper Lewis Gofundme, following deadly assault on 37 year old Zachary Brooks]</ref> The limits on the fundraiser were raised after it was exceded, and she was praised as "brave" in parts of the mainstream media:

::''"She said she did not fear the prospect of going to prison, and that she will go on to be a fashion designer and open a business called Pie. She also said she will become a juvenile justice advocate. "My story can change things. My story has changed me," Lewis said. "The events that took place on that horrific day cannot be changed, as much as I wish I could. That day a combination of complicated actions took place resulting in the death of a person, as well as a stolen innocence of a child.""''<ref>[https://eu.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/crime-and-courts/2022/09/13/pieper-lewis-speaks-sentencing-killing-alleged-rapist-des-moines-sex-trafficking/10358999002/ Des Moines teen Pieper Lewis, who killed alleged rapist, gets probation, deferred judgment]</ref>

Given probation, she then repaid the leniency shown to her by repeatedly failing to report.<ref>[https://who13.com/news/pieper-lewis-whereabouts-unknown-after-second-chance-at-probation/ Pieper Lewis, failure to report]</ref>

*'''[https://www.itv.com/news/london/2026-01-14/teenagers-planned-to-attack-man-they-branded-as-pedophile-court-hears Teenagers 'planned to attack' man they branded as paedophile, court hears] (2026)'''
*:''"A 16-year-old girl ''[above the local Age of Consent]'' and two boys aged 15 and 16 are on trial at Woolwich Crown Court for the murder of Alexander Cashford in Leysdown-on-Sea, Kent, on August 10 last year. Prosecutor Kate Blumgart KC told the jury that Mr Cashford met the girl by chance at an arcade in the seaside resort on August 8, giving her his phone number on a business card. The 16-year-old boy saved it in his own phone as “pedo” (sic) and over the next two days around 75 messages were exchanged, with Mr Cashford believing he was in contact with a 16-year-old girl named Sienna. ''[...]'' It is claimed the two boys followed Mr Cashford and the girl as they walked along the promenade in the Isle of Sheppey village, before the 16-year-old boy hit him on the back of the head with a bottle. The girl shouted “f****** paedophile, I’m f****** 16, get him” as she filmed the attack, with witnesses describing the 16-year-old boy throwing rocks at Mr Cashford. After he was arrested, prosecutors say the 16-year-old boy shared footage of the attack with three people, with the caption: “f***** pedo (sic) up lol” ''[...]'' Ms Blumgart said: “He was later seen by witnesses throwing large rocks at Mr Cashford’s already seemingly lifeless body and head. “This at the tail end of a vicious onslaught.” The girl showed “unwavering enthusiasm for the venture” that could be heard in her “shrieks” as she recorded the attack, the court was told. The footage was “undoubtedly planned to be evidence of their own successful hunt”, Ms Blumgart said."''

*'''[https://www.foxnews.com/us/texas-vigilante-tricked-sex-offender-meeting-him-park-murdered-him-police Texas vigilante tricked sex offender into meeting him at park – then murdered him: police] (2024)'''
*:''"James Lewis Spencer III, 24, is charged with murder in connection with the shooting death of Sean Connery Showers, 37, who was found unresponsive, lying in a ditch near a park on Northwood Street, in the early morning hours of May 29, 2023, according to the Houston Police Department. Spencer allegedly told someone "he believed the police were not doing enough to keep pedophiles incarcerated," and he wanted to "rob and harm those types of men [because] they would do bad things to little children and other people," an affidavit filed in Harris County last week states."''

*'''[https://www.presseportal.de/blaulicht/pm/35235/3970250 Lynching (German Police Report - Translated)] (2023)'''
*:''"Yesterday at noon, several men in Bremen-Lesum believed they had to take matters into their own hands. After a television report around noon, they went to a man in his apartment and beat him up so badly that he initially suffered life-threatening injuries. The broadcaster described in a post how reporters sought contact with alleged pedophiles via the Internet. The film then showed a man whose behavior was described by the reporters as suspicious and filmed. After the broadcast, the filmed man was allegedly recognized by people from Bremen-Nord. They said they had identified the address of the man depicted in the post and went there. Unknown perpetrators then broke into an apartment in the multi-party building and beat up a 50-year-old resident so badly that he suffered life-threatening injuries. Fortunately, the victim's life is no longer in danger. An investigation into an attempted homicide has been launched."''

*'''[https://www.idahotribune.org/news/un-happy-fathers-day-pervert-killed-in-kellogg-idaho-after-police-and-school-admins-took-no-action Un-Happy Father’s Day: Pervert Killed In Kellogg, Idaho After Police And School Admins Took NO ACTION — Caught Masturbating While Looking At Neighbor’s Kids And In School] (2023)'''
*:''"A shooting in Kellogg Idaho has left 4 people dead, after reports of indecent exposure, perversion, and pedophilia were ignored by local law enforcement and Kellogg High School staff. The Idaho Tribune has learned, according to several sources, that the name of one of the victims is 18 year old Devin Smith, a recent graduate of Kellogg High School. Those same sources told the Idaho Tribune that Smith was caught masturbating in class and “was only given one, maybe 2 days of in school suspension” as punishment for his perverted acts. These allegations remain unconfirmed at this time. ''[...]'' According to a Facebook post by Sarah Lindsay, it appears as though despite Kaylie’s call to the Police, no action was taken, and that Smith was again seen committing perverted acts while watching the Kaylor children. Based on available information it appears as though Kaylie’s husband, a 31 year old miner named Majorjon Kaylor came home from work, found out about what happened, and in a crime of passion killed Smith, and 3 other individuals in the house."''

*'''[https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-06-17/albert-thorn-guilty-of-bradley-lyons-murder-lakes-entrance/102426248 Albert Thorn found guilty of executing Bradley Lyons in shallow bush grave after vigilantes tortured him] (2023)'''
*:''"Leading the charge was eastern Victorian man, self-styled vigilante Albert Thorn, who suspected 30-year-old Mr Lyons was a paedophile. After a three-week trial and five days of deliberations, a Supreme Court jury in Melbourne yesterday found Thorn, 57, guilty of murdering Mr Lyons by shooting him in the back of the head while he lay bound, beaten and burnt in a shallow grave in remote bushland in eastern Victoria. ''[...]'' Mr Lyons — a father of three — was ambushed at his home on December 2, 2018, by a posse of four men intent on torturing a confession out of him. ''[...]'' The attack on Mr Lyons stemmed from Stefani's belief that his landlord was sexually abusing children. No evidence was ever provided to corroborate his opinion, and prosecutors in court labelled them "flimsy claims"."''

:*'''[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/melbourne/article-12217413/Final-moments-Bradley-Lyons-life-tortured-Australian-Freedom-Fighters-chainsaw.html The terrifying inside story of how an innocent dad was tortured and killed by a group of chainsaw-wielding 'paedophile hunters' - after his wife falsely accused him of molesting her daughters] (2023)'''
:*:''"A ruthless gang of drug-fuelled vigilantes menaced an innocent father with a chainsaw while trying to force a confession out of him for crimes he did not commit, in a brutal torture and murder that shocked Australia. Father-of-eight Bradley 'BJ' Lyons was tortured and executed after being betrayed by his meth-addled wife Jana Hooper, who falsely accused him of sexually assaulting her daughters. Video obtained by Daily Mail Australia shows Hooper leading her husband to his death after 'giving the nod' for thugs to enter their house in Lakes Entrance, in Victoria's east, and attack him. ''[...]'' Thorn had been the leader of a vigilante gang with a very specific hatred for paedophiles. Such was Thorn's hatred for paedophiles, he tattooed the gang's name, Australian Freedom Fighters, across his entire back and posted photographs to Facebook. ''[...]'' Mr Lyons was eventually dragged out of the boot of Thorn's car to an old shed on his property where things went from bad to worse for the terrified dad. The court heard Thorn was giddy with excitement. 'I could see Bert getting really turned on and getting some sort of pleasure from this,' Ms MacFarlane told the jury. ''[...]'' The court heard the men had celebrated their crime, holding a party at Thorn's property in which Mr Lyons' own wife and children attended."''

*'''[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11848881/Minnesota-dad-uses-shovel-moose-antler-kill-77-year-old-sex-offender-stalked-daughter.html Minnesota dad uses moose antler to slaughter 77-year-old sex offender he claims was stalking daughter - before turning himself in to police station 'covered in blood'] (2023)'''
*:''"A Minnesota father slaughtered a 77-year-old convicted sex offender using a moose antler and shovel after he accused the victim of stalking his young daughter. Levi Axtell, 27, walked into at the sheriff's office covered in blood and with his head in his hands as he admitted killing Lawrence Scully - who was jailed for molesting a six-year-old girl in 1979. Axtell, from Cook County, Minnesota, had long been suspicious of Scully parking his vehicle at locations where children were present. In 2018 Axtell filed an order of protection against the elderly man which was initially granted but later dropped. Court records also show Scully was committed to a mental institution in 2020 but was later released and prescribed anti-psychotic drugs. ''[...]'' On Saturday a woman believed to be Axtell's sister said she had received lots of support from the local community and the family were planning to set up an online fundraiser to help with the case."''
[[File:Tcap.png|thumb|Posted by a murderer's wife on Facebook]]
:*'''[https://cnycentral.com/news/nation-world/man-charged-with-murder-for-killing-former-sex-offender-with-a-shovel-and-an-antler-second-degree-murder-pedophile-sexual-assault-stalking-harassment-trespassing-moose Man charged with murder for killing former sex offender with a shovel and an antler]'''
:*:''"Axtell made public posts on social media expressing violent thoughts towards people like Scully starting in 2020. He posted a photo on Facebook featuring someone holding a gun with the caption, “Only cure for pedophiles. A bullet." He added additional thoughts in the comment thread below the photo, saying, "People always ask me why I hate pedophiles. They assume I've been abused. But really I think being protective is just an Axtell trait.""''

*'''[https://www.leparisien.fr/faits-divers/ain-accuse-a-tort-d-etre-un-pedophile-un-septuagenaire-battu-a-mort-01-09-2020-8376594.php Ain: wrongly accused of being a pedophile, a septuagenarian beaten to death] (2020)'''
*:''"On Sunday, a 74-year-old man was repeatedly beaten by a 25-year-old man who thought he was dealing with a pedophile. He died the next day. ''[...]'' The owners of the premises had asked this 74-year-old man, a neighbor and friend, to babysit their 12-year-old son during the weekend, and the latter had spent the night there. ''[...] [After entering by force, the 25 year old was]'' convinced he was dealing with a pedophile who attacked his cousin ''[...]'' despite the denials of the child himself."''

*'''[https://www.essexlive.news/news/basildon-man-steven-keeble-who-1505785 Basildon man Steven Keeble who beat dad John Masser to death in the street is jailed for life] (2018)'''
*:''"A man who brutally beat a dad-of-three to death in a residential street shouted and screamed as he was taken away to serve a life sentence in prison. ''[...]'' Six weeks prior Mr Masser appeared at Basildon Crown Court for a historic sex offence allegation, in which he denied raping a teenager in 1986. ''[...]'' When he saw Mr Masser on the street outside the home of a friend he became very angry by Mr Masser’s presence and his behaviour. “Having left that man bleeding and badly injured on the road, he described him after the attack as a ‘nonce’." ''[...]'' The violent attack was witnessed by a number of residents of Moss Drive, including a pregnant woman. ''[...]'' "Detective inspector Alan Pitcher, from the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate said after the guilty verdict: “On a Sunday, early evening last October, Keeble brutally attacked Mr Masser, subjecting him to a sustained and violent attack. He punched him to the ground and repeatedly kicked and stamped on his head while in a rage. He fled the scene and then denied the assault when he was arrested by the police. By the end of the attack, Mr Masser was lying critically injured. He survived for a few days, but these injuries, viciously inflicted by Keeble, had done too much damage.""''

*'''[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2137467/Suspect-accused-murdering-gay-supermarket-worker-used-military-strategy-track-uncaught-paedophiles.html?ito=feeds-newsxml Suspect accused of murdering gay supermarket worker used 'military strategy to track down uncaught paedophiles'] (2013)'''
*:''"A man accused of murdering a gay supermarket worker embarked on a campaign against uncaught paedophiles using 'military strategy' to track them down after overhearing convicted prisoners planning new offences while in prison, a court heard. Christopher Hunnisett, who is on trial accused of killing supermarket worker Peter Bick, told the court he used the internet and a network of 'live sources' - some made in prison - to investigate rumours of child abuse. ''[...]'' 'There are so many paedophiles in this country, over 600,000 who just offend against children,' he said. 'Even if I stopped more than 100 a day I would take over 20 years to deal with them. It is impossible for one person to stop them all. ''[...]'' While in the witness box Hunnisett used military terms like 'in the field' to describe how he investigated claims of sex offending, using call signs like 'Sierra' to describe a 'suspect' and 'Tango' to describe a 'target' against whom he had proof of illegal activities. One they had been 'dealt with' they were reclassified as 'x-ray'. ''[...]'' Mr Bick was killed during the early hours of January 11 last year after Hunnisett, whom he had met for sex, inflicted five severe blows to his head with a hammer and strangled him with a shoelace, the court has been told previously. ''[...]'' 'It's disgusting and they have no idea how much it destroys a person and damages them, and no one gives a damn about it.' ''[he said] [...]'' The trial has already heard there is no evidence that Mr Bick was a paedophile."''

*'''[https://www.welt.de/vermischtes/article152034899/Eltern-locken-vermeintlichen-Paedophilen-in-Todesfalle.html Parents lure alleged pedophile into death trap (Translation)] (2016)'''
*:''"The public prosecutor's office in Aachen read out the indictment on the first day of the trial, and it became clear to those attending the trial that it was probably deadly vigilante justice due to a misunderstanding. Because daughter Chantal was 22 years old on Facebook. Her parents had made her ten years older when she set up the account, possibly to protect her. One evening Christian L. sent Chantal two short messages via Facebook: first a "How are you" and a little later a "Good evening". When she didn't respond, Christian L. left it at that. He had no idea that he had texted a twelve-year-old. However, Chantal's parents seemed convinced it was a pedophile and they wanted to punish him fatally, according to prosecutors. Mother Nadine contacted Christian L. via Facebook and pretended to be interested in a sexual encounter. When that didn't work, 38-year-old Marlene M. became active as a "decoy" on Facebook and arranged a lonely evening meeting point with Christian L. near the train station in Eschweiler, North Rhine-Westphalia. ''[...]'' Mother Nadine hit Christian L. in the face with brass knuckles at the train station and challenged his smartphone to see if he had photos of her daughter on it. Nothing was found, but father Karl-Heinz, who had emerged from the bushes, stabbed Christian L. again and again – “with an absolute will to destroy,” as the public prosecutor says. The couple and work colleague L. left the seriously injured victim. Christian L. bled to death. ''[...]'' Very sad lives emerge, characterized by school failure, drugs, unemployment, frustration and being overwhelmed. Nadine's mother is very pale and sits motionless with her carefully combed long hair in the last row of the dock while her lawyer gives biographical information. She left secondary school and worked at the gas station until she couldn't get along with the boss anymore and became unemployed. She had started smoking marijuana and drinking alcohol at an early age."''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20150801145803/http://www.thespec.com/news-story/5770481-did-vigilante-kill-michael-sullivan-for-pretending-to-take-child-s-photo-/ Did vigilante kill Michael Sullivan for pretending to take child's photo?] (2018 - [https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/michael-sullivan-1.4913512 see also])'''
*:''"Two years after a 51-year-old cyclist, Michael Sullivan, was killed in a hit and run that police kept secret for months, details of his death and the subsequent police investigation are emerging. Interviews with Sullivan's family suggest Hamilton police believe he was stalked and run down by a driver who mistakenly believed he was a child molester."''

*'''[https://journalmetro.com/actualites/national/1051401/de-laide-financiere-pour-yan-dugas-accuse-davoir-tue-un-pedophile/ Financial aid for Yan Dugas, accused of having killed a pedophile] (2016)'''
*:''"A crowdfunding campaign has been created on the internet to help Yan Dugas, the 18-year-old young man accused of the murder of pedophile Mathias Breton. A Facebook page “Supports Yan Dugas – Official” was created following his arrest. On this page, loved by more than 100 people, a fundraising campaign on the Go Fund Me site was shared. On a photo of the young man, we can read the following comment: "this boy has rid a useless animal why a trial (sic)"."''

*'''[https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/bijan-ebrahimi-murdered-vigilante-lee-2651168 Disabled man burned to death by vigilantes who wrongly suspected him of being a paedophile] (2013)'''
*:''"Thugs beat up a vulnerable disabled man and burned him to death because they mistakenly believed he was a paedophile. Neighbours accused Bijan Ebrahimi, 44, of being a pervert when he was seen taking photos of youths vandalising his hanging baskets. A court heard the rumours led to the keen gardener’s horrific death when Lee James, 24, kicked him unconscious. With the help of pal Stephen Norley, James then dragged him outside, soaked him in white spirit and set him alight. Police earlier took Mr Ebrahami away for questioning as an angry mob chanted “paedo, paedo”, but he was released when officers found he had done nothing wrong. One resident in Brislington, Bristol, said: “When the police took him away everyone was cheering. Then he was released back into that.” Another added: “Whoever started those rumours now has to live with that. "He wasn’t a paedophile and now he’s dead. That’s a hell of a thing to have on your conscience.”"''

*'''[https://www.brongersma.info/Founding_member_of_NAMBLA_murdered_by_man_he_befriended Founding member of NAMBLA murdered by man he befriended] (1986)''' (also see our gallery)
*:''"Robert Burdick, a 78-year-old retired teacher, was brutally murdered in his New York apartment July 24. A drifter named Edward Joseph Patterson, 37, has admitted committing the crime. Burdick's body was found, stabbed at least ten times in the chest, that afternoon following phone calls by Patterson to reporters in Philadelphia and Baltimore, in which he described the crime. He was arrested that evening in Baltimore. ''[...]'' Patterson, who has a record of 50 arrests and is listed in police records under some 23 aliases, is apparently a deranged antihomosexual psychopath and has reportedly threatened to kill all American presidents from Richard Nixon on. He told reporters after killing Burdick that he planned to kill eight members of his own family in Camden, New Jersey, "in a more terrible and violent way." He asserted that someone in his family had "molested" him when he was nine years old, and sought to justify his murder of Burdick by alleging that Burdick had had sex with children. What is more likely is that he murdered Burdick because of Burdick's involvement with NAMBLA and his support of man/boy love. Burdick had never been arrested or charged with any crime of any kind. He was a committed fighter for sexual freedom and gay liberation who will be missed not only by his comrades in NAMBLA, but by the entire gay movement."''

*'''[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/manchester/6182286.stm Probe into police attack response] (2005)'''
*:''"Paul Cooper was killed at his flat in Heywood, Greater Manchester, in 2005. ''[...]'' The 42-year-old suffered a "brutal and prolonged attack", Minshull Street Crown Court heard. Read attacked and killed Mr Cooper after becoming fixated with the idea he had been indecently assaulted by him when he was a child, the court heard. Police said there was no suggestion that Mr Cooper was ever involved in sexual offences."''

*'''[https://nashaniva.com/?c=ar&i=229960&lang=ru Закон района: товарищ бьет — и ты должен бить». Что говорят в Полоцке о подозреваемых в жестоком убийстве ] (2019)'''
*:[Editor summary] On April 22, 2019, the 26-year-old resident of Polotsk, Roman Tsyro, was severely beaten and buried alive. The killers were three of his acquaintances - Slava (16 years old), Yuri (17 years old) and Vadim (20 years old). Roman had a relationship with a 16-year-old schoolgirl. He was probably in love with her. The girl herself considered their relationship a friendship. Nevertheless, Slava, Yuri and Vadim considered this unacceptable. On the night of April 21-22, they called Roman, asked to take a taxi and call for them, which he did. They came home to Roman. Young people demanded him leave his girlfriend and confirm in writing the end of the relationship. After Roman refused to do this, they began to beat him. He was beaten with hands, a shovel and other means. Then the killers buried him in the yard. Presumably, Roman was still alive. Further stories.<ref>[https://nashaniva.com/?c=ar&i=229917&lang=ru Supplementary story re. Tsyro (in Russian)]</ref>

*'''[https://www.lefigaro.fr/actualite-france/2010/04/08/01016-20100408ARTFIG00718-soupconne-d-etre-pedophile-il-aurait-ete-tue-par-ses-voisins-.php Suspected of being a pedophile, he was allegedly killed by his neighbors] (2010)'''
*:''"On the night of December 8, 2009, firefighters intervened in the apartment of Philippe Pouillé, 69, in flames. The body of this pensioner, slightly handicapped and placed under respiratory assistance, was discovered charred on his bed. The investigators had initially thought of an accident, the oxygen cylinders having been able to catch fire. But the discovery of a box of matches and traces of fuel had quickly oriented the investigation, entrusted to the SRPJ of Montpellier, towards the hypothesis of a murder. A few days later, the autopsy revealed that the man had indeed died of strangulation and not from the consequences of the fire. During their police custody, the three accused neighbors explained that they had gone to the pensioner's house to obtain explanations following questionable behavior. Still according to them, Philippe Pouillet used to receive young children at his home, including the daughters, aged eight and nine, of the two women indicted, who allegedly complained of touching. There, the conversation would have degenerated and two of the three neighbors would then have strangled the old man with their bare hands. They would then have returned a little later to set fire to his apartment. But, according to information from RTL, in the building where the tragedy took place, the theory of a pedophile tendency on the part of the pensioner is puzzling. "This rumor of pedophilia did not hold until this morning, for us, in any case, and it still does not," explains Nordine, who lives on the same floor as the victim. ''[...]'' The girls, who should be quickly examined by a doctor, will be seen by a psychiatrist."''

*'''[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11364461/amp/Father-forced-paedophile-friend-dig-grave-freed-jail-early.html Russian father who forced his paedophile best friend to dig his own grave and kill himself after discovering he had sexually abused his daughter, six, is freed from jail a year early after serving just six months] (2022)'''
*:''"A distraught father who forced his best friend to kill himself when he discovered the man had sexually abused his daughter has been freed from jail after only six months. ''[...]'' Prominent TV journalist and former Russian presidential candidate Ksenia Sobchak told her followers: "All parents are standing up for the paedophile's killer.""''

*'''[https://www.digibron.nl/viewer/collectie/Digibron/id/tag:RD.nl,20000925:newsml_6b6e6108c4660fb6ff444d2075ed0aaf Oosterhouter bekent neersteken plaatsgenoot] (2000)'''
*:[Editor summary] On September 22, 2000, 37-year-old Lucien met the 22-year-old Dennis Brocken at the supermarket and inflicted 10 stab wounds on him. The motive for the murder was the fact that Dennis had previously committed a sexual “crime”, one of the “victims” of which was Lucien’s son. For this, Dennis was convicted and served his sentence. Dennis’ crime was that he downloaded child pornography and invited a group of youths to his home, played computer games with them and played with them sexually. Brocken was applauded in some quarters as a national hero. Further stories.<ref>[https://12ft.io/proxy?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.volkskrant.nl%2Fnieuws-achtergrond%2Fsympathisanten-maken-volksheld-van-pedokiller%7Eb1c5707e%2F 12ft unpaywalled supplementary article in Dutch re. Brocken]</ref><ref>[https://12ft.io/proxy?q=https://www.volkskrant.nl/nieuws-achtergrond/pedofiel-mogelijk-gedood-door-vader-slachtoffer~bdc8cc8d/ 12ft unpaywalled further supplementary article in Dutch re. Brocken]</ref>

*'''[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/7778891.stm Stab murder man was sex offender] and [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1094055/Convicted-paedophile-struck-stabbed-death-stripped-mutilated-suspected-vigilante-attack.htm Convicted paedophile 'who struck again' stabbed to death, stripped and mutilated in suspected vigilante attack] (2008)'''
*:''"A man found stabbed to death in south London was a convicted child sex offender, it has been revealed. Andrew Cunningham, 52, was found dead in his caravan in Riverside Road, in Wandsworth, on Wednesday. A post-mortem examination said the cause of death was multiple wounds including mutilation to the groin." // "A paedophile was hacked to death in a frenzied assault by a suspected mob of vigilantes. Andrew Cunningham, 52, was found naked and soaked in blood at his caravan home after suffering multiple stab wounds to his head, neck and chest ''[...]'' Recently, drinkers at a pub claimed he had assaulted another girl. This allegation was never reported to police but mobs reportedly drove past his caravan chanting: 'Die, paedo, die.' Cunningham moved there because vigilantes had set fire to a bag of rubbish outside his former house in Wandsworth in 2003. ''[...]'' A police source said detectives were focusing on recent incidents rather than his earlier conviction. He added: 'Damage was caused to his genitals. He was loathed by a large number of people so we have a lot of potential suspects.' Yesterday Wazir Zadran, 23, a worker at a nearby fish factory, said: 'I heard it was a planned attack. Everyone knew he lived there and was a paedophile.' ''[...]'' Cunningham's body was found by his employer, known as Rodney, who said: 'There was blood everywhere. The bed was soaked and his head was lying in it.' He added: 'He was a lovely man, he couldn't do enough for me.' But yesterday there was little sympathy from motorists passing the scene, with one van driver shouting: 'He deserved it.' However, a bunch of flowers was laid by a 15-year-old called Lucy. She said: 'I used to go round his caravan instead of going to school. He never laid a finger on me. He told me to go back to school.' The teenager, who was accompanied by her father, later made a statement to police. A tag on her flowers read: 'To Andy, the best man alive no matter what people say. Me and the family will miss you. May you rest in peace.'"''
[[File:Blair.png|thumb|Mitchelle Blair launched into a rage, tortured and murdered her children, she says, when one confessed that the other was "humping" him (described in the story as "rape")]]
*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20081006024755/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20081002.BCVIGILANTE02/TPStory/National Slaying provoked by false accusation, police say] (2008)'''
*:''"VICTORIA -- The sexual touching allegations that provoked the beating death of a Courtenay man this week lacked credibility and may have been fabricated, police said yesterday. Comox RCMP Inspector Tom Gray said a follow-up investigation of the allegations, made by two girls aged 13 and 15 who had been "hanging out" at the victim's house, found no evidence of any wrongdoing. "We're not so sure the people ''[the teenage girls]'' making these allegations are credible," said Insp. Gray, noting that RCMP detectives had interviewed the girls at length. "The issue, in my view, was somewhat consensual and in any event it didn't go very far. I just don't want anyone in the public to think the [slaying] victim did anything bad or anything to deserve this.""''

*'''[http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/primal-rage-pedo-stomped-to-death/2008/07/22/1216492426387.html Primal rage: 'pedo' stomped to death] (2008)'''
*:''"A convicted pedophile represented everyone who had ever abused the young Adelaide man who killed him in a primal rage, a court was told today. Timothy Hemi Schaefer, 19, went to the home of Jeffrey Edwin Payne, 56, in Adelaide in April 2007, called him a "pedo", punched him and stabbed him in the leg. ''[...]'' "In fact, during his interview with police he referred to Mr Payne as a sack of shit," Ms Powell said. "He would have had to hear and feel the sounds of the bones fracturing under foot.""''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20080612173740/https://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/homepage/abox/article_1305413.php Killing in jail decried] (2006)'''
*:''"SANTA ANA – John Derek Chamberlain feared the inmates at Theo Lacy Facility in Orange knew he was in for child pornography charges, his longtime friend Dorothy Schell recalled Friday. "You've got to talk to my attorney to get me out of here," Schell said Chamberlain told her from a jail phone on Tuesday and Wednesday. "I'm afraid. I'm afraid. I'm really afraid. They know. They know. I'm afraid something is going to happen to me." He was right. A group of inmates beat and kicked Chamberlain to death in a shower Thursday night, Orange County Sheriff's spokesman Jim Amormino said."''

===Filicide===

:''Mu have [https://www.map-union.org/perspectives/lowdown-six-hysteric-parents compiled an article] on this very subject.''

Parents have for decades been known to beat and abuse their own children because of misguided beliefs about sexuality.<ref>[https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/05/dad-allegedly-tried-to-beat-the-gay-out-of-his-own-5-year-old-son-he-could-go-away-for-life/ Dad allegedly tried to “beat the gay out of” his own 5-year old son. He could go away for life]</ref> But in some cases, this has [[Wikipedia:Killing of Ronnie Paris|escalated to murder]]. A few such examples follow.

*'''[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/28/romina-ashrafi-outcry-in-iran-over-so-called-honour-killing-of-14-year-old-girl Romina Ashrafi: outcry in Iran over so-called 'honour killing' of 14-year-old girl] (2020)'''
*:''"Iran’s president has called for swift action to outlaw so-called “honour killings” after the death of a 14-year-old Iranian girl allegedly at the hands of her father prompted a nationwide outcry. Hassan Rouhani urged his cabinet to act after Romina Ashrafi was allegedly killed by her father for running away with her boyfriend, 34-year-old Bahamn Khavari, in Talesh, 320km (198 miles) north-west of Tehran. Reza Ashrafi, who is now in custody, is accused of using a farming sickle to behead her as she slept."''

*'''[https://crownheights.info/crime/30903/man-sentenced-to-25-years-for-killing-4-year-old/ Man Sentenced to 25 Years for Killing 4-Year-Old] (2010)'''
*:''"A New York City man was sentenced to 25 years behind bars Friday for teaming up with his girlfriend to savagely beat her 4-year-old son to death. Steven Dadaille, 27, and his girlfriend, Myrna Chenphang, 26, both of Brooklyn, had avoided second-degree murder charges by pleading guilty to the lesser charge of first-degree manslaughter in the October 2009 pummeling of young Jayden Lenescar. Dadaille and Chenphang repeatedly battered the boy’s legs, arms and torso with their hands and a belt buckle over a two day period at their home in Crown Heights. Both adults admitted they beat the boy because he was touching his genitals, and they wanted to find out who taught him to do it."'

*'''[https://medium.com/lessons-from-history/the-kids-sexually-abused-each-other-their-mom-killed-them-as-punishment-87c8bb653795 The Kids Sexually Abused Each Other, Their Mom Killed Them as Punishment] (2021)'''
*:''"One day, Blair came home and found her youngest son, Matthew putting his dolls in inappropriate positions. When Blair questioned Matthew, he confided in her that his elder brother, Stephen, had been raping him. Thus, for the next week, Blair severely beat Stephen, choked him, and threw hot water at him whilst he was naked in the bathroom. In the end, Stephen died, and Blair hid his body in the freezer. ''[...]'' “I went upstairs and I said, Stephen, Matthew said you were humping on him. He stood up and looked at me like he had lost his mind. He said yes…So I started punching Stephen… I put a bag over his head, he lost consciousness, I did that a couple of times.” ''[...]'' After nine months, Blair also discovered that Stoni was abusing Matthew. Stoni’s case was personal to Blair because of what Matthew confessed. She would squeeze blood out of her menstrual pad and drop it in Matthew’s mouth. So, Blair repeated the torture routine. For days, Blair beat Stoni, starved her, threw hot water at her naked body, and finally strangled her until she died. Then, she asked her oldest daughter, Gabrielle, to put Stoni’s body in the freezer."'

*'''[https://registryreport.org/2019/03/26/dad-executed-his-15-year-old-son-for-touching-sister/ Dad Executed His 15-Year Old Son for Touching Sister] (2009)'''
*:''"When her 15-year-old son confessed to Lazette Cherry that he’d touched a 3-year-old girl in a sexual way, Cherry called a meeting with family members and friends the next day to discuss what to do next. When Jamar Pinkney Jr. came into the room, Cherry testified Monday that his father asked: “Is there anything you want to tell me?" The family left to allow the parents to talk with the boy. Then they heard screaming as Jamar Pinkney Sr. started kicking, punching and pistol-whipping his son. The witness accounts of the boy’s final minutes came during the father’s preliminary exam Tuesday in 30th District Court, in which he was ordered to stand trial on a charge of first-degree premeditated murder in the slaying of his son Nov. 16. The boy’s aunt, Yolanda Cherry, testified that she heard Jamar pleading: ‘Daddy, don’t!’ Yolanda Cherry said the boy’s father replied: ‘You want to see some counseling?’ in reference to the boy’s earlier requests to get help. ''[...]'' After hearing a single gunshot, Yolanda Cherry found her nephew lying mortally wounded. “His heart was still beating. I said, ‘Hold on. He’s choking on his blood'” Yolanda Cherry testified. “All these police cars. Where is the ambulance? When I felt again, I couldn’t feel any heartbeat.” “And he started to pull Jamar’s pants off,” Yolanda Cherry testified. “Jamar Jr. is saying, ‘No, Daddy, no.’”"'

*'''[https://www.rawstory.com/2016/02/activist-blames-quack-satanic-abuse-psychology-after-paranoid-mom-murders-her-autistic-son/ Mom murdered her autistic son after seeking help from therapist who believes in 'Satanic mind control'] (2016)'''
*:''"In May, New York millionaire Gigi Jordan was sentenced to 18 years in prison for crushing a lethal dose of Ambien and Xanax into a cocktail of juice and vodka and forcing her 8-year-old autistic son, Jude Mirra, to drink it with a syringe while holed up in a luxury hotel room. ''[...]'' News reports and court records about Jordan seem to illustrate a deeply disturbed, delusional mother who believed a complex, winding conspiracy between her two ex-husbands to both defraud her of large sums of money and horrifically, sexually abuse her son. In the end, Jordan maintains she killed Jude because she thought it was the only way to protect him from the ongoing abuse -- abuse she believed caused his autism symptoms. Both men adamantly denied the accusations. Neither has been charged with a crime. "I wanted him to be safe and at peace at any cost," Jordan said in an interview with CBS New York."'

====Fratricide====

*'''[https://www.timesnownews.com/mumbai/mumbai-youth-kills-sister-after-mistaking-blood-stains-of-her-first-period-for-bleeding-after-intercourse-article-100087696/amp Mumbai Youth Kills Sister After Mistaking Blood Stains of Her First Period for Bleeding After Intercourse] (2023)'''
*:''"In a tragic incident in Maharashtra's Thane, a 30-year-old youth allegedly killed his 12-year-old sister over suspicion that she had a physical relationship with someone after he noticed blood stains of her first period. ."'

===State murder===

In some instances, the death penalty has been used against Sex Offenders against minors.<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/southeast-asia/herry-wirawan-indonesia-teacher-rape-b2051063.html Herry Wirawan: Indonesian teacher sentenced to death for raping 13 students and impregnating eight of them]</ref> In 2023, FL Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law a bill that allows for the execution of some sex offenders. Gay activists even claimed that it could lead to the death penalty for gay and trans people.<ref>[https://edition.cnn.com/2023/05/01/politics/desantis-child-rapists-death-penalty-bill-scotus/index.html DeSantis signs bill making child rapists eligible for death penalty at odds with US Supreme Court ruling]</ref><ref>[https://www.intomore.com/impact/a-new-florida-bill-could-spell-literal-death-for-queer-and-trans-citizens/ A New Florida Bill Could Spell Literal Death for Queer and Trans Citizens]</ref> Following this, a rash of other US states such as Idaho and Alabama have passed laws favoring the death penalty for some child sex offenders.<ref>[https://abc3340.com/news/local/child-predator-death-penalty-act-pre-filed-for-alabama-legislative-session Child Predator Death Penalty Act pre-filed for next Alabama legislative session]</ref> Their constitutionality, however, is under significant scrutiny, and they are hard and notoriously expensive to enact.

Others such as China are following, even for non-violent, statutory offences.<ref>[https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202311/12/WS6550c15ea31090682a5edbf9.html Former primary school principal executed for child rape], [https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202411/14/WS67354a58a310f1265a1cd403.html 3 child rapists executed in China], [https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202505/20/WS682bd417a310a04af22c0556.html 3 executed for abusing, raping kids]. Particularly concerning here is the juxtaposition of molestation against "rape", suggesting "rape" refers to non-forcible penetration.</ref>

:'''[https://www.eastidahonews.com/2024/01/adding-lewd-conduct-with-a-child-as-a-crime-punishable-by-death-could-be-problematic/ Adding lewd conduct with a child as a crime punishable by death could be problematic] (2024)'''
::''"A proposal to make lewd conduct with a child punishable by death could drastically increase the number of death penalty cases in the state. In 2022 alone, Idaho prosecutors filed 217 cases charging adults with lewd conduct with a child under 16, a crime currently punishable by up to life in prison. ''[...]'' The state of Idaho already faces major issues finding the chemicals needed to execute a person by lethal injection, which led to the passage of a bill last year that brought back the potential use of the firing as a means of execution if the state can’t procure the necessary chemicals. The state has not yet constructed a facility to perform the executions by firing squad. IDOC spokesman Jeff Ray said IDOC is working with the Division of Public Works for the engineering, design, and construction phase. “Policy changes will be developed and presented to the board for consideration once we have a better sense of the proposed physical plant design,” Ray said."''

==Vigilante justice and rage==

:''[http://on-vigilantism.blogspot.com/ Sex Offender Research: Vigilantism] is far more comprehensive.''
[[File:Vigilante.jpg|thumb|Jason Vukovich was praised for a series of crazed hammer attacks on "pedophiles"]]
The "nonce hunting" situation in the UK<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/872436.stm Families flee paedophile protests], [https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/oct/25/vigilante-paedophile-hunters-online-police Vigilante paedophile hunters ruining lives with internet stings], [https://www.vice.com/en/article/paedophile-vigilante-dangers-murder-uk/ The Problems Facing the New Breed of Vigilante Pedophile Hunters]</ref> (and elsewhere<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-54930488 Dutch police give 'stop paedophile hunts' warning after Arnhem death]</ref>) has often been described as "out of control", with the pursuit of sexual deviants considered an "underground sport" much like cock fighting, dog fighting, bare-knuckle fighting and hare coursing. [[List of CSA/anti-pedophile proponents]] covers the British tradition of nonce-hunting and some of the highly localized groups involved.

*'''[https://www.lawenforcementtoday.com/man-used-internet-registry-to-track-down-and-beat-up-pedophiles/ Police: Man used internet registry to track down and beat up pedophiles and sex offenders] (2019)'''
*:''"Back in the summer of 2016, he carried a notebook with a list of names, including Charles Albee, Andres Barbosa and Wesley Demarest. Over five days, he entered the homes of the three men, uninvited, and hit them, sometimes with his fists and in the case of Demarest, with a hammer, knocking him unconscious. He also stole from them, taking items including a truck and a laptop, according to assistant district attorney Patrick McKay. Vukovich called himself the “avenging angel” for children hurt by abusers. Vukovich told police that he targeted his victims based on their listings on Alaska’s sex offender registry, according to the memorandum. The online registry includes their home addresses, work addresses and convictions. Vukovich carried out his first attack the day after he got out of jail."''

*'''[https://www.prisonlegalnews.org/news/2017/may/5/vigilantes-assault-rob-and-murder-registered-sex-offenders/ Vigilantes Assault, Rob and Murder Registered Sex Offenders] (2017)'''
*:''"In July 2015, Nebraska registered sex offender Phillip McDaniel lost his appeal seeking workers compensation for an attack that had occurred two years earlier at the Western Sugar Cooperative, when a co-worker assaulted him with a brass hammer while calling him a “chimo” – slang for “child molester.” The co-worker, Jason Bates, had become enraged after discovering that McDaniel was a registered sex offender. McDaniel suffered injuries to his nose, clavicle and left shoulder. He applied for workers compensation but was denied; after he appealed, the Nebraska Court of Appeals upheld the denial, finding that the attack was due to personal reasons even if the only relationship between the two was as co-workers. See: McDaniel v. Western Sugar Coop., 23 Neb. App. 35, 867 N.W.2d 302 (Neb. Ct. App. 2015)."''

*'''[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2700872/My-son-saved-attackers-life-Father-pounded-admitted-child-molester-bloody-puddle-claims-son-stopped-stabbing-admitted-pedophile-death.html 'My son saved his attacker's life': Father who brutally beat teen he caught raping his son, 11, reveals it was only his boy's pleas that saved the pedophile from death...] (2014)'''
*:[Summary] ''"Jason Browning, 35, shockingly admits he would have killed Raymond Frolander, 18, if not for his son stopping him. Mr Browning beat Frolander unconscious after walking in on the pervert performing a sex act on his son while naked. 'I just snapped,' he admitted after the beating at his Florida home - he will not be charged with any crime for his actions. Frolander admitted to police he has been molesting the boy for three years and was charged with sexual battery on a child under 12. The father created a Gofundme donations page asking for $1million for his son - but later took it down."''

*'''[https://www.courthousenews.com/doing-gods-work-with-a-hammer/ ‘Doing God’s Work’ With a Hammer] (2011)'''
*:''"A man attacked a 74-year-old registered sex offender with a hammer, claiming he was "doing God's work," police said. John Joseph Huffmaster, 29, of Hazelwood, allegedly crossed the street at about 6 a.m. on June 16 to the home of his 74-year-old neighbor under the guise of asking to borrow some sugar. When the man agreed to give him the sugar, Huffmaster walked inside the house and attacked him with a hammer, police said. Huffmaster then called police and told them that the man was molesting a child and that he had gone there to stop it, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. Police arrived, but did not find a child. They found the neighbor semi-conscious and bleeding, with multiple skull and facial fractures."''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20081019044538/http://www.russiatoday.com/features/news/31969 Half a million for a paedophile's head] (2008)'''
*:''A parents' committee in Ekaterinburg, a city of over a million people in the Urals, has decided to tackle the problem of paedophilia using their own methods. They have instigated a "reward for the head of a paedophile". They will award 100,000 rubles (roughly US$ 4,000) to anyone who helps hand a paedophile over to the police and 500,000 rubles (US$ 19,000) to anyone who kills or severely injures one. The first reward has already been given to Evgeny Ivin, a student, who detained a paedophile and thereby saved a nine-year-old girl from rape earlier this year. The aspect of the story which most worried the committee was the fact that, allegedly, three passers-by saw the crime being committed, before the fourth, Ivin, decided to intervene. The new award will, according to them, make ordinary citizens more attentive in such situations. The second, more substantial, award is destined for those who have been jailed for "dealing" with a paedophile. The committee insists that society turns away from such individuals, but their actions can be understood. The money, according to the committee, can be used to pay attorneys and for moral compensation that the government all too often doesn't provide."''
[[File:Pedoph.png|thumb|Would be [[Pedophobia|pedophobic]] murderer Jason Browning had his 11-year old son to thank for preventing such an outcome after walking in on a homosexual encounter and brutalizing the older partner. He was still not charged for the attack, despite his cynical attempts to capitalize financially upon the "heroic" act.]]
*'''[https://www.ipce.info/newsletters/e_26/absurdities.htm Man walks free after stabbing pedophile] (2008)'''
*:''"A BLIND man who once acted as a lookout for a robbery yesterday walked from court after pleading guilty to stabbing a confessed pedophile. Raymond Cox - who has a list of criminal convictions 10 pages long - stabbed his neighbour after discovering he was a convicted child sex offender. The pair were drinking together when the neighbour confessed he had served time in prison for having sex with minors."''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20081003155050/http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21598,24425596-2761,00.html Police issue stern warning to vigilante] (2008)'''
*:''"LEAFLETS naming a convicted sex offender and his victims have been distributed in Booragoon, prompting police to warn people against vigilante action. ''[...]'' The pamphlets were designed to look like official documentation with the WA Police and Neighbourhood Watch logos printed on them. ''[...]'' "We are concerned about this vigilante type action, said Senior Sergeant Paul van Noort, officer-in-charge of Palmyra police station. ``Quite clearly, it's not an official document but somebody has been distributing information about a potential sex offender and unfortunately it also lists names of innocent parties as well. ``That can be very distressing for the victim and also the families as well"''

*'''Pueblo Chieftain article from October 18 (2008)'''
*:''"Reputation is a hard thing to restore. One Puebloan is trying, however, after his neighborhood was plastered with fliers last week falsely stating he was a child sex offender. "I was very fortunate that most of my neighbors that I talked to thought it was a bunch of crap," the 67-year-old man who preferred not to be identified said Friday. "My wife and I went door-to-door to tell people that I am not a sexual offender. I wanted to make sure that people who have children in the neighborhood knew it was a bunch of crap." As many as 25 fliers were distributed in the victim's neighborhood between midnight Oct. 6 and 4:30 a.m. Oct. 7, according to police. The fliers were distributed under the guise of a neighborhood watch group. It stated that the victim was charged with sexual assault on a child and stressed children's safety. "Remember there is no cure for these people," the flier said. "Help each other by watching your neighbor's children . . . Protect the Children!"''<ref>Nick Bonham's article from the Chieftain, now unarchived at '''chieftain.com/articles/2008/10/18/news/local/doc48f978e821a9e505539832.txt'''</ref>

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20081218054813/https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/man-stabbed-16-times-by.4790119.jp Man stabbed 16 times by son after downloading child porn] (2008)'''
*:''"Martyn Croft, aged 31, was sentenced to seven-and-a-half years' imprisonment last month for repeatedly stabbing his father Brian during a violent confrontation over child porn. He drove to Kingsthorpe from Birmingham armed with an eight-inch kitchen knife in January, angry after discovering his father's interest in abusive images of children. After a violent confrontation in the early hours of January 24, he attacked his father in his bedroom, stabbing him 16 times in the back and chest, leaving him for dead."'

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20071203094131/https://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20780983/ Police: Vigilante justice led to unintended death] (2007)'''
*:''"Everybody in this little mountain community knew that Timothy Chandler had been arrested on child pornography charges. It was in the newspaper and all over the TV news. Two of Chandler’s neighbors decided to do something about it, police say. They were accused of trying to scare him off by setting fire to his tiny house tucked away in a hardscrabble Appalachian hollow. Chandler, 53, escaped from the flames. But his wife was killed in what authorities were calling an example of vigilante justice. ''[...]'' “I really wish it wasn’t me who got out,” Chandler told Knoxville television station WBIR. “I wish it was her. She didn’t deserve that.” ''[...]'' The fire is one of many examples of suspected [[vigilantism]] against sex offenders, ranging from harassment and arson to more violent crimes. A Nova Scotia man used Maine’s sex offender registry last year to find and fatally shoot two registered sex offenders. Two convicted child rapists were killed in Washington state."''

===Racist and homophobic scratching-post===

:''See also: [[Research:_Commercial_and_online_sexual_exploitation#"Grooming_Gang"_Scandals|Research]]''

[[File:Gbfhjdwf.png|thumb|Western media coverage has leaned into the archetype of a "brown man" who is illiberal, unreformed and so sexually corrupted he accosts and rapes white girls (symbolising both purity and nationhood) almost reflexively]]
"[[Grooming]]" hysteria has taken on a racist angle throughout much of Europe,<ref>[https://forum.map-union.org/viewtopic.php?p=13999 MAP Forum topic on racism and homophobia within the grooming narrative]</ref><ref>[https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/best-of-srg-content/switzerlands-paedophile-hunters-when-the-hunt-for-paedophiles-descends-into-violence/90256400 Vigilante ‘paedophile hunters’ rise in Switzerland and associated violence/far-right rhetoric]</ref> with many vigilante attacks and protests against the housing of asylum seekers playing on historical claims of "gang rape" of girls by "savage" foreign men.<ref>[https://thenerdstash.com/a-broken-clock-is-right-twice-a-day-nazis-stage-cowardly-march-through-ohio-neighborhood-while-condeming-pedophiles/ ‘A broken clock is right twice a day’ Nazis Stage Cowardly March Through Ohio Neighborhood While Condeming Pedophiles]</ref><ref>[https://rmx.news/article/wilders-calls-for-chemical-castration-of-somali-charged-with-kidnap-and-attempted-rape-of-dutch-schoolgirl/ Wilders calls for chemical castration of Somali charged with kidnap and attempted rape of Dutch schoolgirl]</ref> While this is an ongoing phenomenon, it has moved beyond vigilantism in America, where politicians have incorporated racist messaging that leans into anti-pedophile prejudice as part of their anti-immigration policy platforms.<ref>[https://m.economictimes.com/news/international/us/who-is-valentina-gomez-republican-running-for-congress-vows-to-make-texas-free-from-terrorists-and-illegals-all-about-her-career-and-controversies/amp_articleshow/125741246.cms Valentina Gomez's platorm]</ref><ref>[https://wbznewsradio.iheart.com/content/2025-11-12-more-than-150-illegal-migrant-predators-nabbed-in-operation-dirtbag-noem/ More Than 150 Illegal Migrant Predators Nabbed In 'Operation Dirtbag': Noem]</ref><ref>[https://www.business-humanrights.org/en/latest-news/usa-18-filipino-workers-employed-on-carnival-cruise-line-ship-allegedly-deported-without-due-process-workers-feel-abandoned-by-the-co-incl-co-comment/ USA: Filipino workers across multiple ports employed on Carnival cruise ships allegedly deported without due process; advocates call for co. accountability; incl. co. comment]</ref> Pedo-hysteria and its institutionalization can thus be said to have emboldened unsavoury fascist ideologies by lending credibility to a localized populist narrative of racial "injustice".<ref>[https://www.gbnews.com/news/migrant-crisis-youtuber-aj-audits-paedophile Anti-migrant YouTuber who claimed to promote the 'protection of women and children' is convicted paedophile]</ref><ref>[https://hopenothate.org.uk/2025/09/16/red-white-and-bruised-the-criminal-hypocrisy-behind-anti-migrant-activists/ Hope Not Hate]</ref>

*'''[https://www.gbnews.com/news/world/spain-anti-migrant-protests-fresh-wave-asylum-riots Spain rocked by fresh wave of anti-migrant protests as hooded men target asylum centre after '14-year-old girl raped'] (2025)'''
*:''"Violence broke out against migrants in Madrid over the weekend following the reported rape of a 14-year-old Spanish girl. A Moroccan youth was arrested on Friday morning on suspicion of raping a 14-year-old in a park in the Spanish capital. A judge has since ordered that he be held in a closed juvenile prison while inquiries continue. [...] A child required hospital treatment and has since been discharged. Officers are investigating the incident. Representative of the national government in the Madrid region, Francisco Martín condemned the violence, saying that "hate speech ultimately manifests itself in hate crimes.""''

Elsewhere, [[Wikipedia:Occupy Pedophilia|homophobic groups]] have even sprung up, using hatred of [[pedophilia]] as an excuse for their existence.<ref>[https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/12/teen-gangs-are-forcing-gay-men-to-confess-to-pedophilia-in-pedo-hunting-tiktok-trend/ Teen gangs are forcing gay men to confess to pedophilia in “pedo hunting” TikTok trend]</ref><ref>[https://www.theinternational.at/15-arrested-in-austria-for-hate-crime-attacks-on-homosexuals/ Austria: 15 far-right arrested for pedophobic attacks on gay men]</ref> Copycat attempts have sprung up,<ref>[https://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/grindr-attackers-thomas-bull-ethan-jeffs-and-patrick-moloney-sentenced-in-the-tauranga-district-court/XIPEF2WK45FY5IVRMMOMY56Q44/ Grindr attackers Thomas Bull, Ethan Jeffs and Patrick Moloney sentenced in the Tauranga District Court]</ref> even leading to the kidnap of children who thought they were dealing with men who were just [[queer]] rather than potentially dangerous opportunists.<ref>[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15022723/canada-pedophile-snapchat-sting-catch-predator.html Boy, 12, is abducted 'by pedophile' after youngsters' 'To Catch a Predator' sting went horribly wrong]</ref>

In America, there now exists a vast network of gratuitously violent and often homophobic professional "pedophile hunters" who carry on their sport for profit via social media platforms. One even has a sponsorship deal with a mainstream gambling company. Criminal prosecutions are often avoided as victims are unwilling to press charges.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20250327140547/https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/03/26/us/pedophile-hunting-violence.html Online ‘Pedophile Hunters’ Are Growing More Violent — and Going Viral - NYT]</ref>

*'''[https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/gay-parents-called-rapists-pedophiles-amtrak-incident-rcna24610 Gay parents called 'rapists' and 'pedophiles' in Amtrak incident] (2022)'''
*:''"“He started yelling across me and shouting, ‘Remember what I told you!’” Pierce recalled, saying the man’s remarks were directed at his 6-year-old son. “The next thing he said was, ‘Marriage is between a man and a woman. They stole you, and they’re pedophiles.’” The shouting started as the Amtrak train was stopped at Diridon Station in San Jose, Pierce said. Immediately, he and his husband, Neal Broverman, stood up and got in between the unidentified man and their children, who started sobbing. ''[...]'' The man continued to shout at the family of four, yelling, “That’s not a family! You’re rapists and pedophiles. You steal Black and Asian children and you rape them,” Pierce and Broverman said. The couple has an adopted son, who is Black, and a 5-year-old Asian American foster daughter."''

===Police-supported===

:''See also: [[To Catch a Predator]], [[Vigilantism]] and any number of [[Wikipedia:Anti-pedophile activism|Anti "Paedophile" Organizations]] listed in our [[List of CSA/anti-pedophile proponents|compendium]].''

*'''[https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna31214450 Philly case rekindles debate on vigilante justice] (2009)'''
*:''"A dozen neighbors were so outraged by the rape of an 11-year-old girl that they chased a suspect and beat him, holding him until police arrived. Two of them were honored with an $11,500 police union reward even before the beaten man was charged in the girl's assault. Hailed by their community as heroes, none of the neighbors is being charged in the beating. "We put out a call to bring this savage beast off the street, and they stepped up," McNesby ''[LEO]'' said of the decision to hand out reward money Friday to Fernando Genval and David Vargas. "I think that these two guys did an outstanding job." Police distributed a photo of 27-year-old Jose Carrasquillo, calling him a person of interest in the case ''[...]'' '''They ''[locals]'' roughed up the first man they targeted — not Carrasquillo.''' Later, in an altercation caught by a store surveillance camera, they found and confronted Carrasquillo, beating him with their hands, feet and what appears on the videotape to be a board or a large stick. Carrasquillo was taken to a hospital in serious condition and was released into police custody two days later."''

==False accusations==

[[File:Sra.jpg|thumb|A 1994 "expert" in "satanic indicators".<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Q5kDm9eOTM Video (YT) - Got Satanists?]</ref>]]
False accusations are a frequent occurrence within this emotive arena, and are thus dotted throughout this article on adverse consequences. As we repeatedly observe, the supposed "magnitude" of this issue makes it incredibly easy for authorities to react in a way that may have life-altering consequences for the falsely accused.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20061219022834/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2001/08/05/nsue05.xml&sSheet=/news/2001/08/05/ixhome.html Businessman sues police who told school he is sex pest]</ref><ref>[https://edition.cnn.com/2025/12/23/us/mahendra-patel-caroline-miller-walmart-kidnapping-claim-hdy Mahendra Patel falsely accused of kidnapping]</ref> With even some cases supported by "compelling" professional testimony being faked with considerable ease,<ref>[https://www.fox7austin.com/news/marshall-moreno-child-sex-abuse-charges-dismissed Man's child sex abuse charges dismissed after more than 20 years in prison]</ref> the financial incentive for accusers has never been greater.

*'''[https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/case-dismissed-colorado-child-pornography-man-vilified/ Case dismissed against Colorado man charged with 140 counts of child pornography, "vilified in hometown"] (2025)'''
*:''"The man said, "Let me tell you who I am," and boasted that he had made 471 "catches" which led to 251 arrests of people trying to have sex with children. "No, I do not want to meet anybody," Lelan Donelson replied. "I'm 78 years old." The man wearing recording device responded: "But why did you tell her you wanted to meet her?" "No," Donelson said, "this girl called me and notified me. She's on the internet. And I told her, 'You're not 13 years old, or you shouldn't be on this site.'" ''[...]'' Three months later, the Brush Police Department posted Donelson's photo on its Facebook page and announced he had been arrested for possession of images of child sexual abuse. The department's investigators charged him with 140 counts of sexual exploitation of a child, all felonies. ''[...]'' In a stunning turn of events, all the charges against Donelson were dropped last Thursday. ''[...]'' The images in Donelson's phone "just weren't child porn," Sides said"''

*'''[https://www.wpbf.com/article/mother-speaks-cleared-child-sex-livestream-case-palm-beach-county-florida/69221531 Boca Raton mother Walquiria Cassini speaks out after being cleared in alleged child sex livestream case] (2025)'''
*:''"Walquiria Cassini, her boyfriend Ryan Londono, and her son Matthew Cassini were arrested and jailed in 2024 after investigators alleged they sexually assaulted Cassini’s two young sons and streamed the abuse online. All three were abruptly cleared two weeks before trial when prosecutors found no evidence to support the claims. “I had no idea why they were tying me to all these things,” Cassini told WPBF 25 News Investigative Reporter Terri Parker. “It was very scary to not know.” ''[...]'' Cassini’s lawyers said the case stemmed from a toxic custody battle — and that her ex-boyfriend, the father of the two boys, manipulated the children into making false accusations as revenge. "They were subjected to a campaign of brainwashing that separated them from their mother and distorted their sense of reality," said attorney Matthew Goldberger. ''[...]'' Body cam footage from responding deputies even shows officers doubting the children’s claims. “I’m going to be honest with you — it’s possible the kids are just lying about this because they want to stay with dad,” one deputy is heard saying. ''[...]'' “The detective who authored this probable cause affidavit authored it full of lies and speculation that almost destroyed three people’s lives,” Sacks said. “From the start, because of sensational allegations, this investigation was driven by hysteria and confirmation bias, not evidence,” Goldberger said. Despite extensive searches by the FBI and sheriff’s office — including analyzing 56 electronics, DNA, and the family’s home — investigators found no evidence tying any of the defendants to the alleged crimes. ''[...]'' “There were a lot of people who could have helped vindicate us way earlier,” Cassini said. “None of that happened.” Attorneys said questions remain about how such explosive but unfounded allegations led to criminal charges — and why it took nearly two years to clear their names."''

*'''[https://www.cinemablend.com/game-of-thrones-news/game-of-thrones-actor-canceled-pedophilia-charges-turns-out-videos-fakes A Game Of Thrones Actor Was 'Immediately Canceled' Following Pedophilia Charges. Turns Out The Videos Were Fakes] (2024)'''
*:''"On Game of Thrones, Joseph Gatt was known for playing the chilling role of Thenn Warg who could enter the minds of animals and control their actions. ''[...]'' Joseph Gatt was planning on taking part in three upcoming films he was cast in until he was “immediately canceled” after facing criminal charges a couple of years ago “for contact with a minor for a sexual offense.” According to The Daily Beast, it turns out the conversations that were considered evidence for the offense were actually fake the entire time."''

*'''[https://foxsanantonio.com/newsletter-daily/man-incorrectly-listed-as-guilty-of-sex-crimes-despite-being-found-innocent-local-news-near-me-crime-law-public-safety Man incorrectly listed as guilty of sex crimes despite being found innocent] (2025)'''
*:''"A San Antonio man nearly lost his job after online court records mistakenly indicated he was guilty of a child sex crime, despite being found innocent by the court. The error was corrected after media intervention. The man, whose identity is withheld due to his acquittal, went to trial last week, where a jury found him not guilty. However, on Friday morning, he discovered that the publicly accessible criminal records database incorrectly showed he had been convicted."''

*'''[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/901723.stm Paediatrician attacks 'ignorant' vandals] (2000)'''
*:''"A hospital paediatrician has hit out at vandals who forced her to flee her home after apparently taking her job title to mean she was a paedophile. South African-born Yvette Cloete - a 30-year-old trainee consultant at the Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport, south Wales - said she planned to move home after returning to find the outside of her property daubed with the words "paedo". ''[...]'' Marie Thorn, a senior administrator at the Royal Gwent Hospital, said Dr Cloete was dealing "very well with the circumstances". "As a happy coincidence she is moving away from the area - and I don't think this will be anything to make her regret that decision," she said. "It is really quite staggering that this kind of mistake can happen. Some people are incredibly ignorant.""''

*'''[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/849098.stm Mob mistakes man for sex abuser] (2000)
*:''"A mob has attacked the home of a man after mistaking him for one of the paedophiles "named and shamed" by a Sunday newspaper. Iain Armstrong, 49, of Bradford, Greater Manchester, was confronted by residents who thought he was a child abuser named by The News of the World following of the murder of eight-year-old Sarah Payne. Police said a panic button had been installed in Mr Armstrong's house out of fears for his safety. It was activated at 2100 GMT on Sunday after a brick was thrown through the window of a neighbouring property. The News of the World's decision to publish its list of known child abusers has already been condemned amid fears it will encourage such vigilante attacks on both convicted paedophiles and innocent people."''

*'''Dr. [[Marty Klein]] (2016) “[https://web.archive.org/web/20221230085022/http://www.sexualintelligence.org/newsletters/issue199.html#three Sexually, Are We Becoming Wilder or More Conservative?]”, ''Sexual Intelligence'', Issue #199'''
*:''"The federal government and various states spend tens of millions of dollars to plant detectives in adult chatrooms. They role-play being teens; when chatroom visitors role-play with them, assuming that the person claiming to be a teen is in fact an adult, the visitor is arrested and accused of thinking he was texting with a real teen, which is a felony."''

===Terror attacks, massacres, violence===

If enough men are unfairly targeted by [[Anti]]-MAP hysteria, it is only a matter of time before the authorities end up picking a fight with someone who is willing to carry out unforgivable acts. Not only [[Wikipedia:Murder of Joanne Witt|civilians]], but both the FBI and the Australian authorities, have felt the full brunt of this backlash, losing personnel to child-sex-accused gunmen who feel they have nothing to lose.<ref>[https://www.rt.com/usa/514392-florida-fbi-agents-shot/ FBI confirms 2 agents killed, 3 wounded in suspected child porn raid in Florida]</ref><ref>[https://edition.cnn.com/2023/08/08/australia/australia-child-abuse-arrests-rescue-fbi-agents-intl-hnk/index.html Dozens arrested over alleged child sex abuse following murder of two FBI agents]</ref><ref>[[Wikipedia:Porepunkah police shootings|Porepunkah police shootings]]</ref>

Accusations (particularly false or speculative ones) are sometimes seen to have tragic secondary consequences for those other than the accused. Such accusations, combined with harassment from the child protection bureaucracy, were the explicit reasons given by the perpetrator of the [[Wikipedia:Dunblane massacre#Perpetrator|Dunblane Massacre]]. "Anti-pedophile" vigilantes have also been targeted in "retribution" attacks, and one famously slain.<ref>[https://www.npr.org/2023/10/07/1203391098/boopac-shakur-death-michigan-child-predators Police investigate the shooting death of man who often confronted alleged pedophiles]</ref> Hysterical and deluded views on "pedophiles" in power were cited as motivation for one of the assassination attempts on Donald Trump. The perpetrator evidently believed Trump was himself a pedophile.<ref>[https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/27/cole-allen-whcd-arraigment-trump.html CNBC: Cole Allen charged with trying to assassinate Trump at WHCD event]</ref>

In late-2022, a crazed gunman shot 5 dead in a Colorado Gay Nightclub.<ref>[https://www.them.us/story/club-q-colorado-springs-lgbtq-nightclub-shooting-drag-brunch?utm_source=msn&utm_medium=syndication&mbid=synd_msn_rss At Least Five Dead and 18 Injured in LGBTQ+ Nightclub Shooting in Colorado]</ref> The nightclub had advertised an "all ages drag brunch" on that very day, in a year marred by the emergence of [[Pedophobia|pedophobic]] attacks on the LGBT community, using the false [[grooming]] trope and baseless conspiracy theories.

While unrelated to false accusations, in 2024, Nicholas Prosper, of [[Wikipedia:Luton|Luton, England]] shot dead his family members over what appears to be MAP-related grievances. [[Mu]] later identified that Prosper was indeed a mentally ill member of MAP communities that were not financially and professionally well-supported enough to offer him protection.<ref>[https://www.map-union.org/blog/perspectives/the-push-how-nicholas-prosper-became-a-murderer The Push: How Nicholas Prosper became a murderer]</ref>

===Defamation===

Academics in particular are targeted for defamation, due to hysterical attitudes. The "pedophile slur" has been repeatedly hurled at controversial male and trans academics such as [[Allyn Walker]], [[Stephen Kershnar]], [[Richard Yuill]], [[Jacob Breslow]] and [[Thomas Hubbard]], as it is widely (and sometimes wrongly) assumed to be a "zero risk strategy", i.e. "if you throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick".<ref>[https://www.lawtimesnews.com/news/general/sexual-health-org-awarded-175m-in-damages-after-suing-man-who-accused-staff-of-grooming-children/392955 Sexual health org awarded $1.75M in damages after suing man who accused staff of grooming children]</ref><ref>[https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/08/26/minor-attracted-person-lgbtq-explainer/ This flag has nothing to do with the LGBTQ+ community, despite right-wing claims]</ref> See our gallery at the top of the page, for some examples.

===Worship of Satan, blood libel, "[[Repressed memory|Recovered Memory]]"===

This is a particularly insidious form of moral panic, whose repercussions are still felt.<ref>[https://www.vox.com/platform/amp/2016/10/30/13413864/satanic-panic-ritual-abuse-history-explained The history of Satanic Panic in the US — and why it's not over yet - Vox]</ref><ref>[https://www.timesofisrael.com/horrifying-testimonies-seek-to-lift-shroud-of-silence-around-ritual-sex-abuse-claims/ Horrifying testimonies seek to lift shroud of silence around ritual sex abuse claims]. "The testimony left MKs from the Knesset Committee on the Status of Women and Gender Equality and the Special Committee on Youth Affairs visibly shaken, several in tears. [...] “I was around 15, tied to a torture bed in basements in the Tel Aviv area,” said one women, recalling an incident in which her abusers — including family members — slaughtered a snake, mixed its blood with hers and drank it, while raping her and calling her a “holy vessel.” [...] Another accuser said that her father and others abused and trafficked her as a child in “sadistic networks involving rituals,” allegedly including well-known figures, including politicians."</ref> See for example, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satanic_panic Wikipedia]. Fortunately, this specific form of moral panic is less active right now, but lives on in alternative-right [[conspiratorialism]], QAnon, etc, slowing political progress and providing a distraction handle to divert attention away from the wrongdoings of public officials. Police agencies in the UK have also claimed that SRA is still a problem, while American academics have penned volumes on subjects such as "soul murder" and "demonic possession as a consequence of childhood trauma".<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20220319031245/https://www.met.police.uk/advice/advice-and-information/caa/child-abuse/faith-based-abuse Met Police: Faith Based Abuse]</ref><ref>[https://psycnet.apa.org/record/1993-41679-001 Demonic possession as a consequence of childhood trauma]</ref>

===Botched [[child pornography]] investigations===
[[File:Screenshot 2024-04-09 201957.png|thumb|In the late 90s and early 00s, the British Naval City of Portsmouth was known for its "thriving grassroots anti-paedophile movement", following a series of scare campaigns in British tabloid newspapers such as ''The News of The World'']]
In the late 00s, [[Wikipedia:Operation Ore|Operation Ore]] was uncovered as a large scale injustice. Similarly, many questions remain unanswered concerning Ore's American counterpart, [[Wikipedia:Operation Avalanche (child pornography investigation)|Avalanche]] (see gallery at head of page). If you are so inclined, find a decent mirror of [https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://inquisition21.com Inquisition 21] from back in the day, and please contact us if you have more information as we would like to publish more thorough accounts of these investigations.

===As an easy handle for state intervention===

In March, 2009, [[NAMBLA]] were accused by the New York Post and MSNBC of putting a $10,000 bounty on the head of Attorney General [[Andrew Cuomo]] following a completely anonymous posting on usenet, made by someone claiming to represent them. MSNBC claimed that the bounty was "sponsored by the monsters at NAMBLA, the nation's largest pro-pedophilia group".<ref>[http://www.nypost.com/seven/03092009/news/columnists/perv_group_puts_10g_hit_on_andy_158663.htm PERV GROUP PUTS 10G ‘HIT’ ON ANDY - NYP]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090312042014/https://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29593394 Pedophiles Gunning for Cuomo - MSNBC]</ref> Apparently unaware or ignorant of the fact that such claims were made frequently, and in similar mocking-tones on newsgroups, where NAMBLA is the butt of numerous jokes, American authorities used this threat as the launchpad for a criminal investigation, again, gleefully reported upon by the ''Post''.<ref>[http://www.nypost.com/seven/03102009/news/regionalnews/probe_fails_to_keep_price_off_cuomos_hea_158910.htm PROBE FAILS TO KEEP PRICE OFF CUOMO’S HEAD - NYP]</ref> Thus, gutter press journalists were effectively allowed to defame a virtually defunct and cash-strapped organization<ref>[http://www.edgeboston.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=88255 Is NAMBLA Gunning (Literally) for New York AG? - EdgeBoston]</ref> that would have been able to sue against such claims if it had $10,000 at its disposal.

NAMBLA had previously foiled an FBI attempt to smear them for unrelated crimes.<ref>[http://library.lol/main/599CD8D53EF0AFA4DE7A9F7B102C68A2 A Witchhunt Foiled: The FBI vs. NAMBLA] - Full Book scan download on Libgen.</ref>

==Unconstitutionality==

In the case of Steven Whitsett (a Floridian, accused of trying to take photographs of a 15 year old gay partner when he was 22), the injustice of the Sex Offender incarceration industry was deemed so extreme he was granted political asylum in Germany. He later made a presentation on human rights to the United Nations, drawing on his decades long ordeal.<ref>[https://fstube.net/w/s1t3eS5HwMBLSpzXNhsZLY An interview with Steven Whitsett]</ref>

*'''[http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0814/p09s01-coop.html "Protecting our kids – or jeopardizing everyone's freedom?"] (2008)'''
*:''"Residency restrictions, unconstitutional laws that bar sex offenders from living in a specified area, are on the rise ''[...]'' Twenty-two states have prohibited sex offenders from living within a minimum distance of family facilities, such as schools and day-care centers. The distance ranges from 500 feet to five times that. And further restrictions are on the way. ''[...]'' The more crucial problem, though, is that residency restrictions clearly violate the constitutional limits on statutory law. Article I, Section 9 of the United States Constitution reads in part: "No bill, or attainder, or ex post facto law shall be passed." The Latin phrase "ex post facto" literally translates as "from after the fact." The Founding Fathers wisely realized that law must not be retroactive. ''[...]'' Most state laws require their state to build schools and family facilities according to the population of a constituency. Therefore, inevitably a case arises when changes in demographics require construction of a school within the restricted range of a convicted child sex offender. We may feel no sympathy when an ex-convict is forced to sell his home because of it, but this practice is retroactive punishment."''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20081204064252/http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/stories/2008/11/25/georgia_sex_offender.html Court strikes down life sentence for sex offender] (2008)'''
*:''"In a 6-1 decision, written by Justice Robert Benham, the court said the life sentence imposed upon 26-year-old Cedric Bradshaw of Statesboro violates the Eighth Amendment’s guarantee against cruel and unusual punishment. “We conclude the imposition of a sentence of life imprisonment is so harsh in comparison to the crime for which it was imposed that it is unconstitutional,” Benham wrote."''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20090502005908/http://cfcamerica.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=507:the-girls-diary-later-revealed-she-had-been-sneaking-out-of-her-parents-bloomfield-township-home-in-the-middle-of-the-night-to-have-oral-and-anal-sex-with-22-boys-and-men-&catid=3:news&Itemid=1 CFC America on "Oakland youth in sex diary case found dead"] (2009)'''
*:''"Pleading to seduction as Fawcett did in 2002 meant his name would not appear on the sex-offender list. But changes last year require those who pleaded guilty to seduction to appear on the list, said the county's Chief Deputy Prosecutor Deborah Carley. ''[...]'' His parents called it a devastating blow to their son. The state enacted New Laws and applied them Retroactively, which is against the United States Constitution. His parents said it was wrong to for the state to break an agreement, their plea agreement, and do this to their son. They said they believe the plea agreement he made two years ago should stand."''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20090726094327/http://www.itworld.com/legal/61143/supreme-court-refuses-internet-age-restrictions-case Supreme Court refuses Internet age restrictions case] (2009)'''
*:''"For over a decade the government has been trying to thwart freedom of speech on the Internet, and for years the courts have been finding the attempts unconstitutional," Chris Hansen, senior staff attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), said in a statement. "It is not the role of the government to decide what people can see and do on the Internet. Those are personal decisions that should be made by individuals and their families."''

*'''Dr. Marty Klein (2016) “[https://web.archive.org/web/20221230085022/http://www.sexualintelligence.org/newsletters/issue199.html#three Sexually, Are We Becoming Wilder or More Conservative?]”, ''Sexual Intelligence'', Issue #199'''
*:''The federal government now insists that if two college students get drunk and agree to have sex, one can call it rape and try to have the other expelled from school. At the ensuing hearing, the accused student will not be allowed a lawyer, nor will he be allowed to cross-examine his accuser. This destruction of due process is supposed to be "progress."''

==Broad sweep registries==

:''See [[Research: Recidivism and other offending figures#Facts and figures according to SOL Reform Groups and their allies|our research article]].''

When the same overbearing restrictions are applied to minor offenses (public urination, "[[statutory rape]]", etc), we simultaneously undermine the magnitude of serious crimes and impose cruel and unusual punishments on less serious offenders. Often, these restrictions hinder the efforts of those seeking to reintegrate offenders into society, as well as the offenders.<ref>[https://www.fox10tv.com/2025/09/18/pastor-registered-sex-offenders-arrested-after-car-wash/ Pastor and Registered Sex Offender Arrested After Car Wash Incident]</ref>

==Homelessness==

[[File:Sotents.jpg|thumb|A Floridian sex-offender "tent city" in 2008]]
Homelessness is a widely acknowledged result of [[Jessica's Law]] and almost certainly increases the rate of offending. Ghettos such as [[Wikipedia:Miracle Village (community)|Miracle Village]] have sprung up in response. Homelessness is an ongoing problem that does not receive as much attention as it did in the wake of the law's passing in the 00s.

*'''[https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/california-news/calif-seeks-solutions-homeless-sex-offender-rate/20977/ Panel: Calif. Seeks Solutions to Homeless Sex Offender Rate] (2017)'''
*:''"California has as many homeless sex offenders now as it did 2½ years ago, when a state Supreme Court ruling that overturned restrictions on where they could live was seen as a way to increase housing options and allow law enforcement to better track them. Sex offenders must register with the state and provide new addresses when they move. Those who are homeless are less apt to keep their locations updated and more likely to commit new crimes. The number of homeless offenders more than tripled after voters banned sex offenders from living near schools and parks a decade ago, and it was thought the number would fall with the Supreme Court's March 2015 decision. But as of early July, there were 6,329 homeless sex offenders on the California Justice Department's sex offender registry — down only a hair from the 6,422 in January 2015."''

*'''[https://www.wral.com/homeless-sex-offenders-living-in-tents-in-busy-section-of-fayetteville/20380739/ Homeless sex offenders living in tents in busy section of Fayetteville] (2022)'''
*:''"There are 843 registered sex offenders living in Cumberland County. For dozens in Fayetteville, their home is a tent alongside the road. Deputies in the Sheriff's Office Sex Offender Registration Enforcement Unit (SOREU) learned the group of offenders are homeless and stay in a tent community along where the busy Martin Luther King Jr. Freeway (Highway 87) goes over Gillespie Street. Some live under the overpass while others live in a nearby field beside Gillespie Street. A man who didn't want be identified told WRAL News he is a registered sex offender who lives in a tent. He has a job and was living with his sister, but the law requires sex offenders to live at least 1,000 feet from a school, which she didn't, he explained. "It's also hard to find houses and hard to find rent," he said."''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20150719141727/https://thinkprogress.org/justice/2014/10/23/3583307/in-miami-dade-sex-offenders-are-relegated-to-outdoor-encampments/ Inside Miami’s Hidden Tent City For ‘Sex Offenders’] (2014)'''
*:''"In 2009, Miami-Dade County drew national criticism when reports emerged that more than 100 individuals on the sex offender registry were camping under the Julia Tuttle Causeway in the middle of the Biscayne Bay with the blessing of the corrections department, because a patchwork of restrictive laws made it so they had nowhere else to go. In response, officials cleared out the camp and changed the law, in a shift that was supposed to give these offenders a habitable place to live. But four years after that new law was passed, those on the sex offender registry who consider Miami-Dade County home are just camping somewhere else — in makeshift encampments on the outskirts of the county near a railroad track. There is no sanitary water source, no bathrooms, and no shelter from the elements. Many of them used to sleep in an empty warehouse. But after the owners complained, they moved north to a small strip of land, where the only shelter they can find is from their own tents or cars, and sometimes another abandoned warehouse. ''[...]'' How does this happen? Like many places, Miami-Dade County has restrictions on where those on the sex offender registry can live, often known as “child safety zones.” In their case, they cannot live within 2,500 feet of a school. Miami-Dade’s law was passed two years ago after several even stricter laws that created buffer zones around a range of facilities were deemed too restrictive. But since the law was passed, more and more places have been classified as “schools.” And the significant radius — much greater than the 1,000-foot requirement in the state law — has left those on the sex offender registry with few options for affordable, habitable living space. For a time, these individuals were living at River Park mobile home. But residents lobbied to have a youth emergency homeless shelter defined as a “school” under the law, and dozens of those on the offender registry were ejected."''

*'''[http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-offenders14-2009jan14,0,1944251.story Panel: Take another look at sex offender restrictions] (2009)'''
*:''"Reporting from Sacramento -- A state panel is urging the governor and legislators to change "Jessica's Law," saying its restrictions on where sex offenders can live are counterproductive and calling the nearly $25 million a year spent to house them a poor use of taxpayers' money. The residency restrictions, passed by voters more than two years ago in Proposition 83, have never been shown to prevent new crimes and may reduce public safety, the panel says. Since 70% of voters approved the initiative, "the availability of suitable housing has plummeted," the state's Sex Offender Management Board said in a report sent to lawmakers this week. The state previously had more modest residency limits that applied only to certain sex offenders. Jessica's Law expanded the restrictions to all sex offenders and greatly reduced the locations where they could reside. Barring sex offenders from living within 2,000 feet of schools, parks and other areas where children gather has driven many into homelessness, an unstable situation that can propel them back to crime, according to the board. State corrections officials say they find housing and pay rent for about 800 who are on parole, but they cannot house them all; the number of homeless sex offenders on parole is 12 times as large as it was when the law was passed."''

* '''[https://reason.com/2011/06/14/perverted-justice-2/ Perverted Justice. Sex offender laws represent the triumph of outrage over reason.] (2011)''' [https://web.archive.org/web/20220808015126/https://reason.com/2011/06/14/perverted-justice-2/ copy]
*:''"In 2005 Iowa banned people convicted of sex offenses involving minors from living within 2,000 feet of a school or day care center. Almost immediately, the ban prompted complaints from police and prosecutors, who worried that the residence restrictions were so burdensome that they discouraged sex offenders from pleading guilty and from registering after conviction, making them impossible to track. In a 2006 statement, the Iowa County Attorneys Association said the law "does not provide the protection that was originally intended" and called for its repeal, citing "the cost of enforcing the requirement and the unintended effects on families of offenders." After the law took effect, the number of sex offenders whose whereabouts were unknown more than doubled. The prosecutors reported that "the residency restriction is causing offenders to become homeless, to change residences without notifying authorities of their new locations, to register false addresses or to simply disappear.""''

==Unenforceable and expensive laws==

:''For more [[SOL Reform]] arguments and links, see [[Research: Recidivism and other offending figures]].''

*'''[https://www.oocities.org/three_strikes_legal/sex_offenders_danger_forever.html Jessica's Law is an expensive failure] (2008)'''
*:''"By now, it should be apparent that California voters made a serious mistake when they passed Proposition 83, the 2006 ballot initiative popularly known as Jessica's law. The law requires lifetime monitoring of sex offenders -- not only those charged with child sexual abuse and rapists whose victims were adults, but also those convicted of consensual sex with a teenager and even misdemeanor indecent exposure. It bars offenders from living within 2,000 feet of a school or park. By the end of 2007, it was obvious that the law was a failure. Almost no local police agencies in California were enforcing it, partly because it was unenforceable and partly because even trying to enforce it proved prohibitively expensive. ''[...]'' In practice, as the Times reported, it has led to the state contracting with 79 psychologists and psychiatrists to do the evaluations. Last year, 14 of them billed the state more than a half-million dollars apiece for those services. One billed the state for more than $1.5 million in 2007. Such payments to contractors might be worthwhile if the evaluations were producing clear benefits. But it isn't. The evaluations were supposed to be used to determine if sex offenders should be committed to a mental hospital after serving their sentences. But the Times found that the number of commitments was essentially the same for the 18-month periods before and after voters approved the law."''

* '''[https://reason.com/2011/06/14/perverted-justice-2/ Perverted Justice. Sex offender laws represent the triumph of outrage over reason.] (2011)''' [https://web.archive.org/web/20220808015126/https://reason.com/2011/06/14/perverted-justice-2/ copy]
*: ''"Predictably, offenders confined under sexually violent predator laws after completing their prison sentences are almost never declared well enough to release. In 2007 the Washington State Institute for Public Policy counted discharges by the 20 states that had implemented such laws at the time. Of the 4,534 offenders who had been committed since the first such law was passed in 1990, 188 (about 4 percent) had been released based on a "program staff recommendation." According to 2011 legislative testimony by Rob Siedlecki, acting secretary of the Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services, only two out of 247 prisoner/patients (less than 1 percent) have successfully completed that state's Sexual Offender Treatment Program since it was created in 1994. Taxpayers are paying a pretty penny for these dismal results. The Washington state study found that committing a sex offender cost an average of $97,000 annually, compared to $26,000 for a year of prison, a gap that a 2007 investigation by The New York Times attributed to "higher costs for programs, treatment and supervised freedoms.""''

==Psychic interventions and inferences==

Most people know that superstition, fabrication and mass psychosis have marked some of the past "unearthly" CSA panics such as the [[Wikipedia: Satanic Panic|Satanic Panic]]. But while coercive "recovery" of traumatic memories, grifting therapists and their corrupt relationships with lawyers are some of the better-known aspects of the CSA Industry, even ''psychic mediums'' have been allowed to gain ground.

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20080619195905/http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_23845.aspx CityNews Exclusive: The Mother, The Child, The School Board And The Psychic] (2008)'''
*:''"Leduc's weird tale began on May 30, when she dropped young Victoria off for class at Terry Fox Elementary and headed in to work, only to receive a frantic phone call from the school telling her it was urgent she come back right away. The frightened mother rushed back to the campus and was stunned by what she heard - the principal, vice-principal and her daughter's teacher were all waiting for her in the office, telling her they'd received allegations that Victoria had been the victim of sexual abuse - and that the CAS had been notified. ''[...]'' "The teacher looked and me and said: 'We have to tell you something. The educational assistant who works with Victoria went to see a psychic last night, and the psychic asked the educational assistant at that particular time if she works with a little girl by the name of "V." And she said 'yes, I do.' And she said, 'well, you need to know that that child is being sexually abused by a man between the ages of 23 and 26.'" ''[...]'' But things got worse when school officials used the "evidence" and accepted the completely unsubstantiated word of the seer by reporting the case to Children's Aid, which promptly opened a file on the family. "They reported me to Children's Aid," Leduc declares, still disbelieving. "Based on a psychic!" ''[...]'' As a result, she's refused to send Victoria back to class - or to the educational assistant who allegedly started the entire chain of events in the first place. As a result of her stress and the need to stay home with her daughter, Leduc is now unable to work, has no place to send her child for the rest of the year, isn't sure where she'll go when school begins in September and is seeking legal advice."''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20080430175322/https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/leeds-paedophile-guilty-thanks-to.4033081.jp Leeds paedophile guilty thanks to man who 'talks to dead'] (2008)'''
*:''"A psychic who called upon the dead to expose a paedophile who preyed on girls as young as nine today said: "Justice has been done." Using his mystic powers Patrick Hutchinson sensed a 20-year-old woman's demons from her childhood and helped her confront her abuser for the first time. After a five-and-a-half-day trial a Leeds Crown Court jury yesterday convicted her tormentor Terrance Dunstan, 61, of five charges of indecently assaulting three girls aged from nine to 11 between 1997 and 2001. ''[...]'' Mr Hutchinson repeatedly asked if she had been abused as a child until she burst into tears and told the friend she was out with the terrible secret she had kept hidden for around ten years. ''[...]'' Dunstan escaped prison in March 2005 and was handed a community order after admitting four charges of indecently assaulting three different girls all aged under 16 between 1989 and 2004. Father-of-eight Dunstan claimed he was the victim of a plot to get him jailed during his trial which started last Monday. He said the three girls who made complaints against him had conspired with previous victims. He said they were angry he escaped jail after being convicted of abusing them."''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20100601035310/http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/national-news/paedophile_denies_carrying_out_exorcisms_1_641494 Paedophile denies carrying out exorcisms] (2010)'''
*:''"Convicted paedophile Mohammed Anjum, 53, of Egmont Road, spoke out to deny the claims from the mother of one his alleged victims as he gave evidence during his trial at Teesside Crown Court. She accused him of being a black magician and exorcist who tried to kill his own father and thought she was possessed by demons. During an extraordinary testimony the mother, who cannot be identified, shouted at the defendant from the witness box: "Sexually abuse my child now, I dare you, in front of Judge Fox. I dare you. You coward. Gary Glitter. Disgusting. Dirty pervert. I'm enjoying this. I'm enjoying speaking the truth." Giving evidence on Wednesday, the mother said she once saw Anjum "glaring at my son like a savage beast". ''[...]'' She told the court: "What he had done in my religion was write something which makes you a disbeliever. He'd written magic, black magic, a spell." The mother told officers Anjum and his wife, who are now estranged, were black magicians. She talked of "magic love spells" and likened the couple to Fred and Rose West. Responding to the allegations, defence barrister Tony Hawks said to Anjum: "I never thought I would have to ask this during my career at the bar, are you a black magician?" "No," the bearded defendant replied."''

==Banning of children & child photography==

With widespread uneasiness surrounding the imputed motives of people - especially men who volunteer to work with children or photograph children at events, completely cancelling clubs and events or banning photography is often the easier option.

*'''[https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2022/08/22/a-dad-took-pictures-of-his-son-at-a-doctors-request-then-google-labeled-him-a-sex-offender/ A Dad Took Pictures of His Son at a Doctor’s Request, then Google Labeled Him a Sex Offender] (2022)'''
*:''"In a recent article, the New York Times tells the story of a father who attempted to seek telemedicine treatment for his son amidst the coronavirus pandemic, sending photos of his son to the doctor for inspection at the request of the medical office. Google tagged the images as child abuse material, disabled his account, and reported him to the police. ''[...]'' in February 2021 noticed that his son appeared to be suffering from a medical issue affecting his genitals which were swollen and painful. Mark’s wife called an advice nurse at their health care provider and scheduled an emergency consultation by video. The nurse instructed Mark and his wife to send photos of the medical issue to the doctor ahead of time so that he could review them before the consultation. Mark and his wife did so, using their iPhone to take photos of their child’s genitals. The doctor quickly diagnosed the issue and prescribed antibiotics which treated the problem. But just two days after taking the photos of his son, Mark received a notification on his phone informing him that his account had been disabled because of “harmful content” that was “a severe violation of Google’s policies and might be illegal.” A link titled “learn more” directed him to a list of possible reasons, including “child sexual abuse & exploitation.” Mark immediately filled out a form requesting a review of Google’s decision and explaining his son’s medical issue. But quickly Mark found that not only had he lost access to his emails, contact information for friends and former colleagues, and documentation of his son’s first years of life, but also his Google Fi account shut down which meant that he had to get a new phone number with another carrier. A few days later, Google responded that it would not be reinstating his account. Later, Mark learned that Google had also flagged a video he made and the San Francisco Police Department had begun to investigate him."''
::[Editor: This was not an isolated incident<ref>[https://www.rt.com/news/561343-google-parents-child-abuse-algorithm/ RT.com, another dad caught out by Google CP algo]</ref>]

*'''[https://www.denverpost.com/2018/01/24/arizona-bath-time-photos-child-protective-services/ How an Arizona couple’s innocent bath time photos of their kids set off a 10-year legal saga] (2018)'''
*:''"A Walmart employee had flagged the bath time photos as pornographic, the detective told the parents. One showed the girls wrapped in towels with their arms around each other; another showed their exposed bottoms. The Demarees said they were harmless shots of the children goofing around, no different than what you’d expect to find in any family scrapbook. But police and social workers launched a full-blown sex abuse investigation, raiding the couple’s home and putting the girls in protective custody for a month while they interviewed dozens of family members and friends about whether the Demarees were child sex offenders. ''[...]'' On Tuesday, after a series of defeats in the case, a federal appeals court affirmed what the Demarees have argued all along: that their children were taken from them for no good reason. ''[...]'' The decision, which came nearly 10 years after the parents’ initial encounter with police, revived the case against the two social workers after a lower court dismissed it in 2014. That court ruled that the social workers, as employees of the Arizona government, were entitled to “qualified immunity,” meaning they were protected from liability in lawsuits arising from their professional duties. ''[...]'' After questioning the parents, police took the children in for interviews and medical exams to look for signs of sexual abuse. While the exams were being conducted, they got a search warrant and raided the couple’s home, seizing computers, cellphones, undeveloped film and other materials relevant to a child pornography probe, the court wrote. ''[...]'' Police interviewed about three dozen friends, family members and co-workers of the Demarees in the course of their sex-abuse investigation, according to the lawsuit. The Demarees also underwent psychological evaluation, according to ABC News."''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20211021094239/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/2164341/Child-protection-rules-could-see-youngsters-banned-from-sport-and-hobby-clubs.html Child protection rules could see youngsters banned from sport and hobby clubs] (2008)'''
*:''"Children could be barred from joining sports and hobby clubs because of the increasing burden of red tape, campaigners fear. Organisations which run activities for youngsters are already struggling to recruit volunteers because they must undergo criminal records checks. But when a new child protection database is introduced next year - which one in four adults will have to sign at a cost of £64 each - it is feared that many groups which admit members of all ages will decide it is cheaper and simpler to exclude children. Campaigners say this will leave teenagers unable to take part in activities which are good for their development, and makes a mockery of Government attempts to crack down on youth obesity and anti-social behaviour ''[...]'' "Some clubs have closed their doors to children, and that's a real shame."''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20081012050455/http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/scotland/Parents-warned-on-gymnastic-photos.4352550.jp Parents warned on gymnastic photos] (2008)'''
*:''"FEAR of paedophiles on the internet has prompted Scots sports chiefs to warn parents and coaches not to photograph young athletes in their gym gear. Controversial new advice from governing body Scottish Gymnastics says photographs of youngsters should only be taken if they are wearing tracksuits."''

*'''[https://www.oldfamilyfirst.org.nz/2008/06/parents-banned-from-snapping-kids-at-sport/ Archived article from the Herald Sun] (2008)'''
*:''"Netball, basketball, rugby league, AFL, cricket, soccer and baseball clubs have imposed rules to prevent photos of young players being taken without the consent of all parents and coaches. NSW's Macarthur junior baseball league president Maud Goldfinch said parents had to sign a form confirming they would not take photographs without permission. Ms Goldfinch said that as a parent, she did not agree with the policy, which deprived children of happy sporting memories. "''

*'''Story from ThisIsLincolnshire (2008)'''
*:''"Parents are now banned from taking photographs of their own children at most family venues across Lincolnshire, new research has revealed. There are picture bans in places ranging from North Kesteven Sports Centre in North Hykeham to Crazee Bongos indoor play area in Sleaford. An Echo survey shows that even Superbowl bowling alley in Lincoln stops parents from capturing magical childhood moments."''<ref>Dead, most probably malformed link unarchived at '''thisislincolnshire.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=156130&command=displayContent&sourceNode=242285&home=yes&more_nodeId1=156139&contentPK=21161539''' with no text result in search engines</ref>

*'''[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1035315/Father-branded-pervert--photographing-children-public-park.html Father-of-three branded a 'pervert' - for photographing his own children in public park] (2008)'''
*:''"When Gary Crutchley started taking pictures of his children playing on an inflatable slide he thought they would be happy reminders of a family day out. But the innocent snaps of seven-year-old Cory, and Miles, five, led to him being called a ‘pervert’. The woman running the slide at Wolverhampton Show asked him what he was doing and other families waiting in the queue demanded that he stop. One even accused him of photographing youngsters to put the pictures on the internet."''

==Attacks on heritage==

*'''[https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/society/general-news/20250828-277606/ Statues of Naked Women Being Removed From Public Spaces; Meant As Symbols of Peace, Now Thought Inappropriate] (2025)'''
::''"Statues of naked women are being removed from parks and other locations nationwide, in keeping with modern sentiments that they are inappropriate for public places. The statues were set up in many locations as symbols of peace, replacing those of military officers after the end of World War II. Recently, however, many people believe they are incongruous with today’s values or should only be exhibited in museums. [...] Some elementary school students who have visited the park on field trips have said the statues made them feel embarrassed. “People’s values have changed, so we decided it’s undesirable for a large number of the general public to see statues of naked minors in a public space,” a city official said. [...] “People’s opinions about naked minors in the society have become stricter in recent years,” said Prof. Kikuro Miyashita of Kobe University, an expert in the history of art."''
*'''[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/man-smashes-statue-hammer-bbc-b1991884.html Man with hammer seen attacking statue outside BBC HQ] (2022)'''
::''"A controversial statue over the entrance to the BBC’s Broadcasting House in London has been damaged by a man with a hammer. The individual used a ladder to reach the statue by [[Eric Gill]] while another man on the ground shouted about the sculptor’s history of paedophilia. The BBC has previously faced calls to remove Prospero and Ariel, which was installed in 1933. Gill’s diaries, published decades after his death in 1940, revealed he sexually abused his daughters and family dog. Shards of stone have been falling from the BBC building and the man has written the words “noose all paedos” on the statue. Images from the scene appear to show the penis of the child in the piece has been removed. Police, who were called to the scene at around 4.15pm, said they were trying to “engage” with the man wielding the hammer, and have arrested another man on suspicion of conspiracy to commit criminal damage."''

*'''[https://www.huffpost.com/entry/florida-principal-out-after-viewing-of-michelangelos-david-upsets-parents_n_641c621ee4b0fef15248d867/amp Florida Principal Out After Viewing Of Michelangelo's 'David' Upsets Parents] (2023)'''
::''"The principal of Florida’s Tallahassee Classical School is out of a job after parents complained that their sixth-grade children were shown Michelangelo’s 16th century “David” sculpture, with one parent calling it “pornographic,” the Tallahassee Democrat first reported. The now-former principal, Hope Carrasquilla, told HuffPost the situation was also “a little more complicated than that,” noting that the usual protocol is to send parents a letter before students are shown such classical artwork. ''[...]'' One parent was “point-blank upset,” Carrasquilla continued, and “felt her child should not be viewing those pieces.” The board of the charter school decided Monday to give the principal the choice to resign or be fired after less than a year in the job. She was the school’s third principal since it opened in the fall of 2020, per the Tallahassee Democrat. ''[...]'' Carrasquilla said she had taught in classical education for a decade and knew that “once in a while you get a parent who gets upset about Renaissance art” — hence the letter. ''[...]'' “Parental rights trump everything else,” ''[School Board Chair]'' Bishop said. ''[...]'' “They didn’t like the woke indoctrination that was going on,” ''[he added] [...]'' “We don’t use pronouns,” Bishop said. “We don’t teach CRT and we don’t ever mention 1619 — those are not appropriate subjects for our kids.”"''

*'''[https://alt.sculpture.narkive.com/NvDEwCL5/teacher-reprimanded-after-student-sees-nude-art-on-museum-trip Teacher reprimanded after student sees nude art on museum trip] (2006)'''
::''"School board members have voted to not renew the contract of a veteran art teacher who was reprimanded after one of her fifth-grade students saw a nude sculpture during a school trip to a museum. Sydney McGee has been on paid administrative leave from Fisher Elementary School since Friday, said her attorney Rogge Dunn. ''[...]'' "If they had good reason to fire her, they would have, but they don't," Dunn said. "It's mind-boggling.""''
::[See also<ref>[https://www.southcoasttoday.com/story/news/nation-world/2006/10/09/fired-art-teacher-sparks-controversy/50376622007/ South Coast Today: Sydney McGee controversy.]</ref>]

*'''[http://www.williamapercy.com/wiki/index.php?title=Vickers%27_Scandalous_Caption_and_the_Library_of_Congress Vickers' Scandalous Caption and the Library of Congress] - Percy Foundation Wiki (2012)'''
::''"Of all the many scholars who try to impose contemporary "morals" onto depictions of ancient lives, Michael Vickers is one of the most egregious offenders. Recent discourse about his labeling of a painted vase with pederastic art at the Ashmolean, where he is Curator of Greek and Roman Antiquities, demonstrates his prejudices and disregard for historical reality. With his defense of that outrageous caption of his, he has outdone even his fellow British academician James Davidson <ref>[https://greek-love.com/index.php/other-histories/pederasty-reviews-other-histories/james-davidson-greek-love-pederasty A critical review of the Davidson's denial of the intergenerational nature of ancient homosexuality in his 2007 book "The Greeks and Greek Love: a Radical Reappraisal of Homosexuality"]</ref> in The Greeks and Greek Love: A Bold New Exploration of the Ancient World, Orion, 2006. The vase in question, depicting a pederastic scene at a palestra where a man and a youth are clearly in the midst of sexual foreplay, was labeled some time ago by Vickers to read, simply, '''"Paedophile and victim."'''"''

*'''[https://www.today.com/popculture/paul-reubens-pleads-guilty-obscenity-charge-wbna4563512 Paul Reubens pleads guilty to obscenity charge] (2004)'''
::''"“Pee-wee Herman” actor Paul Reubens was sentenced to three years probation Friday after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor obscenity charge involving photographs seized from his erotica collection. The former star of the “Pee-wee’s Playhouse” children’s TV show and two “Pee-wee” movies won’t be allowed unsupervised contact with minors during the probation period. Under terms of a plea agreement that Superior Court Judge Carol H. Rehm approved, Reubens also agreed to pay a $100 fine and enter a counseling program for one year. ''[...]'' Evidence seized included images of minors with their genitals exposed, Moses contended. “That mischaracterizes the art collection seized,” Reubens’ lawyer, Blair Berk said Friday. “If that means a black-and-white tintype from 1901 with a young man of indeterminate, 17- to 19-year-old age, laying on the beach after having gone skinny-dipping ... then they got it.” “It was clear from the start that we, along with the many distinguished art experts supporting Paul’s art photography collection, vehemently disagreed with the city prosecutor’s view of what constitutes art,” Berk said. In a statement, Reubens said he was glad that the child pornography charge had been dismissed without “a costly circus-like trial.”"''

==Banning of contact==

In the 90s and 00s, an increasing number of public facilities started introducing regulations to "[[Safeguarding|safeguard]]" children, or otherwise reduce the risk of even fleeting contact with adult strangers. One now deleted story informed us that:

<blockquote>''Library staff have been warned not to put children on their knees during story times for fear they will be branded paedophiles. Staff have also been told not to "lead a child by the hand" out of the library to look for a missing parent under a new policy introduced by education chiefs. As well as protecting employees from "vulnerable situations", the policy also warns librarians to keep an eye out for potential paedophiles and to ask adults acting suspiciously near a children's area or activity to move on or leave. Library staff will be told to refrain from physical contact where possible, even when they are trying to comfort a distressed or injured child.''</blockquote>

This scheme of "protections", we now take for granted.

==="No unaccompanied adults" rules===

[[File:Poolsign.png|thumb|Park/pool sign advertised online in 2024 alongside inaccurate claims about children.<ref>[https://www.mypoolsigns.com/no-adults-allowed-unless-accompanied-children-sign/sku-k-0678 Inaccurate pool/park sign]</ref>]]
Such rules are now commonplace throughout America's parks and playgrounds, meaning that an unsuspecting adult entering or traversing one of these areas without an alibi might face fines or worse.

*'''[https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE7035DS/ Case against New York City chess players dismissed] (2011)'''
*:''"Two men facing a trial for playing chess in a public park had their case dismissed on Tuesday but police said the players risk getting in trouble again if they return to the tables for another game. Police stopped Yacahudah Harrison, Christopher Peralta, and four other men who were playing at built-in stone chess tables in a Manhattan playground on October 20 and ordered them to appear in court for violating a park rule that prohibits adults from the playground "except in the company of children". "I've been playing there for the last two years," Harrison said in court on Monday. "We were welcomed there. Parents thought we were a positive influence. I think all around the world chess is considered good culture." ''[...]'' New York Police Department spokesman Paul Browne said in a telephone interview that nothing was changed by the dismissal, and that adults hoping to use the chess tables without children in tow would still run the risk of being summoned to court. ''[...]'' Siegel noted the case could have been avoided if park designers had thought about who would use the chess tables. "Four-year-olds don't play chess," he said."''

===Sexism===

*'''[https://www.kidspot.com.au/parenting/parents-dont-believe-men-should-be-working-in-childcare/news-story/97b0eee9607c4983107e79c1f2d3d20e 'Parents don’t believe men should be working in childcare'] (2017)'''
::''"A pair of parents walked past and clocked me, just sitting there. The next thing I knew, they’d reported me to the police for touching their child inappropriately. It hit me like a bus. They started an active campaign against me, even though I’d done nothing wrong. They put posters of my face with my name and where I worked, saying I was a child molester. It was plastered everywhere around traffic lights and in the streets. They spread lies about me throughout the community. I had to go for an interview with child protection services. I was terrified. I knew I’d done absolutely nothing wrong, but if I were found guilty of something it would affect my entire life. I was really freaking out, it was horrendous. I had to answer a load of questions but I gave straight, honest answers because I knew that the whole childcare centre worked with careful guidelines; I’d never been alone with children and never acted inappropriately in any way whatsoever."''

*'''[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4381724/Widower-accused-PAEDOPHILE-Travelodge-staff.html Widower staying with his own daughter, 13, is accused of being a PAEDOPHILE by Travelodge staff and interviewed by police all because he booked a double room] (2017)'''
::''"A widower who lost his wife to cancer was accused of being a paedophile by Travelodge staff because he booked a double room for him and his daughter. Craig Darwell, 46, was taking Millie, 13, to visit Thorpe Park and was forced to book the double room in Chertsey, Surrey, because there were no others available. But when he checked in, suspicious staff demanded that he show them his daughter's ID. Mr Darwell, who lost his wife to leukaemia when Millie was just four, explained that he did not have ID for his daughter and instead showed staff pictures of them together when she was a baby. But even after seeing them, staff called the police and he and his daughter were forced into separate rooms and interviewed by a police officer."''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20080517234820/http://www.theblogfathers.com/2007/08/14/dealing-with-irrational-fear-of-pedophiles/ BlogFathers - "Dealing With (Irrational?) Fear Of Pedophiles"] (2008)'''
::''"My friend, a Latin woman, has such fear of pedophiles that she will not let any teacher help out in the bathroom at day care with her toddler girls. No change of diapers, no change of clothing, and no help with toilet visits. It must be a woman, otherwise inappropriate things could happen. Apparently, any male might be a pedophile. Every other parent is fine with the male employees helping out but she refuses to change her mind."''

===General hysteria===

*'''[https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/man-seen-speaking-to-children-outside-school-in-st-catharines-won-t-be-charged-1.3363617 Man seen speaking to children outside school in St. Catharines won't be charged] (2017)'''
*:''"Police were called by members of the public who reported seeing an older man standing near a fence talking to kids on the other side. ''[...]'' The citizens took photos of the man, described as 60 to 70 years of age. Police say he had given the children gum and had left the scene by the time officers arrived. A photo of the man was distributed and police say information called in by citizens led to his identification. Detectives went to his residence and "spoke to him at length" before deciding criminal charges were "not appropriate.""''

*'''[https://www.ipce.info/library_3/files/touching_guidelines.htm Archdiocese Enacts New "Touching" Guidelines] (2008)'''
*:''"Tough new guidelines on "good" touching and "bad" touching are now in place for anyone who has contact with children within the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. For example, "side hugs" are allowed but "bear hugs" are considered prohibited physical contact." ''[...]'' "It is really sad, but it's necessary in the culture in which we're living," said Andriacco. ''[...]'' "The decree prohibits physical contact that is considered "inappropriate." Any form of unwanted affection ''[...]'' Inappropriate, forceful or lengthy embraces and/or "bear hugs" ''[...]'' Kisses ''[...]'' Lap-sitting ''[...]'' Touching buttocks, chest, knees, thighs or genital areas ''[...]'' Placing hands in the pockets of al child ''[...]'' Showing affection in isolated areas such as bedrooms, closets, adult-only or staff-only areas ''[...]'' Laying down, cuddling or sleeping near a child ''[...]'' Being in bed with a child ''[...]'' Wrestling ''[...]'' Tickling ''[...]'' Piggyback rides ''[...]'' Massage given by an adult to a child ''[...]'' Massage given by a child to an adult"''

*'''[http://education.guardian.co.uk/schools/story/0,,1408828,00.html Losing touch] (2005)'''
*:''"It's an everyday drama at primary schools up and down the country - but according to London teacher Kate Abley, a child wetting himself in the classroom is no longer a molehill, it's a mountain. "One male teacher refused to change children - he'd get other teachers to do it," says Abley. "Another teacher would call the child's mother to come in and deal with it." Those teachers who were prepared to change a child's wet pants were supposed to take another adult into the changing rooms, to keep an eye on them. "The whole thing was completely impractical." There's a growing panic among childcare professionals about touching young children in their care which, says a group of academics at Manchester Metropolitan University's Institute of Education, is causing concern and uncertainty about what's OK and what's not when it comes to innocent physical contact with youngsters. In research they are planning to publish later this year, academics Heather Piper, John Powell and Hannah Smith describe how some child carers are reluctant even to put a plaster on a child's scraped knee. Very young children have to treat their injuries themselves - with the nursery worker or teacher giving instructions on how to open the box, take out a plaster and stick it on. If a child's parent is nearby, he or she is summoned to deal with the injury. Piper describes it as a crazy situation. "Many people are behaving in completely ludicrous ways. What is cast into doubt is the process of normal nurturing - the way adults are with children." Comforting a child when they're upset, putting a plaster on them, changing their wet pants - all these everyday ways in which adults care for young children are now seen as suspect. "Children are used to being cared for by adults, being picked up and having somebody put their plasters on. If they go to places where adults don't touch them, this must be quite horrifying," says Piper - she cited the example from one playgroup in her research where there was "no touch that was caring at all"."''

*'''[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7474692.stm Adults 'scared to go near kids'] (2008)'''
*:''"Many adults are afraid to interact with children for fear of being labelled as paedophiles, a report has claimed. Think-tank Civitas said the "escalation of child protection measures" had made everyone from sports coaches to Santas seem like "potential child abusers". The Home Office said there was no evidence that vetting had deterred volunteers or eroded trust. It plans to tighten the rules further, so all parents hosting foreign exchange students will face background checks. In its report, Licensed to Hug, Civitas said that child protection regulations had "succeeded in poisoning the relationship between the generations". While in the past, adults would have helped children in distress or rebuked those misbehaving, there was now "a feeling that it is best not to become involved", it said. Report author Prof Frank Furedi, of Kent University, said: "From Girl Guiders to football coaches, from Christmas-time Santas to parents helping out in schools, volunteers - once regarded as pillars of the community - have been transformed in the regulatory and public imagination into potential child abusers, barred from any contact with children until the database gives them the green light."''

*'''[https://www.bishop-accountability.org/news2008/11_12/2008_21_07_Boykin_DontBe.htm Don't 'Be Alone with Other People's Children'] (2008)'''
*:''"Few events in a person's life have the ability to completely destroy them. But an accusation of child sex abuse, true or not, can ruin careers, families and reputations. In the past two years, an estimated 270 accusations of child sex abuse have occurred in the county. Of the 92 felony child abuse cases that went to trial during that time, only two ended in not guilty verdicts -- verdicts that won't wipe the slate clean. ''[...]'' Boy Scouts of America requires adult leaders to have a background check and to go through an hourlong course that reviews policies and practices, such as adults not sleeping in the same tent as a boy and how to handle a situation when a child tells you another adult has made him feel uncomfortable. The Salvation Army requires a background check, and all coaches and volunteers are required to watch a video on working with children, said Mark Thompson, a Salisbury Salvation Army director who serves as school board vice president. Generally, many organizations and youth leaders have instituted a buddy system when it comes to working with minors. "You shouldn't be alone with other people's children," said Michelle Hughes, the Life Crisis Center executive director. "It's not like years ago when teachers could identify a kid that needed a little extra and take him home for dinner. It's not like that anymore." ''[...]'' "No adult can be alone with boys," Wright said. "It must be two." In addition to avoiding being alone with a child, individuals who work with children should be careful not to cross the boundaries of the working relationship, said Thompson. "Be sure that you understand that you are the adult and they are the children," Thompson said. He cautioned adults who work with children to be careful of how you touch them, and to watch out for signs and sharing personal information. "It's not illegal to show genuine affection for a child," Ruark said. "But if it goes beyond that ... adults need to be cognizant of that. When you get to the point where you are touching inappropriately, even unintentional, that creates concern. Just make sure you understand where the lines are concerning friendship or expressions of love for a child." Thompson also cautioned workers who interact with children to keep close tabs on their emotions. Don't get caught up in the feeling that someone needs you or someone loves you. "You always have to have it in the back of your mind that they are the child," Thompson said. "You must always keep boundaries clear in the back of your mind. No matter how much interest that child shows in you. You can't let yourself get carried away in the moment.".''

*'''[http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/135109/Schoolchildren-hit-with-hugging-ban Schoolchildren hit with hugging ban] (2009)'''
*:''"An Australian school has banned hugging and other displays of affection between pre-teen boys and girls in order to set a good example for younger students. Largs Bay Primary School in the southern city of Adelaide said the policy is aimed at grade six and seven students, aged 11 to 12."''

==Confinement/detainment of children and consequences==

[[File:Meitiv.png|thumb|In 2014/15, these children and their parents were [[Wikipedia:Meitiv incidents|repeatedly stalked and harassed]] by government agents for practising [[Wikipedia:Free range parenting|free-range parenting]]. This was juxtaposed against [[Wikipedia:Helicopter parent|"helicopter parenting"]] throughout the 10s, in a series of controversies]]

Some [[Wikipedia:Lenore Skenazy|journalists]] have attmpted to fight back against child protection hysteria since its peak in the 90s and 00s, advocating what they call "free range parenting". This is intended to allow children to be observed from a distance, instead of being infantilized and prevented from growing up.<ref>[https://www.salon.com/2009/05/04/free_range_kids/ Stop worrying about your children!]</ref>

*'''[https://12ft.io/proxy?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theatlantic.com%2Fnational%2Farchive%2F2014%2F07%2Farrested-for-letting-a-9-year-old-play-at-the-park-alone%2F374436%2F Working Mom Arrested for Letting Her 9-Year-Old Play Alone at Park] (2014)'''
*:''"In South Carolina, a 46-year-old black woman has been arrested for letting her daughter play in a nearby park while trying to earn a living. "The mother, Debra Harrell, has been booked for unlawful conduct towards a child," a local TV station reports. "The incident report goes into great detail, even saying the mother confessed to leaving her nine-year-old daughter at a park while she went to work." ''[...]'' By arresting this mom (presumably causing her to lose her job) and putting the child in foster care, the state has caused the child far more trauma than she was ever likely to suffer in the park, whatever one thinks of the decision to leave her there. Even if the state felt it had the right to declare this parenting decision impermissible, couldn't they have given this woman a simple warning before taking custody? ''[...]'' Statistically speaking, the South Carolina mother would almost certainly be putting her daughter in more danger if she strapped her into the car beside her for a hypothetical one-hour daily commute. No one would arrest her for that."''

:*'''[https://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2014/07/this-widows-4-kids-were-taken-because-she-left-them-home-alone/374514/ This Widow's 4 Kids Were Taken After She Left Them Home Alone] (2014)'''
:*:''"My decision to allow my kids to stay home for a few hours while I went to school for several hours, a mile away, turned out to be the most catastrophically life-altering decision I've ever made. A neighbor noticed me walking to school without the kids and called the police. When I arrived home several hours later, I found a note on the door, but no kids inside. Despite having been told my whereabouts, neither the police nor the CPS workers who removed my kids from our home made any effort to find me, instead regarding the situation as an emergency, procedurally."''

*'''[https://www.salon.com/2014/06/03/the_day_i_left_my_son_in_the_car/ The day I left my son in the car] (2014)'''
*:''"I cracked the windows and child-locked the doors and double-clicked my keys so that the car alarm was set. And then I left him in the car for about five minutes. He didn't die. He wasn't kidnapped or assaulted or forgotten or dragged across state lines by a carjacker. When I returned to the car, he was still playing his game, smiling, or more likely smirking at having gotten what he wanted from his spineless mama. I tossed the headphones onto the passenger seat and put the keys in the ignition. ''[...]'' And so, it came as more than a shock to me when, on the way home from the airport, I listened to a voice mail from an officer at my family's local police department explaining that a bystander had noticed me leaving my son in the car, had recorded the incident using a phone's camera, and had then contacted the police. By the time the police arrived, I had already left the scene, and by the time they looked up the license plate number of the minivan and traced it to my parents, I was flying home. ''[...]'' My lawyer told me he'd had a productive conversation with the officer involved, that he'd explained I was a loving and responsible mother who'd had a "lapse in judgment," and that it seemed quite possible charges would not be pressed. For a while, it looked like he was right. But nine months later, a few minutes after dropping my kids off at school, I was walking to a coffee shop when my cellphone rang. Another officer asked if I was Kim Brooks and if I was aware there was a warrant out for my arrest."''

*'''[https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/04/13/parents-investigated-letting-children-walk-alone/25700823/ Parents in trouble again for letting kids walk alone] (2015)'''
*:''"Maryland parents accused of child neglect for letting their kids roam around their neighborhood had to retrieve them from the county's Children's Protective Services after police removed the youngsters from a park. At about 4:55 p.m. ET Sunday, Montgomery County police received a call to check on the welfare of Danielle and Sasha Meitiv's children — Rafi, 10, and Dvora, 6 — at a park here. Officers found the children unattended and brought them to the agency as part of protocol, they said. ''[...]'' Officers picked up the children about two blocks from home, Rafi said, telling them they would drop them off at home. Instead, the two sat in a patrol car for 2½ hours then were taken about 10 miles away to Children's Protective Services offices in Rockville, Md. The Meitivs said they had taken the children to the park at around 4 p.m. and told them to be home by 6 p.m. When the children hadn't returned by 6:30, the Meitivs started looking frantically for them. Social workers did not contact them until after 8 p.m., the couple said. Their children were released to them at 10:30 p.m. Danielle and Alexander "Sasha" Meitiv say they are not endangering their children by letting them walk around without supervision. "I can't believe we're going through this again," Danielle Meitiv said. "They've been missing since 6 o'clock. Somebody called 911, the police called CPS, they decided to bring the kids here and they didn't call us." To take the children home, the Meitivs had to sign a safety plan that prohibits them from leaving their children unattended, they said."''

*'''[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lenore-skenazy/more-from-americas-worst_b_96175.html More From America's Worst Mom: 9-Year-Old On The Subway, Continued] (2008)'''
*:''"Last week I wrote a column for my newspaper, The New York Sun, titled, "Why I Let My 9-Year-Old Ride The Subway." It basically said that I let him do this because he wanted to take a trip solo, he knew how to read the map, and I had every confidence that he could find his way home. Two days later, said son and I found ourselves on the Today Show, MSNBC and FoxNews ''[...]'' My vision of the world, especially childrearing, turns out to be starkly at odds with the mainstream one, which believes that the world (especially New York) is chock-a-block with extras from "Saw III." ''[...]'' Okay, so it happened several time zones away and the station has been flogging this same awful story for three months. Does it occur to most viewers that a crime like this must be pretty rare, if the station has to talk about one as far away as, say, Portugal? Or Aruba? No! ''[...]'' I met a guy at a party last week who makes his daughter phone home after walking one block to her friend's house. And he's in a suburb. The leafy kind! ''[...]'' The fact that a child is literally forty times more likely to die in a car accident than at a stranger's hands makes no difference. Driving is seen as safe. Freedom - once a right of childhood -- is seen as suicidal."''

==Criminalization, medicalization and registration of children/youth==

[[File:Doctor2.jpg|thumb|The pipeline to a place on the [[sex offender registry]]]]
:''Unaffiliated site: [http://www.ethicaltreatment.org/ ETAY], SOL Research [https://www.solresearch.org/report/Criminalizing_Childs_Play (summary)], [https://www.solresearch.org/report/Cases_of_Persecuted_Juvenile_Sexual_Activity (list of cases)] and see also [[ageism]]''.

Society both [[infantilization|infantilizes]] and criminalizes minors, making them [https://fstube.net/w/hEVMwHjV2NePH9zouPRiQM;threadId=14731 easy prey for the justice system].<ref>[https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/thousands-teens-committing-peer-peer-porn-5HjdCgy_2/ Underage and on the register: Thousands of teens committing peer-on-peer porn offences]</ref><ref>[https://forum.map-union.org/viewtopic.php?t=4768 Children charged with crimes thread, via MAP Forum]</ref> Children as young as 9 have been registered as a sexual offender (the practice is common from 12)<ref>[https://narsol.org/2018/06/how-many-kids-are-on-the-sex-offender-registry/ NARSOL - Kids on the SOR: How many?]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100217013543/michiganmessenger.com/34538/juveniles-well-represented-on-mich-sex-offender-registry Juveniles crowd Mich. sex offender registry - Michigan Messenger]</ref> and added to state databases from as early as the age of 6.<ref>[https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2021/5/27/first-grader-sexual-assault-accusation/ First grader sexual assault accusation]</ref>

In one case, an autistic teen was radicalised and entrapped by one arm of the Australian Police and placed on a deradicalisation course by another, such is the absurdity of the NVE panic ongoing in that country.<ref>[https://www.news.com.au/national/crime/ruined-his-life-parents-of-autistic-boy-radicalised-by-police-tellall/news-story/114d24edec8245e356aac69573885a22 The absurd news story about an autistic teen]</ref> An [[Ageism|article]] has been established to put forth the argument against criminalizing youth, using examples to support its case.

[[Anal wink|Anal probing]] (of suspected victims), [[Penile Plethysmography|penile plethysmography]] and aversion therapy are regularly used on minors who have been involved in relationships - even with age peers. Consent laws can also criminalize the boyfriends of teenage girls who get pregnant, preventing the girls having access to healthcare, as in Peru.<ref>[https://www.ctvnews.ca/peru-votes-to-lower-age-of-consent-to-14-1.246145 Peru votes to lower AoC]</ref>

Much of the therapy used on supposed victims is coercive, in that it uses [[List of conflicting statements by victimologists|psychological techniques]] to establish ideological conformity to a victim narrative, regardless of the subject's initial feelings or repeated denials.<ref>[https://www.unilad.com/news/crime/greg-kelley-falsely-convicted-child-abuse-interview-797989-20251206 Teen football star wrongly convicted as a pedophile details how girlfriend 'didn't give up on him' in new interview (evidencing coercion in counseling)]</ref>

*'''[https://www.nationalreview.com/2022/03/senator-hawleys-disingenuous-attack-against-judge-jacksons-record-on-child-pornography/ Senator Hawley’s Disingenuous Attack against Judge Jackson’s Record on Child Pornography] (2022)'''
::''“Senator Hawley is a bright guy, but if he ever handled a child-pornography case in the brief time he spent as a practicing lawyer before he sought public office, that is not apparent. ''[...]'' I can’t tell you how much I hated these cases ''[...]'' When the dust settled in computer-porn cases, it often turned out that the culprit was a kid who wasn’t much older than the children depicted in the porn.”''

*'''[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-13259141/How-sons-innocent-teenage-fumblings-saw-branded-rapist-hounded-school-left-sobbing-emotional-agony.html How my son's innocent teenage fumblings saw him branded a rapist, hounded out of school and left sobbing in emotional agony] (2024)'''
::''"Today, it seems that so many young women are primed to see every tiny misstep by their male peers as sexual assault, from an ill-judged kiss to an attempt to hold hands. Anything that makes them feel even a tad uncomfortable, often long after the fact, is deemed to be assault. ''[...]'' I have sons — I am too scared to say how many in case it helps identify my family — and throughout their young lives they have routinely been told by their young female friends that they ‘hate men’ and that ‘all men are rapists’. So fevered has the atmosphere among young women become that today something as innocent as a male tapping you on the shoulder can be construed as assault. ''[...]'' Yet I deplore the way this has created a chilling new double standard. When girls make mistakes and behave badly, it’s viewed as a forgivable rite of passage. But when inexperienced young boys do the same, they often face toxic accusations, which can quite literally destroy lives. I should know. My son is one such inexperienced boy and, because of this, our lives have been a living hell for the past three years. Aged 13, in 2019, my son was just starting to get interested in girls. He got involved in flirtations with a few girls and one sent him a topless photo by phone (this is a shockingly common practice among early teens). With another girl there was saucy texting and some mutual touching. ''[...]'' The girls, who were equally culpable, as sending nude photographs is both an offence and against the school rules, were dealt with discreetly. A quiet word was had with them and their parents and that was an end to it. Conversely, my son, who’d never been in trouble before, was suspended for two days — the final step before expulsion. ''[...]'' I believed the school knew best. It didn’t. Such a public and severe punishment persuaded his peers that there was ‘no smoke without fire’. What followed was a merciless campaign of intimidation and bullying. My son was called a ‘rapist’, a ‘nonce’ and told he should be castrated. He was urged to kill himself on a daily basis. He was attacked by a mob in the playground and one boy threatened to stab him. ''[...]'' But if we thought things would get better when schools reopened, we were wrong. In late 2021, one of the girls decided to call the police and accuse my son of sexual assault. I have no idea why, but my son was told by an acquaintance that it was because she was ‘feeling bored’. The police were called to his school and he was questioned without his parents present. ''[...]'' Fortunately, the police were far more empathetic than the school. The detective who investigated the case told us that, quite rightly, every accusation was treated seriously. That said, he also relayed that, in the past few years, the police had been inundated with similar calls from teenage girls whipped into a frenzy by the MeToo movement."''

*'''[https://reason.com/2023/04/03/poncha-springs-schoolhouse-daycare-kids-preschool-trial/ A 5-Year-Old Pulled Down a 3-Year-Old's Pants. The Preschool Workers Are on Trial] (2023)'''
::''"Two Colorado child care workers will go on trial this June for presiding over a day care center where a 5-year-old pulled down a 3-year-old's pants. Amy Lovato and Roberta Rodriguez of The Schoolhouse day care center in Poncha Springs face criminal charges for not reporting this incident to the authorities quickly enough, and for putting the children in danger. "Let this fact not be obscured: We are here because one preschooler pulled down another preschooler's pants," Jason Flores-Williams, Lovato's attorney, told 11th Judicial District Judge Brian Green on Thursday, asking him to dismiss the charges."''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20120712022851/http://www.examiner.com/article/wisconsin-da-says-6-year-old-is-a-sex-offender-for-playing-doctor Wisconsin DA says 6 year old is a sex offender for "playing doctor."] (2011)'''
::''"Parents of a five-year-old girl in Grant County, Wisconsin are pressing charges for first-degree sexual assault against a then six-year-old (now seven-year-old) boy. The accusation? Playing doctor with their daughter. Although too young to be prosecuted, the boy could be listed on the permanent sex offender registry when he turns 18. ''[...]'' There's also a clear conflic of interests and political grandstanding. The alleged "victim" is the daughter of a "well known politician." Her brother -- the politician's son -- was also playing "doctor." He's not being charged. The social worker who brought the case forward? The girl's aunt. Something is very, very rotten in the state of Denmark. The boy's family is under a gag order. In other words, the public is only being allowed to hear the "well known politician's" side of the story. Refer back to the paragraph on the brutality of the court of public opinion if you don't understand why this is a very big deal."''

:*'''[https://www.courthousenews.com/charging-kid-who-played-doctor-wasnt-malicious/ Charging Kid Who Played Doctor Wasn’t Malicious] (2013)'''
:::''"It was "poor judgment," but not unconstitutional, to charge a 6-year-old with sexual assault after he played doctor with other children, the 7th Circuit ruled. D.B., as he is named in the court record, had allegedly been interested in playing doctor that September 2010 because the 6-year-old had just concluded extensive medical testing for digestive problems, which included rectal examinations and enemas. While playing with 5-year-old C.C. and her twin brother W.C. in his Lancaster, Wis., backyard, D.B. was interrupted by the twins' mother. She reported D.B. to the Grant County Department of Social Services, saying she saw D.B. put his finger in her daughter's anus. D.B. claimed that he touched C.C.'s bare butt. A district attorney then filed a petition in court claiming D.B. had committed first-degree sexual assault, and needed public protection."''

*'''[https://eu.azcentral.com/story/laurieroberts/2014/08/12/kindergartener-disciplined-for-sexual-misconduct/13922243/ Kindergartner is a sex offender? Really?"] (2014)'''
::''"It seems a five-year-old Surprise boy was on the playground last spring when suddenly he pulled his pants down. The kid was hauled to the office and forced to sign a form that essentially labeled him a budding sex fiend. ''[...]'' Dysart officials told The Republic that administrators were just following school policy, which says the act of pulling down one's pants is sexual misconduct. ''[...]'' "There are standards of conduct that are inappropriate on a school campus regardless of the grade level of the student," Dysart Assistant Superintendent Jim Dean told The Republic's Jackee Coe. "Exposing oneself is never going to be appropriate in any school situation." ''[...]'' According to the little boy's mother, her son was on the playground at Ashton Ranch Elementary School on April 15 when another kid told him to pull down his pants or else it would be done for him. So the boy complied. ''[...]'' It took the mother hiring an attorney to get the sexual-misconduct referral out of the boys' school file."''

*'''[https://www.winchesterstar.com/winchester_star/police-girl-facing-child-pornography-charges/article_f1af731a-9777-571e-b8c5-13fb27ebb4ca.html Police: Girl facing child pornography charges] (2022)'''
::''"The girl was arrested by the Frederick County Sheriff's Office on April 7 and charged with possession of child pornography, production of child pornography and distribution of child pornography. Lt. Warren W. Gosnell, Sheriff's Office spokesman, said in an email that an anonymous tip led to the investigation, which involves images of a boy and girl under 16 found on a phone. He said the investigation is school-related but wouldn't say which school. ''[...]'' The maximum juvenile penalty for any crime would be incarceration in a juvenile prison run by the Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice until the offender turns 21. Under adult penalties, a juvenile between 15 and 18 convicted of child pornography production and distribution for a first offense faces between one and 20 years although a judge could sentence below the minimum. If the offender is seven or more years older than the victim, there is a three-year mandatory minimum and a 30-year maximum. Spicer noted child pornography laws were written before cellphones became ubiquitous and "sexting," in which a person sends nude or sexually explicit images by phone, became common. ''[...]'' Spicer said the law is outdated due to changing technology. "There is a need for more updated laws to reflect the reality of what technology permits juveniles to do," he said. "The statute hasn't kept up with the technology.""''
[[File:Feds.png|thumb|Images from the arrest of men caught in a sting operation resemble something from an active warzone. Locals have expressed discomfort at the levels of escalation.<ref>[https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/undercover-operation-leads-10-arrests-online-child-sex-abuse-case/I5CDX76YQRBXPNZMOTCKZJPNOM/ SWAT teams moves in on suspected child predators caught in undercover stings]</ref>]]
*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20150718140743/http://bostonreview.net/blog/youth-sex-offender-registry-hrw When Kids Are Sex Offenders] (ft. ''Human Rights Watch'' report, 2013)'''
::''"Maya R., now age 28 and a resident of Michigan, was arrested at the age of 10 for sexual experimentation. ‘Me and my step brothers, who were ages 8 and 5, “flashed” each other and play-acted sex while fully-clothed.’ A year later, Maya pled guilty to the charges of criminal sexual conduct in the first and second degree, offenses that required her to register as a sex offender for 25 years. ''[...]'' In 2006, a 13-year old girl from Ogden, Utah was arrested for rape for having consensual sex with her 12-year-old boyfriend. Her 12-year-old boyfriend was found guilty of violating the same law for engaging in sexual activity with her, as she was also a child under the age of 14 at the time. ''[...]'' Youth sex offenders on the registry experience severe psychological harm. They are stigmatized, isolated, often depressed. Many consider suicide, and some succeed. They and their families have experienced harassment and physical violence. They are sometimes shot at, beaten, even murdered; many are repeatedly threatened with violence. Some young people have to post signs stating ‘sex offender lives here’ in the windows of their homes; others have to carry drivers’ licenses with ‘sex offender’ printed on them in bright orange capital letters. Youth sex offenders on the registry are sometimes denied access to education because residency restriction laws prevent them from being in or near a school. Youth sex offender registrants despair of ever finding employment, even while they are burdened with mandatory fees that can reach into the hundreds of dollars on an annual basis."''

*'''[https://www.aclu.org/blog/juvenile-justice/minnesota-prosecutor-charges-sexting-teenage-girl-child-pornography Minnesota Prosecutor Charges Sexting Teenage Girl With Child Pornography] (2018)'''
::''"A 14-year-old Minnesota girl is fighting criminal charges that have the potential to destroy her future, including her ability to obtain housing, to enroll in college programs, and even to pursue some career paths. Her case does not involve harm to others. It does not involve damage to property. And it does not have anything to do with illegal substances. Rather her young life could be ruined all because she sent an explicit Snapchat of herself to a boy she liked. In the case, Jane Doe used the phone-based application Snapchat to send a revealing selfie to a boy at her school in Southern Minnesota. He went on to make a copy and distribute it to other students without Jane’s permission."''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20090320234911/http://www.zanesvilletimesrecorder.com/article/20090313/NEWS01/903130301 Eleven-year-old girl charged with rape] (2009)'''
::''"Local law enforcement deals with sex offenders almost daily, but in the past couple of months, Zanesville police have dealt with one of the youngest cases officers can remember - an 11-year-old girl charged with three counts of rape. Detective Randy Ritchason said the girl had some type of sexual contact with three other children - two boys and a girl -all under the age of 10. She was charged in Muskingum County Juvenile Court."''

*'''[https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/tech/webguide/internetlife/2004-03-29-child-self-porn_x.htm Teen girl charged with posting nude photos on Internet] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20121014185601/https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/tech/webguide/internetlife/2004-03-29-child-self-porn_x.htm Archive]) (2004)'''
::''A 15-year-old girl has been arrested for taking nude photographs of her self and posting them on the Internet, police said. The girl, whose identity was withheld, was accused of sending out photographs of herself in various states of undress and performing a variety of sexual acts. She sent them to people she met in chat rooms on the Internet, police said. Police seized her computer and found dozens of photographs stored on the hard drive. Authorities did not say how police learned about the girl. She has been charged with sexual abuse of children, possession of child pornography and dissemination of child pornography."''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20081012163102/https://www.clevelandleader.com/node/7219 15-Year-Old Ohio Girl Arrested For Distributing Nude Photos of Herself, May Have to Register as a Sex Offender] (2008)'''
*:''"A 15-year-old girl stands accused of distributing nude photos of herself to other minors, and one state legislator is questioning whether or not she should be labeled a sex offender. The girl, a student at Licking Valley High School, was arrested Friday after school officials discovered the materials and brought in a police investigation. The girl, whose name has not been released, now faces two charges: illegal use of a minor in nudity-oriented material, a second degree felony; and possession of criminal tools, a fifth degree felony. For an adult convicted of child pornography it requires a Tier II sexual offender classification. However Jennifer Brindisi, a spokeswoman for the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation, said the judge has flexibility with a juvenile of this defendant's age. The junvenille section of Senate Bill 10 includes a part which states that if the child is a first-time offender and age 14 or 15 that the judge can decide not to make him or her register. The incident comes immediately following a visit from Licking County Prosecutor Ken Oswalt, who had been visiting area high schools and educating teens on the consequences of such an action. Oswalt talked about the dangers of this behavior, both in terms of personal embarrassment as well as contribution to child pornography on the internet."''
[[File:A738c1ab6eeaa3c0.png|thumb|One example of overreach in law-enforcement operations]]
*'''[https://www.vice.com/amp/en/article/kz7zxa/the-autistic-children-who-are-labeled-as-sex-offenders The Autistic Children Who Are Labeled As Sex Offenders] (2017)'''
::''""Most times with children there is no sexual [motivation]," Pittman explains, but "the moment the touching looks sexual, though, society labels them pedophiles." Rogers added that "it doesn't matter if a person is on the spectrum. They're going to be treated like any sex offender." When an autistic child pulls his pants down in a grocery store, Pittman explains, "We look at [the situation] from the lens [of] a 50 year old man [flashing people]." Minors are not listed publicly on the sex offender registry, but they're forbidden from attending school because that's where children congregate. Once they turn 18, most states require them to register on the public sex offender list with an identifying photo. Children like Anthony would be identified as child pornography distributors for sending nude selfies, and required to disclose their status as a registered sex offender to any employers in some states. "There's a lot of homelessness and depression ''[because people can't get jobs]''," Pittman explains. "We have a whole new generation of victims on this law.""''

*'''[https://www.ipce.info/newsletters/e_26/absurdities.htm 8-year-old boy charged with sexual assault] (2007)'''
::''"Authorities say that an 8-year-old boy who was charged with sexually abusing a 6-year-old boy told police he got the idea after watching an R-rated movie. ''[...]'' The Buffalo News reports that the 8-year-old, who was released to his mother, faces charges of criminal sexual act and aggravated sexual abuse, both felonies. He also faces charges of misdemeanor forcible touching and sexual misconduct."''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20160612101324/https://www.denverpost.com/2006/12/05/girl-13-charged-as-sex-offender-and-victim/ Girl, 13, charged as sex offender and victim] (2006)'''
::''"Utah Supreme Court justices acknowledged Tuesday that they were struggling to wrap their minds around the concept that a 13-year-old girl could be both an offender and a victim for the same act – in this case, having consensual sex with her 12-year-old boyfriend. The Ogden, Utah, girl was put in this odd position because she was found guilty of violating a state law that prohibits sex with someone under age 14. She also was the victim in the case against her boyfriend, who was found guilty of the same violation by engaging in sexual activity with her. “The only thing that comes close to this is dueling,” said Associate Chief Justice Michael Wilkins, noting that two people who take 20 paces and then shoot could each be considered both victim and offender."''

*'''[https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2014/07/police-want-to-photograph-sexting-teens-penis.html Police Want to Force a 17-Year-Old Accused of Sexting His Girlfriend to Take More Explicit Photos As Evidence] (2014)'''
::''"Prosecutors and police in Manassas City, Virginia, have a warrant to photograph a 17-year-old’s penis in hopes of convicting him as a sex offender for sending a dirty video to his 15-year-old girlfriend. The boy’s lawyer tells the Washington Post that after he refused to plead guilty, prosecutors said they would need to “just take him down to the hospital, give him a shot, and then take the pictures that we need.” Of his erect genitalia. ''[...]'' As if it weren’t bad enough already, NBC Washington reports that police already photographed the boy’s penis when they arrested him ''[...]'' “He said they took him to a room and took pictures of his genitalia,” Stacy Bigley said. “I asked if they’re allowed to do that, and [the 17-year-old] said, ‘I tried to refuse,’” which he did, he didn’t want to do it. They told him if he did not they would do it by force.” ''[...]'' The teenager’s lawyer said prosecutors have said they will “use special software to compare pictures of this penis to this penis.”"''
::[Editor: The lead detective in this case eventually [[Debate Guide: Self-loathing hatred|shot himself in the head]] following a dramatic manhunt in which he was accused of "child" sex crimes himself]

* '''[https://reason.com/2011/06/14/perverted-justice-2/ Perverted Justice. Sex offender laws represent the triumph of outrage over reason.] (2011)''' [https://web.archive.org/web/20220808015126/https://reason.com/2011/06/14/perverted-justice-2/ copy]
*: ''"According to The Dallas Morning News, the sex offender registry in Texas, where Washington lives, includes about 4,000 people who were minors when they committed their crimes, a quarter of whom were under 14."''
*:''"A man who was convicted of statutory rape when he was 16 for having consensual sex with his 14-year-old girlfriend told Human Rights Watch: "We were in love. And now we are married. So it's like I am on the registry for having premarital sex. Does having premarital sex make me a danger to society? My wife doesn't think so.""''
*:''"Consider the case of Tony Washington, a promising college football player whose professional career was derailed by a conversation-stopping offense he committed almost a decade ago: At the age of 16, he had consensual sex with his 15-year-old sister."''

==[[Wikipedia:Thoughtcrime|Thought crime]] and [[Wikipedia:Newspeak|Newspeak]]==

[[File:gamergurl.jpg|thumb|Actual American Police Decoy (credit - NYT Magazine)]]
The manipulation of [[Debate Guide: Abuse of language|language]] and [[Debate Guide: Misdefinitions and Rhetorical Manipulation|abuse of rhetoric]] are common features of the war on "sexual offending". In some examples, such as Calgary Police's pursuit of a 15 year old boy for textual "child pornography" (sexting),<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130614070017/http://sunnewsnetwork.ca/sunnews/canada/archives/2013/06/20130611-161921.html Teen boy accused of sending child porn texts to his ex]</ref> this is particularly salient. In others, police forces employ clear [[Wikipedia:Entrapment|entrapment]], in their pursuit of men who have no primary interest in minors and simply continue to talk after an implausible decoy changes their age. The New York Times explains how this particular swindle works.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20201003235625/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/26/magazine/sex-offender-operation-net-nanny.html?smid=tw-share NYT Mag: Explains LEO Stings]</ref>

The Daily Mail (also featured below) and other journalists have engaged in Orwellian word games, as this topic gives them the liberty. Just under a month prior to the below (2022) story, they described a female prison inmate as a "pedophile" for "raping two boys aged 14 and 17 in 2018".<ref>[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11042579/Female-pedophile-jailed-raping-two-underage-boys-posts-TIKTOK-videos-asking-pen-pals.html Female pedophile jailed for raping two underage boys she met online posts TIKTOK videos asking for pen pals to contact her in prison - and officials say there's NOTHING they can do about it</ref> The sex was of course, entirely voluntary, and as our earlier examples have demonstrated, the promulgation of this kind of language has directly led to the deaths of multiple individuals at the hands of vigilantes. In 2015, DailyCaller led with the headline "Twentysomething Christian School Math Teacher Busted For Victimizing Teen Boy With Sex Trauma". The teacher was 25, the boy was 15 and the sex was voluntary.<ref>[https://dailycaller.com/2015/04/23/christian-school-math-teacher-busted-for-victimizing-teen-boy-with-sex-trauma/ Twentysomething Christian School Math Teacher Busted For Victimizing Teen Boy With Sex Trauma]</ref>

*'''[https://www.mtracey.net/p/was-an-israeli-pedophile-really-allowed Was an Israeli pedophile really allowed to flee the United States?] (2025)'''
*:''"So, what exactly is Tom Alexandrovich accused of doing? According to the arrest report, he’d been staying at the Conrad Hotel, a few miles from the conference venue. Over the course of his stay, it is alleged that he used an app called “Pure” — evidently some sort of hookup app. ''[...]'' Nonetheless, some highly resourceful law enforcement agents decided to dispatch an “Online Covert Employee” (OCE) to join the “Pure” app, and allegedly pose as “a 15-year-old juvenile.” This would have presumably violated the app’s Terms of Service, if the OCE had openly identified their age as 15. ''[...]'' The report says Alexandrovich “was found to have engaged in conversation” with the undercover “decoy,” and this “conversation turned sexual in nature.” It is not specified who initiated the “conversation.” ''[...]'' In an interview with a Homeland Security Investigator and FBI Special Agent, Alexandrovich reportedly stated that “he agreed to go to dinner and a show with a date” and “he believed the girl was 18 years old,” as “that was the age listed on the Pure application.” No evidence is cited to show that the girl’s listed age was 15 years old, and no explanation is given for how a supposed 15 year old would’ve been permitted on the app without violating the Terms of Service. Certainly, no intelligible explanation is given for how this bizarre sting operation is supposed to have contributed to the “Security” of the “Homeland.”"''

'''[https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cev27dyz8v4o Paedophile agreed to travel to have sex with girl] (2025)'''
*:''"Darron Wilkinson, 50, sent multiple messages to what turned out to be an undercover police officer, ending many when discussing graphic acts with the text abbreviation for "laughing out loud", Newcastle Crown Court heard. [...] In mitigation, Tony Cornberg said Wilkinson was socially isolated and had no intention to go through with the meeting, as evidenced by the delivery driver going on holiday to Blackpool instead of the arranged journey to Coventry."''

*'''[https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/redmond-detectives-arrest-man-undercover-online-child-rape-operation/BP5LB4FCCZHJNORM3KFUGHQPSE/ Redmond detectives arrest man in undercover online child rape operation] (2023)'''
*:''"Detectives posed as a 12-year-old girl on a location-based social networking and dating application, according to the Redmond Police Department. The conversation began in early March and the man was told several times that he was talking to a 12-year-old girl. However, he kept engaging in sexually motivated conversations, believing she was a minor."'' [So, not only is the "raped" girl fake, she was never "raped", and they posed her on '''[[Wikipedia:Tinder (app)|Tinder]]''', which is clearly implausible and fantastical to anybody bar the most witless of baby-boomers]

*'''[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11131079/Woke-Virginia-school-district-kept-pedophile-counselor-year-notified-arrest.html Notoriously woke Virginia school district kept pedophile school counselor on staff a year AFTER bosses were told he'd been arrested for soliciting child prostitute] (2022)'''
*:''"Darren Lamar Thornton, 50, remained employed by Glasgow Middle School in Lincolnia, Virginia, even after he'd been convicted of a sex crime and a year after they'd been notified of his arrest, according to WUSA9. He'd previously served as a counselor and boys' varsity basketball coach in a different county from 2006 to 2020. Thornton was arrested for offering a minor money for sex in November of 2020 in Chesterfield County."'' 

::[Editor: Only at the end of the article, and after multiple graphics, do we get to learn about the true nature of Thornton's "crime", bolded below]

::'''''"He was trapped in a sting via an online chat with an undercover officer who said she was 17, and Thornton agreed to meet."'''''

*'''[https://floridapolitics.com/archives/306973-policing-the-police-did-sheriff-go-too-far-on-undercover-sex-sting/ Policing the police: Did Sarasota Sheriff go too far on undercover sex sting?] (2019, see also [https://reason.com/2019/10/21/sarasota-county-sheriff-office-entrap-underage-teen-sex/ Reason.com])'''
*:''"Hamid Keshmirian committed suicide last week, less than 24 hours after bonding out on charges related to his conversations about sex with an undercover deputy, who claimed to be a 14-year-old prostitute. The chats began on hookup site SkipTheGames.com, where Keshmirian responded to an ad that appeared to be for an adult escort. But detectives with the Sarasota Co. Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) changed the woman’s age to that of a 14-year-old after the conversation about sex began. Keshmirian, a single man, whose two adult daughters say he was battling depression and loneliness, continued the conversation with the woman he thought wanted to have sex with him. Deputies went as far as to put a man on the phone with Keshmirian, claiming to be the girl’s father, giving permission for the encounter. Keshmirian ultimately agreed to meet up with the girl on Thursday, Sept. 19 — his birthday. He was arrested upon arrival, spending two nights in jail because Keshmirian’s family says SCSO denied him a phone call and kept his arrest out of the computer system while they continued to hunt other men. ''[...]'' “They killed our dad,” said an emotional Natasha Keshmirian, who said men like her father were the only victims of the SCSO sting. “My dad’s not a pedophile … but he didn’t have the money to fight it. “He lost everything (in the Great Recession) — his business and his home — and he battled depression for eight or nine years,” his daughter continued. “He was just getting his new life together — he had a new business, a new house, and a new truck … then they entrapped him.”"''

*'''[https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/13380554.12-year-old-girl-raped-in-woods-after-being-manipulated-and-groomed-by-older-man-she-met-online/ 12-year-old girl raped in woods after being manipulated and groomed by older man she met online] (2015)'''
*:''"The girl, who comes from Worthing, had been in contact with a young man who said he was 18, in early June, online through two phone apps, Whisper and Kik, and arranged to meet him. They first met at about 3pm on Friday June 5, when he picked her up from outside Goring railway station in a silver or grey Fiat Punto. They drove to the car park at the end of Angmering High Street, opposite Manor Nurseries where they parked and kissed for a while. He then dropped her off back in Worthing. They then met again two days later at about midday on Sunday June 7 outside Tesco Express in Rectory Road, Worthing and drove to the same place in Angmering. From there they walked south down a track parallel to the A280 and alongside Manor Nurseries to a wooded area, where they had sexual intercourse, stopping when they saw some dog walkers nearby. The incidents were not reported to the police until June 25. ''[...]'' "This case is another example of what can result from unwary and unsupervised use of the web by young people who need to be really careful in their contacts with people they do not know.""''

*'''[https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/paedophile-tried-gag-tie-up-3473450 Paedophile tried to gag and tie up man] (2008)'''
*:''"A PAEDOPHILE tried to gag and tie up a man while he slept in his flat, a court heard. Vincent Burns, 69, invited his 26-year-old victim back to his home after drinking together in a city centre pub."'' [Editor: At no other place in this article is a justification given for labeling this man a pedophile]''
[[File:Dmtricks.png|thumb|The Daily Mail up to their usual Orwellian games in 2024]]
===Porn cartoons and sex dolls criminalized===

:''See Wikipedia - [[Wikipedia:Legal status of fictional pornography depicting minors|Legal status of fictional pornography depicting minors]].''

In one example in the UK, a "team of researchers" - credentialed [[Feminism|Feminists]] at major universities, launched a campaign entitled '''"CAMPAIGN AGAINST SEX ROBOTS"''' (capitals theirs).<ref>[https://www.forbes.com/sites/andreamorris/2018/09/26/meet-the-activist-fighting-sex-robots/?sh=28e4cd7f6e79 Meet The Activist Fighting Sex Robots] and [https://campaignagainstsexrobots.org/ CAMPAIGN AGAINST SEX ROBOTS]</ref>

*'''[https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2025/08/21/man-charged-over-having-child-sex-abuse-animation-images/ Man stopped at Dublin Airport by Homeland Security is charged over child sex abuse animation images] (2025)'''
*:''"A young man travelling to a comic book convention in the United States was stopped by Homeland Security at Dublin Airport and found with child sex abuse animation images, a court has heard."''
::[Editor: Much more on this story, including the fandom whose tame content he was arrested for transporting, can be found [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cE8Y1fFa5cw here]]

*'''[https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/mar/30/tasmanian-man-jailed-after-ai-generated-child-abuse-material-found-on-computer?CMP=soc_568 Tasmanian man jailed after AI-generated child abuse material found on computer] (2024)'''
*:''"Police raided his home in the state’s Tamar Valley region in May and found hundreds of files depicting child abuse on his computer. A significant amount of it was generated using artificial intelligence, marking the first time police had located and seized AI-generated child abuse material in Tasmania, the Australian federal police (AFP) said on Saturday. ''[...]'' In a statement released Saturday, AFP Det Sgt Aaron Hardcastle said abuse material remained repulsive and abhorrent regardless of whether it was AI-generated or involved real exploited children. He said police would continue to target those who shared such material."''

*'''[https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/crime/man-charged-importing-child-sex-29368394 Man charged with importing child sex doll and possession of 71 child porn <nowiki>[lolicon manga</nowiki>NW<nowiki>]</nowiki> images] (2023)'''
*:''"Mr Wright stands accused of importing a child sex doll from Japan - the first known charge of its kind in this country. He is accused of knowingly having child pornography in the form of a “torso” of a child with what is described as a “penetrable anus and vagina.” The doll was discovered contained in a box with a “Japanese-style” drawing of a “naked” child, posed with its legs spread open, according to the charge. He also stands accused of having another doll of a child, which is described as being “17 years old” on the box it was contained within. He’s also charged with possession of another doll, which was a “model of a young child’s mouth,” again in a box which contained a drawing of a “young female child." The offences are contrary to Section Six of the Child Trafficking and Pornography Act 1998. The possession offences are alleged to have occurred at the accused’s home address on July 24, 2017. Apart from those charges Mr Wright stands accused of attempting to commit an offence “by purchasing and attempting to import a child sex doll,” which is contrary to common law."''

*'''[https://www.hucknalldispatch.co.uk/news/crime/hucknall-teen-downloaded-anime-cartoon-child-porn-court-case-3544509 Hucknall teenager who downloaded dozens of 'anime' cartoon child porn images given suspended prison sentence] (2022)'''
*:''"Police visited Ben Burton's home address and seized his mobile phone on November 28, 2020, said prosecutor Anthony Chung. It contained 25 Category A images, 15 Category B images, and 48 Category C images of female characters, that were deemed to be aged between five and 14. When he was interviewed, Burton said he received the images via Facebook messenger. ''[...]'' Recorder Michael Auty said: "What troubles me is his disinclination to accept that he had any sexual interest in the imagery. Frankly, I don't believe him." He told Burton: "There is understandable public concern about any offences concerning the possession of indecent images of children. "This case is unusual as the pictures weren't of real children. "Whether these children were real or represented in anime, or any other artistic form, the protection of children is regarded as of paramount importance in a civilised society.”"''

*'''[https://www.sundayworld.com/crime/courts/man-who-avoided-jail-after-child-porn-conviction-says-he-accidentally-clicked-link/41581409.html Man who avoided jail after child porn conviction says he 'accidentally' clicked link] (2022)'''
*:''"A 25-year-old man who claims he unknowingly downloaded animated child pornography has told how one click on a website resulted in his arrest and conviction in court. Nabil Ibrahim of Lehenaghmore, Togher, Co. Cork, appeared before in court last week where pleaded guilty to having child pornography at his home on February 3, 2019. ''[...]'' "It was just by accident," he said. "I was on a social media site. It was Tumblr and I clicked on it." Asked why he clicked on the link or folder, Ibrahim said: "I don't know. I wasn't sure what it was. It just said 'illegal' or something like that. All this happened four years ago - it's been going on quite a while." ''[...]'' Over the past decade, Gardaí have seized increasing amounts of virtual or simulated child pornography in the form of cartoons, text and computer graphic images. ''[...]'' Realistic "child sex dolls" have also been seized by authorities in recent years. Unlike several other western countries - including the US and Switzerland - Ireland categorises all types of child sex abuse material, simulated or real, as child pornography. Offenders face up to five years for possession and 14 years for producing or distributing such material."''

*'''[https://www.gawker.com/man-gets-three-months-in-jail-for-possession-of-cartoon-477388305 Man Gets Three Months in Jail for Possession of Cartoon Porn] (2013)'''
*:''"Ronald Clark's lawyer called his client's three-month jail sentence for possession of cartoon pornography a case of "law gone mad." The New Zealand resident claims he downloaded the videos, which depict "clearly young" elves, pixies, trolls "and other fantasy creatures having sex," three years ago as "a bit of a laugh." ''[...]'' He also asked the court if his conviction in this case couldn't lead to someone else being charged for "possessing objectionable images of stick figures." But at least one person didn't find Clark's conviction an absurd overreach on the part of the justice system. Alan Bell, director of the anti-child pornography group ECPAT said he was worried the images could encourage people "to migrate from there to the real thing." "The distribution of it is damaging," he continued. "You have to ask what impact does it have even if it's not harming ''[an individual child]''." New Zealand's courts have taken issue with cartoon pornography in the past, most recently charging a Chinese student for importing DVDs containing "cartoon animations depicting rape, abuse, and bestiality involving eels." Those charges were eventually dropped."''
[[File:Doll suitcase.jpeg|thumb|Realistic "child-like" sex-dolls have opened up new possibilities for MAPs, but have drawn fire from [[Feminism|feminists]]]]
*'''[http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/2008/09/26/child-porn-in-cartoon-style-man-convicted-84229-21906841/ Child porn in cartoon style - man convicted] (2008)'''
*:''"A MAN who downloaded “Tomb Raider”-style pictures of computer-generated child pornography has been convicted by a Teesside jury. Robul Hoque had sophisticated realistic images of children on his hard drive seized by police in October 2006. The unusual case involving computer graphics is thought to be the first of its type and an important test case. Hoque, 32, told the Gazette: “I haven’t set out to break the law in any way, shape or form. “If I’d had any sort of inkling these were illegal, I would have told the police about them myself. I don’t go looking for child porn. I’m not attracted to kids. I’m not interested in kids.” ''[...]'' Jurors were told they should convict if they concluded that a picture looked like a photo. “It is about child pornography,” prosecutor David Brooke told the court ''[...]'' “Though no actual child has been abused, it helps to feed the demand.”"''

:*'''[https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/manga-anime-fans-warned-after-british-man-convicted-possessing-cartoon-child-porn-1471040 Manga and Anime Fans Warned After British Man Convicted of Possessing Cartoon 'Child Porn'] (2014)'''
:*:''"A man from Middlesbrough is believed to have become the first person in British legal history to be convicted over possession of prohibited cartoon images of children. Robul Hoque, 39, made legal history after he was convicted of possessing a collection of inappropriate Japanese Manga or Anime-style images of children. The cartoons were classed as prohibited as they contained images of young girls, some wearing school uniforms, exposing themselves or taking part in sexual activity, reported the Evening Gazette. The court heard how Hoque became a "test case" after nearly 300 cartoon stills and moving images were found on his hard drive after police seized his computer in June 2012. ''[...]'' Hoque's defence barrister Richard Bennett said his conviction should "serve as a warning to every Manga and Anime fan" to be careful as these images are were freely available on legitimate sites. He added: "It seems there are many thousands of people in this country, if they are less then careful, who may find themselves in that position, too.""''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20081209005431/https://www.stuff.co.nz/4786351a1860.html Simpsons cartoon rip-off is child porn - judge] (2008)'''
*:''"A Supreme Court judge in Australia has ruled that an internet cartoon in which look-a-like child characters from The Simpsons engage in sexual acts is child pornography." ''[...]'' But Justice Adams agreed with the magistrate, finding that while The Simpsons characters had hands with four fingers and their faces were "markedly and deliberately different to those of any possible human being", the mere fact that they were not realistic representations of human beings did not mean that they could not be considered people. Justice Adams said the purpose of the legislation was to stop sexual exploitation and child abuse where images are depicted of "real" children. However it was also to deter the production of other material, including cartoons, that could "fuel demand for material that does involve the abuse of children""''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20090314115104/http://www.theherald.com.au/news/local/news/general/man-fined-for-downloading-simpsons-cartoon-porn/1458973.aspx Man fined for downloading Simpsons cartoon porn] (2009)'''
*:''"A MAN pleaded guilty yesterday to possessing child pornography after he downloaded images of characters from The Simpsons and Pokemon naked and performing sex acts on each other. Glenn Phillip McGuire, 28, had originally pleaded not guilty after police found six such images of the cartoon characters on his computer. The images had been doctored or drawn by unknown people and were downloaded while McGuire was surfing the Limewire website. The Supreme Court ruled last December that child pornography can include sexually explicit images of cartoon characters. McGuire changed his plea in Newcastle Local Court yesterday to guilty and was convicted, fined $1000 and put on a 12-month good behaviour bond. The Supreme Court ruling came after a man was convicted in Parramatta Local Court in February last year of possessing pornographic images of child cartoon characters."''

===Motive-dependent crimes===

In one case a man who fully complied with police was jailed for the cumulative total of 2 years because his use of adult gay porn of men considerably younger than him was deemed to be a threat to the public. No justification was given for this, other than it being a breach of an order imposed against him many years ago.

*'''[https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cn40yxg2glkt Ex-Premier League referee David Coote given suspended prison sentence for making indecent image of child] (2026)'''
*:''"Former Premier League referee David Coote is given a suspended prison sentence after he admitted making an indecent image of a child ''[...]'' The court heard the image, downloaded in January 2020, was a two-minute video involving a 15-year-old boy in a school uniform. ''[...]'' Judge Shant added: ''[...]'' “Those who commit this sort of offence must realise they involve a real child and that causes them damage.”"''

*'''[https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/convicted-paedophile-shopped-himself-police-18897927 Convicted paedophile shopped himself to police after visiting male porn sites during lockdown] (2020/25)'''
*:''"Teesside Crown Court heard how the 66-year-old has been subject to a sexual offences prevention order since 2009, which is designed to protect the public. Philip Morley, prosecuting, said he contacted his supervising officer on July 27 and told them he had been using the internet to access pornographic websites. He said police officers attended his address the following day and seized a Nokia mobile phone. ''[...]'' The court in Middlesbrough heard how Jackson had been asking for videos of males performing sex acts and offering to pay them money for the material. ''[...]'' "He went on to say he was not sexually attracted to male children and preferred males over 18." ''[...]'' Judge Howard Crowson told the court: "You have a long history of sexual offending and you clearly pose a significant risk to young males. ''[...]'' '''Judge Crowson sentenced Jackson to 16 months in prison.''' ''[[https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/robin-jackson-guisborough-porn-boots-32540149 2025 story] follows]'' Pervert pensioner caught printing pornographic photos of young men at Boots ''[...]'' Officers attended his home and Jackson handed over the material he had printed, which showed young men who were of legal age. His mobile phone was handed over and analysed. Officers found he had accessed multiple pornographic websites. ''[...]'' '''He was jailed for eight months for breaching a sexual harm prevention order'''."''

*'''[https://cbs12.com/news/local/teachers-arrest-is-said-to-be-the-first-of-its-kind Teacher's arrest is said to be the first of its kind] (2025)'''
*:''"LeClair also brought the girl ''[15]'' flowers, attempted to give her a Dunkin' gift card, a Starbucks gift card, and he put $100 cash inside her phone case without her knowledge during school to help her buy a prom dress and a prom ticket. The Sheriff says detectives feel that although nothing sexual took place between the LeClair and the girl, it could've progressed to a sexual relationship if he had not been arrested. [...] According to the Sheriff's Office, LeClair is still behind bars on $50,000 bond. If convicted, he faces up to 15 years in prison."''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20081210065049/https://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2008/12/06/judge_refuses_to_reduce_48-year_prison_sentence/ Judge refuses to reduce 48-year prison sentence] (2008)'''
*:''"URBANA – A Champaign County judge refused Friday to reduce the 48-year prison sentence of a former Urbana teacher convicted of child molestation. ''[...]'' Clem sentenced White in early April on eight counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse to which White pleaded guilty in February. White admitted that he had eight blindfolded girls, about ages 7 to 9, lick sauces off a banana for his own sexual gratification ''[...]'' White's actions have already spurred several lawsuits against him and the Urbana and McLean county school districts by the parents of the girls. So far, two victims have reached settlements with Urbana District 116 of $390,000 and $300,000 in present-day cash. Another for $250,000 is expected to be approved by a judge later this month. The way the settlements are structured, the girls may end up receiving more than $1 million each over the course of their lives.""''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20080620145228/http://www.dailybulletin.com/news/ci_6319275 Judge calls Olsen a 'high-risk' pedophile in the early stages] (2007)'''
*:''"A judge sentenced former substitute teacher Eric Norman Olsen to five years in prison on Friday, calling him the first true pedophile she has seen in her years on the bench. ''[...]'' Uhler said she was inclined to give Olsen probation at first, but after reviewing his diagnostic report she had no choice but to send him to prison. "The defendant was a pedophile in the early stages," she said. "He is at high risk to re-offend." ''[...]'' He was arrested last July after allegations arose that he inappropriately touched young girls. Most of the contact involved children sitting on his lap. He told police the contact sexually aroused him. ''[...]'' She said a five-year sentence is "extremely lenient.""''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20100516181924/http://www.thisissouthdevon.co.uk/news/Court-accused-Victorian-standards-trial/article-2150034-detail/article.html Court accused of 'Victorian standards' in trial] (2010)'''
*:''"A SOUTH Devon lawyer hit out at a court's Victorian standards yesterday after his client was convicted of possessing indecent photographs of girls wearing swimwear and clothes. Solicitor Nigel Butt spoke out after a Teignmouth man was found guilty after a trial of possessing indecent images of young women. Mr Butt was not allowed to show the magistrates best selling magazines like Vanity Fair and Rolling Stone which had published topless and explicitly sexual photographs of under-age celebrities. After the verdict, Totnes-based lawyer Mr Butt said: "This decision will potentially reverberate throughout the country and will have a huge impact on magazines, film producers and directors, photographers and newspaper editors because the law has to be applied equally and evenly to everything. "You can see more flesh exposed on a Friday or Saturday night in town or on a beach than was on my client's computer. "This court has applied Victorian standards in 2010 and their findings are perverse.""''

==Censorship==

:''See [[Censorship]] and [[Child Pornography]] for more analysis of this topic.''

[[File:Moms.jpg|thumb|"Moms for Liberty" - a group that campaigned ''for'' mandating a surveillance state in school libraries]]
Age-based restrictions against "inappropriate" content have always exhibited an erotophobic bias, but they are increasingly being used to crack down on politically [[Collective Shout|inconvenient narratives]] and liberal sex education. Moderate lawmakers failed to heed the warnings and sometimes even ''encouraged'' hysteria in the early 21st Century, when [[Child Pornography|Youth Erotica]] began to be used as an excuse for infringements upon civil liberties and digital privacy. As our article on that subject reveals, this has often led to bizarre and discriminatory regulations, such as Australia's so-called "small breast ban".

In the 2020s, a new wave of "drag bans" and crackdowns on education have come to pass, based on the idea that "sexual" content "harms minors".<ref>[https://okcfox.com/news/local/drummond-issues-opinion-banning-obscene-drag-shows-in-presence-of-minors-attorney-general-gentner-illegal-children-material-sexual-conduct-law-oklahoma-performance-public Drummond issues opinion banning obscene drag shows in presence of minors], [https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/09/michigan-republicans-are-now-pushing-a-total-ban-on/ Michigan Republicans are now pushing a total ban on LGBTQ+ education]</ref> Age-gating became more of a norm, with ID being required for some types of content, although there exists no evidence these restrictions "protect" the young.<ref>[https://www.findarticles.com/study-finds-age-checks-fail-to-stop-underage-access-to-adult-sites/ Study Finds Age Checks Fail to Stop Underage Access to Adult Sites], [https://www.phoenix-center.org/perspectives/Perspective25-06Final.pdf The paper]</ref>

*'''[https://wegotthiscovered.com/social-media/14yo-boy-accidentally-destroys-own-family-using-google-gemini-ai-in-the-most-embarrassing-way-possible/ 14yo boy accidentally destroys own family using Google Gemini AI in the most embarrassing way possible] (2026)'''
*:''"He explained: “He’s 14 and stupidly decided to try and roleplay with Gemini using its live camera mode. The AI correctly identified he was underage and Google banned all my accounts.” ''[...]'' "“ALL of our entire family’s Google accounts were linked to that tablet. Google banned them all. Everything gone. 15 years of business completely inaccessible. All my emails, all my documents saved in Google Drive. Even my website was linked to my Google account and that’s been locked down too. We’ve written to Google and begged for it to be reinstated but they’ve said all the accounts have been shut down for child protection reasons. I don’t know how I’m going to pay my mortgage in 3 months time. I’ve literally lost ALL my records for my accountant. My company year ends in May. My whole life is completely f–ked.”"''

*'''[https://mynorthwest.com/technology/meta-child-exploitation/4125447 Meta apologizes after mistaken child exploitation flag shuts down woman’s business accounts] (2025)'''
*:''"She received an email from Meta, the parent company of Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp, and Threads, that informed her all of her personal and business accounts and channels she owns or manages, including a fitness center, a weight loss clinic, and a bar, were suspended for allegedly violating their terms of use related to child sexual exploitation. Riley was shocked by the email and explained that the allegations were false. “I would never ever do that,” Riley said. “I have younger siblings, like no, that’s terrible.” It turns out, however, Meta was wrong, and they apologized."''

*'''[https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce8307ge49eo Angry, confused and worried about police – behind Instagram bans] (2025)'''
*:''"Instagram users have told the BBC of their confusion, fear and anger after having their accounts suspended, often for being wrongly accused by parent company Meta of breaching the platform's child sex abuse rules. For months, tens of thousands of people around the world have been complaining Meta has been banning their Instagram and Facebook accounts in error. They say they have been wrongly accused of breaching site rules - including around child sexual exploitation. More than 500 of them have contacted the BBC to say they have lost cherished photos and seen businesses upended - but some also speak of the profound personal toll it has taken on them, including concerns that the police could become involved."''

*'''[https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/08/17/book-ban-restriction-access-lgbtq/ Students lose access to books amid ‘state-sponsored purging of ideas’] (2022)'''
*:''"In the past two years, six states have passed laws that mandate parental involvement in reviewing books, making it easier for parents to remove books or restrict the texts available at school, according to a tally kept by nonprofit EveryLibrary. Five states are considering similar legislation. ''[...]'' “This is a state-sponsored purging of ideas and identities that has no precedent in the United States of America,” said John Chrastka, EveryLibrary’s executive director. “We’re witnessing the silencing of stories and the suppressing of information [that will make] the next generation less able to function in society.” ''[...]'' Mounting book challenges, bans and clandestine removals, all of which reached historic highs during the past school year, are also eroding students’ freedom to read. Simultaneously, Republican legislators in at least nine states are pushing laws that force school library databases to block certain content. Everywhere, the books targeted are mostly written by and about people of color and LGBTQ individuals, according to analyses conducted by the American Library Association and PEN America. ''[...]'' The sharp increase in oversight and control of children’s reading at school is welcomed by some parents, conservative pundits and lawmakers who argue that unsupervised students will stumble across texts that expose them to sexual topics too early or that undermine their family’s beliefs and values. Library advocates say that existing book challenge procedures, as well as the expertise of credentialed school librarians, were already sufficient to ensure school book collections remain appropriate. The spike in regulation of school reading has some educators reconsidering the profession, amid a catastrophic national teacher shortage. ''[...]'' Under a new five-page policy, book purchases must be approved by a vaguely defined set of administrators, possibly including the superintendent, with input from “parents and community members.” The policy prohibits any materials that contain “sexual acts” (or “nudity” at the elementary and middle-school levels); requires libraries to publish inventories; makes it easier for parents to remove books; and asserts parents can, at any time, receive a list of books their children have checked out. The document concludes: “While librarians are trained in selecting materials … the ultimate determination of appropriateness for a minor lies with the parent.” ''[...]'' “I think the intent of the policy is to frighten teachers and librarians into a very high degree of self-censorship, and it will work beautifully,” she said, adding that ex-colleagues of hers are already boxing up their classroom libraries. ''[...]'' In Florida, the Flagler County district debuted a three-tiered library system this past spring. The first level grants students access to the entire library. At level two, parents can specify up to five titles their children cannot check out. At level three, children have no access to books except titles specified by their parents. ''[...]'' Another increasingly popular tactic is to require parental sign-off before librarians hand books to children. One of the districts doing so is Virginia’s Bedford County Public Schools, which has debuted a book-lending system that emails parents every time their child checks out a book. ''[...]'' Amy Snead, a mother of four and chair of the Bedford County chapter of parental rights group '''Moms for Liberty''', said her organization pushed for the books policy. She said it will prevent children from encountering sexually explicit material."''

*'''[https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2013/08/21/comment-porn-or-better-sex-education/ Comment: Porn or better sex education?] (2013)'''
*:''"There is a lot of policy and media concern about young people accessing pornography and the potential for it to cause harm, including sexual violence. ''[...]'' Whatever your views on pornography, most sensible adults would agree that pornography is not the best place to learn about relationships, sex and sexuality. ''[...]'' So should we really be concerned about pornography? It is clear from the young people visiting our services that more and more are seeing pornography. But most can tell the difference between fantasy and reality. ''[...]'' When it comes to the proposal for internet safety filters to be activated as a default, there are many people who think this is sensible, reasonable and proportionate. One person’s perfectly reasonable suggestion – say, that “adult” material should be filtered out by internet service providers – is another person’s creeping censorship. I reserve judgement at this stage. The devil is in the detail. But I am concerned. Brook is all too often accustomed to our online content running afoul of crude filtering software. One Wi-Fi provider blocked our website because it was listed under “sex education”. I am worried about those young people whose access to sex and relationships advice could be inadvertently blocked by these filters. Despite reassurance from the Prime Minister that there will be a ‘white list’ of sites to prevent this happening, we and our colleagues at online charity YouthNet are mindful that this will be tricky to get right, and of the devastating effects of getting it wrong."''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20220706163847/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/david-cameron-s-plan-for-internetporn-filters-risks-hurting-lgbt-community-8778956.html David Cameron’s plan for internet-porn filters ‘risks hurting LGBT community’] (2013)'''
*:''"David Cameron's plan for UK households to block internet porn with default search filters will be “very damaging” for LGBT people and vulnerable adults who could be denied access to legitimate sexual health and education sites, a group of authors and journalists has warned. In an open letter to the Prime Minister, prominent figures including the Belle de Jour writer Brooke Magnanti and feminist blogger and author Zoe Margolis, warned that the Government was taking “a dangerous and misguided approach” to internet safety.''[...]'' They point out that faults with existing internet service provider filters have been reported numerous times and warn that any default filters could “unintentionally block important sites related to sexual health, LGBT issues, or sex and relationship education”. “This will be very damaging for LGBT young people, for example, or vulnerable adults who may be cut off from important support and advice, in particular those with abusive partners who are also the Internet account holder,” they add. ''[...]'' To illustrate how blunt an instrument search filters could be, a spokesman for the group cited a recent case in which a British Library search filter denied a man using its Wi-Fi network access to Hamlet, because it contained “violent content”."''

===Trojan Horse for civil-liberties/privacy infringements===
[[File:3d916711c8575b86.png|thumb|Social Media algorithms are becoming more sensitive to trigger phrases]]
:''For a rundown of relevant news articles in relation to the UK's '''Online Safety Bill''', see [https://techcrunch.com/2022/11/24/uk-online-safety-bill-css-e2ee/?guccounter=1 TechCrunch.]''

As described in our article on [[censorship]], the damaging personal consequences of concerted action against individuals have a chilling effect on public discourse. See, for example, the immediate termination of Tom Flanagan's media and academic career over comments he made concerning the possession of [[Child Pornography]]. We do not list such examples in this article, but do cite examples of how broader civil liberties are threatened by hysterical attitudes towards children.<ref>[https://www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/commentanalysis/arid-41700062.html Proposed EU Chat Control regulation could create surveillance state], [https://cybernews.com/security/chat-control-eu-scanning-messages/ Scientists urge EU governments to reject Chat Control rules]</ref>

*'''[https://circleid.com/posts/chat-control-proposal-advances-despite-rising-opposition-in-europe Chat Control Proposal Advances Despite Rising Opposition in Europe] (2025)'''
*:''"Support for the European Union’s contentious Chat Control legislation—designed to combat child sexual abuse material (CSAM)—remains strong, yet a rising chorus of opposition now threatens to complicate its path to adoption. The proposed regulation, formally known as the Danish version of the CSAM scanning law, mandates all messaging platforms to screen user content, including encrypted messages, for illegal material. If passed, implementation could begin as early as October 2025. However, the bill has drawn mounting criticism for jeopardising digital privacy and weakening encryption, a core pillar of secure communications."''

*'''[https://fee.org/articles/the-earn-it-act-wont-protect-children-but-it-will-destroy-digital-privacy/ The EARN IT Act Won't Protect Children, But It Will Destroy Digital Privacy] (2020)'''
*:''"The first public hearing of the EARN IT Act took place weeks ago, a bill which is nominally designed to require tech companies to meet certain “best practice” requirements when it comes to the safety of children online. If they do so, and as the title of the bill indicates, they will be judged to have “earned” the right to be protected from lawsuits arising from user-generated content. ''[...]'' If the bill passes, tech companies will be confronted with a choice: weaken their encryption schemes, or face lawsuits based on the content uploaded by their users. In practice, they will have to weaken encryption, because the flood of litigation stemming from user content will make running such platforms impossibly costly. Perhaps the most troubling aspect of the bill is that, where normally data privacy baffles lawmakers, this attack on data privacy is cleverly hidden in terms of "child protection" and "best practices". In fact, some lawmakers seem to be using their naivety when it comes to the technical aspects of online privacy to deflect criticism. When the Washington Post interviewed one of the bill’s sponsors, Sen. Richard Blumenthal, he claimed that he couldn’t protect users’ rights to encryption because he doesn’t understand it."''

*'''[https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2022/11/experts-condemn-uk-online-safety-bill-harmful-privacy-and-encryption Experts Condemn The UK Online Safety Bill As Harmful To Privacy And Encryption] (2022)'''
*:''"The British Parliament may start debating the Online Safety Bill again as soon as this week. The bill is a deeply flawed censorship proposal that would allow U.K. residents to be thrown in jail for what they say online. It would also force online service providers to use government-approved software to search for user content that is deemed to be related to terrorism or child abuse. In the process, it will undermine our right to have a private conversation, and the technologies that protect that right, like end-to-end encryption. In a letter published today, EFF has joined dozens of security researchers and human rights groups to send a clear message to incoming U.K. prime minister Rishi Sunak: the Online Safety Bill must not undermine encryption. ''[...]'' In the past few years, we’ve seen a number of proposals brought forward by governments that want to scan user-to-user communications for criminal content: the U.S. EARN IT Act, and the EU’s proposal to scan private chats. All of these proposals suffer from the incorrect belief that a backdoor or other workaround to read encrypted messages can be designed for use only in benevolent ways."''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20090623070859/http://wikileaks.org/wiki/Italian_secret_internet_censorship_list%2C_287_site_subset%2C_21_Jun_2009 Italian secret internet censorship list, 287 site subset] From Wikileaks (2009)'''
*:''"This [2009, Italian] list presents 287 internet sites currently censored by Italy. This quasi-voluntary system, which was introduced under the banner of fighting "child pornography" relies on a secret, unaccountable list of site names. Because of this lack of transparency, and the power of the censorship system, the blacklist is of intense interest. (...) The majority of sites on the Italian list seem to be unrelated to child pornography. While some do appear to relate to the images of teenagers, the vast majority of sites are related to what appears to be legal young-adult pornography. Some sites are unrelated to any type of pornography. These include businesses or institutes outside of Italy, and discussion forums, used by tens of thousands for all purposes. While it is possible these sites had an unauthorized user briefly upload an underage image or link to such an image, the continued presence of the sites on this list likely reflects the lack of any censorship notification or appeal mechanism."''
::Two random, but nevertheless high profile (at the time) [[minor-attracted community]] sites were erroneously added to this list - '''FPC.li''' and [[BoyWiki]].

*'''[http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/02/18/finnish_policy_censor_activist/ Dan Goodin: ''Finland censors anti-censorship site'', in The Register] (2008)'''
*:''"Finnish police are blocking more than 1,000 legal websites, including one belonging to a well-known internet activist, under a secretive system designed to prevent access to foreign sites that contain child pornography, according to a group that advocates for individual rights online. ''[...]'' Of the 700 or sites that have been tested, only two are known to contain inappropriate images of children, said Tapani Tarvainen chairman of the Electronic Frontier Finland (EFFI). The remainder tend to be sites with adult-oriented themes, such as those offering legal porn, and forums for gay sex. In some cases, the sites - which include an online doll store, a Thai Windows advice forum and a computer repair service - have no visible link to porn or sex at all."''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20080123074821/https://blog.brokep.com/2008/01/21/punching-bags/ Punching bags] (2008)'''
*:''"The police posted information that they would put TPB on the Swedish childporn filter. They never contacted us about the alleged child porn (which nobody found when looking for such content) and after heavy media critique the police caved in and said that TPB did not - any longer - have child porn on the site. Which of course, there was none to start with. Charges was filed about slander and for abusing the childporn filter for political means to JO but he decided that the police probably did their job and ‘had no reason not to trust the police officers testimony’. The police put the TPB associated website Kopimi.com in the child porn filter prior to this. Kopimi.com is of course not child porn either. After over 6 months in the filter a prosecutor stated that kopimi.com of course did not have any child porn (nor had ever had) and demanded that the filter was to be altered. The Swedish police had of course copied it’s filter to Norway and Denmark, aka rendering the site still filtered there after the Swedish filter was altered. It took another 3 months to get that sorted out, all the work we had to do. And no, we didn’t get an apology."''

*'''[http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/01/14/demon_muzzles_wayback_machine/ Brit porn filter censors 13 years of net history] (2009)'''
*:''"Four weeks after birthing a nationwide Wikipedia edit ban, Britain's child porn blacklist has led at least one ISP to muzzle the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine - an 85 billion page web history dating back to 1996. According to multiple customers of Demon Internet - now owned by Brit telecom Thus - the London-based ISP is blocking access to all sites stored in the archive. When they query the Wayback Machine, hoping to retrieve archived pages, customers are met with generic "not found" error pages. But judging from their urls, these pages are generated by a web filter based on the blacklist compiled by the Internet Watch Foundation, a government-backed organization charged with policing online pornography."''
::[Editor: This particular example of technical illiteracy spanned from the [[Virgin Killer controversies]]]

==Draconian punishments==

[[File:Screenshot 2024-04-02 000550.png|thumb|Chat log of Brittany Zamora and the victim whom she was sentenced to 20 years in jail for "raping"]]
It is easy to locate examples of excessive sentences for regular "molestation", such as Brittany Zamora's 20 years in 2019 for a consensual relationship with a 13 year old male student, and numerous life, and de-facto life sentences for consensual acts, or those that included a monetary incentive.<ref>[https://people.com/crime/imprisoned-ariz-teacher-who-sexually-abused-boy-13-is-now-tutoring-inmates-in-prison/ Imprisoned Ariz. Teacher Who Sexually Abused Boy, 13, Is Now Tutoring Inmates in Prison]</ref><ref>For life sentences, see [https://ktar.com/arizona-news/mesa-teacher-sex-crimes-sentence/5766845/ Kapahulehua] and [https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/orange-county-orlando-florida-teacher-life-in-prison-internet-sex-acts/ Rafael Bonini]. For women getting prosecuted and sometimes sentenced obscenely for consensual sex with 17 year old men, see for example, 3 stories involving 17 year old men within 10 days: [https://www.dailyherald.com/20251108/crime/teacher-soccer-coach-faces-sexual-assault-charges-involving-student-at-aurora-school/], [https://www.courttv.com/news/ex-teacher-to-be-sentenced-for-sex-crimes-involving-incarcerated-minor/], [https://www.abc4.com/news/crime/woman-arrested-unlawful-sex-boyfriend-brother/]</ref> As recently as 2025, UK police attacked a 19 year old man with a taser and police dog after finding him with a 17 year old woman - a technical breach of an order.<ref>[https://uk.news.yahoo.com/watch-sex-offender-triess-flee-151500200.html Brandon Slater - Sex offender tries to flee police after being found in van with underage girl]</ref> Below, we list examples ranging from bizarre "crimes" that never were, to cruel and unusual punishments.

*'''[https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/louisiana-pedophile-agrees-physical-chemical-castration-cut-prison-time-what-know-about-1741843 Louisiana Pedophile Agrees to Physical and Chemical Castration to Cut Prison Time — What to Know About the Procedure] (2025)'''
*:''"In a landmark ruling that could reshape how America punishes its most dangerous predators, a Louisiana court has secured an extraordinary plea deal: a convicted paedophile who pleaded for reduction of his prison sentence will now undergo both surgical and chemical castration — a move hailed by some as long-overdue justice, and condemned by others as a violation of human rights. The decision has also reignited debate over the ethics and legality of such procedures in the United States, particularly in light of Louisiana's newly enacted law permitting surgical castration for sex crimes."''
::[https://www.spiked-online.com/2025/09/18/the-problem-with-chemically-castrating-sex-offenders/ Spiked Online provides criticism of the procedure]

*'''[https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq5ngrlzn42o Balloon fetish child sex offender back behind bars] (2024)'''
*:''"A notorious sex offender who was banned from possessing orange balloons is back behind bars after admitting breaching a sexual harm prevention order. ''[...]'' He was previously jailed for three and a half years in December 2017 and prohibited from possessing orange balloons. Hundreds of photos of girls either holding or blowing-up balloons were found at two properties linked to Hunter in Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire. Footage showing Hunter appearing to "simulate sex" with an orange balloon was also seized, the court heard. ''[...]'' In November 2014, he was given a three-year probation supervision order after admitting visiting Butlins Waterworld in Skegness. There was evidence he had swam with a nine-year-old girl on the rapids under the false name of "David Harley". ''[...]'' He was also jailed for 15 months in 2011 and ordered to register as a sex offender for ten years after he broke a court order banning him from possessing balloons in public. He was arrested after police searched his car and found an orange coloured heart-shaped balloon on the front passenger seat."''

*'''[https://www.ndtv.com/offbeat/australian-man-with-diaper-fetish-gets-banned-from-seeing-his-children-report-2959584 Australian Man With Diaper Fetish Gets Banned From Seeing His Children: Report] (2022)'''
*:''"His ex-wife took legal action against him claiming that his behaviour, which she was previously aware of, had escalated over time. According to the report, the former partner said that the man, who she met in the mid-2000s, even began “wearing the diapers around the home”. The couple then split and agreed to share parenting duties provided the man kept his lifestyle away from his children. But back in 2019, the court had heard that the Aussie father once came to pick the kids up and had a nappy “partially exposed”. It was then, the ex-wife said, that she decided to take legal action against him. In 2021, the court ruled that the man was not allowed to see his children. The father then appealed the decision, saying that he posed no risk to his kids, but his claim was rejected last month. ''[...]'' Justice Hannan reportedly said that she has “great reservations” and does not accept that the father has an authentic willingness or capacity to disavow engaging in the behaviours in question and his connections to the community. She further went on to state that it was inevitable that the man's children would be exposed to his fetish, which she claimed would badly affect them. However, now the father has said that he felt he was being discriminated against because of his links to the “adult baby diaper lover community”. The Australian national wrote to the Daily Telegraph describing the decision as “horrendous”. He also added that what he chooses to do in the privacy of his own home without any children present is his own business."''

*'''[https://www.cullmantribune.com/2023/05/11/cullman-county-man-sentenced-to-75-years-for-failure-to-register-as-sex-offender/ Cullman County man sentenced to 75 years for failure to register as sex offender] (2023)'''
*:''"Cullman County Circuit Court Judge Greg Nicholas on Wednesday, May 10, 2023, sentenced David Lee Moore, of Hanceville, to 75 years in prison. The sentence stems from Moore’s March 1 conviction for failing to register as a sex offender with the Cullman County Sheriff’s Office in violation of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act. “As I stated after the trial our sex offender registration laws are tough for good reason and we will not only prosecute those who break them to the fullest, but we will also ask for tough sentences on anyone who is convicted,” said Cullman County District Attorney Champ Crocker. Moore was convicted in a one-day trial in March."''

*'''[https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdtx/pr/terlingua-man-sentenced-prison-running-child-obscenity-website Terlingua Man Sentenced to Prison for Running a Child Obscenity Website] (2021)'''
*:''"A federal judge today sentenced 65-year-old Thomas Alan Arthur to 40 years in federal prison for operating a website dedicated to publishing writings that detailed the sexual abuse of children. ''[...]'' According to trial evidence, Arthur began operating the Mr. Double website in 1996, and began charging members for access to the site in 1998. ''[...]'' "This repugnant exploitation of innocent children has no place in society." ''[...]'' This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse, launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. Led by U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and CEOS, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state and local resources to better locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims."''

*'''[https://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/editorials/article272538992.html?taid=63fb0383c222f40001b63d6a&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter He was homeless and mentally ill. A judge sentenced him to 150 years. Is that justice?] (2023)'''
*:''"The question is whether the 32-year-old man diagnosed with schizophrenia — who talked in court about shutting off electricity in Russia with his mind — should spend the rest of his life in prison. Stephens is a former Arizona State University wrestler who became homeless after suffering from untreated schizophrenia for years. In 2016, he walked into a Sweetwater Best Buy and snatched a laptop and other merchandise. When employees confronted him, he pulled out his own laptop, declaring, ”Look, I have child pornography!” He began publicly showing his computer screen, lying down between two sets of sliding doors and perusing the illegal images as customers walked by. ''[...]'' Stephens could have gotten those three years, plus required treatment, had he accepted a plea deal from prosecutors on one count of child-porn possession — a charge that seems to fit the crime better, based on what we know. Stephens wasn’t accused of producing or distributing the pornographic material. ''[...]'' The state asked asked for a 21-year sentence. Still, that’s not even close to the off-the-charts 150 years handed down by Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Veronica Diaz with “a minimum of public explanation,” the Herald reported. Diaz applied the maximum sentence allowed under law."''

[[File:Schad.jpg|thumb|One punishment involved posting these signs]]
*'''[https://www.foxnews.com/story/sex-offender-ordered-by-judge-to-post-signs Sex Offender Ordered by Judge to Post Signs] (2015)'''
*:''"Under a judge's order, a man who has admitted molesting a boy has posted signs around his house and a decal on his car proclaiming that he is a sex offender. The hand-painted signs reading "A Sex Offender Lives Here" are posted on all four sides of Leroy Schad's white house in this central Kansas town of only about 150 people. His vehicle has a large decal with bold yellow lettering reading "Sex Offender In This Car." Schad, 72, was originally charged with four counts of taking indecent liberties with a 9-year-old girl and an 11-year-old boy in 2005. He was allowed to plead guilty in March 2007 to a lesser charge of aggravated indecent solicitation of a child, and the original charges were dismissed."''

*'''[https://eu.jacksonville.com/story/news/crime/2015/10/28/red-signs-brand-homes-registered-sexual-predators-nassau-county/15685876007/ Red signs brand homes of registered sexual predators in Nassau County for Halloween] (2015)'''
*:''"Large red signs in front of sexual predators' homes are forewarning Nassau County children, parents and the predators on [[Halloween abuse hysteria|Halloween]] to beware. Sheriff Bill Leeper said the signs have been erected to warn trick-or-treaters about the locations of 12 registered sexual predators in his county and will be removed after Halloween. Each sign includes the individual predator's name. ''[...]'' "I knew it was being done in some other counties and had a suggestion from some residents to consider and thought it was a good idea, especially before Halloween," Leeper said. Posting warning signs outside registered sexual predators' homes in Florida isn't unusual. In April 2013, the Bradford County Sheriff's Office installed 18 red warning signs with each person's name. In early 2014, Port Orange investigated use of similar signs after Perry city officials installed them, according to the New York Daily News."''

*'''[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2163509/Court-rules-32-year-old-Marshall-Hollins-sex-17-year-old-legal--pictures-not.html Court rules that 32-year-old man's sex with 17-year-old was legal... but pictures of it were not] (2012)'''
*:''"Although a man who was 32 wasn't breaking the law by having sex with a 17-year-old girl in 2008, he was by photographing the act, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled Thursday. Marshall Hollins was convicted in Stephenson County of making child pornography and sentenced to 8 years in prison. He admitted he had sex with the girl when she was 17, which is the age of sexual consent in Illinois.."''

*'''[https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/women-who-stray/201208/insatiable-wife-teacher-sent-jail-group-sex Insatiable Wife (Teacher) Sent to Jail for Group Sex] (2012)'''
*:''"This weekend, Fort Worth, Texas high school teacher Brittni Colleps was sentenced to five years in prison after conviction of having sex with five of her male students. The students were '''all over the age of eighteen''', and consented to the acts. But, Brittni and her husband were swingers, and salacious videos of the sex were made, and viewed by the jury."''

*'''[http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/07/12/1057979647638.html Associated Press: "Toe-sucker gets life"] (2003)'''
*:''"The former supervisor of an American youth program was sentenced Friday to life in prison on 25 counts of lewd conduct and assault for sucking the toes of 20 boys. Trenton Veches, 32, will be eligible for parole in 15 years."''

*'''[http://www.lawcrossing.com/article/1949/Case-of-the-20-Dirty-Pictures/lcarticle_topicdetailpage.php?topic=18 Kilpatrick, James. "Can someone be convicted for mere possession of porn materials"] (2005)'''
*:''"In June 2002, Phoenix police arrested ''[Morton R.]'' Berger on a state warrant charging him with sexual exploitation of a minor. Specifically, he was charged with possession of 20 photographs depicting, among other things, children being raped by adults, children engaging in sexual acts with other children, and children in sexual acts with animals. The 20 images introduced at trial were part of a large collection of pornographic images accumulated over a period of at least six years. A jury found Berger guilty on 20 counts of sexually exploiting children under the age of 15 and sentenced him to 10 years on each count, the sentences to run consecutively. Last May the Arizona Supreme Court affirmed that judgment. ''[...]'' There is no evidence that he himself ever engaged in distributing, exhibiting, receiving, selling, purchasing, electronically transmitting or even "exchanging" pornographic images, all of which the Arizona law forbids. He was convicted solely of "possessing" such images. He collected them. These facts should weigh in your calculus, for good or ill: He is 52 years old, married, a father of four, an award-winning teacher of world history. He has no criminal record of any sort. The state offered no evidence that he has ever created pornography or improperly touched a minor."''

*'''[https://www.ipce.info/newsletters/e_26/absurdities.htm Six years for touching buttocks] (2006)'''
*:''"A former elementary school teacher was sentenced to six years in state prison for touching the buttocks of a 10-year-old girl. ''[...]'' He must register as a sex offender and cannot teach again."''
[[File:Pubnotice.jpg|thumb|Such "name and shame" signs have become common across Florida]]
*'''[https://www.ipce.info/newsletters/e_26/absurdities.htm Man sentenced for lewd acts on boy] (2008)'''
*:''"A 61-year-old man has been sentenced to six years in a state prison for kissing an 11-year-old boy on the lips in the Joshua Hills Elementary school cafeteria, court officials said."''

*'''[https://www.wnd.com/2005/07/31134/ Man grabs girl's arm - now he's a sex offender] (2005)'''
*:''"A man who grabbed a 14-year-old girl's arm to chastise her after she walked in front of his car, causing him to swerve to avoid hitting her, must register as a "sex offender," the Appellate Court of Illinois has ruled. Fitzroy Barnaby, a 28-year-old Evanston, Illinois, man was prosecuted for attempted kidnapping and child abduction charges following a November 2002 incident in which he nearly hit the teen with his vehicle. The girl testified Barnaby yelled, "Come here, little girl," when he jumped out of his car and grabbed her arm. She broke away and called authorities. Barnaby says he was merely trying to lecture her for her carelessness. The trial jury accepted Barnaby's version of the story, but found him guilty of unlawful restraint of a minor – a sex offense under Illinois law."''

* '''[https://reason.com/2011/06/14/perverted-justice-2/ Perverted Justice. Sex offender laws represent the triumph of outrage over reason.] (2011)''' [https://web.archive.org/web/20220808015126/https://reason.com/2011/06/14/perverted-justice-2/ copy]
*:''"For example, "the minimum sentence for possession of an image of child pornography is longer than the presumptive sentence for rape or aggravated assault. A presumptive sentence for possession of two images of child pornography…is harsher than the sentences for second degree murder or sexual assault of a child under twelve….For molesting a child, one might receive the same sentence that Berger has received for possessing one picture.""''

* '''[https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-15528941/Cody-Pester-dating-former-student-Nebraska.html Teacher, 26, faces 20 years behind bars for dating high school graduate, 18]''' (2026)
*: ''"A Nebraska teacher and wrestling coach could be thrown in prison for up to 20 years for allegedly dating a former student after she graduated."'' [...] ''"Although the graduate was not a minor, teachers are not allowed to have intimate relationships with students within 90 days of their graduation under state law."''

==Charging, Punishment and Imprisonment of "victims"==

The younger partners in age disparate encounters are sometimes criminalized under laws against juvenile prostitution,<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/child-prostitution-convictions-overturned-home-office-grooming-gangs-b2859072.html ‘Unjust’ grooming ‘child prostitution’ convictions to be pardoned]</ref> or delinquency (e.g. [[Testimony: Adult Male with Minor Male|Craig Rodwell]]). In Russia, the clinical term "age related psychopathy" was ascribed to a female partner of an older men, evidencing a disturbing pattern of [[medicalism|medicalization]].<ref>[https://www-mk-ru.translate.goog/incident/2023/06/13/postradavshaya-ot-nadrugatelstv-50letnego-pedofila-shkolnica-sama-naznachila-svidanie.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-US&_x_tr_pto=wapp Google Translated Russian news article in which a girl is clinically labelled]</ref> Even legal minors who carry on "inappropriate" relationships have been institutionalized, as in the case of a 15-year-old girl with her uncle in Germany.<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/11/02/german-court-rules-parents-of-15-year-old-girl-cannot-stop-her-h/ German court rules parents of 15-year-old girl cannot stop her having sexual relationship with uncle, 47 - Telegraph]</ref> In other cases reminiscent of various controversies involving [[UNICEF]] and the [[United Nations]], youth have been "rescued" from prostitution only to be stripped of a lifeline and fall into the hands of sexual abusers who use their missions for cover with little in the way of accountability.<ref>[https://www.dw.com/en/philippines-child-sex-abuse-trafficking-deutsche-welle-investigation/a-74966421 DW: Philippines: Child rescue ends in sexual abuse]</ref>

*'''[https://www.cleveland.com/news/2023/10/new-ohio-bill-would-require-porn-websites-to-verify-users-ages-criminalize-underage-access.html New Ohio bill would require porn websites to verify users’ ages, criminalize underage access] (2023)'''
*:''"New bipartisan legislation in the Ohio House would require pornography websites to verify that users are adults, make it a crime for minors to lie about their age to access such sites ''[...]'' Ohioans younger than 18 who access adult websites using fake ID information could be charged with a fourth-degree misdemeanor, which could bring up to 30 days in jail and a $250 fine. ''[...]'' Demetriou said in an interview that he introduced the bill because [[Research: The effects of pornography|many studies]] indicate that adolescents who watch pornography can suffer from “serious mental-health issues” as a result. “I want to protect my family and I want to protect every family in Ohio,” said Demetriou, the father of two young boys. “This is common-sense legislation that creates common sense barriers for kids to access this harmful material.”"''

*'''[https://apnews.com/article/ohio-police-child-sexual-abuse-response-tiktok-0477a43e82b1d9120b35d8ce223af007 Police suggested charging a child for her explicit photos. Experts say the practice is common] (2023)'''
*:''"But instead of treating the girl as a crime victim, an officer seemingly threatened to charge her under a law most people view as designed to protect child victims. The shocking interaction was recorded last week on body camera audio and by the father’s doorbell camera in Columbus, Ohio. The footage drew criticism from the public and from experts who said law enforcement officials have long misused laws meant to protect children by threatening to charge them with being part of the same crime. ''[...]'' “These laws were really intended to prevent sexual abuse of children, to protect against the exploitation of children,” Shah said. “So weaponizing these laws against children to bring charges against them really misunderstands the law, and even worse, is flouting the law’s purpose.” It’s hard to know how many children are charged, partly because prosecutors can use the charges to elicit guilty pleas to lesser offenses, she said."''

*'''[https://www.weekend.at/chronik/verurteilt-bub-zieht-kinderporno-handel-im-darknet-auf Incredible case in Vienna: A young person traded illegal porn on the Darknet on a large scale. The judgment is already final (Translation)] (2023)'''
*:''"A 16-year-old boy had traded pornographic material from abused children on the dark web on a large scale and in a highly professional manner. ''[...]'' The grounds for the judgment showed that between 2021 - he was 14 at the time - and the summer of 2022, he had procured a total of 2,100 prohibited files, saved them and then offered them to interested parties on a marketplace on the Darknet. The boy handled the sales in a highly professional manner, for example by using online chats or producing snippets of relevant videos that were available as so-called teasers. He also made screenshots with price lists and offered "proof" that the offered material actually existed. ''[...]'' In addition, the 16-year-old was instructed to start and regularly provide evidence of psychotherapy and probation was ordered. The court also assumed that the boy had earned at least 6,000 euros with the traded child abuse depictions - he has to repay this amount."''

*'''[https://www.brongersma.info/images/Paidika2.pdf "The Hysteria Over Child Pornography and Paedophilia," ''Paidika'', 2, 13-34.] (1987)'''
*:''"The case of "Amy", a 12-year-old girl from California, is one blatant example of this institutional abuse. Amy's family sought counseling in California after Amy and her stepfather revealed to the mother that he had fondled her on several occasions. The family therapist they consulted reported the incident, as required under California law, to the police, who filed felony child abuse charges against the stepfather. The stepfather pled not guilty when he was charged, and the girl refused to testify against him. Frustrated by Amy's will not to testify, child protection workers placed Amy in solitary confinement in a juvenile prison. For 9 days, she was confined to a four-by-eight foot room with only a bed and lamp, and for a few days, a television set. When the judge in the case saw that Amy's resolve not to testify could not be broken, the case was dismissed. ''[...]'' A more recent case in Massachusetts involves two youths, ages 14 and 15, who were confined in various locked facilities for at least a five month period--part of the time in Federal facilities--as "material witnesses" in the case of a Boston-area man with whom they had lived, who is accused of Mann Act violations, after they attempted to recant all or part of previous statements they had made concerning the man."''

*'''[http://annabelleigh.net/messages/353484.htm Trexler, Phil. "Summit judge jails 14-year-old," The Beacon Journal.] (2006)'''
*:''"A judge has jailed a 14-year-old girl who ran away rather than testify against a man accused of molesting her. The Norton Middle School student is being held indefinitely in an isolated area of the Summit County Jail on the orders of Common Pleas Judge James Murphy. The teen, jailed since Wednesday, insists she is not a sex abuse victim and is demanding a lawyer be assigned to represent her, court records show. However, jail officials said Monday she cannot speak with anyone without permission from county prosecutors. Prosecutors say the teen is a material witness and is being held in jail for her own protection. But lawyers for defendant Galo Sanchez-Pesantes contend the state -- with approval from the girl's mother-- has "effectively kidnapped" the teen, holding her in an adult jail while denying her access to an attorney in an effort to force her testimony. ''[...]'' Sanchez-Pesantes is accused of unlawful sexual conduct with a minor stemming from a Jan. 20 incident in which the boyfriend of the girl's mother allegedly saw the two on a couch. The girl denied having sex and refused to write a statement for police, defense attorneys said. "She said no, nothing happened with (Sanchez-Pesantes) and she said she told that to everyone, but no one wanted to listen," Brouse said Monday."''

*'''McCarthy, Rebecca. "Jailed Teen Again Refuses To Testify Against Father," Atlanta Constitution, 14 October (1988)'''
*:''"An 18-year-old Lilburn woman refused for a second time Thursday to testify in her father's child molestation trial and remained in jail on a contempt of court charge. Bond was set at $100,000. Deidre Lee Dickey was jailed Wednesday after refusing to testify against Ed R. Dickey, who is on trial on charges of sexual abuse against Miss Dickey and her two younger sisters. Superior Court Judge Bryant Huff called Miss Dickey back into court Thursday and asked if she was willing to testify, told her the consequences of not doing so and listened as she again refused to cooperate. "My understanding is that when the children realized what the position of the state was, they didn't want to testify," said defense attorney Calvin J. Leipold Jr. "I think it's one thing for children to ask for help and another for them to find themselves in a position like the ones these children are in." A prosecutor said he will recall Miss Dickey again Friday. "The court's order is that she testify, and when she refused she was held to be in willful contempt," prosecuting attorney Donald Johnstono said Thursday. "We'll be back again tomorrow." Miss Dickey's mother, Peggy Dickey, said in an interview Thursday that her daughters believe the state does not care about them or their family and decided not to let prosecutors "pressure them" into testifying. Another of Mrs. Dickey's daughters, age 16, collapsed on the stand Wednesday and could not testify, either. Mrs. Dickey said she believes the charges against her husband are untrue. The accusations were brought to the attention of prosecutors by the Dickeys' extended family."''

* '''Ira L. Reiss (1990) [http://www.sexarchive.info/BIB/AETS/bind.htm An End to Shame]. ''Prometheus Books, Buffalo, New York'' (chapter 2. [https://web.archive.org/web/20250210125102/http://www.sexarchive.info/BIB/AETS/b02.htm#O21 Alice in Wonderland: Sexual Upbringing in America])'''
::"''One eleven-year-old boy was questioned by therapists, social workers, and detectives a total of 74 times! For three months he denied being sexually abused, but then he changed his story and said he was abused. The media covering the event reported that:''
::''A psychiatrist who studied the cases said the children have suffered more because of the investigative techniques used by authorities than they did by being molested - if any were sexually abused at all.[...]''

::''Children had been separated from their families - at times for over a year. The aftershocks for children and parents were dramatic. Dr. Jonathan Jensen, the Director of the University of Minnesota's Child Psychiatry Outpatient Clinic, together with Dr. Barry Garfinkel, wrote a report about the Scott County experience. They described the atmosphere in Scott County as that of a witch hunt and charged that the children involved had been put into conflict with their parents and the rest of society.''

::''In the Scott County system, the procedure of removing the child from the home for a long period of time, changing the child's identity with a new name, separation from siblings, change of religion, and instructions not to reveal any identifying information about themselves produced a strong undermining of the children's personality structure. ... An entire County organization failed to understand the impact of these procedures on child development.''"

==Weaponized [[Research: The Dangers of Stigma|Stigma]]==

In one case, a police officer was awarded over half a million dollars after a given nickname, "Pat the Pedophile" undermined his credibility. His partner was 18.<ref>[https://www.pinejournal.com/news/former-moose-lake-police-officer-wins-retrial-in-defamation-lawsuit Former Moose Lake police officer wins retrial in defamation lawsuit]</ref>

[[File:Pedodebt.png|thumb|Signs posted by debt collectors in Russia]]
*'''[https://www.fox4now.com/news/state/sexual-predator-designations-will-stay-on-florida-licenses-following-an-appeals-court-ruling Sexual predator designations will stay on Florida licenses, following an appeals court ruling] (2025)'''
*:''"In a divided ruling, the 5th District Court of Appeal upheld the constitutionality of requiring state-issued driver’s licenses and ID cards to have “SEXUAL PREDATOR” stamped on them if the person is convicted of that crime."''
*'''"[https://www.sacbee.com/news/nation-world/world/article276378716.html Adults interrupt track meet to accuse 9-year-old girl of being transgender, parents say] (2024)'''
*:''""She went up to compete for the grade four shot put final, and right before she went to throw, a grandfather of a student said ‘hey, this is supposed to be a girls’ event, and why are you letting boys compete?’” the girl’s mom told the outlet. “My daughter is cisgender…uses she/her pronouns. She has a pixie haircut.” The girl’s mom says the man then demanded she prove her daughter’s sex, pointed at another girl with short hair and accused her of being trans before his wife called the girl’s mother “a genital mutilator, a groomer, and a pedophile,” the outlet reported."''
*'''Tibetan girl forced to say that the Dalai Lama is a Pedophile (2023)'''
*:'''Editors:''' The incident spread throughout social media after the Dalai Lama's controversial "suck my tongue" comment. Video [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCXtemSFAwk attached]. Backup on [https://twitter.com/P9Wb1kMpj484jEW/status/1650163222190628866 Twitter].
*'''"[https://msk1.ru/text/incidents/2022/11/03/71787329/ They've sent leaflets to my relatives that I am a pedophile and a drug dealer": Collectors have harassed the debtor because of a loan of three thousand rubles] (2023)'''
*:[Translation] ''"In an interview with a NGS.RU journalist the man said that he contacted Microcredit Organization "Zaymych" in 2022. First, he borrowed 3 thousand rubles online, paid off on time. In June, I issued a micro-loan for another 3 thousand rubles, but eh could not repay it on time because he lost his job. At first, the company's representatives would phone Peter day and night, demanding to repay the debt, taking into account interest: in a short time, the debt increased from 3 thousand rubles to 13 thousand. The relevant information appeared in the personal account. The resident of Novosibirsk did not agree with the requirements, in conversations he operated with knowledge of Russian legislation. According to the Federal Law "On Microfinance Organizations", in case of delay and accrual of interest, the amount of debt cannot grow more than 1.5 times from the initial loan. After that, he began receiving threatening messages. ''[...]'' At the next stage, unknown people began to terrorize the man's relatives. They were informed that leaflets had allegedly been hung around the district with warnings that he "shows an unhealthy interest in children" and "is suspected of distributing drugs." Finally, the actions of collectors were felt by the residents in the apartment next door. They received a letter allegedly from Peter himself, in which he demands to pay the debt for him, otherwise he would "burn several cars, fill all the doors with glue," etc. The letter says that the man took the money for sex reassignment surgery, which was followed by treatment in a psychiatric hospital. At the same time, the author profusely uses obscene language discrediting the Novosibirsk resident."''

*'''[https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/jan/30/snp-karen-adam-on-revealing-she-was-abused-as-child ‘I felt I had to’: SNP’s Karen Adam on revealing she was abused as child] (2022)'''
*:''"A Holyrood politician who received death threats after she called for a more realistic debate about paedophiles has described how the experience prompted her to disclose her own abuse as a child. Speaking in detail for the first time since the row earlier this month, the Scottish National party MSP Karen Adam told the Guardian she was hurt by “the injustice of being called a ‘paedophile enabler’ when I’m actually a survivor of this myself. But it was a great cost to me personally, and I felt that my arm was twisted to do so.” Adam, 46, who was elected last year, became embroiled in a fierce debate after responding to the conviction of Ghislaine Maxwell. She wrote on Twitter: “Paedophiles and predators are people. Not bogeymen under the bed. Not Mac-wearing flashers in the street, faceless and nameless. They are our family, friends and colleagues.”"''

==Rape-culture==
[[File:Hndgrjju.png|thumb|The 2025 ''Daily Mirror'' story on Instagram]]

In some cases, the counter-reaction to the work of anti-sex NGOs has been worse than the problem they are supposedly addressing. A result of classifying all sexual contact between minors and adults as rape, is the glorification of rape and assault in the backlash - such as when a major Sri Lankan tabloid paper claimed a drunken police officer sexually assaulting a 10 year old girl was "expressing his love".

*'''[https://www.dailymirror.lk/news/Cop-in-trouble-for-expressing-his-love/239-322097 Cop in trouble for expressing his love] (2025)'''
*:''"A Police Sergeant while behaving in an unruly manner under the influence of liquor and kissed and embraced an underage girl at the Bibila bus stand was taken into custody by Bibila police and produced before Bibila Magistrate Thyaga Silva. He was released on personal bail of Rs. 300,000 with three sureties each. He was a resident of Rideemaliyedda in Mahiyangana and attached to the Kandeketiya Police. Bibila Police produced him on charges of behaving in unruly manner in a public place under the influence of liquor and sexually harassing a ten year old girl. The case was postponed for October 19."''

In many cases, police forces now promote adverts claiming that children are available for prostitution as part of their routine sting operations. This has raised questions about normalization. In one case, only 3 men agreed to travel, despite likely hundreds of people seeing the advert being left with the perception that children are openly offered for prostitution in their area.<ref>[https://fox23maine.com/news/nation-world/arrested-human-trafficking-teenager-girl-minor-answer-ad-florida-undercover-homeland-security-investigator-mother-offering-underage-daughters-sex-charged-felonies-santiago-salazar-venegas-pedro-perez-rivera-ubilder-moises-velasquez Arrested after allegedly answering ad by 'mother' offering 'underage daughters' for sex]</ref><ref>[https://fstube.net/w/itQo3MCn4fuc5krLmC7pKf FOX video in which the scheme and its strategies is promoted]</ref>

==(Local) government and church bankruptcies, healthcare disruption==

One increasingly visible trend in the 2020s are local government bankruptcies as a result of historical institutional abuse pay-outs and the "band-wagoning" effect of allowing these lawsuits many decades after the supposed, yet unfalsifiable abuse was committed.<ref>[https://forum.map-union.org/viewtopic.php?t=530 Los Angeles] is by far the highest profile of such cases, with mass lawsuits involving someties multi-billion dollar settlements against local government and religious bodies.</ref><ref>[https://foxbaltimore.com/news/local/child-sex-abuse-survivors-confront-archdiocese-of-baltimore-bankruptcy-hearing-maryland Child sex abuse survivors confront Archdiocese of Baltimore during bankruptcy hearing]</ref><ref>[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15096343/California-santa-monica-brink-financial-ruin-230-million-sex-abuse-scandal.html The case of Santa Monica]</ref> It subsequently becomes harder to justify ''not'' handing out similar amounts to further claimants who come forward, and the totals can spiral out of control, severely compromising local governments.<ref>[https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/09/10/wa-ordered-to-pay-42m-for-negligence-in-child-sex-abuse-case/ WA ordered to pay $42M for negligence in child sex abuse case]</ref>

In some cases hospital insurers have also filed for bankruptcy under the sheer strain of snowballing child abuse claims.<ref>[https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2025/10/17/844171.htm New York Hospital Insurer Files for Bankruptcy, Citing Child Sex Abuse Claims]</ref> This has unsurprisingly resulted in insurers changing the terms under which they will make payouts, or renegotiating huge endorsements for authorities seeking full cover for child abuse.

==Internal contradictions==

[[File:Ethos.png|thumb|"Condoms for Boys" hysteria in the UK and America is one example of how heavy-handed adoption of [[safeguarding]] has been unsuccessful]]
Often, we see that countries who have pursued the prohibitionist scheme on sex with minors have not reaped the rewards one might expect from such initiatives. This is painfully obvious in the example of [[Research: Teen pregnancy|adolescent pregnancy]], with the more puritanical nations (US, UK and Australia) routinely reporting [[Wikipedia:Prevalence of teenage pregnancy|much higher rates]] than those who have been less zealous in their pursuit of protectionist initiatives towards girls (Scandinavia, and most of Europe). In some cases, social hysteria surrounding prevention efforts has even led to the closure of child protection charities.<ref>[https://prostasia.org/newsletter/?email_id=136 Closure of Prostasia]</ref>

== See also ==
*[[Research: Secondary Harm]]
*[[Research: The Dangers of Stigma]]
*[[Sex Panic and the Punitive State]] by Roger N. Lancaster

==References==

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California

2026-06-04T21:49:32Z

JJ1: romanticized by the music industry

'''California''' is a state located at the western coast of the United States. It is known for being one of the regions with the strictest [[age of consent]] laws in the world and a business hub for multiple high-profile tech and social media enterprises.

The age of consent in California is 18 years with no exception for close-in-age sexual partners.<ref>[https://www.age-of-consent.info/california What is the California Legal Age of Consent in 2026?] - "The close-in-age rule in California (3 years) do not provide an exception nor provide any defense; it merely lowers the crime to a misdemeanor."</ref>

== Legal mine field ==
[[File:Trojan horse.jpg|thumb|right|160px|"Child protection" is a political trojan horse.]]
Culturally, any attraction to a person below the social construct "age of majority" is strongly frowned upon, even if that person is physically mature and able to reproduce and looks physically indistinguishable from a slightly older legal adult, given that they are socially infantilized with the label of "minor" that is applied equally to both toddlers and mature teenagers.

Even romantic relationships without intercourse between adults and teenagers are strongly discouraged in the United States.<ref>[https://archive.today/2025.08.28-095740/https://answers.justia.com/question/2019/05/29/can-a-minor-date-an-adult-without-any-se-693922 Can a minor date an adult without any sexual relationship and still be legal? - Nebraska Criminal Law Questions & Answers - Justia Ask A Lawyer]</ref> As usual in the United States, violators of sexuality-related laws are often publicly pillorized on a sex offender registry, no matter how minimal the violation was, for example intercourse with a person one day away from becoming a legal adult.<ref>[https://www.map-union.org/perspectives/lowdown-17-and-364-meme-real Mu Lowdown: The 17 & 364 meme is sadly rooted in reality...]</ref>

This makes it a legal mine field for young adults to date and sleep with people at a similar age. There is a risk that one of the partners lies about their age, so people sometimes ask each other for government identification, which can become an unromantic formality.<ref>[https://archive.today/2025.07.01-011740/https://www.reddit.com/r/NoStupidQuestions/comments/8ol8d8/should_you_ask_to_see_a_girls_id_before_sleeping/ Should you ask to see a girls ID before sleeping with her? : NoStupidQuestions] - Reddit</ref>

As of 2008, California spent more money maintaining the sex offender registry than every other individual US state.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20081231152817/http://www.justicepolicy.org/images/upload/08-08_FAC_SORNACosts_JJ.pdf What will it cost states to comply with the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act?] - Justice Policy Institute</ref>

== International impact ==
Californian culture and law reaches out internationally, given that all large social media platforms (YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Reddit, Snapchat, Pinterest), the most widely used knowledge services and digital libraries (Google, Wikipedia, OpenAI, the Internet Archive), as well as other influential technology entities behind products almost everyone uses in their day-to-day lives (Apple, Intel, AMD, Qualcomm, GitHub, the Mozilla Foundation, and the Linux Foundation) are all headquartered there.

California was also the first state to pass operating system age verification into law, allowing any online service to query the age provided by the user. Here, "child protection" is used as a political trojan horse to get people to accept mass surveillance.<ref>[https://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2026/03/msg00000.html On the unfortunate need for an "age verification" API for legal compliance reasons in some U.S. states - lists.debian.org]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adCMNAVBGSQ OS Age Verification: Millions Of Evil People With GPS In Your Kid's Pocket, Required By Law!] - Jody Bruchon</ref>

Additionally, California is romanticized and sexualized by the music industry, a famous example being Katy Perry's song "California Gurls", which is filled with sexual references.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F57P9C4SAW4 Katy Perry - California Gurls (Official Music Video) ft. Snoop Dogg]</ref>
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== References ==
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== External links ==
* [https://incels.is/threads/why-mainstream-social-media-is-agecucked.779054/ Why mainstream social media is agecucked. | Incels.is - Involuntary Celibate Forum]

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2026-05-26T21:19:13Z

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==The MAP Flag==
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The concept underlying the [[MAP Flag]] was seen as early as 2009 and it resurfaced (or was spontaneously recoined) in 2018, gathering widespread social media attention after a campaign by [[NOMAP]]s on Tumblr. It has been re-imagined twice by Jim Burton - most recently as a [[:File:MU-high tower.png|horizontal gradient]].

===Originals===

These are the most commonly used MAP Flags.

<Gallery>
File:Mapflag2018.svg|2018 post-publicity "MAP Flag" - i.e. original Stenna "[[NOMAP]] Flag"
File:Yapf2.png|2023 [[Youth Attracted Person|YAP]] Flag - Lilitha
File:Yesmap.png|2022 "Yesmap Flag" - exclusive [[pro-c]] symbol first published here - Jim Burton
File:Mapunion.png|2023 Union MAP Flag concept combining the 2018 and 2021 variants - Jim Burton
File:Gradient.jpeg|2009 Newgon "Gradient" Flag by Philist: First known use of this, or a related concept
</Gallery>

===MAP Flag variations and memes===

The MAP Flag has already been used in numerous good-faith social media profiles of MAPs, but also by activists in campaigns that deliberately troll opponents, both in favor of, and in antagonism against MAPs.

<Gallery>
File:MAPflagunitedlarge.svg|2021 MAP Flag presented without anti-alias (i.e. for making an actual flag)
File:Mapmane.png|MAP Maned Lion (Bolt)
File:Revolution.jpg|Revolution, inc MAP Flag - [[Katie Cruz]]. Find this and more graphics at [https://mirror.amapin.love/ The Mirror Project].
File:Fist2.png|Similar fist with blended flag colors - Matthewyoung ([[:Image:Fist2.png|alternative version by Katie Cruz inside]])
File:23a30f4c38ac90ad.png|MAP Rights are Human Rights - kore, fediverse, artwork at bottom, Snuffies
File:Resistance.png|Resistance - Cailín Leannán (based on imagery from Irish troubles)
File:Flag.png|Raising the MAP Flag
File:Beeflag.png|Similar, modified by beefriend
File:Poik9090853.png|Union MAP Flag, effect by Poik, PCMA
File:E217c2e8993f1daf.png|Pizza Flag, Silvestery, pawoo.net
File:Mapflag160.jpg|Banksy-style MAP Flag in balloon<ref name="Uncredited" />
File:Bee.png|AAM artwork by bee, PCMA
File:Beeaam.jpg|Further AAM work by bee
File:954183092fb4458b.jpg|Fedi, unknown
File:Masoniccomunist.jpg|The '''M'''asonic '''A'''narcho-communist '''P'''edo Flag (or DDR MAP Flag by Yutlibnow)
File:Libedit.png|MAP Gadsden Flag - Beefriend
File:Anarch.png|Anarchist Gadsden MAP Flag (Ancap)
File:1000064426.png|Star with MAP-Coding (Ancap)
Image:FCncb9dWUAMBHOW.png|Pedophile Lives Matter by Strategist ([[:Image:FCncb9dWUAMBHOW.png|Conservative/Tory version inside]])
Image:MAPsBased.png|<nowiki>#MAPsAreBased</nowiki> - Strategist
1500x500.jpg|Semi-discreet header background in NOMAP orientation<ref name="Uncredited" />
File:Flagbann.png|Header bg based on flag (Rin)
File:Flower-arch-head.png|Flower Arch Header - beefriend
File:Anglomap flag2.png|AngloNOMAP Flag by Rin ([[:Image:Anglomap flag2.png|alternative AngloMAP version inside]])
File:Bg1.png|Background/desktop (maki, NNIA)
File:Bg2.png|Background/desktop<ref name="Uncredited" />
File:Flagbg2.png|Very subtle bg by beefriend
File:Untitled407 20240624163637.jpg|background - bee, PCMA
File:Flagmf.png|Graphic with jumping young people (Mythebe, FST, originally attached to an [[FreeSpeechTube|FST essay]])
File:Mapring.png|Transparent MAP Ring for PFPs ([[:Image:Mapring.png|alternative versions inside]])<ref name="Uncredited" />
File:Mappridesticker.jpg|"MAP Pride Sticker" from @SvbbyPvbby ([[:Image:Mappridesticker.jpg|alternative b&w version inside]])
File:Untitled372 20240529095904.jpg|Derivative "MAP and AAM Pride Stickers" from Bee ([[:Image:Untitled372 20240529095904.jpg|alternative 2021 Flag and AAM versions inside]])
Dumpy975815219584589834-1.gif|'''GIF:''' Among Us Twerk/Among Us Dumpy-type meme<ref name="Uncredited">If you are the creator of this file, it has not been credited because we were unable to determine your identity, or establish [https://www.yesmap.net/contact contact] (due, for example, to defederation) and determine your consent or otherwise to receiving credit. Only in extreme cases does NewgonWiki consider removal of material from this index - for example, violation of license, or extraordinary personal circumstances such as identifying information.</ref>
File:FqppVq8WIAIGlpk.jpg|MAP Flag Anime - many such examples present on [[Pediverse]]<ref name="Uncredited" />
File:Bgfbfgfg.png|Touching hand MAP Flag art<ref name="Uncredited" />
Mapflagfaded.png|Faded 2021 MAP Flag - Jim Burton
File:Lgbmap.png|Gay MAP Flag (contrary to popular claims, these have barely been adopted by MAPs)
File:Lesmap.png|[[Intergenerational Lesbianism|Lesbian MAP]] Flag (contrary to popular claims, these have barely been adopted by MAPs. Supposedly, [[Girllove|GL]] and [[Boylove|BL]] versions exist, too)
File:Kanji.png|Kanji (Chinese, Japanese) Love Symbol with [[Adult Attracted Minor|AAM]] flag colors ([[:Image:Kanji.png|alternative MAP versions inside]])<ref name="Uncredited" />
File:Mapaam.png|AAM heart inside a pro-choice MAP Flag (beefriend)
File:MAPFteacher.png|Teacher displays 2018 MAP Flag ([[:File:MAPFteacher.png|PS by beefriend, both versions available]])
File:MAPFteacher20.png|Lecturer displays 2021 MAP Flag ([[:File:MAPFteacher20.png|PS by beefriend, both versions available]])
File:Boymap.png|A small boy carries the MAP Flag (beefriend)
File:Mapkid.png|Small girl with MAP Flag (beefriend)
</Gallery>

==Simple/Traditional memes==

Traditional memes convey a short and salient message in a graphic. MAPs have been memed with (some would say) surprising success, and broadly throughout the internet. This is only a very narrow selection of the material that has been seen from various quarters. Our own [[research]] graphics can be found at '''[[Index of Excerpt Gallery Libraries|this index]]''', or on their respective research pages.

===The MAP Identity===

In addition to graphics and symbols in the lead section of this archive, a number of memes reference the MAP Identity, its development, public perceptions and internal issues. A [https://booru.mapsupport.de/posts MAP Support Booru] and [https://paraflags-wiki.org/index.php/Main_Page Paraphilia Flags Wiki] also lists memes and social media graphics based on MAP identities.

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File:1000003111.jpg|Reaction to MAP Identity - (visibility, gay, progress, lgbtq, pride, map flag, glb, inclusion, valid)
File:GNHB5FDXAAA-wjC.jpg|MAP Visibility - (social progress, lgbt, queer, pansexual, aam - [[:File:GNHB5FDXAAA-wjC.jpg|AAM and German variation inside]])
Il glf.jpg|MAP/YAP GLF parody - kore, fediverse - (liberation front, gay, queer, LGBT, paraphile, glf - [[:File:Il glf.jpg|Gay and Zoo versions inside]])
File:PedAreSick guy2 ar2-1 text2 v2 resized.jpg|Pedophiles Are Sick - part of the [[Invalid Impact Poster Campaign]] (map flag, provocative, mu)
File:Lucas657756.jpg|MAP/LGBT unity meme by Lucas, PCMA (gay, progress, map flag, glb, inclusion, cooperation)
File:Raw.png|Give MAP kids a chance to be kids - reversion Consuela [https://booru.mapsupport.de/post/140 mapsupport.de] (child, minor map, map flag, aam, inclusion, valid)
File:The_Revolution_Won't_Be_Televised.png|The Revolution Won't Be Televised - (progress, rallying troops, gloating, woke, pride)
File:Enbymeme.png|Pink hair enby - MAP adaptation (enby, map, valid, identity)
File:Mapally5.png|Be a MAP Ally - (Minor Attracted Person, pedo, hebephile, alliance, asexual, lgbt, gay - [[:File:Mapally5.png|presented in asexual and rainbow flag variations]])
File:Ima f4d8619.png|MAP Rights artwork, feat. older female / younger male - (map, valid, identity, youthlove, drawings, art)
File:Youthpo.png|Youth pornography etc vs statist terminology (nomap, erotica, mocking, language, youthlove, response, reply, csam, csai, troll)
File:Loliconpipeline.png|Pipeline punch lolicon edit (proship, fiction, lolicon, japanese, drawings, art, cunny, hebephilia, pipeline, pedophilia, propaganda, newgon, pediverse)
File:Pridemonth.png|Google LGBT vs MAP Pride Month Trolling Response (google maps, parody, logo)
File:Mapally.jpg|Insufferable MAP Ally (destigmatizer, nomap, coping, map, virped, talking therapy, non-maladaptive)
File:FHOv8J3XoBIfSQt.jpg|Pedo Yes Chad - "Yes". (based, chads, pedophilia, lolis, cunny, lolipiller, drawings, art, lolicon, cope, seethe, hebephilia)
File:FU0ZTx4XwAAcfGr.jpg|Say what you want about pedophiles (trolling, minor attraction, map, comedy, humor, perv)
File:Glowig.png|Pedo Yes Chad vs Fediverse Glowie (based, chads, pedophilia, fbi, cia, glow, pedi, fedi)
File:Maprigh5.png|MAP Rights AI Anime Protest - (Minor Attracted Person, pedo, hebephile, youth rights, maps, anime, art - [[:File:Maprigh5.png|many versions available]])
</gallery>

===Youth Autonomy/Rights/Liberation===

The autonomy, [[Research: Cognitive ability|capacities]] and liberation of youth are all likely to be crucial battlegrounds for MAPs, [[Adult Attracted Minor|AAMs]] and their allies over the next few decades. Another way of describing this, is fighting [[ageism]]. Anti-ageist memes are dotted around our categories, and the following are explicitly anti-ageist.

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File:Screenshot 2025-04-04-20-44-33-777.jpeg|UNAIDS: Age of Consent unhealthy and restrictive for young people (youth, sexual health, sti, consent, autonomy, rights)
File:FUbrBs9VsAA9vta.jpeg|Parents: I know you more than anyone else > No, you don't (youth, child, parent, autonomy, rights)
File:rapememe.png|How to prevent rape - Sayaka Fermi (hypocrisy, body autonomy, minor-adult sex, agency, irrational, coercion, awareness, education, youth, choice, prevention)
File:Scrolloftruth.png|Scroll of truth: Youth autonomy prevents abuse (hypocrisy, body autonomy, agency, irrational, choice, protection, education, youth, prevention)
File:Domino.png|Domino effect - Investigating MAPs to supporting YouthLib (liberation, youth rights, logic, sequential, cause and effect)
File:The myth of consensual sex - is there someone you forgot to ask?.jpg|The myth of consensual sex - is there someone you forgot to ask? (liberation, youth rights)
</gallery>

===CSA Absurdism and Professional Hypocrisy===

A large number of MAP and MAP-Adjacent memes expose and magnify the absurdism of narratives around [[safeguarding]], abuse, trauma and child protection. In some cases, the hypocritical beliefs of professionals and "experts" are given special treatment.

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File:Childinnocence.png|Childhood innocence has existed for around 2% of time (history, safeguarding, ethnology, protection)
File:believe.jpg|Believe the Children (consent, abuse, trauma, testimony, trust, children, courtroom, legal, doctor, hypocrisy, medicine - [[:File:believe.jpg|alternative inside re. conversion therapy]])
File:Psychs.png|Child psychologists cat reaction to minors (minor-minor sex, science, rso, registry reform, pseudoscience, victomology)
File:Pcaldihufjbidcfjb.png|No sex unless accompanied by adults - Peter Caldwell, PCMA (consent, child sex, park sign, rules, safeguarding, age-appropriate)
File:BBoobs.jpg|Babies vs Teens Sucking Boobs (consent, hypocrisy, babies, age, teens, perversion, professor, inappropriate)
File:Main-qimg-12579087b355f31646ea5b1f506cf832-lq.jpg|I, too have lost a kingdom (sex offender, rso, kiddy fiddler, atlantis, athenian, surreal, hysteria, bizarre, molester)
File:denial.jpg|Child protectors believe children are in denial (minor-adult sex, testimony, rationalization, distortion, minors, ignorant, fallacy, mental blocking)
Fhritp.png|A 15 year old is a child, period (mic drop, jamal, teen, menstruation, child, triggered, antis, sjw, feminist, npc, based, comeback, reply, response)
File:Confused2.png|Confused if he should be scarred for life (age, arbitrary, teen, minor-adult sex, trauma, damage, scarred, absurd, crazy)
File:At85scarred.png|85 year old man learns he was abused ([https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35232293/ implausible] reaction) (age, arbitrary, teen, minor-adult sex, elderly, trauma, damage, scarred, absurd, crazy)
File:FJy-YI XIAEWo2U.png|Juvenile offending records vs sex offender records (facepalm, normies, register, registry, rso, law, legal, insane, madness, arbitrary, minors, youth, kids)
File:TouchingGood.png|Good Touches (teacher, education, instruction, learning, quote, swimsuit, protection, sexual harassment, abuse, trauma)
File:Whenispacceptable.png|When is pedophilia acceptable political compass (reply, response, politics, map, pedo, libertarian, authoritarian, left, right)
File:Misopedic.png|Misopedic ageists (antis, chad, swim, children, ageism, moronic, surrealist, girl, cute)
File:randomphotonew.png|Random photo reaction (hysteria, funny, sex fascists, western, crazy, nonwestern, fellatio, suck, abuse, overreaction)
File:WaterGlassSF.png|Glass of Water with optimist, pessimist and Sex Fascists (hysteria, sex fascists, western, indian, nonwestern, abuse, cultural, overreaction - [[:File:WaterGlassSF.png|version with various countries inside]])
File:Unboy.png|United Nations vs Teen Boy (agency, consent, autonomy, international community, bureaucracy, ngo, unicef, ILGA, hypocrisy, feminism, leftism, lizard people, feminazis)
File:18th Birthday Clock hit 12.jpg|Arbitrary nature of age limit (hypocrisy, child, adult, teen, consent, autonomy, americans, agency, age, 18, absurd)
File:SexualOritent.jpg|'Child' is not a Gender (identitarian, sexuality, orientation, identity, validity, sjw, woke, adult, adultism, gender, pedophilia)
File:MAPSchool.png|Public Schools (map, prevalence, pedophilia, hebephilia, response, reply, naive, parents, grooming, access, protection, education - combine with [[Research: Prevalence|prevalence]] info)
File:horse.png|Covering genitals to prevent trauma to baby horses (nudity, bullshit, hysterical, children, graphic, protection, morality, americans, scarred, mental)
File:Childmeme.png|Responding to in-thread misdefinition of child (definition, accuracy, reply, response, children, dumb, hysterical, ageism, dictionary, teens)
File:Brain Development Is Ableist (2).png|Brain Development is Ableist (cognitive capacity and development, mental, minor-adult sex, ability, disabled, ageist, ageism, chauvinism)
File:FJARn kWQAElHfn.jpg|Brain scan - trauma absurdity (consent, minor-adult sex, age, harm, law, arbitrary, absurd, science, pseudoscience, americans, cognitive, westerners)
File:Expressfake.png|Fake Express article (blame, minor-adult sex, age, harm, economy, absurd)
</gallery>

===Responding to [[Anti]]s (and their hypocrisy)===

Some responses to anti-MAP sympathies are also included under "redeploying hostile discourses" and the sections on conservatives, liberals and CSA Absurdism.

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File:Sheepl.png|MAP Propaganda vs the Informed Citizen (pedo, map flag, social media, consumption, anti, dissonance, hypocrisy)
File:Sexbingo.png|Sex Fascist Bingo: (hypocrisy, religion, consent, cognitive development/capacity, mental, pedophiles, orientation, distortion, fallacy, fallacies, antis, response)
File:Fuckyou.png|Minor attraction is wrong/Fuck you (antis, parents, reply, response, comeback)
File:217 - anti-map flag artist chizu type edit.png|Burning the anti-MAP Flag (antis, haters, reply, response, comeback)
File:Qplamz.png|Antis and parents vs MAPs, Minors collateral (antis, parents, reply, response, comeback, law, secondary harm, crossfire)
File:Woodchippagobrrrrr.jpg|Anti wojak, annotated (antis, trolling, insult, woodchipper, face wall, moronic, dumb, reply, response)
File:Minorcard.png|Minor card, with privileges (underage, puriteen, reply, response, juvenile, twitter, debate, argument, opinion discarded)
File:DontloveCLs.png|Love children but don't love CLs (pedophile, response, reply, comeback, parents)
File:FQU5DnXWYAQkKTI.jpg|Yes Chad baseball bat anti-meme response (gore/blood, violence, consent, attack, validity, reply, response, based, pedo)
File:Yeschadconsenting.png|Islam Yes Chad baseball bat anti-meme consent response (gore/blood, violence, consent, attack, allahu akbar, reply, response, based, pedo)
File:Hateyourself.png|"You should hate yourself" NPC (MAP Flag, cope, seethe, pedo, hebephilia, self concept, ego - [[:File:Hateyourself.png|Chinese translation]] inside)
File:Bluherinnerbattlefield.png|Reaction formation in antis (antis, haters, quote, response, reply, zoophile, self loathing, reaction, projection, denial, psychological)
File:Fbi.jpg|FBI anti-meme response (fed, feelings, offended, hurt, feelz, feds, police report, reply, response, haters, law enforcement, alphabet agencies)
File:Sfascist.gif|'''(GIF)''' Sex fascist clairvoyant "nonce" comeback (paranormal, spirit, reader, fortune, mystic, antis, reply, response, haters, nonce, pedophile, paedo)
File:Orcgif.gif|'''(GIF)''' VAR decision "nonce" comeback (football, soccer, orc, decision, antis, reply, response, haters, nonce, pedophile, paedo)
File:Sponge.png|Stigma on pedophiles ok, no stigma on child wage slavery ok (antis, haters, taboo, stigmas, pedophile, map, spongebob, rights, child labor, consumer, hypocrisy)
File:FPGlITUWYAkbGCV.jpg|Call him a pedo (sheeple, normies, conservatives, ad hominem, defamation, debate, response, reply, facts, social media, twitter logic)
File:964aed6d03b0e59a.png|Everything I don't like is pedophilia (for dummies, pedo hating, ad hominem, debate, response, reply, social media, emotional, twitter logic)
File:269.jpg|Hypocrisy on child protection vs exploitation (sheeple, normies, reply, response, hypocrisy, conformity)
File:FHoD725WYAE3DSC.jpg|The real intentions of "seek therapy" (antis, haters, pedophile, map, mental health, services, rights, get help, mhp, ableism, illness, validity, nomap, virped, pedmed, hypocrisy)
File:Therapy.png|Telling a MAP to seek therapy (antis, haters, pedophile, map, mental health, services, rights, get help, mhp, b4uact, degenerate, nomap, virped, pedmed)
File:FGyKNkMXoAI7qbi.jpg|Polarizing topic (born this way, native, immutable, pedophilia, map, hypocrisy, sjws, normies, social justice, woke, lgbt, gay)
File:Orcbrain.jpeg|Pedo hater: Orc (response, reply, antis, red flag, woodchipper, nazi, fascist, groomer, caveman, hansen, monster, zombie, neanderthal, moron)
File:Antis.jpg|Antis creating their own monsters (antis, haters, nomap, pedophile, map, virped, pedmed, hypocrisy)
File:CSAexpert.png|CSA doesn't make you CSA expert (doctor, survivor, expert, arbitrary, science, minor-adult sex, abuse, trauma, fallacy, debate, reply, response)
File:Chudj2.png|Soylita/wholesome soyjak couple (antis, haters, consent, her body, her choice, lolita, seethe, wojak)
File:Pedisevil.jpg|Source: Pedophilia is evil (online debate, fallacy, response, reply, chad, facts, social media, twitter logic)
</gallery>

====Responding to Western Hypocrisy====

Criticism of overbearing and sometimes absurd anglo-american moral and legal norms has been a mainstay of MAP memes.

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File:Main-qimg.jpg|Stigma against currently lawful age-gap relationships. (hypocrisy, cultural, western, jealousy, female regret, age apartheid)
File:TechGiants.png|Tech Giants' Media Manipulation re. Child protection (hypocrisy, csa, ngos, trafficking, cultural, western, nonwestern, india, minor-adult sex, journalism, distortion, bias, standpoint)
File:Random.jpg|Western Arrogance with AoC (western, nonwestern, consent, elites, government, age, laws, sex)
File:FJzBuknXEAMnGhh.png|Elites laugh at Sex Offender Registry (elites, politicians, register, registry, rso, law, legal, insane, madness)
File:Doctor.jpg|Playing doctor shouldn't get you put on the registry (register, american, western, registry, rso, law, legal, insane, minors, kids, boy, madness)
File:Beachmeme.png|Volleyball girls - most men would find attractive (hypocrisy, child, adult, teen, consent, americans, age, 18, absurd)
File:FHzQh3LagAAQ9H7.png|Most people's idea of pedophilia (hypocrisy, cuck, child, teen, adult, consent, autonomy, americans, agency, age, 18, pedophile, simping, white knight)
File:Hebetruth.jpg|Most Men are Hebephilic/Ephebophilic, they just can't admit it (hypocrisy, circlejerk, cuck, child, teen, adult, consent, americans, age, 18, pedophile, simping, white knight)
File:Westerners17.png|How Westerners think biology works (western, nonwestern, hypocrisy, child, adult, teen, arousal, attraction, americans, age, 18, absurd)
File:Zombie.png|American/Western standards on children and nudity (innocence, media, tv, movies, children, america, indecent, nipple)
File:Usapedo.jpg|In America, everybody calls each other a pedo (ok pedo, antis, reply, response, defamation, america moment)
File:Changemymind.jpg|SOR a waste of money - response to "change my mind" (ok pedo, registry reform, reply, response, offending, offender)
File:ualization.png|Sexualization with Hijab and Bikini (nudity, children, protection, americans, western, hysteria, psychotic, neurosis, clothing, make-up, hypocrisy, grooming)
File:AnimeBan.png|Anime Ban proposal showing arrogance of the West (anime, lolicon, proship, drawings, art, americans, western, nonwestern, hysteria, hypocrisy, imperialism)
File:Untitled439.png|Dignitaries sit back and enjoy a display by lolis (hypocrisy, pedo, minor attraction, politician, duda, polish, ballet, artistic, dance, trolling)
File:What is statutory rape.png|What is statutory rape?
</gallery>

===Responding to Conservatives (and their hypocrisy)===

Conservative hostility to MAPs has been a feature of many historical cultures, but formed as a visible movement in the 1970s, with campaigns from [[Moral panic|Anita Bryant]], [[Wikipedia:Mary Whitehouse|Mary Whitehouse]], [[Lloyd Martin]] and [[Judianne Densen-Gerber]] among others. The [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/chud "Chud"] wojak (''Chudjak'') is a mainstay of conservative depictions in present-day meming, and has sometimes been used to ridicule conservative [[anti]]-MAPs.

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File:GpzrE4dWIAIxUTn.jpg|LGB without the TQ+ (gay assimilationist, no pedo, gays against groomers, trans, TERF, homo, queer, degenerate)
File:GpzkprCawAAy J2.jpg|LGB without the TQ+ (gay assimilationist, no pedo, gays against groomers, trans, TERF, homo, queer, degenerate)
File:5F9BCB5A-61FC-4C61-987D-FE2EE37B9FE2.jpeg|Rome at its peak (trolling, chud, chad, antis, trad, history, humor, ridicule)
Chudbehavior.png|Chud behavior (trolling, pedo hunters, antis, kill all pedos, humor, ridicule, woodchipper)
File:8813244113c26fe2.png|Passing down hate via adjacency anxiety - Arden, MAPSupport (maga, gay, LGBT, degenerate, trans, map, pedo, groomer)
File:Norfc.png|Norf FC nonce series (refers to British working class culture) (chud, hunter, paedo, football, soccer, fan - [[:File:Norfc.png|series inside]])
File:Catboy.jpg|Chudjak therapy (trolling, chud, freudian, antis, kill all pedos, humor, catboy, tiktok, ridicule, woodchipper)
File:Yessss.png|"Yes" to chud with infertile wife. (based, chads, pedophilia, lolis, cunny, lolipiller, cope, seethe, copium, hebephilia)
File:Groomer86.jpg|Grooming...according to who? (hypocrisy, groomer, conservatives, trans, bodily autonomy, choice, lgbt)
File:Slut2.png|Sex Fascists through the ages (hypocrisy, gay, lgbt, history, historical, slut shaming, female, modesty, prudery)
File:Averagepedophobe.jpg|Pedo chad vs Pedophobe conspiracy theorist (cunny, trolling, map, pedo, hebephile, lolis, jew, dads against predators, guns)
File:378.jpg|/pol/ hypocrisy on drawn child erotica (normies, conservatives, woodchipper, reply, response, hypocrisy, lolicon, fiction, proship, lolbertarian, redpill, bluepill, censorship, canceled)
File:FQUw6PLXoA48YBF.jpg|Conservatives are for free speech, but not for MAPs (sheeple, normies, conservatives, woodchipper, reply, response, hypocrisy, liberals, libertarian, lolbertarian, red blue pill, censorship, canceled)
File:matthew.png|St Nicholas/Matthew Christian trigger meme (reply, response, gay, boys, maps, trigger, bait, troll, santa claus, christmas, christian, religion)
File:Bible_verses.jpg|Pedophobic Christians didn't read the Bible (christianity, religion, conservatives, table, reply, response, hypocrisy, red pill, lies, red blue pill)
</gallery>

====Progress and Normalization====

A common claim of conservative [[anti]]-MAPs is that we are seeing a covert agenda of "pedophile [[MAPocalypse|normalization"]]. While this optimistic outlook does not match the lived experience of most MAPs, we have seen memes and graphics that play with the idea by situating MAPs within the broader liberal paradigm of "social progress", or unapologetically attempt to normalize attraction to minors.

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File:4976b11a-3981-47d1-8a95-575a24866eed.png|Progress don't make me tap the sign variation (gay, homosexual, LGBT, slavery, mental illness)
File:Magicisl.png|Magic Island (clinton, maxwell, epstein, lolita, podesta, pizzagate)
File:747.jpg|Slippery slope extended (gay, lgbtq, sjw, woke, based, progressive, homo, incrementalism, maga, groomer, boomer, response, reply)
File:075.jpg|We'll never let you... (gay, lgbtq, sjw, woke, based, progressive, homo, incrementalism, women, civil, maga, groomer, boomer, response, reply)
File:Alok.jpg|Alok Vaid-Menon Quote: "little girls are also kinky" (girls, innocence, kink, trigger, bait, conservatives, americans, queer, children, trans, straight, purity, modesty, innocent, pure)
File:Progress.png|That's how progress works (trolling, surreal, humor, ridicule, progressive)
File:Ourcrazyworld.jpg|Our Crazy World (cartoon, map, progress, gay, civil rights, humor, mapocalypse, normalization)
File:Cantorincludep.png|James Cantor - Add P to alphabet (sexuality, pedophilia, include the p, minor attraction, lgbt, gay, queer, maps, identitarian, researcher, quote, trigger/bait)
File:FHeCpC5XIAkE9Xx.jpg|Offensively realistic take on an age-gap relationship (girl, teen, maps, minor-adult sex, age gap, love, taboo, bait, troll)
File:Ipceconf.png|[[Ipce]] power point presentation, girl at podium (hebephilia, pedo, minor attraction, science, trolling)
File:Lolihebe.jpg|Hebe lolis w/ table showing response levels (graph, table, study, sexual arousal, troll, bait, attraction, age, pedophilia, hebephilia, girls, plethysmograph - this is adapted from the notorious [[:File:Halletal.jpg|fake Russian infomeme]])
File:Groomer.png|Grooming a girl with better-known MAP infomemes (groomer, troll, bait, children, ok groomer, abuser, kinsey, study, indoctrination - this meme refers to a [[:File:Adultadult2.png|Kinsey data meme]], and there is also an [[:File:Groomer.png|alt version referring to the adjacent russian meme]])
File:FXtPN01aQAEPj6C.jpg|Response to attractive girl, in denial (hypocrisy, pedo, minor attraction, trolling)
File:Ilovelolis.png|I love Lolis Chad (cunny, trolling, map, pedo, hebephile)
File:Shareifyoulovekids.jpg|Share if you love kids (trolling, minor attraction, map, aam)
File:Imagecp.png|Enjoy CP (cola, american, cunny, lolis, trolling, map, pedo, hebephile)
</gallery>

===Responding to Liberals/Leftists (and their hypocrisy)===

Liberal and Leftist points of view are varied on the topic of MAPs, but tend to range from mild disapproval, thru denial, to silenced embarrassment in the face of hearty conservative uproar. Often, MAPs (who have benefitted from collaboration with gay leftist movements in the past) are left by would-be allies to a fate determined solely by political optics. Thus, liberal and leftist discourses on MAPs sometimes refer to the questionable concept of social ''(in)validity'', something the LGBT section also addresses.

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File:Conversiontherapy.png|LGBT vs MAP conversion therapy - liberal [[pro-recovery]] response (pedophile, response, reply, comeback, map, lib, medical, hypocrisy, coping, mentally ill, therapy, get help, gay, lgbt)
File:Abortionrape.png|Abortion vs Rape - Liberal Hypocrisy (abortion, religion, conservative, liberal, consent, ageism, youth, rights, adult)
File:FPXhdRSX0AEVeQ2.jpg|Anarchist Chads on Pedophilia in Queer Theory (normie, npc, conservatives, anarchism, queer, pedophilia, theory, dumb, homophobia, bigot)
File:Femgirl.png|Fembot vs Teen Girl (agency, consent, autonomy, services, protection, child, teen, shock, disgust, hypocrisy, feminism, leftism, radfem, feminazi)
File:Ussraoc.png|Inconvenient USSR Age of Consent (trolling, russia, anarchist, anarcho communist, communism, commie, marxist)
File:Soyjakparty.png|From soyjak.party (liberal, leftist, lgbt, coom, soy, gay, progress, pride, MAPs, mapphobia)
File:Wikipedos.png|Wikipedia has a suite of articles on Raytheon, but deletes an article on CSA prevention, then burns the redirect (wikipedia, censor, hypocrisy, MAP, wojak, jimbo)
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====Responding to the LGBT Lobby (and its hypocrisy)====

[[Validity Policing]] and hypocrisy from the LGBT Lobby is a common experience of online MAPs. This follows expedient political maneuvres in the 1980s and 90s, in which the LGBT Lobby [[Historical examples of LGBT-MAP unity|responded to conservative anti-MAP scare campaigns]] by distancing MAPs. See also, some of the responses to Liberals.

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File:Lgbgender.png|LGBT Community can't move beyond trans issues on youth autonomy (lgbt, gay, trans, nonbinary, groomer, lgbtq, gender, youth, autonomy)
File:Gays-phobes.png|Gay hypocrisy re whataboutism over argument from nature/history (hypocrisy, gay, lgbt, irrational, slavery, barbaric, anger, nature, animals, historical, anthropological, homophobes, greece, pederasty)
File:Valpol.png|The Validity Police (lgbt, gay, pride, hypocrisy, policing, lgbtq, age appropriate, development - [[:File:Valpol.png|alternative versions inc. Transage inside]])
File:Antibadguy.png|Anti Bad Guy Squad (hypocrisy, gay, lgbtq, sjw, woke, invalid, validity, homo - ([[:File:Antibadguy.png|no-color version inside]]))
File:Mapgymnastics.png|MAP vs LGBT Mental Gymnastics (reply, response, rationalization, logic, fallacy, npc, gay, queer, sjw, argument, pedophile, minor-attracted)
File:Sheep copy.png|People whose definition of "Queer" is "anything acceptable" (reply, response, bait, queer, sjw, npc, woke, identitarian, identity, midwits, pedophilia, maps, gay rights, lgbt, normies - ([[:File:Sheep copy.png|series inside]]))
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===Responding to [[Lolicon]]s (and their hypocrisy)===

While some find it tiring, a [[Lolicon-MAP Equivalence Debate]] is ongoing throughout civilian political circles on social media. The following memes typify the MAP response to Western Lolicons who mobilize [[Proship|shipping]] discourse to deny they are attracted to youth.

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File:7deadbc2-3c7d-42b7-9f55-e0fa8e71b7e5.png|Age old and demented lolicon soothed by carer (lolicons, ironic, proship, fiction, porn, drawings, art, pedophilia, hebephilia, denial)
File:LoliMeme.jpg|Pointing to the hypocrisy of Lolicons (proship, fiction, child porn, lolicon, japanese, drawings, art, hypocrisy, pedophilia, cope, hebephilia - [[:File:LoliMeme.jpg|alternative inside re. plethysmograph test]])
File:FHQcxJbUUAADrQH.jpg|Bell curve on lolicon (proship, fiction, child porn, lolicon, japanese, npc, normie, midwit, drawings, art, cope, cognitive development, ability, capacity, brain, IQ, age, pedophilia, hebephilia - [[:File:FHQcxJbUUAADrQH.jpg|alternative versions]], inc re. mental capacity and elite pedophilia inside)
File:Fqk0qqmXgAgRp4j.jpg|Caricature of ironic lolicons (proship, fandom, fictosexual, fiction, child porn, lolicon, japanese, drawings, art, hypocrisy, pedophilia, trannies, trans, troon)
File:Cunnycave.png|Cunny cave (lolicons, ironic, proship, fiction, porn, drawings, art, pedophilia, hebephilia, denial)
File:117 - artist chicken thoughts artist chizu bird cracker ironic lolicon type comic edit.png|Chizu Lolicon "bird cracker edit" (lolicons, ironic, proship, fiction, porn, drawings, art, japanese, antis, pedophilia, hebephilia, denial)
File:FJffEqJXMAA2mnj.jpg|Pedos vs Lolicons (proship, fiction, child porn, lolicon, japanese, doctor, drawings, art, chad, cope, hypocrisy, pedophilia, hebephilia)
File:549iugbjkn34908r54.png|Algorithmic programmed response in lolicon and normie npc (proship, fiction, child porn, lolicon, japanese, drawings, art, cope, hypocrisy, ironics, pedophilia, hebephilia)
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===Redeploying hostile discourses===

A considerable part of online MAP discourse centers on the redeployment of predominant elitist, authoritarian and extremist narratives sometimes used to attack MAPs. While this has led to the embarrassment and triggering of [[anti]]s on social media, it is worth noting that some members of the community are ethically opposed to the idea of adopting problematic ideas inconsistent with personal, theoretical conceptions of social justice. These concerns have also been voiced in situations where MAPs enter "enemy territory" and unironically imitate disruptive/contrarian members of another group, such as [[Wikipedia:Groypers|4Chan Groypers]].

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File:Anti.png|Purposeful and smart Pedophiles vs Antis (pedos, pedophiles, maps, history, based, antis, haters, sex fascists, troll, bait)
File:Pedonoblememe.jpg|Pedophile/NOMAP of noble grace (reply, response, pedmed, virped, acnomap, virtuous, minor-attracted, map, virtue, antis, moron, idiot, cuck, asshole)
File:FgX2SHUUAAAL3Ij.jpg|Historical "pedophiles" (using broader popular definition) (pedos, pedophiles, maps, history, famous, wilde, response, troll, bait)
File:Uspepe.png|Pepe Wikipedia meme intended for use on 4Chan - Feminism and [[Age of Consent]] reformism (groyper, redpill, 4chan, puritan, reformism, frog)
File:Patriot4.png|Response meme re. PatriotWave's famous Kill Your Local Pedophile memes and bumper stickers etc - (guns, police, agecuck, conservative, reply, violent, vigilante, trolling, militia - [[:File:Patriot4.png|a few more variations inside]])
File:Sexfash.jpg|Cure for sex fascism (ok pedo, antis, fascist, reply, response, bullet, gun)
File:Pedopho.jpg|Cure for sex pedophobia (ok pedo, antis, reply, response, bullet, gun)
File:MAGANazi.jpg|Modern American vs Original German (groomer, MAGA, Nazi, reply, response, cartoon, comparison)
File:knowyourantiped.jpg|Know your anti-pedophile types (pedophobes, chart, reply, response)
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===When MAPs met StoneToss===

Much has been [https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/StoneToss written] (and [https://web.archive.org/web/20210729193213/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Stonetoss unwritten]) about the controversial online political cartoonist, StoneToss. While our [[:File:Circumcision-surgery-stonetoss-comic.png|series file]] keeps track of various originals and knock-offs (originality can be [https://stonetoss.com/ verified] at the comic's site), a few examples follow. It should be noted that some members of the community found the very idea of copying StoneToss as a style problematic and offensive, due to the views of its creator.

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File:Cunneh.png|Fake Stonetoss - Legalize cunny (libertarian, marijuana, hemp, hashish, cannabis, 420, child porn, cunny, loli, erotica, internet)
File:FX n5peVUAENkB3.png|Stonetoss.com debuts the [[MAP Flag]] and [[Pedophobia|Pedovan]] (lgbt, gay, pride, degeneracy, groomer, lgbtq activism, predator, free candy)
File:Circumcision-surgery-stonetoss-comic.png|Stonetoss.com - Series file, LGBT responses, etc (lgbt, gay, pride, hypocrisy, sjw, cognitive capacity, brain development, di caprio, child porn, consent, lgbtq activism, age appropriate - [[:File:Circumcision-surgery-stonetoss-comic.png|more such comics inside]])
File:170 - artist chizu artist stonetoss format stonetoss edit.png|Stonetoss: Chizu ''Lolicons are Pedophiles'' edit (lolicons, ironic, proship, fiction, porn, drawings, art, japanese, antis, pedophilia, hebephilia, denial)
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===Quotes and Miscellany===

The below memes can be applied to the debates covered on this page, and many more besides.

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File:Hwwouldyoulike.jpg|How would you like your state surveillance wrapped? (sheeple, normies, conservatives, liberals, online, reply, response, hypocrisy, lolbertarian, censorship, canceled)
File:1756905544839.png|I love kids vs gender (normie, chad, trad, male, female, discourse, contradiction, hypocrisy)
File:Trojan_horse.jpg|CSA trojan to breach encryption laws (data protection law, technology, surveillance, ignorance, governments, cynical, hidden, conspiracy, horse, internet, protect)
File:Cancel Culture.png|Cancel culture: Then vs now (sheeple, normies, conservatives, history, 1950s, liberals, red blue pill, censorship, canceled)
File:Censorshipmartin.png|George R. R. Martin: What Censorship tells us (quote, canceled, red blue pill, censor, liberal, conservative, politics, media, free speech, freedom)
File:It is easier to fool people.jpg|[[Mark Twain]]: It's easier to fool people... (sheeple, normies, quote, denial, psychological, mechanism, mental, conformity, debate, social media, facts and feelings)
File:Prostitution- giving orgasms shouldn't be a crime.jpg|George Carlin - on Prostitution (selling sex, quote, morality, rational, sex work, prude, conservative, debate, bias, sheeple, normies)
File:Better Science.jpg|What does refute science? (research, facts, science, social media, debate, bias, sheeple, religion, feelings, normies)
File:Trust the Scientists.jpg|Trust scientists rather than randoms (warning, research, facts, science, social media, twittards, debate, bias, sheeple, normies)
File:Science vs Social Media.jpg|Real science vs Social Media "science" (warning, research, facts, distorted, media, education, debate, bias, sheeple, normies)
File:Conformity.png|Conformity hazard (warning, research, facts, debate, feelings, sheeple, normies)
File:204 - tagme.png|Effects of ad hom argument strategy (debate, personal, logic, unintended, minority, sheeple, normies)
File:283 - tagme.jpg|Sampling bias, effect on outcomes (statistics, rational, facts, science, logic, npc, sheeple, normies)
File:FUv8RZDWIAcd6wt.jpg|Reasonable people in the minority (warning, rational, facts, debate, bias, social media, feelings, sheeple, normies)
File:FcxaCdKX0AEhopp.jpg||Drew Keys Quote: Smear Campaigns (mental instability, sjw attack, social media, debate, reply, twittard, response)
File:Baseddep.jpg|Based department calling! (based, kek, pepe, compliment, reply, response)
File:Agecuck soyjak meme.png|Things that people opposed to adult-teen sexuality say. (sjw attack, npc, sheeple, normies)
File:Agecuck_bingo_meme.png|A bingo card containing phrases used by people opposed to adult-teen sexuality. (sjw attack, npc, sheeple, normies)
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==Informational memes==

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File:MapsAreDeviant guy1 ar5-2-QR-Code text3 v2 resized.jpg|MAPs Are Deviant - part of the [[Invalid Impact Poster Campaign]] (map flag, provocative, mu)
File:Orig.png|MAP Flag Explainer without anti-c disinfo (minor attracted, flag, explainer, guide, info)
File:Minorsbeware.png|Minors Beware (red flags): (antis, warning, minors, consent, advice, youth, guide)
File:22 - anti-map flag artist drugar educational sources.png|Drugar literacy campaign for antis (minor-adult sex, academia, reading, knowledge, trolling, research, literature, study, facts)
File:Pandfeminism.png|Pedophilia and Feminism (first wave, second wave, third wave, womens, youth rights, judith butler)
File:The Truth About 'CP'(5).png|What you need to know about [[Child Pornography]] (kp, cp, kiddy, porn, porno, erotica, photographs, crime, csam, kinderporno, csai, lolita - [[:File:The Truth About 'CP'(5).png|Chinese translation inside]])
File:Kaaaren.png|Karen confronts CP (kp, cp, kiddy, porn, porno, erotica, photographs, crime, csam, kinderporno, csai, lolita, pornography, research, quotes - [[:File:Kaaaren.png|Italian translation inside]])
File:Ncmec.png|NCMEC [[Iatrogenesis]] (kp, cp, kiddy, porn, porno, erotica, photographs, crime, csam, kinderporno, csai, lolita, pornography, research, secondary harm, quotes)
File:Scapegoat.png|MAP Scapegoat - compared with Jews, Witches (gays, lgbt, blacks, jew, pedophilia, minor attraction, stereotyping, maps, status, persecution, bogeyman, pariah, witchhunt - [[:File:Scapegoat.png|series inside]])
File:Truthaboutm.jpg|Truth about MAPs (addresses myths) (sexuality, pedophilia, hebephilia, ephebophilia, nepiophilia, maps, accuracy, nomap, pedmed, virped, acnomap, facts, stigma, destigmatization [[:File:Truthaboutm.jpg|Chinese translation in file]])
File:MDEdge.png|MDEdge definition of minor-attraction (sexuality, pedophilia, hebephilia, ephebophilia, nepiophilia, maps, definition, accuracy, nomap, pedmed, virped, acnomap, stigma, destigmatization)
File:Chronorange.png|Seto definition of minor-attractions and chronophilias (sexuality, pedophilia, hebephilia, ephebophilia, nepiophilia, maps, definition, accuracy, nomap, pedmed, virped, acnomap, stigma, destigmatization)
File:Peddef.png|Simple response to misdefinition of p(a)edophilia (sexuality, hebephilia, pedophilia, minor attraction, definition, dictionary, psychology, accuracy)
File:The CSA-Industry.png|CSA Industrial Complex: Criminalization (Social-Economic Model) (sociology, politics, institutions, establishment, elites, money, profit, complex, relationship, chart, medicine, influence, organization)
File:The CSA-Industrial Complex.png|CSA Industrial Cycle (Social-Economic Model) (sociology, politics, institutions, elites, money, profit, establishment, complex, relationship, chart, diagram, influence, organization)
File:CSA Is Similar(1).png|CSA similarities to treatment of Homosexuals (gay history, treatments, conversion, survivors, therapy, apa, psychology, therapist)
File:Socio.png|Sociopolitical Model: Marginialization of Sexual Minorities (maps, sociology, politics, pariah, newgon, othering, bipartisan, ostracism, social, class)
File:Pseudo-e-t.png|Pseudoexclusive Teleiophilia (a new concept) (sexuality, hebephilia, pedophilia, minor attraction, seto, freund, newgon, science, psychology, trigger/bait)
File:The Myth of “Pedophilia OCD” (800 × 1000 px).png|"[[Pedophilia themed OCD]]" Debunk (sexuality, pocd, hebephilia, pedophilia, minor attraction, fake illness, shrinks, obsessive compulsive, mental, health, newgon, arousal, science, psychology, cope)
File:Primary.png|Most Child Rape is perpetrated by non-pedophiles (sexuality, pedophilia, assault, minor attraction, maps, crime, nomap, pedmed, virped, acnomap, stigma, destigmatization)
File:ACMAPWEAKNES.png|Weaknesses of an exclusive ACNOMAP/Medicalist agenda (pedmed, virpeds, pedophilia, minor attraction, maps, strategy, destigmatization)
File:Prevalence.jpg|Pedophilia [[Research: Prevalence|prevalence]] card, no link (sexuality, pedophilia, common, research, maps, minor-attraction, facts, stats, statistics, numbers)
File:Tac.png|Toxic Age Chauvinism (ageism, ableism, youth lib, youth rights, cognitive ability, research, quote, mental, teen brain)
File:Secoharm.png|Secondary Harm explainer (study, academia, secondary, trauma, harm, quote, paper, report, outcomes, csa, minor-adult sex - [[:File:SecNewColor.png|see full series]])
File:patterns45.png|Similar patterns between homosexuality and pedophilia (parrelel, similar, comparison, analogy, minor attraction, gay, queer, lgbt, western, nonwestern, animals, tribal, anthropological, cultural)
File:Pedodisorder2.png|Lecter: Pedophilic Disorder distinction ("inborn" is disputable, and the author has since evolved a less medicalist stance but the distinction is important) (sexuality, pedmed, virped, acnomap, pedophilia, minor attraction, native, science, psychology, innate, immutable, disorder, dsm)
File:Prevent.png|Prevent MAPs from accessing minors? Why not prevent physical abuse survivors while we are at it? (sexuality, neglect, hebephilia, risk, access, pedophilia, minor attraction, seto, freund, science, psychology)
B4u-mapflag.jpg|Suicide Stats (MAPs) (sexuality, pedophilia, minor attraction, death, pedmed, virped, nomap, acnomap, depression, despair, psychology, research, B4U-Act, standpoint - [[:File:B4CnEdit.png|Chinese translation]])
File:Thoughtsuppresion.png|Thought Suppression take (MAP Resources) (psychology, pedophilia, minor attraction, maps, pedmed, virped, nomap, acnomap, depression, despair, psychology, research)
File:Blackmales.png|Logic of antis vs crime statistics: Put a curfew on Black Men, see also, [[Media:Mailore.png|police officers]]: far stronger predictive strength for offending (sexuality, african american, hebephilia, risk, access, pedophilia, minor attraction, seto, science, psychology)
File:Mentaldisorder.png|"Mental disorders" according to psychiatry (sexuality, hebephilia, disorder, psychiatry, trans, illness, history, pedophilia, minor attraction, mental, science, psychology, analogy, similar)
File:Academia-controversy.jpg|What people's insistence on getting offended by academics proves (academia, hysteria, kershnar, controversy, offence, triggered, csa, science, lies, defense mechanism, projection, denial, walker, psychology, abuse, philosophy)
File:Lievreorthodoxy.png|Dan Lievre (Newgon Founder): Social Justice Orthodoxy makes no sense on MAPs (useful when dealing with charges that the MAP Movement is "woke". Tags: sexuality, hebephilia, validity, woke, quote, sjw, history, social theory, pedophilia, minor attraction, identitarianism, politics)
File:animalHebe1.png|Intergenerational sex among Primates with citation (animals, study, practise, rind/yuill, minor-adult sex, academic, observation, science, monkeys, species, learning)
File:Bonobos.png|[[Research: Intergenerational Sexual Behaviors in Animals|Bonobo Juveniles/infants]] enjoying sex play (animals, study, academic, practise, minor-adult sex, observation, science, monkeys, species, learning)
File:BonoHuman.png|Human-Bonobo-Chimp finer comparison (animals, cognitive capacity, capability, minor-adult sex, science, animals, monkeys, species, learning)
File:Karen-innocence.png|A Karen confronts [[Debate Guide: Childhood innocence|childhood innocence]] (quote, study, academia, innocent, teens, children, crazy, hysteria, boomers, facebook)
File:Rind.jpg|20+ year-old [[Rind et al|Rind]] Paradox (see more in [[Research]] and the [[Index of Excerpt Gallery Libraries|excerpt graphics]]) (study, academia, controversy, unanswered, paper, report, trauma, harm, outcomes, csa, minor-adult sex)
SRcombined.png|Statutory rape is a legal fiction (law, minor-adult sex, hysteria, madness, arbitrary, victim, victimless, consensual, crime)
File:StatDeath.png|Statutory Death parody (law, minor-adult sex, courtroom, funny, hysteria, madness, judge judy, arbitrary, victim, victimless, consensual, crime)
File:ChadVsSoy.jpg|CunnyChad vs Reddit Soyjak Mod (child-adult sex, based, minor-adult sex, academia, bruce rind, comparison, csa, data, analysis, quant, consenting, voluntary)
File:Adultadult2.png|Kinsey Data ([[:File:Adultadult2.png|series inside]]) (research, minor-adult sex, academia, bruce rind, comparison, csa, data, analysis, quant, child, consenting, voluntary)
File:Lesbians.png|Modern Feminists disowning Lesbian History (Kinsey) (research, minor-adult sex, academia, bruce rind, comparison, csa, data, analysis, quant, child, consenting, voluntary)
File:Rind23.png|Rind 2023 data. (research, minor-adult sex, academia, bruce rind, comparison, csa, data, analysis, quant, child, consenting, voluntary)
File:Zarade.jpg|LGBT Outcomes: "Listen to LGBT Youth" For the papers by Sonya Arreola, Alex Carballo-Diéguez and Jessica Stanley, see DOI: 10.1080/00224490802204431, DOI: 10.1007/s10508-011-9748-y and DOI: 10.1080/00224490409552245 respectively. (research, minor-adult sex, academia, lgbt, comparison, gay, youth, analysis, data, quant, child, consenting, voluntary)
File:Dolphin2.png|Adult-juvenile sex among Dolphins (animals, minor-adult sex, juvenile, similar, analogy, species, science, observation)
File:Endthecycle.png|[[Debate Guide: Cyclical paternalism|Cyclical paternalism]] explainer (consent, minor-adult sex, knowledge, ignorance, innocence, self fulfilling prophecy, paternalism, adultism, ageism, adverse consequence - [[:File:Endthecycle.png|Italian translation inside]])
File:Self-fulfilling.png|Self-fulfilling prophecy of harm (minor-adult sex, minor-minor sex, csa, damage, kids, children, education, teach, indoctrination, americans, secondary harm - [[:File:Self-fulfilling.png|alternative inside]])
File:Goon2.png|[[Grooming]] riddle (hypocrisy, illogical, abuse, csa, language, minor-adult sex)
File:Grooming2.png|[[Grooming]] is circular logic (fallacy, ok groomer, abuse, csa, language, minor-adult sex, harm, trauma, damage)
File:GroomingReworked.png|Grooming vs Courtship (fallacy, ok groomer, abuse, hypocrisy, csa, language, minor-adult sex, harm, manipulation, trauma, media, damage) - [[:File:GroomingReworked.png|alternative inside with media headlines]])
File:Groomingncmec.png|Analysis of NCMEC/Lanning Report pathologizing banality (grooming, feds, fbi, ncmec, minor-adult sex, law, americans)
File:Legalityreality.jpg|Legal consent does not equal reality (rape, statutory, abuse, csa, language, minor-adult sex, laws, consent, rso)
File:trickery.png|Wordplay: what they really mean (rape, statutory, abuse, csa, language, minor-adult sex, consent, voluntary, harm, trauma, damage)
File:Nonfic.png|Nonfiction for MAPs (seen on [[pediverse]]) (reading, research, academia, minor attracted person, minor-adult sex, levine, brongersma, positive memories, trauma)
File:Abrahamic faiths.png|Abrahamic faiths on intergenerational intimacy (religion, research, texts, christianity, judaism, islam, abrahamic, summary, youth-adult marriage)
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==Larger flyers==

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File:Lilystory.png|Narrative explaining the nonsense/unnatural concept of a consenting age (consent, minor-adult sex, law, legal, arbitrary, madness)
File:ConsentExamples.png|Consent explained with examples (consent, statutory, legal construct, minor-adult sex, law, arbitrary, madness, nonwestern - [[:File:ConsentExamples.png|Italian translation inside]])
File:AoCWestern.png|Age of Consent Flyer - Western examples (consent, purity, girls, minor-adult sex, law, legal, arbitrary, madness, nonwestern, western - [[:File:AoCWestern.png|Indian version inside]])
File:SecNewColor.png|Iatrogenic harm - comparison with other taboos (study, academia, secondary, trauma, harm, quote, paper, report, outcomes, csa, minor-adult sex - [[:File:SecNewColor.png|series inside]])
File:AMCleftist.jpg|Anti-MAP Crap (maps, fallacies, arguments refuted, antis, sex fascists, reply, response, minor attracted people)
File:Leftistpamphlet.png|Newgon-branded Pamphlet (from down the index) in Leftist Meme Style (maps, facts, accuracy, leaflet, propaganda, information, minor attracted people)
File:Childhood innocence.png|Childhood innocence explained (children, childhood innocence, innocence, purity, censorship, history, society, morality)

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==Logical Fallacies series==

See our [[Debate Guide: Logical fallacies and intergenerational sexuality|Debate Guide]] article on the subject.

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File:Ad Populum.png|Ad Populum - Appeal to popularity (ad pop)
File:Ad Hominem.png|Ad Hominem - Personal attack (ad hom, ok pedo, ok groomer)
File:Authority Appeal.png|Appeal to authority
File:Equivocation.png|Equivocation - misleading with terminology (e.g. rape)
File:Genetic Fallacy.png|Genetic Fallacy
File:Guilt By Association.png|Guilt by association
File:Hasty Generalization.png|Hasty Generalization
File:Novelity Appeal.png|Appeal to novelty
File:Special Pleading 2 .png|Special pleading
File:Style Over Substance.png|Style over substance (tone)
File:Strawman.png|Strawman argument (raping babies argument)
File:Ad Nauseum 2.png|Ad Nauseum
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==Positive memories==

Stories about positive memories from verified sources.

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==Anti-MAPs who were caught with their pants down==

There exist numerous examples of stridently anti-pedophile men, who themselves ended up being exposed for their [[Pedophilia|"pedophilic"]] and [[Hebephilia|"hebephilic"]] inclinations. These are sometimes used in online banter, and by [[MAP Movement|activists]].

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==Anti memes==

These memes have been produced by [[anti]]s (usually on Twitter or Facebook). You can use these memes to take advantage of hate and anger - spreading awareness of MAPs. Setting up an account as a hostile anti might actually be a way of ''avoiding'' censorship on certain platforms. It also gives us control over how the debate is "framed".

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File:Nosex.png|No sex please, we're children ([[:Image:Nosex.png|alternative versions inside]])
File:Pedoisland.png|Pedophile Island
File:Pedonorm.png|Normalizing Pedophiles
File:GaG.png|[[Gays Against Groomers]]
File:BLACKPROP1.png|Attacks the shift in language, mentions Newgon
File:BLACKPROP2.png|Mentions [[Minor Attracted Person]] euphemism and researchers
File:AMERIPROP.png|Mentions [[Minor Attracted Person]] euphemism and cultural background
File:FPSIc0qWUAA-Y60.jpg|Very smart meme using trans bodily autonomy vs freedom of youth to have sexual experiences
File:Blackprop1.jpg|The plan to legalize
File:GK0nE01aIAInvoc.jpg|More normalization
File:Paedoagends.jpg|The Paedophile agenda - accuses LGBT
File:Hebepedo.png|Hebephile/Pedophile distinction irrelevant to antis
File:FQo-G4gUcAI-kI7.jpg|OK Groomer
File:Antigroom.jpg|Antigroom Aktion
File:Gunishment.gif|'''(GIF)''' They don't deserve punishment, they deserve GUNISHMENT!
File:Ladypee.jpg|Have you never seen a LADY pee?!
File:1648647292071.jpg|And then one day, people voted for Hitler
File:1676641606100796.png|Fact checking the fact checkers
File:1659055468592612.jpg|LGBT groomers, therapist, freudian
File:Genderpop.png|Conservatives think kids are being made to suck she-dick (or something like that)
File:Cringe.png|LGBT agenda is the devil
File:Secretcodes.png|Pronouns are basically pedophilia code
File:Normaliz.jpg|Shared by Dr David Cartland on Twitter
File:Meds.png|Conspiracy, normalization, mentions Newgon
File:GMafHq5XgAAuCuE.jpg|Left trying to normalize
File:GMbv5nkXUAA41De.jpg|Progress from Gay via Trans to Pedo rights
File:Wokely.jpg|Only children can read "porn"
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==Basic material==

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File:Iliveagain.jpg|By Iliveagain ([[Pediverse|fediverse]])
File:HJ.png|By HandsomeJack
File:Bearbase.png|Basic Pedobear art (transparent surround)
Pbear.png|Brown Pedobear (transparent surround)
File:Untitled-1.png|Alternative [[Virtuous Pedophiles|Virped]] Logo ([[:File:Untitled-1.png|alternative versions]] inside)
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==Posters==

Some of the material we feature has been specifically designed to be used as posters on subway ads and similar formats.

*[[Invalid Impact Poster Campaign]]

==Pamphlets==

Our pamphlet, '''"Minor-Attracted People (MAPs), Just the facts"''', is intended to look like plain and dowdy propaganda (until you look inside). Previews and PDF available. You may have to experiment with "fitting to page width" or "scaling" to get the folds to go bang down the center, but we have done most of the work for you.

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File:Pamphletmapscale.png|Front
File:Pamphletmapscale2.png|Back
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===Pamphleteering===

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==Media flyers==

These are small publications that can be emailed to target groups, such as media organizations, or sent to their social media accounts.

*[[Media:ContentDemo.pdf|Info Pack (2022) for media organizations]] - selling the controversy re minor-adult sex

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== Summary ==
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Special Article: Adverse effects of hysteria

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<div style="margin-left: 25px; float: right; width: 400px">__TOC__</div>Moral panics pertaining to [[Child|children]], sexuality and [[Minor Attracted Person|minor attracted people]], don't only cost the taxpayer money,<ref>[https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2018/04/30/2018-09062/annual-determination-of-average-cost-of-incarceration Federal register: Annual determination of cost of incarceration]</ref> but have many '''unintended or otherwise negative''' consequences - especially for [[Ageism|minors]].<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-67925490 Teenagers accused in half of child abuse cases]</ref> While the obsession with Sex Offenders and creating [[Sexceptionalism|"special laws"]] for them stretches back many decades,<ref name=DeOrio>[https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/handle/2027.42/138757/sadeorio_1.pdf De Orio's Dissertation: Punishing Queer Sexuality in the Age of LGBT Rights] and [[Media:Sadeorio 1.pdf|backup]]</ref> we list just a few 21st century news sources as examples, and are well aware that we must have neglected many more recent examples, which you may [[NewgonWiki:Getting involved|alert us to]]. We try instead to present the breadth of unintended consequences related to the war on Sex Offenders. Other sites are more thorough, for example:
*[https://on-murders.blogspot.com/ Sex Offender Research: Murder]
*[https://on-suicides-deaths.blogspot.com/ Sex Offender Research: Suicide]
The inconsequential nature of many acts that might force a person to register as a sex offender has not only been attacked by [[SOL Reform]] activists, but increasingly mainstream charities and the media:
*[http://solresearch.org/report/Look_Whos_on_Registry_Now SOL Research: Look who's on the Registry]
*'''VIDEO:''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWPtAJS1kro Shawna: A Life on the Sex Offender Registry]
We have also compiled a few examples of [[Special Article: Abuse of authority|abuse of authority]] on a separate page (some examples are in the gallery below).

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==Murder and suicide==

{{Template:Lists}}The number of suicides and murders that have taken place as a result of [[SOR]]s and general sex-offender panic, run well into the hundreds per year (perhaps more) and are hard to document. Ambiguity concerning the scale of these wrongs, is in part due to the threat this information poses to America's prison/security-industrial complex and corrupted legal system. [[Louis Conradt|Bill Conradt]] - a man who was effectively hounded to death by a TV crew<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080129023825/http://www.esquire.com/features/predator0907 Esquire: Tonight on Dateline This Man Will Die]</ref> is perhaps the best known victim of America's punitive obsession with sexual offending.

===Suicide===

:''Unaffiliated site: [https://on-suicides-deaths.blogspot.com/ On Suicides]''.

Suicide is a common result of sex-laws.<ref>[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2579326/Father-45-killed-questioned-police-snared-paedophile-hunter.html Father, 45, who killed himself after being quizzed by police over 'paedophile hunter' honeytrap would have been charged with attempt to meet '12-year-old girl' for sex]</ref><ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/man-accused-of-paedophile-offences-kills-himself-after-vigilante-attack-710832.html Man accused of paedophile offences kills himself after vigilante attack]</ref><ref>[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3148277/Father-dead-home-days-arrested-suspicion-grooming-teenage-girl-video-posted-online-anti-paedophile-vigilante-group.html Father found dead at home days after he was arrested on suspicion of grooming teenage girl after video was posted online 'by anti-paedophile vigilante group']</ref><ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-leicestershire-24145142 Letzgo Hunting denies blame for man's suicide]</ref> While documenting the full extent of sex-law suicides is not a project Newgon are working on right now due to our poor staffing, we would like to see a research project initiated within the next few decades after the unjust laws themselves have been eliminated. Others have already collected many thousands of examples on various blogs listed in this article and it's historical revisions. Many are now deleted or suspended, and all are affiliated with the [[SOL Reform]] Movement.

*'''[https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/jun/21/man-arrested-for-stealing-sausage-rolls-killed-himself-after-police-labelled-him-a-paedophile Man arrested for stealing sausage rolls killed himself after police labelled him a paedophile] (2022)'''
*:''"A man who was arrested for stealing Greggs sausage rolls killed himself after being mistakenly described by police as a paedophile, an inquest has heard. ''[...]'' When he was let out of custody, Temple’s release papers wrongly stated that he had been suspected of inciting sexual relations with a 13-year-old girl. Temple did not know of the error when he gave the papers to his then girlfriend, the court heard. When she then began spreading the incorrect information, Temple was subjected to verbal and physical abuse and his home was attacked, the court heard. ''[...]'' But visits by police welfare officers to Temple’s home only fuelled unfounded suspicions about him, the court was told."''

*'''[https://amapin.love/2023/06/16/banned-by-reddit-for-offering-support-to-a-map-in-crisis/ Banned by Reddit for offering support to a MAP in crisis.] (2023)'''
*:''"A few days ago, I was directed to a Reddit post where someone was suicidal because they realized they were attracted to children. I created an account on Reddit and posted a reply with all sorts of resources to help. Next day, I log in, and I’m permabanned from that Subreddit. No reason given. I appealed to the mods, and got no reply. I started attempting to message the user in crisis directly to offer them support, but it wouldn’t let me send messages. After sharing the screenshots on the fediverse, a user attempted to lookup my account, only to find that my account wasn’t accessible, thus meaning I am shadowbanned."''

*'''[https://dentonrc.com/news/new-details-emerge-on-man-who-died-after-hearing-guilty-verdict-in-denton-county/article_02d7ab75-a394-5250-89ff-0a8a17bb938c.html New details emerge on man who died after hearing guilty verdict in Denton County] (2022)'''
*:''"Shortly after the guilty verdict was announced in the 16th District courtroom, he began chugging what appeared to be murky water, according to people familiar with the case. At the suggestion of a county investigator, a bailiff checked on and found Leclair unresponsive in the holding cell next to the courtroom. ''[...]'' His victim had posted an ad under the personal section on Craigslist, according to the July 19, 2018, search warrant affidavit. Leclair, a corporate recruiter, replied to the ad, met with the victim and drove to a hotel where they had sex. He gave her $200, and she sent him a nude photograph via email. After their initial encounter, the victim told Leclair she was 14. Leclair continued to communicate with her for sex. According to the search warrant, they had three additional sexual encounters between them, one of which occurred at Leclair’s residence in Frisco. Two years later, in May 2019, Leclair’s girlfriend, Melody “Mel” Shae, discovered Leclair’s communication with the victim. She met with the victim — the victim said Shae had threatened her — and told her Leclair was, according to the search warrant affidavit, “grooming her.”"''

*'''[http://www.mercurynews.com/crime/ci_10290595?nclick_check=1 Feds push child-porn cases; penalty can be years in prison] (2008)'''
*:''"In the Bay Area alone, five defendants facing child-porn charges have committed suicide over the past two years. This year, on the eve of a court appearance on child-porn charges in the spring, one of the defendants, Los Gatos businessman George Halldin was found dead in his car inside a burning warehouse. Authorities ruled it a suicide."''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20080701221828/http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21598,23867394-2761,00.html Teacher charged with sex offence commits suicide] (2008)'''
*:''"A RESPECTED Perth school-teacher committed suicide within hours of being charged with child sex offences. Jeff Cahill, 48, was the head of science at Carmel School, a Jewish college in Dianella. He was a finalist last year for the esteemed $50,000 Premier's Prize for Excellence in Secondary Science Teaching. Mr Cahill took his life on Friday, June 6, after detectives searched his home the previous day and charged him with child sex offences. Police were investigating allegations about sexual activities with a 15-year-old boy he met on the internet ''[...]'' Mr Cahill was well-respected in education circles and had written papers used to develop WA's high school science curriculum. A police source told The Sunday Times the boy went to Mr Cahill's Mt Lawley home on Sunday, May 11, where they engaged in sex. ''[...]'' It is alleged that though the sex was agreed to by both parties, it was illegal because the boy was under the age of consent."''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20081202004753/http://www.leaderpost.com/Pedophile+Philpott+ends+life/1000364/story.html Pedophile Philpott ends his own life] (2008)'''
*:''"Darren Philpott said he was afraid of being harmed by other inmates, and he had good reason for his fears. He was assaulted at least once, attacked by another inmate while at a court appearance in Regina, and he had to be kept in segregation at the Regina Provincial Correctional Centre for his safety. The months that followed Philpott's arrest would see him rapidly and visibly deteriorating, appearing increasingly haggard during his appearances in court, and looking ever more grim as additional charges were laid and the spectre of his future loomed large. ''[...]'' Having already attempted to kill himself at least once while in custody, Philpott was on suicide watch, where inmates are checked by guards every 15 minutes and are barred from having items such as razors and pop cans, which they could use to harm themselves. In late August or early September, Philpott hanged himself in his cell. His heart had stopped when he was discovered by correctional officers and cut down from the ceiling, but he was revived with CPR and made an almost miraculous recovery. Then, on the evening of Sept. 24, left alone behind a closed door to shower, Philpott hanged himself again. Sources say he used a bedsheet to hang himself from a pipe, and he was blue and unconscious by the time he was discovered by guards."''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20080606195117/http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23817903-2,00.html Teacher kills himself after child porn charges] (2008)'''
*:''"A QUEENSLAND teacher has committed suicide and another was taken to hospital after they were charged as part of Australia's largest [[anti]]-pedophile investigation. More than 90 men across Australia have been arrested or summonsed to court over the child porn sweep, including an Australian Federal Police officer, four teachers, youth workers, bankers and company directors, The Australian reports."''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20070306003742/http://www.sptimes.com/2007/02/02/Hillsborough/Friends_say_child_por.shtml Friends say child porn charges crushed ex-Marine] (2007)'''
*:''"TAMPA - Tuesday was going to be Cody Lee Liberty's day of reckoning. In June 2005, the 26-year-old Iraq War veteran was arrested on 11 felony charges of possessing child pornography. On Tuesday he would go to court. He could plea bargain and suffer the brand of being a registered pedophile for the rest of his life. Or he could fight the charge and risk up to 55 years in jail. "I feel I'm backed into a corner and have to plead guilty, but I DID NOT commit the crimes," Mr. Liberty wrote on his MySpace Web site last Friday. The next evening, while Gasparilla festivities filled Tampa's streets, he killed himself."''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20100328042845/http://www.thisisgloucestershire.co.uk/gloucestershireheadlines/UCAS-worker-s-child-porn-shame/article-1136916-detail/article.html "UCAS worker's child porn shame] (2009)'''
*:''"A FORMER languages teacher who worked for UCAS drowned himself because he feared his interest in child porn websites would be discovered, an inquest heard. Administrator at the university admissions service Graham Jowett, 60, had developed an "unhealthy interest in paedophilia" and felt guilty about it, his GP told an inquest in Gloucester. "He said he had drifted into internet paedophilic websites and photographs and he was very concerned his employers might find out about this," said Dr Alexander Owen." (...) "He asserted his belief that his interest in these images was innocent and he would never harm a child. "In my opinion he was a sensitive and slightly vulnerable individual who had developed an unhealthy interest in paedophilia." The inquest heard that before committing suicide in the River Severn, Mr Jowett destroyed his home computer and posted the key of his house to his brother. (...) He was found dead in the river by a canoeist at Wainlodes on June 17."''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20231019045205/https://nypost.com/2023/10/18/ex-teacher-shoots-self-after-being-accused-of-having-sexual-relationship-with-teen-cops/ "Ex-teacher takes own life after being accused of sexual relationship with student, 16, officials say] (2023)'''
*:''"A former Florida high school teacher has died from an apparent suicide while facing trial for repeatedly having sex with a 16-year-old student who said she’d kept clothes and a toothbrush at his home." (...) "He’d been caught professing his love to the girl in a call monitored by cops — telling her that he could not wait for her to turn 18, according to the report. (...) The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office first started investigating in December after a restaurant owner reported to the principal that Maglio was sending flowers to a teen employee. (...) The girl contacted Maglio “and gave him a heads up about a possible investigation,” according to an affidavit cited by WPLG. When questioned, the student reportedly said: “I don’t want him to get in trouble. I’m in love with him.” The girl began to visit Magliko in his classroom after school because she was looking for “a mentor fatherly figure, but it escalated,” the document reportedly states. She said they began communicating on social media and had sex several times at Maglio’s apartment. The victim said she had left clothes and a toothbrush at his place. (...) "After Maglio’s death was confirmed, his attorney said that the late teacher’s “family, friends and many of his past students were saddened by the tragic loss of his life."''

===Registry-abetted Murder===

:''Mu has [https://www.map-union.org/perspectives/mu-lowdown-10-times-americas-sex-offender-registry-was-used-with-lethal-effect published an article] (correct as of 2025) describing the most high-profile of these killings.''

The public availability of Sex Offender data has repeatedly allowed vigilantes who believe they are doing God's work to carry out targeted attacks, sometimes even slaying family members of people on the registry.<ref>[https://www.vice.com/en/article/how-sex-offender-registries-can-result-in-vigilante-murder/ Vice: Sex registries leading to vigilante murders]</ref><ref>[https://www.prisonlegalnews.org/news/2017/may/5/vigilantes-assault-rob-and-murder-registered-sex-offenders/ Prison Legal News on vigilante murder]</ref> Around 21 murders are known to have directly resulted from the public listing of details on a sex offender registry, and we cover them below. After unreported, underreported and unclear cases are taken into account, the total number is widely assumed to fall between 30 and 50 murders enabled by sex offender registries within the US alone.

*'''[https://www.klax-tv.com/news/state/sabine-man-convicted-in-separate-2017-homicides-sentencing-set-in-april/article_8bfa979a-f4ea-5c4a-93d7-3020caefb8f4.html Sabine man implicated in shooting deaths of 2 sex offenders] (2017/2025)'''
*:'''From the above story, as updated following his [https://www.klax-tv.com/news/state/sabine-man-convicted-in-separate-2017-homicides-sentencing-set-in-april/article_8bfa979a-f4ea-5c4a-93d7-3020caefb8f4.html conviction]:''' ''"Kendall is accused in the deaths of Jerry W. Scott, 72, of Many, and Adam L. Jeter, 34, of Zwolle. Scott was found shot to death inside his home on Matthews Lodge Road on Aug. 19, and Jeter was shot Dec. 12 four times while inside his vehicle as he checked mail in front of his home on Patterson Road. [...] At the time of Scott's death, no motive was readily apparent. At the time, Deputy Coroner Ron Rivers said it was considered a hate crime because Scott was a registered sex offender. Scott was located lying face-up on the living room floor of his mobile home, just inside the front door. Deputies say the shooter fired a single shot through the storm door, hitting Scott in the upper chest and killing him instantly. On the Jeter case, authorities found his body in his vehicle, which had rolled into the pasture after he was shot. Investigators were provided with a description of a vehicle seen in the area immediately after the shooting."''

*'''[https://turnto10.com/news/nation-world/pedophile-vigilante-sex-offender-murder-killed-kill-murdered-hunted-hunter-it-should-be-cool-online-registry-duty-pedo-kids-children-child-kid-stabbing-stab-wounds-injured-injuries-door-accountant-disguise-posed-posing-knife-fight 'It should be cool': Man allegedly found pedophile online, posed as accountant to kill him] (2025)'''
*:''"A man allegedly used a sex offender registry to find a pedophile, disguised himself as an accountant to kill him, then told police he thought "it should be cool" because "everyone hates pedophiles." The Fremont Police Department announced on September 18, police were called to a residence regarding a "violent altercation" between two people that resulted in one being "gravely injured. Officers discovered an unresponsive 71-year-old man at the scene suffering from "significant stab wounds," per the release. He was soon pronounced dead at the scene.""''

*'''[https://www.wfmj.com/story/51817595/registered-sex-offender-murdered-in-sharon?clienttype=mobile Registered sex offender murdered in Sharon] (2024)'''
*:''"A 25-year-old Sharon man has been denied bail after police say he fatally shot his downstairs neighbor. Portez Smith was arraigned Monday morning on charges of criminal homicide and first-degree murder for the shooting death of 31-year-old Jesse Grover on the front porch of his Logan Avenue home. A man identifying himself as a friend of Grover told detectives that the two were awakened by someone shouting outside the front door, claiming Grover was a pedophile. According to Pennsylvania’s Megan’s Law website, Grover has been registered as a Tier One sexual offender since 2015 following a conviction for corruption of minors."''
*:See also, [https://www.themirror.com/news/us-news/child-sex-offender-blasted-dead-814215 Mirror US].

*'''[https://www.themirror.com/news/us-news/colorado-woman-unrestrained-hatred-child-661167 Colorado woman with 'unrestrained hatred' for child predators learns fate for dismembering sex offender] (2024)'''
*:''"A Colorado woman was sentenced to life in prison after shooting and killing a registered sex offender, then dismembering his body and dumping it in trash bags in a drainage ditch. Deka Simmons, 40, was convicted of murdering 48-year-old Daxcimo Ceja, who allegedly had a relationship with a 17-year-old girl when he was 25, the Colorado Springs Gazette reported. [...] Prosecutor Sharon Flaherty said in her closing arguments that Simmons killed Ceja simply because he was a registered sex offender. [...] Flaherty told the Colorado Springs Gazette that Simmons "has an unrestrained hatred for anyone who would molest a child to the point where it's become a 'fixation' and 'paranoia.'" [...] The police interviewed a witness who said Ceja was shot by Simmons in a garage, then dismembered, with the pieces of his body stored in a freezer before they were transported via a van to the dump site."''

*'''[https://www.galvnews.com/news/texas-city-man-charged-in-sex-offender-beating-death-back-in-jail/article_8a438e3b-b6f8-5c7c-af43-c0d82ff855a3.html Texas City man charged in sex offender beating death back in jail] (2023)'''
*:''"Just after midnight on May 22, 2021, five men attacked Danny Sanders, 65, outside a saloon and dance hall at 3317 Loop 197 in Texas City, police said. A woman had approached Sanders and his wife at the bar and accused him of being a child molester, police said. Sanders had pleaded guilty to a felony charge of indecency with a child in February 2010, according to court records. He was sentenced to 10 years of community supervision and required to register as a sex offender, according to court records. As Sanders attempted to leave the bar, five men attacked and beat him to death, police allege. Sanders suffered severe face and head injuries from being punched, kicked and stomped during an attack that lasted more than a minute, according to police records."''

*'''[https://www.rawstory.com/rory-banks-qanon/ QAnon vigilante found guilty in hit-list killing in California] (2022)'''
*:''"A California man obsessed with QAnon conspiracy theories was convicted in the murder of a registered sex offender he had placed on a hit list. Rory Banks, of Wheatland, was found guilty last week of burglary and premeditated murder in the fatal shooting of 55-year-old Ralph Mendez, whom he personally marked for death as part of a vigilante campaign motivated by the right-wing conspiracy theory, reported The Appeal-Democrat. “Banks set out just after midnight on May 12, 2021, armed with two handguns, four knives, OC spray, strobe lights, a hit list with four names and addresses, and an intent to murder every person in Wheatland listed on California’s sex-offender registry,” said Yuba County district attorney Clint Curry. “Banks did not know any of them personally, but appointed himself judge, jury, and executioner.” ''[...]'' Prosecutors said Banks, who had a QAnon sticker on the back of his vehicle, was always on his phone using the Telegram social media app and "doing research" that ultimately led him to conclude his community was plagued by sex offenders."''

*'''[https://www.aol.com/man-sentenced-more-40-years-202817529.html Man sentenced to more than 40 years in prison in 2021 double murder in Adrian] (2022)'''
*:''"Compton was one of two registered sex offenders accused of molesting Carden’s daughter. After killing Compton and Braman, Carden took Braman’s car and went in search of the other man accused of molesting his daughter, Ernest Black. He forced his way into a residence in Morenci, where other people were present. Adrian police arrested Carden after a vehicle and foot pursuit. Officers discovered the murders while conducting a welfare check at Compton and Braman’s residence."''

*'''[https://www.3newsnow.com/news/local-news/james-fairbanks-sentenced-40-70-years-in-murder-of-convicted-sex-offender James Fairbanks sentenced: 40–70 years in murder of convicted sex offender] (2020)'''
*:''"On May 16, 2020, Condoluci, 64, was found dead inside his home near 43rd & Pinkney St. Fairbanks sent an anonymous email to the media, including KMTV, and later admitted he was the one who sent the letter in which he detailed why he killed Condoluci. ''[...]'' It said he was looking for an apartment in the area, knew of Condoluci’s past and saw him staring at children."''
::Editor's note: Rather disturbingly, it appears that the [https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8347705/Mother-campaigns-free-vigilante-murdered-5-year-old-sons-abuser.html misleading] legal language (rape) used on the registry was an aggravating factor behind this registry murder, as well as the murderer's extremist "child protection" ideology. The victim's son and daughter appeared to be split on the matter, with the daughter even campaigning for the killer's release.

*'''[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2205288/Patrick-Drum-Vigilante-killed-sex-offenders-sentenced-life-prison.html 'They deserved to die': Vigilante who gunned down two registered sex offenders is unrepentant as judge sentences him to life in prison] (2012)'''
*:''"A vigilante who gunned down two registered sex offenders in Washington state was unrepentant as he was sentenced to life in prison on Tuesday. Patrick Drum, 34, told a judge that his victims deserved to die. Drum, who is himself a convicted felon, admitted to stalking Gary Lee Blanton, 28, and Jerry Wayne Ray, 57, and shooting them multiple times in their homes near Port Angeles, Washington."''

*'''[https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=20060311&slug=mullen11m Murderer of two sex offenders sentenced to 44 years] (2006)'''
*:''"Michael A. Mullen, 36, escaped a potential life sentence in a plea deal reached this week, ending a case considered one of the nation's worst cases of [[vigilantism]] against sex offenders. Mullen had confessed to the high-profile killings in letters to the news media, expressing a desire to be executed as a symbol of retribution against sex offenders. ''[...]'' In letters to The Seattle Times, Mullen said he targeted Eisses through the sex-offender registry and was surprised when he found two other sex offenders, Vasquez and James Russell, also were living in Eisses' Bellingham house. Mullen claims he interviewed the three before letting Russell go. "... Out of the three only one showed remorse or guilt. He is the one I let go," he wrote. "... I came to the conclusion that they must die, along with my own execution at the hands of the state, to drive my point home that 'WE' will protect 'our' children.""''

*'''[https://edition.cnn.com/2014/05/07/justice/south-carolina-neo-nazis-murder-sex-offender/index.html Neo-Nazis feign remorse, taunt family of murdered sex offender] (2013)'''
*:''"In court, the South Carolina neo-Nazi couple seemed remorseful for the 2013 murder of a sex offender, but they changed their tunes when their life sentences were handed down. "Child molesters do not deserve to live," Jeremy Moody said as he was led out of a Union County courthouse Tuesday wearing handcuffs and striped prison scrubs. "Had to do it over again, I'd kill more." As his wife, Christine Moody, was placed into a police car for transport to prison, she added, "I have no regrets. Killing that pedophile was the best day of my life." The couple was charged in the murders of Charles Parker, 59, and his wife, Gretchen, 51, in July. The Moodys went to their Jonesville home pretending to have car trouble, entered the home and killed the couple, Union County Chief Deputy Perry Haney said at the time. ''[...]'' "See you perverts later," Jeremy Moody said as he was escorted out of the courtroom. "That's what child molesters get." ''[...]'' And did she have anything to say to Parkers' families? "May they die also," she said before officers placed her in the back of a squad car."''

::Further, from the same case:

:*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20151030050334/https://www.foxcarolina.com/story/22906138/sheriff-2-bodies-found-in-union-county-home/ Homicide suspect calls victim 'pedophile' and 'demon'] (2013)'''
:::''"The victims were shot with a .380 handgun at close range and stabbed, according to Taylor. Taylor said surveillance video helped them identify and arrest Christine Moody, 36, and Jeremy Moody, 30, in connection with the Parkers' deaths. Both were arrested and charged with two counts of murder. ''[...]'' In court, Christine Moody told FOX Carolina that Charles Parker was a "pedophile" and a "demon." ''[...]'' According to the sheriff, Jeremy Moody told deputies he killed Charles Parker because he was a registered sex offender and planned to kill another registered sex offender on his list Wednesday had he not been caught, Taylor said. Taylor said Gretchen Parker was killed because she was with Charles Parker."''

*'''[[Wikipedia:Stephen Marshall (murderer)|Stephen Marshall (murderer): Wikipedia]] (2006)'''
*:''"Stephen Marshall (9 August 1985 – 16 April 2006) was an American-Canadian vigilante who searched publicly available sex offender registries in the United States for the names and addresses of convicted sex offenders before traveling to Maine in the Northeastern United States and murdering two. ''[...]'' After his suicide, authorities investigated his computer. They found an animation of Jesus armed with an assault rifle while knocking on someone's door. Witnesses reported that Marshall had converted to Christianity shortly before the killings. At one point, he referred to pedophiles as "scums of the Earth"."''
::*Among Marshall's victims was William Elliott. At age 19, Elliott had voluntary sex with a 15-year-old girl who was turning 16 ([[Age of Consent]] in their state Maine) in 3 weeks. The girl’s parents found out about this, and Elliott was accused of sexual abuse of a minor and spent 2 years in prison. After leaving prison, William decided to live separately from his mother, bought a trailer and got a job as a construction worker. On April 16, 2006, Stephen Marshall came to William's house and shot William in the face from the threshold. During the arrest, Stephen committed suicide. William was 24 years old when he died. His killer was 20 years old. Marshall found William's address on the Maine sex offenders registry. Joe Reisdorf, a friend of Stephen Marshall, said that in their teens they sometimes discussed sex offenders they had heard about in the news. Stephen and Joe agreed then that sex offenders are disgusting and useless people and that they are worse than killers. On the same day, another registered sex offender, 57-year-old Joseph Gray, became a Marshall victim. The Maine Sex Offender Registry is still publicly available.

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20121020072046/https://www.cbsnews.com/8301-501203_162-3597422.html/ Did Sex Offender Listing Lead To Murder?] (2009)'''
*:''"Convicted rapist Michael Dodele had been free just 35 days when sheriff's deputies found him dead from stab wounds last month in his mobile home. They quickly arrested his neighbor, 29-year-old construction worker Ivan Garcia Oliver, who made "incriminating comments, essentially admitting to his attacking Dodele," police said. Oliver pleaded not guilty to charges of first-degree murder, burglary and elder abuse on Nov. 30. A neighbor of Oliver's said that two days before the killing, he "told every house" in the trailer park that he found Dodele's name listed on the Web site of convicted sexual offenders, and was uncomfortable living near him. In a jailhouse interview with the Los Angeles Times, Oliver said he had a son who was molested in the past and he took action to protect the child. "Society may see the action I took as unacceptable in the eyes of 'normal' people," Oliver said. "I felt that by not taking evasive action as a father in the right direction, I might as well have taken my child to some swamp filled with alligators and had them tear him to pieces. It's no different." As it turned out, Dodele was not actually a child molester. His records show he sexually assaulted adult women."''

*'''[http://archive.boston.com/news/local/articles/2004/12/05/man_defends_attacks_on_sex_offenders?pg=full Man defends attacks on sex offenders] (2004)'''
*:''"Lawrence Trant sees himself as a righteous crusader who put muscle behind his boiling outrage against pedophiles. The state of New Hampshire sees Trant differently. He is serving a 10- to 30-year sentence in New Hampshire State Prison after pleading guilty to attempting to murder two convicted sex offenders whose names and addresses he found on an Internet registry posted by the state. "I don't want people to steal the souls of little kids," Trant, 57, said in an interview in prison last week. "I'm doing 30 years for something I think is morally justified." But prosecutor John Weld says Trant is one of the most cold-blooded criminals he has encountered. If Trant had not been arrested, Weld said, the native of Cambridge, Mass., probably would have killed someone convicted of a sex crime against children. "He doesn't seem to have any conscience about violence to other people," Weld said. "These people have as much right to justice as anybody else." ''[...]'' "I hope I've done a service to the community," Trant said. "These guys are sexual terrorists.""''

===Vigilante/Hate-motivated Murder===

[[File:Axtell.png|thumb|Formerly sectioned [[pedophobia|pedophobic]] murderer Levi Axtell (right) received the support of his community]]
[[Wikipedia:Rocky Beamon|Murder of sex offenders in jail]] is widespread, and in [[California]], is twice as common as murder in the general prison population.<ref>[https://www.vice.com/en/article/why-sex-offenders-are-getting-slaughtered-in-california-prisons-218/ Vice on why sex offenders are getting slaughtered]</ref>

There are also [[Wikipedia:Snowtown murders|numerous examples]] of murders not resulting directly from registered sex offender status, but instead hearsay in the local community re. a person's status. These include cases of mistaken identity, mistaken motive, and have reached such a point that it can be concluded light sentencing is directly encouraging the acts.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20161217033917/https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/1198221/vigilante-paedophile-hunter-jailed-for-life-for-murdering-dad-wrongly-accused-of-trying-to-meet-teenage-girl/ Vigilante paedophile hunter jailed for life for murdering dad wrongly accused of trying to meet teenage girl], [https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/apr/12/teenage-vigilantes-killed-darren-kelly-mistaken-paedophile-court 'Teenage vigilantes' killed man mistaken for paedophile, court told], [https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3330339/Millionaire-British-estate-agent-beat-death-German-paedophile-helped-launch-Katie-Price-s-clothes-range-catching-taking-pictures-children-set-spared-jail.html Millionaire British estate agent who beat German 'paedophile' to death after he took photos of his children in Spanish resort is to be spared jail]</ref> In one particularly disgusting 2022 example, a teenager who repeatedly and fatally stabbed her partner (later alleging he was "trafficking" her), escaped prison, later benefitting from a fundraiser to pay her fines.<ref>[https://www.gofundme.com/f/vxgt7q Pieper Lewis Gofundme, following deadly assault on 37 year old Zachary Brooks]</ref> The limits on the fundraiser were raised after it was exceded, and she was praised as "brave" in parts of the mainstream media:

::''"She said she did not fear the prospect of going to prison, and that she will go on to be a fashion designer and open a business called Pie. She also said she will become a juvenile justice advocate. "My story can change things. My story has changed me," Lewis said. "The events that took place on that horrific day cannot be changed, as much as I wish I could. That day a combination of complicated actions took place resulting in the death of a person, as well as a stolen innocence of a child.""''<ref>[https://eu.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/crime-and-courts/2022/09/13/pieper-lewis-speaks-sentencing-killing-alleged-rapist-des-moines-sex-trafficking/10358999002/ Des Moines teen Pieper Lewis, who killed alleged rapist, gets probation, deferred judgment]</ref>

Given probation, she then repaid the leniency shown to her by repeatedly failing to report.<ref>[https://who13.com/news/pieper-lewis-whereabouts-unknown-after-second-chance-at-probation/ Pieper Lewis, failure to report]</ref>

*'''[https://www.itv.com/news/london/2026-01-14/teenagers-planned-to-attack-man-they-branded-as-pedophile-court-hears Teenagers 'planned to attack' man they branded as paedophile, court hears] (2026)'''
*:''"A 16-year-old girl ''[above the local Age of Consent]'' and two boys aged 15 and 16 are on trial at Woolwich Crown Court for the murder of Alexander Cashford in Leysdown-on-Sea, Kent, on August 10 last year. Prosecutor Kate Blumgart KC told the jury that Mr Cashford met the girl by chance at an arcade in the seaside resort on August 8, giving her his phone number on a business card. The 16-year-old boy saved it in his own phone as “pedo” (sic) and over the next two days around 75 messages were exchanged, with Mr Cashford believing he was in contact with a 16-year-old girl named Sienna. ''[...]'' It is claimed the two boys followed Mr Cashford and the girl as they walked along the promenade in the Isle of Sheppey village, before the 16-year-old boy hit him on the back of the head with a bottle. The girl shouted “f****** paedophile, I’m f****** 16, get him” as she filmed the attack, with witnesses describing the 16-year-old boy throwing rocks at Mr Cashford. After he was arrested, prosecutors say the 16-year-old boy shared footage of the attack with three people, with the caption: “f***** pedo (sic) up lol” ''[...]'' Ms Blumgart said: “He was later seen by witnesses throwing large rocks at Mr Cashford’s already seemingly lifeless body and head. “This at the tail end of a vicious onslaught.” The girl showed “unwavering enthusiasm for the venture” that could be heard in her “shrieks” as she recorded the attack, the court was told. The footage was “undoubtedly planned to be evidence of their own successful hunt”, Ms Blumgart said."''

*'''[https://www.foxnews.com/us/texas-vigilante-tricked-sex-offender-meeting-him-park-murdered-him-police Texas vigilante tricked sex offender into meeting him at park – then murdered him: police] (2024)'''
*:''"James Lewis Spencer III, 24, is charged with murder in connection with the shooting death of Sean Connery Showers, 37, who was found unresponsive, lying in a ditch near a park on Northwood Street, in the early morning hours of May 29, 2023, according to the Houston Police Department. Spencer allegedly told someone "he believed the police were not doing enough to keep pedophiles incarcerated," and he wanted to "rob and harm those types of men [because] they would do bad things to little children and other people," an affidavit filed in Harris County last week states."''

*'''[https://www.presseportal.de/blaulicht/pm/35235/3970250 Lynching (German Police Report - Translated)] (2023)'''
*:''"Yesterday at noon, several men in Bremen-Lesum believed they had to take matters into their own hands. After a television report around noon, they went to a man in his apartment and beat him up so badly that he initially suffered life-threatening injuries. The broadcaster described in a post how reporters sought contact with alleged pedophiles via the Internet. The film then showed a man whose behavior was described by the reporters as suspicious and filmed. After the broadcast, the filmed man was allegedly recognized by people from Bremen-Nord. They said they had identified the address of the man depicted in the post and went there. Unknown perpetrators then broke into an apartment in the multi-party building and beat up a 50-year-old resident so badly that he suffered life-threatening injuries. Fortunately, the victim's life is no longer in danger. An investigation into an attempted homicide has been launched."''

*'''[https://www.idahotribune.org/news/un-happy-fathers-day-pervert-killed-in-kellogg-idaho-after-police-and-school-admins-took-no-action Un-Happy Father’s Day: Pervert Killed In Kellogg, Idaho After Police And School Admins Took NO ACTION — Caught Masturbating While Looking At Neighbor’s Kids And In School] (2023)'''
*:''"A shooting in Kellogg Idaho has left 4 people dead, after reports of indecent exposure, perversion, and pedophilia were ignored by local law enforcement and Kellogg High School staff. The Idaho Tribune has learned, according to several sources, that the name of one of the victims is 18 year old Devin Smith, a recent graduate of Kellogg High School. Those same sources told the Idaho Tribune that Smith was caught masturbating in class and “was only given one, maybe 2 days of in school suspension” as punishment for his perverted acts. These allegations remain unconfirmed at this time. ''[...]'' According to a Facebook post by Sarah Lindsay, it appears as though despite Kaylie’s call to the Police, no action was taken, and that Smith was again seen committing perverted acts while watching the Kaylor children. Based on available information it appears as though Kaylie’s husband, a 31 year old miner named Majorjon Kaylor came home from work, found out about what happened, and in a crime of passion killed Smith, and 3 other individuals in the house."''

*'''[https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-06-17/albert-thorn-guilty-of-bradley-lyons-murder-lakes-entrance/102426248 Albert Thorn found guilty of executing Bradley Lyons in shallow bush grave after vigilantes tortured him] (2023)'''
*:''"Leading the charge was eastern Victorian man, self-styled vigilante Albert Thorn, who suspected 30-year-old Mr Lyons was a paedophile. After a three-week trial and five days of deliberations, a Supreme Court jury in Melbourne yesterday found Thorn, 57, guilty of murdering Mr Lyons by shooting him in the back of the head while he lay bound, beaten and burnt in a shallow grave in remote bushland in eastern Victoria. ''[...]'' Mr Lyons — a father of three — was ambushed at his home on December 2, 2018, by a posse of four men intent on torturing a confession out of him. ''[...]'' The attack on Mr Lyons stemmed from Stefani's belief that his landlord was sexually abusing children. No evidence was ever provided to corroborate his opinion, and prosecutors in court labelled them "flimsy claims"."''

:*'''[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/melbourne/article-12217413/Final-moments-Bradley-Lyons-life-tortured-Australian-Freedom-Fighters-chainsaw.html The terrifying inside story of how an innocent dad was tortured and killed by a group of chainsaw-wielding 'paedophile hunters' - after his wife falsely accused him of molesting her daughters] (2023)'''
:*:''"A ruthless gang of drug-fuelled vigilantes menaced an innocent father with a chainsaw while trying to force a confession out of him for crimes he did not commit, in a brutal torture and murder that shocked Australia. Father-of-eight Bradley 'BJ' Lyons was tortured and executed after being betrayed by his meth-addled wife Jana Hooper, who falsely accused him of sexually assaulting her daughters. Video obtained by Daily Mail Australia shows Hooper leading her husband to his death after 'giving the nod' for thugs to enter their house in Lakes Entrance, in Victoria's east, and attack him. ''[...]'' Thorn had been the leader of a vigilante gang with a very specific hatred for paedophiles. Such was Thorn's hatred for paedophiles, he tattooed the gang's name, Australian Freedom Fighters, across his entire back and posted photographs to Facebook. ''[...]'' Mr Lyons was eventually dragged out of the boot of Thorn's car to an old shed on his property where things went from bad to worse for the terrified dad. The court heard Thorn was giddy with excitement. 'I could see Bert getting really turned on and getting some sort of pleasure from this,' Ms MacFarlane told the jury. ''[...]'' The court heard the men had celebrated their crime, holding a party at Thorn's property in which Mr Lyons' own wife and children attended."''

*'''[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11848881/Minnesota-dad-uses-shovel-moose-antler-kill-77-year-old-sex-offender-stalked-daughter.html Minnesota dad uses moose antler to slaughter 77-year-old sex offender he claims was stalking daughter - before turning himself in to police station 'covered in blood'] (2023)'''
*:''"A Minnesota father slaughtered a 77-year-old convicted sex offender using a moose antler and shovel after he accused the victim of stalking his young daughter. Levi Axtell, 27, walked into at the sheriff's office covered in blood and with his head in his hands as he admitted killing Lawrence Scully - who was jailed for molesting a six-year-old girl in 1979. Axtell, from Cook County, Minnesota, had long been suspicious of Scully parking his vehicle at locations where children were present. In 2018 Axtell filed an order of protection against the elderly man which was initially granted but later dropped. Court records also show Scully was committed to a mental institution in 2020 but was later released and prescribed anti-psychotic drugs. ''[...]'' On Saturday a woman believed to be Axtell's sister said she had received lots of support from the local community and the family were planning to set up an online fundraiser to help with the case."''
[[File:Tcap.png|thumb|Posted by a murderer's wife on Facebook]]
:*'''[https://cnycentral.com/news/nation-world/man-charged-with-murder-for-killing-former-sex-offender-with-a-shovel-and-an-antler-second-degree-murder-pedophile-sexual-assault-stalking-harassment-trespassing-moose Man charged with murder for killing former sex offender with a shovel and an antler]'''
:*:''"Axtell made public posts on social media expressing violent thoughts towards people like Scully starting in 2020. He posted a photo on Facebook featuring someone holding a gun with the caption, “Only cure for pedophiles. A bullet." He added additional thoughts in the comment thread below the photo, saying, "People always ask me why I hate pedophiles. They assume I've been abused. But really I think being protective is just an Axtell trait.""''

*'''[https://www.leparisien.fr/faits-divers/ain-accuse-a-tort-d-etre-un-pedophile-un-septuagenaire-battu-a-mort-01-09-2020-8376594.php Ain: wrongly accused of being a pedophile, a septuagenarian beaten to death] (2020)'''
*:''"On Sunday, a 74-year-old man was repeatedly beaten by a 25-year-old man who thought he was dealing with a pedophile. He died the next day. ''[...]'' The owners of the premises had asked this 74-year-old man, a neighbor and friend, to babysit their 12-year-old son during the weekend, and the latter had spent the night there. ''[...] [After entering by force, the 25 year old was]'' convinced he was dealing with a pedophile who attacked his cousin ''[...]'' despite the denials of the child himself."''

*'''[https://www.essexlive.news/news/basildon-man-steven-keeble-who-1505785 Basildon man Steven Keeble who beat dad John Masser to death in the street is jailed for life] (2018)'''
*:''"A man who brutally beat a dad-of-three to death in a residential street shouted and screamed as he was taken away to serve a life sentence in prison. ''[...]'' Six weeks prior Mr Masser appeared at Basildon Crown Court for a historic sex offence allegation, in which he denied raping a teenager in 1986. ''[...]'' When he saw Mr Masser on the street outside the home of a friend he became very angry by Mr Masser’s presence and his behaviour. “Having left that man bleeding and badly injured on the road, he described him after the attack as a ‘nonce’." ''[...]'' The violent attack was witnessed by a number of residents of Moss Drive, including a pregnant woman. ''[...]'' "Detective inspector Alan Pitcher, from the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate said after the guilty verdict: “On a Sunday, early evening last October, Keeble brutally attacked Mr Masser, subjecting him to a sustained and violent attack. He punched him to the ground and repeatedly kicked and stamped on his head while in a rage. He fled the scene and then denied the assault when he was arrested by the police. By the end of the attack, Mr Masser was lying critically injured. He survived for a few days, but these injuries, viciously inflicted by Keeble, had done too much damage.""''

*'''[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2137467/Suspect-accused-murdering-gay-supermarket-worker-used-military-strategy-track-uncaught-paedophiles.html?ito=feeds-newsxml Suspect accused of murdering gay supermarket worker used 'military strategy to track down uncaught paedophiles'] (2013)'''
*:''"A man accused of murdering a gay supermarket worker embarked on a campaign against uncaught paedophiles using 'military strategy' to track them down after overhearing convicted prisoners planning new offences while in prison, a court heard. Christopher Hunnisett, who is on trial accused of killing supermarket worker Peter Bick, told the court he used the internet and a network of 'live sources' - some made in prison - to investigate rumours of child abuse. ''[...]'' 'There are so many paedophiles in this country, over 600,000 who just offend against children,' he said. 'Even if I stopped more than 100 a day I would take over 20 years to deal with them. It is impossible for one person to stop them all. ''[...]'' While in the witness box Hunnisett used military terms like 'in the field' to describe how he investigated claims of sex offending, using call signs like 'Sierra' to describe a 'suspect' and 'Tango' to describe a 'target' against whom he had proof of illegal activities. One they had been 'dealt with' they were reclassified as 'x-ray'. ''[...]'' Mr Bick was killed during the early hours of January 11 last year after Hunnisett, whom he had met for sex, inflicted five severe blows to his head with a hammer and strangled him with a shoelace, the court has been told previously. ''[...]'' 'It's disgusting and they have no idea how much it destroys a person and damages them, and no one gives a damn about it.' ''[he said] [...]'' The trial has already heard there is no evidence that Mr Bick was a paedophile."''

*'''[https://www.welt.de/vermischtes/article152034899/Eltern-locken-vermeintlichen-Paedophilen-in-Todesfalle.html Parents lure alleged pedophile into death trap (Translation)] (2016)'''
*:''"The public prosecutor's office in Aachen read out the indictment on the first day of the trial, and it became clear to those attending the trial that it was probably deadly vigilante justice due to a misunderstanding. Because daughter Chantal was 22 years old on Facebook. Her parents had made her ten years older when she set up the account, possibly to protect her. One evening Christian L. sent Chantal two short messages via Facebook: first a "How are you" and a little later a "Good evening". When she didn't respond, Christian L. left it at that. He had no idea that he had texted a twelve-year-old. However, Chantal's parents seemed convinced it was a pedophile and they wanted to punish him fatally, according to prosecutors. Mother Nadine contacted Christian L. via Facebook and pretended to be interested in a sexual encounter. When that didn't work, 38-year-old Marlene M. became active as a "decoy" on Facebook and arranged a lonely evening meeting point with Christian L. near the train station in Eschweiler, North Rhine-Westphalia. ''[...]'' Mother Nadine hit Christian L. in the face with brass knuckles at the train station and challenged his smartphone to see if he had photos of her daughter on it. Nothing was found, but father Karl-Heinz, who had emerged from the bushes, stabbed Christian L. again and again – “with an absolute will to destroy,” as the public prosecutor says. The couple and work colleague L. left the seriously injured victim. Christian L. bled to death. ''[...]'' Very sad lives emerge, characterized by school failure, drugs, unemployment, frustration and being overwhelmed. Nadine's mother is very pale and sits motionless with her carefully combed long hair in the last row of the dock while her lawyer gives biographical information. She left secondary school and worked at the gas station until she couldn't get along with the boss anymore and became unemployed. She had started smoking marijuana and drinking alcohol at an early age."''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20150801145803/http://www.thespec.com/news-story/5770481-did-vigilante-kill-michael-sullivan-for-pretending-to-take-child-s-photo-/ Did vigilante kill Michael Sullivan for pretending to take child's photo?] (2018 - [https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/michael-sullivan-1.4913512 see also])'''
*:''"Two years after a 51-year-old cyclist, Michael Sullivan, was killed in a hit and run that police kept secret for months, details of his death and the subsequent police investigation are emerging. Interviews with Sullivan's family suggest Hamilton police believe he was stalked and run down by a driver who mistakenly believed he was a child molester."''

*'''[https://journalmetro.com/actualites/national/1051401/de-laide-financiere-pour-yan-dugas-accuse-davoir-tue-un-pedophile/ Financial aid for Yan Dugas, accused of having killed a pedophile] (2016)'''
*:''"A crowdfunding campaign has been created on the internet to help Yan Dugas, the 18-year-old young man accused of the murder of pedophile Mathias Breton. A Facebook page “Supports Yan Dugas – Official” was created following his arrest. On this page, loved by more than 100 people, a fundraising campaign on the Go Fund Me site was shared. On a photo of the young man, we can read the following comment: "this boy has rid a useless animal why a trial (sic)"."''

*'''[https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/bijan-ebrahimi-murdered-vigilante-lee-2651168 Disabled man burned to death by vigilantes who wrongly suspected him of being a paedophile] (2013)'''
*:''"Thugs beat up a vulnerable disabled man and burned him to death because they mistakenly believed he was a paedophile. Neighbours accused Bijan Ebrahimi, 44, of being a pervert when he was seen taking photos of youths vandalising his hanging baskets. A court heard the rumours led to the keen gardener’s horrific death when Lee James, 24, kicked him unconscious. With the help of pal Stephen Norley, James then dragged him outside, soaked him in white spirit and set him alight. Police earlier took Mr Ebrahami away for questioning as an angry mob chanted “paedo, paedo”, but he was released when officers found he had done nothing wrong. One resident in Brislington, Bristol, said: “When the police took him away everyone was cheering. Then he was released back into that.” Another added: “Whoever started those rumours now has to live with that. "He wasn’t a paedophile and now he’s dead. That’s a hell of a thing to have on your conscience.”"''

*'''[https://www.brongersma.info/Founding_member_of_NAMBLA_murdered_by_man_he_befriended Founding member of NAMBLA murdered by man he befriended] (1986)''' (also see our gallery)
*:''"Robert Burdick, a 78-year-old retired teacher, was brutally murdered in his New York apartment July 24. A drifter named Edward Joseph Patterson, 37, has admitted committing the crime. Burdick's body was found, stabbed at least ten times in the chest, that afternoon following phone calls by Patterson to reporters in Philadelphia and Baltimore, in which he described the crime. He was arrested that evening in Baltimore. ''[...]'' Patterson, who has a record of 50 arrests and is listed in police records under some 23 aliases, is apparently a deranged antihomosexual psychopath and has reportedly threatened to kill all American presidents from Richard Nixon on. He told reporters after killing Burdick that he planned to kill eight members of his own family in Camden, New Jersey, "in a more terrible and violent way." He asserted that someone in his family had "molested" him when he was nine years old, and sought to justify his murder of Burdick by alleging that Burdick had had sex with children. What is more likely is that he murdered Burdick because of Burdick's involvement with NAMBLA and his support of man/boy love. Burdick had never been arrested or charged with any crime of any kind. He was a committed fighter for sexual freedom and gay liberation who will be missed not only by his comrades in NAMBLA, but by the entire gay movement."''

*'''[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/manchester/6182286.stm Probe into police attack response] (2005)'''
*:''"Paul Cooper was killed at his flat in Heywood, Greater Manchester, in 2005. ''[...]'' The 42-year-old suffered a "brutal and prolonged attack", Minshull Street Crown Court heard. Read attacked and killed Mr Cooper after becoming fixated with the idea he had been indecently assaulted by him when he was a child, the court heard. Police said there was no suggestion that Mr Cooper was ever involved in sexual offences."''

*'''[https://nashaniva.com/?c=ar&i=229960&lang=ru Закон района: товарищ бьет — и ты должен бить». Что говорят в Полоцке о подозреваемых в жестоком убийстве ] (2019)'''
*:[Editor summary] On April 22, 2019, the 26-year-old resident of Polotsk, Roman Tsyro, was severely beaten and buried alive. The killers were three of his acquaintances - Slava (16 years old), Yuri (17 years old) and Vadim (20 years old). Roman had a relationship with a 16-year-old schoolgirl. He was probably in love with her. The girl herself considered their relationship a friendship. Nevertheless, Slava, Yuri and Vadim considered this unacceptable. On the night of April 21-22, they called Roman, asked to take a taxi and call for them, which he did. They came home to Roman. Young people demanded him leave his girlfriend and confirm in writing the end of the relationship. After Roman refused to do this, they began to beat him. He was beaten with hands, a shovel and other means. Then the killers buried him in the yard. Presumably, Roman was still alive. Further stories.<ref>[https://nashaniva.com/?c=ar&i=229917&lang=ru Supplementary story re. Tsyro (in Russian)]</ref>

*'''[https://www.lefigaro.fr/actualite-france/2010/04/08/01016-20100408ARTFIG00718-soupconne-d-etre-pedophile-il-aurait-ete-tue-par-ses-voisins-.php Suspected of being a pedophile, he was allegedly killed by his neighbors] (2010)'''
*:''"On the night of December 8, 2009, firefighters intervened in the apartment of Philippe Pouillé, 69, in flames. The body of this pensioner, slightly handicapped and placed under respiratory assistance, was discovered charred on his bed. The investigators had initially thought of an accident, the oxygen cylinders having been able to catch fire. But the discovery of a box of matches and traces of fuel had quickly oriented the investigation, entrusted to the SRPJ of Montpellier, towards the hypothesis of a murder. A few days later, the autopsy revealed that the man had indeed died of strangulation and not from the consequences of the fire. During their police custody, the three accused neighbors explained that they had gone to the pensioner's house to obtain explanations following questionable behavior. Still according to them, Philippe Pouillet used to receive young children at his home, including the daughters, aged eight and nine, of the two women indicted, who allegedly complained of touching. There, the conversation would have degenerated and two of the three neighbors would then have strangled the old man with their bare hands. They would then have returned a little later to set fire to his apartment. But, according to information from RTL, in the building where the tragedy took place, the theory of a pedophile tendency on the part of the pensioner is puzzling. "This rumor of pedophilia did not hold until this morning, for us, in any case, and it still does not," explains Nordine, who lives on the same floor as the victim. ''[...]'' The girls, who should be quickly examined by a doctor, will be seen by a psychiatrist."''

*'''[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11364461/amp/Father-forced-paedophile-friend-dig-grave-freed-jail-early.html Russian father who forced his paedophile best friend to dig his own grave and kill himself after discovering he had sexually abused his daughter, six, is freed from jail a year early after serving just six months] (2022)'''
*:''"A distraught father who forced his best friend to kill himself when he discovered the man had sexually abused his daughter has been freed from jail after only six months. ''[...]'' Prominent TV journalist and former Russian presidential candidate Ksenia Sobchak told her followers: "All parents are standing up for the paedophile's killer.""''

*'''[https://www.digibron.nl/viewer/collectie/Digibron/id/tag:RD.nl,20000925:newsml_6b6e6108c4660fb6ff444d2075ed0aaf Oosterhouter bekent neersteken plaatsgenoot] (2000)'''
*:[Editor summary] On September 22, 2000, 37-year-old Lucien met the 22-year-old Dennis Brocken at the supermarket and inflicted 10 stab wounds on him. The motive for the murder was the fact that Dennis had previously committed a sexual “crime”, one of the “victims” of which was Lucien’s son. For this, Dennis was convicted and served his sentence. Dennis’ crime was that he downloaded child pornography and invited a group of youths to his home, played computer games with them and played with them sexually. Brocken was applauded in some quarters as a national hero. Further stories.<ref>[https://12ft.io/proxy?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.volkskrant.nl%2Fnieuws-achtergrond%2Fsympathisanten-maken-volksheld-van-pedokiller%7Eb1c5707e%2F 12ft unpaywalled supplementary article in Dutch re. Brocken]</ref><ref>[https://12ft.io/proxy?q=https://www.volkskrant.nl/nieuws-achtergrond/pedofiel-mogelijk-gedood-door-vader-slachtoffer~bdc8cc8d/ 12ft unpaywalled further supplementary article in Dutch re. Brocken]</ref>

*'''[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/7778891.stm Stab murder man was sex offender] and [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1094055/Convicted-paedophile-struck-stabbed-death-stripped-mutilated-suspected-vigilante-attack.htm Convicted paedophile 'who struck again' stabbed to death, stripped and mutilated in suspected vigilante attack] (2008)'''
*:''"A man found stabbed to death in south London was a convicted child sex offender, it has been revealed. Andrew Cunningham, 52, was found dead in his caravan in Riverside Road, in Wandsworth, on Wednesday. A post-mortem examination said the cause of death was multiple wounds including mutilation to the groin." // "A paedophile was hacked to death in a frenzied assault by a suspected mob of vigilantes. Andrew Cunningham, 52, was found naked and soaked in blood at his caravan home after suffering multiple stab wounds to his head, neck and chest ''[...]'' Recently, drinkers at a pub claimed he had assaulted another girl. This allegation was never reported to police but mobs reportedly drove past his caravan chanting: 'Die, paedo, die.' Cunningham moved there because vigilantes had set fire to a bag of rubbish outside his former house in Wandsworth in 2003. ''[...]'' A police source said detectives were focusing on recent incidents rather than his earlier conviction. He added: 'Damage was caused to his genitals. He was loathed by a large number of people so we have a lot of potential suspects.' Yesterday Wazir Zadran, 23, a worker at a nearby fish factory, said: 'I heard it was a planned attack. Everyone knew he lived there and was a paedophile.' ''[...]'' Cunningham's body was found by his employer, known as Rodney, who said: 'There was blood everywhere. The bed was soaked and his head was lying in it.' He added: 'He was a lovely man, he couldn't do enough for me.' But yesterday there was little sympathy from motorists passing the scene, with one van driver shouting: 'He deserved it.' However, a bunch of flowers was laid by a 15-year-old called Lucy. She said: 'I used to go round his caravan instead of going to school. He never laid a finger on me. He told me to go back to school.' The teenager, who was accompanied by her father, later made a statement to police. A tag on her flowers read: 'To Andy, the best man alive no matter what people say. Me and the family will miss you. May you rest in peace.'"''
[[File:Blair.png|thumb|Mitchelle Blair launched into a rage, tortured and murdered her children, she says, when one confessed that the other was "humping" him (described in the story as "rape")]]
*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20081006024755/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20081002.BCVIGILANTE02/TPStory/National Slaying provoked by false accusation, police say] (2008)'''
*:''"VICTORIA -- The sexual touching allegations that provoked the beating death of a Courtenay man this week lacked credibility and may have been fabricated, police said yesterday. Comox RCMP Inspector Tom Gray said a follow-up investigation of the allegations, made by two girls aged 13 and 15 who had been "hanging out" at the victim's house, found no evidence of any wrongdoing. "We're not so sure the people ''[the teenage girls]'' making these allegations are credible," said Insp. Gray, noting that RCMP detectives had interviewed the girls at length. "The issue, in my view, was somewhat consensual and in any event it didn't go very far. I just don't want anyone in the public to think the [slaying] victim did anything bad or anything to deserve this.""''

*'''[http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/primal-rage-pedo-stomped-to-death/2008/07/22/1216492426387.html Primal rage: 'pedo' stomped to death] (2008)'''
*:''"A convicted pedophile represented everyone who had ever abused the young Adelaide man who killed him in a primal rage, a court was told today. Timothy Hemi Schaefer, 19, went to the home of Jeffrey Edwin Payne, 56, in Adelaide in April 2007, called him a "pedo", punched him and stabbed him in the leg. ''[...]'' "In fact, during his interview with police he referred to Mr Payne as a sack of shit," Ms Powell said. "He would have had to hear and feel the sounds of the bones fracturing under foot.""''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20080612173740/https://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/homepage/abox/article_1305413.php Killing in jail decried] (2006)'''
*:''"SANTA ANA – John Derek Chamberlain feared the inmates at Theo Lacy Facility in Orange knew he was in for child pornography charges, his longtime friend Dorothy Schell recalled Friday. "You've got to talk to my attorney to get me out of here," Schell said Chamberlain told her from a jail phone on Tuesday and Wednesday. "I'm afraid. I'm afraid. I'm really afraid. They know. They know. I'm afraid something is going to happen to me." He was right. A group of inmates beat and kicked Chamberlain to death in a shower Thursday night, Orange County Sheriff's spokesman Jim Amormino said."''

===Filicide===

:''Mu have [https://www.map-union.org/perspectives/lowdown-six-hysteric-parents compiled an article] on this very subject.''

Parents have for decades been known to beat and abuse their own children because of misguided beliefs about sexuality.<ref>[https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/05/dad-allegedly-tried-to-beat-the-gay-out-of-his-own-5-year-old-son-he-could-go-away-for-life/ Dad allegedly tried to “beat the gay out of” his own 5-year old son. He could go away for life]</ref> But in some cases, this has [[Wikipedia:Killing of Ronnie Paris|escalated to murder]]. A few such examples follow.

*'''[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/28/romina-ashrafi-outcry-in-iran-over-so-called-honour-killing-of-14-year-old-girl Romina Ashrafi: outcry in Iran over so-called 'honour killing' of 14-year-old girl] (2020)'''
*:''"Iran’s president has called for swift action to outlaw so-called “honour killings” after the death of a 14-year-old Iranian girl allegedly at the hands of her father prompted a nationwide outcry. Hassan Rouhani urged his cabinet to act after Romina Ashrafi was allegedly killed by her father for running away with her boyfriend, 34-year-old Bahamn Khavari, in Talesh, 320km (198 miles) north-west of Tehran. Reza Ashrafi, who is now in custody, is accused of using a farming sickle to behead her as she slept."''

*'''[https://crownheights.info/crime/30903/man-sentenced-to-25-years-for-killing-4-year-old/ Man Sentenced to 25 Years for Killing 4-Year-Old] (2010)'''
*:''"A New York City man was sentenced to 25 years behind bars Friday for teaming up with his girlfriend to savagely beat her 4-year-old son to death. Steven Dadaille, 27, and his girlfriend, Myrna Chenphang, 26, both of Brooklyn, had avoided second-degree murder charges by pleading guilty to the lesser charge of first-degree manslaughter in the October 2009 pummeling of young Jayden Lenescar. Dadaille and Chenphang repeatedly battered the boy’s legs, arms and torso with their hands and a belt buckle over a two day period at their home in Crown Heights. Both adults admitted they beat the boy because he was touching his genitals, and they wanted to find out who taught him to do it."'

*'''[https://medium.com/lessons-from-history/the-kids-sexually-abused-each-other-their-mom-killed-them-as-punishment-87c8bb653795 The Kids Sexually Abused Each Other, Their Mom Killed Them as Punishment] (2021)'''
*:''"One day, Blair came home and found her youngest son, Matthew putting his dolls in inappropriate positions. When Blair questioned Matthew, he confided in her that his elder brother, Stephen, had been raping him. Thus, for the next week, Blair severely beat Stephen, choked him, and threw hot water at him whilst he was naked in the bathroom. In the end, Stephen died, and Blair hid his body in the freezer. ''[...]'' “I went upstairs and I said, Stephen, Matthew said you were humping on him. He stood up and looked at me like he had lost his mind. He said yes…So I started punching Stephen… I put a bag over his head, he lost consciousness, I did that a couple of times.” ''[...]'' After nine months, Blair also discovered that Stoni was abusing Matthew. Stoni’s case was personal to Blair because of what Matthew confessed. She would squeeze blood out of her menstrual pad and drop it in Matthew’s mouth. So, Blair repeated the torture routine. For days, Blair beat Stoni, starved her, threw hot water at her naked body, and finally strangled her until she died. Then, she asked her oldest daughter, Gabrielle, to put Stoni’s body in the freezer."'

*'''[https://registryreport.org/2019/03/26/dad-executed-his-15-year-old-son-for-touching-sister/ Dad Executed His 15-Year Old Son for Touching Sister] (2009)'''
*:''"When her 15-year-old son confessed to Lazette Cherry that he’d touched a 3-year-old girl in a sexual way, Cherry called a meeting with family members and friends the next day to discuss what to do next. When Jamar Pinkney Jr. came into the room, Cherry testified Monday that his father asked: “Is there anything you want to tell me?" The family left to allow the parents to talk with the boy. Then they heard screaming as Jamar Pinkney Sr. started kicking, punching and pistol-whipping his son. The witness accounts of the boy’s final minutes came during the father’s preliminary exam Tuesday in 30th District Court, in which he was ordered to stand trial on a charge of first-degree premeditated murder in the slaying of his son Nov. 16. The boy’s aunt, Yolanda Cherry, testified that she heard Jamar pleading: ‘Daddy, don’t!’ Yolanda Cherry said the boy’s father replied: ‘You want to see some counseling?’ in reference to the boy’s earlier requests to get help. ''[...]'' After hearing a single gunshot, Yolanda Cherry found her nephew lying mortally wounded. “His heart was still beating. I said, ‘Hold on. He’s choking on his blood'” Yolanda Cherry testified. “All these police cars. Where is the ambulance? When I felt again, I couldn’t feel any heartbeat.” “And he started to pull Jamar’s pants off,” Yolanda Cherry testified. “Jamar Jr. is saying, ‘No, Daddy, no.’”"'

*'''[https://www.rawstory.com/2016/02/activist-blames-quack-satanic-abuse-psychology-after-paranoid-mom-murders-her-autistic-son/ Mom murdered her autistic son after seeking help from therapist who believes in 'Satanic mind control'] (2016)'''
*:''"In May, New York millionaire Gigi Jordan was sentenced to 18 years in prison for crushing a lethal dose of Ambien and Xanax into a cocktail of juice and vodka and forcing her 8-year-old autistic son, Jude Mirra, to drink it with a syringe while holed up in a luxury hotel room. ''[...]'' News reports and court records about Jordan seem to illustrate a deeply disturbed, delusional mother who believed a complex, winding conspiracy between her two ex-husbands to both defraud her of large sums of money and horrifically, sexually abuse her son. In the end, Jordan maintains she killed Jude because she thought it was the only way to protect him from the ongoing abuse -- abuse she believed caused his autism symptoms. Both men adamantly denied the accusations. Neither has been charged with a crime. "I wanted him to be safe and at peace at any cost," Jordan said in an interview with CBS New York."'

====Fratricide====

*'''[https://www.timesnownews.com/mumbai/mumbai-youth-kills-sister-after-mistaking-blood-stains-of-her-first-period-for-bleeding-after-intercourse-article-100087696/amp Mumbai Youth Kills Sister After Mistaking Blood Stains of Her First Period for Bleeding After Intercourse] (2023)'''
*:''"In a tragic incident in Maharashtra's Thane, a 30-year-old youth allegedly killed his 12-year-old sister over suspicion that she had a physical relationship with someone after he noticed blood stains of her first period. ."'

===State murder===

In some instances, the death penalty has been used against Sex Offenders against minors.<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/southeast-asia/herry-wirawan-indonesia-teacher-rape-b2051063.html Herry Wirawan: Indonesian teacher sentenced to death for raping 13 students and impregnating eight of them]</ref> In 2023, FL Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law a bill that allows for the execution of some sex offenders. Gay activists even claimed that it could lead to the death penalty for gay and trans people.<ref>[https://edition.cnn.com/2023/05/01/politics/desantis-child-rapists-death-penalty-bill-scotus/index.html DeSantis signs bill making child rapists eligible for death penalty at odds with US Supreme Court ruling]</ref><ref>[https://www.intomore.com/impact/a-new-florida-bill-could-spell-literal-death-for-queer-and-trans-citizens/ A New Florida Bill Could Spell Literal Death for Queer and Trans Citizens]</ref> Following this, a rash of other US states such as Idaho and Alabama have passed laws favoring the death penalty for some child sex offenders.<ref>[https://abc3340.com/news/local/child-predator-death-penalty-act-pre-filed-for-alabama-legislative-session Child Predator Death Penalty Act pre-filed for next Alabama legislative session]</ref> Their constitutionality, however, is under significant scrutiny, and they are hard and notoriously expensive to enact.

Others such as China are following, even for non-violent, statutory offences.<ref>[https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202311/12/WS6550c15ea31090682a5edbf9.html Former primary school principal executed for child rape], [https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202411/14/WS67354a58a310f1265a1cd403.html 3 child rapists executed in China], [https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202505/20/WS682bd417a310a04af22c0556.html 3 executed for abusing, raping kids]. Particularly concerning here is the juxtaposition of molestation against "rape", suggesting "rape" refers to non-forcible penetration.</ref>

:'''[https://www.eastidahonews.com/2024/01/adding-lewd-conduct-with-a-child-as-a-crime-punishable-by-death-could-be-problematic/ Adding lewd conduct with a child as a crime punishable by death could be problematic] (2024)'''
::''"A proposal to make lewd conduct with a child punishable by death could drastically increase the number of death penalty cases in the state. In 2022 alone, Idaho prosecutors filed 217 cases charging adults with lewd conduct with a child under 16, a crime currently punishable by up to life in prison. ''[...]'' The state of Idaho already faces major issues finding the chemicals needed to execute a person by lethal injection, which led to the passage of a bill last year that brought back the potential use of the firing as a means of execution if the state can’t procure the necessary chemicals. The state has not yet constructed a facility to perform the executions by firing squad. IDOC spokesman Jeff Ray said IDOC is working with the Division of Public Works for the engineering, design, and construction phase. “Policy changes will be developed and presented to the board for consideration once we have a better sense of the proposed physical plant design,” Ray said."''

==Vigilante justice and rage==

:''[http://on-vigilantism.blogspot.com/ Sex Offender Research: Vigilantism] is far more comprehensive.''
[[File:Vigilante.jpg|thumb|Jason Vukovich was praised for a series of crazed hammer attacks on "pedophiles"]]
The "nonce hunting" situation in the UK<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/872436.stm Families flee paedophile protests], [https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/oct/25/vigilante-paedophile-hunters-online-police Vigilante paedophile hunters ruining lives with internet stings], [https://www.vice.com/en/article/paedophile-vigilante-dangers-murder-uk/ The Problems Facing the New Breed of Vigilante Pedophile Hunters]</ref> (and elsewhere<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-54930488 Dutch police give 'stop paedophile hunts' warning after Arnhem death]</ref>) has often been described as "out of control", with the pursuit of sexual deviants considered an "underground sport" much like cock fighting, dog fighting, bare-knuckle fighting and hare coursing. [[List of CSA/anti-pedophile proponents]] covers the British tradition of nonce-hunting and some of the highly localized groups involved.

*'''[https://www.lawenforcementtoday.com/man-used-internet-registry-to-track-down-and-beat-up-pedophiles/ Police: Man used internet registry to track down and beat up pedophiles and sex offenders] (2019)'''
*:''"Back in the summer of 2016, he carried a notebook with a list of names, including Charles Albee, Andres Barbosa and Wesley Demarest. Over five days, he entered the homes of the three men, uninvited, and hit them, sometimes with his fists and in the case of Demarest, with a hammer, knocking him unconscious. He also stole from them, taking items including a truck and a laptop, according to assistant district attorney Patrick McKay. Vukovich called himself the “avenging angel” for children hurt by abusers. Vukovich told police that he targeted his victims based on their listings on Alaska’s sex offender registry, according to the memorandum. The online registry includes their home addresses, work addresses and convictions. Vukovich carried out his first attack the day after he got out of jail."''

*'''[https://www.prisonlegalnews.org/news/2017/may/5/vigilantes-assault-rob-and-murder-registered-sex-offenders/ Vigilantes Assault, Rob and Murder Registered Sex Offenders] (2017)'''
*:''"In July 2015, Nebraska registered sex offender Phillip McDaniel lost his appeal seeking workers compensation for an attack that had occurred two years earlier at the Western Sugar Cooperative, when a co-worker assaulted him with a brass hammer while calling him a “chimo” – slang for “child molester.” The co-worker, Jason Bates, had become enraged after discovering that McDaniel was a registered sex offender. McDaniel suffered injuries to his nose, clavicle and left shoulder. He applied for workers compensation but was denied; after he appealed, the Nebraska Court of Appeals upheld the denial, finding that the attack was due to personal reasons even if the only relationship between the two was as co-workers. See: McDaniel v. Western Sugar Coop., 23 Neb. App. 35, 867 N.W.2d 302 (Neb. Ct. App. 2015)."''

*'''[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2700872/My-son-saved-attackers-life-Father-pounded-admitted-child-molester-bloody-puddle-claims-son-stopped-stabbing-admitted-pedophile-death.html 'My son saved his attacker's life': Father who brutally beat teen he caught raping his son, 11, reveals it was only his boy's pleas that saved the pedophile from death...] (2014)'''
*:[Summary] ''"Jason Browning, 35, shockingly admits he would have killed Raymond Frolander, 18, if not for his son stopping him. Mr Browning beat Frolander unconscious after walking in on the pervert performing a sex act on his son while naked. 'I just snapped,' he admitted after the beating at his Florida home - he will not be charged with any crime for his actions. Frolander admitted to police he has been molesting the boy for three years and was charged with sexual battery on a child under 12. The father created a Gofundme donations page asking for $1million for his son - but later took it down."''

*'''[https://www.courthousenews.com/doing-gods-work-with-a-hammer/ ‘Doing God’s Work’ With a Hammer] (2011)'''
*:''"A man attacked a 74-year-old registered sex offender with a hammer, claiming he was "doing God's work," police said. John Joseph Huffmaster, 29, of Hazelwood, allegedly crossed the street at about 6 a.m. on June 16 to the home of his 74-year-old neighbor under the guise of asking to borrow some sugar. When the man agreed to give him the sugar, Huffmaster walked inside the house and attacked him with a hammer, police said. Huffmaster then called police and told them that the man was molesting a child and that he had gone there to stop it, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. Police arrived, but did not find a child. They found the neighbor semi-conscious and bleeding, with multiple skull and facial fractures."''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20081019044538/http://www.russiatoday.com/features/news/31969 Half a million for a paedophile's head] (2008)'''
*:''A parents' committee in Ekaterinburg, a city of over a million people in the Urals, has decided to tackle the problem of paedophilia using their own methods. They have instigated a "reward for the head of a paedophile". They will award 100,000 rubles (roughly US$ 4,000) to anyone who helps hand a paedophile over to the police and 500,000 rubles (US$ 19,000) to anyone who kills or severely injures one. The first reward has already been given to Evgeny Ivin, a student, who detained a paedophile and thereby saved a nine-year-old girl from rape earlier this year. The aspect of the story which most worried the committee was the fact that, allegedly, three passers-by saw the crime being committed, before the fourth, Ivin, decided to intervene. The new award will, according to them, make ordinary citizens more attentive in such situations. The second, more substantial, award is destined for those who have been jailed for "dealing" with a paedophile. The committee insists that society turns away from such individuals, but their actions can be understood. The money, according to the committee, can be used to pay attorneys and for moral compensation that the government all too often doesn't provide."''
[[File:Pedoph.png|thumb|Would be [[Pedophobia|pedophobic]] murderer Jason Browning had his 11-year old son to thank for preventing such an outcome after walking in on a homosexual encounter and brutalizing the older partner. He was still not charged for the attack, despite his cynical attempts to capitalize financially upon the "heroic" act.]]
*'''[https://www.ipce.info/newsletters/e_26/absurdities.htm Man walks free after stabbing pedophile] (2008)'''
*:''"A BLIND man who once acted as a lookout for a robbery yesterday walked from court after pleading guilty to stabbing a confessed pedophile. Raymond Cox - who has a list of criminal convictions 10 pages long - stabbed his neighbour after discovering he was a convicted child sex offender. The pair were drinking together when the neighbour confessed he had served time in prison for having sex with minors."''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20081003155050/http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21598,24425596-2761,00.html Police issue stern warning to vigilante] (2008)'''
*:''"LEAFLETS naming a convicted sex offender and his victims have been distributed in Booragoon, prompting police to warn people against vigilante action. ''[...]'' The pamphlets were designed to look like official documentation with the WA Police and Neighbourhood Watch logos printed on them. ''[...]'' "We are concerned about this vigilante type action, said Senior Sergeant Paul van Noort, officer-in-charge of Palmyra police station. ``Quite clearly, it's not an official document but somebody has been distributing information about a potential sex offender and unfortunately it also lists names of innocent parties as well. ``That can be very distressing for the victim and also the families as well"''

*'''Pueblo Chieftain article from October 18 (2008)'''
*:''"Reputation is a hard thing to restore. One Puebloan is trying, however, after his neighborhood was plastered with fliers last week falsely stating he was a child sex offender. "I was very fortunate that most of my neighbors that I talked to thought it was a bunch of crap," the 67-year-old man who preferred not to be identified said Friday. "My wife and I went door-to-door to tell people that I am not a sexual offender. I wanted to make sure that people who have children in the neighborhood knew it was a bunch of crap." As many as 25 fliers were distributed in the victim's neighborhood between midnight Oct. 6 and 4:30 a.m. Oct. 7, according to police. The fliers were distributed under the guise of a neighborhood watch group. It stated that the victim was charged with sexual assault on a child and stressed children's safety. "Remember there is no cure for these people," the flier said. "Help each other by watching your neighbor's children . . . Protect the Children!"''<ref>Nick Bonham's article from the Chieftain, now unarchived at '''chieftain.com/articles/2008/10/18/news/local/doc48f978e821a9e505539832.txt'''</ref>

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20081218054813/https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/man-stabbed-16-times-by.4790119.jp Man stabbed 16 times by son after downloading child porn] (2008)'''
*:''"Martyn Croft, aged 31, was sentenced to seven-and-a-half years' imprisonment last month for repeatedly stabbing his father Brian during a violent confrontation over child porn. He drove to Kingsthorpe from Birmingham armed with an eight-inch kitchen knife in January, angry after discovering his father's interest in abusive images of children. After a violent confrontation in the early hours of January 24, he attacked his father in his bedroom, stabbing him 16 times in the back and chest, leaving him for dead."'

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20071203094131/https://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20780983/ Police: Vigilante justice led to unintended death] (2007)'''
*:''"Everybody in this little mountain community knew that Timothy Chandler had been arrested on child pornography charges. It was in the newspaper and all over the TV news. Two of Chandler’s neighbors decided to do something about it, police say. They were accused of trying to scare him off by setting fire to his tiny house tucked away in a hardscrabble Appalachian hollow. Chandler, 53, escaped from the flames. But his wife was killed in what authorities were calling an example of vigilante justice. ''[...]'' “I really wish it wasn’t me who got out,” Chandler told Knoxville television station WBIR. “I wish it was her. She didn’t deserve that.” ''[...]'' The fire is one of many examples of suspected [[vigilantism]] against sex offenders, ranging from harassment and arson to more violent crimes. A Nova Scotia man used Maine’s sex offender registry last year to find and fatally shoot two registered sex offenders. Two convicted child rapists were killed in Washington state."''

===Racist and homophobic scratching-post===

:''See also: [[Research:_Commercial_and_online_sexual_exploitation#"Grooming_Gang"_Scandals|Research]]''

[[File:Gbfhjdwf.png|thumb|Western media coverage has leaned into the archetype of a "brown man" who is illiberal, unreformed and so sexually corrupted he accosts and rapes white girls (symbolising both purity and nationhood) almost reflexively]]
"[[Grooming]]" hysteria has taken on a racist angle throughout much of Europe,<ref>[https://forum.map-union.org/viewtopic.php?p=13999 MAP Forum topic on racism and homophobia within the grooming narrative]</ref><ref>[https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/best-of-srg-content/switzerlands-paedophile-hunters-when-the-hunt-for-paedophiles-descends-into-violence/90256400 Vigilante ‘paedophile hunters’ rise in Switzerland and associated violence/far-right rhetoric]</ref> with many vigilante attacks and protests against the housing of asylum seekers playing on historical claims of "gang rape" of girls by "savage" foreign men.<ref>[https://thenerdstash.com/a-broken-clock-is-right-twice-a-day-nazis-stage-cowardly-march-through-ohio-neighborhood-while-condeming-pedophiles/ ‘A broken clock is right twice a day’ Nazis Stage Cowardly March Through Ohio Neighborhood While Condeming Pedophiles]</ref><ref>[https://rmx.news/article/wilders-calls-for-chemical-castration-of-somali-charged-with-kidnap-and-attempted-rape-of-dutch-schoolgirl/ Wilders calls for chemical castration of Somali charged with kidnap and attempted rape of Dutch schoolgirl]</ref> While this is an ongoing phenomenon, it has moved beyond vigilantism in America, where politicians have incorporated racist messaging that leans into anti-pedophile prejudice as part of their anti-immigration policy platforms.<ref>[https://m.economictimes.com/news/international/us/who-is-valentina-gomez-republican-running-for-congress-vows-to-make-texas-free-from-terrorists-and-illegals-all-about-her-career-and-controversies/amp_articleshow/125741246.cms Valentina Gomez's platorm]</ref><ref>[https://wbznewsradio.iheart.com/content/2025-11-12-more-than-150-illegal-migrant-predators-nabbed-in-operation-dirtbag-noem/ More Than 150 Illegal Migrant Predators Nabbed In 'Operation Dirtbag': Noem]</ref><ref>[https://www.business-humanrights.org/en/latest-news/usa-18-filipino-workers-employed-on-carnival-cruise-line-ship-allegedly-deported-without-due-process-workers-feel-abandoned-by-the-co-incl-co-comment/ USA: Filipino workers across multiple ports employed on Carnival cruise ships allegedly deported without due process; advocates call for co. accountability; incl. co. comment]</ref> Pedo-hysteria and its institutionalization can thus be said to have emboldened unsavoury fascist ideologies by lending credibility to a localized populist narrative of racial "injustice".<ref>[https://www.gbnews.com/news/migrant-crisis-youtuber-aj-audits-paedophile Anti-migrant YouTuber who claimed to promote the 'protection of women and children' is convicted paedophile]</ref><ref>[https://hopenothate.org.uk/2025/09/16/red-white-and-bruised-the-criminal-hypocrisy-behind-anti-migrant-activists/ Hope Not Hate]</ref>

*'''[https://www.gbnews.com/news/world/spain-anti-migrant-protests-fresh-wave-asylum-riots Spain rocked by fresh wave of anti-migrant protests as hooded men target asylum centre after '14-year-old girl raped'] (2025)'''
*:''"Violence broke out against migrants in Madrid over the weekend following the reported rape of a 14-year-old Spanish girl. A Moroccan youth was arrested on Friday morning on suspicion of raping a 14-year-old in a park in the Spanish capital. A judge has since ordered that he be held in a closed juvenile prison while inquiries continue. [...] A child required hospital treatment and has since been discharged. Officers are investigating the incident. Representative of the national government in the Madrid region, Francisco Martín condemned the violence, saying that "hate speech ultimately manifests itself in hate crimes.""''

Elsewhere, [[Wikipedia:Occupy Pedophilia|homophobic groups]] have even sprung up, using hatred of [[pedophilia]] as an excuse for their existence.<ref>[https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/12/teen-gangs-are-forcing-gay-men-to-confess-to-pedophilia-in-pedo-hunting-tiktok-trend/ Teen gangs are forcing gay men to confess to pedophilia in “pedo hunting” TikTok trend]</ref><ref>[https://www.theinternational.at/15-arrested-in-austria-for-hate-crime-attacks-on-homosexuals/ Austria: 15 far-right arrested for pedophobic attacks on gay men]</ref> Copycat attempts have sprung up,<ref>[https://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/grindr-attackers-thomas-bull-ethan-jeffs-and-patrick-moloney-sentenced-in-the-tauranga-district-court/XIPEF2WK45FY5IVRMMOMY56Q44/ Grindr attackers Thomas Bull, Ethan Jeffs and Patrick Moloney sentenced in the Tauranga District Court]</ref> even leading to the kidnap of children who thought they were dealing with men who were just [[queer]] rather than potentially dangerous opportunists.<ref>[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15022723/canada-pedophile-snapchat-sting-catch-predator.html Boy, 12, is abducted 'by pedophile' after youngsters' 'To Catch a Predator' sting went horribly wrong]</ref>

In America, there now exists a vast network of gratuitously violent and often homophobic professional "pedophile hunters" who carry on their sport for profit via social media platforms. One even has a sponsorship deal with a mainstream gambling company. Criminal prosecutions are often avoided as victims are unwilling to press charges.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20250327140547/https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/03/26/us/pedophile-hunting-violence.html Online ‘Pedophile Hunters’ Are Growing More Violent — and Going Viral - NYT]</ref>

*'''[https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/gay-parents-called-rapists-pedophiles-amtrak-incident-rcna24610 Gay parents called 'rapists' and 'pedophiles' in Amtrak incident] (2022)'''
*:''"“He started yelling across me and shouting, ‘Remember what I told you!’” Pierce recalled, saying the man’s remarks were directed at his 6-year-old son. “The next thing he said was, ‘Marriage is between a man and a woman. They stole you, and they’re pedophiles.’” The shouting started as the Amtrak train was stopped at Diridon Station in San Jose, Pierce said. Immediately, he and his husband, Neal Broverman, stood up and got in between the unidentified man and their children, who started sobbing. ''[...]'' The man continued to shout at the family of four, yelling, “That’s not a family! You’re rapists and pedophiles. You steal Black and Asian children and you rape them,” Pierce and Broverman said. The couple has an adopted son, who is Black, and a 5-year-old Asian American foster daughter."''

===Police-supported===

:''See also: [[To Catch a Predator]], [[Vigilantism]] and any number of [[Wikipedia:Anti-pedophile activism|Anti "Paedophile" Organizations]] listed in our [[List of CSA/anti-pedophile proponents|compendium]].''

*'''[https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna31214450 Philly case rekindles debate on vigilante justice] (2009)'''
*:''"A dozen neighbors were so outraged by the rape of an 11-year-old girl that they chased a suspect and beat him, holding him until police arrived. Two of them were honored with an $11,500 police union reward even before the beaten man was charged in the girl's assault. Hailed by their community as heroes, none of the neighbors is being charged in the beating. "We put out a call to bring this savage beast off the street, and they stepped up," McNesby ''[LEO]'' said of the decision to hand out reward money Friday to Fernando Genval and David Vargas. "I think that these two guys did an outstanding job." Police distributed a photo of 27-year-old Jose Carrasquillo, calling him a person of interest in the case ''[...]'' '''They ''[locals]'' roughed up the first man they targeted — not Carrasquillo.''' Later, in an altercation caught by a store surveillance camera, they found and confronted Carrasquillo, beating him with their hands, feet and what appears on the videotape to be a board or a large stick. Carrasquillo was taken to a hospital in serious condition and was released into police custody two days later."''

==False accusations==

[[File:Sra.jpg|thumb|A 1994 "expert" in "satanic indicators".<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Q5kDm9eOTM Video (YT) - Got Satanists?]</ref>]]
False accusations are a frequent occurrence within this emotive arena, and are thus dotted throughout this article on adverse consequences. As we repeatedly observe, the supposed "magnitude" of this issue makes it incredibly easy for authorities to react in a way that may have life-altering consequences for the falsely accused.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20061219022834/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2001/08/05/nsue05.xml&sSheet=/news/2001/08/05/ixhome.html Businessman sues police who told school he is sex pest]</ref><ref>[https://edition.cnn.com/2025/12/23/us/mahendra-patel-caroline-miller-walmart-kidnapping-claim-hdy Mahendra Patel falsely accused of kidnapping]</ref> With even some cases supported by "compelling" professional testimony being faked with considerable ease,<ref>[https://www.fox7austin.com/news/marshall-moreno-child-sex-abuse-charges-dismissed Man's child sex abuse charges dismissed after more than 20 years in prison]</ref> the financial incentive for accusers has never been greater.

*'''[https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/case-dismissed-colorado-child-pornography-man-vilified/ Case dismissed against Colorado man charged with 140 counts of child pornography, "vilified in hometown"] (2025)'''
*:''"The man said, "Let me tell you who I am," and boasted that he had made 471 "catches" which led to 251 arrests of people trying to have sex with children. "No, I do not want to meet anybody," Lelan Donelson replied. "I'm 78 years old." The man wearing recording device responded: "But why did you tell her you wanted to meet her?" "No," Donelson said, "this girl called me and notified me. She's on the internet. And I told her, 'You're not 13 years old, or you shouldn't be on this site.'" ''[...]'' Three months later, the Brush Police Department posted Donelson's photo on its Facebook page and announced he had been arrested for possession of images of child sexual abuse. The department's investigators charged him with 140 counts of sexual exploitation of a child, all felonies. ''[...]'' In a stunning turn of events, all the charges against Donelson were dropped last Thursday. ''[...]'' The images in Donelson's phone "just weren't child porn," Sides said"''

*'''[https://www.wpbf.com/article/mother-speaks-cleared-child-sex-livestream-case-palm-beach-county-florida/69221531 Boca Raton mother Walquiria Cassini speaks out after being cleared in alleged child sex livestream case] (2025)'''
*:''"Walquiria Cassini, her boyfriend Ryan Londono, and her son Matthew Cassini were arrested and jailed in 2024 after investigators alleged they sexually assaulted Cassini’s two young sons and streamed the abuse online. All three were abruptly cleared two weeks before trial when prosecutors found no evidence to support the claims. “I had no idea why they were tying me to all these things,” Cassini told WPBF 25 News Investigative Reporter Terri Parker. “It was very scary to not know.” ''[...]'' Cassini’s lawyers said the case stemmed from a toxic custody battle — and that her ex-boyfriend, the father of the two boys, manipulated the children into making false accusations as revenge. "They were subjected to a campaign of brainwashing that separated them from their mother and distorted their sense of reality," said attorney Matthew Goldberger. ''[...]'' Body cam footage from responding deputies even shows officers doubting the children’s claims. “I’m going to be honest with you — it’s possible the kids are just lying about this because they want to stay with dad,” one deputy is heard saying. ''[...]'' “The detective who authored this probable cause affidavit authored it full of lies and speculation that almost destroyed three people’s lives,” Sacks said. “From the start, because of sensational allegations, this investigation was driven by hysteria and confirmation bias, not evidence,” Goldberger said. Despite extensive searches by the FBI and sheriff’s office — including analyzing 56 electronics, DNA, and the family’s home — investigators found no evidence tying any of the defendants to the alleged crimes. ''[...]'' “There were a lot of people who could have helped vindicate us way earlier,” Cassini said. “None of that happened.” Attorneys said questions remain about how such explosive but unfounded allegations led to criminal charges — and why it took nearly two years to clear their names."''

*'''[https://www.cinemablend.com/game-of-thrones-news/game-of-thrones-actor-canceled-pedophilia-charges-turns-out-videos-fakes A Game Of Thrones Actor Was 'Immediately Canceled' Following Pedophilia Charges. Turns Out The Videos Were Fakes] (2024)'''
*:''"On Game of Thrones, Joseph Gatt was known for playing the chilling role of Thenn Warg who could enter the minds of animals and control their actions. ''[...]'' Joseph Gatt was planning on taking part in three upcoming films he was cast in until he was “immediately canceled” after facing criminal charges a couple of years ago “for contact with a minor for a sexual offense.” According to The Daily Beast, it turns out the conversations that were considered evidence for the offense were actually fake the entire time."''

*'''[https://foxsanantonio.com/newsletter-daily/man-incorrectly-listed-as-guilty-of-sex-crimes-despite-being-found-innocent-local-news-near-me-crime-law-public-safety Man incorrectly listed as guilty of sex crimes despite being found innocent] (2025)'''
*:''"A San Antonio man nearly lost his job after online court records mistakenly indicated he was guilty of a child sex crime, despite being found innocent by the court. The error was corrected after media intervention. The man, whose identity is withheld due to his acquittal, went to trial last week, where a jury found him not guilty. However, on Friday morning, he discovered that the publicly accessible criminal records database incorrectly showed he had been convicted."''

*'''[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/901723.stm Paediatrician attacks 'ignorant' vandals] (2000)'''
*:''"A hospital paediatrician has hit out at vandals who forced her to flee her home after apparently taking her job title to mean she was a paedophile. South African-born Yvette Cloete - a 30-year-old trainee consultant at the Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport, south Wales - said she planned to move home after returning to find the outside of her property daubed with the words "paedo". ''[...]'' Marie Thorn, a senior administrator at the Royal Gwent Hospital, said Dr Cloete was dealing "very well with the circumstances". "As a happy coincidence she is moving away from the area - and I don't think this will be anything to make her regret that decision," she said. "It is really quite staggering that this kind of mistake can happen. Some people are incredibly ignorant.""''

*'''[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/849098.stm Mob mistakes man for sex abuser] (2000)
*:''"A mob has attacked the home of a man after mistaking him for one of the paedophiles "named and shamed" by a Sunday newspaper. Iain Armstrong, 49, of Bradford, Greater Manchester, was confronted by residents who thought he was a child abuser named by The News of the World following of the murder of eight-year-old Sarah Payne. Police said a panic button had been installed in Mr Armstrong's house out of fears for his safety. It was activated at 2100 GMT on Sunday after a brick was thrown through the window of a neighbouring property. The News of the World's decision to publish its list of known child abusers has already been condemned amid fears it will encourage such vigilante attacks on both convicted paedophiles and innocent people."''

*'''Dr. [[Marty Klein]] (2016) “[https://web.archive.org/web/20221230085022/http://www.sexualintelligence.org/newsletters/issue199.html#three Sexually, Are We Becoming Wilder or More Conservative?]”, ''Sexual Intelligence'', Issue #199'''
*:''"The federal government and various states spend tens of millions of dollars to plant detectives in adult chatrooms. They role-play being teens; when chatroom visitors role-play with them, assuming that the person claiming to be a teen is in fact an adult, the visitor is arrested and accused of thinking he was texting with a real teen, which is a felony."''

===Terror attacks, massacres, violence===

If enough men are unfairly targeted by [[Anti]]-MAP hysteria, it is only a matter of time before the authorities end up picking a fight with someone who is willing to carry out unforgivable acts. Not only [[Wikipedia:Murder of Joanne Witt|civilians]], but both the FBI and the Australian authorities, have felt the full brunt of this backlash, losing personnel to child-sex-accused gunmen who feel they have nothing to lose.<ref>[https://www.rt.com/usa/514392-florida-fbi-agents-shot/ FBI confirms 2 agents killed, 3 wounded in suspected child porn raid in Florida]</ref><ref>[https://edition.cnn.com/2023/08/08/australia/australia-child-abuse-arrests-rescue-fbi-agents-intl-hnk/index.html Dozens arrested over alleged child sex abuse following murder of two FBI agents]</ref><ref>[[Wikipedia:Porepunkah police shootings|Porepunkah police shootings]]</ref>

Accusations (particularly false or speculative ones) are sometimes seen to have tragic secondary consequences for those other than the accused. Such accusations, combined with harassment from the child protection bureaucracy, were the explicit reasons given by the perpetrator of the [[Wikipedia:Dunblane massacre#Perpetrator|Dunblane Massacre]]. "Anti-pedophile" vigilantes have also been targeted in "retribution" attacks, and one famously slain.<ref>[https://www.npr.org/2023/10/07/1203391098/boopac-shakur-death-michigan-child-predators Police investigate the shooting death of man who often confronted alleged pedophiles]</ref> Hysterical and deluded views on "pedophiles" in power were cited as motivation for one of the assassination attempts on Donald Trump. The perpetrator evidently believed Trump was himself a pedophile.<ref>[https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/27/cole-allen-whcd-arraigment-trump.html CNBC: Cole Allen charged with trying to assassinate Trump at WHCD event]</ref>

In late-2022, a crazed gunman shot 5 dead in a Colorado Gay Nightclub.<ref>[https://www.them.us/story/club-q-colorado-springs-lgbtq-nightclub-shooting-drag-brunch?utm_source=msn&utm_medium=syndication&mbid=synd_msn_rss At Least Five Dead and 18 Injured in LGBTQ+ Nightclub Shooting in Colorado]</ref> The nightclub had advertised an "all ages drag brunch" on that very day, in a year marred by the emergence of [[Pedophobia|pedophobic]] attacks on the LGBT community, using the false [[grooming]] trope and baseless conspiracy theories.

While unrelated to false accusations, in 2024, Nicholas Prosper, of [[Wikipedia:Luton|Luton, England]] shot dead his family members over what appears to be MAP-related grievances. [[Mu]] later identified that Prosper was indeed a mentally ill member of MAP communities that were not financially and professionally well-supported enough to offer him protection.<ref>[https://www.map-union.org/blog/perspectives/the-push-how-nicholas-prosper-became-a-murderer The Push: How Nicholas Prosper became a murderer]</ref>

===Defamation===

Academics in particular are targeted for defamation, due to hysterical attitudes. The "pedophile slur" has been repeatedly hurled at controversial male and trans academics such as [[Allyn Walker]], [[Stephen Kershnar]], [[Richard Yuill]], [[Jacob Breslow]] and [[Thomas Hubbard]], as it is widely (and sometimes wrongly) assumed to be a "zero risk strategy", i.e. "if you throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick".<ref>[https://www.lawtimesnews.com/news/general/sexual-health-org-awarded-175m-in-damages-after-suing-man-who-accused-staff-of-grooming-children/392955 Sexual health org awarded $1.75M in damages after suing man who accused staff of grooming children]</ref><ref>[https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/08/26/minor-attracted-person-lgbtq-explainer/ This flag has nothing to do with the LGBTQ+ community, despite right-wing claims]</ref> See our gallery at the top of the page, for some examples.

===Worship of Satan, blood libel, "[[Repressed memory|Recovered Memory]]"===

This is a particularly insidious form of moral panic, whose repercussions are still felt.<ref>[https://www.vox.com/platform/amp/2016/10/30/13413864/satanic-panic-ritual-abuse-history-explained The history of Satanic Panic in the US — and why it's not over yet - Vox]</ref><ref>[https://www.timesofisrael.com/horrifying-testimonies-seek-to-lift-shroud-of-silence-around-ritual-sex-abuse-claims/ Horrifying testimonies seek to lift shroud of silence around ritual sex abuse claims]. "The testimony left MKs from the Knesset Committee on the Status of Women and Gender Equality and the Special Committee on Youth Affairs visibly shaken, several in tears. [...] “I was around 15, tied to a torture bed in basements in the Tel Aviv area,” said one women, recalling an incident in which her abusers — including family members — slaughtered a snake, mixed its blood with hers and drank it, while raping her and calling her a “holy vessel.” [...] Another accuser said that her father and others abused and trafficked her as a child in “sadistic networks involving rituals,” allegedly including well-known figures, including politicians."</ref> See for example, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satanic_panic Wikipedia]. Fortunately, this specific form of moral panic is less active right now, but lives on in alternative-right [[conspiratorialism]], QAnon, etc, slowing political progress and providing a distraction handle to divert attention away from the wrongdoings of public officials. Police agencies in the UK have also claimed that SRA is still a problem, while American academics have penned volumes on subjects such as "soul murder" and "demonic possession as a consequence of childhood trauma".<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20220319031245/https://www.met.police.uk/advice/advice-and-information/caa/child-abuse/faith-based-abuse Met Police: Faith Based Abuse]</ref><ref>[https://psycnet.apa.org/record/1993-41679-001 Demonic possession as a consequence of childhood trauma]</ref>

===Botched [[child pornography]] investigations===
[[File:Screenshot 2024-04-09 201957.png|thumb|In the late 90s and early 00s, the British Naval City of Portsmouth was known for its "thriving grassroots anti-paedophile movement", following a series of scare campaigns in British tabloid newspapers such as ''The News of The World'']]
In the late 00s, [[Wikipedia:Operation Ore|Operation Ore]] was uncovered as a large scale injustice. Similarly, many questions remain unanswered concerning Ore's American counterpart, [[Wikipedia:Operation Avalanche (child pornography investigation)|Avalanche]] (see gallery at head of page). If you are so inclined, find a decent mirror of [https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://inquisition21.com Inquisition 21] from back in the day, and please contact us if you have more information as we would like to publish more thorough accounts of these investigations.

===As an easy handle for state intervention===

In March, 2009, [[NAMBLA]] were accused by the New York Post and MSNBC of putting a $10,000 bounty on the head of Attorney General [[Andrew Cuomo]] following a completely anonymous posting on usenet, made by someone claiming to represent them. MSNBC claimed that the bounty was "sponsored by the monsters at NAMBLA, the nation's largest pro-pedophilia group".<ref>[http://www.nypost.com/seven/03092009/news/columnists/perv_group_puts_10g_hit_on_andy_158663.htm PERV GROUP PUTS 10G ‘HIT’ ON ANDY - NYP]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090312042014/https://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29593394 Pedophiles Gunning for Cuomo - MSNBC]</ref> Apparently unaware or ignorant of the fact that such claims were made frequently, and in similar mocking-tones on newsgroups, where NAMBLA is the butt of numerous jokes, American authorities used this threat as the launchpad for a criminal investigation, again, gleefully reported upon by the ''Post''.<ref>[http://www.nypost.com/seven/03102009/news/regionalnews/probe_fails_to_keep_price_off_cuomos_hea_158910.htm PROBE FAILS TO KEEP PRICE OFF CUOMO’S HEAD - NYP]</ref> Thus, gutter press journalists were effectively allowed to defame a virtually defunct and cash-strapped organization<ref>[http://www.edgeboston.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=88255 Is NAMBLA Gunning (Literally) for New York AG? - EdgeBoston]</ref> that would have been able to sue against such claims if it had $10,000 at its disposal.

NAMBLA had previously foiled an FBI attempt to smear them for unrelated crimes.<ref>[http://library.lol/main/599CD8D53EF0AFA4DE7A9F7B102C68A2 A Witchhunt Foiled: The FBI vs. NAMBLA] - Full Book scan download on Libgen.</ref>

==Unconstitutionality==

In the case of Steven Whitsett (a Floridian, accused of trying to take photographs of a 15 year old gay partner when he was 22), the injustice of the Sex Offender incarceration industry was deemed so extreme he was granted political asylum in Germany. He later made a presentation on human rights to the United Nations, drawing on his decades long ordeal.<ref>[https://fstube.net/w/s1t3eS5HwMBLSpzXNhsZLY An interview with Steven Whitsett]</ref>

*'''[http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0814/p09s01-coop.html "Protecting our kids – or jeopardizing everyone's freedom?"] (2008)'''
*:''"Residency restrictions, unconstitutional laws that bar sex offenders from living in a specified area, are on the rise ''[...]'' Twenty-two states have prohibited sex offenders from living within a minimum distance of family facilities, such as schools and day-care centers. The distance ranges from 500 feet to five times that. And further restrictions are on the way. ''[...]'' The more crucial problem, though, is that residency restrictions clearly violate the constitutional limits on statutory law. Article I, Section 9 of the United States Constitution reads in part: "No bill, or attainder, or ex post facto law shall be passed." The Latin phrase "ex post facto" literally translates as "from after the fact." The Founding Fathers wisely realized that law must not be retroactive. ''[...]'' Most state laws require their state to build schools and family facilities according to the population of a constituency. Therefore, inevitably a case arises when changes in demographics require construction of a school within the restricted range of a convicted child sex offender. We may feel no sympathy when an ex-convict is forced to sell his home because of it, but this practice is retroactive punishment."''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20081204064252/http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/stories/2008/11/25/georgia_sex_offender.html Court strikes down life sentence for sex offender] (2008)'''
*:''"In a 6-1 decision, written by Justice Robert Benham, the court said the life sentence imposed upon 26-year-old Cedric Bradshaw of Statesboro violates the Eighth Amendment’s guarantee against cruel and unusual punishment. “We conclude the imposition of a sentence of life imprisonment is so harsh in comparison to the crime for which it was imposed that it is unconstitutional,” Benham wrote."''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20090502005908/http://cfcamerica.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=507:the-girls-diary-later-revealed-she-had-been-sneaking-out-of-her-parents-bloomfield-township-home-in-the-middle-of-the-night-to-have-oral-and-anal-sex-with-22-boys-and-men-&catid=3:news&Itemid=1 CFC America on "Oakland youth in sex diary case found dead"] (2009)'''
*:''"Pleading to seduction as Fawcett did in 2002 meant his name would not appear on the sex-offender list. But changes last year require those who pleaded guilty to seduction to appear on the list, said the county's Chief Deputy Prosecutor Deborah Carley. ''[...]'' His parents called it a devastating blow to their son. The state enacted New Laws and applied them Retroactively, which is against the United States Constitution. His parents said it was wrong to for the state to break an agreement, their plea agreement, and do this to their son. They said they believe the plea agreement he made two years ago should stand."''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20090726094327/http://www.itworld.com/legal/61143/supreme-court-refuses-internet-age-restrictions-case Supreme Court refuses Internet age restrictions case] (2009)'''
*:''"For over a decade the government has been trying to thwart freedom of speech on the Internet, and for years the courts have been finding the attempts unconstitutional," Chris Hansen, senior staff attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), said in a statement. "It is not the role of the government to decide what people can see and do on the Internet. Those are personal decisions that should be made by individuals and their families."''

*'''Dr. Marty Klein (2016) “[https://web.archive.org/web/20221230085022/http://www.sexualintelligence.org/newsletters/issue199.html#three Sexually, Are We Becoming Wilder or More Conservative?]”, ''Sexual Intelligence'', Issue #199'''
*:''The federal government now insists that if two college students get drunk and agree to have sex, one can call it rape and try to have the other expelled from school. At the ensuing hearing, the accused student will not be allowed a lawyer, nor will he be allowed to cross-examine his accuser. This destruction of due process is supposed to be "progress."''

==Broad sweep registries==

:''See [[Research: Recidivism and other offending figures#Facts and figures according to SOL Reform Groups and their allies|our research article]].''

When the same overbearing restrictions are applied to minor offenses (public urination, "[[statutory rape]]", etc), we simultaneously undermine the magnitude of serious crimes and impose cruel and unusual punishments on less serious offenders. Often, these restrictions hinder the efforts of those seeking to reintegrate offenders into society, as well as the offenders.<ref>[https://www.fox10tv.com/2025/09/18/pastor-registered-sex-offenders-arrested-after-car-wash/ Pastor and Registered Sex Offender Arrested After Car Wash Incident]</ref>

==Homelessness==

[[File:Sotents.jpg|thumb|A Floridian sex-offender "tent city" in 2008]]
Homelessness is a widely acknowledged result of [[Jessica's Law]] and almost certainly increases the rate of offending. Ghettos such as [[Wikipedia:Miracle Village (community)|Miracle Village]] have sprung up in response. Homelessness is an ongoing problem that does not receive as much attention as it did in the wake of the law's passing in the 00s.

*'''[https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/california-news/calif-seeks-solutions-homeless-sex-offender-rate/20977/ Panel: Calif. Seeks Solutions to Homeless Sex Offender Rate] (2017)'''
*:''"California has as many homeless sex offenders now as it did 2½ years ago, when a state Supreme Court ruling that overturned restrictions on where they could live was seen as a way to increase housing options and allow law enforcement to better track them. Sex offenders must register with the state and provide new addresses when they move. Those who are homeless are less apt to keep their locations updated and more likely to commit new crimes. The number of homeless offenders more than tripled after voters banned sex offenders from living near schools and parks a decade ago, and it was thought the number would fall with the Supreme Court's March 2015 decision. But as of early July, there were 6,329 homeless sex offenders on the California Justice Department's sex offender registry — down only a hair from the 6,422 in January 2015."''

*'''[https://www.wral.com/homeless-sex-offenders-living-in-tents-in-busy-section-of-fayetteville/20380739/ Homeless sex offenders living in tents in busy section of Fayetteville] (2022)'''
*:''"There are 843 registered sex offenders living in Cumberland County. For dozens in Fayetteville, their home is a tent alongside the road. Deputies in the Sheriff's Office Sex Offender Registration Enforcement Unit (SOREU) learned the group of offenders are homeless and stay in a tent community along where the busy Martin Luther King Jr. Freeway (Highway 87) goes over Gillespie Street. Some live under the overpass while others live in a nearby field beside Gillespie Street. A man who didn't want be identified told WRAL News he is a registered sex offender who lives in a tent. He has a job and was living with his sister, but the law requires sex offenders to live at least 1,000 feet from a school, which she didn't, he explained. "It's also hard to find houses and hard to find rent," he said."''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20150719141727/https://thinkprogress.org/justice/2014/10/23/3583307/in-miami-dade-sex-offenders-are-relegated-to-outdoor-encampments/ Inside Miami’s Hidden Tent City For ‘Sex Offenders’] (2014)'''
*:''"In 2009, Miami-Dade County drew national criticism when reports emerged that more than 100 individuals on the sex offender registry were camping under the Julia Tuttle Causeway in the middle of the Biscayne Bay with the blessing of the corrections department, because a patchwork of restrictive laws made it so they had nowhere else to go. In response, officials cleared out the camp and changed the law, in a shift that was supposed to give these offenders a habitable place to live. But four years after that new law was passed, those on the sex offender registry who consider Miami-Dade County home are just camping somewhere else — in makeshift encampments on the outskirts of the county near a railroad track. There is no sanitary water source, no bathrooms, and no shelter from the elements. Many of them used to sleep in an empty warehouse. But after the owners complained, they moved north to a small strip of land, where the only shelter they can find is from their own tents or cars, and sometimes another abandoned warehouse. ''[...]'' How does this happen? Like many places, Miami-Dade County has restrictions on where those on the sex offender registry can live, often known as “child safety zones.” In their case, they cannot live within 2,500 feet of a school. Miami-Dade’s law was passed two years ago after several even stricter laws that created buffer zones around a range of facilities were deemed too restrictive. But since the law was passed, more and more places have been classified as “schools.” And the significant radius — much greater than the 1,000-foot requirement in the state law — has left those on the sex offender registry with few options for affordable, habitable living space. For a time, these individuals were living at River Park mobile home. But residents lobbied to have a youth emergency homeless shelter defined as a “school” under the law, and dozens of those on the offender registry were ejected."''

*'''[http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-offenders14-2009jan14,0,1944251.story Panel: Take another look at sex offender restrictions] (2009)'''
*:''"Reporting from Sacramento -- A state panel is urging the governor and legislators to change "Jessica's Law," saying its restrictions on where sex offenders can live are counterproductive and calling the nearly $25 million a year spent to house them a poor use of taxpayers' money. The residency restrictions, passed by voters more than two years ago in Proposition 83, have never been shown to prevent new crimes and may reduce public safety, the panel says. Since 70% of voters approved the initiative, "the availability of suitable housing has plummeted," the state's Sex Offender Management Board said in a report sent to lawmakers this week. The state previously had more modest residency limits that applied only to certain sex offenders. Jessica's Law expanded the restrictions to all sex offenders and greatly reduced the locations where they could reside. Barring sex offenders from living within 2,000 feet of schools, parks and other areas where children gather has driven many into homelessness, an unstable situation that can propel them back to crime, according to the board. State corrections officials say they find housing and pay rent for about 800 who are on parole, but they cannot house them all; the number of homeless sex offenders on parole is 12 times as large as it was when the law was passed."''

* '''[https://reason.com/2011/06/14/perverted-justice-2/ Perverted Justice. Sex offender laws represent the triumph of outrage over reason.] (2011)''' [https://web.archive.org/web/20220808015126/https://reason.com/2011/06/14/perverted-justice-2/ copy]
*:''"In 2005 Iowa banned people convicted of sex offenses involving minors from living within 2,000 feet of a school or day care center. Almost immediately, the ban prompted complaints from police and prosecutors, who worried that the residence restrictions were so burdensome that they discouraged sex offenders from pleading guilty and from registering after conviction, making them impossible to track. In a 2006 statement, the Iowa County Attorneys Association said the law "does not provide the protection that was originally intended" and called for its repeal, citing "the cost of enforcing the requirement and the unintended effects on families of offenders." After the law took effect, the number of sex offenders whose whereabouts were unknown more than doubled. The prosecutors reported that "the residency restriction is causing offenders to become homeless, to change residences without notifying authorities of their new locations, to register false addresses or to simply disappear.""''

==Unenforceable and expensive laws==

:''For more [[SOL Reform]] arguments and links, see [[Research: Recidivism and other offending figures]].''

*'''[https://www.oocities.org/three_strikes_legal/sex_offenders_danger_forever.html Jessica's Law is an expensive failure] (2008)'''
*:''"By now, it should be apparent that California voters made a serious mistake when they passed Proposition 83, the 2006 ballot initiative popularly known as Jessica's law. The law requires lifetime monitoring of sex offenders -- not only those charged with child sexual abuse and rapists whose victims were adults, but also those convicted of consensual sex with a teenager and even misdemeanor indecent exposure. It bars offenders from living within 2,000 feet of a school or park. By the end of 2007, it was obvious that the law was a failure. Almost no local police agencies in California were enforcing it, partly because it was unenforceable and partly because even trying to enforce it proved prohibitively expensive. ''[...]'' In practice, as the Times reported, it has led to the state contracting with 79 psychologists and psychiatrists to do the evaluations. Last year, 14 of them billed the state more than a half-million dollars apiece for those services. One billed the state for more than $1.5 million in 2007. Such payments to contractors might be worthwhile if the evaluations were producing clear benefits. But it isn't. The evaluations were supposed to be used to determine if sex offenders should be committed to a mental hospital after serving their sentences. But the Times found that the number of commitments was essentially the same for the 18-month periods before and after voters approved the law."''

* '''[https://reason.com/2011/06/14/perverted-justice-2/ Perverted Justice. Sex offender laws represent the triumph of outrage over reason.] (2011)''' [https://web.archive.org/web/20220808015126/https://reason.com/2011/06/14/perverted-justice-2/ copy]
*: ''"Predictably, offenders confined under sexually violent predator laws after completing their prison sentences are almost never declared well enough to release. In 2007 the Washington State Institute for Public Policy counted discharges by the 20 states that had implemented such laws at the time. Of the 4,534 offenders who had been committed since the first such law was passed in 1990, 188 (about 4 percent) had been released based on a "program staff recommendation." According to 2011 legislative testimony by Rob Siedlecki, acting secretary of the Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services, only two out of 247 prisoner/patients (less than 1 percent) have successfully completed that state's Sexual Offender Treatment Program since it was created in 1994. Taxpayers are paying a pretty penny for these dismal results. The Washington state study found that committing a sex offender cost an average of $97,000 annually, compared to $26,000 for a year of prison, a gap that a 2007 investigation by The New York Times attributed to "higher costs for programs, treatment and supervised freedoms.""''

==Psychic interventions and inferences==

Most people know that superstition, fabrication and mass psychosis have marked some of the past "unearthly" CSA panics such as the [[Wikipedia: Satanic Panic|Satanic Panic]]. But while coercive "recovery" of traumatic memories, grifting therapists and their corrupt relationships with lawyers are some of the better-known aspects of the CSA Industry, even ''psychic mediums'' have been allowed to gain ground.

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20080619195905/http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_23845.aspx CityNews Exclusive: The Mother, The Child, The School Board And The Psychic] (2008)'''
*:''"Leduc's weird tale began on May 30, when she dropped young Victoria off for class at Terry Fox Elementary and headed in to work, only to receive a frantic phone call from the school telling her it was urgent she come back right away. The frightened mother rushed back to the campus and was stunned by what she heard - the principal, vice-principal and her daughter's teacher were all waiting for her in the office, telling her they'd received allegations that Victoria had been the victim of sexual abuse - and that the CAS had been notified. ''[...]'' "The teacher looked and me and said: 'We have to tell you something. The educational assistant who works with Victoria went to see a psychic last night, and the psychic asked the educational assistant at that particular time if she works with a little girl by the name of "V." And she said 'yes, I do.' And she said, 'well, you need to know that that child is being sexually abused by a man between the ages of 23 and 26.'" ''[...]'' But things got worse when school officials used the "evidence" and accepted the completely unsubstantiated word of the seer by reporting the case to Children's Aid, which promptly opened a file on the family. "They reported me to Children's Aid," Leduc declares, still disbelieving. "Based on a psychic!" ''[...]'' As a result, she's refused to send Victoria back to class - or to the educational assistant who allegedly started the entire chain of events in the first place. As a result of her stress and the need to stay home with her daughter, Leduc is now unable to work, has no place to send her child for the rest of the year, isn't sure where she'll go when school begins in September and is seeking legal advice."''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20080430175322/https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/leeds-paedophile-guilty-thanks-to.4033081.jp Leeds paedophile guilty thanks to man who 'talks to dead'] (2008)'''
*:''"A psychic who called upon the dead to expose a paedophile who preyed on girls as young as nine today said: "Justice has been done." Using his mystic powers Patrick Hutchinson sensed a 20-year-old woman's demons from her childhood and helped her confront her abuser for the first time. After a five-and-a-half-day trial a Leeds Crown Court jury yesterday convicted her tormentor Terrance Dunstan, 61, of five charges of indecently assaulting three girls aged from nine to 11 between 1997 and 2001. ''[...]'' Mr Hutchinson repeatedly asked if she had been abused as a child until she burst into tears and told the friend she was out with the terrible secret she had kept hidden for around ten years. ''[...]'' Dunstan escaped prison in March 2005 and was handed a community order after admitting four charges of indecently assaulting three different girls all aged under 16 between 1989 and 2004. Father-of-eight Dunstan claimed he was the victim of a plot to get him jailed during his trial which started last Monday. He said the three girls who made complaints against him had conspired with previous victims. He said they were angry he escaped jail after being convicted of abusing them."''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20100601035310/http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/national-news/paedophile_denies_carrying_out_exorcisms_1_641494 Paedophile denies carrying out exorcisms] (2010)'''
*:''"Convicted paedophile Mohammed Anjum, 53, of Egmont Road, spoke out to deny the claims from the mother of one his alleged victims as he gave evidence during his trial at Teesside Crown Court. She accused him of being a black magician and exorcist who tried to kill his own father and thought she was possessed by demons. During an extraordinary testimony the mother, who cannot be identified, shouted at the defendant from the witness box: "Sexually abuse my child now, I dare you, in front of Judge Fox. I dare you. You coward. Gary Glitter. Disgusting. Dirty pervert. I'm enjoying this. I'm enjoying speaking the truth." Giving evidence on Wednesday, the mother said she once saw Anjum "glaring at my son like a savage beast". ''[...]'' She told the court: "What he had done in my religion was write something which makes you a disbeliever. He'd written magic, black magic, a spell." The mother told officers Anjum and his wife, who are now estranged, were black magicians. She talked of "magic love spells" and likened the couple to Fred and Rose West. Responding to the allegations, defence barrister Tony Hawks said to Anjum: "I never thought I would have to ask this during my career at the bar, are you a black magician?" "No," the bearded defendant replied."''

==Banning of children & child photography==

With widespread uneasiness surrounding the imputed motives of people - especially men who volunteer to work with children or photograph children at events, completely cancelling clubs and events or banning photography is often the easier option.

*'''[https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2022/08/22/a-dad-took-pictures-of-his-son-at-a-doctors-request-then-google-labeled-him-a-sex-offender/ A Dad Took Pictures of His Son at a Doctor’s Request, then Google Labeled Him a Sex Offender] (2022)'''
*:''"In a recent article, the New York Times tells the story of a father who attempted to seek telemedicine treatment for his son amidst the coronavirus pandemic, sending photos of his son to the doctor for inspection at the request of the medical office. Google tagged the images as child abuse material, disabled his account, and reported him to the police. ''[...]'' in February 2021 noticed that his son appeared to be suffering from a medical issue affecting his genitals which were swollen and painful. Mark’s wife called an advice nurse at their health care provider and scheduled an emergency consultation by video. The nurse instructed Mark and his wife to send photos of the medical issue to the doctor ahead of time so that he could review them before the consultation. Mark and his wife did so, using their iPhone to take photos of their child’s genitals. The doctor quickly diagnosed the issue and prescribed antibiotics which treated the problem. But just two days after taking the photos of his son, Mark received a notification on his phone informing him that his account had been disabled because of “harmful content” that was “a severe violation of Google’s policies and might be illegal.” A link titled “learn more” directed him to a list of possible reasons, including “child sexual abuse & exploitation.” Mark immediately filled out a form requesting a review of Google’s decision and explaining his son’s medical issue. But quickly Mark found that not only had he lost access to his emails, contact information for friends and former colleagues, and documentation of his son’s first years of life, but also his Google Fi account shut down which meant that he had to get a new phone number with another carrier. A few days later, Google responded that it would not be reinstating his account. Later, Mark learned that Google had also flagged a video he made and the San Francisco Police Department had begun to investigate him."''
::[Editor: This was not an isolated incident<ref>[https://www.rt.com/news/561343-google-parents-child-abuse-algorithm/ RT.com, another dad caught out by Google CP algo]</ref>]

*'''[https://www.denverpost.com/2018/01/24/arizona-bath-time-photos-child-protective-services/ How an Arizona couple’s innocent bath time photos of their kids set off a 10-year legal saga] (2018)'''
*:''"A Walmart employee had flagged the bath time photos as pornographic, the detective told the parents. One showed the girls wrapped in towels with their arms around each other; another showed their exposed bottoms. The Demarees said they were harmless shots of the children goofing around, no different than what you’d expect to find in any family scrapbook. But police and social workers launched a full-blown sex abuse investigation, raiding the couple’s home and putting the girls in protective custody for a month while they interviewed dozens of family members and friends about whether the Demarees were child sex offenders. ''[...]'' On Tuesday, after a series of defeats in the case, a federal appeals court affirmed what the Demarees have argued all along: that their children were taken from them for no good reason. ''[...]'' The decision, which came nearly 10 years after the parents’ initial encounter with police, revived the case against the two social workers after a lower court dismissed it in 2014. That court ruled that the social workers, as employees of the Arizona government, were entitled to “qualified immunity,” meaning they were protected from liability in lawsuits arising from their professional duties. ''[...]'' After questioning the parents, police took the children in for interviews and medical exams to look for signs of sexual abuse. While the exams were being conducted, they got a search warrant and raided the couple’s home, seizing computers, cellphones, undeveloped film and other materials relevant to a child pornography probe, the court wrote. ''[...]'' Police interviewed about three dozen friends, family members and co-workers of the Demarees in the course of their sex-abuse investigation, according to the lawsuit. The Demarees also underwent psychological evaluation, according to ABC News."''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20211021094239/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/2164341/Child-protection-rules-could-see-youngsters-banned-from-sport-and-hobby-clubs.html Child protection rules could see youngsters banned from sport and hobby clubs] (2008)'''
*:''"Children could be barred from joining sports and hobby clubs because of the increasing burden of red tape, campaigners fear. Organisations which run activities for youngsters are already struggling to recruit volunteers because they must undergo criminal records checks. But when a new child protection database is introduced next year - which one in four adults will have to sign at a cost of £64 each - it is feared that many groups which admit members of all ages will decide it is cheaper and simpler to exclude children. Campaigners say this will leave teenagers unable to take part in activities which are good for their development, and makes a mockery of Government attempts to crack down on youth obesity and anti-social behaviour ''[...]'' "Some clubs have closed their doors to children, and that's a real shame."''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20081012050455/http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/scotland/Parents-warned-on-gymnastic-photos.4352550.jp Parents warned on gymnastic photos] (2008)'''
*:''"FEAR of paedophiles on the internet has prompted Scots sports chiefs to warn parents and coaches not to photograph young athletes in their gym gear. Controversial new advice from governing body Scottish Gymnastics says photographs of youngsters should only be taken if they are wearing tracksuits."''

*'''[https://www.oldfamilyfirst.org.nz/2008/06/parents-banned-from-snapping-kids-at-sport/ Archived article from the Herald Sun] (2008)'''
*:''"Netball, basketball, rugby league, AFL, cricket, soccer and baseball clubs have imposed rules to prevent photos of young players being taken without the consent of all parents and coaches. NSW's Macarthur junior baseball league president Maud Goldfinch said parents had to sign a form confirming they would not take photographs without permission. Ms Goldfinch said that as a parent, she did not agree with the policy, which deprived children of happy sporting memories. "''

*'''Story from ThisIsLincolnshire (2008)'''
*:''"Parents are now banned from taking photographs of their own children at most family venues across Lincolnshire, new research has revealed. There are picture bans in places ranging from North Kesteven Sports Centre in North Hykeham to Crazee Bongos indoor play area in Sleaford. An Echo survey shows that even Superbowl bowling alley in Lincoln stops parents from capturing magical childhood moments."''<ref>Dead, most probably malformed link unarchived at '''thisislincolnshire.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=156130&command=displayContent&sourceNode=242285&home=yes&more_nodeId1=156139&contentPK=21161539''' with no text result in search engines</ref>

*'''[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1035315/Father-branded-pervert--photographing-children-public-park.html Father-of-three branded a 'pervert' - for photographing his own children in public park] (2008)'''
*:''"When Gary Crutchley started taking pictures of his children playing on an inflatable slide he thought they would be happy reminders of a family day out. But the innocent snaps of seven-year-old Cory, and Miles, five, led to him being called a ‘pervert’. The woman running the slide at Wolverhampton Show asked him what he was doing and other families waiting in the queue demanded that he stop. One even accused him of photographing youngsters to put the pictures on the internet."''

==Attacks on heritage==

*'''[https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/society/general-news/20250828-277606/ Statues of Naked Women Being Removed From Public Spaces; Meant As Symbols of Peace, Now Thought Inappropriate] (2025)'''
::''"Statues of naked women are being removed from parks and other locations nationwide, in keeping with modern sentiments that they are inappropriate for public places. The statues were set up in many locations as symbols of peace, replacing those of military officers after the end of World War II. Recently, however, many people believe they are incongruous with today’s values or should only be exhibited in museums. [...] Some elementary school students who have visited the park on field trips have said the statues made them feel embarrassed. “People’s values have changed, so we decided it’s undesirable for a large number of the general public to see statues of naked minors in a public space,” a city official said. [...] “People’s opinions about naked minors in the society have become stricter in recent years,” said Prof. Kikuro Miyashita of Kobe University, an expert in the history of art."''
*'''[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/man-smashes-statue-hammer-bbc-b1991884.html Man with hammer seen attacking statue outside BBC HQ] (2022)'''
::''"A controversial statue over the entrance to the BBC’s Broadcasting House in London has been damaged by a man with a hammer. The individual used a ladder to reach the statue by [[Eric Gill]] while another man on the ground shouted about the sculptor’s history of paedophilia. The BBC has previously faced calls to remove Prospero and Ariel, which was installed in 1933. Gill’s diaries, published decades after his death in 1940, revealed he sexually abused his daughters and family dog. Shards of stone have been falling from the BBC building and the man has written the words “noose all paedos” on the statue. Images from the scene appear to show the penis of the child in the piece has been removed. Police, who were called to the scene at around 4.15pm, said they were trying to “engage” with the man wielding the hammer, and have arrested another man on suspicion of conspiracy to commit criminal damage."''

*'''[https://www.huffpost.com/entry/florida-principal-out-after-viewing-of-michelangelos-david-upsets-parents_n_641c621ee4b0fef15248d867/amp Florida Principal Out After Viewing Of Michelangelo's 'David' Upsets Parents] (2023)'''
::''"The principal of Florida’s Tallahassee Classical School is out of a job after parents complained that their sixth-grade children were shown Michelangelo’s 16th century “David” sculpture, with one parent calling it “pornographic,” the Tallahassee Democrat first reported. The now-former principal, Hope Carrasquilla, told HuffPost the situation was also “a little more complicated than that,” noting that the usual protocol is to send parents a letter before students are shown such classical artwork. ''[...]'' One parent was “point-blank upset,” Carrasquilla continued, and “felt her child should not be viewing those pieces.” The board of the charter school decided Monday to give the principal the choice to resign or be fired after less than a year in the job. She was the school’s third principal since it opened in the fall of 2020, per the Tallahassee Democrat. ''[...]'' Carrasquilla said she had taught in classical education for a decade and knew that “once in a while you get a parent who gets upset about Renaissance art” — hence the letter. ''[...]'' “Parental rights trump everything else,” ''[School Board Chair]'' Bishop said. ''[...]'' “They didn’t like the woke indoctrination that was going on,” ''[he added] [...]'' “We don’t use pronouns,” Bishop said. “We don’t teach CRT and we don’t ever mention 1619 — those are not appropriate subjects for our kids.”"''

*'''[https://alt.sculpture.narkive.com/NvDEwCL5/teacher-reprimanded-after-student-sees-nude-art-on-museum-trip Teacher reprimanded after student sees nude art on museum trip] (2006)'''
::''"School board members have voted to not renew the contract of a veteran art teacher who was reprimanded after one of her fifth-grade students saw a nude sculpture during a school trip to a museum. Sydney McGee has been on paid administrative leave from Fisher Elementary School since Friday, said her attorney Rogge Dunn. ''[...]'' "If they had good reason to fire her, they would have, but they don't," Dunn said. "It's mind-boggling.""''
::[See also<ref>[https://www.southcoasttoday.com/story/news/nation-world/2006/10/09/fired-art-teacher-sparks-controversy/50376622007/ South Coast Today: Sydney McGee controversy.]</ref>]

*'''[http://www.williamapercy.com/wiki/index.php?title=Vickers%27_Scandalous_Caption_and_the_Library_of_Congress Vickers' Scandalous Caption and the Library of Congress] - Percy Foundation Wiki (2012)'''
::''"Of all the many scholars who try to impose contemporary "morals" onto depictions of ancient lives, Michael Vickers is one of the most egregious offenders. Recent discourse about his labeling of a painted vase with pederastic art at the Ashmolean, where he is Curator of Greek and Roman Antiquities, demonstrates his prejudices and disregard for historical reality. With his defense of that outrageous caption of his, he has outdone even his fellow British academician James Davidson <ref>[https://greek-love.com/index.php/other-histories/pederasty-reviews-other-histories/james-davidson-greek-love-pederasty A critical review of the Davidson's denial of the intergenerational nature of ancient homosexuality in his 2007 book "The Greeks and Greek Love: a Radical Reappraisal of Homosexuality"]</ref> in The Greeks and Greek Love: A Bold New Exploration of the Ancient World, Orion, 2006. The vase in question, depicting a pederastic scene at a palestra where a man and a youth are clearly in the midst of sexual foreplay, was labeled some time ago by Vickers to read, simply, '''"Paedophile and victim."'''"''

*'''[https://www.today.com/popculture/paul-reubens-pleads-guilty-obscenity-charge-wbna4563512 Paul Reubens pleads guilty to obscenity charge] (2004)'''
::''"“Pee-wee Herman” actor Paul Reubens was sentenced to three years probation Friday after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor obscenity charge involving photographs seized from his erotica collection. The former star of the “Pee-wee’s Playhouse” children’s TV show and two “Pee-wee” movies won’t be allowed unsupervised contact with minors during the probation period. Under terms of a plea agreement that Superior Court Judge Carol H. Rehm approved, Reubens also agreed to pay a $100 fine and enter a counseling program for one year. ''[...]'' Evidence seized included images of minors with their genitals exposed, Moses contended. “That mischaracterizes the art collection seized,” Reubens’ lawyer, Blair Berk said Friday. “If that means a black-and-white tintype from 1901 with a young man of indeterminate, 17- to 19-year-old age, laying on the beach after having gone skinny-dipping ... then they got it.” “It was clear from the start that we, along with the many distinguished art experts supporting Paul’s art photography collection, vehemently disagreed with the city prosecutor’s view of what constitutes art,” Berk said. In a statement, Reubens said he was glad that the child pornography charge had been dismissed without “a costly circus-like trial.”"''

==Banning of contact==

In the 90s and 00s, an increasing number of public facilities started introducing regulations to "[[Safeguarding|safeguard]]" children, or otherwise reduce the risk of even fleeting contact with adult strangers. One now deleted story informed us that:

<blockquote>''Library staff have been warned not to put children on their knees during story times for fear they will be branded paedophiles. Staff have also been told not to "lead a child by the hand" out of the library to look for a missing parent under a new policy introduced by education chiefs. As well as protecting employees from "vulnerable situations", the policy also warns librarians to keep an eye out for potential paedophiles and to ask adults acting suspiciously near a children's area or activity to move on or leave. Library staff will be told to refrain from physical contact where possible, even when they are trying to comfort a distressed or injured child.''</blockquote>

This scheme of "protections", we now take for granted.

==="No unaccompanied adults" rules===

[[File:Poolsign.png|thumb|Park/pool sign advertised online in 2024 alongside inaccurate claims about children.<ref>[https://www.mypoolsigns.com/no-adults-allowed-unless-accompanied-children-sign/sku-k-0678 Inaccurate pool/park sign]</ref>]]
Such rules are now commonplace throughout America's parks and playgrounds, meaning that an unsuspecting adult entering or traversing one of these areas without an alibi might face fines or worse.

*'''[https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE7035DS/ Case against New York City chess players dismissed] (2011)'''
*:''"Two men facing a trial for playing chess in a public park had their case dismissed on Tuesday but police said the players risk getting in trouble again if they return to the tables for another game. Police stopped Yacahudah Harrison, Christopher Peralta, and four other men who were playing at built-in stone chess tables in a Manhattan playground on October 20 and ordered them to appear in court for violating a park rule that prohibits adults from the playground "except in the company of children". "I've been playing there for the last two years," Harrison said in court on Monday. "We were welcomed there. Parents thought we were a positive influence. I think all around the world chess is considered good culture." ''[...]'' New York Police Department spokesman Paul Browne said in a telephone interview that nothing was changed by the dismissal, and that adults hoping to use the chess tables without children in tow would still run the risk of being summoned to court. ''[...]'' Siegel noted the case could have been avoided if park designers had thought about who would use the chess tables. "Four-year-olds don't play chess," he said."''

===Sexism===

*'''[https://www.kidspot.com.au/parenting/parents-dont-believe-men-should-be-working-in-childcare/news-story/97b0eee9607c4983107e79c1f2d3d20e 'Parents don’t believe men should be working in childcare'] (2017)'''
::''"A pair of parents walked past and clocked me, just sitting there. The next thing I knew, they’d reported me to the police for touching their child inappropriately. It hit me like a bus. They started an active campaign against me, even though I’d done nothing wrong. They put posters of my face with my name and where I worked, saying I was a child molester. It was plastered everywhere around traffic lights and in the streets. They spread lies about me throughout the community. I had to go for an interview with child protection services. I was terrified. I knew I’d done absolutely nothing wrong, but if I were found guilty of something it would affect my entire life. I was really freaking out, it was horrendous. I had to answer a load of questions but I gave straight, honest answers because I knew that the whole childcare centre worked with careful guidelines; I’d never been alone with children and never acted inappropriately in any way whatsoever."''

*'''[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4381724/Widower-accused-PAEDOPHILE-Travelodge-staff.html Widower staying with his own daughter, 13, is accused of being a PAEDOPHILE by Travelodge staff and interviewed by police all because he booked a double room] (2017)'''
::''"A widower who lost his wife to cancer was accused of being a paedophile by Travelodge staff because he booked a double room for him and his daughter. Craig Darwell, 46, was taking Millie, 13, to visit Thorpe Park and was forced to book the double room in Chertsey, Surrey, because there were no others available. But when he checked in, suspicious staff demanded that he show them his daughter's ID. Mr Darwell, who lost his wife to leukaemia when Millie was just four, explained that he did not have ID for his daughter and instead showed staff pictures of them together when she was a baby. But even after seeing them, staff called the police and he and his daughter were forced into separate rooms and interviewed by a police officer."''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20080517234820/http://www.theblogfathers.com/2007/08/14/dealing-with-irrational-fear-of-pedophiles/ BlogFathers - "Dealing With (Irrational?) Fear Of Pedophiles"] (2008)'''
::''"My friend, a Latin woman, has such fear of pedophiles that she will not let any teacher help out in the bathroom at day care with her toddler girls. No change of diapers, no change of clothing, and no help with toilet visits. It must be a woman, otherwise inappropriate things could happen. Apparently, any male might be a pedophile. Every other parent is fine with the male employees helping out but she refuses to change her mind."''

===General hysteria===

*'''[https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/man-seen-speaking-to-children-outside-school-in-st-catharines-won-t-be-charged-1.3363617 Man seen speaking to children outside school in St. Catharines won't be charged] (2017)'''
*:''"Police were called by members of the public who reported seeing an older man standing near a fence talking to kids on the other side. ''[...]'' The citizens took photos of the man, described as 60 to 70 years of age. Police say he had given the children gum and had left the scene by the time officers arrived. A photo of the man was distributed and police say information called in by citizens led to his identification. Detectives went to his residence and "spoke to him at length" before deciding criminal charges were "not appropriate.""''

*'''[https://www.ipce.info/library_3/files/touching_guidelines.htm Archdiocese Enacts New "Touching" Guidelines] (2008)'''
*:''"Tough new guidelines on "good" touching and "bad" touching are now in place for anyone who has contact with children within the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. For example, "side hugs" are allowed but "bear hugs" are considered prohibited physical contact." ''[...]'' "It is really sad, but it's necessary in the culture in which we're living," said Andriacco. ''[...]'' "The decree prohibits physical contact that is considered "inappropriate." Any form of unwanted affection ''[...]'' Inappropriate, forceful or lengthy embraces and/or "bear hugs" ''[...]'' Kisses ''[...]'' Lap-sitting ''[...]'' Touching buttocks, chest, knees, thighs or genital areas ''[...]'' Placing hands in the pockets of al child ''[...]'' Showing affection in isolated areas such as bedrooms, closets, adult-only or staff-only areas ''[...]'' Laying down, cuddling or sleeping near a child ''[...]'' Being in bed with a child ''[...]'' Wrestling ''[...]'' Tickling ''[...]'' Piggyback rides ''[...]'' Massage given by an adult to a child ''[...]'' Massage given by a child to an adult"''

*'''[http://education.guardian.co.uk/schools/story/0,,1408828,00.html Losing touch] (2005)'''
*:''"It's an everyday drama at primary schools up and down the country - but according to London teacher Kate Abley, a child wetting himself in the classroom is no longer a molehill, it's a mountain. "One male teacher refused to change children - he'd get other teachers to do it," says Abley. "Another teacher would call the child's mother to come in and deal with it." Those teachers who were prepared to change a child's wet pants were supposed to take another adult into the changing rooms, to keep an eye on them. "The whole thing was completely impractical." There's a growing panic among childcare professionals about touching young children in their care which, says a group of academics at Manchester Metropolitan University's Institute of Education, is causing concern and uncertainty about what's OK and what's not when it comes to innocent physical contact with youngsters. In research they are planning to publish later this year, academics Heather Piper, John Powell and Hannah Smith describe how some child carers are reluctant even to put a plaster on a child's scraped knee. Very young children have to treat their injuries themselves - with the nursery worker or teacher giving instructions on how to open the box, take out a plaster and stick it on. If a child's parent is nearby, he or she is summoned to deal with the injury. Piper describes it as a crazy situation. "Many people are behaving in completely ludicrous ways. What is cast into doubt is the process of normal nurturing - the way adults are with children." Comforting a child when they're upset, putting a plaster on them, changing their wet pants - all these everyday ways in which adults care for young children are now seen as suspect. "Children are used to being cared for by adults, being picked up and having somebody put their plasters on. If they go to places where adults don't touch them, this must be quite horrifying," says Piper - she cited the example from one playgroup in her research where there was "no touch that was caring at all"."''

*'''[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7474692.stm Adults 'scared to go near kids'] (2008)'''
*:''"Many adults are afraid to interact with children for fear of being labelled as paedophiles, a report has claimed. Think-tank Civitas said the "escalation of child protection measures" had made everyone from sports coaches to Santas seem like "potential child abusers". The Home Office said there was no evidence that vetting had deterred volunteers or eroded trust. It plans to tighten the rules further, so all parents hosting foreign exchange students will face background checks. In its report, Licensed to Hug, Civitas said that child protection regulations had "succeeded in poisoning the relationship between the generations". While in the past, adults would have helped children in distress or rebuked those misbehaving, there was now "a feeling that it is best not to become involved", it said. Report author Prof Frank Furedi, of Kent University, said: "From Girl Guiders to football coaches, from Christmas-time Santas to parents helping out in schools, volunteers - once regarded as pillars of the community - have been transformed in the regulatory and public imagination into potential child abusers, barred from any contact with children until the database gives them the green light."''

*'''[https://www.bishop-accountability.org/news2008/11_12/2008_21_07_Boykin_DontBe.htm Don't 'Be Alone with Other People's Children'] (2008)'''
*:''"Few events in a person's life have the ability to completely destroy them. But an accusation of child sex abuse, true or not, can ruin careers, families and reputations. In the past two years, an estimated 270 accusations of child sex abuse have occurred in the county. Of the 92 felony child abuse cases that went to trial during that time, only two ended in not guilty verdicts -- verdicts that won't wipe the slate clean. ''[...]'' Boy Scouts of America requires adult leaders to have a background check and to go through an hourlong course that reviews policies and practices, such as adults not sleeping in the same tent as a boy and how to handle a situation when a child tells you another adult has made him feel uncomfortable. The Salvation Army requires a background check, and all coaches and volunteers are required to watch a video on working with children, said Mark Thompson, a Salisbury Salvation Army director who serves as school board vice president. Generally, many organizations and youth leaders have instituted a buddy system when it comes to working with minors. "You shouldn't be alone with other people's children," said Michelle Hughes, the Life Crisis Center executive director. "It's not like years ago when teachers could identify a kid that needed a little extra and take him home for dinner. It's not like that anymore." ''[...]'' "No adult can be alone with boys," Wright said. "It must be two." In addition to avoiding being alone with a child, individuals who work with children should be careful not to cross the boundaries of the working relationship, said Thompson. "Be sure that you understand that you are the adult and they are the children," Thompson said. He cautioned adults who work with children to be careful of how you touch them, and to watch out for signs and sharing personal information. "It's not illegal to show genuine affection for a child," Ruark said. "But if it goes beyond that ... adults need to be cognizant of that. When you get to the point where you are touching inappropriately, even unintentional, that creates concern. Just make sure you understand where the lines are concerning friendship or expressions of love for a child." Thompson also cautioned workers who interact with children to keep close tabs on their emotions. Don't get caught up in the feeling that someone needs you or someone loves you. "You always have to have it in the back of your mind that they are the child," Thompson said. "You must always keep boundaries clear in the back of your mind. No matter how much interest that child shows in you. You can't let yourself get carried away in the moment.".''

*'''[http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/135109/Schoolchildren-hit-with-hugging-ban Schoolchildren hit with hugging ban] (2009)'''
*:''"An Australian school has banned hugging and other displays of affection between pre-teen boys and girls in order to set a good example for younger students. Largs Bay Primary School in the southern city of Adelaide said the policy is aimed at grade six and seven students, aged 11 to 12."''

==Confinement/detainment of children and consequences==

[[File:Meitiv.png|thumb|In 2014/15, these children and their parents were [[Wikipedia:Meitiv incidents|repeatedly stalked and harassed]] by government agents for practising [[Wikipedia:Free range parenting|free-range parenting]]. This was juxtaposed against [[Wikipedia:Helicopter parent|"helicopter parenting"]] throughout the 10s, in a series of controversies]]

Some [[Wikipedia:Lenore Skenazy|journalists]] have attmpted to fight back against child protection hysteria since its peak in the 90s and 00s, advocating what they call "free range parenting". This is intended to allow children to be observed from a distance, instead of being infantilized and prevented from growing up.<ref>[https://www.salon.com/2009/05/04/free_range_kids/ Stop worrying about your children!]</ref>

*'''[https://12ft.io/proxy?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theatlantic.com%2Fnational%2Farchive%2F2014%2F07%2Farrested-for-letting-a-9-year-old-play-at-the-park-alone%2F374436%2F Working Mom Arrested for Letting Her 9-Year-Old Play Alone at Park] (2014)'''
*:''"In South Carolina, a 46-year-old black woman has been arrested for letting her daughter play in a nearby park while trying to earn a living. "The mother, Debra Harrell, has been booked for unlawful conduct towards a child," a local TV station reports. "The incident report goes into great detail, even saying the mother confessed to leaving her nine-year-old daughter at a park while she went to work." ''[...]'' By arresting this mom (presumably causing her to lose her job) and putting the child in foster care, the state has caused the child far more trauma than she was ever likely to suffer in the park, whatever one thinks of the decision to leave her there. Even if the state felt it had the right to declare this parenting decision impermissible, couldn't they have given this woman a simple warning before taking custody? ''[...]'' Statistically speaking, the South Carolina mother would almost certainly be putting her daughter in more danger if she strapped her into the car beside her for a hypothetical one-hour daily commute. No one would arrest her for that."''

:*'''[https://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2014/07/this-widows-4-kids-were-taken-because-she-left-them-home-alone/374514/ This Widow's 4 Kids Were Taken After She Left Them Home Alone] (2014)'''
:*:''"My decision to allow my kids to stay home for a few hours while I went to school for several hours, a mile away, turned out to be the most catastrophically life-altering decision I've ever made. A neighbor noticed me walking to school without the kids and called the police. When I arrived home several hours later, I found a note on the door, but no kids inside. Despite having been told my whereabouts, neither the police nor the CPS workers who removed my kids from our home made any effort to find me, instead regarding the situation as an emergency, procedurally."''

*'''[https://www.salon.com/2014/06/03/the_day_i_left_my_son_in_the_car/ The day I left my son in the car] (2014)'''
*:''"I cracked the windows and child-locked the doors and double-clicked my keys so that the car alarm was set. And then I left him in the car for about five minutes. He didn't die. He wasn't kidnapped or assaulted or forgotten or dragged across state lines by a carjacker. When I returned to the car, he was still playing his game, smiling, or more likely smirking at having gotten what he wanted from his spineless mama. I tossed the headphones onto the passenger seat and put the keys in the ignition. ''[...]'' And so, it came as more than a shock to me when, on the way home from the airport, I listened to a voice mail from an officer at my family's local police department explaining that a bystander had noticed me leaving my son in the car, had recorded the incident using a phone's camera, and had then contacted the police. By the time the police arrived, I had already left the scene, and by the time they looked up the license plate number of the minivan and traced it to my parents, I was flying home. ''[...]'' My lawyer told me he'd had a productive conversation with the officer involved, that he'd explained I was a loving and responsible mother who'd had a "lapse in judgment," and that it seemed quite possible charges would not be pressed. For a while, it looked like he was right. But nine months later, a few minutes after dropping my kids off at school, I was walking to a coffee shop when my cellphone rang. Another officer asked if I was Kim Brooks and if I was aware there was a warrant out for my arrest."''

*'''[https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/04/13/parents-investigated-letting-children-walk-alone/25700823/ Parents in trouble again for letting kids walk alone] (2015)'''
*:''"Maryland parents accused of child neglect for letting their kids roam around their neighborhood had to retrieve them from the county's Children's Protective Services after police removed the youngsters from a park. At about 4:55 p.m. ET Sunday, Montgomery County police received a call to check on the welfare of Danielle and Sasha Meitiv's children — Rafi, 10, and Dvora, 6 — at a park here. Officers found the children unattended and brought them to the agency as part of protocol, they said. ''[...]'' Officers picked up the children about two blocks from home, Rafi said, telling them they would drop them off at home. Instead, the two sat in a patrol car for 2½ hours then were taken about 10 miles away to Children's Protective Services offices in Rockville, Md. The Meitivs said they had taken the children to the park at around 4 p.m. and told them to be home by 6 p.m. When the children hadn't returned by 6:30, the Meitivs started looking frantically for them. Social workers did not contact them until after 8 p.m., the couple said. Their children were released to them at 10:30 p.m. Danielle and Alexander "Sasha" Meitiv say they are not endangering their children by letting them walk around without supervision. "I can't believe we're going through this again," Danielle Meitiv said. "They've been missing since 6 o'clock. Somebody called 911, the police called CPS, they decided to bring the kids here and they didn't call us." To take the children home, the Meitivs had to sign a safety plan that prohibits them from leaving their children unattended, they said."''

*'''[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lenore-skenazy/more-from-americas-worst_b_96175.html More From America's Worst Mom: 9-Year-Old On The Subway, Continued] (2008)'''
*:''"Last week I wrote a column for my newspaper, The New York Sun, titled, "Why I Let My 9-Year-Old Ride The Subway." It basically said that I let him do this because he wanted to take a trip solo, he knew how to read the map, and I had every confidence that he could find his way home. Two days later, said son and I found ourselves on the Today Show, MSNBC and FoxNews ''[...]'' My vision of the world, especially childrearing, turns out to be starkly at odds with the mainstream one, which believes that the world (especially New York) is chock-a-block with extras from "Saw III." ''[...]'' Okay, so it happened several time zones away and the station has been flogging this same awful story for three months. Does it occur to most viewers that a crime like this must be pretty rare, if the station has to talk about one as far away as, say, Portugal? Or Aruba? No! ''[...]'' I met a guy at a party last week who makes his daughter phone home after walking one block to her friend's house. And he's in a suburb. The leafy kind! ''[...]'' The fact that a child is literally forty times more likely to die in a car accident than at a stranger's hands makes no difference. Driving is seen as safe. Freedom - once a right of childhood -- is seen as suicidal."''

==Criminalization, medicalization and registration of children/youth==

[[File:Doctor2.jpg|thumb|The pipeline to a place on the [[sex offender registry]]]]
:''Unaffiliated site: [http://www.ethicaltreatment.org/ ETAY], SOL Research [https://www.solresearch.org/report/Criminalizing_Childs_Play (summary)], [https://www.solresearch.org/report/Cases_of_Persecuted_Juvenile_Sexual_Activity (list of cases)] and see also [[ageism]]''.

Society both [[infantilization|infantilizes]] and criminalizes minors, making them [https://fstube.net/w/hEVMwHjV2NePH9zouPRiQM;threadId=14731 easy prey for the justice system].<ref>[https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/thousands-teens-committing-peer-peer-porn-5HjdCgy_2/ Underage and on the register: Thousands of teens committing peer-on-peer porn offences]</ref> Children as young as 9 have been registered as a sexual offender (the practice is common from 12)<ref>[https://narsol.org/2018/06/how-many-kids-are-on-the-sex-offender-registry/ NARSOL - Kids on the SOR: How many?]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100217013543/michiganmessenger.com/34538/juveniles-well-represented-on-mich-sex-offender-registry Juveniles crowd Mich. sex offender registry - Michigan Messenger]</ref> and added to state databases from as early as the age of 6.<ref>[https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2021/5/27/first-grader-sexual-assault-accusation/ First grader sexual assault accusation]</ref>

In one case, an autistic teen was radicalised and entrapped by one arm of the Australian Police and placed on a deradicalisation course by another, such is the absurdity of the NVE panic ongoing in that country.<ref>[https://www.news.com.au/national/crime/ruined-his-life-parents-of-autistic-boy-radicalised-by-police-tellall/news-story/114d24edec8245e356aac69573885a22 The absurd news story about an autistic teen]</ref> An [[Ageism|article]] has been established to put forth the argument against criminalizing youth, using examples to support its case.

[[Anal wink|Anal probing]] (of suspected victims), [[Penile Plethysmography|penile plethysmography]] and aversion therapy are regularly used on minors who have been involved in relationships - even with age peers. Consent laws can also criminalize the boyfriends of teenage girls who get pregnant, preventing the girls having access to healthcare, as in Peru.<ref>[https://www.ctvnews.ca/peru-votes-to-lower-age-of-consent-to-14-1.246145 Peru votes to lower AoC]</ref>

Much of the therapy used on supposed victims is coercive, in that it uses [[List of conflicting statements by victimologists|psychological techniques]] to establish ideological conformity to a victim narrative, regardless of the subject's initial feelings or repeated denials.<ref>[https://www.unilad.com/news/crime/greg-kelley-falsely-convicted-child-abuse-interview-797989-20251206 Teen football star wrongly convicted as a pedophile details how girlfriend 'didn't give up on him' in new interview (evidencing coercion in counseling)]</ref>

*'''[https://www.nationalreview.com/2022/03/senator-hawleys-disingenuous-attack-against-judge-jacksons-record-on-child-pornography/ Senator Hawley’s Disingenuous Attack against Judge Jackson’s Record on Child Pornography] (2022)'''
::''“Senator Hawley is a bright guy, but if he ever handled a child-pornography case in the brief time he spent as a practicing lawyer before he sought public office, that is not apparent. ''[...]'' I can’t tell you how much I hated these cases ''[...]'' When the dust settled in computer-porn cases, it often turned out that the culprit was a kid who wasn’t much older than the children depicted in the porn.”''

*'''[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-13259141/How-sons-innocent-teenage-fumblings-saw-branded-rapist-hounded-school-left-sobbing-emotional-agony.html How my son's innocent teenage fumblings saw him branded a rapist, hounded out of school and left sobbing in emotional agony] (2024)'''
::''"Today, it seems that so many young women are primed to see every tiny misstep by their male peers as sexual assault, from an ill-judged kiss to an attempt to hold hands. Anything that makes them feel even a tad uncomfortable, often long after the fact, is deemed to be assault. ''[...]'' I have sons — I am too scared to say how many in case it helps identify my family — and throughout their young lives they have routinely been told by their young female friends that they ‘hate men’ and that ‘all men are rapists’. So fevered has the atmosphere among young women become that today something as innocent as a male tapping you on the shoulder can be construed as assault. ''[...]'' Yet I deplore the way this has created a chilling new double standard. When girls make mistakes and behave badly, it’s viewed as a forgivable rite of passage. But when inexperienced young boys do the same, they often face toxic accusations, which can quite literally destroy lives. I should know. My son is one such inexperienced boy and, because of this, our lives have been a living hell for the past three years. Aged 13, in 2019, my son was just starting to get interested in girls. He got involved in flirtations with a few girls and one sent him a topless photo by phone (this is a shockingly common practice among early teens). With another girl there was saucy texting and some mutual touching. ''[...]'' The girls, who were equally culpable, as sending nude photographs is both an offence and against the school rules, were dealt with discreetly. A quiet word was had with them and their parents and that was an end to it. Conversely, my son, who’d never been in trouble before, was suspended for two days — the final step before expulsion. ''[...]'' I believed the school knew best. It didn’t. Such a public and severe punishment persuaded his peers that there was ‘no smoke without fire’. What followed was a merciless campaign of intimidation and bullying. My son was called a ‘rapist’, a ‘nonce’ and told he should be castrated. He was urged to kill himself on a daily basis. He was attacked by a mob in the playground and one boy threatened to stab him. ''[...]'' But if we thought things would get better when schools reopened, we were wrong. In late 2021, one of the girls decided to call the police and accuse my son of sexual assault. I have no idea why, but my son was told by an acquaintance that it was because she was ‘feeling bored’. The police were called to his school and he was questioned without his parents present. ''[...]'' Fortunately, the police were far more empathetic than the school. The detective who investigated the case told us that, quite rightly, every accusation was treated seriously. That said, he also relayed that, in the past few years, the police had been inundated with similar calls from teenage girls whipped into a frenzy by the MeToo movement."''

*'''[https://reason.com/2023/04/03/poncha-springs-schoolhouse-daycare-kids-preschool-trial/ A 5-Year-Old Pulled Down a 3-Year-Old's Pants. The Preschool Workers Are on Trial] (2023)'''
::''"Two Colorado child care workers will go on trial this June for presiding over a day care center where a 5-year-old pulled down a 3-year-old's pants. Amy Lovato and Roberta Rodriguez of The Schoolhouse day care center in Poncha Springs face criminal charges for not reporting this incident to the authorities quickly enough, and for putting the children in danger. "Let this fact not be obscured: We are here because one preschooler pulled down another preschooler's pants," Jason Flores-Williams, Lovato's attorney, told 11th Judicial District Judge Brian Green on Thursday, asking him to dismiss the charges."''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20120712022851/http://www.examiner.com/article/wisconsin-da-says-6-year-old-is-a-sex-offender-for-playing-doctor Wisconsin DA says 6 year old is a sex offender for "playing doctor."] (2011)'''
::''"Parents of a five-year-old girl in Grant County, Wisconsin are pressing charges for first-degree sexual assault against a then six-year-old (now seven-year-old) boy. The accusation? Playing doctor with their daughter. Although too young to be prosecuted, the boy could be listed on the permanent sex offender registry when he turns 18. ''[...]'' There's also a clear conflic of interests and political grandstanding. The alleged "victim" is the daughter of a "well known politician." Her brother -- the politician's son -- was also playing "doctor." He's not being charged. The social worker who brought the case forward? The girl's aunt. Something is very, very rotten in the state of Denmark. The boy's family is under a gag order. In other words, the public is only being allowed to hear the "well known politician's" side of the story. Refer back to the paragraph on the brutality of the court of public opinion if you don't understand why this is a very big deal."''

:*'''[https://www.courthousenews.com/charging-kid-who-played-doctor-wasnt-malicious/ Charging Kid Who Played Doctor Wasn’t Malicious] (2013)'''
:::''"It was "poor judgment," but not unconstitutional, to charge a 6-year-old with sexual assault after he played doctor with other children, the 7th Circuit ruled. D.B., as he is named in the court record, had allegedly been interested in playing doctor that September 2010 because the 6-year-old had just concluded extensive medical testing for digestive problems, which included rectal examinations and enemas. While playing with 5-year-old C.C. and her twin brother W.C. in his Lancaster, Wis., backyard, D.B. was interrupted by the twins' mother. She reported D.B. to the Grant County Department of Social Services, saying she saw D.B. put his finger in her daughter's anus. D.B. claimed that he touched C.C.'s bare butt. A district attorney then filed a petition in court claiming D.B. had committed first-degree sexual assault, and needed public protection."''

*'''[https://eu.azcentral.com/story/laurieroberts/2014/08/12/kindergartener-disciplined-for-sexual-misconduct/13922243/ Kindergartner is a sex offender? Really?"] (2014)'''
::''"It seems a five-year-old Surprise boy was on the playground last spring when suddenly he pulled his pants down. The kid was hauled to the office and forced to sign a form that essentially labeled him a budding sex fiend. ''[...]'' Dysart officials told The Republic that administrators were just following school policy, which says the act of pulling down one's pants is sexual misconduct. ''[...]'' "There are standards of conduct that are inappropriate on a school campus regardless of the grade level of the student," Dysart Assistant Superintendent Jim Dean told The Republic's Jackee Coe. "Exposing oneself is never going to be appropriate in any school situation." ''[...]'' According to the little boy's mother, her son was on the playground at Ashton Ranch Elementary School on April 15 when another kid told him to pull down his pants or else it would be done for him. So the boy complied. ''[...]'' It took the mother hiring an attorney to get the sexual-misconduct referral out of the boys' school file."''

*'''[https://www.winchesterstar.com/winchester_star/police-girl-facing-child-pornography-charges/article_f1af731a-9777-571e-b8c5-13fb27ebb4ca.html Police: Girl facing child pornography charges] (2022)'''
::''"The girl was arrested by the Frederick County Sheriff's Office on April 7 and charged with possession of child pornography, production of child pornography and distribution of child pornography. Lt. Warren W. Gosnell, Sheriff's Office spokesman, said in an email that an anonymous tip led to the investigation, which involves images of a boy and girl under 16 found on a phone. He said the investigation is school-related but wouldn't say which school. ''[...]'' The maximum juvenile penalty for any crime would be incarceration in a juvenile prison run by the Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice until the offender turns 21. Under adult penalties, a juvenile between 15 and 18 convicted of child pornography production and distribution for a first offense faces between one and 20 years although a judge could sentence below the minimum. If the offender is seven or more years older than the victim, there is a three-year mandatory minimum and a 30-year maximum. Spicer noted child pornography laws were written before cellphones became ubiquitous and "sexting," in which a person sends nude or sexually explicit images by phone, became common. ''[...]'' Spicer said the law is outdated due to changing technology. "There is a need for more updated laws to reflect the reality of what technology permits juveniles to do," he said. "The statute hasn't kept up with the technology.""''
[[File:Feds.png|thumb|Images from the arrest of men caught in a sting operation resemble something from an active warzone. Locals have expressed discomfort at the levels of escalation.<ref>[https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/undercover-operation-leads-10-arrests-online-child-sex-abuse-case/I5CDX76YQRBXPNZMOTCKZJPNOM/ SWAT teams moves in on suspected child predators caught in undercover stings]</ref>]]
*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20150718140743/http://bostonreview.net/blog/youth-sex-offender-registry-hrw When Kids Are Sex Offenders] (ft. ''Human Rights Watch'' report, 2013)'''
::''"Maya R., now age 28 and a resident of Michigan, was arrested at the age of 10 for sexual experimentation. ‘Me and my step brothers, who were ages 8 and 5, “flashed” each other and play-acted sex while fully-clothed.’ A year later, Maya pled guilty to the charges of criminal sexual conduct in the first and second degree, offenses that required her to register as a sex offender for 25 years. ''[...]'' In 2006, a 13-year old girl from Ogden, Utah was arrested for rape for having consensual sex with her 12-year-old boyfriend. Her 12-year-old boyfriend was found guilty of violating the same law for engaging in sexual activity with her, as she was also a child under the age of 14 at the time. ''[...]'' Youth sex offenders on the registry experience severe psychological harm. They are stigmatized, isolated, often depressed. Many consider suicide, and some succeed. They and their families have experienced harassment and physical violence. They are sometimes shot at, beaten, even murdered; many are repeatedly threatened with violence. Some young people have to post signs stating ‘sex offender lives here’ in the windows of their homes; others have to carry drivers’ licenses with ‘sex offender’ printed on them in bright orange capital letters. Youth sex offenders on the registry are sometimes denied access to education because residency restriction laws prevent them from being in or near a school. Youth sex offender registrants despair of ever finding employment, even while they are burdened with mandatory fees that can reach into the hundreds of dollars on an annual basis."''

*'''[https://www.aclu.org/blog/juvenile-justice/minnesota-prosecutor-charges-sexting-teenage-girl-child-pornography Minnesota Prosecutor Charges Sexting Teenage Girl With Child Pornography] (2018)'''
::''"A 14-year-old Minnesota girl is fighting criminal charges that have the potential to destroy her future, including her ability to obtain housing, to enroll in college programs, and even to pursue some career paths. Her case does not involve harm to others. It does not involve damage to property. And it does not have anything to do with illegal substances. Rather her young life could be ruined all because she sent an explicit Snapchat of herself to a boy she liked. In the case, Jane Doe used the phone-based application Snapchat to send a revealing selfie to a boy at her school in Southern Minnesota. He went on to make a copy and distribute it to other students without Jane’s permission."''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20090320234911/http://www.zanesvilletimesrecorder.com/article/20090313/NEWS01/903130301 Eleven-year-old girl charged with rape] (2009)'''
::''"Local law enforcement deals with sex offenders almost daily, but in the past couple of months, Zanesville police have dealt with one of the youngest cases officers can remember - an 11-year-old girl charged with three counts of rape. Detective Randy Ritchason said the girl had some type of sexual contact with three other children - two boys and a girl -all under the age of 10. She was charged in Muskingum County Juvenile Court."''

*'''[https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/tech/webguide/internetlife/2004-03-29-child-self-porn_x.htm Teen girl charged with posting nude photos on Internet] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20121014185601/https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/tech/webguide/internetlife/2004-03-29-child-self-porn_x.htm Archive]) (2004)'''
::''A 15-year-old girl has been arrested for taking nude photographs of her self and posting them on the Internet, police said. The girl, whose identity was withheld, was accused of sending out photographs of herself in various states of undress and performing a variety of sexual acts. She sent them to people she met in chat rooms on the Internet, police said. Police seized her computer and found dozens of photographs stored on the hard drive. Authorities did not say how police learned about the girl. She has been charged with sexual abuse of children, possession of child pornography and dissemination of child pornography."''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20081012163102/https://www.clevelandleader.com/node/7219 15-Year-Old Ohio Girl Arrested For Distributing Nude Photos of Herself, May Have to Register as a Sex Offender] (2008)'''
*:''"A 15-year-old girl stands accused of distributing nude photos of herself to other minors, and one state legislator is questioning whether or not she should be labeled a sex offender. The girl, a student at Licking Valley High School, was arrested Friday after school officials discovered the materials and brought in a police investigation. The girl, whose name has not been released, now faces two charges: illegal use of a minor in nudity-oriented material, a second degree felony; and possession of criminal tools, a fifth degree felony. For an adult convicted of child pornography it requires a Tier II sexual offender classification. However Jennifer Brindisi, a spokeswoman for the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation, said the judge has flexibility with a juvenile of this defendant's age. The junvenille section of Senate Bill 10 includes a part which states that if the child is a first-time offender and age 14 or 15 that the judge can decide not to make him or her register. The incident comes immediately following a visit from Licking County Prosecutor Ken Oswalt, who had been visiting area high schools and educating teens on the consequences of such an action. Oswalt talked about the dangers of this behavior, both in terms of personal embarrassment as well as contribution to child pornography on the internet."''
[[File:A738c1ab6eeaa3c0.png|thumb|One example of overreach in law-enforcement operations]]
*'''[https://www.vice.com/amp/en/article/kz7zxa/the-autistic-children-who-are-labeled-as-sex-offenders The Autistic Children Who Are Labeled As Sex Offenders] (2017)'''
::''""Most times with children there is no sexual [motivation]," Pittman explains, but "the moment the touching looks sexual, though, society labels them pedophiles." Rogers added that "it doesn't matter if a person is on the spectrum. They're going to be treated like any sex offender." When an autistic child pulls his pants down in a grocery store, Pittman explains, "We look at [the situation] from the lens [of] a 50 year old man [flashing people]." Minors are not listed publicly on the sex offender registry, but they're forbidden from attending school because that's where children congregate. Once they turn 18, most states require them to register on the public sex offender list with an identifying photo. Children like Anthony would be identified as child pornography distributors for sending nude selfies, and required to disclose their status as a registered sex offender to any employers in some states. "There's a lot of homelessness and depression ''[because people can't get jobs]''," Pittman explains. "We have a whole new generation of victims on this law.""''

*'''[https://www.ipce.info/newsletters/e_26/absurdities.htm 8-year-old boy charged with sexual assault] (2007)'''
::''"Authorities say that an 8-year-old boy who was charged with sexually abusing a 6-year-old boy told police he got the idea after watching an R-rated movie. ''[...]'' The Buffalo News reports that the 8-year-old, who was released to his mother, faces charges of criminal sexual act and aggravated sexual abuse, both felonies. He also faces charges of misdemeanor forcible touching and sexual misconduct."''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20160612101324/https://www.denverpost.com/2006/12/05/girl-13-charged-as-sex-offender-and-victim/ Girl, 13, charged as sex offender and victim] (2006)'''
::''"Utah Supreme Court justices acknowledged Tuesday that they were struggling to wrap their minds around the concept that a 13-year-old girl could be both an offender and a victim for the same act – in this case, having consensual sex with her 12-year-old boyfriend. The Ogden, Utah, girl was put in this odd position because she was found guilty of violating a state law that prohibits sex with someone under age 14. She also was the victim in the case against her boyfriend, who was found guilty of the same violation by engaging in sexual activity with her. “The only thing that comes close to this is dueling,” said Associate Chief Justice Michael Wilkins, noting that two people who take 20 paces and then shoot could each be considered both victim and offender."''

*'''[https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2014/07/police-want-to-photograph-sexting-teens-penis.html Police Want to Force a 17-Year-Old Accused of Sexting His Girlfriend to Take More Explicit Photos As Evidence] (2014)'''
::''"Prosecutors and police in Manassas City, Virginia, have a warrant to photograph a 17-year-old’s penis in hopes of convicting him as a sex offender for sending a dirty video to his 15-year-old girlfriend. The boy’s lawyer tells the Washington Post that after he refused to plead guilty, prosecutors said they would need to “just take him down to the hospital, give him a shot, and then take the pictures that we need.” Of his erect genitalia. ''[...]'' As if it weren’t bad enough already, NBC Washington reports that police already photographed the boy’s penis when they arrested him ''[...]'' “He said they took him to a room and took pictures of his genitalia,” Stacy Bigley said. “I asked if they’re allowed to do that, and [the 17-year-old] said, ‘I tried to refuse,’” which he did, he didn’t want to do it. They told him if he did not they would do it by force.” ''[...]'' The teenager’s lawyer said prosecutors have said they will “use special software to compare pictures of this penis to this penis.”"''
::[Editor: The lead detective in this case eventually [[Debate Guide: Self-loathing hatred|shot himself in the head]] following a dramatic manhunt in which he was accused of "child" sex crimes himself]

* '''[https://reason.com/2011/06/14/perverted-justice-2/ Perverted Justice. Sex offender laws represent the triumph of outrage over reason.] (2011)''' [https://web.archive.org/web/20220808015126/https://reason.com/2011/06/14/perverted-justice-2/ copy]
*: ''"According to The Dallas Morning News, the sex offender registry in Texas, where Washington lives, includes about 4,000 people who were minors when they committed their crimes, a quarter of whom were under 14."''
*:''"A man who was convicted of statutory rape when he was 16 for having consensual sex with his 14-year-old girlfriend told Human Rights Watch: "We were in love. And now we are married. So it's like I am on the registry for having premarital sex. Does having premarital sex make me a danger to society? My wife doesn't think so.""''
*:''"Consider the case of Tony Washington, a promising college football player whose professional career was derailed by a conversation-stopping offense he committed almost a decade ago: At the age of 16, he had consensual sex with his 15-year-old sister."''

==[[Wikipedia:Thoughtcrime|Thought crime]] and [[Wikipedia:Newspeak|Newspeak]]==

[[File:gamergurl.jpg|thumb|Actual American Police Decoy (credit - NYT Magazine)]]
The manipulation of [[Debate Guide: Abuse of language|language]] and [[Debate Guide: Misdefinitions and Rhetorical Manipulation|abuse of rhetoric]] are common features of the war on "sexual offending". In some examples, such as Calgary Police's pursuit of a 15 year old boy for textual "child pornography" (sexting),<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130614070017/http://sunnewsnetwork.ca/sunnews/canada/archives/2013/06/20130611-161921.html Teen boy accused of sending child porn texts to his ex]</ref> this is particularly salient. In others, police forces employ clear [[Wikipedia:Entrapment|entrapment]], in their pursuit of men who have no primary interest in minors and simply continue to talk after an implausible decoy changes their age. The New York Times explains how this particular swindle works.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20201003235625/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/26/magazine/sex-offender-operation-net-nanny.html?smid=tw-share NYT Mag: Explains LEO Stings]</ref>

The Daily Mail (also featured below) and other journalists have engaged in Orwellian word games, as this topic gives them the liberty. Just under a month prior to the below (2022) story, they described a female prison inmate as a "pedophile" for "raping two boys aged 14 and 17 in 2018".<ref>[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11042579/Female-pedophile-jailed-raping-two-underage-boys-posts-TIKTOK-videos-asking-pen-pals.html Female pedophile jailed for raping two underage boys she met online posts TIKTOK videos asking for pen pals to contact her in prison - and officials say there's NOTHING they can do about it</ref> The sex was of course, entirely voluntary, and as our earlier examples have demonstrated, the promulgation of this kind of language has directly led to the deaths of multiple individuals at the hands of vigilantes. In 2015, DailyCaller led with the headline "Twentysomething Christian School Math Teacher Busted For Victimizing Teen Boy With Sex Trauma". The teacher was 25, the boy was 15 and the sex was voluntary.<ref>[https://dailycaller.com/2015/04/23/christian-school-math-teacher-busted-for-victimizing-teen-boy-with-sex-trauma/ Twentysomething Christian School Math Teacher Busted For Victimizing Teen Boy With Sex Trauma]</ref>

*'''[https://www.mtracey.net/p/was-an-israeli-pedophile-really-allowed Was an Israeli pedophile really allowed to flee the United States?] (2025)'''
*:''"So, what exactly is Tom Alexandrovich accused of doing? According to the arrest report, he’d been staying at the Conrad Hotel, a few miles from the conference venue. Over the course of his stay, it is alleged that he used an app called “Pure” — evidently some sort of hookup app. ''[...]'' Nonetheless, some highly resourceful law enforcement agents decided to dispatch an “Online Covert Employee” (OCE) to join the “Pure” app, and allegedly pose as “a 15-year-old juvenile.” This would have presumably violated the app’s Terms of Service, if the OCE had openly identified their age as 15. ''[...]'' The report says Alexandrovich “was found to have engaged in conversation” with the undercover “decoy,” and this “conversation turned sexual in nature.” It is not specified who initiated the “conversation.” ''[...]'' In an interview with a Homeland Security Investigator and FBI Special Agent, Alexandrovich reportedly stated that “he agreed to go to dinner and a show with a date” and “he believed the girl was 18 years old,” as “that was the age listed on the Pure application.” No evidence is cited to show that the girl’s listed age was 15 years old, and no explanation is given for how a supposed 15 year old would’ve been permitted on the app without violating the Terms of Service. Certainly, no intelligible explanation is given for how this bizarre sting operation is supposed to have contributed to the “Security” of the “Homeland.”"''

'''[https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cev27dyz8v4o Paedophile agreed to travel to have sex with girl] (2025)'''
*:''"Darron Wilkinson, 50, sent multiple messages to what turned out to be an undercover police officer, ending many when discussing graphic acts with the text abbreviation for "laughing out loud", Newcastle Crown Court heard. [...] In mitigation, Tony Cornberg said Wilkinson was socially isolated and had no intention to go through with the meeting, as evidenced by the delivery driver going on holiday to Blackpool instead of the arranged journey to Coventry."''

*'''[https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/redmond-detectives-arrest-man-undercover-online-child-rape-operation/BP5LB4FCCZHJNORM3KFUGHQPSE/ Redmond detectives arrest man in undercover online child rape operation] (2023)'''
*:''"Detectives posed as a 12-year-old girl on a location-based social networking and dating application, according to the Redmond Police Department. The conversation began in early March and the man was told several times that he was talking to a 12-year-old girl. However, he kept engaging in sexually motivated conversations, believing she was a minor."'' [So, not only is the "raped" girl fake, she was never "raped", and they posed her on '''[[Wikipedia:Tinder (app)|Tinder]]''', which is clearly implausible and fantastical to anybody bar the most witless of baby-boomers]

*'''[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11131079/Woke-Virginia-school-district-kept-pedophile-counselor-year-notified-arrest.html Notoriously woke Virginia school district kept pedophile school counselor on staff a year AFTER bosses were told he'd been arrested for soliciting child prostitute] (2022)'''
*:''"Darren Lamar Thornton, 50, remained employed by Glasgow Middle School in Lincolnia, Virginia, even after he'd been convicted of a sex crime and a year after they'd been notified of his arrest, according to WUSA9. He'd previously served as a counselor and boys' varsity basketball coach in a different county from 2006 to 2020. Thornton was arrested for offering a minor money for sex in November of 2020 in Chesterfield County."'' 

::[Editor: Only at the end of the article, and after multiple graphics, do we get to learn about the true nature of Thornton's "crime", bolded below]

::'''''"He was trapped in a sting via an online chat with an undercover officer who said she was 17, and Thornton agreed to meet."'''''

*'''[https://floridapolitics.com/archives/306973-policing-the-police-did-sheriff-go-too-far-on-undercover-sex-sting/ Policing the police: Did Sarasota Sheriff go too far on undercover sex sting?] (2019, see also [https://reason.com/2019/10/21/sarasota-county-sheriff-office-entrap-underage-teen-sex/ Reason.com])'''
*:''"Hamid Keshmirian committed suicide last week, less than 24 hours after bonding out on charges related to his conversations about sex with an undercover deputy, who claimed to be a 14-year-old prostitute. The chats began on hookup site SkipTheGames.com, where Keshmirian responded to an ad that appeared to be for an adult escort. But detectives with the Sarasota Co. Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) changed the woman’s age to that of a 14-year-old after the conversation about sex began. Keshmirian, a single man, whose two adult daughters say he was battling depression and loneliness, continued the conversation with the woman he thought wanted to have sex with him. Deputies went as far as to put a man on the phone with Keshmirian, claiming to be the girl’s father, giving permission for the encounter. Keshmirian ultimately agreed to meet up with the girl on Thursday, Sept. 19 — his birthday. He was arrested upon arrival, spending two nights in jail because Keshmirian’s family says SCSO denied him a phone call and kept his arrest out of the computer system while they continued to hunt other men. ''[...]'' “They killed our dad,” said an emotional Natasha Keshmirian, who said men like her father were the only victims of the SCSO sting. “My dad’s not a pedophile … but he didn’t have the money to fight it. “He lost everything (in the Great Recession) — his business and his home — and he battled depression for eight or nine years,” his daughter continued. “He was just getting his new life together — he had a new business, a new house, and a new truck … then they entrapped him.”"''

*'''[https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/13380554.12-year-old-girl-raped-in-woods-after-being-manipulated-and-groomed-by-older-man-she-met-online/ 12-year-old girl raped in woods after being manipulated and groomed by older man she met online] (2015)'''
*:''"The girl, who comes from Worthing, had been in contact with a young man who said he was 18, in early June, online through two phone apps, Whisper and Kik, and arranged to meet him. They first met at about 3pm on Friday June 5, when he picked her up from outside Goring railway station in a silver or grey Fiat Punto. They drove to the car park at the end of Angmering High Street, opposite Manor Nurseries where they parked and kissed for a while. He then dropped her off back in Worthing. They then met again two days later at about midday on Sunday June 7 outside Tesco Express in Rectory Road, Worthing and drove to the same place in Angmering. From there they walked south down a track parallel to the A280 and alongside Manor Nurseries to a wooded area, where they had sexual intercourse, stopping when they saw some dog walkers nearby. The incidents were not reported to the police until June 25. ''[...]'' "This case is another example of what can result from unwary and unsupervised use of the web by young people who need to be really careful in their contacts with people they do not know.""''

*'''[https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/paedophile-tried-gag-tie-up-3473450 Paedophile tried to gag and tie up man] (2008)'''
*:''"A PAEDOPHILE tried to gag and tie up a man while he slept in his flat, a court heard. Vincent Burns, 69, invited his 26-year-old victim back to his home after drinking together in a city centre pub."'' [Editor: At no other place in this article is a justification given for labeling this man a pedophile]''
[[File:Dmtricks.png|thumb|The Daily Mail up to their usual Orwellian games in 2024]]
===Porn cartoons and sex dolls criminalized===

:''See Wikipedia - [[Wikipedia:Legal status of fictional pornography depicting minors|Legal status of fictional pornography depicting minors]].''

In one example in the UK, a "team of researchers" - credentialed [[Feminism|Feminists]] at major universities, launched a campaign entitled '''"CAMPAIGN AGAINST SEX ROBOTS"''' (capitals theirs).<ref>[https://www.forbes.com/sites/andreamorris/2018/09/26/meet-the-activist-fighting-sex-robots/?sh=28e4cd7f6e79 Meet The Activist Fighting Sex Robots] and [https://campaignagainstsexrobots.org/ CAMPAIGN AGAINST SEX ROBOTS]</ref>

*'''[https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2025/08/21/man-charged-over-having-child-sex-abuse-animation-images/ Man stopped at Dublin Airport by Homeland Security is charged over child sex abuse animation images] (2025)'''
*:''"A young man travelling to a comic book convention in the United States was stopped by Homeland Security at Dublin Airport and found with child sex abuse animation images, a court has heard."''
::[Editor: Much more on this story, including the fandom whose tame content he was arrested for transporting, can be found [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cE8Y1fFa5cw here]]

*'''[https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/mar/30/tasmanian-man-jailed-after-ai-generated-child-abuse-material-found-on-computer?CMP=soc_568 Tasmanian man jailed after AI-generated child abuse material found on computer] (2024)'''
*:''"Police raided his home in the state’s Tamar Valley region in May and found hundreds of files depicting child abuse on his computer. A significant amount of it was generated using artificial intelligence, marking the first time police had located and seized AI-generated child abuse material in Tasmania, the Australian federal police (AFP) said on Saturday. ''[...]'' In a statement released Saturday, AFP Det Sgt Aaron Hardcastle said abuse material remained repulsive and abhorrent regardless of whether it was AI-generated or involved real exploited children. He said police would continue to target those who shared such material."''

*'''[https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/crime/man-charged-importing-child-sex-29368394 Man charged with importing child sex doll and possession of 71 child porn <nowiki>[lolicon manga</nowiki>NW<nowiki>]</nowiki> images] (2023)'''
*:''"Mr Wright stands accused of importing a child sex doll from Japan - the first known charge of its kind in this country. He is accused of knowingly having child pornography in the form of a “torso” of a child with what is described as a “penetrable anus and vagina.” The doll was discovered contained in a box with a “Japanese-style” drawing of a “naked” child, posed with its legs spread open, according to the charge. He also stands accused of having another doll of a child, which is described as being “17 years old” on the box it was contained within. He’s also charged with possession of another doll, which was a “model of a young child’s mouth,” again in a box which contained a drawing of a “young female child." The offences are contrary to Section Six of the Child Trafficking and Pornography Act 1998. The possession offences are alleged to have occurred at the accused’s home address on July 24, 2017. Apart from those charges Mr Wright stands accused of attempting to commit an offence “by purchasing and attempting to import a child sex doll,” which is contrary to common law."''

*'''[https://www.hucknalldispatch.co.uk/news/crime/hucknall-teen-downloaded-anime-cartoon-child-porn-court-case-3544509 Hucknall teenager who downloaded dozens of 'anime' cartoon child porn images given suspended prison sentence] (2022)'''
*:''"Police visited Ben Burton's home address and seized his mobile phone on November 28, 2020, said prosecutor Anthony Chung. It contained 25 Category A images, 15 Category B images, and 48 Category C images of female characters, that were deemed to be aged between five and 14. When he was interviewed, Burton said he received the images via Facebook messenger. ''[...]'' Recorder Michael Auty said: "What troubles me is his disinclination to accept that he had any sexual interest in the imagery. Frankly, I don't believe him." He told Burton: "There is understandable public concern about any offences concerning the possession of indecent images of children. "This case is unusual as the pictures weren't of real children. "Whether these children were real or represented in anime, or any other artistic form, the protection of children is regarded as of paramount importance in a civilised society.”"''

*'''[https://www.sundayworld.com/crime/courts/man-who-avoided-jail-after-child-porn-conviction-says-he-accidentally-clicked-link/41581409.html Man who avoided jail after child porn conviction says he 'accidentally' clicked link] (2022)'''
*:''"A 25-year-old man who claims he unknowingly downloaded animated child pornography has told how one click on a website resulted in his arrest and conviction in court. Nabil Ibrahim of Lehenaghmore, Togher, Co. Cork, appeared before in court last week where pleaded guilty to having child pornography at his home on February 3, 2019. ''[...]'' "It was just by accident," he said. "I was on a social media site. It was Tumblr and I clicked on it." Asked why he clicked on the link or folder, Ibrahim said: "I don't know. I wasn't sure what it was. It just said 'illegal' or something like that. All this happened four years ago - it's been going on quite a while." ''[...]'' Over the past decade, Gardaí have seized increasing amounts of virtual or simulated child pornography in the form of cartoons, text and computer graphic images. ''[...]'' Realistic "child sex dolls" have also been seized by authorities in recent years. Unlike several other western countries - including the US and Switzerland - Ireland categorises all types of child sex abuse material, simulated or real, as child pornography. Offenders face up to five years for possession and 14 years for producing or distributing such material."''

*'''[https://www.gawker.com/man-gets-three-months-in-jail-for-possession-of-cartoon-477388305 Man Gets Three Months in Jail for Possession of Cartoon Porn] (2013)'''
*:''"Ronald Clark's lawyer called his client's three-month jail sentence for possession of cartoon pornography a case of "law gone mad." The New Zealand resident claims he downloaded the videos, which depict "clearly young" elves, pixies, trolls "and other fantasy creatures having sex," three years ago as "a bit of a laugh." ''[...]'' He also asked the court if his conviction in this case couldn't lead to someone else being charged for "possessing objectionable images of stick figures." But at least one person didn't find Clark's conviction an absurd overreach on the part of the justice system. Alan Bell, director of the anti-child pornography group ECPAT said he was worried the images could encourage people "to migrate from there to the real thing." "The distribution of it is damaging," he continued. "You have to ask what impact does it have even if it's not harming ''[an individual child]''." New Zealand's courts have taken issue with cartoon pornography in the past, most recently charging a Chinese student for importing DVDs containing "cartoon animations depicting rape, abuse, and bestiality involving eels." Those charges were eventually dropped."''
[[File:Doll suitcase.jpeg|thumb|Realistic "child-like" sex-dolls have opened up new possibilities for MAPs, but have drawn fire from [[Feminism|feminists]]]]
*'''[http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/2008/09/26/child-porn-in-cartoon-style-man-convicted-84229-21906841/ Child porn in cartoon style - man convicted] (2008)'''
*:''"A MAN who downloaded “Tomb Raider”-style pictures of computer-generated child pornography has been convicted by a Teesside jury. Robul Hoque had sophisticated realistic images of children on his hard drive seized by police in October 2006. The unusual case involving computer graphics is thought to be the first of its type and an important test case. Hoque, 32, told the Gazette: “I haven’t set out to break the law in any way, shape or form. “If I’d had any sort of inkling these were illegal, I would have told the police about them myself. I don’t go looking for child porn. I’m not attracted to kids. I’m not interested in kids.” ''[...]'' Jurors were told they should convict if they concluded that a picture looked like a photo. “It is about child pornography,” prosecutor David Brooke told the court ''[...]'' “Though no actual child has been abused, it helps to feed the demand.”"''

:*'''[https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/manga-anime-fans-warned-after-british-man-convicted-possessing-cartoon-child-porn-1471040 Manga and Anime Fans Warned After British Man Convicted of Possessing Cartoon 'Child Porn'] (2014)'''
:*:''"A man from Middlesbrough is believed to have become the first person in British legal history to be convicted over possession of prohibited cartoon images of children. Robul Hoque, 39, made legal history after he was convicted of possessing a collection of inappropriate Japanese Manga or Anime-style images of children. The cartoons were classed as prohibited as they contained images of young girls, some wearing school uniforms, exposing themselves or taking part in sexual activity, reported the Evening Gazette. The court heard how Hoque became a "test case" after nearly 300 cartoon stills and moving images were found on his hard drive after police seized his computer in June 2012. ''[...]'' Hoque's defence barrister Richard Bennett said his conviction should "serve as a warning to every Manga and Anime fan" to be careful as these images are were freely available on legitimate sites. He added: "It seems there are many thousands of people in this country, if they are less then careful, who may find themselves in that position, too.""''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20081209005431/https://www.stuff.co.nz/4786351a1860.html Simpsons cartoon rip-off is child porn - judge] (2008)'''
*:''"A Supreme Court judge in Australia has ruled that an internet cartoon in which look-a-like child characters from The Simpsons engage in sexual acts is child pornography." ''[...]'' But Justice Adams agreed with the magistrate, finding that while The Simpsons characters had hands with four fingers and their faces were "markedly and deliberately different to those of any possible human being", the mere fact that they were not realistic representations of human beings did not mean that they could not be considered people. Justice Adams said the purpose of the legislation was to stop sexual exploitation and child abuse where images are depicted of "real" children. However it was also to deter the production of other material, including cartoons, that could "fuel demand for material that does involve the abuse of children""''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20090314115104/http://www.theherald.com.au/news/local/news/general/man-fined-for-downloading-simpsons-cartoon-porn/1458973.aspx Man fined for downloading Simpsons cartoon porn] (2009)'''
*:''"A MAN pleaded guilty yesterday to possessing child pornography after he downloaded images of characters from The Simpsons and Pokemon naked and performing sex acts on each other. Glenn Phillip McGuire, 28, had originally pleaded not guilty after police found six such images of the cartoon characters on his computer. The images had been doctored or drawn by unknown people and were downloaded while McGuire was surfing the Limewire website. The Supreme Court ruled last December that child pornography can include sexually explicit images of cartoon characters. McGuire changed his plea in Newcastle Local Court yesterday to guilty and was convicted, fined $1000 and put on a 12-month good behaviour bond. The Supreme Court ruling came after a man was convicted in Parramatta Local Court in February last year of possessing pornographic images of child cartoon characters."''

===Motive-dependent crimes===

In one case a man who fully complied with police was jailed for the cumulative total of 2 years because his use of adult gay porn of men considerably younger than him was deemed to be a threat to the public. No justification was given for this, other than it being a breach of an order imposed against him many years ago.

*'''[https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cn40yxg2glkt Ex-Premier League referee David Coote given suspended prison sentence for making indecent image of child] (2026)'''
*:''"Former Premier League referee David Coote is given a suspended prison sentence after he admitted making an indecent image of a child ''[...]'' The court heard the image, downloaded in January 2020, was a two-minute video involving a 15-year-old boy in a school uniform. ''[...]'' Judge Shant added: ''[...]'' “Those who commit this sort of offence must realise they involve a real child and that causes them damage.”"''

*'''[https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/convicted-paedophile-shopped-himself-police-18897927 Convicted paedophile shopped himself to police after visiting male porn sites during lockdown] (2020/25)'''
*:''"Teesside Crown Court heard how the 66-year-old has been subject to a sexual offences prevention order since 2009, which is designed to protect the public. Philip Morley, prosecuting, said he contacted his supervising officer on July 27 and told them he had been using the internet to access pornographic websites. He said police officers attended his address the following day and seized a Nokia mobile phone. ''[...]'' The court in Middlesbrough heard how Jackson had been asking for videos of males performing sex acts and offering to pay them money for the material. ''[...]'' "He went on to say he was not sexually attracted to male children and preferred males over 18." ''[...]'' Judge Howard Crowson told the court: "You have a long history of sexual offending and you clearly pose a significant risk to young males. ''[...]'' '''Judge Crowson sentenced Jackson to 16 months in prison.''' ''[[https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/robin-jackson-guisborough-porn-boots-32540149 2025 story] follows]'' Pervert pensioner caught printing pornographic photos of young men at Boots ''[...]'' Officers attended his home and Jackson handed over the material he had printed, which showed young men who were of legal age. His mobile phone was handed over and analysed. Officers found he had accessed multiple pornographic websites. ''[...]'' '''He was jailed for eight months for breaching a sexual harm prevention order'''."''

*'''[https://cbs12.com/news/local/teachers-arrest-is-said-to-be-the-first-of-its-kind Teacher's arrest is said to be the first of its kind] (2025)'''
*:''"LeClair also brought the girl ''[15]'' flowers, attempted to give her a Dunkin' gift card, a Starbucks gift card, and he put $100 cash inside her phone case without her knowledge during school to help her buy a prom dress and a prom ticket. The Sheriff says detectives feel that although nothing sexual took place between the LeClair and the girl, it could've progressed to a sexual relationship if he had not been arrested. [...] According to the Sheriff's Office, LeClair is still behind bars on $50,000 bond. If convicted, he faces up to 15 years in prison."''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20081210065049/https://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2008/12/06/judge_refuses_to_reduce_48-year_prison_sentence/ Judge refuses to reduce 48-year prison sentence] (2008)'''
*:''"URBANA – A Champaign County judge refused Friday to reduce the 48-year prison sentence of a former Urbana teacher convicted of child molestation. ''[...]'' Clem sentenced White in early April on eight counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse to which White pleaded guilty in February. White admitted that he had eight blindfolded girls, about ages 7 to 9, lick sauces off a banana for his own sexual gratification ''[...]'' White's actions have already spurred several lawsuits against him and the Urbana and McLean county school districts by the parents of the girls. So far, two victims have reached settlements with Urbana District 116 of $390,000 and $300,000 in present-day cash. Another for $250,000 is expected to be approved by a judge later this month. The way the settlements are structured, the girls may end up receiving more than $1 million each over the course of their lives.""''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20080620145228/http://www.dailybulletin.com/news/ci_6319275 Judge calls Olsen a 'high-risk' pedophile in the early stages] (2007)'''
*:''"A judge sentenced former substitute teacher Eric Norman Olsen to five years in prison on Friday, calling him the first true pedophile she has seen in her years on the bench. ''[...]'' Uhler said she was inclined to give Olsen probation at first, but after reviewing his diagnostic report she had no choice but to send him to prison. "The defendant was a pedophile in the early stages," she said. "He is at high risk to re-offend." ''[...]'' He was arrested last July after allegations arose that he inappropriately touched young girls. Most of the contact involved children sitting on his lap. He told police the contact sexually aroused him. ''[...]'' She said a five-year sentence is "extremely lenient.""''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20100516181924/http://www.thisissouthdevon.co.uk/news/Court-accused-Victorian-standards-trial/article-2150034-detail/article.html Court accused of 'Victorian standards' in trial] (2010)'''
*:''"A SOUTH Devon lawyer hit out at a court's Victorian standards yesterday after his client was convicted of possessing indecent photographs of girls wearing swimwear and clothes. Solicitor Nigel Butt spoke out after a Teignmouth man was found guilty after a trial of possessing indecent images of young women. Mr Butt was not allowed to show the magistrates best selling magazines like Vanity Fair and Rolling Stone which had published topless and explicitly sexual photographs of under-age celebrities. After the verdict, Totnes-based lawyer Mr Butt said: "This decision will potentially reverberate throughout the country and will have a huge impact on magazines, film producers and directors, photographers and newspaper editors because the law has to be applied equally and evenly to everything. "You can see more flesh exposed on a Friday or Saturday night in town or on a beach than was on my client's computer. "This court has applied Victorian standards in 2010 and their findings are perverse.""''

==Censorship==

:''See [[Censorship]] and [[Child Pornography]] for more analysis of this topic.''

[[File:Moms.jpg|thumb|"Moms for Liberty" - a group that campaigned ''for'' mandating a surveillance state in school libraries]]
Age-based restrictions against "inappropriate" content have always exhibited an erotophobic bias, but they are increasingly being used to crack down on politically [[Collective Shout|inconvenient narratives]] and liberal sex education. Moderate lawmakers failed to heed the warnings and sometimes even ''encouraged'' hysteria in the early 21st Century, when [[Child Pornography|Youth Erotica]] began to be used as an excuse for infringements upon civil liberties and digital privacy. As our article on that subject reveals, this has often led to bizarre and discriminatory regulations, such as Australia's so-called "small breast ban".

In the 2020s, a new wave of "drag bans" and crackdowns on education have come to pass, based on the idea that "sexual" content "harms minors".<ref>[https://okcfox.com/news/local/drummond-issues-opinion-banning-obscene-drag-shows-in-presence-of-minors-attorney-general-gentner-illegal-children-material-sexual-conduct-law-oklahoma-performance-public Drummond issues opinion banning obscene drag shows in presence of minors], [https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/09/michigan-republicans-are-now-pushing-a-total-ban-on/ Michigan Republicans are now pushing a total ban on LGBTQ+ education]</ref> Age-gating became more of a norm, with ID being required for some types of content, although there exists no evidence these restrictions "protect" the young.<ref>[https://www.findarticles.com/study-finds-age-checks-fail-to-stop-underage-access-to-adult-sites/ Study Finds Age Checks Fail to Stop Underage Access to Adult Sites], [https://www.phoenix-center.org/perspectives/Perspective25-06Final.pdf The paper]</ref>

*'''[https://wegotthiscovered.com/social-media/14yo-boy-accidentally-destroys-own-family-using-google-gemini-ai-in-the-most-embarrassing-way-possible/ 14yo boy accidentally destroys own family using Google Gemini AI in the most embarrassing way possible] (2026)'''
*:''"He explained: “He’s 14 and stupidly decided to try and roleplay with Gemini using its live camera mode. The AI correctly identified he was underage and Google banned all my accounts.” ''[...]'' "“ALL of our entire family’s Google accounts were linked to that tablet. Google banned them all. Everything gone. 15 years of business completely inaccessible. All my emails, all my documents saved in Google Drive. Even my website was linked to my Google account and that’s been locked down too. We’ve written to Google and begged for it to be reinstated but they’ve said all the accounts have been shut down for child protection reasons. I don’t know how I’m going to pay my mortgage in 3 months time. I’ve literally lost ALL my records for my accountant. My company year ends in May. My whole life is completely f–ked.”"''

*'''[https://mynorthwest.com/technology/meta-child-exploitation/4125447 Meta apologizes after mistaken child exploitation flag shuts down woman’s business accounts] (2025)'''
*:''"She received an email from Meta, the parent company of Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp, and Threads, that informed her all of her personal and business accounts and channels she owns or manages, including a fitness center, a weight loss clinic, and a bar, were suspended for allegedly violating their terms of use related to child sexual exploitation. Riley was shocked by the email and explained that the allegations were false. “I would never ever do that,” Riley said. “I have younger siblings, like no, that’s terrible.” It turns out, however, Meta was wrong, and they apologized."''

*'''[https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce8307ge49eo Angry, confused and worried about police – behind Instagram bans] (2025)'''
*:''"Instagram users have told the BBC of their confusion, fear and anger after having their accounts suspended, often for being wrongly accused by parent company Meta of breaching the platform's child sex abuse rules. For months, tens of thousands of people around the world have been complaining Meta has been banning their Instagram and Facebook accounts in error. They say they have been wrongly accused of breaching site rules - including around child sexual exploitation. More than 500 of them have contacted the BBC to say they have lost cherished photos and seen businesses upended - but some also speak of the profound personal toll it has taken on them, including concerns that the police could become involved."''

*'''[https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/08/17/book-ban-restriction-access-lgbtq/ Students lose access to books amid ‘state-sponsored purging of ideas’] (2022)'''
*:''"In the past two years, six states have passed laws that mandate parental involvement in reviewing books, making it easier for parents to remove books or restrict the texts available at school, according to a tally kept by nonprofit EveryLibrary. Five states are considering similar legislation. ''[...]'' “This is a state-sponsored purging of ideas and identities that has no precedent in the United States of America,” said John Chrastka, EveryLibrary’s executive director. “We’re witnessing the silencing of stories and the suppressing of information [that will make] the next generation less able to function in society.” ''[...]'' Mounting book challenges, bans and clandestine removals, all of which reached historic highs during the past school year, are also eroding students’ freedom to read. Simultaneously, Republican legislators in at least nine states are pushing laws that force school library databases to block certain content. Everywhere, the books targeted are mostly written by and about people of color and LGBTQ individuals, according to analyses conducted by the American Library Association and PEN America. ''[...]'' The sharp increase in oversight and control of children’s reading at school is welcomed by some parents, conservative pundits and lawmakers who argue that unsupervised students will stumble across texts that expose them to sexual topics too early or that undermine their family’s beliefs and values. Library advocates say that existing book challenge procedures, as well as the expertise of credentialed school librarians, were already sufficient to ensure school book collections remain appropriate. The spike in regulation of school reading has some educators reconsidering the profession, amid a catastrophic national teacher shortage. ''[...]'' Under a new five-page policy, book purchases must be approved by a vaguely defined set of administrators, possibly including the superintendent, with input from “parents and community members.” The policy prohibits any materials that contain “sexual acts” (or “nudity” at the elementary and middle-school levels); requires libraries to publish inventories; makes it easier for parents to remove books; and asserts parents can, at any time, receive a list of books their children have checked out. The document concludes: “While librarians are trained in selecting materials … the ultimate determination of appropriateness for a minor lies with the parent.” ''[...]'' “I think the intent of the policy is to frighten teachers and librarians into a very high degree of self-censorship, and it will work beautifully,” she said, adding that ex-colleagues of hers are already boxing up their classroom libraries. ''[...]'' In Florida, the Flagler County district debuted a three-tiered library system this past spring. The first level grants students access to the entire library. At level two, parents can specify up to five titles their children cannot check out. At level three, children have no access to books except titles specified by their parents. ''[...]'' Another increasingly popular tactic is to require parental sign-off before librarians hand books to children. One of the districts doing so is Virginia’s Bedford County Public Schools, which has debuted a book-lending system that emails parents every time their child checks out a book. ''[...]'' Amy Snead, a mother of four and chair of the Bedford County chapter of parental rights group '''Moms for Liberty''', said her organization pushed for the books policy. She said it will prevent children from encountering sexually explicit material."''

*'''[https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2013/08/21/comment-porn-or-better-sex-education/ Comment: Porn or better sex education?] (2013)'''
*:''"There is a lot of policy and media concern about young people accessing pornography and the potential for it to cause harm, including sexual violence. ''[...]'' Whatever your views on pornography, most sensible adults would agree that pornography is not the best place to learn about relationships, sex and sexuality. ''[...]'' So should we really be concerned about pornography? It is clear from the young people visiting our services that more and more are seeing pornography. But most can tell the difference between fantasy and reality. ''[...]'' When it comes to the proposal for internet safety filters to be activated as a default, there are many people who think this is sensible, reasonable and proportionate. One person’s perfectly reasonable suggestion – say, that “adult” material should be filtered out by internet service providers – is another person’s creeping censorship. I reserve judgement at this stage. The devil is in the detail. But I am concerned. Brook is all too often accustomed to our online content running afoul of crude filtering software. One Wi-Fi provider blocked our website because it was listed under “sex education”. I am worried about those young people whose access to sex and relationships advice could be inadvertently blocked by these filters. Despite reassurance from the Prime Minister that there will be a ‘white list’ of sites to prevent this happening, we and our colleagues at online charity YouthNet are mindful that this will be tricky to get right, and of the devastating effects of getting it wrong."''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20220706163847/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/david-cameron-s-plan-for-internetporn-filters-risks-hurting-lgbt-community-8778956.html David Cameron’s plan for internet-porn filters ‘risks hurting LGBT community’] (2013)'''
*:''"David Cameron's plan for UK households to block internet porn with default search filters will be “very damaging” for LGBT people and vulnerable adults who could be denied access to legitimate sexual health and education sites, a group of authors and journalists has warned. In an open letter to the Prime Minister, prominent figures including the Belle de Jour writer Brooke Magnanti and feminist blogger and author Zoe Margolis, warned that the Government was taking “a dangerous and misguided approach” to internet safety.''[...]'' They point out that faults with existing internet service provider filters have been reported numerous times and warn that any default filters could “unintentionally block important sites related to sexual health, LGBT issues, or sex and relationship education”. “This will be very damaging for LGBT young people, for example, or vulnerable adults who may be cut off from important support and advice, in particular those with abusive partners who are also the Internet account holder,” they add. ''[...]'' To illustrate how blunt an instrument search filters could be, a spokesman for the group cited a recent case in which a British Library search filter denied a man using its Wi-Fi network access to Hamlet, because it contained “violent content”."''

===Trojan Horse for civil-liberties/privacy infringements===
[[File:3d916711c8575b86.png|thumb|Social Media algorithms are becoming more sensitive to trigger phrases]]
:''For a rundown of relevant news articles in relation to the UK's '''Online Safety Bill''', see [https://techcrunch.com/2022/11/24/uk-online-safety-bill-css-e2ee/?guccounter=1 TechCrunch.]''

As described in our article on [[censorship]], the damaging personal consequences of concerted action against individuals have a chilling effect on public discourse. See, for example, the immediate termination of Tom Flanagan's media and academic career over comments he made concerning the possession of [[Child Pornography]]. We do not list such examples in this article, but do cite examples of how broader civil liberties are threatened by hysterical attitudes towards children.<ref>[https://www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/commentanalysis/arid-41700062.html Proposed EU Chat Control regulation could create surveillance state], [https://cybernews.com/security/chat-control-eu-scanning-messages/ Scientists urge EU governments to reject Chat Control rules]</ref>

*'''[https://circleid.com/posts/chat-control-proposal-advances-despite-rising-opposition-in-europe Chat Control Proposal Advances Despite Rising Opposition in Europe] (2025)'''
*:''"Support for the European Union’s contentious Chat Control legislation—designed to combat child sexual abuse material (CSAM)—remains strong, yet a rising chorus of opposition now threatens to complicate its path to adoption. The proposed regulation, formally known as the Danish version of the CSAM scanning law, mandates all messaging platforms to screen user content, including encrypted messages, for illegal material. If passed, implementation could begin as early as October 2025. However, the bill has drawn mounting criticism for jeopardising digital privacy and weakening encryption, a core pillar of secure communications."''

*'''[https://fee.org/articles/the-earn-it-act-wont-protect-children-but-it-will-destroy-digital-privacy/ The EARN IT Act Won't Protect Children, But It Will Destroy Digital Privacy] (2020)'''
*:''"The first public hearing of the EARN IT Act took place weeks ago, a bill which is nominally designed to require tech companies to meet certain “best practice” requirements when it comes to the safety of children online. If they do so, and as the title of the bill indicates, they will be judged to have “earned” the right to be protected from lawsuits arising from user-generated content. ''[...]'' If the bill passes, tech companies will be confronted with a choice: weaken their encryption schemes, or face lawsuits based on the content uploaded by their users. In practice, they will have to weaken encryption, because the flood of litigation stemming from user content will make running such platforms impossibly costly. Perhaps the most troubling aspect of the bill is that, where normally data privacy baffles lawmakers, this attack on data privacy is cleverly hidden in terms of "child protection" and "best practices". In fact, some lawmakers seem to be using their naivety when it comes to the technical aspects of online privacy to deflect criticism. When the Washington Post interviewed one of the bill’s sponsors, Sen. Richard Blumenthal, he claimed that he couldn’t protect users’ rights to encryption because he doesn’t understand it."''

*'''[https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2022/11/experts-condemn-uk-online-safety-bill-harmful-privacy-and-encryption Experts Condemn The UK Online Safety Bill As Harmful To Privacy And Encryption] (2022)'''
*:''"The British Parliament may start debating the Online Safety Bill again as soon as this week. The bill is a deeply flawed censorship proposal that would allow U.K. residents to be thrown in jail for what they say online. It would also force online service providers to use government-approved software to search for user content that is deemed to be related to terrorism or child abuse. In the process, it will undermine our right to have a private conversation, and the technologies that protect that right, like end-to-end encryption. In a letter published today, EFF has joined dozens of security researchers and human rights groups to send a clear message to incoming U.K. prime minister Rishi Sunak: the Online Safety Bill must not undermine encryption. ''[...]'' In the past few years, we’ve seen a number of proposals brought forward by governments that want to scan user-to-user communications for criminal content: the U.S. EARN IT Act, and the EU’s proposal to scan private chats. All of these proposals suffer from the incorrect belief that a backdoor or other workaround to read encrypted messages can be designed for use only in benevolent ways."''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20090623070859/http://wikileaks.org/wiki/Italian_secret_internet_censorship_list%2C_287_site_subset%2C_21_Jun_2009 Italian secret internet censorship list, 287 site subset] From Wikileaks (2009)'''
*:''"This [2009, Italian] list presents 287 internet sites currently censored by Italy. This quasi-voluntary system, which was introduced under the banner of fighting "child pornography" relies on a secret, unaccountable list of site names. Because of this lack of transparency, and the power of the censorship system, the blacklist is of intense interest. (...) The majority of sites on the Italian list seem to be unrelated to child pornography. While some do appear to relate to the images of teenagers, the vast majority of sites are related to what appears to be legal young-adult pornography. Some sites are unrelated to any type of pornography. These include businesses or institutes outside of Italy, and discussion forums, used by tens of thousands for all purposes. While it is possible these sites had an unauthorized user briefly upload an underage image or link to such an image, the continued presence of the sites on this list likely reflects the lack of any censorship notification or appeal mechanism."''
::Two random, but nevertheless high profile (at the time) [[minor-attracted community]] sites were erroneously added to this list - '''FPC.li''' and [[BoyWiki]].

*'''[http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/02/18/finnish_policy_censor_activist/ Dan Goodin: ''Finland censors anti-censorship site'', in The Register] (2008)'''
*:''"Finnish police are blocking more than 1,000 legal websites, including one belonging to a well-known internet activist, under a secretive system designed to prevent access to foreign sites that contain child pornography, according to a group that advocates for individual rights online. ''[...]'' Of the 700 or sites that have been tested, only two are known to contain inappropriate images of children, said Tapani Tarvainen chairman of the Electronic Frontier Finland (EFFI). The remainder tend to be sites with adult-oriented themes, such as those offering legal porn, and forums for gay sex. In some cases, the sites - which include an online doll store, a Thai Windows advice forum and a computer repair service - have no visible link to porn or sex at all."''

*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20080123074821/https://blog.brokep.com/2008/01/21/punching-bags/ Punching bags] (2008)'''
*:''"The police posted information that they would put TPB on the Swedish childporn filter. They never contacted us about the alleged child porn (which nobody found when looking for such content) and after heavy media critique the police caved in and said that TPB did not - any longer - have child porn on the site. Which of course, there was none to start with. Charges was filed about slander and for abusing the childporn filter for political means to JO but he decided that the police probably did their job and ‘had no reason not to trust the police officers testimony’. The police put the TPB associated website Kopimi.com in the child porn filter prior to this. Kopimi.com is of course not child porn either. After over 6 months in the filter a prosecutor stated that kopimi.com of course did not have any child porn (nor had ever had) and demanded that the filter was to be altered. The Swedish police had of course copied it’s filter to Norway and Denmark, aka rendering the site still filtered there after the Swedish filter was altered. It took another 3 months to get that sorted out, all the work we had to do. And no, we didn’t get an apology."''

*'''[http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/01/14/demon_muzzles_wayback_machine/ Brit porn filter censors 13 years of net history] (2009)'''
*:''"Four weeks after birthing a nationwide Wikipedia edit ban, Britain's child porn blacklist has led at least one ISP to muzzle the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine - an 85 billion page web history dating back to 1996. According to multiple customers of Demon Internet - now owned by Brit telecom Thus - the London-based ISP is blocking access to all sites stored in the archive. When they query the Wayback Machine, hoping to retrieve archived pages, customers are met with generic "not found" error pages. But judging from their urls, these pages are generated by a web filter based on the blacklist compiled by the Internet Watch Foundation, a government-backed organization charged with policing online pornography."''
::[Editor: This particular example of technical illiteracy spanned from the [[Virgin Killer controversies]]]

==Draconian punishments==

[[File:Screenshot 2024-04-02 000550.png|thumb|Chat log of Brittany Zamora and the victim whom she was sentenced to 20 years in jail for "raping"]]
It is easy to locate examples of excessive sentences for regular "molestation", such as Brittany Zamora's 20 years in 2019 for a consensual relationship with a 13 year old male student, and numerous life, and de-facto life sentences for consensual acts, or those that included a monetary incentive.<ref>[https://people.com/crime/imprisoned-ariz-teacher-who-sexually-abused-boy-13-is-now-tutoring-inmates-in-prison/ Imprisoned Ariz. Teacher Who Sexually Abused Boy, 13, Is Now Tutoring Inmates in Prison]</ref><ref>For life sentences, see [https://ktar.com/arizona-news/mesa-teacher-sex-crimes-sentence/5766845/ Kapahulehua] and [https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/orange-county-orlando-florida-teacher-life-in-prison-internet-sex-acts/ Rafael Bonini]. For women getting prosecuted and sometimes sentenced obscenely for consensual sex with 17 year old men, see for example, 3 stories involving 17 year old men within 10 days: [https://www.dailyherald.com/20251108/crime/teacher-soccer-coach-faces-sexual-assault-charges-involving-student-at-aurora-school/], [https://www.courttv.com/news/ex-teacher-to-be-sentenced-for-sex-crimes-involving-incarcerated-minor/], [https://www.abc4.com/news/crime/woman-arrested-unlawful-sex-boyfriend-brother/]</ref> As recently as 2025, UK police attacked a 19 year old man with a taser and police dog after finding him with a 17 year old woman - a technical breach of an order.<ref>[https://uk.news.yahoo.com/watch-sex-offender-triess-flee-151500200.html Brandon Slater - Sex offender tries to flee police after being found in van with underage girl]</ref> Below, we list examples ranging from bizarre "crimes" that never were, to cruel and unusual punishments.

*'''[https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/louisiana-pedophile-agrees-physical-chemical-castration-cut-prison-time-what-know-about-1741843 Louisiana Pedophile Agrees to Physical and Chemical Castration to Cut Prison Time — What to Know About the Procedure] (2025)'''
*:''"In a landmark ruling that could reshape how America punishes its most dangerous predators, a Louisiana court has secured an extraordinary plea deal: a convicted paedophile who pleaded for reduction of his prison sentence will now undergo both surgical and chemical castration — a move hailed by some as long-overdue justice, and condemned by others as a violation of human rights. The decision has also reignited debate over the ethics and legality of such procedures in the United States, particularly in light of Louisiana's newly enacted law permitting surgical castration for sex crimes."''
::[https://www.spiked-online.com/2025/09/18/the-problem-with-chemically-castrating-sex-offenders/ Spiked Online provides criticism of the procedure]

*'''[https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq5ngrlzn42o Balloon fetish child sex offender back behind bars] (2024)'''
*:''"A notorious sex offender who was banned from possessing orange balloons is back behind bars after admitting breaching a sexual harm prevention order. ''[...]'' He was previously jailed for three and a half years in December 2017 and prohibited from possessing orange balloons. Hundreds of photos of girls either holding or blowing-up balloons were found at two properties linked to Hunter in Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire. Footage showing Hunter appearing to "simulate sex" with an orange balloon was also seized, the court heard. ''[...]'' In November 2014, he was given a three-year probation supervision order after admitting visiting Butlins Waterworld in Skegness. There was evidence he had swam with a nine-year-old girl on the rapids under the false name of "David Harley". ''[...]'' He was also jailed for 15 months in 2011 and ordered to register as a sex offender for ten years after he broke a court order banning him from possessing balloons in public. He was arrested after police searched his car and found an orange coloured heart-shaped balloon on the front passenger seat."''

*'''[https://www.ndtv.com/offbeat/australian-man-with-diaper-fetish-gets-banned-from-seeing-his-children-report-2959584 Australian Man With Diaper Fetish Gets Banned From Seeing His Children: Report] (2022)'''
*:''"His ex-wife took legal action against him claiming that his behaviour, which she was previously aware of, had escalated over time. According to the report, the former partner said that the man, who she met in the mid-2000s, even began “wearing the diapers around the home”. The couple then split and agreed to share parenting duties provided the man kept his lifestyle away from his children. But back in 2019, the court had heard that the Aussie father once came to pick the kids up and had a nappy “partially exposed”. It was then, the ex-wife said, that she decided to take legal action against him. In 2021, the court ruled that the man was not allowed to see his children. The father then appealed the decision, saying that he posed no risk to his kids, but his claim was rejected last month. ''[...]'' Justice Hannan reportedly said that she has “great reservations” and does not accept that the father has an authentic willingness or capacity to disavow engaging in the behaviours in question and his connections to the community. She further went on to state that it was inevitable that the man's children would be exposed to his fetish, which she claimed would badly affect them. However, now the father has said that he felt he was being discriminated against because of his links to the “adult baby diaper lover community”. The Australian national wrote to the Daily Telegraph describing the decision as “horrendous”. He also added that what he chooses to do in the privacy of his own home without any children present is his own business."''

*'''[https://www.cullmantribune.com/2023/05/11/cullman-county-man-sentenced-to-75-years-for-failure-to-register-as-sex-offender/ Cullman County man sentenced to 75 years for failure to register as sex offender] (2023)'''
*:''"Cullman County Circuit Court Judge Greg Nicholas on Wednesday, May 10, 2023, sentenced David Lee Moore, of Hanceville, to 75 years in prison. The sentence stems from Moore’s March 1 conviction for failing to register as a sex offender with the Cullman County Sheriff’s Office in violation of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act. “As I stated after the trial our sex offender registration laws are tough for good reason and we will not only prosecute those who break them to the fullest, but we will also ask for tough sentences on anyone who is convicted,” said Cullman County District Attorney Champ Crocker. Moore was convicted in a one-day trial in March."''

*'''[https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdtx/pr/terlingua-man-sentenced-prison-running-child-obscenity-website Terlingua Man Sentenced to Prison for Running a Child Obscenity Website] (2021)'''
*:''"A federal judge today sentenced 65-year-old Thomas Alan Arthur to 40 years in federal prison for operating a website dedicated to publishing writings that detailed the sexual abuse of children. ''[...]'' According to trial evidence, Arthur began operating the Mr. Double website in 1996, and began charging members for access to the site in 1998. ''[...]'' "This repugnant exploitation of innocent children has no place in society." ''[...]'' This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse, launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. Led by U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and CEOS, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state and local resources to better locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims."''

*'''[https://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/editorials/article272538992.html?taid=63fb0383c222f40001b63d6a&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter He was homeless and mentally ill. A judge sentenced him to 150 years. Is that justice?] (2023)'''
*:''"The question is whether the 32-year-old man diagnosed with schizophrenia — who talked in court about shutting off electricity in Russia with his mind — should spend the rest of his life in prison. Stephens is a former Arizona State University wrestler who became homeless after suffering from untreated schizophrenia for years. In 2016, he walked into a Sweetwater Best Buy and snatched a laptop and other merchandise. When employees confronted him, he pulled out his own laptop, declaring, ”Look, I have child pornography!” He began publicly showing his computer screen, lying down between two sets of sliding doors and perusing the illegal images as customers walked by. ''[...]'' Stephens could have gotten those three years, plus required treatment, had he accepted a plea deal from prosecutors on one count of child-porn possession — a charge that seems to fit the crime better, based on what we know. Stephens wasn’t accused of producing or distributing the pornographic material. ''[...]'' The state asked asked for a 21-year sentence. Still, that’s not even close to the off-the-charts 150 years handed down by Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Veronica Diaz with “a minimum of public explanation,” the Herald reported. Diaz applied the maximum sentence allowed under law."''

[[File:Schad.jpg|thumb|One punishment involved posting these signs]]
*'''[https://www.foxnews.com/story/sex-offender-ordered-by-judge-to-post-signs Sex Offender Ordered by Judge to Post Signs] (2015)'''
*:''"Under a judge's order, a man who has admitted molesting a boy has posted signs around his house and a decal on his car proclaiming that he is a sex offender. The hand-painted signs reading "A Sex Offender Lives Here" are posted on all four sides of Leroy Schad's white house in this central Kansas town of only about 150 people. His vehicle has a large decal with bold yellow lettering reading "Sex Offender In This Car." Schad, 72, was originally charged with four counts of taking indecent liberties with a 9-year-old girl and an 11-year-old boy in 2005. He was allowed to plead guilty in March 2007 to a lesser charge of aggravated indecent solicitation of a child, and the original charges were dismissed."''

*'''[https://eu.jacksonville.com/story/news/crime/2015/10/28/red-signs-brand-homes-registered-sexual-predators-nassau-county/15685876007/ Red signs brand homes of registered sexual predators in Nassau County for Halloween] (2015)'''
*:''"Large red signs in front of sexual predators' homes are forewarning Nassau County children, parents and the predators on [[Halloween abuse hysteria|Halloween]] to beware. Sheriff Bill Leeper said the signs have been erected to warn trick-or-treaters about the locations of 12 registered sexual predators in his county and will be removed after Halloween. Each sign includes the individual predator's name. ''[...]'' "I knew it was being done in some other counties and had a suggestion from some residents to consider and thought it was a good idea, especially before Halloween," Leeper said. Posting warning signs outside registered sexual predators' homes in Florida isn't unusual. In April 2013, the Bradford County Sheriff's Office installed 18 red warning signs with each person's name. In early 2014, Port Orange investigated use of similar signs after Perry city officials installed them, according to the New York Daily News."''

*'''[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2163509/Court-rules-32-year-old-Marshall-Hollins-sex-17-year-old-legal--pictures-not.html Court rules that 32-year-old man's sex with 17-year-old was legal... but pictures of it were not] (2012)'''
*:''"Although a man who was 32 wasn't breaking the law by having sex with a 17-year-old girl in 2008, he was by photographing the act, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled Thursday. Marshall Hollins was convicted in Stephenson County of making child pornography and sentenced to 8 years in prison. He admitted he had sex with the girl when she was 17, which is the age of sexual consent in Illinois.."''

*'''[https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/women-who-stray/201208/insatiable-wife-teacher-sent-jail-group-sex Insatiable Wife (Teacher) Sent to Jail for Group Sex] (2012)'''
*:''"This weekend, Fort Worth, Texas high school teacher Brittni Colleps was sentenced to five years in prison after conviction of having sex with five of her male students. The students were '''all over the age of eighteen''', and consented to the acts. But, Brittni and her husband were swingers, and salacious videos of the sex were made, and viewed by the jury."''

*'''[http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/07/12/1057979647638.html Associated Press: "Toe-sucker gets life"] (2003)'''
*:''"The former supervisor of an American youth program was sentenced Friday to life in prison on 25 counts of lewd conduct and assault for sucking the toes of 20 boys. Trenton Veches, 32, will be eligible for parole in 15 years."''

*'''[http://www.lawcrossing.com/article/1949/Case-of-the-20-Dirty-Pictures/lcarticle_topicdetailpage.php?topic=18 Kilpatrick, James. "Can someone be convicted for mere possession of porn materials"] (2005)'''
*:''"In June 2002, Phoenix police arrested ''[Morton R.]'' Berger on a state warrant charging him with sexual exploitation of a minor. Specifically, he was charged with possession of 20 photographs depicting, among other things, children being raped by adults, children engaging in sexual acts with other children, and children in sexual acts with animals. The 20 images introduced at trial were part of a large collection of pornographic images accumulated over a period of at least six years. A jury found Berger guilty on 20 counts of sexually exploiting children under the age of 15 and sentenced him to 10 years on each count, the sentences to run consecutively. Last May the Arizona Supreme Court affirmed that judgment. ''[...]'' There is no evidence that he himself ever engaged in distributing, exhibiting, receiving, selling, purchasing, electronically transmitting or even "exchanging" pornographic images, all of which the Arizona law forbids. He was convicted solely of "possessing" such images. He collected them. These facts should weigh in your calculus, for good or ill: He is 52 years old, married, a father of four, an award-winning teacher of world history. He has no criminal record of any sort. The state offered no evidence that he has ever created pornography or improperly touched a minor."''

*'''[https://www.ipce.info/newsletters/e_26/absurdities.htm Six years for touching buttocks] (2006)'''
*:''"A former elementary school teacher was sentenced to six years in state prison for touching the buttocks of a 10-year-old girl. ''[...]'' He must register as a sex offender and cannot teach again."''
[[File:Pubnotice.jpg|thumb|Such "name and shame" signs have become common across Florida]]
*'''[https://www.ipce.info/newsletters/e_26/absurdities.htm Man sentenced for lewd acts on boy] (2008)'''
*:''"A 61-year-old man has been sentenced to six years in a state prison for kissing an 11-year-old boy on the lips in the Joshua Hills Elementary school cafeteria, court officials said."''

*'''[https://www.wnd.com/2005/07/31134/ Man grabs girl's arm - now he's a sex offender] (2005)'''
*:''"A man who grabbed a 14-year-old girl's arm to chastise her after she walked in front of his car, causing him to swerve to avoid hitting her, must register as a "sex offender," the Appellate Court of Illinois has ruled. Fitzroy Barnaby, a 28-year-old Evanston, Illinois, man was prosecuted for attempted kidnapping and child abduction charges following a November 2002 incident in which he nearly hit the teen with his vehicle. The girl testified Barnaby yelled, "Come here, little girl," when he jumped out of his car and grabbed her arm. She broke away and called authorities. Barnaby says he was merely trying to lecture her for her carelessness. The trial jury accepted Barnaby's version of the story, but found him guilty of unlawful restraint of a minor – a sex offense under Illinois law."''

* '''[https://reason.com/2011/06/14/perverted-justice-2/ Perverted Justice. Sex offender laws represent the triumph of outrage over reason.] (2011)''' [https://web.archive.org/web/20220808015126/https://reason.com/2011/06/14/perverted-justice-2/ copy]
*:''"For example, "the minimum sentence for possession of an image of child pornography is longer than the presumptive sentence for rape or aggravated assault. A presumptive sentence for possession of two images of child pornography…is harsher than the sentences for second degree murder or sexual assault of a child under twelve….For molesting a child, one might receive the same sentence that Berger has received for possessing one picture.""''

==Charging, Punishment and Imprisonment of "victims"==

The younger partners in age disparate encounters are sometimes criminalized under laws against juvenile prostitution,<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/child-prostitution-convictions-overturned-home-office-grooming-gangs-b2859072.html ‘Unjust’ grooming ‘child prostitution’ convictions to be pardoned]</ref> or delinquency (e.g. [[Testimony: Adult Male with Minor Male|Craig Rodwell]]). In Russia, the clinical term "age related psychopathy" was ascribed to a female partner of an older men, evidencing a disturbing pattern of [[medicalism|medicalization]].<ref>[https://www-mk-ru.translate.goog/incident/2023/06/13/postradavshaya-ot-nadrugatelstv-50letnego-pedofila-shkolnica-sama-naznachila-svidanie.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-US&_x_tr_pto=wapp Google Translated Russian news article in which a girl is clinically labelled]</ref> Even legal minors who carry on "inappropriate" relationships have been institutionalized, as in the case of a 15-year-old girl with her uncle in Germany.<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/11/02/german-court-rules-parents-of-15-year-old-girl-cannot-stop-her-h/ German court rules parents of 15-year-old girl cannot stop her having sexual relationship with uncle, 47 - Telegraph]</ref> In other cases reminiscent of various controversies involving [[UNICEF]] and the [[United Nations]], youth have been "rescued" from prostitution only to be stripped of a lifeline and fall into the hands of sexual abusers who use their missions for cover with little in the way of accountability.<ref>[https://www.dw.com/en/philippines-child-sex-abuse-trafficking-deutsche-welle-investigation/a-74966421 DW: Philippines: Child rescue ends in sexual abuse]</ref>

*'''[https://www.cleveland.com/news/2023/10/new-ohio-bill-would-require-porn-websites-to-verify-users-ages-criminalize-underage-access.html New Ohio bill would require porn websites to verify users’ ages, criminalize underage access] (2023)'''
*:''"New bipartisan legislation in the Ohio House would require pornography websites to verify that users are adults, make it a crime for minors to lie about their age to access such sites ''[...]'' Ohioans younger than 18 who access adult websites using fake ID information could be charged with a fourth-degree misdemeanor, which could bring up to 30 days in jail and a $250 fine. ''[...]'' Demetriou said in an interview that he introduced the bill because [[Research: The effects of pornography|many studies]] indicate that adolescents who watch pornography can suffer from “serious mental-health issues” as a result. “I want to protect my family and I want to protect every family in Ohio,” said Demetriou, the father of two young boys. “This is common-sense legislation that creates common sense barriers for kids to access this harmful material.”"''

*'''[https://apnews.com/article/ohio-police-child-sexual-abuse-response-tiktok-0477a43e82b1d9120b35d8ce223af007 Police suggested charging a child for her explicit photos. Experts say the practice is common] (2023)'''
*:''"But instead of treating the girl as a crime victim, an officer seemingly threatened to charge her under a law most people view as designed to protect child victims. The shocking interaction was recorded last week on body camera audio and by the father’s doorbell camera in Columbus, Ohio. The footage drew criticism from the public and from experts who said law enforcement officials have long misused laws meant to protect children by threatening to charge them with being part of the same crime. ''[...]'' “These laws were really intended to prevent sexual abuse of children, to protect against the exploitation of children,” Shah said. “So weaponizing these laws against children to bring charges against them really misunderstands the law, and even worse, is flouting the law’s purpose.” It’s hard to know how many children are charged, partly because prosecutors can use the charges to elicit guilty pleas to lesser offenses, she said."''

*'''[https://www.weekend.at/chronik/verurteilt-bub-zieht-kinderporno-handel-im-darknet-auf Incredible case in Vienna: A young person traded illegal porn on the Darknet on a large scale. The judgment is already final (Translation)] (2023)'''
*:''"A 16-year-old boy had traded pornographic material from abused children on the dark web on a large scale and in a highly professional manner. ''[...]'' The grounds for the judgment showed that between 2021 - he was 14 at the time - and the summer of 2022, he had procured a total of 2,100 prohibited files, saved them and then offered them to interested parties on a marketplace on the Darknet. The boy handled the sales in a highly professional manner, for example by using online chats or producing snippets of relevant videos that were available as so-called teasers. He also made screenshots with price lists and offered "proof" that the offered material actually existed. ''[...]'' In addition, the 16-year-old was instructed to start and regularly provide evidence of psychotherapy and probation was ordered. The court also assumed that the boy had earned at least 6,000 euros with the traded child abuse depictions - he has to repay this amount."''

*'''[https://www.brongersma.info/images/Paidika2.pdf "The Hysteria Over Child Pornography and Paedophilia," ''Paidika'', 2, 13-34.] (1987)'''
*:''"The case of "Amy", a 12-year-old girl from California, is one blatant example of this institutional abuse. Amy's family sought counseling in California after Amy and her stepfather revealed to the mother that he had fondled her on several occasions. The family therapist they consulted reported the incident, as required under California law, to the police, who filed felony child abuse charges against the stepfather. The stepfather pled not guilty when he was charged, and the girl refused to testify against him. Frustrated by Amy's will not to testify, child protection workers placed Amy in solitary confinement in a juvenile prison. For 9 days, she was confined to a four-by-eight foot room with only a bed and lamp, and for a few days, a television set. When the judge in the case saw that Amy's resolve not to testify could not be broken, the case was dismissed. ''[...]'' A more recent case in Massachusetts involves two youths, ages 14 and 15, who were confined in various locked facilities for at least a five month period--part of the time in Federal facilities--as "material witnesses" in the case of a Boston-area man with whom they had lived, who is accused of Mann Act violations, after they attempted to recant all or part of previous statements they had made concerning the man."''

*'''[http://annabelleigh.net/messages/353484.htm Trexler, Phil. "Summit judge jails 14-year-old," The Beacon Journal.] (2006)'''
*:''"A judge has jailed a 14-year-old girl who ran away rather than testify against a man accused of molesting her. The Norton Middle School student is being held indefinitely in an isolated area of the Summit County Jail on the orders of Common Pleas Judge James Murphy. The teen, jailed since Wednesday, insists she is not a sex abuse victim and is demanding a lawyer be assigned to represent her, court records show. However, jail officials said Monday she cannot speak with anyone without permission from county prosecutors. Prosecutors say the teen is a material witness and is being held in jail for her own protection. But lawyers for defendant Galo Sanchez-Pesantes contend the state -- with approval from the girl's mother-- has "effectively kidnapped" the teen, holding her in an adult jail while denying her access to an attorney in an effort to force her testimony. ''[...]'' Sanchez-Pesantes is accused of unlawful sexual conduct with a minor stemming from a Jan. 20 incident in which the boyfriend of the girl's mother allegedly saw the two on a couch. The girl denied having sex and refused to write a statement for police, defense attorneys said. "She said no, nothing happened with (Sanchez-Pesantes) and she said she told that to everyone, but no one wanted to listen," Brouse said Monday."''

*'''McCarthy, Rebecca. "Jailed Teen Again Refuses To Testify Against Father," Atlanta Constitution, 14 October (1988)'''
*:''"An 18-year-old Lilburn woman refused for a second time Thursday to testify in her father's child molestation trial and remained in jail on a contempt of court charge. Bond was set at $100,000. Deidre Lee Dickey was jailed Wednesday after refusing to testify against Ed R. Dickey, who is on trial on charges of sexual abuse against Miss Dickey and her two younger sisters. Superior Court Judge Bryant Huff called Miss Dickey back into court Thursday and asked if she was willing to testify, told her the consequences of not doing so and listened as she again refused to cooperate. "My understanding is that when the children realized what the position of the state was, they didn't want to testify," said defense attorney Calvin J. Leipold Jr. "I think it's one thing for children to ask for help and another for them to find themselves in a position like the ones these children are in." A prosecutor said he will recall Miss Dickey again Friday. "The court's order is that she testify, and when she refused she was held to be in willful contempt," prosecuting attorney Donald Johnstono said Thursday. "We'll be back again tomorrow." Miss Dickey's mother, Peggy Dickey, said in an interview Thursday that her daughters believe the state does not care about them or their family and decided not to let prosecutors "pressure them" into testifying. Another of Mrs. Dickey's daughters, age 16, collapsed on the stand Wednesday and could not testify, either. Mrs. Dickey said she believes the charges against her husband are untrue. The accusations were brought to the attention of prosecutors by the Dickeys' extended family."''

* '''Ira L. Reiss (1990) [http://www.sexarchive.info/BIB/AETS/bind.htm An End to Shame]. ''Prometheus Books, Buffalo, New York'' (chapter 2. [https://web.archive.org/web/20250210125102/http://www.sexarchive.info/BIB/AETS/b02.htm#O21 Alice in Wonderland: Sexual Upbringing in America])'''
::"''One eleven-year-old boy was questioned by therapists, social workers, and detectives a total of 74 times! For three months he denied being sexually abused, but then he changed his story and said he was abused. The media covering the event reported that:''
::''A psychiatrist who studied the cases said the children have suffered more because of the investigative techniques used by authorities than they did by being molested - if any were sexually abused at all.[...]''

::''Children had been separated from their families - at times for over a year. The aftershocks for children and parents were dramatic. Dr. Jonathan Jensen, the Director of the University of Minnesota's Child Psychiatry Outpatient Clinic, together with Dr. Barry Garfinkel, wrote a report about the Scott County experience. They described the atmosphere in Scott County as that of a witch hunt and charged that the children involved had been put into conflict with their parents and the rest of society.''

::''In the Scott County system, the procedure of removing the child from the home for a long period of time, changing the child's identity with a new name, separation from siblings, change of religion, and instructions not to reveal any identifying information about themselves produced a strong undermining of the children's personality structure. ... An entire County organization failed to understand the impact of these procedures on child development.''"

==Weaponized [[Research: The Dangers of Stigma|Stigma]]==

In one case, a police officer was awarded over half a million dollars after a given nickname, "Pat the Pedophile" undermined his credibility. His partner was 18.<ref>[https://www.pinejournal.com/news/former-moose-lake-police-officer-wins-retrial-in-defamation-lawsuit Former Moose Lake police officer wins retrial in defamation lawsuit]</ref>

[[File:Pedodebt.png|thumb|Signs posted by debt collectors in Russia]]
*'''[https://www.fox4now.com/news/state/sexual-predator-designations-will-stay-on-florida-licenses-following-an-appeals-court-ruling Sexual predator designations will stay on Florida licenses, following an appeals court ruling] (2025)'''
*:''"In a divided ruling, the 5th District Court of Appeal upheld the constitutionality of requiring state-issued driver’s licenses and ID cards to have “SEXUAL PREDATOR” stamped on them if the person is convicted of that crime."''
*'''"[https://www.sacbee.com/news/nation-world/world/article276378716.html Adults interrupt track meet to accuse 9-year-old girl of being transgender, parents say] (2024)'''
*:''""She went up to compete for the grade four shot put final, and right before she went to throw, a grandfather of a student said ‘hey, this is supposed to be a girls’ event, and why are you letting boys compete?’” the girl’s mom told the outlet. “My daughter is cisgender…uses she/her pronouns. She has a pixie haircut.” The girl’s mom says the man then demanded she prove her daughter’s sex, pointed at another girl with short hair and accused her of being trans before his wife called the girl’s mother “a genital mutilator, a groomer, and a pedophile,” the outlet reported."''
*'''Tibetan girl forced to say that the Dalai Lama is a Pedophile (2023)'''
*:'''Editors:''' The incident spread throughout social media after the Dalai Lama's controversial "suck my tongue" comment. Video [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCXtemSFAwk attached]. Backup on [https://twitter.com/P9Wb1kMpj484jEW/status/1650163222190628866 Twitter].
*'''"[https://msk1.ru/text/incidents/2022/11/03/71787329/ They've sent leaflets to my relatives that I am a pedophile and a drug dealer": Collectors have harassed the debtor because of a loan of three thousand rubles] (2023)'''
*:[Translation] ''"In an interview with a NGS.RU journalist the man said that he contacted Microcredit Organization "Zaymych" in 2022. First, he borrowed 3 thousand rubles online, paid off on time. In June, I issued a micro-loan for another 3 thousand rubles, but eh could not repay it on time because he lost his job. At first, the company's representatives would phone Peter day and night, demanding to repay the debt, taking into account interest: in a short time, the debt increased from 3 thousand rubles to 13 thousand. The relevant information appeared in the personal account. The resident of Novosibirsk did not agree with the requirements, in conversations he operated with knowledge of Russian legislation. According to the Federal Law "On Microfinance Organizations", in case of delay and accrual of interest, the amount of debt cannot grow more than 1.5 times from the initial loan. After that, he began receiving threatening messages. ''[...]'' At the next stage, unknown people began to terrorize the man's relatives. They were informed that leaflets had allegedly been hung around the district with warnings that he "shows an unhealthy interest in children" and "is suspected of distributing drugs." Finally, the actions of collectors were felt by the residents in the apartment next door. They received a letter allegedly from Peter himself, in which he demands to pay the debt for him, otherwise he would "burn several cars, fill all the doors with glue," etc. The letter says that the man took the money for sex reassignment surgery, which was followed by treatment in a psychiatric hospital. At the same time, the author profusely uses obscene language discrediting the Novosibirsk resident."''

*'''[https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/jan/30/snp-karen-adam-on-revealing-she-was-abused-as-child ‘I felt I had to’: SNP’s Karen Adam on revealing she was abused as child] (2022)'''
*:''"A Holyrood politician who received death threats after she called for a more realistic debate about paedophiles has described how the experience prompted her to disclose her own abuse as a child. Speaking in detail for the first time since the row earlier this month, the Scottish National party MSP Karen Adam told the Guardian she was hurt by “the injustice of being called a ‘paedophile enabler’ when I’m actually a survivor of this myself. But it was a great cost to me personally, and I felt that my arm was twisted to do so.” Adam, 46, who was elected last year, became embroiled in a fierce debate after responding to the conviction of Ghislaine Maxwell. She wrote on Twitter: “Paedophiles and predators are people. Not bogeymen under the bed. Not Mac-wearing flashers in the street, faceless and nameless. They are our family, friends and colleagues.”"''

==Rape-culture==
[[File:Hndgrjju.png|thumb|The 2025 ''Daily Mirror'' story on Instagram]]

In some cases, the counter-reaction to the work of anti-sex NGOs has been worse than the problem they are supposedly addressing. A result of classifying all sexual contact between minors and adults as rape, is the glorification of rape and assault in the backlash - such as when a major Sri Lankan tabloid paper claimed a drunken police officer sexually assaulting a 10 year old girl was "expressing his love".

*'''[https://www.dailymirror.lk/news/Cop-in-trouble-for-expressing-his-love/239-322097 Cop in trouble for expressing his love] (2025)'''
*:''"A Police Sergeant while behaving in an unruly manner under the influence of liquor and kissed and embraced an underage girl at the Bibila bus stand was taken into custody by Bibila police and produced before Bibila Magistrate Thyaga Silva. He was released on personal bail of Rs. 300,000 with three sureties each. He was a resident of Rideemaliyedda in Mahiyangana and attached to the Kandeketiya Police. Bibila Police produced him on charges of behaving in unruly manner in a public place under the influence of liquor and sexually harassing a ten year old girl. The case was postponed for October 19."''

In many cases, police forces now promote adverts claiming that children are available for prostitution as part of their routine sting operations. This has raised questions about normalization. In one case, only 3 men agreed to travel, despite likely hundreds of people seeing the advert being left with the perception that children are openly offered for prostitution in their area.<ref>[https://fox23maine.com/news/nation-world/arrested-human-trafficking-teenager-girl-minor-answer-ad-florida-undercover-homeland-security-investigator-mother-offering-underage-daughters-sex-charged-felonies-santiago-salazar-venegas-pedro-perez-rivera-ubilder-moises-velasquez Arrested after allegedly answering ad by 'mother' offering 'underage daughters' for sex]</ref><ref>[https://fstube.net/w/itQo3MCn4fuc5krLmC7pKf FOX video in which the scheme and its strategies is promoted]</ref>

==(Local) government and church bankruptcies, healthcare disruption==

One increasingly visible trend in the 2020s are local government bankruptcies as a result of historical institutional abuse pay-outs and the "band-wagoning" effect of allowing these lawsuits many decades after the supposed, yet unfalsifiable abuse was committed.<ref>[https://forum.map-union.org/viewtopic.php?t=530 Los Angeles] is by far the highest profile of such cases, with mass lawsuits involving someties multi-billion dollar settlements against local government and religious bodies.</ref><ref>[https://foxbaltimore.com/news/local/child-sex-abuse-survivors-confront-archdiocese-of-baltimore-bankruptcy-hearing-maryland Child sex abuse survivors confront Archdiocese of Baltimore during bankruptcy hearing]</ref><ref>[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15096343/California-santa-monica-brink-financial-ruin-230-million-sex-abuse-scandal.html The case of Santa Monica]</ref> It subsequently becomes harder to justify ''not'' handing out similar amounts to further claimants who come forward, and the totals can spiral out of control, severely compromising local governments.<ref>[https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/09/10/wa-ordered-to-pay-42m-for-negligence-in-child-sex-abuse-case/ WA ordered to pay $42M for negligence in child sex abuse case]</ref>

In some cases hospital insurers have also filed for bankruptcy under the sheer strain of snowballing child abuse claims.<ref>[https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2025/10/17/844171.htm New York Hospital Insurer Files for Bankruptcy, Citing Child Sex Abuse Claims]</ref> This has unsurprisingly resulted in insurers changing the terms under which they will make payouts, or renegotiating huge endorsements for authorities seeking full cover for child abuse.

==Internal contradictions==

[[File:Ethos.png|thumb|"Condoms for Boys" hysteria in the UK and America is one example of how heavy-handed adoption of [[safeguarding]] has been unsuccessful]]
Often, we see that countries who have pursued the prohibitionist scheme on sex with minors have not reaped the rewards one might expect from such initiatives. This is painfully obvious in the example of [[Research: Teen pregnancy|adolescent pregnancy]], with the more puritanical nations (US, UK and Australia) routinely reporting [[Wikipedia:Prevalence of teenage pregnancy|much higher rates]] than those who have been less zealous in their pursuit of protectionist initiatives towards girls (Scandinavia, and most of Europe). In some cases, social hysteria surrounding prevention efforts has even led to the closure of child protection charities.<ref>[https://prostasia.org/newsletter/?email_id=136 Closure of Prostasia]</ref>

== See also ==
*[[Research: Secondary Harm]]
*[[Research: The Dangers of Stigma]]
*[[Sex Panic and the Punitive State]] by Roger N. Lancaster

==References==

[[Category:Official Encyclopedia]][[Category:Debate]][[Category:Censorship]][[Category:Sociological Theory]][[Category:Child Pornography]][[Category:Hysteria]][[Category:Art]][[Category:Youth]][[Category:Debating Points: Sociological]][[Category:Debating Points: Adults]][[Category:Debating Points: Child/Minor]][[Category:Law/Crime]][[Category:History & Events: Real Crime]][[Category:History & Events]][[Category:History & Events: 1990s]][[Category:History & Events: 2000s]][[Category:Lists and Special Articles]]
[[Category:Extremism]]

Consent

2026-05-22T21:18:11Z

JJ1: linked California

[[File:Lilystory.png|thumb|A personal example of consent and its flaws]]
__NOTOC__'''Consent''' is the willingness and agreement to engage in an act or proposal made by another party, which must be given voluntarily, without force or coercion. ''Informed Consent'' must be given by a ''competent'' person, who is not subject to deception. Competence includes the mental capacity to understand the act in question.

Consent can be ''express'' (person A says "yes" to person B's proposal) or ''implied'' (i.e. through behavioral cues or other modes of communication).<ref>[http://law.cornell.edu/wex/consent Cornell Law: Consent]</ref><ref>[https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consent Merriam Webster (Dictionary): Consent]</ref><ref>[https://www.wilsonlaw.com/blog/difference-between-express-and-implied-consent/ Wilson Law: Express and Implied consent]</ref><ref>[https://legaldictionary.net/implied-consent/ Legal Dictionary: Implied Consent]</ref>

== Limitations of consent ==

Consent can be withdrawn at any time and under certain conditions cannot be given due to incapacity. For example, a person who is severely intoxicated, under the influence of drugs, or asleep cannot give valid consent because they temporarily lack the capacity.<ref>[http://law.cornell.edu/wex/capacity Cornell Law: Capacity]</ref> Mental capacity refers to a person's ability to understand information, make rational decisions, and express themselves.<ref>[http://law.cornell.edu/wex/mental_competence Cornell Law: Mental Capacity]</ref>

Most countries have laws stipulating that people under a certain age cannot sign legal contracts, and in the United States such contracts are voidable in court. Countries commonly legislate that people under a certain age cannot consent to sexual relationships, subject to a variety of exceptions. "Romeo and Juliet" (close-in-age) exemptions allow young people within a set number of years to give consent to sex with one another. The [[Age of Consent|age of consent]] and exceptions vary widely from country to country and within countries, reflecting the arbitrary nature of [[Wikipedia:Age of consent|Age of consent laws]]<ref name="Vox">[https://www.vox.com/the-big-idea/2017/11/20/16677180/age-consent-teenage-psychology-law-roy-moore Vox: Age of consent and Teen Psychology]. Please note that while some points made in this article are commonsense, it relies upon outdated and misguided interpretations of brain imaging data in making claims about the [[Research: Cognitive ability|cognitive capacities]] of young people.</ref> and the failure of lawmakers to agree on a common standard of physiological and neurological development ([[Research: Cognitive ability|to the extent that it even exists]]). The same person may be legally capable of consenting to sex in one jurisdiction but not in another regardless of their individual capacity, mental competence, and willingness based solely on physical age.<ref name="chnm">[https://chnm.gmu.edu/cyh/teaching-modules/230.html chnm.gmu.edu: Arbitrary sex laws]</ref>

<blockquote>''The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals boasts three different ages of consent — Indiana: 16, Illinois: 17, and Wisconsin: 18. I defy anyone to tell me that teens in Indiana are more mature than those in Wisconsin. Maybe Indiana legislators simply don’t believe in the science of adolescent development?''<ref name="Vox" />
</blockquote>

Many states also make exceptions to the age of consent law for married partners who may be under the local age of consent or married, with permission of their parents, to an older partner.<ref name="shouselaw">[https://www.shouselaw.com/ca/defense/penal-code/261-5/ shouselaw.com: Example of parental consent exemption]</ref>

== History and modern interpretation ==

The first laws governing consent and age come from English law in 1275 where it was a misdemeanor to "ravish" a maiden below the marriageable age of 12 with or without consent.<ref name="chnm" /> The modern descendants of these laws violate the fundamental principle of bodily autonomy: That a person has fundamental control and ownership of their body. Age of consent laws are primarily used to pursue cases where both partners willingly agreed to sex or where the case is marginal. The cases can be pursued by district attorneys without cooperation of the minor and even over the protests of the person being 'protected' by the law. Cases of non-consensual sex could be pursued under rape and assault laws, but those laws aren't relevant to sex between willing people.<ref name="shouselaw" />

In the United States ([[Wikipedia:Ages of consent by country|at the time of writing]]) the youngest age of sexual consent is 16 years old in 33 states, 17 years in 6 states and 18 years in the rest, placing the nation among the most puritanical, along with the UK.

'''In one example, that is correct at the time of writing:'''

*A teen who lived in Washington State could legally consent to sex with an older partner of 22 for example. But if they traveled to [[California]] the next day, the same person could not legally consent to sex with another 16-year-old, because there is no "Romeo and Juliet" exemption under Californian law, and the age of consent is 18. Legally, both teens would be committing sexual assault on one another, while in turn, both being assaulted!

== ''"Informed Consent"'' ==

[[File:FJARn kWQAElHfn.jpg|thumb|Humorous take on the limitations of ''Informed Consent'']]
[[Informed Consent]] is a clinical term relating to medical and research situations. Patients and research participants have the right to ask questions, be given relevant information that a reasonable person would want to have to make an informed decision. The information should be in language that is understandable to them. They should be made aware that participation or treatment is voluntary.<ref>[https://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/regulations-and-policy/guidance/faq/informed-consent/index.html hhs.gov: Informed Consent]</ref> A provider seeking informed consent must judge the patient's decision-making capacity and ability to understand relevant treatment information. Informed consent can be given even when an inducement such as money is involved.<ref>[https://code-medical-ethics.ama-assn.org/ethics-opinions/informed-consent ama-assn.org: Ethics: Informed Consent]</ref> "Broad consent" refers to how consent is interpreted colloquially outside clinical situations.

Informed consent might not be seen as fully supporting age restrictions on sexuality, since:

*Education and consent-literacy might make informed consent a reality for youth.
*In the case of "Romeo and Juliet" laws, simply introducing an age gap doesn't "erase information" used to justify allowing the same teen to interact with other teens but not adults. In fact, the risk of consent not being informed is higher with a teen-teen interaction.

== ''"Simple Consent"'' ==

Similar to ''assent'', discussed in the ''Vox''<ref name="Vox" /> article, is the concept of ''Simple Consent'' (when a person says ''yes'', or implies their consent). Simple consent does not take account of knowledge or mental capacity, and is an important construct within the psychological sciences, particularly in relation to the psychological outcomes of [[Minor-adult sex]]. This is because when sex to which a minor gives ''simple consent'' (regardless of ''legal'' ability to consent) is deemed [[Child Sexual Abuse|CSA]] ''a priori'', the construct of CSA [[Research: Prevalence of Harm and Negative Outcomes|fails key scientific tests]] with respect to its concept validity. In other words, by confusing simply consensual acts with [[rape]] and assault, the concept of sex between a minor and adult as "abusive" becomes meaningless as a scientific paradigm, and thus only undermines the stigma against non-consensual acts.

== Teaching consent ==

In the 10s and 20s, the subject of ''Consent'' or ''Consent Awareness'' education has become a touchstone topic of cultural discussions. While these courses often insist upon the importance of what they call ''Affirmative Consent'', their deployment in early and middle years schooling is often seen by American conservatives as evidence of [[grooming]] and indoctrination by left-wing educators. In one case, a [[MAP visibility on Twitter|person claiming to be a sex educator]] from San Francisco made the argument that teaching consent puts power in the hands of minors, and that this is a good thing as Minor-adult sex is not inherently harmful. Conservative uproar then ensued, with respondents suggesting that "teaching children to consent" will lead to cultural [[degeneracy]].

==Gallery==

<gallery>
File:FHzQh3LagAAQ9H7.png|US reaction to AoC law (humor)
File:Screensgrjxjgrxrgjc.jpeg|More humour, again used on Romeo and Juliet laws
File:ConsentExamples.png|Consent examples (info)
File:AoCWestern.png|AoC is a western concept (info)
File:Consentmantra.png|Organizations such as [[Gays Against Groomers|GAG]] have attempted to capitalize on consent mantra
</gallery>

==See also==

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*[[Legal information]]
*[[Evolving capacity]]
*[[Age of Consent]] - Some information not covered on other Encyclopedias.
*[[Statutory rape]] - Where laws arbitrarily deem underage sex to be "rape".
*[[Minor]] - A concept related to, but not fundamentally tied to ages of consent.
*[[Debate Guide: Cognitive ability = consent]]
*[[Debate Guide: Problems with the Age of Consent]]
*[[Romeo and Juliet]]
*[[Mature Minor]]
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===In-house essays===

*[[Essay:The Draft Argument For 12+|The Draft Argument For 12+]] - BLueRibbon.
*[[Essay:The Truth Behind The Age Of Consent Laws|The Truth Behind The Age Of Consent Laws]] - Dissident.
*[[Essay:Peru Lowers Its Age Of Consent--My Analysis|Peru Lowers Its Age Of Consent--My Analysis]] - Dissident.
*[[Essay:A Critical Look At the Age of Consent Laws|A Critical Look At the Age of Consent Laws]] - Strider@ThePub.

==References==

[[Category:Official Encyclopedia]] [[Category:Facts of life]][[Category:Victims' Rights]][[Category:Official Encyclopedia]][[Category:Terminology]][[Category:Terminology: Academic]][[Category:Terminology: Popular]][[Category:Terminology: Legal & Law Enforcement]][[Category:Law/Crime]][[Category:Law/Crime: International]][[Category:Law/Crime: British]][[Category:Law/Crime: American]]

California

2026-05-22T21:16:45Z

JJ1: improved wording

'''California''' is a state located at the western coast of the United States. It is known for being one of the regions with the strictest [[age of consent]] laws in the world and a business hub for multiple high-profile tech and social media enterprises.

The age of consent in California is 18 years with no exception for close-in-age sexual partners.<ref>[https://www.age-of-consent.info/california What is the California Legal Age of Consent in 2026?] - "The close-in-age rule in California (3 years) do not provide an exception nor provide any defense; it merely lowers the crime to a misdemeanor."</ref>

== Legal mine field ==
[[File:Trojan horse.jpg|thumb|right|160px|"Child protection" is a political trojan horse.]]
Culturally, any attraction to a person below the social construct "age of majority" is strongly frowned upon, even if that person is physically mature and able to reproduce and looks physically indistinguishable from a slightly older legal adult, given that they are socially infantilized with the label of "minor" that is applied equally to both toddlers and mature teenagers.

Even romantic relationships without intercourse between adults and teenagers are strongly discouraged in the United States.<ref>[https://archive.today/2025.08.28-095740/https://answers.justia.com/question/2019/05/29/can-a-minor-date-an-adult-without-any-se-693922 Can a minor date an adult without any sexual relationship and still be legal? - Nebraska Criminal Law Questions & Answers - Justia Ask A Lawyer]</ref> As usual in the United States, violators of sexuality-related laws are often publicly pillorized on a sex offender registry, no matter how minimal the violation was, for example intercourse with a person one day away from becoming a legal adult.<ref>[https://www.map-union.org/perspectives/lowdown-17-and-364-meme-real Mu Lowdown: The 17 & 364 meme is sadly rooted in reality...]</ref>

This makes it a legal mine field for young adults to date and sleep with people at a similar age. There is a risk that one of the partners lies about their age, so people sometimes ask each other for government identification, which can become an unromantic formality.<ref>[https://archive.today/2025.07.01-011740/https://www.reddit.com/r/NoStupidQuestions/comments/8ol8d8/should_you_ask_to_see_a_girls_id_before_sleeping/ Should you ask to see a girls ID before sleeping with her? : NoStupidQuestions] - Reddit</ref>

As of 2008, California spent more money maintaining the sex offender registry than every other individual US state.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20081231152817/http://www.justicepolicy.org/images/upload/08-08_FAC_SORNACosts_JJ.pdf What will it cost states to comply with the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act?] - Justice Policy Institute</ref>

== International impact ==
Californian culture and law reaches out internationally, given that all large social media platforms (YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Reddit, Snapchat, Pinterest), the most widely used knowledge services and digital libraries (Google, Wikipedia, OpenAI, the Internet Archive), as well as other influential technology entities behind products almost everyone uses in their day-to-day lives (Apple, Intel, AMD, Qualcomm, GitHub, the Mozilla Foundation, and the Linux Foundation) are all headquartered there.

California was also the first state to pass operating system age verification into law, allowing any online service to query the age provided by the user. Here, "child protection" is used as a political trojan horse to get people to accept mass surveillance.<ref>[https://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2026/03/msg00000.html On the unfortunate need for an "age verification" API for legal compliance reasons in some U.S. states - lists.debian.org]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adCMNAVBGSQ OS Age Verification: Millions Of Evil People With GPS In Your Kid's Pocket, Required By Law!] - Jody Bruchon</ref>
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== References ==
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== External links ==
* [https://incels.is/threads/why-mainstream-social-media-is-agecucked.779054/ Why mainstream social media is agecucked. | Incels.is - Involuntary Celibate Forum]

[[Category:Countries and Cultures]]
[[Category:Anti-Pedophile culture]]
[[Category:Law/Crime: American]]
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California

2026-05-22T21:16:11Z

JJ1: Expenses for maintaining the sex offender registry.

'''California''' is a state located at the western coast of the United States. It is known for being one of the regions with the strictest [[age of consent]] laws in the world and a business hub for multiple high-profile tech and social media enterprises.

The age of consent in California is 18 years with no exception for close-in-age sexual partners.<ref>[https://www.age-of-consent.info/california What is the California Legal Age of Consent in 2026?] - "The close-in-age rule in California (3 years) do not provide an exception nor provide any defense; it merely lowers the crime to a misdemeanor."</ref>

== Legal mine field ==
[[File:Trojan horse.jpg|thumb|right|160px|"Child protection" is a political trojan horse.]]
Culturally, any attraction to a person below the social construct "age of majority" is strongly frowned upon, even if that person is physically mature and able to reproduce and looks physically indistinguishable from a slightly older legal adult, given that they are socially infantilized with the label of "minor" that is applied equally to both toddlers and mature teenagers.

Even romantic relationships without intercourse between adults and teenagers are strongly discouraged in the United States.<ref>[https://archive.today/2025.08.28-095740/https://answers.justia.com/question/2019/05/29/can-a-minor-date-an-adult-without-any-se-693922 Can a minor date an adult without any sexual relationship and still be legal? - Nebraska Criminal Law Questions & Answers - Justia Ask A Lawyer]</ref> As usual in the United States, violators of sexuality-related laws are often publicly pillorized on a sex offender registry, no matter how minimal the violation was, for example intercourse with a person one day away from becoming a legal adult.<ref>[https://www.map-union.org/perspectives/lowdown-17-and-364-meme-real Mu Lowdown: The 17 & 364 meme is sadly rooted in reality...]</ref>

This makes it a legal mine field for young adults to date and sleep with people at a similar age. There is a risk that one of the partners lies about their age, so people sometimes ask each other for government identification, which can become an unromantic formality.<ref>[https://archive.today/2025.07.01-011740/https://www.reddit.com/r/NoStupidQuestions/comments/8ol8d8/should_you_ask_to_see_a_girls_id_before_sleeping/ Should you ask to see a girls ID before sleeping with her? : NoStupidQuestions] - Reddit</ref>

As of 2008, California was the US state that spent the most money maintaining the sex offender registry.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20081231152817/http://www.justicepolicy.org/images/upload/08-08_FAC_SORNACosts_JJ.pdf What will it cost states to comply with the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act?] - Justice Policy Institute</ref>

== International impact ==
Californian culture and law reaches out internationally, given that all large social media platforms (YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Reddit, Snapchat, Pinterest), the most widely used knowledge services and digital libraries (Google, Wikipedia, OpenAI, the Internet Archive), as well as other influential technology entities behind products almost everyone uses in their day-to-day lives (Apple, Intel, AMD, Qualcomm, GitHub, the Mozilla Foundation, and the Linux Foundation) are all headquartered there.

California was also the first state to pass operating system age verification into law, allowing any online service to query the age provided by the user. Here, "child protection" is used as a political trojan horse to get people to accept mass surveillance.<ref>[https://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2026/03/msg00000.html On the unfortunate need for an "age verification" API for legal compliance reasons in some U.S. states - lists.debian.org]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adCMNAVBGSQ OS Age Verification: Millions Of Evil People With GPS In Your Kid's Pocket, Required By Law!] - Jody Bruchon</ref>
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== References ==
<references />

== External links ==
* [https://incels.is/threads/why-mainstream-social-media-is-agecucked.779054/ Why mainstream social media is agecucked. | Incels.is - Involuntary Celibate Forum]

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[[Category:Anti-Pedophile culture]]
[[Category:Law/Crime: American]]
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User talk:Jim Burton

2026-05-22T13:56:11Z

JJ1: Thank you!

== Copies of unused files ==

Hello, Jim. Would you mind emailing me a copy of these memes that were deleted for being unused?

*[[:File:BirdsShitting.png]]
*[[:File:Frnotharm.png]]
*[[:File:LGBT_Groomer.png]]

I am not going to upload them again, I just want them for my meme collection. Thank you. [[User:JJ1|JJ1]] ([[User talk:JJ1|talk]]) 21:38, 13 May 2026 (UTC)

:Sent to Jim by Admin - Should be with you soon. --[[User:The Admins|The Admins]] ([[User talk:The Admins|talk]]) 21:57, 14 May 2026 (UTC)
:: Thank you very much! [[User:JJ1|JJ1]] ([[User talk:JJ1|talk]]) 13:55, 22 May 2026 (UTC)

User talk:Jim Burton

2026-05-13T21:38:40Z

JJ1: /* Copies of unused files */ new section

Memes and Graphics

2026-05-03T20:04:29Z

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==The MAP Flag==
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The concept underlying the [[MAP Flag]] was seen as early as 2009 and it resurfaced (or was spontaneously recoined) in 2018, gathering widespread social media attention after a campaign by [[NOMAP]]s on Tumblr. It has been re-imagined twice by Jim Burton - most recently as a [[:File:MU-high tower.png|horizontal gradient]].

===Originals===

These are the most commonly used MAP Flags.

<Gallery>
File:Mapflag2018.svg|2018 post-publicity "MAP Flag" - i.e. original Stenna "[[NOMAP]] Flag"
File:Yapf2.png|2023 [[Youth Attracted Person|YAP]] Flag - Lilitha
File:Yesmap.png|2022 "Yesmap Flag" - exclusive [[pro-c]] symbol first published here - Jim Burton
File:Mapunion.png|2023 Union MAP Flag concept combining the 2018 and 2021 variants - Jim Burton
File:Gradient.jpeg|2009 Newgon "Gradient" Flag by Philist: First known use of this, or a related concept
</Gallery>

===MAP Flag variations and memes===

The MAP Flag has already been used in numerous good-faith social media profiles of MAPs, but also by activists in campaigns that deliberately troll opponents, both in favor of, and in antagonism against MAPs.

<Gallery>
File:MAPflagunitedlarge.svg|2021 MAP Flag presented without anti-alias (i.e. for making an actual flag)
File:Mapmane.png|MAP Maned Lion (Bolt)
File:Revolution.jpg|Revolution, inc MAP Flag - [[Katie Cruz]]. Find this and more graphics at [https://mirror.amapin.love/ The Mirror Project].
File:Fist2.png|Similar fist with blended flag colors - Matthewyoung ([[:Image:Fist2.png|alternative version by Katie Cruz inside]])
File:23a30f4c38ac90ad.png|MAP Rights are Human Rights - kore, fediverse, artwork at bottom, Snuffies
File:Resistance.png|Resistance - Cailín Leannán (based on imagery from Irish troubles)
File:Flag.png|Raising the MAP Flag
File:Beeflag.png|Similar, modified by beefriend
File:Poik9090853.png|Union MAP Flag, effect by Poik, PCMA
File:E217c2e8993f1daf.png|Pizza Flag, Silvestery, pawoo.net
File:Mapflag160.jpg|Banksy-style MAP Flag in balloon<ref name="Uncredited" />
File:Bee.png|AAM artwork by bee, PCMA
File:Beeaam.jpg|Further AAM work by bee
File:954183092fb4458b.jpg|Fedi, unknown
File:Masoniccomunist.jpg|The '''M'''asonic '''A'''narcho-communist '''P'''edo Flag (or DDR MAP Flag by Yutlibnow)
File:Libedit.png|MAP Gadsden Flag - Beefriend
File:Anarch.png|Anarchist Gadsden MAP Flag (Ancap)
File:1000064426.png|Star with MAP-Coding (Ancap)
Image:FCncb9dWUAMBHOW.png|Pedophile Lives Matter by Strategist ([[:Image:FCncb9dWUAMBHOW.png|Conservative/Tory version inside]])
Image:MAPsBased.png|<nowiki>#MAPsAreBased</nowiki> - Strategist
1500x500.jpg|Semi-discreet header background in NOMAP orientation<ref name="Uncredited" />
File:Flagbann.png|Header bg based on flag (Rin)
File:Flower-arch-head.png|Flower Arch Header - beefriend
File:Anglomap flag2.png|AngloNOMAP Flag by Rin ([[:Image:Anglomap flag2.png|alternative AngloMAP version inside]])
File:Bg1.png|Background/desktop (maki, NNIA)
File:Bg2.png|Background/desktop<ref name="Uncredited" />
File:Flagbg2.png|Very subtle bg by beefriend
File:Untitled407 20240624163637.jpg|background - bee, PCMA
File:Flagmf.png|Graphic with jumping young people (Mythebe, FST, originally attached to an [[FreeSpeechTube|FST essay]])
File:Mapring.png|Transparent MAP Ring for PFPs ([[:Image:Mapring.png|alternative versions inside]])<ref name="Uncredited" />
File:Mappridesticker.jpg|"MAP Pride Sticker" from @SvbbyPvbby ([[:Image:Mappridesticker.jpg|alternative b&w version inside]])
File:Untitled372 20240529095904.jpg|Derivative "MAP and AAM Pride Stickers" from Bee ([[:Image:Untitled372 20240529095904.jpg|alternative 2021 Flag and AAM versions inside]])
Dumpy975815219584589834-1.gif|'''GIF:''' Among Us Twerk/Among Us Dumpy-type meme<ref name="Uncredited">If you are the creator of this file, it has not been credited because we were unable to determine your identity, or establish [https://www.yesmap.net/contact contact] (due, for example, to defederation) and determine your consent or otherwise to receiving credit. Only in extreme cases does NewgonWiki consider removal of material from this index - for example, violation of license, or extraordinary personal circumstances such as identifying information.</ref>
File:FqppVq8WIAIGlpk.jpg|MAP Flag Anime - many such examples present on [[Pediverse]]<ref name="Uncredited" />
File:Bgfbfgfg.png|Touching hand MAP Flag art<ref name="Uncredited" />
Mapflagfaded.png|Faded 2021 MAP Flag - Jim Burton
File:Lgbmap.png|Gay MAP Flag (contrary to popular claims, these have barely been adopted by MAPs)
File:Lesmap.png|[[Intergenerational Lesbianism|Lesbian MAP]] Flag (contrary to popular claims, these have barely been adopted by MAPs. Supposedly, [[Girllove|GL]] and [[Boylove|BL]] versions exist, too)
File:Kanji.png|Kanji (Chinese, Japanese) Love Symbol with [[Adult Attracted Minor|AAM]] flag colors ([[:Image:Kanji.png|alternative MAP versions inside]])<ref name="Uncredited" />
File:Mapaam.png|AAM heart inside a pro-choice MAP Flag (beefriend)
File:MAPFteacher.png|Teacher displays 2018 MAP Flag ([[:File:MAPFteacher.png|PS by beefriend, both versions available]])
File:MAPFteacher20.png|Lecturer displays 2021 MAP Flag ([[:File:MAPFteacher20.png|PS by beefriend, both versions available]])
File:Boymap.png|A small boy carries the MAP Flag (beefriend)
File:Mapkid.png|Small girl with MAP Flag (beefriend)
</Gallery>

==Simple/Traditional memes==

Traditional memes convey a short and salient message in a graphic. MAPs have been memed with (some would say) surprising success, and broadly throughout the internet. This is only a very narrow selection of the material that has been seen from various quarters. Our own [[research]] graphics can be found at '''[[Index of Excerpt Gallery Libraries|this index]]''', or on their respective research pages.

===The MAP Identity===

In addition to graphics and symbols in the lead section of this archive, a number of memes reference the MAP Identity, its development, public perceptions and internal issues. A [https://booru.mapsupport.de/posts MAP Support Booru] and [https://paraflags-wiki.org/index.php/Main_Page Paraphilia Flags Wiki] also lists memes and social media graphics based on MAP identities.

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File:1000003111.jpg|Reaction to MAP Identity - (visibility, gay, progress, lgbtq, pride, map flag, glb, inclusion, valid)
File:GNHB5FDXAAA-wjC.jpg|MAP Visibility - (social progress, lgbt, queer, pansexual, aam - [[:File:GNHB5FDXAAA-wjC.jpg|AAM and German variation inside]])
Il glf.jpg|MAP/YAP GLF parody - kore, fediverse - (liberation front, gay, queer, LGBT, paraphile, glf - [[:File:Il glf.jpg|Gay and Zoo versions inside]])
File:PedAreSick guy2 ar2-1 text2 v2 resized.jpg|Pedophiles Are Sick - part of the [[Invalid Impact Poster Campaign]] (map flag, provocative, mu)
File:Lucas657756.jpg|MAP/LGBT unity meme by Lucas, PCMA (gay, progress, map flag, glb, inclusion, cooperation)
File:Raw.png|Give MAP kids a chance to be kids - reversion Consuela [https://booru.mapsupport.de/post/140 mapsupport.de] (child, minor map, map flag, aam, inclusion, valid)
File:The_Revolution_Won't_Be_Televised.png|The Revolution Won't Be Televised - (progress, rallying troops, gloating, woke, pride)
File:Enbymeme.png|Pink hair enby - MAP adaptation (enby, map, valid, identity)
File:Mapally5.png|Be a MAP Ally - (Minor Attracted Person, pedo, hebephile, alliance, asexual, lgbt, gay - [[:File:Mapally5.png|presented in asexual and rainbow flag variations]])
File:Ima f4d8619.png|MAP Rights artwork, feat. older female / younger male - (map, valid, identity, youthlove, drawings, art)
File:Youthpo.png|Youth pornography etc vs statist terminology (nomap, erotica, mocking, language, youthlove, response, reply, csam, csai, troll)
File:Loliconpipeline.png|Pipeline punch lolicon edit (proship, fiction, lolicon, japanese, drawings, art, cunny, hebephilia, pipeline, pedophilia, propaganda, newgon, pediverse)
File:Pridemonth.png|Google LGBT vs MAP Pride Month Trolling Response (google maps, parody, logo)
File:Mapally.jpg|Insufferable MAP Ally (destigmatizer, nomap, coping, map, virped, talking therapy, non-maladaptive)
File:FHOv8J3XoBIfSQt.jpg|Pedo Yes Chad - "Yes". (based, chads, pedophilia, lolis, cunny, lolipiller, drawings, art, lolicon, cope, seethe, hebephilia)
File:FU0ZTx4XwAAcfGr.jpg|Say what you want about pedophiles (trolling, minor attraction, map, comedy, humor, perv)
File:Glowig.png|Pedo Yes Chad vs Fediverse Glowie (based, chads, pedophilia, fbi, cia, glow, pedi, fedi)
File:Maprigh5.png|MAP Rights AI Anime Protest - (Minor Attracted Person, pedo, hebephile, youth rights, maps, anime, art - [[:File:Maprigh5.png|many versions available]])
</gallery>

===Youth Autonomy/Rights/Liberation===

The autonomy, [[Research: Cognitive ability|capacities]] and liberation of youth are all likely to be crucial battlegrounds for MAPs, [[Adult Attracted Minor|AAMs]] and their allies over the next few decades. Another way of describing this, is fighting [[ageism]]. Anti-ageist memes are dotted around our categories, and the following are explicitly anti-ageist.

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File:Screenshot 2025-04-04-20-44-33-777.jpeg|UNAIDS: Age of Consent unhealthy and restrictive for young people (youth, sexual health, sti, consent, autonomy, rights)
File:FUbrBs9VsAA9vta.jpeg|Parents: I know you more than anyone else > No, you don't (youth, child, parent, autonomy, rights)
File:rapememe.png|How to prevent rape - Sayaka Fermi (hypocrisy, body autonomy, minor-adult sex, agency, irrational, coercion, awareness, education, youth, choice, prevention)
File:Scrolloftruth.png|Scroll of truth: Youth autonomy prevents abuse (hypocrisy, body autonomy, agency, irrational, choice, protection, education, youth, prevention)
File:Domino.png|Domino effect - Investigating MAPs to supporting YouthLib (liberation, youth rights, logic, sequential, cause and effect)
</gallery>

===CSA Absurdism and Professional Hypocrisy===

A large number of MAP and MAP-Adjacent memes expose and magnify the absurdism of narratives around [[safeguarding]], abuse, trauma and child protection. In some cases, the hypocritical beliefs of professionals and "experts" are given special treatment.

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File:Childinnocence.png|Childhood innocence has existed for around 2% of time (history, safeguarding, ethnology, protection)
File:believe.jpg|Believe the Children (consent, abuse, trauma, testimony, trust, children, courtroom, legal, doctor, hypocrisy, medicine - [[:File:believe.jpg|alternative inside re. conversion therapy]])
File:Psychs.png|Child psychologists cat reaction to minors (minor-minor sex, science, rso, registry reform, pseudoscience, victomology)
File:Pcaldihufjbidcfjb.png|No sex unless accompanied by adults - Peter Caldwell, PCMA (consent, child sex, park sign, rules, safeguarding, age-appropriate)
File:BBoobs.jpg|Babies vs Teens Sucking Boobs (consent, hypocrisy, babies, age, teens, perversion, professor, inappropriate)
File:Main-qimg-12579087b355f31646ea5b1f506cf832-lq.jpg|I, too have lost a kingdom (sex offender, rso, kiddy fiddler, atlantis, athenian, surreal, hysteria, bizarre, molester)
File:denial.jpg|Child protectors believe children are in denial (minor-adult sex, testimony, rationalization, distortion, minors, ignorant, fallacy, mental blocking)
Fhritp.png|A 15 year old is a child, period (mic drop, jamal, teen, menstruation, child, triggered, antis, sjw, feminist, npc, based, comeback, reply, response)
File:Confused2.png|Confused if he should be scarred for life (age, arbitrary, teen, minor-adult sex, trauma, damage, scarred, absurd, crazy)
File:At85scarred.png|85 year old man learns he was abused ([https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35232293/ implausible] reaction) (age, arbitrary, teen, minor-adult sex, elderly, trauma, damage, scarred, absurd, crazy)
File:FJy-YI XIAEWo2U.png|Juvenile offending records vs sex offender records (facepalm, normies, register, registry, rso, law, legal, insane, madness, arbitrary, minors, youth, kids)
File:TouchingGood.png|Good Touches (teacher, education, instruction, learning, quote, swimsuit, protection, sexual harassment, abuse, trauma)
File:Whenispacceptable.png|When is pedophilia acceptable political compass (reply, response, politics, map, pedo, libertarian, authoritarian, left, right)
File:Misopedic.png|Misopedic ageists (antis, chad, swim, children, ageism, moronic, surrealist, girl, cute)
File:randomphotonew.png|Random photo reaction (hysteria, funny, sex fascists, western, crazy, nonwestern, fellatio, suck, abuse, overreaction)
File:WaterGlassSF.png|Glass of Water with optimist, pessimist and Sex Fascists (hysteria, sex fascists, western, indian, nonwestern, abuse, cultural, overreaction - [[:File:WaterGlassSF.png|version with various countries inside]])
File:Unboy.png|United Nations vs Teen Boy (agency, consent, autonomy, international community, bureaucracy, ngo, unicef, ILGA, hypocrisy, feminism, leftism, lizard people, feminazis)
File:18th Birthday Clock hit 12.jpg|Arbitrary nature of age limit (hypocrisy, child, adult, teen, consent, autonomy, americans, agency, age, 18, absurd)
File:SexualOritent.jpg|'Child' is not a Gender (identitarian, sexuality, orientation, identity, validity, sjw, woke, adult, adultism, gender, pedophilia)
File:MAPSchool.png|Public Schools (map, prevalence, pedophilia, hebephilia, response, reply, naive, parents, grooming, access, protection, education - combine with [[Research: Prevalence|prevalence]] info)
File:horse.png|Covering genitals to prevent trauma to baby horses (nudity, bullshit, hysterical, children, graphic, protection, morality, americans, scarred, mental)
File:Childmeme.png|Responding to in-thread misdefinition of child (definition, accuracy, reply, response, children, dumb, hysterical, ageism, dictionary, teens)
File:Brain Development Is Ableist (2).png|Brain Development is Ableist (cognitive capacity and development, mental, minor-adult sex, ability, disabled, ageist, ageism, chauvinism)
File:FJARn kWQAElHfn.jpg|Brain scan - trauma absurdity (consent, minor-adult sex, age, harm, law, arbitrary, absurd, science, pseudoscience, americans, cognitive, westerners)
File:Expressfake.png|Fake Express article (blame, minor-adult sex, age, harm, economy, absurd)
</gallery>

===Responding to [[Anti]]s (and their hypocrisy)===

Some responses to anti-MAP sympathies are also included under "redeploying hostile discourses" and the sections on conservatives, liberals and CSA Absurdism.

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File:Sheepl.png|MAP Propaganda vs the Informed Citizen (pedo, map flag, social media, consumption, anti, dissonance, hypocrisy)
File:Sexbingo.png|Sex Fascist Bingo: (hypocrisy, religion, consent, cognitive development/capacity, mental, pedophiles, orientation, distortion, fallacy, fallacies, antis, response)
File:Fuckyou.png|Minor attraction is wrong/Fuck you (antis, parents, reply, response, comeback)
File:217 - anti-map flag artist chizu type edit.png|Burning the anti-MAP Flag (antis, haters, reply, response, comeback)
File:Qplamz.png|Antis and parents vs MAPs, Minors collateral (antis, parents, reply, response, comeback, law, secondary harm, crossfire)
File:Woodchippagobrrrrr.jpg|Anti wojak, annotated (antis, trolling, insult, woodchipper, face wall, moronic, dumb, reply, response)
File:Minorcard.png|Minor card, with privileges (underage, puriteen, reply, response, juvenile, twitter, debate, argument, opinion discarded)
File:DontloveCLs.png|Love children but don't love CLs (pedophile, response, reply, comeback, parents)
File:FQU5DnXWYAQkKTI.jpg|Yes Chad baseball bat anti-meme response (gore/blood, violence, consent, attack, validity, reply, response, based, pedo)
File:Yeschadconsenting.png|Islam Yes Chad baseball bat anti-meme consent response (gore/blood, violence, consent, attack, allahu akbar, reply, response, based, pedo)
File:Hateyourself.png|"You should hate yourself" NPC (MAP Flag, cope, seethe, pedo, hebephilia, self concept, ego - [[:File:Hateyourself.png|Chinese translation]] inside)
File:Bluherinnerbattlefield.png|Reaction formation in antis (antis, haters, quote, response, reply, zoophile, self loathing, reaction, projection, denial, psychological)
File:Fbi.jpg|FBI anti-meme response (fed, feelings, offended, hurt, feelz, feds, police report, reply, response, haters, law enforcement, alphabet agencies)
File:Sfascist.gif|'''(GIF)''' Sex fascist clairvoyant "nonce" comeback (paranormal, spirit, reader, fortune, mystic, antis, reply, response, haters, nonce, pedophile, paedo)
File:Orcgif.gif|'''(GIF)''' VAR decision "nonce" comeback (football, soccer, orc, decision, antis, reply, response, haters, nonce, pedophile, paedo)
File:Sponge.png|Stigma on pedophiles ok, no stigma on child wage slavery ok (antis, haters, taboo, stigmas, pedophile, map, spongebob, rights, child labor, consumer, hypocrisy)
File:FPGlITUWYAkbGCV.jpg|Call him a pedo (sheeple, normies, conservatives, ad hominem, defamation, debate, response, reply, facts, social media, twitter logic)
File:964aed6d03b0e59a.png|Everything I don't like is pedophilia (for dummies, pedo hating, ad hominem, debate, response, reply, social media, emotional, twitter logic)
File:269.jpg|Hypocrisy on child protection vs exploitation (sheeple, normies, reply, response, hypocrisy, conformity)
File:FHoD725WYAE3DSC.jpg|The real intentions of "seek therapy" (antis, haters, pedophile, map, mental health, services, rights, get help, mhp, ableism, illness, validity, nomap, virped, pedmed, hypocrisy)
File:Therapy.png|Telling a MAP to seek therapy (antis, haters, pedophile, map, mental health, services, rights, get help, mhp, b4uact, degenerate, nomap, virped, pedmed)
File:FGyKNkMXoAI7qbi.jpg|Polarizing topic (born this way, native, immutable, pedophilia, map, hypocrisy, sjws, normies, social justice, woke, lgbt, gay)
File:Orcbrain.jpeg|Pedo hater: Orc (response, reply, antis, red flag, woodchipper, nazi, fascist, groomer, caveman, hansen, monster, zombie, neanderthal, moron)
File:Antis.jpg|Antis creating their own monsters (antis, haters, nomap, pedophile, map, virped, pedmed, hypocrisy)
File:CSAexpert.png|CSA doesn't make you CSA expert (doctor, survivor, expert, arbitrary, science, minor-adult sex, abuse, trauma, fallacy, debate, reply, response)
File:Chudj2.png|Soylita/wholesome soyjak couple (antis, haters, consent, her body, her choice, lolita, seethe, wojak)
File:Pedisevil.jpg|Source: Pedophilia is evil (online debate, fallacy, response, reply, chad, facts, social media, twitter logic)
</gallery>

====Responding to Western Hypocrisy====

Criticism of overbearing and sometimes absurd anglo-american moral and legal norms has been a mainstay of MAP memes.

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File:Main-qimg.jpg|Stigma against currently lawful age-gap relationships. (hypocrisy, cultural, western, jealousy, female regret, age apartheid)
File:TechGiants.png|Tech Giants' Media Manipulation re. Child protection (hypocrisy, csa, ngos, trafficking, cultural, western, nonwestern, india, minor-adult sex, journalism, distortion, bias, standpoint)
File:Random.jpg|Western Arrogance with AoC (western, nonwestern, consent, elites, government, age, laws, sex)
File:FJzBuknXEAMnGhh.png|Elites laugh at Sex Offender Registry (elites, politicians, register, registry, rso, law, legal, insane, madness)
File:Doctor.jpg|Playing doctor shouldn't get you put on the registry (register, american, western, registry, rso, law, legal, insane, minors, kids, boy, madness)
File:Beachmeme.png|Volleyball girls - most men would find attractive (hypocrisy, child, adult, teen, consent, americans, age, 18, absurd)
File:FHzQh3LagAAQ9H7.png|Most people's idea of pedophilia (hypocrisy, cuck, child, teen, adult, consent, autonomy, americans, agency, age, 18, pedophile, simping, white knight)
File:Hebetruth.jpg|Most Men are Hebephilic/Ephebophilic, they just can't admit it (hypocrisy, circlejerk, cuck, child, teen, adult, consent, americans, age, 18, pedophile, simping, white knight)
File:Westerners17.png|How Westerners think biology works (western, nonwestern, hypocrisy, child, adult, teen, arousal, attraction, americans, age, 18, absurd)
File:Zombie.png|American/Western standards on children and nudity (innocence, media, tv, movies, children, america, indecent, nipple)
File:Usapedo.jpg|In America, everybody calls each other a pedo (ok pedo, antis, reply, response, defamation, america moment)
File:Changemymind.jpg|SOR a waste of money - response to "change my mind" (ok pedo, registry reform, reply, response, offending, offender)
File:ualization.png|Sexualization with Hijab and Bikini (nudity, children, protection, americans, western, hysteria, psychotic, neurosis, clothing, make-up, hypocrisy, grooming)
File:AnimeBan.png|Anime Ban proposal showing arrogance of the West (anime, lolicon, proship, drawings, art, americans, western, nonwestern, hysteria, hypocrisy, imperialism)
File:Untitled439.png|Dignitaries sit back and enjoy a display by lolis (hypocrisy, pedo, minor attraction, politician, duda, polish, ballet, artistic, dance, trolling)
File:What is statutory rape.png|What is statutory rape?
</gallery>

===Responding to Conservatives (and their hypocrisy)===

Conservative hostility to MAPs has been a feature of many historical cultures, but formed as a visible movement in the 1970s, with campaigns from [[Moral panic|Anita Bryant]], [[Wikipedia:Mary Whitehouse|Mary Whitehouse]], [[Lloyd Martin]] and [[Judianne Densen-Gerber]] among others. The [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/chud "Chud"] wojak (''Chudjak'') is a mainstay of conservative depictions in present-day meming, and has sometimes been used to ridicule conservative [[anti]]-MAPs.

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File:GpzrE4dWIAIxUTn.jpg|LGB without the TQ+ (gay assimilationist, no pedo, gays against groomers, trans, TERF, homo, queer, degenerate)
File:GpzkprCawAAy J2.jpg|LGB without the TQ+ (gay assimilationist, no pedo, gays against groomers, trans, TERF, homo, queer, degenerate)
File:5F9BCB5A-61FC-4C61-987D-FE2EE37B9FE2.jpeg|Rome at its peak (trolling, chud, chad, antis, trad, history, humor, ridicule)
Chudbehavior.png|Chud behavior (trolling, pedo hunters, antis, kill all pedos, humor, ridicule, woodchipper)
File:8813244113c26fe2.png|Passing down hate via adjacency anxiety - Arden, MAPSupport (maga, gay, LGBT, degenerate, trans, map, pedo, groomer)
File:Norfc.png|Norf FC nonce series (refers to British working class culture) (chud, hunter, paedo, football, soccer, fan - [[:File:Norfc.png|series inside]])
File:Catboy.jpg|Chudjak therapy (trolling, chud, freudian, antis, kill all pedos, humor, catboy, tiktok, ridicule, woodchipper)
File:Yessss.png|"Yes" to chud with infertile wife. (based, chads, pedophilia, lolis, cunny, lolipiller, cope, seethe, copium, hebephilia)
File:Groomer86.jpg|Grooming...according to who? (hypocrisy, groomer, conservatives, trans, bodily autonomy, choice, lgbt)
File:Slut2.png|Sex Fascists through the ages (hypocrisy, gay, lgbt, history, historical, slut shaming, female, modesty, prudery)
File:Averagepedophobe.jpg|Pedo chad vs Pedophobe conspiracy theorist (cunny, trolling, map, pedo, hebephile, lolis, jew, dads against predators, guns)
File:378.jpg|/pol/ hypocrisy on drawn child erotica (normies, conservatives, woodchipper, reply, response, hypocrisy, lolicon, fiction, proship, lolbertarian, redpill, bluepill, censorship, canceled)
File:FQUw6PLXoA48YBF.jpg|Conservatives are for free speech, but not for MAPs (sheeple, normies, conservatives, woodchipper, reply, response, hypocrisy, liberals, libertarian, lolbertarian, red blue pill, censorship, canceled)
File:matthew.png|St Nicholas/Matthew Christian trigger meme (reply, response, gay, boys, maps, trigger, bait, troll, santa claus, christmas, christian, religion)
File:Bible_verses.jpg|Pedophobic Christians didn't read the Bible (christianity, religion, conservatives, table, reply, response, hypocrisy, red pill, lies, red blue pill)
</gallery>

====Progress and Normalization====

A common claim of conservative [[anti]]-MAPs is that we are seeing a covert agenda of "pedophile [[MAPocalypse|normalization"]]. While this optimistic outlook does not match the lived experience of most MAPs, we have seen memes and graphics that play with the idea by situating MAPs within the broader liberal paradigm of "social progress", or unapologetically attempt to normalize attraction to minors.

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File:4976b11a-3981-47d1-8a95-575a24866eed.png|Progress don't make me tap the sign variation (gay, homosexual, LGBT, slavery, mental illness)
File:Magicisl.png|Magic Island (clinton, maxwell, epstein, lolita, podesta, pizzagate)
File:747.jpg|Slippery slope extended (gay, lgbtq, sjw, woke, based, progressive, homo, incrementalism, maga, groomer, boomer, response, reply)
File:075.jpg|We'll never let you... (gay, lgbtq, sjw, woke, based, progressive, homo, incrementalism, women, civil, maga, groomer, boomer, response, reply)
File:Alok.jpg|Alok Vaid-Menon Quote: "little girls are also kinky" (girls, innocence, kink, trigger, bait, conservatives, americans, queer, children, trans, straight, purity, modesty, innocent, pure)
File:Progress.png|That's how progress works (trolling, surreal, humor, ridicule, progressive)
File:Ourcrazyworld.jpg|Our Crazy World (cartoon, map, progress, gay, civil rights, humor, mapocalypse, normalization)
File:Cantorincludep.png|James Cantor - Add P to alphabet (sexuality, pedophilia, include the p, minor attraction, lgbt, gay, queer, maps, identitarian, researcher, quote, trigger/bait)
File:FHeCpC5XIAkE9Xx.jpg|Offensively realistic take on an age-gap relationship (girl, teen, maps, minor-adult sex, age gap, love, taboo, bait, troll)
File:Ipceconf.png|[[Ipce]] power point presentation, girl at podium (hebephilia, pedo, minor attraction, science, trolling)
File:Lolihebe.jpg|Hebe lolis w/ table showing response levels (graph, table, study, sexual arousal, troll, bait, attraction, age, pedophilia, hebephilia, girls, plethysmograph - this is adapted from the notorious [[:File:Halletal.jpg|fake Russian infomeme]])
File:Groomer.png|Grooming a girl with better-known MAP infomemes (groomer, troll, bait, children, ok groomer, abuser, kinsey, study, indoctrination - this meme refers to a [[:File:Adultadult2.png|Kinsey data meme]], and there is also an [[:File:Groomer.png|alt version referring to the adjacent russian meme]])
File:FXtPN01aQAEPj6C.jpg|Response to attractive girl, in denial (hypocrisy, pedo, minor attraction, trolling)
File:Ilovelolis.png|I love Lolis Chad (cunny, trolling, map, pedo, hebephile)
File:Shareifyoulovekids.jpg|Share if you love kids (trolling, minor attraction, map, aam)
File:Imagecp.png|Enjoy CP (cola, american, cunny, lolis, trolling, map, pedo, hebephile)
</gallery>

===Responding to Liberals/Leftists (and their hypocrisy)===

Liberal and Leftist points of view are varied on the topic of MAPs, but tend to range from mild disapproval, thru denial, to silenced embarrassment in the face of hearty conservative uproar. Often, MAPs (who have benefitted from collaboration with gay leftist movements in the past) are left by would-be allies to a fate determined solely by political optics. Thus, liberal and leftist discourses on MAPs sometimes refer to the questionable concept of social ''(in)validity'', something the LGBT section also addresses.

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File:Conversiontherapy.png|LGBT vs MAP conversion therapy - liberal [[pro-recovery]] response (pedophile, response, reply, comeback, map, lib, medical, hypocrisy, coping, mentally ill, therapy, get help, gay, lgbt)
File:Abortionrape.png|Abortion vs Rape - Liberal Hypocrisy (abortion, religion, conservative, liberal, consent, ageism, youth, rights, adult)
File:FPXhdRSX0AEVeQ2.jpg|Anarchist Chads on Pedophilia in Queer Theory (normie, npc, conservatives, anarchism, queer, pedophilia, theory, dumb, homophobia, bigot)
File:Femgirl.png|Fembot vs Teen Girl (agency, consent, autonomy, services, protection, child, teen, shock, disgust, hypocrisy, feminism, leftism, radfem, feminazi)
File:Ussraoc.png|Inconvenient USSR Age of Consent (trolling, russia, anarchist, anarcho communist, communism, commie, marxist)
File:Soyjakparty.png|From soyjak.party (liberal, leftist, lgbt, coom, soy, gay, progress, pride, MAPs, mapphobia)
File:Wikipedos.png|Wikipedia has a suite of articles on Raytheon, but deletes an article on CSA prevention, then burns the redirect (wikipedia, censor, hypocrisy, MAP, wojak, jimbo)
</gallery>

====Responding to the LGBT Lobby (and its hypocrisy)====

[[Validity Policing]] and hypocrisy from the LGBT Lobby is a common experience of online MAPs. This follows expedient political maneuvres in the 1980s and 90s, in which the LGBT Lobby [[Historical examples of LGBT-MAP unity|responded to conservative anti-MAP scare campaigns]] by distancing MAPs. See also, some of the responses to Liberals.

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File:Lgbgender.png|LGBT Community can't move beyond trans issues on youth autonomy (lgbt, gay, trans, nonbinary, groomer, lgbtq, gender, youth, autonomy)
File:Gays-phobes.png|Gay hypocrisy re whataboutism over argument from nature/history (hypocrisy, gay, lgbt, irrational, slavery, barbaric, anger, nature, animals, historical, anthropological, homophobes, greece, pederasty)
File:Valpol.png|The Validity Police (lgbt, gay, pride, hypocrisy, policing, lgbtq, age appropriate, development - [[:File:Valpol.png|alternative versions inc. Transage inside]])
File:Antibadguy.png|Anti Bad Guy Squad (hypocrisy, gay, lgbtq, sjw, woke, invalid, validity, homo - ([[:File:Antibadguy.png|no-color version inside]]))
File:Mapgymnastics.png|MAP vs LGBT Mental Gymnastics (reply, response, rationalization, logic, fallacy, npc, gay, queer, sjw, argument, pedophile, minor-attracted)
File:Sheep copy.png|People whose definition of "Queer" is "anything acceptable" (reply, response, bait, queer, sjw, npc, woke, identitarian, identity, midwits, pedophilia, maps, gay rights, lgbt, normies - ([[:File:Sheep copy.png|series inside]]))
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===Responding to [[Lolicon]]s (and their hypocrisy)===

While some find it tiring, a [[Lolicon-MAP Equivalence Debate]] is ongoing throughout civilian political circles on social media. The following memes typify the MAP response to Western Lolicons who mobilize [[Proship|shipping]] discourse to deny they are attracted to youth.

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File:7deadbc2-3c7d-42b7-9f55-e0fa8e71b7e5.png|Age old and demented lolicon soothed by carer (lolicons, ironic, proship, fiction, porn, drawings, art, pedophilia, hebephilia, denial)
File:LoliMeme.jpg|Pointing to the hypocrisy of Lolicons (proship, fiction, child porn, lolicon, japanese, drawings, art, hypocrisy, pedophilia, cope, hebephilia - [[:File:LoliMeme.jpg|alternative inside re. plethysmograph test]])
File:FHQcxJbUUAADrQH.jpg|Bell curve on lolicon (proship, fiction, child porn, lolicon, japanese, npc, normie, midwit, drawings, art, cope, cognitive development, ability, capacity, brain, IQ, age, pedophilia, hebephilia - [[:File:FHQcxJbUUAADrQH.jpg|alternative versions]], inc re. mental capacity and elite pedophilia inside)
File:Fqk0qqmXgAgRp4j.jpg|Caricature of ironic lolicons (proship, fandom, fictosexual, fiction, child porn, lolicon, japanese, drawings, art, hypocrisy, pedophilia, trannies, trans, troon)
File:Cunnycave.png|Cunny cave (lolicons, ironic, proship, fiction, porn, drawings, art, pedophilia, hebephilia, denial)
File:117 - artist chicken thoughts artist chizu bird cracker ironic lolicon type comic edit.png|Chizu Lolicon "bird cracker edit" (lolicons, ironic, proship, fiction, porn, drawings, art, japanese, antis, pedophilia, hebephilia, denial)
File:FJffEqJXMAA2mnj.jpg|Pedos vs Lolicons (proship, fiction, child porn, lolicon, japanese, doctor, drawings, art, chad, cope, hypocrisy, pedophilia, hebephilia)
File:549iugbjkn34908r54.png|Algorithmic programmed response in lolicon and normie npc (proship, fiction, child porn, lolicon, japanese, drawings, art, cope, hypocrisy, ironics, pedophilia, hebephilia)
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===Redeploying hostile discourses===

A considerable part of online MAP discourse centers on the redeployment of predominant elitist, authoritarian and extremist narratives sometimes used to attack MAPs. While this has led to the embarrassment and triggering of [[anti]]s on social media, it is worth noting that some members of the community are ethically opposed to the idea of adopting problematic ideas inconsistent with personal, theoretical conceptions of social justice. These concerns have also been voiced in situations where MAPs enter "enemy territory" and unironically imitate disruptive/contrarian members of another group, such as [[Wikipedia:Groypers|4Chan Groypers]].

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File:Anti.png|Purposeful and smart Pedophiles vs Antis (pedos, pedophiles, maps, history, based, antis, haters, sex fascists, troll, bait)
File:Pedonoblememe.jpg|Pedophile/NOMAP of noble grace (reply, response, pedmed, virped, acnomap, virtuous, minor-attracted, map, virtue, antis, moron, idiot, cuck, asshole)
File:FgX2SHUUAAAL3Ij.jpg|Historical "pedophiles" (using broader popular definition) (pedos, pedophiles, maps, history, famous, wilde, response, troll, bait)
File:Uspepe.png|Pepe Wikipedia meme intended for use on 4Chan - Feminism and [[Age of Consent]] reformism (groyper, redpill, 4chan, puritan, reformism, frog)
File:Patriot4.png|Response meme re. PatriotWave's famous Kill Your Local Pedophile memes and bumper stickers etc - (guns, police, agecuck, conservative, reply, violent, vigilante, trolling, militia - [[:File:Patriot4.png|a few more variations inside]])
File:Sexfash.jpg|Cure for sex fascism (ok pedo, antis, fascist, reply, response, bullet, gun)
File:Pedopho.jpg|Cure for sex pedophobia (ok pedo, antis, reply, response, bullet, gun)
File:MAGANazi.jpg|Modern American vs Original German (groomer, MAGA, Nazi, reply, response, cartoon, comparison)
File:knowyourantiped.jpg|Know your anti-pedophile types (pedophobes, chart, reply, response)
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===When MAPs met StoneToss===

Much has been [https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/StoneToss written] (and [https://web.archive.org/web/20210729193213/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Stonetoss unwritten]) about the controversial online political cartoonist, StoneToss. While our [[:File:Circumcision-surgery-stonetoss-comic.png|series file]] keeps track of various originals and knock-offs (originality can be [https://stonetoss.com/ verified] at the comic's site), a few examples follow. It should be noted that some members of the community found the very idea of copying StoneToss as a style problematic and offensive, due to the views of its creator.

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File:Cunneh.png|Fake Stonetoss - Legalize cunny (libertarian, marijuana, hemp, hashish, cannabis, 420, child porn, cunny, loli, erotica, internet)
File:FX n5peVUAENkB3.png|Stonetoss.com debuts the [[MAP Flag]] and [[Pedophobia|Pedovan]] (lgbt, gay, pride, degeneracy, groomer, lgbtq activism, predator, free candy)
File:Circumcision-surgery-stonetoss-comic.png|Stonetoss.com - Series file, LGBT responses, etc (lgbt, gay, pride, hypocrisy, sjw, cognitive capacity, brain development, di caprio, child porn, consent, lgbtq activism, age appropriate - [[:File:Circumcision-surgery-stonetoss-comic.png|more such comics inside]])
File:170 - artist chizu artist stonetoss format stonetoss edit.png|Stonetoss: Chizu ''Lolicons are Pedophiles'' edit (lolicons, ironic, proship, fiction, porn, drawings, art, japanese, antis, pedophilia, hebephilia, denial)
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===Quotes and Miscellany===

The below memes can be applied to the debates covered on this page, and many more besides.

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File:Hwwouldyoulike.jpg|How would you like your state surveillance wrapped? (sheeple, normies, conservatives, liberals, online, reply, response, hypocrisy, lolbertarian, censorship, canceled)
File:1756905544839.png|I love kids vs gender (normie, chad, trad, male, female, discourse, contradiction, hypocrisy)
File:Trojan_horse.jpg|CSA trojan to breach encryption laws (data protection law, technology, surveillance, ignorance, governments, cynical, hidden, conspiracy, horse, internet, protect)
File:Cancel Culture.png|Cancel culture: Then vs now (sheeple, normies, conservatives, history, 1950s, liberals, red blue pill, censorship, canceled)
File:Censorshipmartin.png|George R. R. Martin: What Censorship tells us (quote, canceled, red blue pill, censor, liberal, conservative, politics, media, free speech, freedom)
File:It is easier to fool people.jpg|[[Mark Twain]]: It's easier to fool people... (sheeple, normies, quote, denial, psychological, mechanism, mental, conformity, debate, social media, facts and feelings)
File:Prostitution- giving orgasms shouldn't be a crime.jpg|George Carlin - on Prostitution (selling sex, quote, morality, rational, sex work, prude, conservative, debate, bias, sheeple, normies)
File:Better Science.jpg|What does refute science? (research, facts, science, social media, debate, bias, sheeple, religion, feelings, normies)
File:Trust the Scientists.jpg|Trust scientists rather than randoms (warning, research, facts, science, social media, twittards, debate, bias, sheeple, normies)
File:Science vs Social Media.jpg|Real science vs Social Media "science" (warning, research, facts, distorted, media, education, debate, bias, sheeple, normies)
File:Conformity.png|Conformity hazard (warning, research, facts, debate, feelings, sheeple, normies)
File:204 - tagme.png|Effects of ad hom argument strategy (debate, personal, logic, unintended, minority, sheeple, normies)
File:283 - tagme.jpg|Sampling bias, effect on outcomes (statistics, rational, facts, science, logic, npc, sheeple, normies)
File:FUv8RZDWIAcd6wt.jpg|Reasonable people in the minority (warning, rational, facts, debate, bias, social media, feelings, sheeple, normies)
File:FcxaCdKX0AEhopp.jpg||Drew Keys Quote: Smear Campaigns (mental instability, sjw attack, social media, debate, reply, twittard, response)
File:Baseddep.jpg|Based department calling! (based, kek, pepe, compliment, reply, response)
File:Agecuck soyjak meme.png|Things that people opposed to adult-teen sexuality say. (sjw attack, npc, sheeple, normies)
File:Agecuck_bingo_meme.png|A bingo card containing phrases used by people opposed to adult-teen sexuality. (sjw attack, npc, sheeple, normies)
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==Informational memes==

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File:MapsAreDeviant guy1 ar5-2-QR-Code text3 v2 resized.jpg|MAPs Are Deviant - part of the [[Invalid Impact Poster Campaign]] (map flag, provocative, mu)
File:Orig.png|MAP Flag Explainer without anti-c disinfo (minor attracted, flag, explainer, guide, info)
File:Minorsbeware.png|Minors Beware (red flags): (antis, warning, minors, consent, advice, youth, guide)
File:22 - anti-map flag artist drugar educational sources.png|Drugar literacy campaign for antis (minor-adult sex, academia, reading, knowledge, trolling, research, literature, study, facts)
File:Pandfeminism.png|Pedophilia and Feminism (first wave, second wave, third wave, womens, youth rights, judith butler)
File:The Truth About 'CP'(5).png|What you need to know about [[Child Pornography]] (kp, cp, kiddy, porn, porno, erotica, photographs, crime, csam, kinderporno, csai, lolita - [[:File:The Truth About 'CP'(5).png|Chinese translation inside]])
File:Kaaaren.png|Karen confronts CP (kp, cp, kiddy, porn, porno, erotica, photographs, crime, csam, kinderporno, csai, lolita, pornography, research, quotes - [[:File:Kaaaren.png|Italian translation inside]])
File:Ncmec.png|NCMEC [[Iatrogenesis]] (kp, cp, kiddy, porn, porno, erotica, photographs, crime, csam, kinderporno, csai, lolita, pornography, research, secondary harm, quotes)
File:Scapegoat.png|MAP Scapegoat - compared with Jews, Witches (gays, lgbt, blacks, jew, pedophilia, minor attraction, stereotyping, maps, status, persecution, bogeyman, pariah, witchhunt - [[:File:Scapegoat.png|series inside]])
File:Truthaboutm.jpg|Truth about MAPs (addresses myths) (sexuality, pedophilia, hebephilia, ephebophilia, nepiophilia, maps, accuracy, nomap, pedmed, virped, acnomap, facts, stigma, destigmatization [[:File:Truthaboutm.jpg|Chinese translation in file]])
File:MDEdge.png|MDEdge definition of minor-attraction (sexuality, pedophilia, hebephilia, ephebophilia, nepiophilia, maps, definition, accuracy, nomap, pedmed, virped, acnomap, stigma, destigmatization)
File:Chronorange.png|Seto definition of minor-attractions and chronophilias (sexuality, pedophilia, hebephilia, ephebophilia, nepiophilia, maps, definition, accuracy, nomap, pedmed, virped, acnomap, stigma, destigmatization)
File:Peddef.png|Simple response to misdefinition of p(a)edophilia (sexuality, hebephilia, pedophilia, minor attraction, definition, dictionary, psychology, accuracy)
File:The CSA-Industry.png|CSA Industrial Complex: Criminalization (Social-Economic Model) (sociology, politics, institutions, establishment, elites, money, profit, complex, relationship, chart, medicine, influence, organization)
File:The CSA-Industrial Complex.png|CSA Industrial Cycle (Social-Economic Model) (sociology, politics, institutions, elites, money, profit, establishment, complex, relationship, chart, diagram, influence, organization)
File:CSA Is Similar(1).png|CSA similarities to treatment of Homosexuals (gay history, treatments, conversion, survivors, therapy, apa, psychology, therapist)
File:Socio.png|Sociopolitical Model: Marginialization of Sexual Minorities (maps, sociology, politics, pariah, newgon, othering, bipartisan, ostracism, social, class)
File:Pseudo-e-t.png|Pseudoexclusive Teleiophilia (a new concept) (sexuality, hebephilia, pedophilia, minor attraction, seto, freund, newgon, science, psychology, trigger/bait)
File:The Myth of “Pedophilia OCD” (800 × 1000 px).png|"[[Pedophilia themed OCD]]" Debunk (sexuality, pocd, hebephilia, pedophilia, minor attraction, fake illness, shrinks, obsessive compulsive, mental, health, newgon, arousal, science, psychology, cope)
File:Primary.png|Most Child Rape is perpetrated by non-pedophiles (sexuality, pedophilia, assault, minor attraction, maps, crime, nomap, pedmed, virped, acnomap, stigma, destigmatization)
File:ACMAPWEAKNES.png|Weaknesses of an exclusive ACNOMAP/Medicalist agenda (pedmed, virpeds, pedophilia, minor attraction, maps, strategy, destigmatization)
File:Prevalence.jpg|Pedophilia [[Research: Prevalence|prevalence]] card, no link (sexuality, pedophilia, common, research, maps, minor-attraction, facts, stats, statistics, numbers)
File:Tac.png|Toxic Age Chauvinism (ageism, ableism, youth lib, youth rights, cognitive ability, research, quote, mental, teen brain)
File:Secoharm.png|Secondary Harm explainer (study, academia, secondary, trauma, harm, quote, paper, report, outcomes, csa, minor-adult sex - [[:File:SecNewColor.png|see full series]])
File:patterns45.png|Similar patterns between homosexuality and pedophilia (parrelel, similar, comparison, analogy, minor attraction, gay, queer, lgbt, western, nonwestern, animals, tribal, anthropological, cultural)
File:Pedodisorder2.png|Lecter: Pedophilic Disorder distinction ("inborn" is disputable, and the author has since evolved a less medicalist stance but the distinction is important) (sexuality, pedmed, virped, acnomap, pedophilia, minor attraction, native, science, psychology, innate, immutable, disorder, dsm)
File:Prevent.png|Prevent MAPs from accessing minors? Why not prevent physical abuse survivors while we are at it? (sexuality, neglect, hebephilia, risk, access, pedophilia, minor attraction, seto, freund, science, psychology)
B4u-mapflag.jpg|Suicide Stats (MAPs) (sexuality, pedophilia, minor attraction, death, pedmed, virped, nomap, acnomap, depression, despair, psychology, research, B4U-Act, standpoint - [[:File:B4CnEdit.png|Chinese translation]])
File:Thoughtsuppresion.png|Thought Suppression take (MAP Resources) (psychology, pedophilia, minor attraction, maps, pedmed, virped, nomap, acnomap, depression, despair, psychology, research)
File:Blackmales.png|Logic of antis vs crime statistics: Put a curfew on Black Men, see also, [[Media:Mailore.png|police officers]]: far stronger predictive strength for offending (sexuality, african american, hebephilia, risk, access, pedophilia, minor attraction, seto, science, psychology)
File:Mentaldisorder.png|"Mental disorders" according to psychiatry (sexuality, hebephilia, disorder, psychiatry, trans, illness, history, pedophilia, minor attraction, mental, science, psychology, analogy, similar)
File:Academia-controversy.jpg|What people's insistence on getting offended by academics proves (academia, hysteria, kershnar, controversy, offence, triggered, csa, science, lies, defense mechanism, projection, denial, walker, psychology, abuse, philosophy)
File:Lievreorthodoxy.png|Dan Lievre (Newgon Founder): Social Justice Orthodoxy makes no sense on MAPs (useful when dealing with charges that the MAP Movement is "woke". Tags: sexuality, hebephilia, validity, woke, quote, sjw, history, social theory, pedophilia, minor attraction, identitarianism, politics)
File:animalHebe1.png|Intergenerational sex among Primates with citation (animals, study, practise, rind/yuill, minor-adult sex, academic, observation, science, monkeys, species, learning)
File:Bonobos.png|[[Research: Intergenerational Sexual Behaviors in Animals|Bonobo Juveniles/infants]] enjoying sex play (animals, study, academic, practise, minor-adult sex, observation, science, monkeys, species, learning)
File:BonoHuman.png|Human-Bonobo-Chimp finer comparison (animals, cognitive capacity, capability, minor-adult sex, science, animals, monkeys, species, learning)
File:Karen-innocence.png|A Karen confronts [[Debate Guide: Childhood innocence|childhood innocence]] (quote, study, academia, innocent, teens, children, crazy, hysteria, boomers, facebook)
File:Rind.jpg|20+ year-old [[Rind et al|Rind]] Paradox (see more in [[Research]] and the [[Index of Excerpt Gallery Libraries|excerpt graphics]]) (study, academia, controversy, unanswered, paper, report, trauma, harm, outcomes, csa, minor-adult sex)
SRcombined.png|Statutory rape is a legal fiction (law, minor-adult sex, hysteria, madness, arbitrary, victim, victimless, consensual, crime)
File:StatDeath.png|Statutory Death parody (law, minor-adult sex, courtroom, funny, hysteria, madness, judge judy, arbitrary, victim, victimless, consensual, crime)
File:ChadVsSoy.jpg|CunnyChad vs Reddit Soyjak Mod (child-adult sex, based, minor-adult sex, academia, bruce rind, comparison, csa, data, analysis, quant, consenting, voluntary)
File:Adultadult2.png|Kinsey Data ([[:File:Adultadult2.png|series inside]]) (research, minor-adult sex, academia, bruce rind, comparison, csa, data, analysis, quant, child, consenting, voluntary)
File:Lesbians.png|Modern Feminists disowning Lesbian History (Kinsey) (research, minor-adult sex, academia, bruce rind, comparison, csa, data, analysis, quant, child, consenting, voluntary)
File:Rind23.png|Rind 2023 data. (research, minor-adult sex, academia, bruce rind, comparison, csa, data, analysis, quant, child, consenting, voluntary)
File:Zarade.jpg|LGBT Outcomes: "Listen to LGBT Youth" For the papers by Sonya Arreola, Alex Carballo-Diéguez and Jessica Stanley, see DOI: 10.1080/00224490802204431, DOI: 10.1007/s10508-011-9748-y and DOI: 10.1080/00224490409552245 respectively. (research, minor-adult sex, academia, lgbt, comparison, gay, youth, analysis, data, quant, child, consenting, voluntary)
File:Dolphin2.png|Adult-juvenile sex among Dolphins (animals, minor-adult sex, juvenile, similar, analogy, species, science, observation)
File:Endthecycle.png|[[Debate Guide: Cyclical paternalism|Cyclical paternalism]] explainer (consent, minor-adult sex, knowledge, ignorance, innocence, self fulfilling prophecy, paternalism, adultism, ageism, adverse consequence - [[:File:Endthecycle.png|Italian translation inside]])
File:Self-fulfilling.png|Self-fulfilling prophecy of harm (minor-adult sex, minor-minor sex, csa, damage, kids, children, education, teach, indoctrination, americans, secondary harm - [[:File:Self-fulfilling.png|alternative inside]])
File:Goon2.png|[[Grooming]] riddle (hypocrisy, illogical, abuse, csa, language, minor-adult sex)
File:Grooming2.png|[[Grooming]] is circular logic (fallacy, ok groomer, abuse, csa, language, minor-adult sex, harm, trauma, damage)
File:GroomingReworked.png|Grooming vs Courtship (fallacy, ok groomer, abuse, hypocrisy, csa, language, minor-adult sex, harm, manipulation, trauma, media, damage) - [[:File:GroomingReworked.png|alternative inside with media headlines]])
File:Groomingncmec.png|Analysis of NCMEC/Lanning Report pathologizing banality (grooming, feds, fbi, ncmec, minor-adult sex, law, americans)
File:Legalityreality.jpg|Legal consent does not equal reality (rape, statutory, abuse, csa, language, minor-adult sex, laws, consent, rso)
File:trickery.png|Wordplay: what they really mean (rape, statutory, abuse, csa, language, minor-adult sex, consent, voluntary, harm, trauma, damage)
File:Nonfic.png|Nonfiction for MAPs (seen on [[pediverse]]) (reading, research, academia, minor attracted person, minor-adult sex, levine, brongersma, positive memories, trauma)
File:Abrahamic faiths.png|Abrahamic faiths on intergenerational intimacy (religion, research, texts, christianity, judaism, islam, abrahamic, summary, youth-adult marriage)
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==Larger flyers==

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File:Lilystory.png|Narrative explaining the nonsense/unnatural concept of a consenting age (consent, minor-adult sex, law, legal, arbitrary, madness)
File:ConsentExamples.png|Consent explained with examples (consent, statutory, legal construct, minor-adult sex, law, arbitrary, madness, nonwestern - [[:File:ConsentExamples.png|Italian translation inside]])
File:AoCWestern.png|Age of Consent Flyer - Western examples (consent, purity, girls, minor-adult sex, law, legal, arbitrary, madness, nonwestern, western - [[:File:AoCWestern.png|Indian version inside]])
File:SecNewColor.png|Iatrogenic harm - comparison with other taboos (study, academia, secondary, trauma, harm, quote, paper, report, outcomes, csa, minor-adult sex - [[:File:SecNewColor.png|series inside]])
File:AMCleftist.jpg|Anti-MAP Crap (maps, fallacies, arguments refuted, antis, sex fascists, reply, response, minor attracted people)
File:Leftistpamphlet.png|Newgon-branded Pamphlet (from down the index) in Leftist Meme Style (maps, facts, accuracy, leaflet, propaganda, information, minor attracted people)
File:Childhood innocence.png|Childhood innocence explained (children, childhood innocence, innocence, purity, censorship, history, society, morality)

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==Logical Fallacies series==

See our [[Debate Guide: Logical fallacies and intergenerational sexuality|Debate Guide]] article on the subject.

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File:Ad Populum.png|Ad Populum - Appeal to popularity (ad pop)
File:Ad Hominem.png|Ad Hominem - Personal attack (ad hom, ok pedo, ok groomer)
File:Authority Appeal.png|Appeal to authority
File:Equivocation.png|Equivocation - misleading with terminology (e.g. rape)
File:Genetic Fallacy.png|Genetic Fallacy
File:Guilt By Association.png|Guilt by association
File:Hasty Generalization.png|Hasty Generalization
File:Novelity Appeal.png|Appeal to novelty
File:Special Pleading 2 .png|Special pleading
File:Style Over Substance.png|Style over substance (tone)
File:Strawman.png|Strawman argument (raping babies argument)
File:Ad Nauseum 2.png|Ad Nauseum
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==Positive memories==

Stories about positive memories from verified sources.

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==Anti-MAPs who were caught with their pants down==

There exist numerous examples of stridently anti-pedophile men, who themselves ended up being exposed for their [[Pedophilia|"pedophilic"]] and [[Hebephilia|"hebephilic"]] inclinations. These are sometimes used in online banter, and by [[MAP Movement|activists]].

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==Anti memes==

These memes have been produced by [[anti]]s (usually on Twitter or Facebook). You can use these memes to take advantage of hate and anger - spreading awareness of MAPs. Setting up an account as a hostile anti might actually be a way of ''avoiding'' censorship on certain platforms. It also gives us control over how the debate is "framed".

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File:Nosex.png|No sex please, we're children ([[:Image:Nosex.png|alternative versions inside]])
File:Pedoisland.png|Pedophile Island
File:Pedonorm.png|Normalizing Pedophiles
File:GaG.png|[[Gays Against Groomers]]
File:BLACKPROP1.png|Attacks the shift in language, mentions Newgon
File:BLACKPROP2.png|Mentions [[Minor Attracted Person]] euphemism and researchers
File:AMERIPROP.png|Mentions [[Minor Attracted Person]] euphemism and cultural background
File:FPSIc0qWUAA-Y60.jpg|Very smart meme using trans bodily autonomy vs freedom of youth to have sexual experiences
File:Blackprop1.jpg|The plan to legalize
File:GK0nE01aIAInvoc.jpg|More normalization
File:Paedoagends.jpg|The Paedophile agenda - accuses LGBT
File:Hebepedo.png|Hebephile/Pedophile distinction irrelevant to antis
File:FQo-G4gUcAI-kI7.jpg|OK Groomer
File:Antigroom.jpg|Antigroom Aktion
File:Gunishment.gif|'''(GIF)''' They don't deserve punishment, they deserve GUNISHMENT!
File:Ladypee.jpg|Have you never seen a LADY pee?!
File:1648647292071.jpg|And then one day, people voted for Hitler
File:1676641606100796.png|Fact checking the fact checkers
File:1659055468592612.jpg|LGBT groomers, therapist, freudian
File:Genderpop.png|Conservatives think kids are being made to suck she-dick (or something like that)
File:Cringe.png|LGBT agenda is the devil
File:Secretcodes.png|Pronouns are basically pedophilia code
File:Normaliz.jpg|Shared by Dr David Cartland on Twitter
File:Meds.png|Conspiracy, normalization, mentions Newgon
File:GMafHq5XgAAuCuE.jpg|Left trying to normalize
File:GMbv5nkXUAA41De.jpg|Progress from Gay via Trans to Pedo rights
File:Wokely.jpg|Only children can read "porn"
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==Basic material==

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File:Iliveagain.jpg|By Iliveagain ([[Pediverse|fediverse]])
File:HJ.png|By HandsomeJack
File:Bearbase.png|Basic Pedobear art (transparent surround)
Pbear.png|Brown Pedobear (transparent surround)
File:Untitled-1.png|Alternative [[Virtuous Pedophiles|Virped]] Logo ([[:File:Untitled-1.png|alternative versions]] inside)
</gallery>

==Posters==

Some of the material we feature has been specifically designed to be used as posters on subway ads and similar formats.

*[[Invalid Impact Poster Campaign]]

==Pamphlets==

Our pamphlet, '''"Minor-Attracted People (MAPs), Just the facts"''', is intended to look like plain and dowdy propaganda (until you look inside). Previews and PDF available. You may have to experiment with "fitting to page width" or "scaling" to get the folds to go bang down the center, but we have done most of the work for you.

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File:Pamphletmapscale.png|Front
File:Pamphletmapscale2.png|Back
</Gallery>

'''[[Media:Pamphletmapscale.pdf|Download full PDF]]'''

===Pamphleteering===

We have a short [[Pamphleteering|guide on pamphleting]], and some of our older material is still archived there. Hopefully, this will be an inspiration for future efforts, or reworking of old material.

=='zines==

See also [[list of MAP-related magazines]].

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File:Chdipsample.png|Challenging Dialogs front page (sample) - Art by [[Chuck Dodson]], PDFs: [[:Media:Chdip01.pdf|Challenging Dialogs p.1]], [[:Media:Chdip02.pdf|Challenging Dialogs p.2]], [[:Media:Chdip03.pdf|Challenging Dialogs p.3]]
</gallery>

==Media flyers==

These are small publications that can be emailed to target groups, such as media organizations, or sent to their social media accounts.

*[[Media:ContentDemo.pdf|Info Pack (2022) for media organizations]] - selling the controversy re minor-adult sex

==Notes==

[[Category:Promotional Media]]

Memes and Graphics

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This is an organized, ethnological study of [[Wikipedia:Internet meme|memes]] by, and about [[Minor Attracted Person|MAPs]] from various political and apolitical perspectives. While this archive is considered largely complete, we will [[NewgonWiki:Getting involved|consider exceptional and notable examples]] for inclusion.

In addition to the informational memes on this page, [[research]] graphics can be found at [[Index of Excerpt Gallery Libraries|this index]], or on their respective research pages.

'''Traditional memes have search tags; press control+F on your keyboard and type in a search term.'''

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Memes, graphics and artwork are presented here for discussion, deliberation and modification. We do not endorse any meme, and have tried to reflect the breadth of material on our subject - some of which may confront conservative stereotypes of the MAP Movement as a project solely of the political left. The [[Newgon|organizational]] logo may be present on material designed or not designed by its members, or members of spin-off groups, as per our [[Ethos of Newgon|ethos]]. Some memes mobilize and redeploy narratives usually deemed hostile to [[Minor Attracted Person|MAPs]], since they are designed for use in explicitly hostile venues. Material reproduced here is therefore not to be confused with [[Newgon]]'s editorial.

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==The MAP Flag==
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The concept underlying the [[MAP Flag]] was seen as early as 2009 and it resurfaced (or was spontaneously recoined) in 2018, gathering widespread social media attention after a campaign by [[NOMAP]]s on Tumblr. It has been re-imagined twice by Jim Burton - most recently as a [[:File:MU-high tower.png|horizontal gradient]].

===Originals===

These are the most commonly used MAP Flags.

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File:Mapflag2018.svg|2018 post-publicity "MAP Flag" - i.e. original Stenna "[[NOMAP]] Flag"
File:Yapf2.png|2023 [[Youth Attracted Person|YAP]] Flag - Lilitha
File:Yesmap.png|2022 "Yesmap Flag" - exclusive [[pro-c]] symbol first published here - Jim Burton
File:Mapunion.png|2023 Union MAP Flag concept combining the 2018 and 2021 variants - Jim Burton
File:Gradient.jpeg|2009 Newgon "Gradient" Flag by Philist: First known use of this, or a related concept
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===MAP Flag variations and memes===

The MAP Flag has already been used in numerous good-faith social media profiles of MAPs, but also by activists in campaigns that deliberately troll opponents, both in favor of, and in antagonism against MAPs.

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File:MAPflagunitedlarge.svg|2021 MAP Flag presented without anti-alias (i.e. for making an actual flag)
File:Mapmane.png|MAP Maned Lion (Bolt)
File:Revolution.jpg|Revolution, inc MAP Flag - [[Katie Cruz]]. Find this and more graphics at [https://mirror.amapin.love/ The Mirror Project].
File:Fist2.png|Similar fist with blended flag colors - Matthewyoung ([[:Image:Fist2.png|alternative version by Katie Cruz inside]])
File:23a30f4c38ac90ad.png|MAP Rights are Human Rights - kore, fediverse, artwork at bottom, Snuffies
File:Resistance.png|Resistance - Cailín Leannán (based on imagery from Irish troubles)
File:Flag.png|Raising the MAP Flag
File:Beeflag.png|Similar, modified by beefriend
File:Poik9090853.png|Union MAP Flag, effect by Poik, PCMA
File:E217c2e8993f1daf.png|Pizza Flag, Silvestery, pawoo.net
File:Mapflag160.jpg|Banksy-style MAP Flag in balloon<ref name="Uncredited" />
File:Bee.png|AAM artwork by bee, PCMA
File:Beeaam.jpg|Further AAM work by bee
File:954183092fb4458b.jpg|Fedi, unknown
File:Masoniccomunist.jpg|The '''M'''asonic '''A'''narcho-communist '''P'''edo Flag (or DDR MAP Flag by Yutlibnow)
File:Libedit.png|MAP Gadsden Flag - Beefriend
File:Anarch.png|Anarchist Gadsden MAP Flag (Ancap)
File:1000064426.png|Star with MAP-Coding (Ancap)
Image:FCncb9dWUAMBHOW.png|Pedophile Lives Matter by Strategist ([[:Image:FCncb9dWUAMBHOW.png|Conservative/Tory version inside]])
Image:MAPsBased.png|<nowiki>#MAPsAreBased</nowiki> - Strategist
1500x500.jpg|Semi-discreet header background in NOMAP orientation<ref name="Uncredited" />
File:Flagbann.png|Header bg based on flag (Rin)
File:Flower-arch-head.png|Flower Arch Header - beefriend
File:Anglomap flag2.png|AngloNOMAP Flag by Rin ([[:Image:Anglomap flag2.png|alternative AngloMAP version inside]])
File:Bg1.png|Background/desktop (maki, NNIA)
File:Bg2.png|Background/desktop<ref name="Uncredited" />
File:Flagbg2.png|Very subtle bg by beefriend
File:Untitled407 20240624163637.jpg|background - bee, PCMA
File:Flagmf.png|Graphic with jumping young people (Mythebe, FST, originally attached to an [[FreeSpeechTube|FST essay]])
File:Mapring.png|Transparent MAP Ring for PFPs ([[:Image:Mapring.png|alternative versions inside]])<ref name="Uncredited" />
File:Mappridesticker.jpg|"MAP Pride Sticker" from @SvbbyPvbby ([[:Image:Mappridesticker.jpg|alternative b&w version inside]])
File:Untitled372 20240529095904.jpg|Derivative "MAP and AAM Pride Stickers" from Bee ([[:Image:Untitled372 20240529095904.jpg|alternative 2021 Flag and AAM versions inside]])
Dumpy975815219584589834-1.gif|'''GIF:''' Among Us Twerk/Among Us Dumpy-type meme<ref name="Uncredited">If you are the creator of this file, it has not been credited because we were unable to determine your identity, or establish [https://www.yesmap.net/contact contact] (due, for example, to defederation) and determine your consent or otherwise to receiving credit. Only in extreme cases does NewgonWiki consider removal of material from this index - for example, violation of license, or extraordinary personal circumstances such as identifying information.</ref>
File:FqppVq8WIAIGlpk.jpg|MAP Flag Anime - many such examples present on [[Pediverse]]<ref name="Uncredited" />
File:Bgfbfgfg.png|Touching hand MAP Flag art<ref name="Uncredited" />
Mapflagfaded.png|Faded 2021 MAP Flag - Jim Burton
File:Lgbmap.png|Gay MAP Flag (contrary to popular claims, these have barely been adopted by MAPs)
File:Lesmap.png|[[Intergenerational Lesbianism|Lesbian MAP]] Flag (contrary to popular claims, these have barely been adopted by MAPs. Supposedly, [[Girllove|GL]] and [[Boylove|BL]] versions exist, too)
File:Kanji.png|Kanji (Chinese, Japanese) Love Symbol with [[Adult Attracted Minor|AAM]] flag colors ([[:Image:Kanji.png|alternative MAP versions inside]])<ref name="Uncredited" />
File:Mapaam.png|AAM heart inside a pro-choice MAP Flag (beefriend)
File:MAPFteacher.png|Teacher displays 2018 MAP Flag ([[:File:MAPFteacher.png|PS by beefriend, both versions available]])
File:MAPFteacher20.png|Lecturer displays 2021 MAP Flag ([[:File:MAPFteacher20.png|PS by beefriend, both versions available]])
File:Boymap.png|A small boy carries the MAP Flag (beefriend)
File:Mapkid.png|Small girl with MAP Flag (beefriend)
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==Simple/Traditional memes==

Traditional memes convey a short and salient message in a graphic. MAPs have been memed with (some would say) surprising success, and broadly throughout the internet. This is only a very narrow selection of the material that has been seen from various quarters. Our own [[research]] graphics can be found at '''[[Index of Excerpt Gallery Libraries|this index]]''', or on their respective research pages.

===The MAP Identity===

In addition to graphics and symbols in the lead section of this archive, a number of memes reference the MAP Identity, its development, public perceptions and internal issues. A [https://booru.mapsupport.de/posts MAP Support Booru] and [https://paraflags-wiki.org/index.php/Main_Page Paraphilia Flags Wiki] also lists memes and social media graphics based on MAP identities.

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File:1000003111.jpg|Reaction to MAP Identity - (visibility, gay, progress, lgbtq, pride, map flag, glb, inclusion, valid)
File:GNHB5FDXAAA-wjC.jpg|MAP Visibility - (social progress, lgbt, queer, pansexual, aam - [[:File:GNHB5FDXAAA-wjC.jpg|AAM and German variation inside]])
Il glf.jpg|MAP/YAP GLF parody - kore, fediverse - (liberation front, gay, queer, LGBT, paraphile, glf - [[:File:Il glf.jpg|Gay and Zoo versions inside]])
File:PedAreSick guy2 ar2-1 text2 v2 resized.jpg|Pedophiles Are Sick - part of the [[Invalid Impact Poster Campaign]] (map flag, provocative, mu)
File:Lucas657756.jpg|MAP/LGBT unity meme by Lucas, PCMA (gay, progress, map flag, glb, inclusion, cooperation)
File:Raw.png|Give MAP kids a chance to be kids - reversion Consuela [https://booru.mapsupport.de/post/140 mapsupport.de] (child, minor map, map flag, aam, inclusion, valid)
File:The_Revolution_Won't_Be_Televised.png|The Revolution Won't Be Televised - (progress, rallying troops, gloating, woke, pride)
File:Enbymeme.png|Pink hair enby - MAP adaptation (enby, map, valid, identity)
File:Mapally5.png|Be a MAP Ally - (Minor Attracted Person, pedo, hebephile, alliance, asexual, lgbt, gay - [[:File:Mapally5.png|presented in asexual and rainbow flag variations]])
File:Ima f4d8619.png|MAP Rights artwork, feat. older female / younger male - (map, valid, identity, youthlove, drawings, art)
File:Youthpo.png|Youth pornography etc vs statist terminology (nomap, erotica, mocking, language, youthlove, response, reply, csam, csai, troll)
File:Loliconpipeline.png|Pipeline punch lolicon edit (proship, fiction, lolicon, japanese, drawings, art, cunny, hebephilia, pipeline, pedophilia, propaganda, newgon, pediverse)
File:Pridemonth.png|Google LGBT vs MAP Pride Month Trolling Response (google maps, parody, logo)
File:Mapally.jpg|Insufferable MAP Ally (destigmatizer, nomap, coping, map, virped, talking therapy, non-maladaptive)
File:FHOv8J3XoBIfSQt.jpg|Pedo Yes Chad - "Yes". (based, chads, pedophilia, lolis, cunny, lolipiller, drawings, art, lolicon, cope, seethe, hebephilia)
File:FU0ZTx4XwAAcfGr.jpg|Say what you want about pedophiles (trolling, minor attraction, map, comedy, humor, perv)
File:Glowig.png|Pedo Yes Chad vs Fediverse Glowie (based, chads, pedophilia, fbi, cia, glow, pedi, fedi)
File:Maprigh5.png|MAP Rights AI Anime Protest - (Minor Attracted Person, pedo, hebephile, youth rights, maps, anime, art - [[:File:Maprigh5.png|many versions available]])
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===Youth Autonomy/Rights/Liberation===

The autonomy, [[Research: Cognitive ability|capacities]] and liberation of youth are all likely to be crucial battlegrounds for MAPs, [[Adult Attracted Minor|AAMs]] and their allies over the next few decades. Another way of describing this, is fighting [[ageism]]. Anti-ageist memes are dotted around our categories, and the following are explicitly anti-ageist.

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File:Screenshot 2025-04-04-20-44-33-777.jpeg|UNAIDS: Age of Consent unhealthy and restrictive for young people (youth, sexual health, sti, consent, autonomy, rights)
File:FUbrBs9VsAA9vta.jpeg|Parents: I know you more than anyone else > No, you don't (youth, child, parent, autonomy, rights)
File:rapememe.png|How to prevent rape - Sayaka Fermi (hypocrisy, body autonomy, minor-adult sex, agency, irrational, coercion, awareness, education, youth, choice, prevention)
File:Scrolloftruth.png|Scroll of truth: Youth autonomy prevents abuse (hypocrisy, body autonomy, agency, irrational, choice, protection, education, youth, prevention)
File:Domino.png|Domino effect - Investigating MAPs to supporting YouthLib (liberation, youth rights, logic, sequential, cause and effect)
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===CSA Absurdism and Professional Hypocrisy===

A large number of MAP and MAP-Adjacent memes expose and magnify the absurdism of narratives around [[safeguarding]], abuse, trauma and child protection. In some cases, the hypocritical beliefs of professionals and "experts" are given special treatment.

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File:Childinnocence.png|Childhood innocence has existed for around 2% of time (history, safeguarding, ethnology, protection)
File:believe.jpg|Believe the Children (consent, abuse, trauma, testimony, trust, children, courtroom, legal, doctor, hypocrisy, medicine - [[:File:believe.jpg|alternative inside re. conversion therapy]])
File:Psychs.png|Child psychologists cat reaction to minors (minor-minor sex, science, rso, registry reform, pseudoscience, victomology)
File:Pcaldihufjbidcfjb.png|No sex unless accompanied by adults - Peter Caldwell, PCMA (consent, child sex, park sign, rules, safeguarding, age-appropriate)
File:BBoobs.jpg|Babies vs Teens Sucking Boobs (consent, hypocrisy, babies, age, teens, perversion, professor, inappropriate)
File:Main-qimg-12579087b355f31646ea5b1f506cf832-lq.jpg|I, too have lost a kingdom (sex offender, rso, kiddy fiddler, atlantis, athenian, surreal, hysteria, bizarre, molester)
File:denial.jpg|Child protectors believe children are in denial (minor-adult sex, testimony, rationalization, distortion, minors, ignorant, fallacy, mental blocking)
Fhritp.png|A 15 year old is a child, period (mic drop, jamal, teen, menstruation, child, triggered, antis, sjw, feminist, npc, based, comeback, reply, response)
File:Confused2.png|Confused if he should be scarred for life (age, arbitrary, teen, minor-adult sex, trauma, damage, scarred, absurd, crazy)
File:At85scarred.png|85 year old man learns he was abused ([https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35232293/ implausible] reaction) (age, arbitrary, teen, minor-adult sex, elderly, trauma, damage, scarred, absurd, crazy)
File:FJy-YI XIAEWo2U.png|Juvenile offending records vs sex offender records (facepalm, normies, register, registry, rso, law, legal, insane, madness, arbitrary, minors, youth, kids)
File:TouchingGood.png|Good Touches (teacher, education, instruction, learning, quote, swimsuit, protection, sexual harassment, abuse, trauma)
File:Whenispacceptable.png|When is pedophilia acceptable political compass (reply, response, politics, map, pedo, libertarian, authoritarian, left, right)
File:Misopedic.png|Misopedic ageists (antis, chad, swim, children, ageism, moronic, surrealist, girl, cute)
File:randomphotonew.png|Random photo reaction (hysteria, funny, sex fascists, western, crazy, nonwestern, fellatio, suck, abuse, overreaction)
File:WaterGlassSF.png|Glass of Water with optimist, pessimist and Sex Fascists (hysteria, sex fascists, western, indian, nonwestern, abuse, cultural, overreaction - [[:File:WaterGlassSF.png|version with various countries inside]])
File:Unboy.png|United Nations vs Teen Boy (agency, consent, autonomy, international community, bureaucracy, ngo, unicef, ILGA, hypocrisy, feminism, leftism, lizard people, feminazis)
File:18th Birthday Clock hit 12.jpg|Arbitrary nature of age limit (hypocrisy, child, adult, teen, consent, autonomy, americans, agency, age, 18, absurd)
File:SexualOritent.jpg|'Child' is not a Gender (identitarian, sexuality, orientation, identity, validity, sjw, woke, adult, adultism, gender, pedophilia)
File:MAPSchool.png|Public Schools (map, prevalence, pedophilia, hebephilia, response, reply, naive, parents, grooming, access, protection, education - combine with [[Research: Prevalence|prevalence]] info)
File:horse.png|Covering genitals to prevent trauma to baby horses (nudity, bullshit, hysterical, children, graphic, protection, morality, americans, scarred, mental)
File:Childmeme.png|Responding to in-thread misdefinition of child (definition, accuracy, reply, response, children, dumb, hysterical, ageism, dictionary, teens)
File:Brain Development Is Ableist (2).png|Brain Development is Ableist (cognitive capacity and development, mental, minor-adult sex, ability, disabled, ageist, ageism, chauvinism)
File:FJARn kWQAElHfn.jpg|Brain scan - trauma absurdity (consent, minor-adult sex, age, harm, law, arbitrary, absurd, science, pseudoscience, americans, cognitive, westerners)
File:Expressfake.png|Fake Express article (blame, minor-adult sex, age, harm, economy, absurd)
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===Responding to [[Anti]]s (and their hypocrisy)===

Some responses to anti-MAP sympathies are also included under "redeploying hostile discourses" and the sections on conservatives, liberals and CSA Absurdism.

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File:Sheepl.png|MAP Propaganda vs the Informed Citizen (pedo, map flag, social media, consumption, anti, dissonance, hypocrisy)
File:Sexbingo.png|Sex Fascist Bingo: (hypocrisy, religion, consent, cognitive development/capacity, mental, pedophiles, orientation, distortion, fallacy, fallacies, antis, response)
File:Fuckyou.png|Minor attraction is wrong/Fuck you (antis, parents, reply, response, comeback)
File:217 - anti-map flag artist chizu type edit.png|Burning the anti-MAP Flag (antis, haters, reply, response, comeback)
File:Qplamz.png|Antis and parents vs MAPs, Minors collateral (antis, parents, reply, response, comeback, law, secondary harm, crossfire)
File:Woodchippagobrrrrr.jpg|Anti wojak, annotated (antis, trolling, insult, woodchipper, face wall, moronic, dumb, reply, response)
File:Minorcard.png|Minor card, with privileges (underage, puriteen, reply, response, juvenile, twitter, debate, argument, opinion discarded)
File:DontloveCLs.png|Love children but don't love CLs (pedophile, response, reply, comeback, parents)
File:FQU5DnXWYAQkKTI.jpg|Yes Chad baseball bat anti-meme response (gore/blood, violence, consent, attack, validity, reply, response, based, pedo)
File:Yeschadconsenting.png|Islam Yes Chad baseball bat anti-meme consent response (gore/blood, violence, consent, attack, allahu akbar, reply, response, based, pedo)
File:Hateyourself.png|"You should hate yourself" NPC (MAP Flag, cope, seethe, pedo, hebephilia, self concept, ego - [[:File:Hateyourself.png|Chinese translation]] inside)
File:Bluherinnerbattlefield.png|Reaction formation in antis (antis, haters, quote, response, reply, zoophile, self loathing, reaction, projection, denial, psychological)
File:Fbi.jpg|FBI anti-meme response (fed, feelings, offended, hurt, feelz, feds, police report, reply, response, haters, law enforcement, alphabet agencies)
File:Sfascist.gif|'''(GIF)''' Sex fascist clairvoyant "nonce" comeback (paranormal, spirit, reader, fortune, mystic, antis, reply, response, haters, nonce, pedophile, paedo)
File:Orcgif.gif|'''(GIF)''' VAR decision "nonce" comeback (football, soccer, orc, decision, antis, reply, response, haters, nonce, pedophile, paedo)
File:Sponge.png|Stigma on pedophiles ok, no stigma on child wage slavery ok (antis, haters, taboo, stigmas, pedophile, map, spongebob, rights, child labor, consumer, hypocrisy)
File:FPGlITUWYAkbGCV.jpg|Call him a pedo (sheeple, normies, conservatives, ad hominem, defamation, debate, response, reply, facts, social media, twitter logic)
File:964aed6d03b0e59a.png|Everything I don't like is pedophilia (for dummies, pedo hating, ad hominem, debate, response, reply, social media, emotional, twitter logic)
File:269.jpg|Hypocrisy on child protection vs exploitation (sheeple, normies, reply, response, hypocrisy, conformity)
File:FHoD725WYAE3DSC.jpg|The real intentions of "seek therapy" (antis, haters, pedophile, map, mental health, services, rights, get help, mhp, ableism, illness, validity, nomap, virped, pedmed, hypocrisy)
File:Therapy.png|Telling a MAP to seek therapy (antis, haters, pedophile, map, mental health, services, rights, get help, mhp, b4uact, degenerate, nomap, virped, pedmed)
File:FGyKNkMXoAI7qbi.jpg|Polarizing topic (born this way, native, immutable, pedophilia, map, hypocrisy, sjws, normies, social justice, woke, lgbt, gay)
File:Orcbrain.jpeg|Pedo hater: Orc (response, reply, antis, red flag, woodchipper, nazi, fascist, groomer, caveman, hansen, monster, zombie, neanderthal, moron)
File:Antis.jpg|Antis creating their own monsters (antis, haters, nomap, pedophile, map, virped, pedmed, hypocrisy)
File:CSAexpert.png|CSA doesn't make you CSA expert (doctor, survivor, expert, arbitrary, science, minor-adult sex, abuse, trauma, fallacy, debate, reply, response)
File:Chudj2.png|Soylita/wholesome soyjak couple (antis, haters, consent, her body, her choice, lolita, seethe, wojak)
File:Pedisevil.jpg|Source: Pedophilia is evil (online debate, fallacy, response, reply, chad, facts, social media, twitter logic)
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====Responding to Western Hypocrisy====

Criticism of overbearing and sometimes absurd anglo-american moral and legal norms has been a mainstay of MAP memes.

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File:Main-qimg.jpg|Stigma against currently lawful age-gap relationships. (hypocrisy, cultural, western, jealousy, female regret, age apartheid)
File:TechGiants.png|Tech Giants' Media Manipulation re. Child protection (hypocrisy, csa, ngos, trafficking, cultural, western, nonwestern, india, minor-adult sex, journalism, distortion, bias, standpoint)
File:Random.jpg|Western Arrogance with AoC (western, nonwestern, consent, elites, government, age, laws, sex)
File:FJzBuknXEAMnGhh.png|Elites laugh at Sex Offender Registry (elites, politicians, register, registry, rso, law, legal, insane, madness)
File:Doctor.jpg|Playing doctor shouldn't get you put on the registry (register, american, western, registry, rso, law, legal, insane, minors, kids, boy, madness)
File:Beachmeme.png|Volleyball girls - most men would find attractive (hypocrisy, child, adult, teen, consent, americans, age, 18, absurd)
File:FHzQh3LagAAQ9H7.png|Most people's idea of pedophilia (hypocrisy, cuck, child, teen, adult, consent, autonomy, americans, agency, age, 18, pedophile, simping, white knight)
File:Hebetruth.jpg|Most Men are Hebephilic/Ephebophilic, they just can't admit it (hypocrisy, circlejerk, cuck, child, teen, adult, consent, americans, age, 18, pedophile, simping, white knight)
File:Westerners17.png|How Westerners think biology works (western, nonwestern, hypocrisy, child, adult, teen, arousal, attraction, americans, age, 18, absurd)
File:Zombie.png|American/Western standards on children and nudity (innocence, media, tv, movies, children, america, indecent, nipple)
File:Usapedo.jpg|In America, everybody calls each other a pedo (ok pedo, antis, reply, response, defamation, america moment)
File:Changemymind.jpg|SOR a waste of money - response to "change my mind" (ok pedo, registry reform, reply, response, offending, offender)
File:ualization.png|Sexualization with Hijab and Bikini (nudity, children, protection, americans, western, hysteria, psychotic, neurosis, clothing, make-up, hypocrisy, grooming)
File:AnimeBan.png|Anime Ban proposal showing arrogance of the West (anime, lolicon, proship, drawings, art, americans, western, nonwestern, hysteria, hypocrisy, imperialism)
File:Untitled439.png|Dignitaries sit back and enjoy a display by lolis (hypocrisy, pedo, minor attraction, politician, duda, polish, ballet, artistic, dance, trolling)
File:What is statutory rape.png|What is statutory rape?
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===Responding to Conservatives (and their hypocrisy)===

Conservative hostility to MAPs has been a feature of many historical cultures, but formed as a visible movement in the 1970s, with campaigns from [[Moral panic|Anita Bryant]], [[Wikipedia:Mary Whitehouse|Mary Whitehouse]], [[Lloyd Martin]] and [[Judianne Densen-Gerber]] among others. The [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/chud "Chud"] wojak (''Chudjak'') is a mainstay of conservative depictions in present-day meming, and has sometimes been used to ridicule conservative [[anti]]-MAPs.

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File:GpzrE4dWIAIxUTn.jpg|LGB without the TQ+ (gay assimilationist, no pedo, gays against groomers, trans, TERF, homo, queer, degenerate)
File:GpzkprCawAAy J2.jpg|LGB without the TQ+ (gay assimilationist, no pedo, gays against groomers, trans, TERF, homo, queer, degenerate)
File:5F9BCB5A-61FC-4C61-987D-FE2EE37B9FE2.jpeg|Rome at its peak (trolling, chud, chad, antis, trad, history, humor, ridicule)
Chudbehavior.png|Chud behavior (trolling, pedo hunters, antis, kill all pedos, humor, ridicule, woodchipper)
File:8813244113c26fe2.png|Passing down hate via adjacency anxiety - Arden, MAPSupport (maga, gay, LGBT, degenerate, trans, map, pedo, groomer)
File:Norfc.png|Norf FC nonce series (refers to British working class culture) (chud, hunter, paedo, football, soccer, fan - [[:File:Norfc.png|series inside]])
File:Catboy.jpg|Chudjak therapy (trolling, chud, freudian, antis, kill all pedos, humor, catboy, tiktok, ridicule, woodchipper)
File:Yessss.png|"Yes" to chud with infertile wife. (based, chads, pedophilia, lolis, cunny, lolipiller, cope, seethe, copium, hebephilia)
File:Groomer86.jpg|Grooming...according to who? (hypocrisy, groomer, conservatives, trans, bodily autonomy, choice, lgbt)
File:Slut2.png|Sex Fascists through the ages (hypocrisy, gay, lgbt, history, historical, slut shaming, female, modesty, prudery)
File:Averagepedophobe.jpg|Pedo chad vs Pedophobe conspiracy theorist (cunny, trolling, map, pedo, hebephile, lolis, jew, dads against predators, guns)
File:378.jpg|/pol/ hypocrisy on drawn child erotica (normies, conservatives, woodchipper, reply, response, hypocrisy, lolicon, fiction, proship, lolbertarian, redpill, bluepill, censorship, canceled)
File:FQUw6PLXoA48YBF.jpg|Conservatives are for free speech, but not for MAPs (sheeple, normies, conservatives, woodchipper, reply, response, hypocrisy, liberals, libertarian, lolbertarian, red blue pill, censorship, canceled)
File:matthew.png|St Nicholas/Matthew Christian trigger meme (reply, response, gay, boys, maps, trigger, bait, troll, santa claus, christmas, christian, religion)
File:Bible_verses.jpg|Pedophobic Christians didn't read the Bible (christianity, religion, conservatives, table, reply, response, hypocrisy, red pill, lies, red blue pill)
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====Progress and Normalization====

A common claim of conservative [[anti]]-MAPs is that we are seeing a covert agenda of "pedophile [[MAPocalypse|normalization"]]. While this optimistic outlook does not match the lived experience of most MAPs, we have seen memes and graphics that play with the idea by situating MAPs within the broader liberal paradigm of "social progress", or unapologetically attempt to normalize attraction to minors.

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File:4976b11a-3981-47d1-8a95-575a24866eed.png|Progress don't make me tap the sign variation (gay, homosexual, LGBT, slavery, mental illness)
File:Magicisl.png|Magic Island (clinton, maxwell, epstein, lolita, podesta, pizzagate)
File:747.jpg|Slippery slope extended (gay, lgbtq, sjw, woke, based, progressive, homo, incrementalism, maga, groomer, boomer, response, reply)
File:075.jpg|We'll never let you... (gay, lgbtq, sjw, woke, based, progressive, homo, incrementalism, women, civil, maga, groomer, boomer, response, reply)
File:Alok.jpg|Alok Vaid-Menon Quote: "little girls are also kinky" (girls, innocence, kink, trigger, bait, conservatives, americans, queer, children, trans, straight, purity, modesty, innocent, pure)
File:Progress.png|That's how progress works (trolling, surreal, humor, ridicule, progressive)
File:Ourcrazyworld.jpg|Our Crazy World (cartoon, map, progress, gay, civil rights, humor, mapocalypse, normalization)
File:Cantorincludep.png|James Cantor - Add P to alphabet (sexuality, pedophilia, include the p, minor attraction, lgbt, gay, queer, maps, identitarian, researcher, quote, trigger/bait)
File:FHeCpC5XIAkE9Xx.jpg|Offensively realistic take on an age-gap relationship (girl, teen, maps, minor-adult sex, age gap, love, taboo, bait, troll)
File:Ipceconf.png|[[Ipce]] power point presentation, girl at podium (hebephilia, pedo, minor attraction, science, trolling)
File:Lolihebe.jpg|Hebe lolis w/ table showing response levels (graph, table, study, sexual arousal, troll, bait, attraction, age, pedophilia, hebephilia, girls, plethysmograph - this is adapted from the notorious [[:File:Halletal.jpg|fake Russian infomeme]])
File:Groomer.png|Grooming a girl with better-known MAP infomemes (groomer, troll, bait, children, ok groomer, abuser, kinsey, study, indoctrination - this meme refers to a [[:File:Adultadult2.png|Kinsey data meme]], and there is also an [[:File:Groomer.png|alt version referring to the adjacent russian meme]])
File:FXtPN01aQAEPj6C.jpg|Response to attractive girl, in denial (hypocrisy, pedo, minor attraction, trolling)
File:Ilovelolis.png|I love Lolis Chad (cunny, trolling, map, pedo, hebephile)
File:Shareifyoulovekids.jpg|Share if you love kids (trolling, minor attraction, map, aam)
File:Imagecp.png|Enjoy CP (cola, american, cunny, lolis, trolling, map, pedo, hebephile)
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===Responding to Liberals/Leftists (and their hypocrisy)===

Liberal and Leftist points of view are varied on the topic of MAPs, but tend to range from mild disapproval, thru denial, to silenced embarrassment in the face of hearty conservative uproar. Often, MAPs (who have benefitted from collaboration with gay leftist movements in the past) are left by would-be allies to a fate determined solely by political optics. Thus, liberal and leftist discourses on MAPs sometimes refer to the questionable concept of social ''(in)validity'', something the LGBT section also addresses.

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File:Conversiontherapy.png|LGBT vs MAP conversion therapy - liberal [[pro-recovery]] response (pedophile, response, reply, comeback, map, lib, medical, hypocrisy, coping, mentally ill, therapy, get help, gay, lgbt)
File:Abortionrape.png|Abortion vs Rape - Liberal Hypocrisy (abortion, religion, conservative, liberal, consent, ageism, youth, rights, adult)
File:FPXhdRSX0AEVeQ2.jpg|Anarchist Chads on Pedophilia in Queer Theory (normie, npc, conservatives, anarchism, queer, pedophilia, theory, dumb, homophobia, bigot)
File:Femgirl.png|Fembot vs Teen Girl (agency, consent, autonomy, services, protection, child, teen, shock, disgust, hypocrisy, feminism, leftism, radfem, feminazi)
File:Ussraoc.png|Inconvenient USSR Age of Consent (trolling, russia, anarchist, anarcho communist, communism, commie, marxist)
File:Soyjakparty.png|From soyjak.party (liberal, leftist, lgbt, coom, soy, gay, progress, pride, MAPs, mapphobia)
File:Wikipedos.png|Wikipedia has a suite of articles on Raytheon, but deletes an article on CSA prevention, then burns the redirect (wikipedia, censor, hypocrisy, MAP, wojak, jimbo)
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====Responding to the LGBT Lobby (and its hypocrisy)====

[[Validity Policing]] and hypocrisy from the LGBT Lobby is a common experience of online MAPs. This follows expedient political maneuvres in the 1980s and 90s, in which the LGBT Lobby [[Historical examples of LGBT-MAP unity|responded to conservative anti-MAP scare campaigns]] by distancing MAPs. See also, some of the responses to Liberals.

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File:Lgbgender.png|LGBT Community can't move beyond trans issues on youth autonomy (lgbt, gay, trans, nonbinary, groomer, lgbtq, gender, youth, autonomy)
File:Gays-phobes.png|Gay hypocrisy re whataboutism over argument from nature/history (hypocrisy, gay, lgbt, irrational, slavery, barbaric, anger, nature, animals, historical, anthropological, homophobes, greece, pederasty)
File:Valpol.png|The Validity Police (lgbt, gay, pride, hypocrisy, policing, lgbtq, age appropriate, development - [[:File:Valpol.png|alternative versions inc. Transage inside]])
File:Antibadguy.png|Anti Bad Guy Squad (hypocrisy, gay, lgbtq, sjw, woke, invalid, validity, homo - ([[:File:Antibadguy.png|no-color version inside]]))
File:Mapgymnastics.png|MAP vs LGBT Mental Gymnastics (reply, response, rationalization, logic, fallacy, npc, gay, queer, sjw, argument, pedophile, minor-attracted)
File:Sheep copy.png|People whose definition of "Queer" is "anything acceptable" (reply, response, bait, queer, sjw, npc, woke, identitarian, identity, midwits, pedophilia, maps, gay rights, lgbt, normies - ([[:File:Sheep copy.png|series inside]]))
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===Responding to [[Lolicon]]s (and their hypocrisy)===

While some find it tiring, a [[Lolicon-MAP Equivalence Debate]] is ongoing throughout civilian political circles on social media. The following memes typify the MAP response to Western Lolicons who mobilize [[Proship|shipping]] discourse to deny they are attracted to youth.

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File:7deadbc2-3c7d-42b7-9f55-e0fa8e71b7e5.png|Age old and demented lolicon soothed by carer (lolicons, ironic, proship, fiction, porn, drawings, art, pedophilia, hebephilia, denial)
File:LoliMeme.jpg|Pointing to the hypocrisy of Lolicons (proship, fiction, child porn, lolicon, japanese, drawings, art, hypocrisy, pedophilia, cope, hebephilia - [[:File:LoliMeme.jpg|alternative inside re. plethysmograph test]])
File:FHQcxJbUUAADrQH.jpg|Bell curve on lolicon (proship, fiction, child porn, lolicon, japanese, npc, normie, midwit, drawings, art, cope, cognitive development, ability, capacity, brain, IQ, age, pedophilia, hebephilia - [[:File:FHQcxJbUUAADrQH.jpg|alternative versions]], inc re. mental capacity and elite pedophilia inside)
File:Fqk0qqmXgAgRp4j.jpg|Caricature of ironic lolicons (proship, fandom, fictosexual, fiction, child porn, lolicon, japanese, drawings, art, hypocrisy, pedophilia, trannies, trans, troon)
File:Cunnycave.png|Cunny cave (lolicons, ironic, proship, fiction, porn, drawings, art, pedophilia, hebephilia, denial)
File:117 - artist chicken thoughts artist chizu bird cracker ironic lolicon type comic edit.png|Chizu Lolicon "bird cracker edit" (lolicons, ironic, proship, fiction, porn, drawings, art, japanese, antis, pedophilia, hebephilia, denial)
File:FJffEqJXMAA2mnj.jpg|Pedos vs Lolicons (proship, fiction, child porn, lolicon, japanese, doctor, drawings, art, chad, cope, hypocrisy, pedophilia, hebephilia)
File:549iugbjkn34908r54.png|Algorithmic programmed response in lolicon and normie npc (proship, fiction, child porn, lolicon, japanese, drawings, art, cope, hypocrisy, ironics, pedophilia, hebephilia)
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===Redeploying hostile discourses===

A considerable part of online MAP discourse centers on the redeployment of predominant elitist, authoritarian and extremist narratives sometimes used to attack MAPs. While this has led to the embarrassment and triggering of [[anti]]s on social media, it is worth noting that some members of the community are ethically opposed to the idea of adopting problematic ideas inconsistent with personal, theoretical conceptions of social justice. These concerns have also been voiced in situations where MAPs enter "enemy territory" and unironically imitate disruptive/contrarian members of another group, such as [[Wikipedia:Groypers|4Chan Groypers]].

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File:Anti.png|Purposeful and smart Pedophiles vs Antis (pedos, pedophiles, maps, history, based, antis, haters, sex fascists, troll, bait)
File:Pedonoblememe.jpg|Pedophile/NOMAP of noble grace (reply, response, pedmed, virped, acnomap, virtuous, minor-attracted, map, virtue, antis, moron, idiot, cuck, asshole)
File:FgX2SHUUAAAL3Ij.jpg|Historical "pedophiles" (using broader popular definition) (pedos, pedophiles, maps, history, famous, wilde, response, troll, bait)
File:Uspepe.png|Pepe Wikipedia meme intended for use on 4Chan - Feminism and [[Age of Consent]] reformism (groyper, redpill, 4chan, puritan, reformism, frog)
File:Patriot4.png|Response meme re. PatriotWave's famous Kill Your Local Pedophile memes and bumper stickers etc - (guns, police, agecuck, conservative, reply, violent, vigilante, trolling, militia - [[:File:Patriot4.png|a few more variations inside]])
File:Sexfash.jpg|Cure for sex fascism (ok pedo, antis, fascist, reply, response, bullet, gun)
File:Pedopho.jpg|Cure for sex pedophobia (ok pedo, antis, reply, response, bullet, gun)
File:MAGANazi.jpg|Modern American vs Original German (groomer, MAGA, Nazi, reply, response, cartoon, comparison)
File:knowyourantiped.jpg|Know your anti-pedophile types (pedophobes, chart, reply, response)
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===When MAPs met StoneToss===

Much has been [https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/StoneToss written] (and [https://web.archive.org/web/20210729193213/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Stonetoss unwritten]) about the controversial online political cartoonist, StoneToss. While our [[:File:Circumcision-surgery-stonetoss-comic.png|series file]] keeps track of various originals and knock-offs (originality can be [https://stonetoss.com/ verified] at the comic's site), a few examples follow. It should be noted that some members of the community found the very idea of copying StoneToss as a style problematic and offensive, due to the views of its creator.

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File:Cunneh.png|Fake Stonetoss - Legalize cunny (libertarian, marijuana, hemp, hashish, cannabis, 420, child porn, cunny, loli, erotica, internet)
File:FX n5peVUAENkB3.png|Stonetoss.com debuts the [[MAP Flag]] and [[Pedophobia|Pedovan]] (lgbt, gay, pride, degeneracy, groomer, lgbtq activism, predator, free candy)
File:Circumcision-surgery-stonetoss-comic.png|Stonetoss.com - Series file, LGBT responses, etc (lgbt, gay, pride, hypocrisy, sjw, cognitive capacity, brain development, di caprio, child porn, consent, lgbtq activism, age appropriate - [[:File:Circumcision-surgery-stonetoss-comic.png|more such comics inside]])
File:170 - artist chizu artist stonetoss format stonetoss edit.png|Stonetoss: Chizu ''Lolicons are Pedophiles'' edit (lolicons, ironic, proship, fiction, porn, drawings, art, japanese, antis, pedophilia, hebephilia, denial)
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===Quotes and Miscellany===

The below memes can be applied to the debates covered on this page, and many more besides.

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File:Hwwouldyoulike.jpg|How would you like your state surveillance wrapped? (sheeple, normies, conservatives, liberals, online, reply, response, hypocrisy, lolbertarian, censorship, canceled)
File:1756905544839.png|I love kids vs gender (normie, chad, trad, male, female, discourse, contradiction, hypocrisy)
File:Trojan_horse.jpg|CSA trojan to breach encryption laws (data protection law, technology, surveillance, ignorance, governments, cynical, hidden, conspiracy, horse, internet, protect)
File:Cancel Culture.png|Cancel culture: Then vs now (sheeple, normies, conservatives, history, 1950s, liberals, red blue pill, censorship, canceled)
File:Censorshipmartin.png|George R. R. Martin: What Censorship tells us (quote, canceled, red blue pill, censor, liberal, conservative, politics, media, free speech, freedom)
File:It is easier to fool people.jpg|[[Mark Twain]]: It's easier to fool people... (sheeple, normies, quote, denial, psychological, mechanism, mental, conformity, debate, social media, facts and feelings)
File:Prostitution- giving orgasms shouldn't be a crime.jpg|George Carlin - on Prostitution (selling sex, quote, morality, rational, sex work, prude, conservative, debate, bias, sheeple, normies)
File:Better Science.jpg|What does refute science? (research, facts, science, social media, debate, bias, sheeple, religion, feelings, normies)
File:Trust the Scientists.jpg|Trust scientists rather than randoms (warning, research, facts, science, social media, twittards, debate, bias, sheeple, normies)
File:Science vs Social Media.jpg|Real science vs Social Media "science" (warning, research, facts, distorted, media, education, debate, bias, sheeple, normies)
File:Conformity.png|Conformity hazard (warning, research, facts, debate, feelings, sheeple, normies)
File:204 - tagme.png|Effects of ad hom argument strategy (debate, personal, logic, unintended, minority, sheeple, normies)
File:283 - tagme.jpg|Sampling bias, effect on outcomes (statistics, rational, facts, science, logic, npc, sheeple, normies)
File:FUv8RZDWIAcd6wt.jpg|Reasonable people in the minority (warning, rational, facts, debate, bias, social media, feelings, sheeple, normies)
File:FcxaCdKX0AEhopp.jpg||Drew Keys Quote: Smear Campaigns (mental instability, sjw attack, social media, debate, reply, twittard, response)
File:Baseddep.jpg|Based department calling! (based, kek, pepe, compliment, reply, response)
File:Agecuck soyjak meme.png|Things that people opposed to adult-teen sexuality say.
File:Agecuck_bingo_meme.png|A bingo card containing phrases used by people opposed to adult-teen sexuality.
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==Informational memes==

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File:MapsAreDeviant guy1 ar5-2-QR-Code text3 v2 resized.jpg|MAPs Are Deviant - part of the [[Invalid Impact Poster Campaign]] (map flag, provocative, mu)
File:Orig.png|MAP Flag Explainer without anti-c disinfo (minor attracted, flag, explainer, guide, info)
File:Minorsbeware.png|Minors Beware (red flags): (antis, warning, minors, consent, advice, youth, guide)
File:22 - anti-map flag artist drugar educational sources.png|Drugar literacy campaign for antis (minor-adult sex, academia, reading, knowledge, trolling, research, literature, study, facts)
File:Pandfeminism.png|Pedophilia and Feminism (first wave, second wave, third wave, womens, youth rights, judith butler)
File:The Truth About 'CP'(5).png|What you need to know about [[Child Pornography]] (kp, cp, kiddy, porn, porno, erotica, photographs, crime, csam, kinderporno, csai, lolita - [[:File:The Truth About 'CP'(5).png|Chinese translation inside]])
File:Kaaaren.png|Karen confronts CP (kp, cp, kiddy, porn, porno, erotica, photographs, crime, csam, kinderporno, csai, lolita, pornography, research, quotes - [[:File:Kaaaren.png|Italian translation inside]])
File:Ncmec.png|NCMEC [[Iatrogenesis]] (kp, cp, kiddy, porn, porno, erotica, photographs, crime, csam, kinderporno, csai, lolita, pornography, research, secondary harm, quotes)
File:Scapegoat.png|MAP Scapegoat - compared with Jews, Witches (gays, lgbt, blacks, jew, pedophilia, minor attraction, stereotyping, maps, status, persecution, bogeyman, pariah, witchhunt - [[:File:Scapegoat.png|series inside]])
File:Truthaboutm.jpg|Truth about MAPs (addresses myths) (sexuality, pedophilia, hebephilia, ephebophilia, nepiophilia, maps, accuracy, nomap, pedmed, virped, acnomap, facts, stigma, destigmatization [[:File:Truthaboutm.jpg|Chinese translation in file]])
File:MDEdge.png|MDEdge definition of minor-attraction (sexuality, pedophilia, hebephilia, ephebophilia, nepiophilia, maps, definition, accuracy, nomap, pedmed, virped, acnomap, stigma, destigmatization)
File:Chronorange.png|Seto definition of minor-attractions and chronophilias (sexuality, pedophilia, hebephilia, ephebophilia, nepiophilia, maps, definition, accuracy, nomap, pedmed, virped, acnomap, stigma, destigmatization)
File:Peddef.png|Simple response to misdefinition of p(a)edophilia (sexuality, hebephilia, pedophilia, minor attraction, definition, dictionary, psychology, accuracy)
File:The CSA-Industry.png|CSA Industrial Complex: Criminalization (Social-Economic Model) (sociology, politics, institutions, establishment, elites, money, profit, complex, relationship, chart, medicine, influence, organization)
File:The CSA-Industrial Complex.png|CSA Industrial Cycle (Social-Economic Model) (sociology, politics, institutions, elites, money, profit, establishment, complex, relationship, chart, diagram, influence, organization)
File:CSA Is Similar(1).png|CSA similarities to treatment of Homosexuals (gay history, treatments, conversion, survivors, therapy, apa, psychology, therapist)
File:Socio.png|Sociopolitical Model: Marginialization of Sexual Minorities (maps, sociology, politics, pariah, newgon, othering, bipartisan, ostracism, social, class)
File:Pseudo-e-t.png|Pseudoexclusive Teleiophilia (a new concept) (sexuality, hebephilia, pedophilia, minor attraction, seto, freund, newgon, science, psychology, trigger/bait)
File:The Myth of “Pedophilia OCD” (800 × 1000 px).png|"[[Pedophilia themed OCD]]" Debunk (sexuality, pocd, hebephilia, pedophilia, minor attraction, fake illness, shrinks, obsessive compulsive, mental, health, newgon, arousal, science, psychology, cope)
File:Primary.png|Most Child Rape is perpetrated by non-pedophiles (sexuality, pedophilia, assault, minor attraction, maps, crime, nomap, pedmed, virped, acnomap, stigma, destigmatization)
File:ACMAPWEAKNES.png|Weaknesses of an exclusive ACNOMAP/Medicalist agenda (pedmed, virpeds, pedophilia, minor attraction, maps, strategy, destigmatization)
File:Prevalence.jpg|Pedophilia [[Research: Prevalence|prevalence]] card, no link (sexuality, pedophilia, common, research, maps, minor-attraction, facts, stats, statistics, numbers)
File:Tac.png|Toxic Age Chauvinism (ageism, ableism, youth lib, youth rights, cognitive ability, research, quote, mental, teen brain)
File:Secoharm.png|Secondary Harm explainer (study, academia, secondary, trauma, harm, quote, paper, report, outcomes, csa, minor-adult sex - [[:File:SecNewColor.png|see full series]])
File:patterns45.png|Similar patterns between homosexuality and pedophilia (parrelel, similar, comparison, analogy, minor attraction, gay, queer, lgbt, western, nonwestern, animals, tribal, anthropological, cultural)
File:Pedodisorder2.png|Lecter: Pedophilic Disorder distinction ("inborn" is disputable, and the author has since evolved a less medicalist stance but the distinction is important) (sexuality, pedmed, virped, acnomap, pedophilia, minor attraction, native, science, psychology, innate, immutable, disorder, dsm)
File:Prevent.png|Prevent MAPs from accessing minors? Why not prevent physical abuse survivors while we are at it? (sexuality, neglect, hebephilia, risk, access, pedophilia, minor attraction, seto, freund, science, psychology)
B4u-mapflag.jpg|Suicide Stats (MAPs) (sexuality, pedophilia, minor attraction, death, pedmed, virped, nomap, acnomap, depression, despair, psychology, research, B4U-Act, standpoint - [[:File:B4CnEdit.png|Chinese translation]])
File:Thoughtsuppresion.png|Thought Suppression take (MAP Resources) (psychology, pedophilia, minor attraction, maps, pedmed, virped, nomap, acnomap, depression, despair, psychology, research)
File:Blackmales.png|Logic of antis vs crime statistics: Put a curfew on Black Men, see also, [[Media:Mailore.png|police officers]]: far stronger predictive strength for offending (sexuality, african american, hebephilia, risk, access, pedophilia, minor attraction, seto, science, psychology)
File:Mentaldisorder.png|"Mental disorders" according to psychiatry (sexuality, hebephilia, disorder, psychiatry, trans, illness, history, pedophilia, minor attraction, mental, science, psychology, analogy, similar)
File:Academia-controversy.jpg|What people's insistence on getting offended by academics proves (academia, hysteria, kershnar, controversy, offence, triggered, csa, science, lies, defense mechanism, projection, denial, walker, psychology, abuse, philosophy)
File:Lievreorthodoxy.png|Dan Lievre (Newgon Founder): Social Justice Orthodoxy makes no sense on MAPs (useful when dealing with charges that the MAP Movement is "woke". Tags: sexuality, hebephilia, validity, woke, quote, sjw, history, social theory, pedophilia, minor attraction, identitarianism, politics)
File:animalHebe1.png|Intergenerational sex among Primates with citation (animals, study, practise, rind/yuill, minor-adult sex, academic, observation, science, monkeys, species, learning)
File:Bonobos.png|[[Research: Intergenerational Sexual Behaviors in Animals|Bonobo Juveniles/infants]] enjoying sex play (animals, study, academic, practise, minor-adult sex, observation, science, monkeys, species, learning)
File:BonoHuman.png|Human-Bonobo-Chimp finer comparison (animals, cognitive capacity, capability, minor-adult sex, science, animals, monkeys, species, learning)
File:Karen-innocence.png|A Karen confronts [[Debate Guide: Childhood innocence|childhood innocence]] (quote, study, academia, innocent, teens, children, crazy, hysteria, boomers, facebook)
File:Rind.jpg|20+ year-old [[Rind et al|Rind]] Paradox (see more in [[Research]] and the [[Index of Excerpt Gallery Libraries|excerpt graphics]]) (study, academia, controversy, unanswered, paper, report, trauma, harm, outcomes, csa, minor-adult sex)
SRcombined.png|Statutory rape is a legal fiction (law, minor-adult sex, hysteria, madness, arbitrary, victim, victimless, consensual, crime)
File:StatDeath.png|Statutory Death parody (law, minor-adult sex, courtroom, funny, hysteria, madness, judge judy, arbitrary, victim, victimless, consensual, crime)
File:ChadVsSoy.jpg|CunnyChad vs Reddit Soyjak Mod (child-adult sex, based, minor-adult sex, academia, bruce rind, comparison, csa, data, analysis, quant, consenting, voluntary)
File:Adultadult2.png|Kinsey Data ([[:File:Adultadult2.png|series inside]]) (research, minor-adult sex, academia, bruce rind, comparison, csa, data, analysis, quant, child, consenting, voluntary)
File:Lesbians.png|Modern Feminists disowning Lesbian History (Kinsey) (research, minor-adult sex, academia, bruce rind, comparison, csa, data, analysis, quant, child, consenting, voluntary)
File:Rind23.png|Rind 2023 data. (research, minor-adult sex, academia, bruce rind, comparison, csa, data, analysis, quant, child, consenting, voluntary)
File:Zarade.jpg|LGBT Outcomes: "Listen to LGBT Youth" For the papers by Sonya Arreola, Alex Carballo-Diéguez and Jessica Stanley, see DOI: 10.1080/00224490802204431, DOI: 10.1007/s10508-011-9748-y and DOI: 10.1080/00224490409552245 respectively. (research, minor-adult sex, academia, lgbt, comparison, gay, youth, analysis, data, quant, child, consenting, voluntary)
File:Dolphin2.png|Adult-juvenile sex among Dolphins (animals, minor-adult sex, juvenile, similar, analogy, species, science, observation)
File:Endthecycle.png|[[Debate Guide: Cyclical paternalism|Cyclical paternalism]] explainer (consent, minor-adult sex, knowledge, ignorance, innocence, self fulfilling prophecy, paternalism, adultism, ageism, adverse consequence - [[:File:Endthecycle.png|Italian translation inside]])
File:Self-fulfilling.png|Self-fulfilling prophecy of harm (minor-adult sex, minor-minor sex, csa, damage, kids, children, education, teach, indoctrination, americans, secondary harm - [[:File:Self-fulfilling.png|alternative inside]])
File:Goon2.png|[[Grooming]] riddle (hypocrisy, illogical, abuse, csa, language, minor-adult sex)
File:Grooming2.png|[[Grooming]] is circular logic (fallacy, ok groomer, abuse, csa, language, minor-adult sex, harm, trauma, damage)
File:GroomingReworked.png|Grooming vs Courtship (fallacy, ok groomer, abuse, hypocrisy, csa, language, minor-adult sex, harm, manipulation, trauma, media, damage) - [[:File:GroomingReworked.png|alternative inside with media headlines]])
File:Groomingncmec.png|Analysis of NCMEC/Lanning Report pathologizing banality (grooming, feds, fbi, ncmec, minor-adult sex, law, americans)
File:Legalityreality.jpg|Legal consent does not equal reality (rape, statutory, abuse, csa, language, minor-adult sex, laws, consent, rso)
File:trickery.png|Wordplay: what they really mean (rape, statutory, abuse, csa, language, minor-adult sex, consent, voluntary, harm, trauma, damage)
File:Nonfic.png|Nonfiction for MAPs (seen on [[pediverse]]) (reading, research, academia, minor attracted person, minor-adult sex, levine, brongersma, positive memories, trauma)
File:Abrahamic faiths.png|Abrahamic faiths on intergenerational intimacy (religion, research, texts, christianity, judaism, islam, abrahamic, summary, youth-adult marriage)
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==Larger flyers==

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File:Lilystory.png|Narrative explaining the nonsense/unnatural concept of a consenting age (consent, minor-adult sex, law, legal, arbitrary, madness)
File:ConsentExamples.png|Consent explained with examples (consent, statutory, legal construct, minor-adult sex, law, arbitrary, madness, nonwestern - [[:File:ConsentExamples.png|Italian translation inside]])
File:AoCWestern.png|Age of Consent Flyer - Western examples (consent, purity, girls, minor-adult sex, law, legal, arbitrary, madness, nonwestern, western - [[:File:AoCWestern.png|Indian version inside]])
File:SecNewColor.png|Iatrogenic harm - comparison with other taboos (study, academia, secondary, trauma, harm, quote, paper, report, outcomes, csa, minor-adult sex - [[:File:SecNewColor.png|series inside]])
File:AMCleftist.jpg|Anti-MAP Crap (maps, fallacies, arguments refuted, antis, sex fascists, reply, response, minor attracted people)
File:Leftistpamphlet.png|Newgon-branded Pamphlet (from down the index) in Leftist Meme Style (maps, facts, accuracy, leaflet, propaganda, information, minor attracted people)
File:Childhood innocence.png|Childhood innocence explained (children, childhood innocence, innocence, purity, censorship, history, society, morality)

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==Logical Fallacies series==

See our [[Debate Guide: Logical fallacies and intergenerational sexuality|Debate Guide]] article on the subject.

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File:Ad Populum.png|Ad Populum - Appeal to popularity (ad pop)
File:Ad Hominem.png|Ad Hominem - Personal attack (ad hom, ok pedo, ok groomer)
File:Authority Appeal.png|Appeal to authority
File:Equivocation.png|Equivocation - misleading with terminology (e.g. rape)
File:Genetic Fallacy.png|Genetic Fallacy
File:Guilt By Association.png|Guilt by association
File:Hasty Generalization.png|Hasty Generalization
File:Novelity Appeal.png|Appeal to novelty
File:Special Pleading 2 .png|Special pleading
File:Style Over Substance.png|Style over substance (tone)
File:Strawman.png|Strawman argument (raping babies argument)
File:Ad Nauseum 2.png|Ad Nauseum
</gallery>

==Positive memories==

Stories about positive memories from verified sources.

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==Anti-MAPs who were caught with their pants down==

There exist numerous examples of stridently anti-pedophile men, who themselves ended up being exposed for their [[Pedophilia|"pedophilic"]] and [[Hebephilia|"hebephilic"]] inclinations. These are sometimes used in online banter, and by [[MAP Movement|activists]].

{{Template:APSO}}

==Anti memes==

These memes have been produced by [[anti]]s (usually on Twitter or Facebook). You can use these memes to take advantage of hate and anger - spreading awareness of MAPs. Setting up an account as a hostile anti might actually be a way of ''avoiding'' censorship on certain platforms. It also gives us control over how the debate is "framed".

<gallery mode=packed heights=270px style="text-align:left">
File:Nosex.png|No sex please, we're children ([[:Image:Nosex.png|alternative versions inside]])
File:Pedoisland.png|Pedophile Island
File:Pedonorm.png|Normalizing Pedophiles
File:GaG.png|[[Gays Against Groomers]]
File:BLACKPROP1.png|Attacks the shift in language, mentions Newgon
File:BLACKPROP2.png|Mentions [[Minor Attracted Person]] euphemism and researchers
File:AMERIPROP.png|Mentions [[Minor Attracted Person]] euphemism and cultural background
File:FPSIc0qWUAA-Y60.jpg|Very smart meme using trans bodily autonomy vs freedom of youth to have sexual experiences
File:Blackprop1.jpg|The plan to legalize
File:GK0nE01aIAInvoc.jpg|More normalization
File:Paedoagends.jpg|The Paedophile agenda - accuses LGBT
File:Hebepedo.png|Hebephile/Pedophile distinction irrelevant to antis
File:FQo-G4gUcAI-kI7.jpg|OK Groomer
File:Antigroom.jpg|Antigroom Aktion
File:Gunishment.gif|'''(GIF)''' They don't deserve punishment, they deserve GUNISHMENT!
File:Ladypee.jpg|Have you never seen a LADY pee?!
File:1648647292071.jpg|And then one day, people voted for Hitler
File:1676641606100796.png|Fact checking the fact checkers
File:1659055468592612.jpg|LGBT groomers, therapist, freudian
File:Genderpop.png|Conservatives think kids are being made to suck she-dick (or something like that)
File:Cringe.png|LGBT agenda is the devil
File:Secretcodes.png|Pronouns are basically pedophilia code
File:Normaliz.jpg|Shared by Dr David Cartland on Twitter
File:Meds.png|Conspiracy, normalization, mentions Newgon
File:GMafHq5XgAAuCuE.jpg|Left trying to normalize
File:GMbv5nkXUAA41De.jpg|Progress from Gay via Trans to Pedo rights
File:Wokely.jpg|Only children can read "porn"
</gallery>

==Basic material==

<gallery>
File:Iliveagain.jpg|By Iliveagain ([[Pediverse|fediverse]])
File:HJ.png|By HandsomeJack
File:Bearbase.png|Basic Pedobear art (transparent surround)
Pbear.png|Brown Pedobear (transparent surround)
File:Untitled-1.png|Alternative [[Virtuous Pedophiles|Virped]] Logo ([[:File:Untitled-1.png|alternative versions]] inside)
</gallery>

==Posters==

Some of the material we feature has been specifically designed to be used as posters on subway ads and similar formats.

*[[Invalid Impact Poster Campaign]]

==Pamphlets==

Our pamphlet, '''"Minor-Attracted People (MAPs), Just the facts"''', is intended to look like plain and dowdy propaganda (until you look inside). Previews and PDF available. You may have to experiment with "fitting to page width" or "scaling" to get the folds to go bang down the center, but we have done most of the work for you.

<Gallery>
File:Pamphletmapscale.png|Front
File:Pamphletmapscale2.png|Back
</Gallery>

'''[[Media:Pamphletmapscale.pdf|Download full PDF]]'''

===Pamphleteering===

We have a short [[Pamphleteering|guide on pamphleting]], and some of our older material is still archived there. Hopefully, this will be an inspiration for future efforts, or reworking of old material.

=='zines==

See also [[list of MAP-related magazines]].

<gallery heights="200px" widths="200px">
File:Chdipsample.png|Challenging Dialogs front page (sample) - Art by [[Chuck Dodson]], PDFs: [[:Media:Chdip01.pdf|Challenging Dialogs p.1]], [[:Media:Chdip02.pdf|Challenging Dialogs p.2]], [[:Media:Chdip03.pdf|Challenging Dialogs p.3]]
</gallery>

==Media flyers==

These are small publications that can be emailed to target groups, such as media organizations, or sent to their social media accounts.

*[[Media:ContentDemo.pdf|Info Pack (2022) for media organizations]] - selling the controversy re minor-adult sex

==Notes==

[[Category:Promotional Media]]

Agecuck

2026-05-03T19:10:57Z

JJ1: link unbroken

__NOTOC__
[[File:Agecuck soyjak meme.png|thumb|Agecuck soyjak meme]]
[[File:Agecuck bingo meme.png|thumb|Agecuck bingo meme]]
An '''agecuck''' is defined within the [[incelosphere]] and parts of the manosphere as an individual who opposes romantic and/or sexual relationships to people, usually women, solely because their chronological age is lower than an arbitrary limit. The age limit embraced by agecucks is usually 18 years, regardless of physical and mental maturity.

Agecucks might be defined as men who subconsciously try to attack competing men because they are secretly attracted to the "minor" woman themselves, or older women who are trying to shame men for being attracted to women younger than themselves, to eliminate competition from the "dating pool".

Agecucks are thought to label men attracted to physically mature teenage women as "pedophiles" due to the high shock value of that word, even though "pedophilia" means attraction to prepubescent people. This is possible due to the social construct "age of majority", which labels people ranging from both toddlers and mature teenagers with the overarching umbrella term "minors", disregarding their differences in physical maturity.

It has been [[Debate Guide: Doomed from the beginning|common over time]] for heterosexual couples to include a younger woman, given that women on average enter puberty earlier and mature faster than men, and women usually desire more mature and sexually experienced men.

Male agecucks can themselves be secretly sexually attracted to physically mature reproductive teenage women who happen to be younger than 18 years, but might not admit it due to social implications.

The idea that romantic relationships and eroticism are traumatic by default to teenagers is a social construct. Incels have argued that in males, sex during puberty does not cause permanent brain damage - the lack thereof does.<ref>[https://incels.wiki/w/Teen_love_pill Teen love pill - Incel Wiki]</ref>

It has been hypothesized that women are shamed by agecucks into accepting that any sex as a minor is traumatic and abusive (expectation bias), and that women who were already sexually active as "minors" have changed their minds retroactively, even if they originally did not perceive it as such (see [[#Alanis Morissette]]).

== Case studies ==

=== Jax ===

One example of an "agecuck" is "Jax" on YouTube, who infantilizes mature teenage women in his video "Why Have There Been So Many Child Groomers Recently?", even referring to men dating or sleeping with women who have already become legal adults (18 years old) as "[[grooming|groomers]]", due to those women being close to being minors.<ref name="jax-video">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dmFUOvAVig Why Have There Been So Many Child Groomers Recently?] - Jax</ref>

Here, Jax argues against using the law to determine morality, while ironically using the rigid and arbitrary number of years of age in the law to distinguish between "minors" and "adults":

<blockquote>
[03:09]
''This guy, Charem, groomed somebody who was underage into being a participant into NSFW conversations and engagement as soon as they turned 18. Some freaks who believe the law determines morality believe this is OK for some reason, despite this literally being textbook grooming.''
</blockquote>

Here, "Jax" fails to address the argument (because he couldn't) and resorted to an ad-hominem attack instead:

<blockquote>
[16:17]
''He frequently attempted to manipulate the victim by talking about "maturity", and saying that "age doesn't matter, only maturity does", which is a common justification by predators such as this.''<ref name="jax-video" />

</blockquote>

=== Alanis Morissette ===

Canadian singer Alanis Morissette (born in 1974) became sexually active at the age of 15, meaning in the year 1989 or 1990. This is before 2008, where the age of consent in Canada was raised from 14 to 16, so the adult man who slept with her did not violate the law at that time.

She originally enjoyed intercourse with the adult man, but was thereafter patronized by the people around her that something horrible was done to her, until she started believing it:

<blockquote>
''It took me years in therapy to even admit there had been any kind of victimization on my part. I would always say I was consenting, and then I'd be reminded like 'Hey, you were 15, you're not consenting at 15.' Now I'm like, 'Oh yeah, they're all pedophiles. It's all statutory rape.'''<ref>[https://archive.today/2026.01.15-212257/https://web.archive.org/web/20250522001127/https://www.businessinsider.nl/alanis-morissette-says-she-was-raped-by-multiple-men-in-new-hbo-documentary-jagged/ Alanis Morissette says she was raped by multiple men in new HBO documentary ‘Jagged’ - Business Insider Nederland]</ref>

</blockquote>

The erotic acts could be said to have had no [[intrinsic harm]].

== See also==

*[[Youth-Adult Marriage]]

== External links ==
* [https://incels.is/threads/the-agecuck-song-laszlo-ft-urlaubsinsel-parody.850399/ The agecuck song! - LASZLO ft. Urlaubsinsel (parody) | Incels.is - Involuntary Celibate Forum]
* [https://incels.is/threads/why-agecucks-are-opposed-to-adult-teen-couples.828623/ Why agecucks are opposed to adult-teen couples. | Incels.is - Involuntary Celibate Forum]
* [https://archive.org/details/MumkeysAnimeReviews/003.+B+Gata+H+Kei_+Yamada's+First+Time+-+Mumkey's+Anime+Reviews+%233.mp4 B Gata H Kei: Yamada's First Time - Mumkey's Anime Reviews] - Mumkey Jones (The video asks the viewer to guess which of the two women is 18 years old and which of them is 15, following by switching the ages around.)
* [https://theantifeminist.com/different-types-of-age-cuck-explained/ "Different Types of Age Cuck Explained" - The AntiFeminist]
* [https://oogenhand.wordpress.com:443/2018/05/02/agecuck/ Agecuck – oogenhand]
[[Category:Terminology]]

== References ==

Agecuck

2026-05-03T19:09:57Z

JJ1: added memes

__NOTOC__
[[File:Agecuck soyjak meme.png|thumb|Agecuck soyjak meme]]
[[File:File:Agecuck bingo meme.png|thumb|Agecuck bingo meme]]
An '''agecuck''' is defined within the [[incelosphere]] and parts of the manosphere as an individual who opposes romantic and/or sexual relationships to people, usually women, solely because their chronological age is lower than an arbitrary limit. The age limit embraced by agecucks is usually 18 years, regardless of physical and mental maturity.

Agecucks might be defined as men who subconsciously try to attack competing men because they are secretly attracted to the "minor" woman themselves, or older women who are trying to shame men for being attracted to women younger than themselves, to eliminate competition from the "dating pool".

Agecucks are thought to label men attracted to physically mature teenage women as "pedophiles" due to the high shock value of that word, even though "pedophilia" means attraction to prepubescent people. This is possible due to the social construct "age of majority", which labels people ranging from both toddlers and mature teenagers with the overarching umbrella term "minors", disregarding their differences in physical maturity.

It has been [[Debate Guide: Doomed from the beginning|common over time]] for heterosexual couples to include a younger woman, given that women on average enter puberty earlier and mature faster than men, and women usually desire more mature and sexually experienced men.

Male agecucks can themselves be secretly sexually attracted to physically mature reproductive teenage women who happen to be younger than 18 years, but might not admit it due to social implications.

The idea that romantic relationships and eroticism are traumatic by default to teenagers is a social construct. Incels have argued that in males, sex during puberty does not cause permanent brain damage - the lack thereof does.<ref>[https://incels.wiki/w/Teen_love_pill Teen love pill - Incel Wiki]</ref>

It has been hypothesized that women are shamed by agecucks into accepting that any sex as a minor is traumatic and abusive (expectation bias), and that women who were already sexually active as "minors" have changed their minds retroactively, even if they originally did not perceive it as such (see [[#Alanis Morissette]]).

== Case studies ==

=== Jax ===

One example of an "agecuck" is "Jax" on YouTube, who infantilizes mature teenage women in his video "Why Have There Been So Many Child Groomers Recently?", even referring to men dating or sleeping with women who have already become legal adults (18 years old) as "[[grooming|groomers]]", due to those women being close to being minors.<ref name="jax-video">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dmFUOvAVig Why Have There Been So Many Child Groomers Recently?] - Jax</ref>

Here, Jax argues against using the law to determine morality, while ironically using the rigid and arbitrary number of years of age in the law to distinguish between "minors" and "adults":

<blockquote>
[03:09]
''This guy, Charem, groomed somebody who was underage into being a participant into NSFW conversations and engagement as soon as they turned 18. Some freaks who believe the law determines morality believe this is OK for some reason, despite this literally being textbook grooming.''
</blockquote>

Here, "Jax" fails to address the argument (because he couldn't) and resorted to an ad-hominem attack instead:

<blockquote>
[16:17]
''He frequently attempted to manipulate the victim by talking about "maturity", and saying that "age doesn't matter, only maturity does", which is a common justification by predators such as this.''<ref name="jax-video" />

</blockquote>

=== Alanis Morissette ===

Canadian singer Alanis Morissette (born in 1974) became sexually active at the age of 15, meaning in the year 1989 or 1990. This is before 2008, where the age of consent in Canada was raised from 14 to 16, so the adult man who slept with her did not violate the law at that time.

She originally enjoyed intercourse with the adult man, but was thereafter patronized by the people around her that something horrible was done to her, until she started believing it:

<blockquote>
''It took me years in therapy to even admit there had been any kind of victimization on my part. I would always say I was consenting, and then I'd be reminded like 'Hey, you were 15, you're not consenting at 15.' Now I'm like, 'Oh yeah, they're all pedophiles. It's all statutory rape.'''<ref>[https://archive.today/2026.01.15-212257/https://web.archive.org/web/20250522001127/https://www.businessinsider.nl/alanis-morissette-says-she-was-raped-by-multiple-men-in-new-hbo-documentary-jagged/ Alanis Morissette says she was raped by multiple men in new HBO documentary ‘Jagged’ - Business Insider Nederland]</ref>

</blockquote>

The erotic acts could be said to have had no [[intrinsic harm]].

== See also==

*[[Youth-Adult Marriage]]

== External links ==
* [https://incels.is/threads/the-agecuck-song-laszlo-ft-urlaubsinsel-parody.850399/ The agecuck song! - LASZLO ft. Urlaubsinsel (parody) | Incels.is - Involuntary Celibate Forum]
* [https://incels.is/threads/why-agecucks-are-opposed-to-adult-teen-couples.828623/ Why agecucks are opposed to adult-teen couples. | Incels.is - Involuntary Celibate Forum]
* [https://archive.org/details/MumkeysAnimeReviews/003.+B+Gata+H+Kei_+Yamada's+First+Time+-+Mumkey's+Anime+Reviews+%233.mp4 B Gata H Kei: Yamada's First Time - Mumkey's Anime Reviews] - Mumkey Jones (The video asks the viewer to guess which of the two women is 18 years old and which of them is 15, following by switching the ages around.)
* [https://theantifeminist.com/different-types-of-age-cuck-explained/ "Different Types of Age Cuck Explained" - The AntiFeminist]
* [https://oogenhand.wordpress.com:443/2018/05/02/agecuck/ Agecuck – oogenhand]
[[Category:Terminology]]

== References ==

File:Agecuck soyjak meme.png

2026-05-03T19:08:30Z

JJ1: Source: https://incels.is/threads/the-agecuck-song-laszlo-ft-urlaubsinsel-parody.850399/post-23398674

== Summary ==
Source: https://incels.is/threads/the-agecuck-song-laszlo-ft-urlaubsinsel-parody.850399/post-23398674

File:Agecuck bingo meme.png

2026-05-03T19:07:17Z

JJ1: Source: https://incels.is/threads/the-agecuck-song-laszlo-ft-urlaubsinsel-parody.850399/post-23398674

== Summary ==
Source: https://incels.is/threads/the-agecuck-song-laszlo-ft-urlaubsinsel-parody.850399/post-23398674

Statutory rape

2026-05-03T12:57:38Z

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[[File:Minorslie.png|thumb|It is well known within the legal industry, that minors sometimes lie about their age, implicating their partners as statutory rapists]]
[[File:What is statutory rape.png|thumb|What is statutory rape?]]
<div style="margin-right: 25px; float: left;">__TOC__</div>The term '''statutory rape''' is used when the law presumes a minor to be a victim of [[rape]] regardless of their sexual [[consent]]. Sometimes, the law does not describe illegal under-age sex as rape, but nevertheless - this term has been adopted by moderate liberals to describe cases where parties involved were close in age yet one (being above the [[Age of Consent]]) was persecuted by the law. This use of the term is somewhat subjective, as sexual contact between far more age-disparate parties (which is seen by many people as actual rape) may also be "statutory rape".

Very few jurisdictions use the actual term "statutory rape" in the language of statutes (State Legislators’ Handbook for Statutory Rape Issues).<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100728080711/http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/publications/infores/statutoryrape/handbook/statrape.pdf OJP: Statutory Rape Handbook (old)]</ref> Different jurisdictions use many different statutory terms for the crime, such as "sexual assault," "rape of a child," "corruption of a minor," "carnal knowledge of a minor," "unlawful carnal knowledge", or simply "[[carnal knowledge]]." Statutory rape differs from forcible rape in that overt force or threat need not be present. The laws presume coercion, because a minor or mentally retarded adult is legally incapable of giving [[consent]] to the act. <blockquote>''"Statutory Rape Is Illegal Sexual Activity Between Two People When It Would Otherwise Be Legal If Not For Their Age: In accordance with the FBI definition, statutory rape is characterized as non-forcible sexual intercourse with a person who is younger than the statutory age of consent. Dating without sexual contact can in no way be considered a form of statutory rape"''.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080901040250/http://www.sexlaws.org/what_is_statutory_rape Sexlaws.org - What is Statutory Rape?]</ref></blockquote>

In this sense, the term ''statutory rape'' generally refers to sex between an adult and a sexually mature minor past the age of [[puberty]]. Sexual relations with a prepubescent child, generically called "[[child molestation]]," is typically treated as a more serious crime.

== Origin and History ==

The crime of statutory rape was introduced into English law as a felony by the Statutes of Westminster [3 Edw, c.13, 1275] and later made a capital offence [13 Edw, c.34, 1285]. It was defined as

* a [[man]] (or [[boy]])
* having (vaginal) intercourse with
* a [[girl]]
* less than 12 years of age
* not his wife.

It carried over to [[United States]] law and together with sodomy it constitutes the core of the sexual offences in the Anglo-Saxon tradition. Most clauses of the definition have, however, undergone important changes in recent years. Only the marital exception ("not his wife") remains yet unchanged.

== Age limit ==

The age limit (commonly called age of consent) remained at ten or twelve years until the 1880s (Cocca, p. 23f., has a table). Following its raising in England by the the Criminal Law Amendment Act [48 & 49 Vict., c.69, 1885], a coalition of progressives, feminists, and religious conservatives was formed and successfully lobbied for a higher limit. It is remarkable that this coalition would remain essentially stable for more than a century, in spite of fundamental differences.

The offence now was more akin to seduction and from it the defence of promiscuity entered the law of statutory rape, its protection was now restricted to (evidently) white girls of ‘previously chaste character’. Another change that came about was the introduction of "age-span" provisions, first in New York, then, much later in many, but not all, other states. These provisions sought to decriminalise same-age sexual behaviour, albeit half-heartedly as often minor offences remained in effect that covered exactly these cases.

==Gender differences in statutory rape==
===Female-male statutory rape===
In the past, sex involving an adult female and an underage male was often ignored by the law. However, in recent years, social perceptions have shifted, particularly when the adult female is in a position of responsibility, and there have now been a number of high profile cases ([[Mary Kay Letourneau]], [[Debra Lafave]], [[Pamela Rogers Turner]], [[Pamela Smart]]) in which adult females have been prosecuted for participating in sexual relationships with younger males. Under English and Scottish common law, such cases would be viewed as indecent assault and some cases have been prosecuted.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/kent/6206426.stm Jail term for underage sex woman]</ref><ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/staffordshire/4153120.stm BBC NEWS | England | Staffordshire | Teacher jailed for seducing boy]</ref>

===Same-sex statutory rape===
In some jurisdictions, relationships between adults and minors may be prosecuted more strongly when both are the same sex. For example, in Kansas, if someone 18 or older has sex with a minor no more than four years younger, a Romeo and Juliet law limits the penalty substantially. As written, however, this law does not apply to same-sex couples, leading to higher penalties. The Kansas law was successfully challenged, as being in conflict with the U.S. Supreme Court rulings Lawrence v. Texas and Romer v. Evans.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070718181056/http://www.kscourts.org/kscases/supct/2005/20051021/85898.htm 85898 - State v. Limon - Luckert - Kansas Supreme Court]</ref> The Lawrence v. Texas precedent does not directly address equal protection, but its application in the case of Limon v. Kansas was that it also invalidates [[Age of Consent]] laws that discriminate by sexual orientation (Lawrence v. Texas).<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160427230606/http://writ.news.findlaw.com/grossman/20051101.html FindLaw's Writ - Grossman: The Kansas Supreme Court Rights a Wrong, Ruling that the State Cannot Penalize a Teenager for Being Gay]</ref><ref>[http://www.avert.org/aofconsent.htm A table of worldwide ages of consent, including US states]</ref>

== Broadening the definition ==

Part of the "rape reform" under way in the 1970s was to include other kinds of sexual activity besides vaginal intercourse in the definition in order to protect very young children. Some self-describing [[feminist]]s also encouraged use of gender-neutral language, which is now employed in every U.S. state. Taken together these changes make statutory rape a very broad offence.

== Criticism ==

It should be said that "statutory rape" type laws are very controversial and some consider them being unconstitutional. They point out that although the presumption of innocence is used in practically all other criminal cases, including murder of children, it is not used with respect to statutory rape, for which offences are measured only on the basis of age of the victim. That is, in murder cases the accused has the opportunity to provide evidence that he didn't kill the victim, but in statutory rape cases violence is assumed per se, through a conclusive presumption, solely on the basis of the age of the victim and regardless of any evidence to the contrary.

Therefore, even though all defendants in statutory rape cases have the right to an attorney, to speak in court, to a fair defense, to present mitigating circumstances, to a fair trial and the right to appeal, all these rights only serve as a way to determine the degree of the penalty to be applied, and the accused is already considered guilty before the trial begins, even when [[consent]] is proven beyond any reasonable doubt and when parental consent is documented.

For example, in May 2006, the Irish Supreme Court found the existing statutory rape laws to have been unconstitutional as it prevented the defendant from entering a defence (e.g., that he had assumed the other party was over the age of consent). This has led to the release of persons held under the statutory rape law and has led to public demands that the law be changed by emergency legislation being enacted.

==See also==

*[[Age of Consent]]
*[[Romeo and Juliet]] laws
*[[Mature Minor]]

== References ==

* [[Carolyn Cocca]]: ''Jailbait : The Politics of Statutory Rape Laws in the United States''. — Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 2004. — xiii, 228 pp., 23 cm

{{reflist}}

[[Category:Official Encyclopedia]][[Category:Terminology]][[Category:Terminology: Popular]] [[Category:Law/Crime]][[Category:Law/Crime: Crime Types]]

Memes and Graphics

2026-05-03T12:56:50Z

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This is an organized, ethnological study of [[Wikipedia:Internet meme|memes]] by, and about [[Minor Attracted Person|MAPs]] from various political and apolitical perspectives. While this archive is considered largely complete, we will [[NewgonWiki:Getting involved|consider exceptional and notable examples]] for inclusion.

In addition to the informational memes on this page, [[research]] graphics can be found at [[Index of Excerpt Gallery Libraries|this index]], or on their respective research pages.

'''Traditional memes have search tags; press control+F on your keyboard and type in a search term.'''

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Memes, graphics and artwork are presented here for discussion, deliberation and modification. We do not endorse any meme, and have tried to reflect the breadth of material on our subject - some of which may confront conservative stereotypes of the MAP Movement as a project solely of the political left. The [[Newgon|organizational]] logo may be present on material designed or not designed by its members, or members of spin-off groups, as per our [[Ethos of Newgon|ethos]]. Some memes mobilize and redeploy narratives usually deemed hostile to [[Minor Attracted Person|MAPs]], since they are designed for use in explicitly hostile venues. Material reproduced here is therefore not to be confused with [[Newgon]]'s editorial.

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==The MAP Flag==
<div style="margin-left: 25px; float: right; width: 300px">__TOC__</div>
The concept underlying the [[MAP Flag]] was seen as early as 2009 and it resurfaced (or was spontaneously recoined) in 2018, gathering widespread social media attention after a campaign by [[NOMAP]]s on Tumblr. It has been re-imagined twice by Jim Burton - most recently as a [[:File:MU-high tower.png|horizontal gradient]].

===Originals===

These are the most commonly used MAP Flags.

<Gallery>
File:Mapflag2018.svg|2018 post-publicity "MAP Flag" - i.e. original Stenna "[[NOMAP]] Flag"
File:Yapf2.png|2023 [[Youth Attracted Person|YAP]] Flag - Lilitha
File:Yesmap.png|2022 "Yesmap Flag" - exclusive [[pro-c]] symbol first published here - Jim Burton
File:Mapunion.png|2023 Union MAP Flag concept combining the 2018 and 2021 variants - Jim Burton
File:Gradient.jpeg|2009 Newgon "Gradient" Flag by Philist: First known use of this, or a related concept
</Gallery>

===MAP Flag variations and memes===

The MAP Flag has already been used in numerous good-faith social media profiles of MAPs, but also by activists in campaigns that deliberately troll opponents, both in favor of, and in antagonism against MAPs.

<Gallery>
File:MAPflagunitedlarge.svg|2021 MAP Flag presented without anti-alias (i.e. for making an actual flag)
File:Mapmane.png|MAP Maned Lion (Bolt)
File:Revolution.jpg|Revolution, inc MAP Flag - [[Katie Cruz]]. Find this and more graphics at [https://mirror.amapin.love/ The Mirror Project].
File:Fist2.png|Similar fist with blended flag colors - Matthewyoung ([[:Image:Fist2.png|alternative version by Katie Cruz inside]])
File:23a30f4c38ac90ad.png|MAP Rights are Human Rights - kore, fediverse, artwork at bottom, Snuffies
File:Resistance.png|Resistance - Cailín Leannán (based on imagery from Irish troubles)
File:Flag.png|Raising the MAP Flag
File:Beeflag.png|Similar, modified by beefriend
File:Poik9090853.png|Union MAP Flag, effect by Poik, PCMA
File:E217c2e8993f1daf.png|Pizza Flag, Silvestery, pawoo.net
File:Mapflag160.jpg|Banksy-style MAP Flag in balloon<ref name="Uncredited" />
File:Bee.png|AAM artwork by bee, PCMA
File:Beeaam.jpg|Further AAM work by bee
File:954183092fb4458b.jpg|Fedi, unknown
File:Masoniccomunist.jpg|The '''M'''asonic '''A'''narcho-communist '''P'''edo Flag (or DDR MAP Flag by Yutlibnow)
File:Libedit.png|MAP Gadsden Flag - Beefriend
File:Anarch.png|Anarchist Gadsden MAP Flag (Ancap)
File:1000064426.png|Star with MAP-Coding (Ancap)
Image:FCncb9dWUAMBHOW.png|Pedophile Lives Matter by Strategist ([[:Image:FCncb9dWUAMBHOW.png|Conservative/Tory version inside]])
Image:MAPsBased.png|<nowiki>#MAPsAreBased</nowiki> - Strategist
1500x500.jpg|Semi-discreet header background in NOMAP orientation<ref name="Uncredited" />
File:Flagbann.png|Header bg based on flag (Rin)
File:Flower-arch-head.png|Flower Arch Header - beefriend
File:Anglomap flag2.png|AngloNOMAP Flag by Rin ([[:Image:Anglomap flag2.png|alternative AngloMAP version inside]])
File:Bg1.png|Background/desktop (maki, NNIA)
File:Bg2.png|Background/desktop<ref name="Uncredited" />
File:Flagbg2.png|Very subtle bg by beefriend
File:Untitled407 20240624163637.jpg|background - bee, PCMA
File:Flagmf.png|Graphic with jumping young people (Mythebe, FST, originally attached to an [[FreeSpeechTube|FST essay]])
File:Mapring.png|Transparent MAP Ring for PFPs ([[:Image:Mapring.png|alternative versions inside]])<ref name="Uncredited" />
File:Mappridesticker.jpg|"MAP Pride Sticker" from @SvbbyPvbby ([[:Image:Mappridesticker.jpg|alternative b&w version inside]])
File:Untitled372 20240529095904.jpg|Derivative "MAP and AAM Pride Stickers" from Bee ([[:Image:Untitled372 20240529095904.jpg|alternative 2021 Flag and AAM versions inside]])
Dumpy975815219584589834-1.gif|'''GIF:''' Among Us Twerk/Among Us Dumpy-type meme<ref name="Uncredited">If you are the creator of this file, it has not been credited because we were unable to determine your identity, or establish [https://www.yesmap.net/contact contact] (due, for example, to defederation) and determine your consent or otherwise to receiving credit. Only in extreme cases does NewgonWiki consider removal of material from this index - for example, violation of license, or extraordinary personal circumstances such as identifying information.</ref>
File:FqppVq8WIAIGlpk.jpg|MAP Flag Anime - many such examples present on [[Pediverse]]<ref name="Uncredited" />
File:Bgfbfgfg.png|Touching hand MAP Flag art<ref name="Uncredited" />
Mapflagfaded.png|Faded 2021 MAP Flag - Jim Burton
File:Lgbmap.png|Gay MAP Flag (contrary to popular claims, these have barely been adopted by MAPs)
File:Lesmap.png|[[Intergenerational Lesbianism|Lesbian MAP]] Flag (contrary to popular claims, these have barely been adopted by MAPs. Supposedly, [[Girllove|GL]] and [[Boylove|BL]] versions exist, too)
File:Kanji.png|Kanji (Chinese, Japanese) Love Symbol with [[Adult Attracted Minor|AAM]] flag colors ([[:Image:Kanji.png|alternative MAP versions inside]])<ref name="Uncredited" />
File:Mapaam.png|AAM heart inside a pro-choice MAP Flag (beefriend)
File:MAPFteacher.png|Teacher displays 2018 MAP Flag ([[:File:MAPFteacher.png|PS by beefriend, both versions available]])
File:MAPFteacher20.png|Lecturer displays 2021 MAP Flag ([[:File:MAPFteacher20.png|PS by beefriend, both versions available]])
File:Boymap.png|A small boy carries the MAP Flag (beefriend)
File:Mapkid.png|Small girl with MAP Flag (beefriend)
</Gallery>

==Simple/Traditional memes==

Traditional memes convey a short and salient message in a graphic. MAPs have been memed with (some would say) surprising success, and broadly throughout the internet. This is only a very narrow selection of the material that has been seen from various quarters. Our own [[research]] graphics can be found at '''[[Index of Excerpt Gallery Libraries|this index]]''', or on their respective research pages.

===The MAP Identity===

In addition to graphics and symbols in the lead section of this archive, a number of memes reference the MAP Identity, its development, public perceptions and internal issues. A [https://booru.mapsupport.de/posts MAP Support Booru] and [https://paraflags-wiki.org/index.php/Main_Page Paraphilia Flags Wiki] also lists memes and social media graphics based on MAP identities.

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File:1000003111.jpg|Reaction to MAP Identity - (visibility, gay, progress, lgbtq, pride, map flag, glb, inclusion, valid)
File:GNHB5FDXAAA-wjC.jpg|MAP Visibility - (social progress, lgbt, queer, pansexual, aam - [[:File:GNHB5FDXAAA-wjC.jpg|AAM and German variation inside]])
Il glf.jpg|MAP/YAP GLF parody - kore, fediverse - (liberation front, gay, queer, LGBT, paraphile, glf - [[:File:Il glf.jpg|Gay and Zoo versions inside]])
File:PedAreSick guy2 ar2-1 text2 v2 resized.jpg|Pedophiles Are Sick - part of the [[Invalid Impact Poster Campaign]] (map flag, provocative, mu)
File:Lucas657756.jpg|MAP/LGBT unity meme by Lucas, PCMA (gay, progress, map flag, glb, inclusion, cooperation)
File:Raw.png|Give MAP kids a chance to be kids - reversion Consuela [https://booru.mapsupport.de/post/140 mapsupport.de] (child, minor map, map flag, aam, inclusion, valid)
File:The_Revolution_Won't_Be_Televised.png|The Revolution Won't Be Televised - (progress, rallying troops, gloating, woke, pride)
File:Enbymeme.png|Pink hair enby - MAP adaptation (enby, map, valid, identity)
File:Mapally5.png|Be a MAP Ally - (Minor Attracted Person, pedo, hebephile, alliance, asexual, lgbt, gay - [[:File:Mapally5.png|presented in asexual and rainbow flag variations]])
File:Ima f4d8619.png|MAP Rights artwork, feat. older female / younger male - (map, valid, identity, youthlove, drawings, art)
File:Youthpo.png|Youth pornography etc vs statist terminology (nomap, erotica, mocking, language, youthlove, response, reply, csam, csai, troll)
File:Loliconpipeline.png|Pipeline punch lolicon edit (proship, fiction, lolicon, japanese, drawings, art, cunny, hebephilia, pipeline, pedophilia, propaganda, newgon, pediverse)
File:Pridemonth.png|Google LGBT vs MAP Pride Month Trolling Response (google maps, parody, logo)
File:Mapally.jpg|Insufferable MAP Ally (destigmatizer, nomap, coping, map, virped, talking therapy, non-maladaptive)
File:FHOv8J3XoBIfSQt.jpg|Pedo Yes Chad - "Yes". (based, chads, pedophilia, lolis, cunny, lolipiller, drawings, art, lolicon, cope, seethe, hebephilia)
File:FU0ZTx4XwAAcfGr.jpg|Say what you want about pedophiles (trolling, minor attraction, map, comedy, humor, perv)
File:Glowig.png|Pedo Yes Chad vs Fediverse Glowie (based, chads, pedophilia, fbi, cia, glow, pedi, fedi)
File:Maprigh5.png|MAP Rights AI Anime Protest - (Minor Attracted Person, pedo, hebephile, youth rights, maps, anime, art - [[:File:Maprigh5.png|many versions available]])
</gallery>

===Youth Autonomy/Rights/Liberation===

The autonomy, [[Research: Cognitive ability|capacities]] and liberation of youth are all likely to be crucial battlegrounds for MAPs, [[Adult Attracted Minor|AAMs]] and their allies over the next few decades. Another way of describing this, is fighting [[ageism]]. Anti-ageist memes are dotted around our categories, and the following are explicitly anti-ageist.

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File:Screenshot 2025-04-04-20-44-33-777.jpeg|UNAIDS: Age of Consent unhealthy and restrictive for young people (youth, sexual health, sti, consent, autonomy, rights)
File:FUbrBs9VsAA9vta.jpeg|Parents: I know you more than anyone else > No, you don't (youth, child, parent, autonomy, rights)
File:rapememe.png|How to prevent rape - Sayaka Fermi (hypocrisy, body autonomy, minor-adult sex, agency, irrational, coercion, awareness, education, youth, choice, prevention)
File:Scrolloftruth.png|Scroll of truth: Youth autonomy prevents abuse (hypocrisy, body autonomy, agency, irrational, choice, protection, education, youth, prevention)
File:Domino.png|Domino effect - Investigating MAPs to supporting YouthLib (liberation, youth rights, logic, sequential, cause and effect)
</gallery>

===CSA Absurdism and Professional Hypocrisy===

A large number of MAP and MAP-Adjacent memes expose and magnify the absurdism of narratives around [[safeguarding]], abuse, trauma and child protection. In some cases, the hypocritical beliefs of professionals and "experts" are given special treatment.

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File:Childinnocence.png|Childhood innocence has existed for around 2% of time (history, safeguarding, ethnology, protection)
File:believe.jpg|Believe the Children (consent, abuse, trauma, testimony, trust, children, courtroom, legal, doctor, hypocrisy, medicine - [[:File:believe.jpg|alternative inside re. conversion therapy]])
File:Psychs.png|Child psychologists cat reaction to minors (minor-minor sex, science, rso, registry reform, pseudoscience, victomology)
File:Pcaldihufjbidcfjb.png|No sex unless accompanied by adults - Peter Caldwell, PCMA (consent, child sex, park sign, rules, safeguarding, age-appropriate)
File:BBoobs.jpg|Babies vs Teens Sucking Boobs (consent, hypocrisy, babies, age, teens, perversion, professor, inappropriate)
File:Main-qimg-12579087b355f31646ea5b1f506cf832-lq.jpg|I, too have lost a kingdom (sex offender, rso, kiddy fiddler, atlantis, athenian, surreal, hysteria, bizarre, molester)
File:denial.jpg|Child protectors believe children are in denial (minor-adult sex, testimony, rationalization, distortion, minors, ignorant, fallacy, mental blocking)
Fhritp.png|A 15 year old is a child, period (mic drop, jamal, teen, menstruation, child, triggered, antis, sjw, feminist, npc, based, comeback, reply, response)
File:Confused2.png|Confused if he should be scarred for life (age, arbitrary, teen, minor-adult sex, trauma, damage, scarred, absurd, crazy)
File:At85scarred.png|85 year old man learns he was abused ([https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35232293/ implausible] reaction) (age, arbitrary, teen, minor-adult sex, elderly, trauma, damage, scarred, absurd, crazy)
File:FJy-YI XIAEWo2U.png|Juvenile offending records vs sex offender records (facepalm, normies, register, registry, rso, law, legal, insane, madness, arbitrary, minors, youth, kids)
File:TouchingGood.png|Good Touches (teacher, education, instruction, learning, quote, swimsuit, protection, sexual harassment, abuse, trauma)
File:Whenispacceptable.png|When is pedophilia acceptable political compass (reply, response, politics, map, pedo, libertarian, authoritarian, left, right)
File:Misopedic.png|Misopedic ageists (antis, chad, swim, children, ageism, moronic, surrealist, girl, cute)
File:randomphotonew.png|Random photo reaction (hysteria, funny, sex fascists, western, crazy, nonwestern, fellatio, suck, abuse, overreaction)
File:WaterGlassSF.png|Glass of Water with optimist, pessimist and Sex Fascists (hysteria, sex fascists, western, indian, nonwestern, abuse, cultural, overreaction - [[:File:WaterGlassSF.png|version with various countries inside]])
File:Unboy.png|United Nations vs Teen Boy (agency, consent, autonomy, international community, bureaucracy, ngo, unicef, ILGA, hypocrisy, feminism, leftism, lizard people, feminazis)
File:18th Birthday Clock hit 12.jpg|Arbitrary nature of age limit (hypocrisy, child, adult, teen, consent, autonomy, americans, agency, age, 18, absurd)
File:SexualOritent.jpg|'Child' is not a Gender (identitarian, sexuality, orientation, identity, validity, sjw, woke, adult, adultism, gender, pedophilia)
File:MAPSchool.png|Public Schools (map, prevalence, pedophilia, hebephilia, response, reply, naive, parents, grooming, access, protection, education - combine with [[Research: Prevalence|prevalence]] info)
File:horse.png|Covering genitals to prevent trauma to baby horses (nudity, bullshit, hysterical, children, graphic, protection, morality, americans, scarred, mental)
File:Childmeme.png|Responding to in-thread misdefinition of child (definition, accuracy, reply, response, children, dumb, hysterical, ageism, dictionary, teens)
File:Brain Development Is Ableist (2).png|Brain Development is Ableist (cognitive capacity and development, mental, minor-adult sex, ability, disabled, ageist, ageism, chauvinism)
File:FJARn kWQAElHfn.jpg|Brain scan - trauma absurdity (consent, minor-adult sex, age, harm, law, arbitrary, absurd, science, pseudoscience, americans, cognitive, westerners)
File:Expressfake.png|Fake Express article (blame, minor-adult sex, age, harm, economy, absurd)
</gallery>

===Responding to [[Anti]]s (and their hypocrisy)===

Some responses to anti-MAP sympathies are also included under "redeploying hostile discourses" and the sections on conservatives, liberals and CSA Absurdism.

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File:Sheepl.png|MAP Propaganda vs the Informed Citizen (pedo, map flag, social media, consumption, anti, dissonance, hypocrisy)
File:Sexbingo.png|Sex Fascist Bingo: (hypocrisy, religion, consent, cognitive development/capacity, mental, pedophiles, orientation, distortion, fallacy, fallacies, antis, response)
File:Fuckyou.png|Minor attraction is wrong/Fuck you (antis, parents, reply, response, comeback)
File:217 - anti-map flag artist chizu type edit.png|Burning the anti-MAP Flag (antis, haters, reply, response, comeback)
File:Qplamz.png|Antis and parents vs MAPs, Minors collateral (antis, parents, reply, response, comeback, law, secondary harm, crossfire)
File:Woodchippagobrrrrr.jpg|Anti wojak, annotated (antis, trolling, insult, woodchipper, face wall, moronic, dumb, reply, response)
File:Minorcard.png|Minor card, with privileges (underage, puriteen, reply, response, juvenile, twitter, debate, argument, opinion discarded)
File:DontloveCLs.png|Love children but don't love CLs (pedophile, response, reply, comeback, parents)
File:FQU5DnXWYAQkKTI.jpg|Yes Chad baseball bat anti-meme response (gore/blood, violence, consent, attack, validity, reply, response, based, pedo)
File:Yeschadconsenting.png|Islam Yes Chad baseball bat anti-meme consent response (gore/blood, violence, consent, attack, allahu akbar, reply, response, based, pedo)
File:Hateyourself.png|"You should hate yourself" NPC (MAP Flag, cope, seethe, pedo, hebephilia, self concept, ego - [[:File:Hateyourself.png|Chinese translation]] inside)
File:Bluherinnerbattlefield.png|Reaction formation in antis (antis, haters, quote, response, reply, zoophile, self loathing, reaction, projection, denial, psychological)
File:Fbi.jpg|FBI anti-meme response (fed, feelings, offended, hurt, feelz, feds, police report, reply, response, haters, law enforcement, alphabet agencies)
File:Sfascist.gif|'''(GIF)''' Sex fascist clairvoyant "nonce" comeback (paranormal, spirit, reader, fortune, mystic, antis, reply, response, haters, nonce, pedophile, paedo)
File:Orcgif.gif|'''(GIF)''' VAR decision "nonce" comeback (football, soccer, orc, decision, antis, reply, response, haters, nonce, pedophile, paedo)
File:Sponge.png|Stigma on pedophiles ok, no stigma on child wage slavery ok (antis, haters, taboo, stigmas, pedophile, map, spongebob, rights, child labor, consumer, hypocrisy)
File:FPGlITUWYAkbGCV.jpg|Call him a pedo (sheeple, normies, conservatives, ad hominem, defamation, debate, response, reply, facts, social media, twitter logic)
File:964aed6d03b0e59a.png|Everything I don't like is pedophilia (for dummies, pedo hating, ad hominem, debate, response, reply, social media, emotional, twitter logic)
File:269.jpg|Hypocrisy on child protection vs exploitation (sheeple, normies, reply, response, hypocrisy, conformity)
File:FHoD725WYAE3DSC.jpg|The real intentions of "seek therapy" (antis, haters, pedophile, map, mental health, services, rights, get help, mhp, ableism, illness, validity, nomap, virped, pedmed, hypocrisy)
File:Therapy.png|Telling a MAP to seek therapy (antis, haters, pedophile, map, mental health, services, rights, get help, mhp, b4uact, degenerate, nomap, virped, pedmed)
File:FGyKNkMXoAI7qbi.jpg|Polarizing topic (born this way, native, immutable, pedophilia, map, hypocrisy, sjws, normies, social justice, woke, lgbt, gay)
File:Orcbrain.jpeg|Pedo hater: Orc (response, reply, antis, red flag, woodchipper, nazi, fascist, groomer, caveman, hansen, monster, zombie, neanderthal, moron)
File:Antis.jpg|Antis creating their own monsters (antis, haters, nomap, pedophile, map, virped, pedmed, hypocrisy)
File:CSAexpert.png|CSA doesn't make you CSA expert (doctor, survivor, expert, arbitrary, science, minor-adult sex, abuse, trauma, fallacy, debate, reply, response)
File:Chudj2.png|Soylita/wholesome soyjak couple (antis, haters, consent, her body, her choice, lolita, seethe, wojak)
File:Pedisevil.jpg|Source: Pedophilia is evil (online debate, fallacy, response, reply, chad, facts, social media, twitter logic)
</gallery>

====Responding to Western Hypocrisy====

Criticism of overbearing and sometimes absurd anglo-american moral and legal norms has been a mainstay of MAP memes.

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File:Main-qimg.jpg|Stigma against currently lawful age-gap relationships. (hypocrisy, cultural, western, jealousy, female regret, age apartheid)
File:TechGiants.png|Tech Giants' Media Manipulation re. Child protection (hypocrisy, csa, ngos, trafficking, cultural, western, nonwestern, india, minor-adult sex, journalism, distortion, bias, standpoint)
File:Random.jpg|Western Arrogance with AoC (western, nonwestern, consent, elites, government, age, laws, sex)
File:FJzBuknXEAMnGhh.png|Elites laugh at Sex Offender Registry (elites, politicians, register, registry, rso, law, legal, insane, madness)
File:Doctor.jpg|Playing doctor shouldn't get you put on the registry (register, american, western, registry, rso, law, legal, insane, minors, kids, boy, madness)
File:Beachmeme.png|Volleyball girls - most men would find attractive (hypocrisy, child, adult, teen, consent, americans, age, 18, absurd)
File:FHzQh3LagAAQ9H7.png|Most people's idea of pedophilia (hypocrisy, cuck, child, teen, adult, consent, autonomy, americans, agency, age, 18, pedophile, simping, white knight)
File:Hebetruth.jpg|Most Men are Hebephilic/Ephebophilic, they just can't admit it (hypocrisy, circlejerk, cuck, child, teen, adult, consent, americans, age, 18, pedophile, simping, white knight)
File:Westerners17.png|How Westerners think biology works (western, nonwestern, hypocrisy, child, adult, teen, arousal, attraction, americans, age, 18, absurd)
File:Zombie.png|American/Western standards on children and nudity (innocence, media, tv, movies, children, america, indecent, nipple)
File:Usapedo.jpg|In America, everybody calls each other a pedo (ok pedo, antis, reply, response, defamation, america moment)
File:Changemymind.jpg|SOR a waste of money - response to "change my mind" (ok pedo, registry reform, reply, response, offending, offender)
File:ualization.png|Sexualization with Hijab and Bikini (nudity, children, protection, americans, western, hysteria, psychotic, neurosis, clothing, make-up, hypocrisy, grooming)
File:AnimeBan.png|Anime Ban proposal showing arrogance of the West (anime, lolicon, proship, drawings, art, americans, western, nonwestern, hysteria, hypocrisy, imperialism)
File:Untitled439.png|Dignitaries sit back and enjoy a display by lolis (hypocrisy, pedo, minor attraction, politician, duda, polish, ballet, artistic, dance, trolling)
File:What is statutory rape.png|What is statutory rape?
</gallery>

===Responding to Conservatives (and their hypocrisy)===

Conservative hostility to MAPs has been a feature of many historical cultures, but formed as a visible movement in the 1970s, with campaigns from [[Moral panic|Anita Bryant]], [[Wikipedia:Mary Whitehouse|Mary Whitehouse]], [[Lloyd Martin]] and [[Judianne Densen-Gerber]] among others. The [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/chud "Chud"] wojak (''Chudjak'') is a mainstay of conservative depictions in present-day meming, and has sometimes been used to ridicule conservative [[anti]]-MAPs.

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File:GpzrE4dWIAIxUTn.jpg|LGB without the TQ+ (gay assimilationist, no pedo, gays against groomers, trans, TERF, homo, queer, degenerate)
File:GpzkprCawAAy J2.jpg|LGB without the TQ+ (gay assimilationist, no pedo, gays against groomers, trans, TERF, homo, queer, degenerate)
File:5F9BCB5A-61FC-4C61-987D-FE2EE37B9FE2.jpeg|Rome at its peak (trolling, chud, chad, antis, trad, history, humor, ridicule)
Chudbehavior.png|Chud behavior (trolling, pedo hunters, antis, kill all pedos, humor, ridicule, woodchipper)
File:8813244113c26fe2.png|Passing down hate via adjacency anxiety - Arden, MAPSupport (maga, gay, LGBT, degenerate, trans, map, pedo, groomer)
File:Norfc.png|Norf FC nonce series (refers to British working class culture) (chud, hunter, paedo, football, soccer, fan - [[:File:Norfc.png|series inside]])
File:Catboy.jpg|Chudjak therapy (trolling, chud, freudian, antis, kill all pedos, humor, catboy, tiktok, ridicule, woodchipper)
File:Yessss.png|"Yes" to chud with infertile wife. (based, chads, pedophilia, lolis, cunny, lolipiller, cope, seethe, copium, hebephilia)
File:Groomer86.jpg|Grooming...according to who? (hypocrisy, groomer, conservatives, trans, bodily autonomy, choice, lgbt)
File:Slut2.png|Sex Fascists through the ages (hypocrisy, gay, lgbt, history, historical, slut shaming, female, modesty, prudery)
File:Averagepedophobe.jpg|Pedo chad vs Pedophobe conspiracy theorist (cunny, trolling, map, pedo, hebephile, lolis, jew, dads against predators, guns)
File:378.jpg|/pol/ hypocrisy on drawn child erotica (normies, conservatives, woodchipper, reply, response, hypocrisy, lolicon, fiction, proship, lolbertarian, redpill, bluepill, censorship, canceled)
File:FQUw6PLXoA48YBF.jpg|Conservatives are for free speech, but not for MAPs (sheeple, normies, conservatives, woodchipper, reply, response, hypocrisy, liberals, libertarian, lolbertarian, red blue pill, censorship, canceled)
File:matthew.png|St Nicholas/Matthew Christian trigger meme (reply, response, gay, boys, maps, trigger, bait, troll, santa claus, christmas, christian, religion)
File:Bible_verses.jpg|Pedophobic Christians didn't read the Bible (christianity, religion, conservatives, table, reply, response, hypocrisy, red pill, lies, red blue pill)
</gallery>

====Progress and Normalization====

A common claim of conservative [[anti]]-MAPs is that we are seeing a covert agenda of "pedophile [[MAPocalypse|normalization"]]. While this optimistic outlook does not match the lived experience of most MAPs, we have seen memes and graphics that play with the idea by situating MAPs within the broader liberal paradigm of "social progress", or unapologetically attempt to normalize attraction to minors.

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File:4976b11a-3981-47d1-8a95-575a24866eed.png|Progress don't make me tap the sign variation (gay, homosexual, LGBT, slavery, mental illness)
File:Magicisl.png|Magic Island (clinton, maxwell, epstein, lolita, podesta, pizzagate)
File:747.jpg|Slippery slope extended (gay, lgbtq, sjw, woke, based, progressive, homo, incrementalism, maga, groomer, boomer, response, reply)
File:075.jpg|We'll never let you... (gay, lgbtq, sjw, woke, based, progressive, homo, incrementalism, women, civil, maga, groomer, boomer, response, reply)
File:Alok.jpg|Alok Vaid-Menon Quote: "little girls are also kinky" (girls, innocence, kink, trigger, bait, conservatives, americans, queer, children, trans, straight, purity, modesty, innocent, pure)
File:Progress.png|That's how progress works (trolling, surreal, humor, ridicule, progressive)
File:Ourcrazyworld.jpg|Our Crazy World (cartoon, map, progress, gay, civil rights, humor, mapocalypse, normalization)
File:Cantorincludep.png|James Cantor - Add P to alphabet (sexuality, pedophilia, include the p, minor attraction, lgbt, gay, queer, maps, identitarian, researcher, quote, trigger/bait)
File:FHeCpC5XIAkE9Xx.jpg|Offensively realistic take on an age-gap relationship (girl, teen, maps, minor-adult sex, age gap, love, taboo, bait, troll)
File:Ipceconf.png|[[Ipce]] power point presentation, girl at podium (hebephilia, pedo, minor attraction, science, trolling)
File:Lolihebe.jpg|Hebe lolis w/ table showing response levels (graph, table, study, sexual arousal, troll, bait, attraction, age, pedophilia, hebephilia, girls, plethysmograph - this is adapted from the notorious [[:File:Halletal.jpg|fake Russian infomeme]])
File:Groomer.png|Grooming a girl with better-known MAP infomemes (groomer, troll, bait, children, ok groomer, abuser, kinsey, study, indoctrination - this meme refers to a [[:File:Adultadult2.png|Kinsey data meme]], and there is also an [[:File:Groomer.png|alt version referring to the adjacent russian meme]])
File:FXtPN01aQAEPj6C.jpg|Response to attractive girl, in denial (hypocrisy, pedo, minor attraction, trolling)
File:Ilovelolis.png|I love Lolis Chad (cunny, trolling, map, pedo, hebephile)
File:Shareifyoulovekids.jpg|Share if you love kids (trolling, minor attraction, map, aam)
File:Imagecp.png|Enjoy CP (cola, american, cunny, lolis, trolling, map, pedo, hebephile)
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===Responding to Liberals/Leftists (and their hypocrisy)===

Liberal and Leftist points of view are varied on the topic of MAPs, but tend to range from mild disapproval, thru denial, to silenced embarrassment in the face of hearty conservative uproar. Often, MAPs (who have benefitted from collaboration with gay leftist movements in the past) are left by would-be allies to a fate determined solely by political optics. Thus, liberal and leftist discourses on MAPs sometimes refer to the questionable concept of social ''(in)validity'', something the LGBT section also addresses.

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File:Conversiontherapy.png|LGBT vs MAP conversion therapy - liberal [[pro-recovery]] response (pedophile, response, reply, comeback, map, lib, medical, hypocrisy, coping, mentally ill, therapy, get help, gay, lgbt)
File:Abortionrape.png|Abortion vs Rape - Liberal Hypocrisy (abortion, religion, conservative, liberal, consent, ageism, youth, rights, adult)
File:FPXhdRSX0AEVeQ2.jpg|Anarchist Chads on Pedophilia in Queer Theory (normie, npc, conservatives, anarchism, queer, pedophilia, theory, dumb, homophobia, bigot)
File:Femgirl.png|Fembot vs Teen Girl (agency, consent, autonomy, services, protection, child, teen, shock, disgust, hypocrisy, feminism, leftism, radfem, feminazi)
File:Ussraoc.png|Inconvenient USSR Age of Consent (trolling, russia, anarchist, anarcho communist, communism, commie, marxist)
File:Soyjakparty.png|From soyjak.party (liberal, leftist, lgbt, coom, soy, gay, progress, pride, MAPs, mapphobia)
File:Wikipedos.png|Wikipedia has a suite of articles on Raytheon, but deletes an article on CSA prevention, then burns the redirect (wikipedia, censor, hypocrisy, MAP, wojak, jimbo)
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====Responding to the LGBT Lobby (and its hypocrisy)====

[[Validity Policing]] and hypocrisy from the LGBT Lobby is a common experience of online MAPs. This follows expedient political maneuvres in the 1980s and 90s, in which the LGBT Lobby [[Historical examples of LGBT-MAP unity|responded to conservative anti-MAP scare campaigns]] by distancing MAPs. See also, some of the responses to Liberals.

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File:Lgbgender.png|LGBT Community can't move beyond trans issues on youth autonomy (lgbt, gay, trans, nonbinary, groomer, lgbtq, gender, youth, autonomy)
File:Gays-phobes.png|Gay hypocrisy re whataboutism over argument from nature/history (hypocrisy, gay, lgbt, irrational, slavery, barbaric, anger, nature, animals, historical, anthropological, homophobes, greece, pederasty)
File:Valpol.png|The Validity Police (lgbt, gay, pride, hypocrisy, policing, lgbtq, age appropriate, development - [[:File:Valpol.png|alternative versions inc. Transage inside]])
File:Antibadguy.png|Anti Bad Guy Squad (hypocrisy, gay, lgbtq, sjw, woke, invalid, validity, homo - ([[:File:Antibadguy.png|no-color version inside]]))
File:Mapgymnastics.png|MAP vs LGBT Mental Gymnastics (reply, response, rationalization, logic, fallacy, npc, gay, queer, sjw, argument, pedophile, minor-attracted)
File:Sheep copy.png|People whose definition of "Queer" is "anything acceptable" (reply, response, bait, queer, sjw, npc, woke, identitarian, identity, midwits, pedophilia, maps, gay rights, lgbt, normies - ([[:File:Sheep copy.png|series inside]]))
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===Responding to [[Lolicon]]s (and their hypocrisy)===

While some find it tiring, a [[Lolicon-MAP Equivalence Debate]] is ongoing throughout civilian political circles on social media. The following memes typify the MAP response to Western Lolicons who mobilize [[Proship|shipping]] discourse to deny they are attracted to youth.

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File:7deadbc2-3c7d-42b7-9f55-e0fa8e71b7e5.png|Age old and demented lolicon soothed by carer (lolicons, ironic, proship, fiction, porn, drawings, art, pedophilia, hebephilia, denial)
File:LoliMeme.jpg|Pointing to the hypocrisy of Lolicons (proship, fiction, child porn, lolicon, japanese, drawings, art, hypocrisy, pedophilia, cope, hebephilia - [[:File:LoliMeme.jpg|alternative inside re. plethysmograph test]])
File:FHQcxJbUUAADrQH.jpg|Bell curve on lolicon (proship, fiction, child porn, lolicon, japanese, npc, normie, midwit, drawings, art, cope, cognitive development, ability, capacity, brain, IQ, age, pedophilia, hebephilia - [[:File:FHQcxJbUUAADrQH.jpg|alternative versions]], inc re. mental capacity and elite pedophilia inside)
File:Fqk0qqmXgAgRp4j.jpg|Caricature of ironic lolicons (proship, fandom, fictosexual, fiction, child porn, lolicon, japanese, drawings, art, hypocrisy, pedophilia, trannies, trans, troon)
File:Cunnycave.png|Cunny cave (lolicons, ironic, proship, fiction, porn, drawings, art, pedophilia, hebephilia, denial)
File:117 - artist chicken thoughts artist chizu bird cracker ironic lolicon type comic edit.png|Chizu Lolicon "bird cracker edit" (lolicons, ironic, proship, fiction, porn, drawings, art, japanese, antis, pedophilia, hebephilia, denial)
File:FJffEqJXMAA2mnj.jpg|Pedos vs Lolicons (proship, fiction, child porn, lolicon, japanese, doctor, drawings, art, chad, cope, hypocrisy, pedophilia, hebephilia)
File:549iugbjkn34908r54.png|Algorithmic programmed response in lolicon and normie npc (proship, fiction, child porn, lolicon, japanese, drawings, art, cope, hypocrisy, ironics, pedophilia, hebephilia)
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===Redeploying hostile discourses===

A considerable part of online MAP discourse centers on the redeployment of predominant elitist, authoritarian and extremist narratives sometimes used to attack MAPs. While this has led to the embarrassment and triggering of [[anti]]s on social media, it is worth noting that some members of the community are ethically opposed to the idea of adopting problematic ideas inconsistent with personal, theoretical conceptions of social justice. These concerns have also been voiced in situations where MAPs enter "enemy territory" and unironically imitate disruptive/contrarian members of another group, such as [[Wikipedia:Groypers|4Chan Groypers]].

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File:Anti.png|Purposeful and smart Pedophiles vs Antis (pedos, pedophiles, maps, history, based, antis, haters, sex fascists, troll, bait)
File:Pedonoblememe.jpg|Pedophile/NOMAP of noble grace (reply, response, pedmed, virped, acnomap, virtuous, minor-attracted, map, virtue, antis, moron, idiot, cuck, asshole)
File:FgX2SHUUAAAL3Ij.jpg|Historical "pedophiles" (using broader popular definition) (pedos, pedophiles, maps, history, famous, wilde, response, troll, bait)
File:Uspepe.png|Pepe Wikipedia meme intended for use on 4Chan - Feminism and [[Age of Consent]] reformism (groyper, redpill, 4chan, puritan, reformism, frog)
File:Patriot4.png|Response meme re. PatriotWave's famous Kill Your Local Pedophile memes and bumper stickers etc - (guns, police, agecuck, conservative, reply, violent, vigilante, trolling, militia - [[:File:Patriot4.png|a few more variations inside]])
File:Sexfash.jpg|Cure for sex fascism (ok pedo, antis, fascist, reply, response, bullet, gun)
File:Pedopho.jpg|Cure for sex pedophobia (ok pedo, antis, reply, response, bullet, gun)
File:MAGANazi.jpg|Modern American vs Original German (groomer, MAGA, Nazi, reply, response, cartoon, comparison)
File:knowyourantiped.jpg|Know your anti-pedophile types (pedophobes, chart, reply, response)
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===When MAPs met StoneToss===

Much has been [https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/StoneToss written] (and [https://web.archive.org/web/20210729193213/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Stonetoss unwritten]) about the controversial online political cartoonist, StoneToss. While our [[:File:Circumcision-surgery-stonetoss-comic.png|series file]] keeps track of various originals and knock-offs (originality can be [https://stonetoss.com/ verified] at the comic's site), a few examples follow. It should be noted that some members of the community found the very idea of copying StoneToss as a style problematic and offensive, due to the views of its creator.

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File:Cunneh.png|Fake Stonetoss - Legalize cunny (libertarian, marijuana, hemp, hashish, cannabis, 420, child porn, cunny, loli, erotica, internet)
File:FX n5peVUAENkB3.png|Stonetoss.com debuts the [[MAP Flag]] and [[Pedophobia|Pedovan]] (lgbt, gay, pride, degeneracy, groomer, lgbtq activism, predator, free candy)
File:Circumcision-surgery-stonetoss-comic.png|Stonetoss.com - Series file, LGBT responses, etc (lgbt, gay, pride, hypocrisy, sjw, cognitive capacity, brain development, di caprio, child porn, consent, lgbtq activism, age appropriate - [[:File:Circumcision-surgery-stonetoss-comic.png|more such comics inside]])
File:170 - artist chizu artist stonetoss format stonetoss edit.png|Stonetoss: Chizu ''Lolicons are Pedophiles'' edit (lolicons, ironic, proship, fiction, porn, drawings, art, japanese, antis, pedophilia, hebephilia, denial)
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===Quotes and Miscellany===

The below memes can be applied to the debates covered on this page, and many more besides.

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File:Hwwouldyoulike.jpg|How would you like your state surveillance wrapped? (sheeple, normies, conservatives, liberals, online, reply, response, hypocrisy, lolbertarian, censorship, canceled)
File:1756905544839.png|I love kids vs gender (normie, chad, trad, male, female, discourse, contradiction, hypocrisy)
File:Trojan_horse.jpg|CSA trojan to breach encryption laws (data protection law, technology, surveillance, ignorance, governments, cynical, hidden, conspiracy, horse, internet, protect)
File:Cancel Culture.png|Cancel culture: Then vs now (sheeple, normies, conservatives, history, 1950s, liberals, red blue pill, censorship, canceled)
File:Censorshipmartin.png|George R. R. Martin: What Censorship tells us (quote, canceled, red blue pill, censor, liberal, conservative, politics, media, free speech, freedom)
File:It is easier to fool people.jpg|[[Mark Twain]]: It's easier to fool people... (sheeple, normies, quote, denial, psychological, mechanism, mental, conformity, debate, social media, facts and feelings)
File:Prostitution- giving orgasms shouldn't be a crime.jpg|George Carlin - on Prostitution (selling sex, quote, morality, rational, sex work, prude, conservative, debate, bias, sheeple, normies)
File:Better Science.jpg|What does refute science? (research, facts, science, social media, debate, bias, sheeple, religion, feelings, normies)
File:Trust the Scientists.jpg|Trust scientists rather than randoms (warning, research, facts, science, social media, twittards, debate, bias, sheeple, normies)
File:Science vs Social Media.jpg|Real science vs Social Media "science" (warning, research, facts, distorted, media, education, debate, bias, sheeple, normies)
File:Conformity.png|Conformity hazard (warning, research, facts, debate, feelings, sheeple, normies)
File:204 - tagme.png|Effects of ad hom argument strategy (debate, personal, logic, unintended, minority, sheeple, normies)
File:283 - tagme.jpg|Sampling bias, effect on outcomes (statistics, rational, facts, science, logic, npc, sheeple, normies)
File:FUv8RZDWIAcd6wt.jpg|Reasonable people in the minority (warning, rational, facts, debate, bias, social media, feelings, sheeple, normies)
File:FcxaCdKX0AEhopp.jpg||Drew Keys Quote: Smear Campaigns (mental instability, sjw attack, social media, debate, reply, twittard, response)
File:Baseddep.jpg|Based department calling! (based, kek, pepe, compliment, reply, response)
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==Informational memes==

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File:MapsAreDeviant guy1 ar5-2-QR-Code text3 v2 resized.jpg|MAPs Are Deviant - part of the [[Invalid Impact Poster Campaign]] (map flag, provocative, mu)
File:Orig.png|MAP Flag Explainer without anti-c disinfo (minor attracted, flag, explainer, guide, info)
File:Minorsbeware.png|Minors Beware (red flags): (antis, warning, minors, consent, advice, youth, guide)
File:22 - anti-map flag artist drugar educational sources.png|Drugar literacy campaign for antis (minor-adult sex, academia, reading, knowledge, trolling, research, literature, study, facts)
File:Pandfeminism.png|Pedophilia and Feminism (first wave, second wave, third wave, womens, youth rights, judith butler)
File:The Truth About 'CP'(5).png|What you need to know about [[Child Pornography]] (kp, cp, kiddy, porn, porno, erotica, photographs, crime, csam, kinderporno, csai, lolita - [[:File:The Truth About 'CP'(5).png|Chinese translation inside]])
File:Kaaaren.png|Karen confronts CP (kp, cp, kiddy, porn, porno, erotica, photographs, crime, csam, kinderporno, csai, lolita, pornography, research, quotes - [[:File:Kaaaren.png|Italian translation inside]])
File:Ncmec.png|NCMEC [[Iatrogenesis]] (kp, cp, kiddy, porn, porno, erotica, photographs, crime, csam, kinderporno, csai, lolita, pornography, research, secondary harm, quotes)
File:Scapegoat.png|MAP Scapegoat - compared with Jews, Witches (gays, lgbt, blacks, jew, pedophilia, minor attraction, stereotyping, maps, status, persecution, bogeyman, pariah, witchhunt - [[:File:Scapegoat.png|series inside]])
File:Truthaboutm.jpg|Truth about MAPs (addresses myths) (sexuality, pedophilia, hebephilia, ephebophilia, nepiophilia, maps, accuracy, nomap, pedmed, virped, acnomap, facts, stigma, destigmatization [[:File:Truthaboutm.jpg|Chinese translation in file]])
File:MDEdge.png|MDEdge definition of minor-attraction (sexuality, pedophilia, hebephilia, ephebophilia, nepiophilia, maps, definition, accuracy, nomap, pedmed, virped, acnomap, stigma, destigmatization)
File:Chronorange.png|Seto definition of minor-attractions and chronophilias (sexuality, pedophilia, hebephilia, ephebophilia, nepiophilia, maps, definition, accuracy, nomap, pedmed, virped, acnomap, stigma, destigmatization)
File:Peddef.png|Simple response to misdefinition of p(a)edophilia (sexuality, hebephilia, pedophilia, minor attraction, definition, dictionary, psychology, accuracy)
File:The CSA-Industry.png|CSA Industrial Complex: Criminalization (Social-Economic Model) (sociology, politics, institutions, establishment, elites, money, profit, complex, relationship, chart, medicine, influence, organization)
File:The CSA-Industrial Complex.png|CSA Industrial Cycle (Social-Economic Model) (sociology, politics, institutions, elites, money, profit, establishment, complex, relationship, chart, diagram, influence, organization)
File:CSA Is Similar(1).png|CSA similarities to treatment of Homosexuals (gay history, treatments, conversion, survivors, therapy, apa, psychology, therapist)
File:Socio.png|Sociopolitical Model: Marginialization of Sexual Minorities (maps, sociology, politics, pariah, newgon, othering, bipartisan, ostracism, social, class)
File:Pseudo-e-t.png|Pseudoexclusive Teleiophilia (a new concept) (sexuality, hebephilia, pedophilia, minor attraction, seto, freund, newgon, science, psychology, trigger/bait)
File:The Myth of “Pedophilia OCD” (800 × 1000 px).png|"[[Pedophilia themed OCD]]" Debunk (sexuality, pocd, hebephilia, pedophilia, minor attraction, fake illness, shrinks, obsessive compulsive, mental, health, newgon, arousal, science, psychology, cope)
File:Primary.png|Most Child Rape is perpetrated by non-pedophiles (sexuality, pedophilia, assault, minor attraction, maps, crime, nomap, pedmed, virped, acnomap, stigma, destigmatization)
File:ACMAPWEAKNES.png|Weaknesses of an exclusive ACNOMAP/Medicalist agenda (pedmed, virpeds, pedophilia, minor attraction, maps, strategy, destigmatization)
File:Prevalence.jpg|Pedophilia [[Research: Prevalence|prevalence]] card, no link (sexuality, pedophilia, common, research, maps, minor-attraction, facts, stats, statistics, numbers)
File:Tac.png|Toxic Age Chauvinism (ageism, ableism, youth lib, youth rights, cognitive ability, research, quote, mental, teen brain)
File:Secoharm.png|Secondary Harm explainer (study, academia, secondary, trauma, harm, quote, paper, report, outcomes, csa, minor-adult sex - [[:File:SecNewColor.png|see full series]])
File:patterns45.png|Similar patterns between homosexuality and pedophilia (parrelel, similar, comparison, analogy, minor attraction, gay, queer, lgbt, western, nonwestern, animals, tribal, anthropological, cultural)
File:Pedodisorder2.png|Lecter: Pedophilic Disorder distinction ("inborn" is disputable, and the author has since evolved a less medicalist stance but the distinction is important) (sexuality, pedmed, virped, acnomap, pedophilia, minor attraction, native, science, psychology, innate, immutable, disorder, dsm)
File:Prevent.png|Prevent MAPs from accessing minors? Why not prevent physical abuse survivors while we are at it? (sexuality, neglect, hebephilia, risk, access, pedophilia, minor attraction, seto, freund, science, psychology)
B4u-mapflag.jpg|Suicide Stats (MAPs) (sexuality, pedophilia, minor attraction, death, pedmed, virped, nomap, acnomap, depression, despair, psychology, research, B4U-Act, standpoint - [[:File:B4CnEdit.png|Chinese translation]])
File:Thoughtsuppresion.png|Thought Suppression take (MAP Resources) (psychology, pedophilia, minor attraction, maps, pedmed, virped, nomap, acnomap, depression, despair, psychology, research)
File:Blackmales.png|Logic of antis vs crime statistics: Put a curfew on Black Men, see also, [[Media:Mailore.png|police officers]]: far stronger predictive strength for offending (sexuality, african american, hebephilia, risk, access, pedophilia, minor attraction, seto, science, psychology)
File:Mentaldisorder.png|"Mental disorders" according to psychiatry (sexuality, hebephilia, disorder, psychiatry, trans, illness, history, pedophilia, minor attraction, mental, science, psychology, analogy, similar)
File:Academia-controversy.jpg|What people's insistence on getting offended by academics proves (academia, hysteria, kershnar, controversy, offence, triggered, csa, science, lies, defense mechanism, projection, denial, walker, psychology, abuse, philosophy)
File:Lievreorthodoxy.png|Dan Lievre (Newgon Founder): Social Justice Orthodoxy makes no sense on MAPs (useful when dealing with charges that the MAP Movement is "woke". Tags: sexuality, hebephilia, validity, woke, quote, sjw, history, social theory, pedophilia, minor attraction, identitarianism, politics)
File:animalHebe1.png|Intergenerational sex among Primates with citation (animals, study, practise, rind/yuill, minor-adult sex, academic, observation, science, monkeys, species, learning)
File:Bonobos.png|[[Research: Intergenerational Sexual Behaviors in Animals|Bonobo Juveniles/infants]] enjoying sex play (animals, study, academic, practise, minor-adult sex, observation, science, monkeys, species, learning)
File:BonoHuman.png|Human-Bonobo-Chimp finer comparison (animals, cognitive capacity, capability, minor-adult sex, science, animals, monkeys, species, learning)
File:Karen-innocence.png|A Karen confronts [[Debate Guide: Childhood innocence|childhood innocence]] (quote, study, academia, innocent, teens, children, crazy, hysteria, boomers, facebook)
File:Rind.jpg|20+ year-old [[Rind et al|Rind]] Paradox (see more in [[Research]] and the [[Index of Excerpt Gallery Libraries|excerpt graphics]]) (study, academia, controversy, unanswered, paper, report, trauma, harm, outcomes, csa, minor-adult sex)
SRcombined.png|Statutory rape is a legal fiction (law, minor-adult sex, hysteria, madness, arbitrary, victim, victimless, consensual, crime)
File:StatDeath.png|Statutory Death parody (law, minor-adult sex, courtroom, funny, hysteria, madness, judge judy, arbitrary, victim, victimless, consensual, crime)
File:ChadVsSoy.jpg|CunnyChad vs Reddit Soyjak Mod (child-adult sex, based, minor-adult sex, academia, bruce rind, comparison, csa, data, analysis, quant, consenting, voluntary)
File:Adultadult2.png|Kinsey Data ([[:File:Adultadult2.png|series inside]]) (research, minor-adult sex, academia, bruce rind, comparison, csa, data, analysis, quant, child, consenting, voluntary)
File:Lesbians.png|Modern Feminists disowning Lesbian History (Kinsey) (research, minor-adult sex, academia, bruce rind, comparison, csa, data, analysis, quant, child, consenting, voluntary)
File:Rind23.png|Rind 2023 data. (research, minor-adult sex, academia, bruce rind, comparison, csa, data, analysis, quant, child, consenting, voluntary)
File:Zarade.jpg|LGBT Outcomes: "Listen to LGBT Youth" For the papers by Sonya Arreola, Alex Carballo-Diéguez and Jessica Stanley, see DOI: 10.1080/00224490802204431, DOI: 10.1007/s10508-011-9748-y and DOI: 10.1080/00224490409552245 respectively. (research, minor-adult sex, academia, lgbt, comparison, gay, youth, analysis, data, quant, child, consenting, voluntary)
File:Dolphin2.png|Adult-juvenile sex among Dolphins (animals, minor-adult sex, juvenile, similar, analogy, species, science, observation)
File:Endthecycle.png|[[Debate Guide: Cyclical paternalism|Cyclical paternalism]] explainer (consent, minor-adult sex, knowledge, ignorance, innocence, self fulfilling prophecy, paternalism, adultism, ageism, adverse consequence - [[:File:Endthecycle.png|Italian translation inside]])
File:Self-fulfilling.png|Self-fulfilling prophecy of harm (minor-adult sex, minor-minor sex, csa, damage, kids, children, education, teach, indoctrination, americans, secondary harm - [[:File:Self-fulfilling.png|alternative inside]])
File:Goon2.png|[[Grooming]] riddle (hypocrisy, illogical, abuse, csa, language, minor-adult sex)
File:Grooming2.png|[[Grooming]] is circular logic (fallacy, ok groomer, abuse, csa, language, minor-adult sex, harm, trauma, damage)
File:GroomingReworked.png|Grooming vs Courtship (fallacy, ok groomer, abuse, hypocrisy, csa, language, minor-adult sex, harm, manipulation, trauma, media, damage) - [[:File:GroomingReworked.png|alternative inside with media headlines]])
File:Groomingncmec.png|Analysis of NCMEC/Lanning Report pathologizing banality (grooming, feds, fbi, ncmec, minor-adult sex, law, americans)
File:Legalityreality.jpg|Legal consent does not equal reality (rape, statutory, abuse, csa, language, minor-adult sex, laws, consent, rso)
File:trickery.png|Wordplay: what they really mean (rape, statutory, abuse, csa, language, minor-adult sex, consent, voluntary, harm, trauma, damage)
File:Nonfic.png|Nonfiction for MAPs (seen on [[pediverse]]) (reading, research, academia, minor attracted person, minor-adult sex, levine, brongersma, positive memories, trauma)
File:Abrahamic faiths.png|Abrahamic faiths on intergenerational intimacy (religion, research, texts, christianity, judaism, islam, abrahamic, summary, youth-adult marriage)
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==Larger flyers==

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File:Lilystory.png|Narrative explaining the nonsense/unnatural concept of a consenting age (consent, minor-adult sex, law, legal, arbitrary, madness)
File:ConsentExamples.png|Consent explained with examples (consent, statutory, legal construct, minor-adult sex, law, arbitrary, madness, nonwestern - [[:File:ConsentExamples.png|Italian translation inside]])
File:AoCWestern.png|Age of Consent Flyer - Western examples (consent, purity, girls, minor-adult sex, law, legal, arbitrary, madness, nonwestern, western - [[:File:AoCWestern.png|Indian version inside]])
File:SecNewColor.png|Iatrogenic harm - comparison with other taboos (study, academia, secondary, trauma, harm, quote, paper, report, outcomes, csa, minor-adult sex - [[:File:SecNewColor.png|series inside]])
File:AMCleftist.jpg|Anti-MAP Crap (maps, fallacies, arguments refuted, antis, sex fascists, reply, response, minor attracted people)
File:Leftistpamphlet.png|Newgon-branded Pamphlet (from down the index) in Leftist Meme Style (maps, facts, accuracy, leaflet, propaganda, information, minor attracted people)
File:Childhood innocence.png|Childhood innocence explained (children, childhood innocence, innocence, purity, censorship, history, society, morality)

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==Logical Fallacies series==

See our [[Debate Guide: Logical fallacies and intergenerational sexuality|Debate Guide]] article on the subject.

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File:Ad Populum.png|Ad Populum - Appeal to popularity (ad pop)
File:Ad Hominem.png|Ad Hominem - Personal attack (ad hom, ok pedo, ok groomer)
File:Authority Appeal.png|Appeal to authority
File:Equivocation.png|Equivocation - misleading with terminology (e.g. rape)
File:Genetic Fallacy.png|Genetic Fallacy
File:Guilt By Association.png|Guilt by association
File:Hasty Generalization.png|Hasty Generalization
File:Novelity Appeal.png|Appeal to novelty
File:Special Pleading 2 .png|Special pleading
File:Style Over Substance.png|Style over substance (tone)
File:Strawman.png|Strawman argument (raping babies argument)
File:Ad Nauseum 2.png|Ad Nauseum
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==Positive memories==

Stories about positive memories from verified sources.

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==Anti-MAPs who were caught with their pants down==

There exist numerous examples of stridently anti-pedophile men, who themselves ended up being exposed for their [[Pedophilia|"pedophilic"]] and [[Hebephilia|"hebephilic"]] inclinations. These are sometimes used in online banter, and by [[MAP Movement|activists]].

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==Anti memes==

These memes have been produced by [[anti]]s (usually on Twitter or Facebook). You can use these memes to take advantage of hate and anger - spreading awareness of MAPs. Setting up an account as a hostile anti might actually be a way of ''avoiding'' censorship on certain platforms. It also gives us control over how the debate is "framed".

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File:Nosex.png|No sex please, we're children ([[:Image:Nosex.png|alternative versions inside]])
File:Pedoisland.png|Pedophile Island
File:Pedonorm.png|Normalizing Pedophiles
File:GaG.png|[[Gays Against Groomers]]
File:BLACKPROP1.png|Attacks the shift in language, mentions Newgon
File:BLACKPROP2.png|Mentions [[Minor Attracted Person]] euphemism and researchers
File:AMERIPROP.png|Mentions [[Minor Attracted Person]] euphemism and cultural background
File:FPSIc0qWUAA-Y60.jpg|Very smart meme using trans bodily autonomy vs freedom of youth to have sexual experiences
File:Blackprop1.jpg|The plan to legalize
File:GK0nE01aIAInvoc.jpg|More normalization
File:Paedoagends.jpg|The Paedophile agenda - accuses LGBT
File:Hebepedo.png|Hebephile/Pedophile distinction irrelevant to antis
File:FQo-G4gUcAI-kI7.jpg|OK Groomer
File:Antigroom.jpg|Antigroom Aktion
File:Gunishment.gif|'''(GIF)''' They don't deserve punishment, they deserve GUNISHMENT!
File:Ladypee.jpg|Have you never seen a LADY pee?!
File:1648647292071.jpg|And then one day, people voted for Hitler
File:1676641606100796.png|Fact checking the fact checkers
File:1659055468592612.jpg|LGBT groomers, therapist, freudian
File:Genderpop.png|Conservatives think kids are being made to suck she-dick (or something like that)
File:Cringe.png|LGBT agenda is the devil
File:Secretcodes.png|Pronouns are basically pedophilia code
File:Normaliz.jpg|Shared by Dr David Cartland on Twitter
File:Meds.png|Conspiracy, normalization, mentions Newgon
File:GMafHq5XgAAuCuE.jpg|Left trying to normalize
File:GMbv5nkXUAA41De.jpg|Progress from Gay via Trans to Pedo rights
File:Wokely.jpg|Only children can read "porn"
</gallery>

==Basic material==

<gallery>
File:Iliveagain.jpg|By Iliveagain ([[Pediverse|fediverse]])
File:HJ.png|By HandsomeJack
File:Bearbase.png|Basic Pedobear art (transparent surround)
Pbear.png|Brown Pedobear (transparent surround)
File:Untitled-1.png|Alternative [[Virtuous Pedophiles|Virped]] Logo ([[:File:Untitled-1.png|alternative versions]] inside)
</gallery>

==Posters==

Some of the material we feature has been specifically designed to be used as posters on subway ads and similar formats.

*[[Invalid Impact Poster Campaign]]

==Pamphlets==

Our pamphlet, '''"Minor-Attracted People (MAPs), Just the facts"''', is intended to look like plain and dowdy propaganda (until you look inside). Previews and PDF available. You may have to experiment with "fitting to page width" or "scaling" to get the folds to go bang down the center, but we have done most of the work for you.

<Gallery>
File:Pamphletmapscale.png|Front
File:Pamphletmapscale2.png|Back
</Gallery>

'''[[Media:Pamphletmapscale.pdf|Download full PDF]]'''

===Pamphleteering===

We have a short [[Pamphleteering|guide on pamphleting]], and some of our older material is still archived there. Hopefully, this will be an inspiration for future efforts, or reworking of old material.

=='zines==

See also [[list of MAP-related magazines]].

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File:Chdipsample.png|Challenging Dialogs front page (sample) - Art by [[Chuck Dodson]], PDFs: [[:Media:Chdip01.pdf|Challenging Dialogs p.1]], [[:Media:Chdip02.pdf|Challenging Dialogs p.2]], [[:Media:Chdip03.pdf|Challenging Dialogs p.3]]
</gallery>

==Media flyers==

These are small publications that can be emailed to target groups, such as media organizations, or sent to their social media accounts.

*[[Media:ContentDemo.pdf|Info Pack (2022) for media organizations]] - selling the controversy re minor-adult sex

==Notes==

[[Category:Promotional Media]]

File:What is statutory rape.png

2026-05-03T12:43:54Z

JJ1: added attribution

== Image text ==
Teenage woman: I consent.

Teenage man: I consent.

US government: We don't.

== Attribution ==
Kissing couple: ''[https://rumble.com/v2k2ehw-new-version-the-inequality-of-the-dating-market-its-even-more-over-now.html the inequality of the dating market - it's even more over now]'' by BlackPillJesus, 38:25.

US capitol: [[:commons:File:US_Capitol_west_side.JPG]]

File:What is statutory rape.png

2026-05-03T12:38:08Z

JJ1: == Image text == Teenage woman: I consent. Teenage man: I consent. US government: I don't. == Attribution == Kissing couple: US capitol: :commons:File:US_Capitol_west_side.JPG

== Summary ==
== Image text ==
Teenage woman: I consent.

Teenage man: I consent.

US government: I don't.

== Attribution ==
Kissing couple:

US capitol: [[:commons:File:US_Capitol_west_side.JPG]]

Pro-c

2026-04-26T22:27:14Z

JJ1: Replaced deleted source.

{{MAI}}__NOTOC__'''Pro-c''', ('''pro-[[consent]]/choice'''<ref>As documented in this article's excerpt image, Allyn Walker used "pro-choice" (to describe others) in 2021. The activist known as Dissident used this variant as early as [[:Category:Dissident's essays|2010 in essays]] and probably earlier on GirlChat. One point of interest, is that one or two MAPs have objected to this use, as it is an established term for those in favor of access to abortions, and is therefore seen to be "dishonest".</ref> or '''contact''') is a term used to describe a person - often a [[Minor Attracted Person|MAP]] or ally, as favoring the legalization or social acceptance of at least some minor-adult physical/sexual relations.

This contrasts with '''[[anti-contact]] (anti-c)''' beliefs, although in reality they exist on a spectrum, with many underpinning themes such as [[intrinsic harm]].<ref>[https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/0092623X.2025.2522664#d1e157 Lievesley et al, 2025. "Beyond Pro- and Anti-Contact: Understanding the Ideologies of People Attracted to Children']</ref> Within [[paraphilia]] and [[Proship|shipping/fiction]] circles, the term is used in reference to other inclinations such as Zoophilia.

The meaning of the term has become warped in extremist [[anti-contact|anti-c]] circles to mean "advocacy for unlawful sex with a minor". However, there are a range of pro-c positions:

*'''Pro law change/[[Essay:Pro-Reform: The Rational Middle Ground|reform]], pro-c (c-pro-c [neologistic - suggestion]).''' In this instance, a change in the law/social values is called for. This might be abolition or reform of [[Age of Consent]] laws, or non-prosecution at a set age, as per [[Ethos of Newgon|Newgon]].
**Celibacy (of minors and adults) might be called for. [[Ipce]] and [[Newgon]] currently pursue this goal.
**Responsibility - within a set of rules (for example, only acting if the [[Research: Secondary Harm|risk of social stigma]] is very low, or local laws permit an act) might be an option.
*'''Outright-pro-c (o-pro-c [neologistic - suggestion]).''' Holds that breaking the law is generally permissible, or even politically necessary [[Wikipedia:Illegalism|(Illegalism)]]. This is an incredibly rare position, and is to be found mostly through closed peer groups and the dark web. It is generally thought that an outright position defeats the purpose of activism, so this might be one reason why it is so rarely seen.

The 2016 research of [[Research: Prevalence|Bailey]] and also Jahnke in 2019<ref>[https://zaguan.unizar.es/record/79719/files/texto_completo.pdf Sara Jahnke & Agustín Malón (2019) How pedophilic men think about adult-child sex: effects of child gender and physical maturity, Psychology, Crime & Law, 25:1, 90-107, DOI: 10.1080/1068316X.2018.1503665]</ref> would appear to suggest that pro-c beliefs are not related to higher levels of offending. This is most likely because some pro-c positions are relatively moderate and pro-celibacy, while overstated anti-c beliefs can arise as a result of poor self-control and moral guilt.<ref>[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6179944/ Rendina HJ, López-Matos J, Wang K, Pachankis JE, Parsons JT. The Role of Self-Conscious Emotions in the Sexual Health of Gay and Bisexual Men: Psychometric Properties and Theoretical Validation of the Sexual Shame and Pride Scale. J Sex Res. 2019 May-Jun;56(4-5):620-631.]</ref> Research might later be conducted to determine whether outright pro-c and outright anti-c beliefs are correlated with high frequency of adult-minor sexual contacts, whilst more moderate pro and anti-c positions are related to non-offending.

==Examples of nuance==

The myth of crude "pro contact" ethical positions among MAPs and adjacent individuals is disproven by basic observation of the online community. A few examples follow.

===[[Thomas O'Carroll|Tom O'Carroll]]===

Tom O'Carroll, author of ''Paedophilia: The Radical Case''<ref>[https://www.ipce.info/host/radicase/preface.htm Paedophilia: The Radical Case]</ref> and ''Michael Jackson's Dangerous Liaisons'', states the pro-c (or pro-reform) position succinctly. Reflecting on a legal case brought against him which divided the two brothers involved, Tom wrote:

<blockquote>
''When we defy the law we put children at grave risk of growing up feeling they '''must have been''' damaged – because our culture virulently insists it is so, on a daily basis – even when that is not how they felt at the time. Only in a culture which has changed so much that it is ready to accept more liberal laws will child-adult sexual relationships be ethically feasible. It is because I refuse to give up on that vision that I continue to write.<ref>''[https://heretictoc.com/2016/03/20/a-rare-escape-without-bribery-or-bloodshed Heretic TOC]</ref>
</blockquote>

===Ipce - [[Frans Gieles]]===

[[File:Walkerexc.png|thumb|[[Allyn Walker]] - A Long Dark Shadow - uses the "pro-choice" variant]]
[[Ipce]] has in the past welcomed anti-c, but also many pro-reform, pro-c academics and activists to real-life meetings. The Ipce secretary, Frans Gieles, a supporter of social and law reforms, states the following on behalf of Ipce:

<blockquote>
'''Having read''' the conclusions of the meta-analysis of the [[Rind et al|Rind]] c.s. team, that feelings afterward about sexual experiences during childhood can be summarized as

*1/3 positive, 1/3 neutral and 1/3 negative by boys,
*1/6 positive, 1/6 neutral and 2/3 negative by girls;

hereby supposing that ''neutral'' in many cases means ''ambivalent'';

'''having read that''' there are positive experiences as well as negative experiences;

'''having read''' that negative experiences may have caused harm;

'''we conclude''' as our ethical guidance: "First, do no harm!", followed by "and do not take the risk".<ref>[https://www.ipce.info/ipceweb/Statements/short_statement_about_ethics.html Ipce's delineation]</ref>
</blockquote>

===FreeSpeechTube===

'''[[FreeSpeechTube]].org''' was seen as a bastion of "pro-c" activism, yet posts alluding to a c-pro-c position are regularly upvoted considerably more than o-pro-c alternatives. This is yet further evidence of the nuances of pro-c MAP activist positions, and only a little searching is required to find many such examples of similar distinctions:

<blockquote>''Many of us realize that sexual interactions and pleasure are not innately harmful for any human to experience. Many of us understand that it is the context in which these experiences happen that causes harm. For instance, force, fraud, bribery, blackmail, pain etc. will all cause harm to the individual victim to it in a sexual relationship. Most people in general agree with this. ''[...]'' I believe this post is important to make as I do not want people to take my theoretical positive view of adult/child sexual relations as support, encouragement or promotion of such relationships in our current culture. I actively oppose such relationships in our current culture. ''[...]'' Most often these people will claim they were ignorant, tricked and deceived. They will then impart a selfishness upon the adult, that the adult just used them and didn't care about them. They instill shame on their past enjoyment and the memory becomes tainted. From this develops anxiety, depression, attachment issues and even PTSD. This would be considered sociogenic harm. Harm from society, from cultural norms. The harm was not from the relationship or actions but from social factors. ''[...]'' To put it bluntly, a little girl is not harmed because someone older than her stimulated pleasure receptive nerves between her legs as she giggled and said keep going. A little girl is harmed because of the gauntlet she is put through socially, therapeutically and legally for daring to share that pleasure with someone deemed too old (remember, if she does it herself or with someone about her age then all the professionals suddenly deem it fine and normal).This is why I oppose adult/child sexual relationships in practice.''<ref>[[Talk:Pro-c#FreeSpeechTube_post_"Chances_are%2C_they'll_grow_up_to_hate_you."_(freespeechtube.org%2Fv%2F15sJ)|Chances are, they'll grow up to hate you. Why I oppose adult/child sexual relations in practice. - Kaila_Breece, 16 August 2021]]</ref></blockquote>

==See also==
*[[Minor attracted community]]
*[[Research: Association or Causation]]

==References==

[[Category:Official Encyclopedia]][[Category:Cyber Activism]][[Category:Youth]][[Category:Terminology]][[Category:Terminology: MAP]][[Category:Terminology: Popular]]

Talk:Pro-c

2026-04-26T22:25:04Z

JJ1: /* FreeSpeechTube post "Chances are, they'll grow up to hate you." (freespeechtube.org/v/15sJ) */ new section

== FreeSpeechTube post "Chances are, they'll grow up to hate you." (freespeechtube.org/v/15sJ) ==

https://www.freespeechtube.org/v/15sJ

I got it from the Wayback Machine before they decided to Sorry the entire site.

<blockquote>
'''Chances are, they'll grow up to hate you. Why I oppose adult/child sexual relations in practice.'''

''Kaila_Breece, 16 August 2021''

Many of us realize that sexual interactions and pleasure are not innately harmful for any human to experience. Many of us understand that it is the context in which these experiences happen that causes harm. For instance, force, fraud, bribery, blackmail, pain etc. will all cause harm to the individual victim to it in a sexual relationship. Most people in general agree with this.

Our modern culture likes to add an additional factor, age. They claim that a big enough age difference causes harm. There is no truth to this, to be clear (and I will be making a post one day focusing on that), but there are issues that we, as pro-contact MAPs, have to be aware of due to this cultural norm.

I believe this post is important to make as I do not want people to take my theoretical positive view of adult/child sexual relations as support, encouragement or promotion of such relationships in our current culture. I actively oppose such relationships in our current culture.

They will grow up to hate you.

It is a very rare thing that a child grows up, after having sexual relations with an adult, and is perfectly fine with it. For the most part, if not found out by other parties, the first thing that happens is a re-contextualizing of their memories. Most people, whether they will admit it or not, do not want to go against the grain. Most people want to fit in well with society and culture. Most people get very uncomfortable going against dominant narratives. A child may enthusiastically and happily enjoy a sexual relationship with an adult but as they grow and social acceptance becomes more important, they are very likely to alter their perception of the past relationship. This is so it fits a social narrative, so they don't question an insanely powerful social stigma. Most often these people will claim they were ignorant, tricked and deceived. They will then impart a selfishness upon the adult, that the adult just used them and didn't care about them. They instill shame on their past enjoyment and the memory becomes tainted. From this develops anxiety, depression, attachment issues and even PTSD. This would be considered sociogenic harm. Harm from society, from cultural norms. The harm was not from the relationship or actions but from social factors.

Now, there is also the likely issue that the relationship gets out. See, if you are a kind MAP then you are not going to make threats or scare the child. There will be no "if you tell anyone I will hurt you" or any fear instilled into the situation (doing so will instill harm and you are a terrible person for doing so). Even if you ask the child to keep it a secret, kids love sharing things that excite them. Kids love taking about people and activities they love. It is very likely, at some point, the child is going to excitedly tell a friend, a teacher, a parent or someone about the fun game they play with one of their favorite adults. Once the cat is out of the bag, we have to deal with iatrogenic harm (there is still also sociogenic harm, especially from everyone telling the child they were abused). This is harm caused by medical professionals but in this case apples to therapists. The therapists job is to make sure the child feels harmed. That they "realize" they were abused. That the adult was an abuser and manipulated them, hurt them and lied to them. In essence, telling the child that they weren't truly loved but just used as an object. However, the harm from professionals does not end there. The police, courts and judges all contribute to this. Even after all this, seeing an adult they loved get put in prison is very harmful as well and the child will blame themselves.

To put it bluntly, a little girl is not harmed because someone older than her stimulated pleasure receptive nerves between her legs as she giggled and said keep going. A little girl is harmed because of the gauntlet she is put through socially, therapeutically and legally for daring to share that pleasure with someone deemed too old (remember, if she does it herself or with someone about her age then all the professionals suddenly deem it fine and normal).

This is why I oppose adult/child sexual relationships in practice. I will not say they will all end up like this, but the vast majority will. It is NOT worth the mental health and life of someone you love to have some moments of sexual pleasure. It simply is not worth it. We are intellectuals and we need to act as such.

The child will be harmed my friends, not directly by you... but you might as well have lit the fuse.
</blockquote>

[[User:JJ1|JJ1]] ([[User talk:JJ1|talk]]) 22:25, 26 April 2026 (UTC)

United Nations

2026-04-26T22:06:42Z

JJ1: Added article by "Human Stupidity".

__NOTOC__[[File:Incestinpeace.png|thumb|Typo on UN-Affiliated Twitter Account]]
The '''United Nations''' (abbreviated '''UN''') was formed after WW2 to promote world peace. Since that point, the UN, its agencies and consultative network have undergone considerable expansion towards sometimes esoteric and obscure bureaucratic purviews, including child protection.

==Of relevance to MAPs==

:''For a string of controversies, see [[UNICEF]].''

The UN and associated international NGOs such as [[ECPAT]] and [[UNICEF]] have been central in attempts to globalize the [[Research: Cognitive ability|unscientific]] concept of "all persons 0-18 being children, everywhere, at all times".<ref>[https://www.unicef.org/media/66731/file/Terminology-guidelines.pdf#396922.indd%3AA.1.%20Definitions%20in%20legally%20binding%20instruments%085%3A301 Terminology guidelines For the protection of children from sexual exploitation and sexual abuse]</ref> One notable aspect of the UN's recent campaigning on this topic has been a pivot towards using "violence against children", or "sexual violence" as opposed to "[[Child Sexual Abuse]]".<ref>[http://human-stupidity.com/stupid-dogma/teenage-sexuality/united-nation-manipulates-child-definition-to-persecute-men-17-year-old-children 17 year old "children"? United Nations confesses political manipulation of "child" definition]</ref>

Owing to its size, the UN has been caught up in numerous embarrassing controversies, for example including hundreds of allegations against peacekeeping staff who it appears had developed a culture of using child and youth sex workers.<ref>[https://apnews.com/article/africa-arrests-united-nations-only-on-ap-e6ebc331460345c5abd4f57d77f535c1 AP Exclusive: UN child sex ring left victims but no arrests]</ref>

===Anti-fiction positions===

In 2019, the UN issued updated guidelines on the implementation of the UNCRC's optional protocol on child exploitation. These included encouraging states to "include in their legal provisions regarding child sexual abuse material (child pornography) representations of non-existing children or of persons appearing to be children".<ref>[https://documents.un.org/doc/undoc/gen/g19/268/13/pdf/g1926813.pdf?token=IwAESzli1D53DlbEAc&fe=true Guidelines regarding the implementation of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography (at 63.)]</ref>

===Positions on young people and tech===

In 2022, a PSA entitled "Playdate with a Predator"<ref>[https://fstube.net/w/36KtAtX7zs6tohTfNnKQYQ Playdate with a Predator]</ref> was released on social media by the UN's ''Global Partnership and Fund to End Violence Against Children'', in partnership with Microsoft, [[MAP visibility on Twitter|Twitter]], TikTok and Roblox. The short 30-second video, one of two PSAs, recycled [[Pedophobia|old tropes]] about "online pedophiles", including an appeal to gender ambiguity.

In 2021, a UNICEF publication concerning [[Research: The effects of pornography|the effects of pornography]] on young people<ref>[http://c-fam.org/wp-content/uploads/Digital-Age-Assurance-Tools-and-Childrens-Rights-Online-across-the-Globe.pdf Digital Age Assurance Tools and Children’s Rights Online across the Globe.] A Discussion Paper.</ref> caused a controversy,<ref>[https://tribuneonlineng.com/fact-check-did-unicef-say-blocking-childrens-access-to-pornography-constitute-human-rights-infringement/ Fact check on the porn controversy]</ref> by stating:

<blockquote>''There are several different kinds of risks and harms that have been linked to children’s exposure to pornography, but there is no consensus on the degree to which pornography is harmful to children.'' [...] ''As discussed above, the evidence is inconsistent, and there is currently no universal agreement on the nature and extent of the harm caused to children by viewing content classified as pornography. However, policymakers in several countries have deemed that children should not be able to access commercial pornography websites designed for users aged over 18.''</blockquote>

==="8 March Principles" saga===
[[File:Screenshot 2025-04-04-20-44-33-777.jpeg|thumb|2020 take on Age of Consent (separate from the 2023 controversy)]]
A 2023 controversy arose on social media<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/un-backed-legal-recommendations-normalize-sex-minors-critics-say New UN-backed legal recommendations normalize sex with minors, outraged critics say]</ref> following the publication of new legal principles problematizing the idea that adolescents are inherently unable to [[consent]], including to sex:

<blockquote>''The International Committee of Jurists (ICJ) along with UNAIDS and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) officially launched a new set of expert jurist legal principles to guide the application of international human rights law to criminal law.''

''The ‘8 March principles’ as they are called lay out a human rights-based approach to laws criminalising conduct in relation to sex, drug use, HIV, sexual and reproductive health, homelessness and poverty.''

[...]

''Emphasizing that, with respect to the application of criminal law in connection with consent, international human rights law requires paying due regard to:''

[...]

''b) adolescents’ evolving capacity to consent in certain contexts, in fact, even if not in law, when they are below the prescribed minimum age of consent in domestic law''

[...]

'''''Moreover, sexual conduct involving persons below the domestically prescribed minimum age of consent to sex may be consensual in fact, if not in law. In this context, the enforcement of criminal law should reflect the rights and capacity of persons under 18 years of age to make decisions about engaging in consensual sexual conduct and their right to be heard in matters concerning them.'''''<ref>[https://www.unaids.org/en/resources/presscentre/featurestories/2023/march/20230308_new-legal-principles-decriminalization New legal principles launched on International Women’s Day to advance decriminalization efforts] and [https://icj2.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/8-MARCH-Principles-FINAL-printer-version-1-MARCH-2023.pdf The 8 March Principles fora Human Rights-Based Approach to Criminal Law Proscribing Conduct Associated with Sex, Reproduction, Drug Use, HIV, Homelessness and Poverty]</ref>
</blockquote>

Conservatives, once again suggested this was an attempt to "prepare" the public for the release of sensitive documents concerning [[Jeffrey Epstein]]'s esteemed visitors.

==See also==

*[[UNCRC]]
*[[UNICEF]]
*[[ILGA]]
*[[Evolving capacity]]
*[[Mature Minor]]

==References==

[[Category:Child Advocacy]][[Category:Organisations]][[Category:Organisations: Fence-sitters]][[Category:Organisations: Public]][[Category:Organisations: International]][[Category:History & Events: International]][[Category:History & Events: 1940s]]

Agecuck

2026-04-09T12:31:15Z

JJ1: /* External links */ added Agecuck – oogenhand

__NOTOC__An '''agecuck''' is defined within the [[incelosphere]] and parts of the manosphere as an individual who opposes romantic and/or sexual relationships to people, usually women, solely because their chronological age is lower than an arbitrary limit. The age limit embraced by agecucks is usually 18 years, regardless of physical and mental maturity.

Agecucks might be defined as men who subconsciously try to attack competing men because they are secretly attracted to the "minor" woman themselves, or older women who are trying to shame men for being attracted to women younger than themselves, to eliminate competition from the "dating pool".

Agecucks are thought to label men attracted to physically mature teenage women as "pedophiles" due to the high shock value of that word, even though "pedophilia" means attraction to prepubescent people. This is possible due to the social construct "age of majority", which labels people ranging from both toddlers and mature teenagers with the overarching umbrella term "minors", disregarding their differences in physical maturity.

It has been [[Debate Guide: Doomed from the beginning|common over time]] for heterosexual couples to include a younger woman, given that women on average enter puberty earlier and mature faster than men, and women usually desire more mature and sexually experienced men.

Male agecucks can themselves be secretly sexually attracted to physically mature reproductive teenage women who happen to be younger than 18 years, but might not admit it due to social implications.

The idea that romantic relationships and eroticism are traumatic by default to teenagers is a social construct. Incels have argued that in males, sex during puberty does not cause permanent brain damage - the lack thereof does.<ref>[https://incels.wiki/w/Teen_love_pill Teen love pill - Incel Wiki]</ref>

It has been hypothesized that women are shamed by agecucks into accepting that any sex as a minor is traumatic and abusive (expectation bias), and that women who were already sexually active as "minors" have changed their minds retroactively, even if they originally did not perceive it as such (see [[#Alanis Morissette]]).

== Case studies ==

=== Jax ===

One example of an "agecuck" is "Jax" on YouTube, who infantilizes mature teenage women in his video "Why Have There Been So Many Child Groomers Recently?", even referring to men dating or sleeping with women who have already become legal adults (18 years old) as "[[grooming|groomers]]", due to those women being close to being minors.<ref name="jax-video">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dmFUOvAVig Why Have There Been So Many Child Groomers Recently?] - Jax</ref>

Here, Jax argues against using the law to determine morality, while ironically using the rigid and arbitrary number of years of age in the law to distinguish between "minors" and "adults":

<blockquote>
[03:09]
''This guy, Charem, groomed somebody who was underage into being a participant into NSFW conversations and engagement as soon as they turned 18. Some freaks who believe the law determines morality believe this is OK for some reason, despite this literally being textbook grooming.''
</blockquote>

Here, "Jax" fails to address the argument (because he couldn't) and resorted to an ad-hominem attack instead:

<blockquote>
[16:17]
''He frequently attempted to manipulate the victim by talking about "maturity", and saying that "age doesn't matter, only maturity does", which is a common justification by predators such as this.''<ref name="jax-video" />

</blockquote>

=== Alanis Morissette ===

Canadian singer Alanis Morissette (born in 1974) became sexually active at the age of 15, meaning in the year 1989 or 1990. This is before 2008, where the age of consent in Canada was raised from 14 to 16, so the adult man who slept with her did not violate the law at that time.

She originally enjoyed intercourse with the adult man, but was thereafter patronized by the people around her that something horrible was done to her, until she started believing it:

<blockquote>
''It took me years in therapy to even admit there had been any kind of victimization on my part. I would always say I was consenting, and then I'd be reminded like 'Hey, you were 15, you're not consenting at 15.' Now I'm like, 'Oh yeah, they're all pedophiles. It's all statutory rape.'''<ref>[https://archive.today/2026.01.15-212257/https://web.archive.org/web/20250522001127/https://www.businessinsider.nl/alanis-morissette-says-she-was-raped-by-multiple-men-in-new-hbo-documentary-jagged/ Alanis Morissette says she was raped by multiple men in new HBO documentary ‘Jagged’ - Business Insider Nederland]</ref>

</blockquote>

The erotic acts could be said to have had no [[intrinsic harm]].

== See also==

*[[Youth-Adult Marriage]]

== External links ==
* [https://incels.is/threads/the-agecuck-song-laszlo-ft-urlaubsinsel-parody.850399/ The agecuck song! - LASZLO ft. Urlaubsinsel (parody) | Incels.is - Involuntary Celibate Forum]
* [https://incels.is/threads/why-agecucks-are-opposed-to-adult-teen-couples.828623/ Why agecucks are opposed to adult-teen couples. | Incels.is - Involuntary Celibate Forum]
* [https://archive.org/details/MumkeysAnimeReviews/003.+B+Gata+H+Kei_+Yamada's+First+Time+-+Mumkey's+Anime+Reviews+%233.mp4 B Gata H Kei: Yamada's First Time - Mumkey's Anime Reviews] - Mumkey Jones (The video asks the viewer to guess which of the two women is 18 years old and which of them is 15, following by switching the ages around.)
* [https://theantifeminist.com/different-types-of-age-cuck-explained/ "Different Types of Age Cuck Explained" - The AntiFeminist]
* [https://oogenhand.wordpress.com:443/2018/05/02/agecuck/ Agecuck – oogenhand]
[[Category:Terminology]]

== References ==

California

2026-04-08T07:18:38Z

JJ1: /* International impact */ +1

'''California''' is a state located at the western coast of the United States. It is known for being one of the regions with the strictest [[age of consent]] laws in the world and a business hub for multiple high-profile tech and social media enterprises.

The age of consent in California is 18 years with no exception for close-in-age sexual partners.<ref>[https://www.age-of-consent.info/california What is the California Legal Age of Consent in 2026?] - "The close-in-age rule in California (3 years) do not provide an exception nor provide any defense; it merely lowers the crime to a misdemeanor."</ref>

== Legal mine field ==
[[File:Trojan horse.jpg|thumb|right|160px|"Child protection" is a political trojan horse.]]
Culturally, any attraction to a person below the social construct "age of majority" is strongly frowned upon, even if that person is physically mature and able to reproduce and looks physically indistinguishable from a slightly older legal adult, given that they are socially infantilized with the label of "minor" that is applied equally to both toddlers and mature teenagers.

Even romantic relationships without intercourse between adults and teenagers are strongly discouraged in the United States.<ref>[https://archive.today/2025.08.28-095740/https://answers.justia.com/question/2019/05/29/can-a-minor-date-an-adult-without-any-se-693922 Can a minor date an adult without any sexual relationship and still be legal? - Nebraska Criminal Law Questions & Answers - Justia Ask A Lawyer]</ref> As usual in the United States, violators of sexuality-related laws are often publicly pillorized on a sex offender registry, no matter how minimal the violation was, for example intercourse with a person one day away from becoming a legal adult.<ref>[https://www.map-union.org/perspectives/lowdown-17-and-364-meme-real Mu Lowdown: The 17 & 364 meme is sadly rooted in reality...]</ref>

This makes it a legal mine field for young adults to date and sleep with people at a similar age. There is a risk that one of the partners lies about their age, so people sometimes ask each other for government identification, which can become an unromantic formality.<ref>[https://archive.today/2025.07.01-011740/https://www.reddit.com/r/NoStupidQuestions/comments/8ol8d8/should_you_ask_to_see_a_girls_id_before_sleeping/ Should you ask to see a girls ID before sleeping with her? : NoStupidQuestions] - Reddit</ref>

== International impact ==
Californian culture and law reaches out internationally, given that all large social media platforms (YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Reddit, Snapchat, Pinterest), the most widely used knowledge services and digital libraries (Google, Wikipedia, OpenAI, the Internet Archive), as well as other influential technology entities behind products almost everyone uses in their day-to-day lives (Apple, Intel, AMD, Qualcomm, GitHub, the Mozilla Foundation, and the Linux Foundation) are all headquartered there.

California was also the first state to pass operating system age verification into law, allowing any online service to query the age provided by the user. Here, "child protection" is used as a political trojan horse to get people to accept mass surveillance.<ref>[https://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2026/03/msg00000.html On the unfortunate need for an "age verification" API for legal compliance reasons in some U.S. states - lists.debian.org]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adCMNAVBGSQ OS Age Verification: Millions Of Evil People With GPS In Your Kid's Pocket, Required By Law!] - Jody Bruchon</ref>
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== References ==
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== External links ==
* [https://incels.is/threads/why-mainstream-social-media-is-agecucked.779054/ Why mainstream social media is agecucked. | Incels.is - Involuntary Celibate Forum]

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California

2026-04-08T05:46:22Z

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'''California''' is a state located at the western coast of the United States. It is known for being one of the regions with the strictest [[age of consent]] laws in the world and a business hub for multiple high-profile tech and social media enterprises.

The age of consent in California is 18 years with no exception for close-in-age sexual partners.<ref>[https://www.age-of-consent.info/california What is the California Legal Age of Consent in 2026?] - "The close-in-age rule in California (3 years) do not provide an exception nor provide any defense; it merely lowers the crime to a misdemeanor."</ref>

== Legal mine field ==
[[File:Trojan horse.jpg|thumb|right|160px|"Child protection" is a political trojan horse.]]
Culturally, any attraction to a person below the social construct "age of majority" is strongly frowned upon, even if that person is physically mature and able to reproduce and looks physically indistinguishable from a slightly older legal adult, given that they are socially infantilized with the label of "minor" that is applied equally to both toddlers and mature teenagers.

Even romantic relationships without intercourse between adults and teenagers are strongly discouraged in the United States.<ref>[https://archive.today/2025.08.28-095740/https://answers.justia.com/question/2019/05/29/can-a-minor-date-an-adult-without-any-se-693922 Can a minor date an adult without any sexual relationship and still be legal? - Nebraska Criminal Law Questions & Answers - Justia Ask A Lawyer]</ref> As usual in the United States, violators of sexuality-related laws are often publicly pillorized on a sex offender registry, no matter how minimal the violation was, for example intercourse with a person one day away from becoming a legal adult.<ref>[https://www.map-union.org/perspectives/lowdown-17-and-364-meme-real Mu Lowdown: The 17 & 364 meme is sadly rooted in reality...]</ref>

This makes it a legal mine field for young adults to date and sleep with people at a similar age. There is a risk that one of the partners lies about their age, so people sometimes ask each other for government identification, which can become an unromantic formality.<ref>[https://archive.today/2025.07.01-011740/https://www.reddit.com/r/NoStupidQuestions/comments/8ol8d8/should_you_ask_to_see_a_girls_id_before_sleeping/ Should you ask to see a girls ID before sleeping with her? : NoStupidQuestions] - Reddit</ref>

== International impact ==
Californian culture and law reaches out internationally, given that all large social media platforms (YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Reddit, Snapchat, Pinterest), the most widely used knowledge services and digital libraries (Google, Wikipedia, OpenAI, the Internet Archive), as well as other influential technology entities behind the products almost everyone uses in their day-to-day lives (Apple, Intel, AMD, Qualcomm, GitHub, and the Linux Foundation) are all headquartered there.

California was also the first state to pass operating system age verification into law, allowing any online service to query the age provided by the user. Here, "child protection" is used as a political trojan horse to get people to accept mass surveillance.<ref>[https://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2026/03/msg00000.html On the unfortunate need for an "age verification" API for legal compliance reasons in some U.S. states - lists.debian.org]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adCMNAVBGSQ OS Age Verification: Millions Of Evil People With GPS In Your Kid's Pocket, Required By Law!] - Jody Bruchon</ref>
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== References ==
<references />

== External links ==
* [https://incels.is/threads/why-mainstream-social-media-is-agecucked.779054/ Why mainstream social media is agecucked. | Incels.is - Involuntary Celibate Forum]

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Censorship

2026-04-08T05:06:39Z

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{{Template:Adj}}<div style="margin-right: 25px; float: left;">__TOC__</div>[[Image:Bellad.jpg|thumb|A curiously anti-female advert concerning Bell's use of [[censorware]]]]'''Censorship''' usually refers to the policy of removing parts of or, prohibiting the circulation of books. Works addressing the issue of [[pedophilia]] have often been censored. Recent years have seen a deliberate attempt, especially in the United States, to censor the work of scientists, independent researchers and authors through slander campaigns and personal attacks that have little to do with scientific criticism. Lit-erotica authors have also come increasingly under fire.

It will come as no surprise that censorship has always been with us in some form. The publisher of [[Pederasty|pederastic]] journal, [[Der Eigene]] had to fight against German censorship back in the day. For example, in 1903 a published poem "Die Freundschaft" (The Friendship) provoked a lawsuit against the magazine. The magazine won, seemingly because the poem was written by Friedrich Schiller. In 1933, when Adolf Hitler rose to power, Adolf Brand's house was searched and all the materials needed to produce Der Eigene were seized and given to Ernst Röhm.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20071231041603/http://www.lyrikwelt.de/gedichte/schillerg4.htm</ref><ref>http://glbt-news.israel-live.de/ns-zeit/adolf-brand.htm</ref>

More recently, major television networks have been known to revise television series and films, especially for the prudish, [[American]] market. Much of this involves the removal of references to the prepubescent or [[Adolescence|adolescent]] body and any implication that may be politically undesirable to the status quo.<ref>http://www.boychat.org/messages/1151455.htm</ref>

===Functional Mechanism===

It is worth mentioning that the function of censorship is not to protect the public, or ''directly'' alter the marketplace of ideas as it purports to. However, by creating the widespread ''perception'' of servicing these ends, censorship achieves two things:

*'''Altering public and official perceptions of what is acceptable/credible speech.''' By placing certain ideologies (far right, communist, liberalist, homosexualist, anti-vaccine) outside of the [[Overton Window]] (range of acceptable policy positions)<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overton_window</ref>, we make them less credible within the public and official spheres. This results in arguments and policies being dismissed out of hand - for example, sexological research papers that have been ''condemned'' by multiple political representatives without so much as being read. This article documents some examples.

*'''The chilling effect.''' By damaging the careers of dangerous ideologues, censorship sets up a moral cause-and-effect narrative in the public eye. Those authors who questioned the status-quo are less likely to return (even if they could find a publisher), and those who might present new challenges will be forced to think twice. Censorship is outsourced to private media, corporations and publishing houses who do not wish to face the publicity risk of being associated with the wrong author or academic.

In this sense, censorship is not so much about what is being done, but what is seen to be done (i.e. a top-down signalling of intent, to effect a bottom-up process of [[consent]] and compliance).

==A modern timeline==

:''For a few examples that may be less specific to our topic, but nevertheless related to the panic, see [[Special Article: Adverse effects of hysteria|Adverse effects of hysteria]].''

* The first comprehensive study of [[pederasty]], [[Walter Breen|Eglinton's]] Greek Love (1964) was banned in Australia, Ireland and South Africa the following year. Its publishers in United Kingdom had several problems as well, and the book appeared seven years later.

* Stephen O. Murray. (1998). [http://www.sunypress.edu/p-7129-boy-wives-and-female-husbands.aspx Boy-Wives and Female Husbands: Studies in African Homosexualities] (Suny Press, 2021 e-book edition).

::''"Edward Evans-Pritchard, one of the most widely respected authorities on indigenous African cultures, said nothing about male homosexuality in his classic 1937 study [...] Decades passed from the time of his fieldwork until he finally reported what he had learned about male homosexuality among the once-fierce Azande of the northern Congo. In 1957, in a relatively obscure journal, and then in more accessible venues in 1970 and 1971, he related how Azande warriors routinely married boys who functioned as temporary wives. The practice was institutionalized to the extent that the warriors paid “bride-price” to the parents of the boys. [...] The scope of these practices might be entirely unknown today had Evans-Pritchard not decided to finally write about them shortly before his death." (p. xxvi).<ref>Evans-Pritchard died in 1973 only 2/3 years after publishing on the Azande in a high-profile anthropology journal. See Evans-Pritchard. (1970). Sexual Inversion Among the Azande, in ''American Anthropologist'', 72:6, 1428-1434 <https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/672845.pdf>.</ref>

* In 1971, the UK edition of a Dutch originated sex/moral/life education text, ''[[The_Little_Red_Schoolbook|The Little Red Schoolbook]]'', was successfully prosecuted under the UK's Obscene Publications Act, leading to a European Court of Human Rights case known as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handyside_v_United_Kingdom Handyside v. United Kingdom].

* In 1973, [[My Secret Garden]]: Women’s Sexual Fantasies, a book by American [[Feminism|feminist]] author Nancy Friday, was banned in the Irish Republic.<ref>"[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Irish_Times Banned Publications]", The Irish Times, Friday 19 November 1976 (pg. 4).</ref> The book collected women's fantasies through letters and tapes and personal interviews, and contains frank, non-condemnatory discussion of topics such as sadism, bestiality, childhood sex, and sexual fantasy from childhood to adulthood. For an example, see [[Testimony:_Adult_Female_with_Minor|the case of "Mona"]] - a sadist schoolteacher who derives sexual pleasure from "punishing" boys.

* In 1977, Penthouse magazine published an article titled "''[[Text_of_Incest:_The_Last_Taboo|Incest: The Last Taboo]]''." Self-censoring a large sample of 1,500 positively experienced sexual encounters between relatives:

::''"Dr. James Ramey, a sociologist with a multi-disciplinary Ph.D. from Columbia, has censored his own positive incest manuscript for the past four years. Fearing for his reputation and massive misunderstanding, Ramey hesitated to lead with an apparently permission-giving book on man’s oldest taboo. He refuses to discuss specifics but volunteers that only one incest family from his 1,500-plus interviews and questionnaires ever ran afoul of the law. “And that was a setup,” he adds. Feeling that others are bound to soften up the opposition before him, Ramey has opened negotiations for the book. But unless he can control the publication date, promotion, and jacket and advertising copy, he will not proceed. “You have to be careful when you do a taboo-bucking book,” he comments."''

:Whilst Ramey's book never saw publication, he discussed the difficulties researchers face in a SIECUS Report entitled “''Dealing with the Last Taboo''” ([https://siecus.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/7-5.pdf 1979]).

* In 1978, Canadian author [[Gerald Hannon]] and the gay liberation magazine at which he worked, The Body Politic came under fire after the publication of his article "Men loving boys loving men" which took a positive look on [[boylove]] leading to a legal battle that lasted many years.

* In a paper presented to the World Congress of Sexology, entitled "''Progress in Empirical Research on Children's Sexuality''"<ref>[https://siecus.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/12-2.pdf Borneman - Progress in Empirical Research on Children's Sexuality]</ref>, Sexologist [[Ernest Borneman]] outlines his findings after his research team had spent 40 years collecting a large community sample of over 4,000 taped conversations where children and adolescents discussed their everyday sex lives, largely hidden from and unknown to their parents, during which the researchers were arrested multiple times before changing their research method. As Borneman explains:

::''"Sooner or later, of course, the adults intervened, called the police or the park attendants, and asked what in the world we were up to. Most of us were arrested at least once and got used to carrying thick wallets full of documents identifying us as members of a research team. Despite the fact that we were in no way conducting a participant observation study, and were merely attempting to understand children’s sexual thinking, it was very difficult to communicate this distinction to authorities. The experiences were painful, and so we began to train children in handling tape recorders. This worked extremely well…"''

*In his short 1987 commentary ''On Having One's Research Seized''<ref>[https://www.jstor.org/stable/3812147 David Sonenschein]</ref>, former Kinsey researcher [[David Sonenschein]] documents multiple cases where researchers attempting to document the realities of "child pornography," or "kiddie porn," who were arrested, harassed or subjected to a hostile environment which created difficulty in testing the accuracy of sensationalist media claims.

:He writes:

::''"in September, 1984, my own 4-year accumulation of research on pedophilia and children's sexuality was seized. At this writing, nearly 2 years later, the materials (including illegally seized legal files and personal and political writings) are still held; it was over 7 months before American Civil Liberties Union lawyers and I were able to inventory the documents. The news media again helped directly in promoting the project as a "ring," and I was charged with "sexual performance of [sic] a child" for photocopying photo-graphs from commercial "kiddie porn" magazines for content analysis. I have been fined $5,000 and sentenced to 10 years in prison. The content analysis was not completed, and the project, an ethnographic study of child-adult sexual relationships, has been destroyed. Fragments will appear if materials are returned; only one historiographic paper has been published (Sonenschein, 1984). Comments by arresting officer Sgt. John Russell may be of interest to other investigators: "Your research is through. Your research is over. I have finished your research for you. You can research anything but this".''

* When [[Theo Sandfort]]'s research on sexual relationships between men and [[boy|boys]] in the Netherlands first appeared in English in the early 1980s, it was widely criticized and dismissed, even though critics had not actually read it (Bauserman 1990). A similar furore emerged after the publication of [[Daniel Tsang]]'s edited volume, [https://library.lol/main/E9CBDB46170B45354650BEFF403D8341 The Age Taboo] (Tsang 2005).

* In 1990, Cincinnati Contemporary Arts Center director Dennis Barrie is charged with violating obscenity laws for presenting "[[Wikipedia:The Perfect Moment|Robert Mapplethorpe: The Perfect Moment]]." He is acquitted by a jury. FBI and local police break into San Francisco photographer [[Wikipedia:Jock Sturges|Jock Sturges]]'s home to investigate a photo-lab tip that Sturges is a child pornographer. Ten months after confiscating most of his possessions, and destroying some of his film stock and records, charges had still not been filed. [[Wikipedia:Sally Mann|Sally Mann]] is another example of a photographer who faced similar controversy in the 90s.

* By the 1990's, books published by boylove-frendly publishers such as [[Acolyte Press]] were banned in several countries including New Zealand, Canada and Ireland. Independent researchers were also harassed when the police searched their houses and confiscated research material (books and articles) in the cases of Gerald P. Jones and [[Thomas O'Carroll|Tom O’Carroll]]. O'Carroll, as his article explains, has also been cancelled by publishing houses, in addition to the later Wordpress decision.

*In June 17, 1996 an article by [[Mary Eberstadt]] with the title "Pedophilia chic" appeared in Weekly Standard<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/weekly-standard/pedophilia-chic-2623</ref> outlining the public challenges to the [[taboo]] of [[pedophilia]]. This article further fuelled the censorship and intimidation attempts and a host of conservative organizations and journalists took the role of watchdogs, ready to denounce what they considered as "Inappropriate research".

* [[Chris Brand]], professor of psychology at Edinburgh University lost his position in 1997 after publicly defending Nobel Prize winner physicist [[Carleton Gajdusek|Daniel Gajdusek]] whom was facing a sentence for sexual relations with a boy.

* Another victim was David Buchanan, barrister in New South Wales, Australia, Richard Guilliatt, senior Writer in Sydney Morning Herald, Lex Watson, senior Lecturer in Government in University of Sydney and others whose papers were "purged" from Australian Insitute of Criminology publication Paedophilia: policy and prevention (1997). In their papers, Buchanan, Guilliatt, Watson and others challenged conventional wisdom regarding recovered memories of child abuse, sex between adults and adolescents, and the [[Age of Consent]].

* Ellis Hanson, professor of English at Cornell University who has been teaching a course on “The sexual child”, also offended the censors. In 1998, "Accuracy in Academia", a conservative group that, according to its mission statement “wants schools to return to their traditional mission-the quest for truth” called Cornell University to cancel the teaching of the course. Their evidence against Hanson was only their highly innacurate reading of the course's syllabus.

'''In the 21st Century, censorship has continued in this arena. Victims include:'''

* [[Bruce Rind]], from Temple University, [[Robert Bauserman]], psychologist at the State of Maryland and [[Philip Tromovitch]] a (then) PhD student, after the publication of Rind et al. (1998) article in American Psychological Association journal Psychological Bulletin. After the National Association for Research and Treatment of Homosexuality denounced the study in their website, radio-host Laura Schlessinger attacked the article as being "junk science" and finally, the U.S. Congress unanimously condemned the scientific article. Rind et al. (2000, 2001), however, exposed the political motivations of their critics and Lilienfeld (2002) identified the multiple errors of analysis, reasoning, and logic evident in the arguments of many of the more vocal of their public critics. In addition, one of the two congressmen whom abstained from condemning the article explained why the condemnation was ridiculous (Baird 2002).

* [[Bruce Rind]], from Temple University (again!) for his article "Pederasty: An Integration of Cross-Cultural, Cross-Species, and Empirical Data" in a special 2005 issue of the Journal of Homosexuality. The article was accepted for publication and appeared in the pre-publication list but was later withdrawn after pressure to its publisher, Haworth Press. In addition to the attacks to particular scientists and researchers, science came under attack when the Brongersma Foundation archive was seized by the Dutch police in 2000.

* The late [[Harris Mirkin]], Associate Professor of Political Science (University of Missouri, Kansas City) for publishing his article "The Pattern of Sexual Politics: [[Feminism]], [[Homosexuality]] and [[Pedophilia]]," in Journal of Homosexuality in 1999. The Missouri House of Representatives voted 102-29 to eliminate professor Harris Mirkin's salary from the higher education budget in the coming year.

* The late [[Vern Bullough]], Distinguished Professor of State University of New York and Emeritus Professor of California State University was attacked for being in Paidika's editorial board (Bullough 2000).

* [[Judith Levine]] for her book Harmful to Minors: the perils of protecting children from sex (2002). The book was turned down by several publishers, due to its controversial topic but finally was published by the prestigious University of Minnesota Press. The book was denounced by several religion fundamentalists months prior to its publication. Robert Knight the spokesperson of the anti-homosexual, anti-evolution and anti-abortion propaganda organization “Concerned Women for America” threatened that “if the Regents of the University of Minnesota do not act quickly to fire those responsible, the people of Minnesota and their elected representatives should move quickly to replace them.”

* Scott O. Lilienfeld, professor of psychology at Emory University for his article "When Worlds Collide: Social Science, Politics, and the Rind et al. (1998) Child Sexual Abuse Meta-Analysis". When Lilienfeld submitted the manuscript to American Psychologist (a journal of the American Psychological Association), the journal's editor overruled the ad hoc editor and its decision to publish the article because it did contain much criticism he personally didn't like. Under pressure from the scientific community, the article was eventually accepted for publication.

* The late [[Ralph Underwager]], psychologist member of the [[False Memory Syndrome Foundation]]. Ralph Underwager was attacked for giving an interview which was published in Paidika: The Journal of Paedophilia and was presented by reporters as "a known pedophile".

*According to Amin (2014),

::[A] ''"lengthy 1973 special issue of the journal Recherches edited by Félix Guattari and titled "Three Billion Perverts" ("Trois milliards de pervers"), ''[...]'' is composed of a combination of erotic photos and drawings, homosexual "détournements" of comics and illustrations from French Boy Scout novels, masturbatory autobiographic narratives, and transcribed conversations, along with more recognizably political declarations and analyses. ''[...]'' This erotic and, indeed, pornographic frankness is likely why Guattari was found guilty, as the editor, of affronting public decency: his apartment was searched, and the existing journal issues were confiscated. ''[...]'' The chapter on pedophilia ''[...]'' censored as recently as 2002 in the special issue’s online publication, opens with a transcribed dialogue between Max, a forty-year-old pederast who prefers adolescents but occasionally has sex with prepubescent boys, and his former boy beloveds, twenty-five-year-old Truc and nineteen-year-old Albert, both of whom are now heterosexual."<ref>[https://annas-archive.org/md5/a4bfa9ca1e6ff4fb00bf63cf570f0c2e Kadji Amin, ''Disturbing Attachments''] (2014), p. 86, p. 116. Amin adds: "In 2002, a password protected version adapted to the internet was published on the site of the French journal Critical Secret — this version was effectively censored, the “Pedophilia” chapter removed. See Genosko, “The Figure of the Arab in Three Billion Perverts,” 62. The link on the website is currently inactive." (footnote 22, p. 217). The citation is: “La pédophilie.” In “Trois milliards de pervers: Grande encyclopédie des homosexualités.”'' Special issue, Recherches 12 (1973), pp. 116–28.</ref>

* [[Richard Yuill]], who was awarded his PhD in Sociology from Glasgow University in December 2004. His research topic was “Male adult-youth relationships in the United Kingdom”. Reflecting on the difficulties in writing and publishing on the reality of intergenerational encounters, historian Rachel Hope Cleves summarizes Yuill's story in her 2020 book on once famous and influential pederast Norman Douglas [reviewed [[Norman_Douglas|here]]]. She writes: "When Yuill was a PhD candidate in sociology at Glasgow University writing his dissertation, “Male Age- Discrepant Intergenerational Sexualities and Relationships,” he was subjected to multiple investigations by his university, had his research materials reviewed by the police, was attacked repeatedly in the British press, and had his completed dissertation embargoed for five years." Yuill himself details these experiences in his 2010 scholarly article "''Interrogating the Essential: Moral Baselines on Adult-Child Sex''" (read [https://www.ipce.info/library/journal-article/interrogating-essential-moral-baselines-adult-child-sex here]), and documents attacks on researchers most fully in his 2013 [https://archive.org/details/censoringsexresearch/page/n3/mode/2up book chapter] "''Intergenerational Sexualities: A Case Study on the Colonization of Late Modern Sexual Subjects and Researcher Agendas''."

* Red Rose Stories was shut down by the FBI late 2005, and its owner sentenced in 2008.<ref>[https://www.xbiz.com/news/10680/red-rose-stories-closed-by-fbi XBIZ] and [https://www.computerworld.com/article/2533543/new-obscenity-charges-raise-questions-in-internet-age.html Computerworld]</ref>
::''"And in August, Karen Fletcher, a 56-year-old Pennsylvania woman, was sentenced to five years of probation, including six months of home detention, and forfeiture of her computer after pleading guilty to six counts of using an interactive computer service to distribute obscene materials. Fletcher owned and operated the Web site Red Rose Stories, which featured stories, but no pictures, describing sexual molestation and violence against children."''

* In 2006, an Australian was jailed for similar stories:
::''"In what is considered a Territory first, a man has been sent to jail for possessing fictional text stories about sex with children. Former senior public servant Nick Gill was sentenced to 14 days' jail, suspended on the rising of the court, and fined $3000 after being found guilty of having 66 stories, featuring mostly young boys, on his desktop computer. There were no images involved in the case."''<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20071114124530/www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,18748877-17001,00.html</ref>

* Later, even [[Lolita]] came under fire.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20210717092249/https://www.wesh.com/article/lolita-could-be-pulled-from-library-s-shelves/4343666</ref>

* Also in 2006, [[Dieter Gieseking]] was fined for promoting the German version of nonfiction work [[Loving Boys]] by [[Edward Brongersma]] (ISBN 3-922257-71-2), although this was eventually overturned.<ref>[https://www.norbertdejonge.nl/misc/pdf/1999-04-15_Loving_Boys.pdf Loving Boys], [https://www.bzkj.de/bzkj/meta/en "By including them in the List of Media Harmful to Young Persons, data and telemedia are subject to extensive sales and distribution restrictions as well as an advertising ban. However, with a few exceptions, they may still be made available to adults."], [https://krumme13.org/text.php?s=list&kid=49 K13]</ref>

* In 2008, with no provocation, Dutch police intimidated and ousted the [[PNVD]] from a general anti-state demonstration.

*In 2009, reproductions of a famous photograph featuring [[Brooke Shields]] were removed from the Tate Modern gallery in the UK. Lawyers advised they would not meet the definition of obscenity, required by UK law, however.<ref>[https://time.com/archive/6948190/nude-brooke-shields-causes-a-flap-at-londons-tate/ TIME on Tate Modern controversy]</ref>

* In 2013, [[Wikipedia:Tom Flanagan (political scientist)#Child_pornography|Tom Flanagan]], a Canadian political strategist and academic was effectively erased from public life after suggesting (when deliberately provoked) that simple accessing of [[Child Pornography]] should not be punishable with prison time.<ref>[https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/uproar-over-child-porn-comments-made-by-former-wildrose-campaign-manager-1.1175938 Uproar over child porn comments made by former Wildrose campaign manager] and [https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/1.441072 Flanagan's child porn comments], [https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/1.441024 Power Panel on Flanagan]</ref><ref>See videos from CBC and others at the time [https://fstube.net/w/6rBJyn1a4AE8D87xrWEAp3] and compare to [https://fstube.net/w/arywNiK1SDzAwXav2CUkbU] and [https://fstube.net/w/x16iuZxtPQ89b9H5ZYzpST] post-controversy.</ref>

* In 2019, author Yvan Godbout and editor Nycolas Doucet were prosecuted for stories:
::''"It is our understanding that the prosecution of the author and publisher in this case stems from the description, on one page of a 270-page horror novel, of the sexual assault of a young child."''<ref>https://ccla.org/letter-quebec-minister-justice-regarding-child-pornography-prosecution-authoreditor/</ref>

* Also in 2019, Thomas Alan Arthur (Mr. Double) was arrested for trafficking stories. In 2021, he was sentenced:
:''"A federal judge today sentenced 65-year-old Thomas Alan Arthur to 40 years in federal prison for operating a website dedicated to publishing writings that detailed the sexual abuse of children."''<ref>[https://abcu8.co/2021/01/22/thomas-alan-arthur-64-of-terlingua-ran-a-website-featuring-stories-about-child-sexual-abuse-it-was-his-sole-income-for-20-years/ 1], [https://www.cbs7.com/content/news/FBI-arrests-man-in-connection-to-website-that-trafficks-in-child-sex-abuse-stories-564860402.html 2], [https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdtx/pr/terlingua-man-sentenced-prison-running-child-obscenity-website 3]</ref>

* Some attacks focus on censorship of public spaces. In September 2019, an artist working for the Hermosa Beach Mural Project, California, was pressured to remove poet [[Allen Ginsberg]]'s image when repainting a public mural which featured him. Condemned by ''The National Coalition Against Censorship'' (NCAC), the new mural removed Ginsberg.

* On the 30th of August 2020, the "Hocquenghem affair" saw a militant feminist pour fake blood on a plaque commemorating MAP ally queer theorist [[Guy Hocquenghem]]. The city administration removed the plaque a few days later.<ref>[https://girlhocquenghem.neocities.org/2020/09/29/reading-hocquenghem Reading Hocquenghem], ''Trou Noir'' 28 September 2020, September issue.</ref>

* On the 12th January, 2022, a man wielding a hammer climbed atop [[Eric Gill]]'s statue of Shakespeare characters Prospero & Ariel, and etched the hate-speech message: “Noose all paedos”. In response to negative media attention, the Ditchling Museum of Art and Craft in East Sussex, widely known as “the Eric Gill museum”, "for most of 2022 removed all trace of Gill, his work remaining in storage".

== Censorship on the web ==
[[File:Suspension.jpg|thumb|The perpetual cycle of suspension and rebirth of a [[Minor Attracted Person]] on [[MAP visibility on Twitter|X.com]]]]
Modern online censorship is now the norm for topics far less controversial than attraction to minors. Most of us have heard the well-publicised examples of Americans losing their jobs for supporting right-of-center political causes, and Australians being visited in their own homes after sharing anti-vaccine memes on Facebook. Therefore, it is unsurprising that simply questioning the [[trauma myth]] or [[Child Sexual Abuse]] orthodoxy is likely to result in permanent blocks from social media sites or [[Wikipedia censorship of MAP related topics|Wikipedia]] for example.

Major governments have attempted to censor legal sites via blocking; see [[Special Article: Adverse effects of hysteria#Censorship|Trojan Horse Censorship]], but most censorship is effectively outsourced to the private sector. [[Child Pornography]] details some of these infringements upon civil liberties.

===By government order===

* In 2022, Dutch Public Prosecutors ordered [[Brongersma.info]] (an information archive of quotes, old magazines and talking points that in and of itself violated no laws) removed from the internet. Months later, it reappeared outside of the jurisdiction, owing to preventative efforts by its former administrator, [[Marthijn Uittenbogaard]] and members of the [[Minor attracted community]].

===Private entities===

* It has been argued that stock photo repositories exclude images of 11-15 year old pubescent youths, opting for small children or young adults either side of this age range. While this claim needs investigating with detailed statistical analysis, excluding youth who are not mature, yet also not immature would appear to simplify matters for customers who rely on the marketing of "children" and "teen/young adult" as categories.
* YouTube (headquartered in [[California]]) is now firmly embedded in its policy of removing politically controversial content regarding [[minor-adult sex]] and [[pedophilia]], either by per-video censorship or complete removal of accounts. However, due to the size of the website, some have been allowed to prosper. Similar actions have been taken against [[Vigilantism|self-styled vigilantes]] who make death threats towards pedophiles, incite others to action or threaten and harass minors who appear to support those who they see as pedophiles.
* MCI Canada, upstream provider for [[Epifora]] (ISP for Free Spirits, operator of [[BoyChat]] and BoyWiki, among other sites) has sent Epifora a notice of termination on the grounds of violation of Verizon's acceptable use policy. (Verizon is the parent company of MCI Canada.) Epifora's president, Camper, has suggested that this action is due to pressure brought to bear on Verizon by the anti-pedophile vigilante organization Perverted Justice.<ref>http://www.boychat.org/messages/1033662.htm BC:1033662</ref>
* Media Design, once host of the Netherlands party Naastenliefde, Vrijheid en Diversiteit ([[PNVD]]), is ending its contract to host their website.<ref>http://www.boychat.org/messages/1003341.htm BC:1003341</ref>
* Search engine Ask.com is blocking searches containing terms pedophile, pedophilia, and child sexual abuse. Searches including terms bestiality and necrophilia are also blocked.<ref>http://www.boychat.org/messages/1007958.htm BC:1007958</ref><ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20061116103356/blog.outer-court.com/archive/2006-06-23-n12.html</ref>
* CafePress shut down a site established by [[Rookiee]] on the grounds that it violated their acceptable use policy.<ref>http://www.boychat.org/messages/1025920.htm BC:1025920</ref>
* [[Blogger censorship|Blogger (BlogSpot)]] deleted up to 50 blogs owned by pedophiles and supporters including [[Rookiee]], and also others which opposed incest or made available reliable data concerning the issue. The reasons for this were an organised campaign of complaints by [[Absolute Zero]], in conjunction with a flexible ToS. Some individuals tried to save the websites that were taken down. Blogger is owned by Google, which is headquartered in [[California]]. A similar purge was carried out at LiveJournal, a few months later.<ref>http://www.boychat.org/messages/1068180.htm BC:1068180</ref>
* [[Wikipedia censorship of MAP related topics|Wikipedia]] (headquartered in [[California]]) censor their articles by proxy of blocking any editor who focuses on [[Child Abuse]] topics and introduces either neutral or radical sourced information. They have also removed whole articles for reasons related to political correctness (see [[archive]]). One contact passed on this private comment from one of their less pleased site admins: "I don't believe that Wikipedia is going to have a paedophile related article that is neutral in the proper sense of the word now or in the forseeable future. It appears to be an editorial decision that the subject matter is too sensitive, and the risk of appearing to condone (that is, not to condemn but appear impartial) the practice is one that the Foundation, Board, etc. are not prepared to take.".
* '''Medium''' (headquartered in [[California]]) and other private entities will ban even [[Preventionism|preventionist]] authors such as '''Timothy N. Fury''', because they are pedophiles.<ref>https://tnf13stories.wordpress.com/2018/09/01/censorship-of-sex-abuse-preventionists/</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20200811002431/https://aboutpedophilia.com/2018/09/01/censorship-of-sex-abuse-preventionists/</ref>
* '''Wordpress''' (headquartered in [[California]]) has removed authors such as [[Thomas O'Carroll]] and the anti-contact [[Pediverse|Lecter]].
*In 2022, Neocities.org purged [[Media:Pedopunk.pdf|Pedopunk]] - a [https://fwucky.art/ Zine] posted at fwucky.neocities.org, after outrage following its posting on [[MAP visibility on Twitter|Twitter]].
*'''The Internet Archive''' (headquartered in [[California]]) regularly censors websites associated with MAPs. [[Newgon]](.com), [[BoyChat]], and [[FreeSpeechTube]] are among the victims. Even [[Scott De Orio]]'s thesis was removed, supposedly because it contained references to pedophilia and pedophile activist organizations.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/orio-punish De Orio's thesis removed from Archive.org] ([[Media:Sadeorio_1.pdf|local backup]])</ref>

=== Censorship-resistant sites ===

* Slashdot rarely removes user comments, relying instead on an algorithmic moderation system based on user ratings.<ref>http://www.boychat.org/messages/1000283.htm BC:1000283</ref> Comments critical of policy established for protection of children are frequently seen there. [[BoyChat]] poster ILGO successfully published a front-page story entitled State of Ohio Establishes "Pre-Crime" Registry, which recieved hundreds of user comments, many supportive of the boylover position.<ref>http://politics.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/09/03/2235250</ref><ref>http://www.boychat.org/messages/1025366.htm BC:1025366</ref> As of 2021, Slashdot still provides evidence for one of the first known uses of the term "[[Minor Attracted Person]]", as the author had copied it from his blog.<ref>https://slashdot.org/~Brian+Ribbon/journal</ref>
* Quora has been a useful place for MAPs to post articles and answers in the early 2020s.
* [[Pediverse|Fediverse]] (decentralized) sites are promising in this regard, since they are very hard to censor if users of each "instance" are in the same boat. MAPs have been [[Minor attracted community|seen in some numbers]] on Mastodon and Pleroma.

== References ==

* Baird, B. N. (2002) "Politics, Operant Conditioning, Galileo, and the American Psychological Association’s Response to Rind et al. (1998)," American Psychologist 57(3): 189-192.
* Bauserman, R. (1990) “Objectivity and ideology: criticism of Theo Sandfort’s research on man-boy sexual relations,” Journal of Homosexuality 20(1/2): 297-312.
* Bullough, V.L. (2000) "The Pedophile Smear," The Position: An online journal, June 12.
* Lilienfeld, S. O. (2002) "When worlds collide: social science, politics, and the Rind et al. (1998) child sexual abuse meta-analysis," American Psychologist 57(3): 176-188.
* Rind, B., Bauserman, R., and Tromovitch, P. (2000) "Science versus orthodoxy: Anatomy of the Congressional Condemnation of a Scientific Article and Reflections on Remedies for Future Ideological Attacks," Applied & Preventive Psychology 9: 211-225.
* Rind, B., Bauserman, R., and Tromovitch, P. (2001) "The Condemned Meta-Analysis on Child Sexual Abuse: Good science and long-overdue skepticism," Skeptical Inquirer 25(4): 68-72.
* Tsang, D. (2005) "Moral Panic and the Age Taboo," Paper presented at the International Association for the Study of Sexuality, Culture and Society conference.

==References==

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Censorship

2026-04-08T04:59:39Z

JJ1: /* Private entities */ Headquartered in California, unsurprisingly. I am beginning to notice a pattern.

{{Template:Adj}}<div style="margin-right: 25px; float: left;">__TOC__</div>[[Image:Bellad.jpg|thumb|A curiously anti-female advert concerning Bell's use of [[censorware]]]]'''Censorship''' usually refers to the policy of removing parts of or, prohibiting the circulation of books. Works addressing the issue of [[pedophilia]] have often been censored. Recent years have seen a deliberate attempt, especially in the United States, to censor the work of scientists, independent researchers and authors through slander campaigns and personal attacks that have little to do with scientific criticism. Lit-erotica authors have also come increasingly under fire.

It will come as no surprise that censorship has always been with us in some form. The publisher of [[Pederasty|pederastic]] journal, [[Der Eigene]] had to fight against German censorship back in the day. For example, in 1903 a published poem "Die Freundschaft" (The Friendship) provoked a lawsuit against the magazine. The magazine won, seemingly because the poem was written by Friedrich Schiller. In 1933, when Adolf Hitler rose to power, Adolf Brand's house was searched and all the materials needed to produce Der Eigene were seized and given to Ernst Röhm.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20071231041603/http://www.lyrikwelt.de/gedichte/schillerg4.htm</ref><ref>http://glbt-news.israel-live.de/ns-zeit/adolf-brand.htm</ref>

More recently, major television networks have been known to revise television series and films, especially for the prudish, [[American]] market. Much of this involves the removal of references to the prepubescent or [[Adolescence|adolescent]] body and any implication that may be politically undesirable to the status quo.<ref>http://www.boychat.org/messages/1151455.htm</ref>

===Functional Mechanism===

It is worth mentioning that the function of censorship is not to protect the public, or ''directly'' alter the marketplace of ideas as it purports to. However, by creating the widespread ''perception'' of servicing these ends, censorship achieves two things:

*'''Altering public and official perceptions of what is acceptable/credible speech.''' By placing certain ideologies (far right, communist, liberalist, homosexualist, anti-vaccine) outside of the [[Overton Window]] (range of acceptable policy positions)<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overton_window</ref>, we make them less credible within the public and official spheres. This results in arguments and policies being dismissed out of hand - for example, sexological research papers that have been ''condemned'' by multiple political representatives without so much as being read. This article documents some examples.

*'''The chilling effect.''' By damaging the careers of dangerous ideologues, censorship sets up a moral cause-and-effect narrative in the public eye. Those authors who questioned the status-quo are less likely to return (even if they could find a publisher), and those who might present new challenges will be forced to think twice. Censorship is outsourced to private media, corporations and publishing houses who do not wish to face the publicity risk of being associated with the wrong author or academic.

In this sense, censorship is not so much about what is being done, but what is seen to be done (i.e. a top-down signalling of intent, to effect a bottom-up process of [[consent]] and compliance).

==A modern timeline==

:''For a few examples that may be less specific to our topic, but nevertheless related to the panic, see [[Special Article: Adverse effects of hysteria|Adverse effects of hysteria]].''

* The first comprehensive study of [[pederasty]], [[Walter Breen|Eglinton's]] Greek Love (1964) was banned in Australia, Ireland and South Africa the following year. Its publishers in United Kingdom had several problems as well, and the book appeared seven years later.

* Stephen O. Murray. (1998). [http://www.sunypress.edu/p-7129-boy-wives-and-female-husbands.aspx Boy-Wives and Female Husbands: Studies in African Homosexualities] (Suny Press, 2021 e-book edition).

::''"Edward Evans-Pritchard, one of the most widely respected authorities on indigenous African cultures, said nothing about male homosexuality in his classic 1937 study [...] Decades passed from the time of his fieldwork until he finally reported what he had learned about male homosexuality among the once-fierce Azande of the northern Congo. In 1957, in a relatively obscure journal, and then in more accessible venues in 1970 and 1971, he related how Azande warriors routinely married boys who functioned as temporary wives. The practice was institutionalized to the extent that the warriors paid “bride-price” to the parents of the boys. [...] The scope of these practices might be entirely unknown today had Evans-Pritchard not decided to finally write about them shortly before his death." (p. xxvi).<ref>Evans-Pritchard died in 1973 only 2/3 years after publishing on the Azande in a high-profile anthropology journal. See Evans-Pritchard. (1970). Sexual Inversion Among the Azande, in ''American Anthropologist'', 72:6, 1428-1434 <https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/672845.pdf>.</ref>

* In 1971, the UK edition of a Dutch originated sex/moral/life education text, ''[[The_Little_Red_Schoolbook|The Little Red Schoolbook]]'', was successfully prosecuted under the UK's Obscene Publications Act, leading to a European Court of Human Rights case known as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handyside_v_United_Kingdom Handyside v. United Kingdom].

* In 1973, [[My Secret Garden]]: Women’s Sexual Fantasies, a book by American [[Feminism|feminist]] author Nancy Friday, was banned in the Irish Republic.<ref>"[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Irish_Times Banned Publications]", The Irish Times, Friday 19 November 1976 (pg. 4).</ref> The book collected women's fantasies through letters and tapes and personal interviews, and contains frank, non-condemnatory discussion of topics such as sadism, bestiality, childhood sex, and sexual fantasy from childhood to adulthood. For an example, see [[Testimony:_Adult_Female_with_Minor|the case of "Mona"]] - a sadist schoolteacher who derives sexual pleasure from "punishing" boys.

* In 1977, Penthouse magazine published an article titled "''[[Text_of_Incest:_The_Last_Taboo|Incest: The Last Taboo]]''." Self-censoring a large sample of 1,500 positively experienced sexual encounters between relatives:

::''"Dr. James Ramey, a sociologist with a multi-disciplinary Ph.D. from Columbia, has censored his own positive incest manuscript for the past four years. Fearing for his reputation and massive misunderstanding, Ramey hesitated to lead with an apparently permission-giving book on man’s oldest taboo. He refuses to discuss specifics but volunteers that only one incest family from his 1,500-plus interviews and questionnaires ever ran afoul of the law. “And that was a setup,” he adds. Feeling that others are bound to soften up the opposition before him, Ramey has opened negotiations for the book. But unless he can control the publication date, promotion, and jacket and advertising copy, he will not proceed. “You have to be careful when you do a taboo-bucking book,” he comments."''

:Whilst Ramey's book never saw publication, he discussed the difficulties researchers face in a SIECUS Report entitled “''Dealing with the Last Taboo''” ([https://siecus.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/7-5.pdf 1979]).

* In 1978, Canadian author [[Gerald Hannon]] and the gay liberation magazine at which he worked, The Body Politic came under fire after the publication of his article "Men loving boys loving men" which took a positive look on [[boylove]] leading to a legal battle that lasted many years.

* In a paper presented to the World Congress of Sexology, entitled "''Progress in Empirical Research on Children's Sexuality''"<ref>[https://siecus.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/12-2.pdf Borneman - Progress in Empirical Research on Children's Sexuality]</ref>, Sexologist [[Ernest Borneman]] outlines his findings after his research team had spent 40 years collecting a large community sample of over 4,000 taped conversations where children and adolescents discussed their everyday sex lives, largely hidden from and unknown to their parents, during which the researchers were arrested multiple times before changing their research method. As Borneman explains:

::''"Sooner or later, of course, the adults intervened, called the police or the park attendants, and asked what in the world we were up to. Most of us were arrested at least once and got used to carrying thick wallets full of documents identifying us as members of a research team. Despite the fact that we were in no way conducting a participant observation study, and were merely attempting to understand children’s sexual thinking, it was very difficult to communicate this distinction to authorities. The experiences were painful, and so we began to train children in handling tape recorders. This worked extremely well…"''

*In his short 1987 commentary ''On Having One's Research Seized''<ref>[https://www.jstor.org/stable/3812147 David Sonenschein]</ref>, former Kinsey researcher [[David Sonenschein]] documents multiple cases where researchers attempting to document the realities of "child pornography," or "kiddie porn," who were arrested, harassed or subjected to a hostile environment which created difficulty in testing the accuracy of sensationalist media claims.

:He writes:

::''"in September, 1984, my own 4-year accumulation of research on pedophilia and children's sexuality was seized. At this writing, nearly 2 years later, the materials (including illegally seized legal files and personal and political writings) are still held; it was over 7 months before American Civil Liberties Union lawyers and I were able to inventory the documents. The news media again helped directly in promoting the project as a "ring," and I was charged with "sexual performance of [sic] a child" for photocopying photo-graphs from commercial "kiddie porn" magazines for content analysis. I have been fined $5,000 and sentenced to 10 years in prison. The content analysis was not completed, and the project, an ethnographic study of child-adult sexual relationships, has been destroyed. Fragments will appear if materials are returned; only one historiographic paper has been published (Sonenschein, 1984). Comments by arresting officer Sgt. John Russell may be of interest to other investigators: "Your research is through. Your research is over. I have finished your research for you. You can research anything but this".''

* When [[Theo Sandfort]]'s research on sexual relationships between men and [[boy|boys]] in the Netherlands first appeared in English in the early 1980s, it was widely criticized and dismissed, even though critics had not actually read it (Bauserman 1990). A similar furore emerged after the publication of [[Daniel Tsang]]'s edited volume, [https://library.lol/main/E9CBDB46170B45354650BEFF403D8341 The Age Taboo] (Tsang 2005).

* In 1990, Cincinnati Contemporary Arts Center director Dennis Barrie is charged with violating obscenity laws for presenting "[[Wikipedia:The Perfect Moment|Robert Mapplethorpe: The Perfect Moment]]." He is acquitted by a jury. FBI and local police break into San Francisco photographer [[Wikipedia:Jock Sturges|Jock Sturges]]'s home to investigate a photo-lab tip that Sturges is a child pornographer. Ten months after confiscating most of his possessions, and destroying some of his film stock and records, charges had still not been filed. [[Wikipedia:Sally Mann|Sally Mann]] is another example of a photographer who faced similar controversy in the 90s.

* By the 1990's, books published by boylove-frendly publishers such as [[Acolyte Press]] were banned in several countries including New Zealand, Canada and Ireland. Independent researchers were also harassed when the police searched their houses and confiscated research material (books and articles) in the cases of Gerald P. Jones and [[Thomas O'Carroll|Tom O’Carroll]]. O'Carroll, as his article explains, has also been cancelled by publishing houses, in addition to the later Wordpress decision.

*In June 17, 1996 an article by [[Mary Eberstadt]] with the title "Pedophilia chic" appeared in Weekly Standard<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/weekly-standard/pedophilia-chic-2623</ref> outlining the public challenges to the [[taboo]] of [[pedophilia]]. This article further fuelled the censorship and intimidation attempts and a host of conservative organizations and journalists took the role of watchdogs, ready to denounce what they considered as "Inappropriate research".

* [[Chris Brand]], professor of psychology at Edinburgh University lost his position in 1997 after publicly defending Nobel Prize winner physicist [[Carleton Gajdusek|Daniel Gajdusek]] whom was facing a sentence for sexual relations with a boy.

* Another victim was David Buchanan, barrister in New South Wales, Australia, Richard Guilliatt, senior Writer in Sydney Morning Herald, Lex Watson, senior Lecturer in Government in University of Sydney and others whose papers were "purged" from Australian Insitute of Criminology publication Paedophilia: policy and prevention (1997). In their papers, Buchanan, Guilliatt, Watson and others challenged conventional wisdom regarding recovered memories of child abuse, sex between adults and adolescents, and the [[Age of Consent]].

* Ellis Hanson, professor of English at Cornell University who has been teaching a course on “The sexual child”, also offended the censors. In 1998, "Accuracy in Academia", a conservative group that, according to its mission statement “wants schools to return to their traditional mission-the quest for truth” called Cornell University to cancel the teaching of the course. Their evidence against Hanson was only their highly innacurate reading of the course's syllabus.

'''In the 21st Century, censorship has continued in this arena. Victims include:'''

* [[Bruce Rind]], from Temple University, [[Robert Bauserman]], psychologist at the State of Maryland and [[Philip Tromovitch]] a (then) PhD student, after the publication of Rind et al. (1998) article in American Psychological Association journal Psychological Bulletin. After the National Association for Research and Treatment of Homosexuality denounced the study in their website, radio-host Laura Schlessinger attacked the article as being "junk science" and finally, the U.S. Congress unanimously condemned the scientific article. Rind et al. (2000, 2001), however, exposed the political motivations of their critics and Lilienfeld (2002) identified the multiple errors of analysis, reasoning, and logic evident in the arguments of many of the more vocal of their public critics. In addition, one of the two congressmen whom abstained from condemning the article explained why the condemnation was ridiculous (Baird 2002).

* [[Bruce Rind]], from Temple University (again!) for his article "Pederasty: An Integration of Cross-Cultural, Cross-Species, and Empirical Data" in a special 2005 issue of the Journal of Homosexuality. The article was accepted for publication and appeared in the pre-publication list but was later withdrawn after pressure to its publisher, Haworth Press. In addition to the attacks to particular scientists and researchers, science came under attack when the Brongersma Foundation archive was seized by the Dutch police in 2000.

* The late [[Harris Mirkin]], Associate Professor of Political Science (University of Missouri, Kansas City) for publishing his article "The Pattern of Sexual Politics: [[Feminism]], [[Homosexuality]] and [[Pedophilia]]," in Journal of Homosexuality in 1999. The Missouri House of Representatives voted 102-29 to eliminate professor Harris Mirkin's salary from the higher education budget in the coming year.

* The late [[Vern Bullough]], Distinguished Professor of State University of New York and Emeritus Professor of California State University was attacked for being in Paidika's editorial board (Bullough 2000).

* [[Judith Levine]] for her book Harmful to Minors: the perils of protecting children from sex (2002). The book was turned down by several publishers, due to its controversial topic but finally was published by the prestigious University of Minnesota Press. The book was denounced by several religion fundamentalists months prior to its publication. Robert Knight the spokesperson of the anti-homosexual, anti-evolution and anti-abortion propaganda organization “Concerned Women for America” threatened that “if the Regents of the University of Minnesota do not act quickly to fire those responsible, the people of Minnesota and their elected representatives should move quickly to replace them.”

* Scott O. Lilienfeld, professor of psychology at Emory University for his article "When Worlds Collide: Social Science, Politics, and the Rind et al. (1998) Child Sexual Abuse Meta-Analysis". When Lilienfeld submitted the manuscript to American Psychologist (a journal of the American Psychological Association), the journal's editor overruled the ad hoc editor and its decision to publish the article because it did contain much criticism he personally didn't like. Under pressure from the scientific community, the article was eventually accepted for publication.

* The late [[Ralph Underwager]], psychologist member of the [[False Memory Syndrome Foundation]]. Ralph Underwager was attacked for giving an interview which was published in Paidika: The Journal of Paedophilia and was presented by reporters as "a known pedophile".

*According to Amin (2014),

::[A] ''"lengthy 1973 special issue of the journal Recherches edited by Félix Guattari and titled "Three Billion Perverts" ("Trois milliards de pervers"), ''[...]'' is composed of a combination of erotic photos and drawings, homosexual "détournements" of comics and illustrations from French Boy Scout novels, masturbatory autobiographic narratives, and transcribed conversations, along with more recognizably political declarations and analyses. ''[...]'' This erotic and, indeed, pornographic frankness is likely why Guattari was found guilty, as the editor, of affronting public decency: his apartment was searched, and the existing journal issues were confiscated. ''[...]'' The chapter on pedophilia ''[...]'' censored as recently as 2002 in the special issue’s online publication, opens with a transcribed dialogue between Max, a forty-year-old pederast who prefers adolescents but occasionally has sex with prepubescent boys, and his former boy beloveds, twenty-five-year-old Truc and nineteen-year-old Albert, both of whom are now heterosexual."<ref>[https://annas-archive.org/md5/a4bfa9ca1e6ff4fb00bf63cf570f0c2e Kadji Amin, ''Disturbing Attachments''] (2014), p. 86, p. 116. Amin adds: "In 2002, a password protected version adapted to the internet was published on the site of the French journal Critical Secret — this version was effectively censored, the “Pedophilia” chapter removed. See Genosko, “The Figure of the Arab in Three Billion Perverts,” 62. The link on the website is currently inactive." (footnote 22, p. 217). The citation is: “La pédophilie.” In “Trois milliards de pervers: Grande encyclopédie des homosexualités.”'' Special issue, Recherches 12 (1973), pp. 116–28.</ref>

* [[Richard Yuill]], who was awarded his PhD in Sociology from Glasgow University in December 2004. His research topic was “Male adult-youth relationships in the United Kingdom”. Reflecting on the difficulties in writing and publishing on the reality of intergenerational encounters, historian Rachel Hope Cleves summarizes Yuill's story in her 2020 book on once famous and influential pederast Norman Douglas [reviewed [[Norman_Douglas|here]]]. She writes: "When Yuill was a PhD candidate in sociology at Glasgow University writing his dissertation, “Male Age- Discrepant Intergenerational Sexualities and Relationships,” he was subjected to multiple investigations by his university, had his research materials reviewed by the police, was attacked repeatedly in the British press, and had his completed dissertation embargoed for five years." Yuill himself details these experiences in his 2010 scholarly article "''Interrogating the Essential: Moral Baselines on Adult-Child Sex''" (read [https://www.ipce.info/library/journal-article/interrogating-essential-moral-baselines-adult-child-sex here]), and documents attacks on researchers most fully in his 2013 [https://archive.org/details/censoringsexresearch/page/n3/mode/2up book chapter] "''Intergenerational Sexualities: A Case Study on the Colonization of Late Modern Sexual Subjects and Researcher Agendas''."

* Red Rose Stories was shut down by the FBI late 2005, and its owner sentenced in 2008.<ref>[https://www.xbiz.com/news/10680/red-rose-stories-closed-by-fbi XBIZ] and [https://www.computerworld.com/article/2533543/new-obscenity-charges-raise-questions-in-internet-age.html Computerworld]</ref>
::''"And in August, Karen Fletcher, a 56-year-old Pennsylvania woman, was sentenced to five years of probation, including six months of home detention, and forfeiture of her computer after pleading guilty to six counts of using an interactive computer service to distribute obscene materials. Fletcher owned and operated the Web site Red Rose Stories, which featured stories, but no pictures, describing sexual molestation and violence against children."''

* In 2006, an Australian was jailed for similar stories:
::''"In what is considered a Territory first, a man has been sent to jail for possessing fictional text stories about sex with children. Former senior public servant Nick Gill was sentenced to 14 days' jail, suspended on the rising of the court, and fined $3000 after being found guilty of having 66 stories, featuring mostly young boys, on his desktop computer. There were no images involved in the case."''<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20071114124530/www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,18748877-17001,00.html</ref>

* Later, even [[Lolita]] came under fire.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20210717092249/https://www.wesh.com/article/lolita-could-be-pulled-from-library-s-shelves/4343666</ref>

* Also in 2006, [[Dieter Gieseking]] was fined for promoting the German version of nonfiction work [[Loving Boys]] by [[Edward Brongersma]] (ISBN 3-922257-71-2), although this was eventually overturned.<ref>[https://www.norbertdejonge.nl/misc/pdf/1999-04-15_Loving_Boys.pdf Loving Boys], [https://www.bzkj.de/bzkj/meta/en "By including them in the List of Media Harmful to Young Persons, data and telemedia are subject to extensive sales and distribution restrictions as well as an advertising ban. However, with a few exceptions, they may still be made available to adults."], [https://krumme13.org/text.php?s=list&kid=49 K13]</ref>

* In 2008, with no provocation, Dutch police intimidated and ousted the [[PNVD]] from a general anti-state demonstration.

*In 2009, reproductions of a famous photograph featuring [[Brooke Shields]] were removed from the Tate Modern gallery in the UK. Lawyers advised they would not meet the definition of obscenity, required by UK law, however.<ref>[https://time.com/archive/6948190/nude-brooke-shields-causes-a-flap-at-londons-tate/ TIME on Tate Modern controversy]</ref>

* In 2013, [[Wikipedia:Tom Flanagan (political scientist)#Child_pornography|Tom Flanagan]], a Canadian political strategist and academic was effectively erased from public life after suggesting (when deliberately provoked) that simple accessing of [[Child Pornography]] should not be punishable with prison time.<ref>[https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/uproar-over-child-porn-comments-made-by-former-wildrose-campaign-manager-1.1175938 Uproar over child porn comments made by former Wildrose campaign manager] and [https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/1.441072 Flanagan's child porn comments], [https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/1.441024 Power Panel on Flanagan]</ref><ref>See videos from CBC and others at the time [https://fstube.net/w/6rBJyn1a4AE8D87xrWEAp3] and compare to [https://fstube.net/w/arywNiK1SDzAwXav2CUkbU] and [https://fstube.net/w/x16iuZxtPQ89b9H5ZYzpST] post-controversy.</ref>

* In 2019, author Yvan Godbout and editor Nycolas Doucet were prosecuted for stories:
::''"It is our understanding that the prosecution of the author and publisher in this case stems from the description, on one page of a 270-page horror novel, of the sexual assault of a young child."''<ref>https://ccla.org/letter-quebec-minister-justice-regarding-child-pornography-prosecution-authoreditor/</ref>

* Also in 2019, Thomas Alan Arthur (Mr. Double) was arrested for trafficking stories. In 2021, he was sentenced:
:''"A federal judge today sentenced 65-year-old Thomas Alan Arthur to 40 years in federal prison for operating a website dedicated to publishing writings that detailed the sexual abuse of children."''<ref>[https://abcu8.co/2021/01/22/thomas-alan-arthur-64-of-terlingua-ran-a-website-featuring-stories-about-child-sexual-abuse-it-was-his-sole-income-for-20-years/ 1], [https://www.cbs7.com/content/news/FBI-arrests-man-in-connection-to-website-that-trafficks-in-child-sex-abuse-stories-564860402.html 2], [https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdtx/pr/terlingua-man-sentenced-prison-running-child-obscenity-website 3]</ref>

* Some attacks focus on censorship of public spaces. In September 2019, an artist working for the Hermosa Beach Mural Project, California, was pressured to remove poet [[Allen Ginsberg]]'s image when repainting a public mural which featured him. Condemned by ''The National Coalition Against Censorship'' (NCAC), the new mural removed Ginsberg.

* On the 30th of August 2020, the "Hocquenghem affair" saw a militant feminist pour fake blood on a plaque commemorating MAP ally queer theorist [[Guy Hocquenghem]]. The city administration removed the plaque a few days later.<ref>[https://girlhocquenghem.neocities.org/2020/09/29/reading-hocquenghem Reading Hocquenghem], ''Trou Noir'' 28 September 2020, September issue.</ref>

* On the 12th January, 2022, a man wielding a hammer climbed atop [[Eric Gill]]'s statue of Shakespeare characters Prospero & Ariel, and etched the hate-speech message: “Noose all paedos”. In response to negative media attention, the Ditchling Museum of Art and Craft in East Sussex, widely known as “the Eric Gill museum”, "for most of 2022 removed all trace of Gill, his work remaining in storage".

== Censorship on the web ==
[[File:Suspension.jpg|thumb|The perpetual cycle of suspension and rebirth of a [[Minor Attracted Person]] on [[MAP visibility on Twitter|X.com]]]]
Modern online censorship is now the norm for topics far less controversial than attraction to minors. Most of us have heard the well-publicised examples of Americans losing their jobs for supporting right-of-center political causes, and Australians being visited in their own homes after sharing anti-vaccine memes on Facebook. Therefore, it is unsurprising that simply questioning the [[trauma myth]] or [[Child Sexual Abuse]] orthodoxy is likely to result in permanent blocks from social media sites or [[Wikipedia censorship of MAP related topics|Wikipedia]] for example.

Major governments have attempted to censor legal sites via blocking; see [[Special Article: Adverse effects of hysteria#Censorship|Trojan Horse Censorship]], but most censorship is effectively outsourced to the private sector. [[Child Pornography]] details some of these infringements upon civil liberties.

===By government order===

* In 2022, Dutch Public Prosecutors ordered [[Brongersma.info]] (an information archive of quotes, old magazines and talking points that in and of itself violated no laws) removed from the internet. Months later, it reappeared outside of the jurisdiction, owing to preventative efforts by its former administrator, [[Marthijn Uittenbogaard]] and members of the [[Minor attracted community]].

===Private entities===

* It has been argued that stock photo repositories exclude images of 11-15 year old pubescent youths, opting for small children or young adults either side of this age range. While this claim needs investigating with detailed statistical analysis, excluding youth who are not mature, yet also not immature would appear to simplify matters for customers who rely on the marketing of "children" and "teen/young adult" as categories.
* YouTube (headquartered in [[California]]) is now firmly embedded in its policy of removing politically controversial content regarding [[minor-adult sex]] and [[pedophilia]], either by per-video censorship or complete removal of accounts. However, due to the size of the website, some have been allowed to prosper. Similar actions have been taken against [[Vigilantism|self-styled vigilantes]] who make death threats towards pedophiles, incite others to action or threaten and harass minors who appear to support those who they see as pedophiles.
* MCI Canada, upstream provider for [[Epifora]] (ISP for Free Spirits, operator of [[BoyChat]] and BoyWiki, among other sites) has sent Epifora a notice of termination on the grounds of violation of Verizon's acceptable use policy. (Verizon is the parent company of MCI Canada.) Epifora's president, Camper, has suggested that this action is due to pressure brought to bear on Verizon by the anti-pedophile vigilante organization Perverted Justice.<ref>http://www.boychat.org/messages/1033662.htm BC:1033662</ref>
* Media Design, once host of the Netherlands party Naastenliefde, Vrijheid en Diversiteit ([[PNVD]]), is ending its contract to host their website.<ref>http://www.boychat.org/messages/1003341.htm BC:1003341</ref>
* Search engine Ask.com is blocking searches containing terms pedophile, pedophilia, and child sexual abuse. Searches including terms bestiality and necrophilia are also blocked.<ref>http://www.boychat.org/messages/1007958.htm BC:1007958</ref><ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20061116103356/blog.outer-court.com/archive/2006-06-23-n12.html</ref>
* CafePress shut down a site established by [[Rookiee]] on the grounds that it violated their acceptable use policy.<ref>http://www.boychat.org/messages/1025920.htm BC:1025920</ref>
* [[Blogger censorship|Blogger]] deleted up to 50 blogs owned by pedophiles and supporters including [[Rookiee]], and also others which opposed incest or made available reliable data concerning the issue. The reasons for this were an organised campaign of complaints by [[Absolute Zero]], in conjunction with a flexible ToS. Some individuals tried to save the websites that were taken down. A similar purge was carried out at LiveJournal, a few months later.<ref>http://www.boychat.org/messages/1068180.htm BC:1068180</ref>
* [[Wikipedia censorship of MAP related topics|Wikipedia]] (headquartered in [[California]]) censor their articles by proxy of blocking any editor who focuses on [[Child Abuse]] topics and introduces either neutral or radical sourced information. They have also removed whole articles for reasons related to political correctness (see [[archive]]). One contact passed on this private comment from one of their less pleased site admins: "I don't believe that Wikipedia is going to have a paedophile related article that is neutral in the proper sense of the word now or in the forseeable future. It appears to be an editorial decision that the subject matter is too sensitive, and the risk of appearing to condone (that is, not to condemn but appear impartial) the practice is one that the Foundation, Board, etc. are not prepared to take.".
* '''Medium''' (headquartered in [[California]]) and other private entities will ban even [[Preventionism|preventionist]] authors such as '''Timothy N. Fury''', because they are pedophiles.<ref>https://tnf13stories.wordpress.com/2018/09/01/censorship-of-sex-abuse-preventionists/</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20200811002431/https://aboutpedophilia.com/2018/09/01/censorship-of-sex-abuse-preventionists/</ref>
* '''Wordpress''' (headquartered in [[California]]) has removed authors such as [[Thomas O'Carroll]] and the anti-contact [[Pediverse|Lecter]].
*In 2022, Neocities.org purged [[Media:Pedopunk.pdf|Pedopunk]] - a [https://fwucky.art/ Zine] posted at fwucky.neocities.org, after outrage following its posting on [[MAP visibility on Twitter|Twitter]].
*'''The Internet Archive''' (headquartered in [[California]]) regularly censors websites associated with MAPs. [[Newgon]](.com), [[BoyChat]], and [[FreeSpeechTube]] are among the victims. Even [[Scott De Orio]]'s thesis was removed, supposedly because it contained references to pedophilia and pedophile activist organizations.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/orio-punish De Orio's thesis removed from Archive.org] ([[Media:Sadeorio_1.pdf|local backup]])</ref>

=== Censorship-resistant sites ===

* Slashdot rarely removes user comments, relying instead on an algorithmic moderation system based on user ratings.<ref>http://www.boychat.org/messages/1000283.htm BC:1000283</ref> Comments critical of policy established for protection of children are frequently seen there. [[BoyChat]] poster ILGO successfully published a front-page story entitled State of Ohio Establishes "Pre-Crime" Registry, which recieved hundreds of user comments, many supportive of the boylover position.<ref>http://politics.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/09/03/2235250</ref><ref>http://www.boychat.org/messages/1025366.htm BC:1025366</ref> As of 2021, Slashdot still provides evidence for one of the first known uses of the term "[[Minor Attracted Person]]", as the author had copied it from his blog.<ref>https://slashdot.org/~Brian+Ribbon/journal</ref>
* Quora has been a useful place for MAPs to post articles and answers in the early 2020s.
* [[Pediverse|Fediverse]] (decentralized) sites are promising in this regard, since they are very hard to censor if users of each "instance" are in the same boat. MAPs have been [[Minor attracted community|seen in some numbers]] on Mastodon and Pleroma.

== References ==

* Baird, B. N. (2002) "Politics, Operant Conditioning, Galileo, and the American Psychological Association’s Response to Rind et al. (1998)," American Psychologist 57(3): 189-192.
* Bauserman, R. (1990) “Objectivity and ideology: criticism of Theo Sandfort’s research on man-boy sexual relations,” Journal of Homosexuality 20(1/2): 297-312.
* Bullough, V.L. (2000) "The Pedophile Smear," The Position: An online journal, June 12.
* Lilienfeld, S. O. (2002) "When worlds collide: social science, politics, and the Rind et al. (1998) child sexual abuse meta-analysis," American Psychologist 57(3): 176-188.
* Rind, B., Bauserman, R., and Tromovitch, P. (2000) "Science versus orthodoxy: Anatomy of the Congressional Condemnation of a Scientific Article and Reflections on Remedies for Future Ideological Attacks," Applied & Preventive Psychology 9: 211-225.
* Rind, B., Bauserman, R., and Tromovitch, P. (2001) "The Condemned Meta-Analysis on Child Sexual Abuse: Good science and long-overdue skepticism," Skeptical Inquirer 25(4): 68-72.
* Tsang, D. (2005) "Moral Panic and the Age Taboo," Paper presented at the International Association for the Study of Sexuality, Culture and Society conference.

==References==

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Agecuck

2026-04-04T00:26:53Z

JJ1: clarification

An '''agecuck''' is an individual who opposes romantic and/or sexual relationships to people, usually women, solely because their chronological age is lower than an arbitrarily decided duration (usually 18 years), disregarding their physical and mental maturity.

Agecucks are usually either men who subconsciously try to attack competing men because they are secretly attracted to the "minor" woman themselves, or older women who are trying to shame men for being attracted to women younger than themselves, to eliminate competition from the "dating pool".

Agecucks label men attracted to physically mature teenage women as "pedophiles" due to the high shock value of that word, even though "pedophilia" means attraction to prepubescent people. This is possible due to the social construct "age of majority", which labels people ranging from both toddlers and mature teenagers with the overarching umbrella term "minors", disregarding their differences in physical maturity.

It is natural for heterosexual couples to form where the woman is younger, given that women on average enter puberty earlier and mature faster than men, and women usually desire more mature and sexually experienced men.

Male agecucks are themselves usually secretly sexually attracted to physically mature reproductive teenage women who happen to be younger than 18 years, but do not admit it due to social implications.

The idea that romantic relationships and eroticism are traumatic by default to teenagers is a social construct. In males, sex during puberty does not cause permanent brain damage - the lack thereof does.<ref>[https://incels.wiki/w/Teen_love_pill Teen love pill - Incel Wiki]</ref> And women are constantly socially indoctrinated by agecucks that any "sex as a minor" is traumatic and abusive, until they start believing it (expectation bias), and women who were already sexually active as "minors" change their minds retroactively, even if they originally did not perceive it as such (see [[#Alanis Morissette]]).

== Case studies ==
=== Jax ===
One example for an agecuck is "Jax" on YouTube, who infantilizes mature teenage women in his video "Why Have There Been So Many Child Groomers Recently?", even refering to men dating or sleeping with women who have already become legal adults (18 years old) as "[[grooming|groomers]]", due to those women being close to being minors.<ref name="jax-video">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dmFUOvAVig Why Have There Been So Many Child Groomers Recently?] - Jax (content warning: agecuck propaganda)</ref>

Here, Jax argues against using the law to determine morality, while ironically using the rigid and arbitrary number of years of age in the law to distinguish between "minors" and "adults":

<blockquote>
[03:09]
This guy, Charem, groomed somebody who was underage into being a participant into NSFW conversations and engagement as soon as they turned 18. Some freaks who believe the law determines morality believe this is OK for some reason, despite this literally being textbook grooming.
</blockquote>

Here, "Jax" fails to address the argument (because he couldn't) and resorted to an ad-hominem attack instead:

<blockquote>
[16:17]
He frequently attempted to manipulate the victim by talking about "maturity", and saying that "age doesn't matter, only maturity does", which is a common justification by predators such as this.
</blockquote>
<ref name="jax-video" />

=== Alanis Morissette ===
Canadian singer Alanis Morissette (born in 1974) became sexually active at the age of 15, meaning in the year 1989 or 1990. This is before 2008, where the age of consent in Canada was raised from 14 to 16, so the adult man who slept with her did not violate the law at that time.

She originally enjoyed intercourse with the adult man, but was thereafter patronized by the people around her that something horrible was done to her, until she started believing it:

<blockquote>
It took me years in therapy to even admit there had been any kind of victimization on my part. I would always say I was consenting, and then I'd be reminded like 'Hey, you were 15, you're not consenting at 15.' Now I'm like, 'Oh yeah, they're all pedophiles. It's all statutory rape.'
</blockquote>
<ref>[https://archive.today/2026.01.15-212257/https://web.archive.org/web/20250522001127/https://www.businessinsider.nl/alanis-morissette-says-she-was-raped-by-multiple-men-in-new-hbo-documentary-jagged/ Alanis Morissette says she was raped by multiple men in new HBO documentary ‘Jagged’ - Business Insider Nederland]</ref>

The erotic acts were not what traumatized her - it was the non-stop patronization by her social circle.

== References ==
<references />

== External links ==
* [https://incels.is/threads/the-agecuck-song-laszlo-ft-urlaubsinsel-parody.850399/ The agecuck song! - LASZLO ft. Urlaubsinsel (parody) | Incels.is - Involuntary Celibate Forum]
* [https://incels.is/threads/why-agecucks-are-opposed-to-adult-teen-couples.828623/ Why agecucks are opposed to adult-teen couples. | Incels.is - Involuntary Celibate Forum]
* [https://archive.org/details/MumkeysAnimeReviews/003.+B+Gata+H+Kei_+Yamada's+First+Time+-+Mumkey's+Anime+Reviews+%233.mp4 B Gata H Kei: Yamada's First Time - Mumkey's Anime Reviews] - Mumkey Jones (The video asks the viewer to guess which of the two women is 18 years old and which of them is 15, following by switching the ages around.)
* [https://theantifeminist.com/different-types-of-age-cuck-explained/ "Different Types of Age Cuck Explained" - The AntiFeminist]
[[Category:Terminology]]
__NOTOC__

Agecuck

2026-04-04T00:14:25Z

JJ1: /* External links */ Added another high-value thread.

An '''agecuck''' is an individual who opposes romantic or sexual relationships to people, usually women, solely because their chronological age is lower than an arbitrarily decided number (usually 18), disregarding their physical and mental maturity.

Agecucks are usually either men who subconsciously try to attack competing men because they are secretly attracted to the "minor" woman themselves, or older women who are trying to shame men for being attracted to women younger than themselves, to eliminate competition from the "dating pool".

Agecucks label men attracted to physically mature teenage women as "pedophiles" due to the high shock value of that word, even though "pedophilia" means attraction to prepubescent people. This is possible due to the social construct "age of majority", which labels people ranging from both toddlers and mature teenagers with the overarching umbrella term "minors", disregarding their differences in physical maturity.

It is natural for heterosexual couples to form where the woman is younger, given that women on average enter puberty earlier and mature faster than men, and women usually desire more mature and sexually experienced men.

Male agecucks are themselves usually secretly sexually attracted to physically mature reproductive teenage women who happen to be younger than 18 years, but do not admit it due to social implications.

The idea that romantic relationships and eroticism are traumatic by default to teenagers is a social construct. In males, sex during puberty does not cause permanent brain damage - the lack thereof does.<ref>[https://incels.wiki/w/Teen_love_pill Teen love pill - Incel Wiki]</ref> And women are constantly socially indoctrinated by agecucks that any "sex as a minor" is traumatic and abusive, until they start believing it (expectation bias), and women who were already sexually active as "minors" change their minds retroactively, even if they originally did not perceive it as such (see [[#Alanis Morissette]]).

== Case studies ==
=== Jax ===
One example for an agecuck is "Jax" on YouTube, who infantilizes mature teenage women in his video "Why Have There Been So Many Child Groomers Recently?", even refering to men dating or sleeping with women who have already become legal adults (18 years old) as "[[grooming|groomers]]", due to those women being close to being minors.<ref name="jax-video">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dmFUOvAVig Why Have There Been So Many Child Groomers Recently?] - Jax (content warning: agecuck propaganda)</ref>

Here, Jax argues against using the law to determine morality, while ironically using the rigid and arbitrary number of years of age in the law to distinguish between "minors" and "adults":

<blockquote>
[03:09]
This guy, Charem, groomed somebody who was underage into being a participant into NSFW conversations and engagement as soon as they turned 18. Some freaks who believe the law determines morality believe this is OK for some reason, despite this literally being textbook grooming.
</blockquote>

Here, "Jax" fails to address the argument (because he couldn't) and resorted to an ad-hominem attack instead:

<blockquote>
[16:17]
He frequently attempted to manipulate the victim by talking about "maturity", and saying that "age doesn't matter, only maturity does", which is a common justification by predators such as this.
</blockquote>
<ref name="jax-video" />

=== Alanis Morissette ===
Canadian singer Alanis Morissette (born in 1974) became sexually active at the age of 15, meaning in the year 1989 or 1990. This is before 2008, where the age of consent in Canada was raised from 14 to 16, so the adult man who slept with her did not violate the law at that time.

She originally enjoyed intercourse with the adult man, but was thereafter patronized by the people around her that something horrible was done to her, until she started believing it:

<blockquote>
It took me years in therapy to even admit there had been any kind of victimization on my part. I would always say I was consenting, and then I'd be reminded like 'Hey, you were 15, you're not consenting at 15.' Now I'm like, 'Oh yeah, they're all pedophiles. It's all statutory rape.'
</blockquote>
<ref>[https://archive.today/2026.01.15-212257/https://web.archive.org/web/20250522001127/https://www.businessinsider.nl/alanis-morissette-says-she-was-raped-by-multiple-men-in-new-hbo-documentary-jagged/ Alanis Morissette says she was raped by multiple men in new HBO documentary ‘Jagged’ - Business Insider Nederland]</ref>

The erotic acts were not what traumatized her - it was the non-stop patronization by her social circle.

== References ==
<references />

== External links ==
* [https://incels.is/threads/the-agecuck-song-laszlo-ft-urlaubsinsel-parody.850399/ The agecuck song! - LASZLO ft. Urlaubsinsel (parody) | Incels.is - Involuntary Celibate Forum]
* [https://incels.is/threads/why-agecucks-are-opposed-to-adult-teen-couples.828623/ Why agecucks are opposed to adult-teen couples. | Incels.is - Involuntary Celibate Forum]
* [https://archive.org/details/MumkeysAnimeReviews/003.+B+Gata+H+Kei_+Yamada's+First+Time+-+Mumkey's+Anime+Reviews+%233.mp4 B Gata H Kei: Yamada's First Time - Mumkey's Anime Reviews] - Mumkey Jones (The video asks the viewer to guess which of the two women is 18 years old and which of them is 15, following by switching the ages around.)
* [https://theantifeminist.com/different-types-of-age-cuck-explained/ "Different Types of Age Cuck Explained" - The AntiFeminist]
[[Category:Terminology]]
__NOTOC__

Agecuck

2026-04-04T00:06:55Z

JJ1: Created page with "An '''agecuck''' is an individual who opposes romantic or sexual relationships to people, usually women, solely because their chronological age is lower than an arbitrarily decided number (usually 18), disregarding their physical and mental maturity. Agecucks are usually either men who subconsciously try to attack competing men because they are secretly attracted to the "minor" woman themselves, or older women who are trying to shame men for being attracted to women you..."

An '''agecuck''' is an individual who opposes romantic or sexual relationships to people, usually women, solely because their chronological age is lower than an arbitrarily decided number (usually 18), disregarding their physical and mental maturity.

Agecucks are usually either men who subconsciously try to attack competing men because they are secretly attracted to the "minor" woman themselves, or older women who are trying to shame men for being attracted to women younger than themselves, to eliminate competition from the "dating pool".

Agecucks label men attracted to physically mature teenage women as "pedophiles" due to the high shock value of that word, even though "pedophilia" means attraction to prepubescent people. This is possible due to the social construct "age of majority", which labels people ranging from both toddlers and mature teenagers with the overarching umbrella term "minors", disregarding their differences in physical maturity.

It is natural for heterosexual couples to form where the woman is younger, given that women on average enter puberty earlier and mature faster than men, and women usually desire more mature and sexually experienced men.

Male agecucks are themselves usually secretly sexually attracted to physically mature reproductive teenage women who happen to be younger than 18 years, but do not admit it due to social implications.

The idea that romantic relationships and eroticism are traumatic by default to teenagers is a social construct. In males, sex during puberty does not cause permanent brain damage - the lack thereof does.<ref>[https://incels.wiki/w/Teen_love_pill Teen love pill - Incel Wiki]</ref> And women are constantly socially indoctrinated by agecucks that any "sex as a minor" is traumatic and abusive, until they start believing it (expectation bias), and women who were already sexually active as "minors" change their minds retroactively, even if they originally did not perceive it as such (see [[#Alanis Morissette]]).

== Case studies ==
=== Jax ===
One example for an agecuck is "Jax" on YouTube, who infantilizes mature teenage women in his video "Why Have There Been So Many Child Groomers Recently?", even refering to men dating or sleeping with women who have already become legal adults (18 years old) as "[[grooming|groomers]]", due to those women being close to being minors.<ref name="jax-video">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dmFUOvAVig Why Have There Been So Many Child Groomers Recently?] - Jax (content warning: agecuck propaganda)</ref>

Here, Jax argues against using the law to determine morality, while ironically using the rigid and arbitrary number of years of age in the law to distinguish between "minors" and "adults":

<blockquote>
[03:09]
This guy, Charem, groomed somebody who was underage into being a participant into NSFW conversations and engagement as soon as they turned 18. Some freaks who believe the law determines morality believe this is OK for some reason, despite this literally being textbook grooming.
</blockquote>

Here, "Jax" fails to address the argument (because he couldn't) and resorted to an ad-hominem attack instead:

<blockquote>
[16:17]
He frequently attempted to manipulate the victim by talking about "maturity", and saying that "age doesn't matter, only maturity does", which is a common justification by predators such as this.
</blockquote>
<ref name="jax-video" />

=== Alanis Morissette ===
Canadian singer Alanis Morissette (born in 1974) became sexually active at the age of 15, meaning in the year 1989 or 1990. This is before 2008, where the age of consent in Canada was raised from 14 to 16, so the adult man who slept with her did not violate the law at that time.

She originally enjoyed intercourse with the adult man, but was thereafter patronized by the people around her that something horrible was done to her, until she started believing it:

<blockquote>
It took me years in therapy to even admit there had been any kind of victimization on my part. I would always say I was consenting, and then I'd be reminded like 'Hey, you were 15, you're not consenting at 15.' Now I'm like, 'Oh yeah, they're all pedophiles. It's all statutory rape.'
</blockquote>
<ref>[https://archive.today/2026.01.15-212257/https://web.archive.org/web/20250522001127/https://www.businessinsider.nl/alanis-morissette-says-she-was-raped-by-multiple-men-in-new-hbo-documentary-jagged/ Alanis Morissette says she was raped by multiple men in new HBO documentary ‘Jagged’ - Business Insider Nederland]</ref>

The erotic acts were not what traumatized her - it was the non-stop patronization by her social circle.

== References ==
<references />

== External links ==
* [https://incels.is/threads/the-agecuck-song-laszlo-ft-urlaubsinsel-parody.850399/ The agecuck song! - LASZLO ft. Urlaubsinsel (parody) | Incels.is - Involuntary Celibate Forum]
* [https://archive.org/details/MumkeysAnimeReviews/003.+B+Gata+H+Kei_+Yamada's+First+Time+-+Mumkey's+Anime+Reviews+%233.mp4 B Gata H Kei: Yamada's First Time - Mumkey's Anime Reviews] - Mumkey Jones (The video asks the viewer to guess which of the two women is 18 years old and which of them is 15, following by switching the ages around.)
* [https://theantifeminist.com/different-types-of-age-cuck-explained/ "Different Types of Age Cuck Explained" - The AntiFeminist]
[[Category:Terminology]]
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California

2026-04-03T19:23:59Z

JJ1: /* International impact */ added trojan horse meme.

'''California''' is a state located at the western coast of the United States. It is known for being one of the regions with the strictest [[age of consent]] laws in the world.

The age of consent in California is 18 years with no exception for close-in-age sexual partners.<ref>[https://www.age-of-consent.info/california What is the California Legal Age of Consent in 2026?] - "The close-in-age rule in California (3 years) do not provide an exception nor provide any defense; it merely lowers the crime to a misdemeanor."</ref>

== Legal mine field ==
Culturally, any attraction to a person below the social construct "age of majority" is strongly frowned upon, even if that person is physically mature and able to reproduce and looks physically indistinguishable from a slightly older legal adult, given that they are socially infantilized with the label of "minor" that is applied equally to both toddlers and mature teenagers.

Even romantic relationships without intercourse between adults and teenagers are strongly discouraged in the United States.<ref>[https://archive.today/2025.08.28-095740/https://answers.justia.com/question/2019/05/29/can-a-minor-date-an-adult-without-any-se-693922 Can a minor date an adult without any sexual relationship and still be legal? - Nebraska Criminal Law Questions & Answers - Justia Ask A Lawyer]</ref> As usual in the United States, violators of sexuality-related laws are often publicly pillorized on a sex offender registry, no matter how minimal the violation was, for example intercourse with a person one day away from becoming a legal adult.

This makes it a legal mine field for young adults to date and sleep with people at a similar age. There is a risk that one of the partners lies about their age, so people sometimes ask each other for government identification, which can become an unromantic formality.<ref>[https://archive.today/2025.07.01-011740/https://www.reddit.com/r/NoStupidQuestions/comments/8ol8d8/should_you_ask_to_see_a_girls_id_before_sleeping/ Should you ask to see a girls ID before sleeping with her? : NoStupidQuestions] - Reddit</ref>

== International impact ==
Californian culture reaches out internationally, given that all large social media platforms (YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Reddit) and also some other widely used knowledge services including Google, Wikipedia, and OpenAI are headquartered there.

[[File:Trojan horse.jpg|thumb|right|160px|"Child protection" is a political trojan horse.]]
California was also the first state to pass operating system age verification into law, allowing any online service to query the age provided by the user. Here, "child protection" is used as a political trojan horse to get people to accept mass surveillance.<ref>[https://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2026/03/msg00000.html On the unfortunate need for an "age verification" API for legal compliance reasons in some U.S. states - lists.debian.org]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adCMNAVBGSQ OS Age Verification: Millions Of Evil People With GPS In Your Kid's Pocket, Required By Law!] - Jody Bruchon</ref>
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== References ==
<references />

== External links ==
* [https://incels.is/threads/why-mainstream-social-media-is-agecucked.779054/ Why mainstream social media is agecucked. | Incels.is - Involuntary Celibate Forum]

[[Category:Countries and Cultures]]
[[Category:Anti-Pedophile culture]]
[[Category:Law/Crime: American]]
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Talk:Main Page

2026-04-03T17:13:56Z

JJ1: Licensing question

=2009=
==Categories==
<categorytree>Official Encyclopedia</categorytree>

It seems to automatically install on all the category pages. On my computer, I get no numbers and just a loading message on expand, but that is probably my problem.

I'm thinking about a brighter, more Wikipedia-like presentation for this page, now that it is basically the home of "Explore" Newgon.com. [[User:Daniel|Daniel]] 10:58, 29 September 2008 (UTC)
:Fixed. For future reference, the problems were at:
:*Line 83 of http://newgon.com/w/skins/common/ajax.js, which should reference newgon.com, not wgServer.
:*Line 683 of CategoryTreeFunctions.php, which escapes necessary apostrophes. [[User:Jillium|Jillium]] 21:20, 15 February 2009 (UTC)

==Nav/search/toolbox tabs==
Can't find them anywhere in the stylesheets. Need them in yellow, and will be redesigning the shoddy logo. [[User:Rez|Rez (The Administrators - anonym)]] 02:06, 31 December 2008 (UTC)
:All of the custom styling is done from [[MediaWiki:Monobook.css]]. The navigation headers are "#p-navigation h5," etc. [[User:Jillium|Jillium]] 03:04, 15 February 2009 (UTC)

==That's good==
I think there are extensions for ordering subcategories within categories. The predictive search function would be another useful extension. [[User:The Admins|The Admins]] 00:18, 16 February 2009 (UTC)
:The predictive search is installed. I don't understand what you mean by the other. [[User:Jillium|Jillium]] 19:35, 26 February 2009 (UTC)

==Space saving==
Is it possible to get all text above the language link/s to justify left of the logo, thus raising more content links to eye level? [[User:The Admins|The Admins]] 14:59, 30 April 2009 (UTC)

==Flags link==
Here the picture with US flag and the word "English": [[Image:Enlink.png]]
See [[Page Principale]]

I have the same picture in french version to replace [[Image:Frlink.PNG]] if you want.

I have the SVG format.

What about [[Image:English-1.PNG]], which uses the Egotism font and includes a british flag? [[User:The Admins|The Admins]] 01:43, 27 August 2009 (UTC)

Here a new proposition : [[Image:English-2.png]] and [[Image:French-1.png]] --[[User:Boeotia|Boeotia]] 22:59, 27 August 2009 (UTC)
:I actually have no preference, as both systems will have to be replaced with a more compact, one (probably just small flag links) when we are soliciting editors in multiple laguages. [[User:The Admins|The Admins]] 00:35, 28 August 2009 (UTC)
::Ok, after, we could have a more compact picture and perhaps a CSS/js popup to display the world. ----

=2021=

A proposal: If someone of the ability of Jillium or similar admin comes back to the project, could we look at the possibility of floating this two column format on a mobile device, so on very small screens, column 2 falls below column 1? I have looked at documentation and simply cannot grasp how this could ever be done. --[[User:The Admins|The Admins]] ([[User talk:The Admins|talk]]) 22:36, 4 November 2021 (UTC)

=2026=
== Licensing question ==
Under which license is the content on Newgon released? Is it in the [https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ public domain (CC0 1.0)]? [[User:JJ1|JJ1]] ([[User talk:JJ1|talk]]) 17:13, 3 April 2026 (UTC)

FreeSpeechTube

2026-04-03T16:05:35Z

JJ1: Added :File:FreeSpeechTube logo.zip.

[[File:Fst logo.jpg|thumb|Logo of the first incarnation FST. See [[File:FreeSpeechTube logo.zip]] for a vector version.]]__NOTOC__
'''FreeSpeechTube''' ('''fstube.net''' aka '''FST''') is a free-speech tolerant, independent video hosting platform and archive, founded 10 March, 2019 by [[Norbert de Jonge]]. It was closed in mid-February, 2023, following an attack, and then replaced with the present PeerTube site.

===FST and online celebrities===

FST is particularly well known for supporting [[Minor Attracted Person|MAPs]] in their quest for a safer, [[censorship]]-free online space. Early on in its existence, it was known as a hangout for [[Amos Yee]], swelling its viewership figures considerably. In its first iteration's later years, FST was known for hosting the Dutch activist, [[Nelson Maatman]] among others.

The second (PeerTube) iteration of FST saw a dramatic increase in users in 2025, rising from 60 monthly users to above 150. This was partly due to a YouTube [[Anti]] influencer, SlyBoy, attempting to dox users of the [[Pediverse]], which FST is often considered part of by its MAP users.

==FST v1.0==

Early on in its life, restrictions had to be imposed against NSFW "NN" type content. This material was determined to be posing an existential threat to the site, due to moderation demands, and the general [[censorship]] liability.

Over the years, viewership faded, and De Jonge left the project in 2022, owing to his personal situation. This left FST with no technical support, moderation, or other contingencies, barring a secure hosting arrangement. The original FST nevertheless persisted for almost a year, until it began to face some issues with Pakistani commercial spammers and then an unsophisticated [["Pedophile Activism" hoaxes|sock farm pushing rape apologia]]. The latter operation was thought by many casual observers to be started by, or related to an [[Operation Underground Railroad|aggressive group of American Mormons]] who were at the time planning an online documentary about Maatman (and, it was assumed, seeking to misrepresent the [[MAP Movement]] by engaging in online astro-turfing and disruption).

Following its closure, FST was delisted from the Internet Archive within 2 months.

==FST v2.0 phoenix project==
[[File:Rhgbgbyut.png|thumb|Screenshot of the light skin of FST v2.0]]
Following the technical outage, FreeSpeechTube is being reconstructed using a federated video sharing model (PeerTube). The content policy is intended to mirror the minimum legal requirements of its host jurisdiction (Sweden).

Ownership of the FreeSpeechTube domain and name is yet to be secured by the project, however an archive of the site's videos is now in the hands of project co-ordinators and needs to be integrated with collated metadata salvaged from archives. It is thought the transition to [[Wikipedia:Fediverse|Fediverse]] will allow technical updates to continue for the foreseeable future.

===FST v2.0===

*[http://fstube.net FST] relaunched as a PeerTube site, and will not contain the material formerly hosted on FST until it has been thoroughly tested. Many former users of the first site have since taken this into their own hands by reuploading their most treasured content. This project is independent of [[Norbert de Jonge]].

==External links==

*[http://freespeechtube.org FST (the old domain, which is under offer)]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20220117050106/https://www.sfstube.nl/SFSTube/ Stichting FreeSpeechTube] - Website explaining the site's mission

Various news stories can be found concerning FST:

*[https://web.archive.org/web/20200407110919/https://www.telegraaf.nl/nieuws/1769411969/onderzoek-om-naar-website-met-martijn-video-s Dutch Article concerning FST]

[[Category:Official Encyclopedia]][[Category:Censorship]][[Category:Cyber Activism]][[Category:TV & Media]][[Category:Websites]][[Category:Websites: MAP]][[Category:Websites: Sympathetic]]

File:FreeSpeechTube logo.zip

2026-04-03T16:03:26Z

JJ1: Original URL was: https://web.archive.org/web/20210207160700/https://www.freespeechtube.org/zip/FreeSpeechTube_logo.zip Downloaded from the Wayback Machine before they blocked the site.

== Summary ==
Original URL was: https://web.archive.org/web/20210207160700/https://www.freespeechtube.org/zip/FreeSpeechTube_logo.zip
Downloaded from the Wayback Machine before they blocked the site.

California

2026-04-03T15:56:10Z

JJ1: Added some categories, NOTOC tag to bottom.

'''California''' is a state located at the western coast of the United States. It is known for being one of the regions with the strictest [[age of consent]] laws in the world.

The age of consent in California is 18 years with no exception for close-in-age sexual partners.<ref>[https://www.age-of-consent.info/california What is the California Legal Age of Consent in 2026?] - "The close-in-age rule in California (3 years) do not provide an exception nor provide any defense; it merely lowers the crime to a misdemeanor."</ref>

== Legal mine field ==
Culturally, any attraction to a person below the social construct "age of majority" is strongly frowned upon, even if that person is physically mature and able to reproduce and looks physically indistinguishable from a slightly older legal adult, given that they are socially infantilized with the label of "minor" that is applied equally to both toddlers and mature teenagers.

Even romantic relationships without intercourse between adults and teenagers are strongly discouraged in the United States.<ref>[https://archive.today/2025.08.28-095740/https://answers.justia.com/question/2019/05/29/can-a-minor-date-an-adult-without-any-se-693922 Can a minor date an adult without any sexual relationship and still be legal? - Nebraska Criminal Law Questions & Answers - Justia Ask A Lawyer]</ref> As usual in the United States, violators of sexuality-related laws are often publicly pillorized on a sex offender registry, no matter how minimal the violation was, for example intercourse with a person one day away from becoming a legal adult.

This makes it a legal mine field for young adults to date and sleep with people at a similar age. There is a risk that one of the partners lies about their age, so people sometimes ask each other for government identification, which can become an unromantic formality.<ref>[https://archive.today/2025.07.01-011740/https://www.reddit.com/r/NoStupidQuestions/comments/8ol8d8/should_you_ask_to_see_a_girls_id_before_sleeping/ Should you ask to see a girls ID before sleeping with her? : NoStupidQuestions] - Reddit</ref>

== International impact ==
Californian culture reaches out internationally, given that all large social media platforms (YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Reddit) and also some other widely used knowledge services including Google, Wikipedia, and OpenAI are headquartered there.

California was also the first state to pass operating system age verification into law, allowing any online service to query the age provided by the user. Here, "child protection" is used as a political trojan horse to get people to accept mass surveillance.<ref>[https://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2026/03/msg00000.html On the unfortunate need for an "age verification" API for legal compliance reasons in some U.S. states - lists.debian.org]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adCMNAVBGSQ OS Age Verification: Millions Of Evil People With GPS In Your Kid's Pocket, Required By Law!] - Jody Bruchon</ref>

== References ==
<references />

== External links ==
* [https://incels.is/threads/why-mainstream-social-media-is-agecucked.779054/ Why mainstream social media is agecucked. | Incels.is - Involuntary Celibate Forum]

[[Category:Countries and Cultures]]
[[Category:Anti-Pedophile culture]]
[[Category:Law/Crime: American]]
__NOTOC__

California

2026-04-02T22:22:02Z

JJ1: +source, sections

'''California''' is a state located at the western coast of the United States. It is known for being one of the regions with the strictest [[age of consent]] laws in the world.

The age of consent in California is 18 years with no exception for close-in-age sexual partners.<ref>[https://www.age-of-consent.info/california What is the California Legal Age of Consent in 2026?] - "The close-in-age rule in California (3 years) do not provide an exception nor provide any defense; it merely lowers the crime to a misdemeanor."</ref>

== Legal mine field ==
Culturally, any attraction to a person below the social construct "age of majority" is strongly frowned upon, even if that person is physically mature and able to reproduce and looks physically indistinguishable from a slightly older legal adult, given that they are socially infantilized with the label of "minor" that is applied equally to both toddlers and mature teenagers.

Even romantic relationships without intercourse between adults and teenagers are strongly discouraged in the United States.<ref>[https://archive.today/2025.08.28-095740/https://answers.justia.com/question/2019/05/29/can-a-minor-date-an-adult-without-any-se-693922 Can a minor date an adult without any sexual relationship and still be legal? - Nebraska Criminal Law Questions & Answers - Justia Ask A Lawyer]</ref> As usual in the United States, violators of sexuality-related laws are publicly pillorized on a sex offender registry, no matter how minimal the violation was, for example intercourse with a person one day away from becoming a legal adult.

This makes it a legal mine field for young adults to date and sleep with people at a similar age. There is a risk that one of the partners lies about their age, so people sometimes ask each other for government identification, which can become an unromantic formality.<ref>[https://archive.today/2025.07.01-011740/https://www.reddit.com/r/NoStupidQuestions/comments/8ol8d8/should_you_ask_to_see_a_girls_id_before_sleeping/ Should you ask to see a girls ID before sleeping with her? : NoStupidQuestions] - Reddit</ref>

== International impact ==
Californian culture reaches out internationally, given that all large social media platforms (YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Reddit) and also some other widely used knowledge services including Google, Wikipedia, and OpenAI are headquartered there.

California was also the first state to pass operating system age verification into law, allowing any online service to query the age provided by the user. Here, "child protection" is used as a political trojan horse to get people to accept mass surveillance.<ref>[https://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2026/03/msg00000.html On the unfortunate need for an "age verification" API for legal compliance reasons in some U.S. states - lists.debian.org]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adCMNAVBGSQ OS Age Verification: Millions Of Evil People With GPS In Your Kid's Pocket, Required By Law!] - Jody Bruchon</ref>

== References ==
<references />

== External links ==
* [https://incels.is/threads/why-mainstream-social-media-is-agecucked.779054/ Why mainstream social media is agecucked. | Incels.is - Involuntary Celibate Forum]

California

2026-04-02T22:14:42Z

JJ1: legal mine field

'''California''' is a state located at the western coast of the United States. It is known for being one of the regions with the strictest [[age of consent]] laws in the world.

The age of consent in California is 18 years with no exception for close-in-age sexual partners.<ref>[https://www.age-of-consent.info/california What is the California Legal Age of Consent in 2026?] - "The close-in-age rule in California (3 years) do not provide an exception nor provide any defense; it merely lowers the crime to a misdemeanor."</ref>

Culturally, any attraction to a person below the social construct "age of majority" is strongly frowned upon, even if that person is physically mature and able to reproduce and looks physically indistinguishable from a slightly older legal adult, given that they are socially infantilized with the label of "minor" that is applied equally to both toddlers and mature teenagers.

Even romantic relationships without intercourse between adults and teenagers are strongly discouraged. As usual in the United States, violators of sexuality-related laws are publicly pillorized on a sex offender registry, no matter how minimal the violation was, for example intercourse with a person one day away from becoming a legal adult.

This makes it a legal mine field for young adults to date and sleep with people at a similar age. There is a risk that one of the partners lies about their age, so people sometimes ask each other for government identification, which can become an unromantic formality.<ref>[https://archive.today/2025.07.01-011740/https://www.reddit.com/r/NoStupidQuestions/comments/8ol8d8/should_you_ask_to_see_a_girls_id_before_sleeping/ Should you ask to see a girls ID before sleeping with her? : NoStupidQuestions] - Reddit</ref>

Californian culture reaches out internationally, given that all large social media platforms (YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Reddit) and also some other widely used knowledge services including Google, Wikipedia, and OpenAI are headquartered there.

California was also the first state to pass operating system age verification into law, allowing any online service to query the age provided by the user. Here, "child protection" is used as a political trojan horse to get people to accept mass surveillance.<ref>[https://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2026/03/msg00000.html On the unfortunate need for an "age verification" API for legal compliance reasons in some U.S. states - lists.debian.org]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adCMNAVBGSQ OS Age Verification: Millions Of Evil People With GPS In Your Kid's Pocket, Required By Law!] - Jody Bruchon</ref>

== References ==
<references />

== External links ==
* [https://incels.is/threads/why-mainstream-social-media-is-agecucked.779054/ Why mainstream social media is agecucked. | Incels.is - Involuntary Celibate Forum]

California

2026-04-02T22:05:58Z

JJ1: elaborated on OS age verification