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Pedophilia themed OCD

2026-08-27T02:17:20Z

Jim Burton:

__NOTOC__[[File:The Myth of “Pedophilia OCD” (800 × 1000 px).png|thumb|Newgon memed POCD in 2022]]
'''Pedophilia (themed) OCD''' (POCD, sometimes styled pOCD) is a supposed sub-type of '''[[Wikipedia:Obsessive–compulsive disorder|Obsessive-compulsive disorder]]''', in which an individual is mentally crippled by anxiety that they might be a [[pedophilia|pedophile]]. These obsessions are accompanied by compulsive behaviors, in which the individual attempts to prove or disprove their hypothesis. Online guides that profess of this new disorder, claim that the pedophilia these OCD sufferers believe they are experiencing is "not real", and the recommended treatment is to spend time alone with children. POCD is sometimes alluded to in "10 reasons" type clickbait articles, for obvious reasons.

Adding to the confusion, some [[Minor Attracted People|MAPs]] who suffer from OCD related to pedophilia (for example, concerning its lower age boundary), also describe themselves as ''POCD sufferers''. Other MAPs and allies object to the use of this subtype/(self) diagnosis as often inaccurate and stigmatizing, preferring "Sexuality OCD" among other options, or only support the use of POCD as a label where the sufferer is an acknowledged pedophile.

==What proponents of POCD say==

As POCD is a relatively new subtype of OCD and is not widely accepted in the clinical community, information about it can be sparse. Oftentimes, these summaries contain negative value-judgments about pedophiles - one supposes to soothe the mental turmoil of POCD sufferers (or people with non-preferential attraction to minors, depending on your perspective). Others appear to be trawling for new patients to diagnose and medicate:

<blockquote>
:''Are you terrorized with unwanted thoughts that you may be attracted to kids? Do you assess your groinal response while looking at underage individuals or when you are in the same physical space as kids? For example, thinking things like “Do I feel more aroused by an attractive woman than this 8-year-old? Am I sexually aroused right now? Are you avoiding places where kids may congregate such as parks, museums and zoos out of a fear of being physically aroused by children? ''[...]'' Do you scan your sexual history for signs that may represent inappropriate behavior? For example, “When I was 10 I grabbed my sister’s butt. Does this mean I’m a sexual deviant? ''[...]'' Have you chosen to watch pornography that clearly does not contain someone who is underage or abstained from pornography/any sexual behavior altogether?''<ref>[https://www.madeofmillions.com/articles/9-signs-might-pedophilia-ocd-pocd Dr Jordan Levy trawls for signs of POCD]</ref>
</blockquote>
<hr>[[File:POCD.png|thumb|Typical explainer on pOCD showing a number of problematic assumptions<ref>[https://kimberleyquinlan-lmft.com/pocd/ Kimberly Quinlan's patient pOCD explainer]</ref>]]
<blockquote>
:''Pedophiles are sexually attracted to children and prefer children over age-appropriate partners. Many refuse to acknowledge that it is harmful to children and justify acting on their preference. In POCD, on the other hand, the focus is on the OCD. People with POCD are afraid they might be attracted to children, know that it is both illegal and harmful, and check and double check their own thinking to make sure they aren’t pedophiles. ''[...]'' Having the thoughts of POCD doesn’t make a person a pedophile. Molesting children does. ''[...]'' Genuine pedophilia and POCD are both treatable conditions. Prozac has been used for both. ''[...]'' I wish you well. Dr. Marie''<ref>[https://lifehelper.com/pocd-vs-pedophilia/ LifeHelper: POCD]</ref>
</blockquote>
<hr>
<blockquote>
:''Some people, though, have a form of obsessive-compulsive disorder referred to as pedophilia OCD, or POCD. Like other OCD subtypes, POCD involves obsessions (intrusive, unwanted thoughts) and compulsions (repetitive behaviors aimed at getting rid of the distress caused by obsessions). ''[...]'' outrage makes a lot of sense: nobody is more vulnerable than kids, and sexual advances on them are inherently violent ''[...]'' Many non-pedophiles experience similar intrusive thoughts and urges, spontaneously and in opposition to their real desires. Someone with no history of pedophilic thoughts or urges might be hanging out with a child and suddenly think, What if I touched that kid right now? Although the thought seems very strange and disturbing, most people shake it off: That isn’t me. I didn’t like that. Oh well. It’s by no means enjoyable, but the thought causes them no real disturbance. ''[...]'' But another group responds very differently to these thoughts, which feel like a challenge to everything they believe they really are. They have a form of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) referred to as pedophilia OCD, or POCD. ''[...]'' A young mom with pedophilia OCD: Kate’s story: ''[...]'' I remember frantically ringing my father and telling him all of my worries while crying on the living room floor. I honestly thought I could turn into a pedophile overnight and harm my daughter. From then on, I was terrified to change her, bathe her—any time a body part of hers was exposed, I would have a panic attack.''<ref>[https://www.treatmyocd.com/blog/pocd-symtoms-and-treatment?isAppointmentSchedulerModalOpen=1&scheduledFromCtaName=therapy_signup_button TreatmyOCD: POCD]</ref>
</blockquote>
<hr>
<blockquote>
:''The obsessions of obsessive-compulsive disorder are ego-dystonic or opposite to a person’s desires, values, and self-concept. The person with POCD is deeply disturbed by their obsessions and does not enjoy them. They want more than anything to escape the thoughts because of how terrorizing they are and go to great lengths to do so by performing compulsions. ''[...]'' A person with actual pedophilia experiences sexual thoughts, urges, attraction, and fantasies that are ego-syntonic, or align with a person’s self-concept, feelings, and desires. The sexual thoughts and feelings about children are pleasurable to the person with pedophilia.''<ref>[https://www.verywellmind.com/pedophile-ocd-pocd-definition-symptoms-treatment-5191825 VeryWellMind - POCD]</ref>
</blockquote>

===David Veale===

[[File:Screenshot 2023-09-28 121721.png|thumb|David Veale's take (shortened)]]
Late in 2023, after a proliferation of POCD articles in the medical media, David Veale, an OCD and CBT expert working for the [[Wikipedia:National Health Service|NHS]] and a London Private Hospital published an article for the hospital's website, advocating POCD as a concept. In a bizarre, rambling Q and A format, Veale advised a man with pedophilic fantasies (who he had apparently never met) that he was instead an OCD sufferer and should aim to establish unsupervised contact with children. In the article, Veale also recycled inaccurate tropes about pedophiles in order to distinguish pedophilia as a harmful disorder of ''intent'' that can be easily distinguished from Pedophilia OCD.<ref>[https://www.nightingalehospital.co.uk/dreams-about-being-a-paedophile-understanding-paedophile-ocd-p-ocd/ Dreams about being a paedophile: Understanding paedophile OCD (P-OCD) - David Veale for Nightingale Hospital]</ref>

=="Unhelpfulness" as a concept==
[[File:Screenshot.png|thumb|In some cases, MAPs on [[pediverse]] have ridiculed POCD, rather than directly criticizing it. The denialistic absurdity of (homo)sexuality OCD has also been juxtaposed against the fashionable label]]
POCD is a controversial subject among MAPs. There are some who endorse its use, and claim to be suffering from it. These tend to be younger, [[anti-contact]] MAPs. Others see this clinical concept as deeply unhelpful, conflatory and an invitation to denialism - preferring to limit it to OCD or use other specifiers such as "harm", "sexuality", "psychopathy" or "stigma", depending on nature. "Minor Attraction OCD" has been suggested as an alternative for patients who acknowledge their attraction to [[Minor]]s, and experience intrusive thoughts related to it. Reasons given for the unhelpfulness of POCD:
[[File:GayOCD.png|thumb|Cowboy therapists have repeatedly attempted to sell Gay OCD, with sometimes comical results]]
*''Some'' attraction to minors, is seen in most men. Even when narrowing the criteria to ''significant'' erectile response to prepubescent girls, phallometric tests tend to detect at least [[Research: Prevalence|50% response rate]] in the general population. While this is not indicative of a pedophilic ''preference'', it is likely to be strong enough to trigger feelings of anxiety - should it be ego-dystonic.
*Given the above prevalence rates, and [[Research: Prevalence|relative normativity]] of [[hebephilia]], the idea that POCD sufferers are not expressing some form of attraction to minors is statistically improbable. Use of POCD as a diagnosis is therefore likely to be pandering to denial.
*The term is sometimes used to conflate "intrusive thoughts" about "deliberately harming" children with actual pedophilia. It also conflates even commoner hebephilic attractions with pedophilia, and spreads denial about the fact that parents may sometimes have erotic feelings towards their children.
*Taken as a whole, this is unhelpful and offensive - in that it restigmatizes MAPs by perpetuating the dominant discourse.

A recent study has suggested that minor attraction is more often misdiagnosed by professionals as "POCD" than "POCD" is misdiagnosed as minor attraction.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230920183239/https://ir.canterbury.ac.nz/items/4e5a87b5-9f95-4ca2-9ba0-d2931747bf0c Distinguishing pedophilia-themed obsessive-compulsive disorder and minor attraction]</ref>

===Lack of distinction from Pedophilic Disorder===

It has been observed by members of the [[MAP Movement|MAP Activist]] group [[PCMA]], that should POCD be accepted as a type of OCD, psychiatrists and psychotherapists would be unable to objectively distinguish it from the separate diagnosis of [[Pedophilia#The_DSM-5|Pedophilic Disorder]]. Assuming the patient does not act on their feelings:

*'''Pedophilic Disorder''' = ''"pedophilic feelings"'' that must cause ''distress''.
*'''POCD''' = ''distressing thoughts'' that must be caused by ''"pedophilic feelings"''.

The objective case for distinguishing POCD has not yet been made, and the rationalizations of POCD-supporting psychotherapists documented in this article appear to vary wildly.

==External links==

*[https://archive.is/Fa8Va MAP Wiki article on sexual desire related OCD] - Uses "Child abuse OCD" and includes a call for unity between OCD sufferers and MAPs.
*[https://www.map-union.org/blog/peer-support-pedo-ocd-anxiety Mu article] - Also calls for OCD sufferers and MAPs to fight stigma together.
*[https://fstube.net/w/qQD5Zucprm9vKfpPfSYcwV 2019 video explainer on POCD] - From an MHP who supports the idea.

==References==

[[Category:Official Encyclopedia]]
[[Category:Terminology]][[Category:Terminology: Academic]][[Category:Terminology: MAP]]
[[Category:Mental Health Industry]]

Lolicon-MAP Equivalence Debate

2026-08-24T18:21:45Z

Jim Burton: /* Common Lolicon copes and explanations */

{{template:Adj}}__NOTOC__[[File:Screenshot 20211023-103740 DuckDuckGo.jpg|thumb|Actual argument made by an Ironic Lolicon]]
The '''Lolicon-MAP Equivalence Debate''' is a frequent low-intelligence debate that takes place within the [[Lolicon]], MAP and various normie social media communities.

Usually, these arguments will begin when a lolicon consumer (with large amounts of lolicon on their profile) is baited by a low-intelligence bovine leftist or conservative ("[[anti]]"), who insists, with marked derogation, that the Lolicon is a pedophile who intends to harm or abuse a child. As the Lolicon is invested in his own kind of ''respectability politics'', he responds defensively, insisting that he is "valid", not a "MAP" or "pedophile", and would never go anywhere near real child erotica. Sometimes, but not very often, the person doing the baiting is a [[MAP]] responding to overly virtuous behavior by the Lolicon.

This debate is often described as "tiresome" due to the low intelligence of the participants and their general inflexibility.

==Common Lolicon copes and explanations==

It is important to mention that many Lolicons insist they are '''not pedophiles/hebephiles'''. Much time and energy has thus been spent by said people, on maintaining the mental split necessary for a "hard distinction", when there is at the very least a soft-overlap between MAPs and Lolicons. They are sometimes referred to by MAPs pejoratively as "Ironic Lolicons", and provide well-worn rationalizations:

:'''1. Appeal to ethics:''' ''"We are acting ethically, since we are not consuming real [[child pornography]]."''

:By implying their decision to use lolicon is ''ethically grounded'', the Lolicon effectively confirms a substitution hypothesis, i.e. he is satisfying the same underlying impulse as a pedophile or hebephile.

:'''2. Appeal to fiction:''' ''"Lolicon is a fictional depiction of cute looking, elfine quasi-human forms in Japanese art. It is a drawing, and therefore we are not attracted to real children and therefore not pedophilic."''

:Arousal is clearly dependent upon realism, as proven by the evolution of Lolicon as a medium. It itches the same scratch, and thus psychological substitution is clearly indicated. All you are left with is a mental split (good Lolicon vs bad Pedo) based upon a crude genetic fallacy, namely an appeal to fiction: "We only idolize fictional children, therefore the idea that we are attracted to children is in the same sense, fiction".

:'''3. Stylistic appeal:''' ''"Stylized images of humans (e.g. Loli facial features) are more arousing *because* of the stylistic features. We are not attracted to real children."''

:Accepting that as a premise, then why do Lolicons ''prefer'' "stylized" children over "stylized" adults, or indeed, "stylized" children over "stylized" pot plants? We can only conclude classical pedophilia/hebephilia or alternatively some kind of deviance fetishism in the person who finds this material arousing.

:'''4: Muddying the waters/epistemic nitpicking:''' ''"Lolicon is by definition a broad category of art. Some Lolis (characters) are actually presented as adults. Therefore you can't just call Lolicons pedophiles - that's slanderous."''

:Clearly, this is an epistemic/etymological fallacy and an argument from consequence. It also betrays what we always suspected - that the pattern of argumentation is rooted in a both a fear of negative consequences and general sociopolitical expedience.

:'''5: Simplistic appeal to Japanese Culture:''' ''"The Japanese make the distinction between fiction and real abuse, since they made [[Child Pornography|CSAM]] illegal."''

:Not fully until 2014 (when posession was finally outlawed under western pressure<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140606000556/http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/06/04/national/crime-legal/japan-finally-moving-to-ban-child-porn-possession/ Japan Times - Lolicon permitted after CP posession made illegal.]</ref><ref>[https://edition.cnn.com/2014/06/17/world/asia/japan-child-porn-law CNN]</ref>), which makes Japan an outlier. Even after that point, collectors were given a "grace period" to destroy their collections.<ref>[https://time.com/2892728/japan-finally-bans-child-pornography/?amp=true Time.com: Japan outlaws Child Porn]</ref> This is not to say that most Japanese people did not express a ''disapproving'' tolerance towards CP (as many Greeks did towards [[pederasty]]), but an appeal to Japanese culture<ref>[https://www.ucanews.com/news/innocence-lost-japans-lax-attitude-to-pedophilia/92909 "Innocence Lost" - Western Imperialist Catholic take on Japanese culture]</ref> most certainly does not bolster the case of westerner "no pedo" Lolicons.

:'''6: Lolicon "does not mean attraction to minors":'''

:''Lolicon'' is derived from the phrase "Lolita complex" (referring to the novel [[Lolita]]) - entering use in Japan in the 1970s when sexual imagery of the shōjo (idealized young girl) was expanding in the country's media. Make of this what you will.

:The western cultural take here, is again - hopelessly simplistic. Scholarly defenses of Lolicon within Japan are ''very'' recent reactions to cultural embarrassment by the West, since there was previously no need to defend something that was normalized. Sophist arguments within academia are not reflective of any tendency within wider Japanese society to make a "special distinction" in favor of Lolicon - as unrelated to minor-attraction - since it was for many decades a way of ''acknowledging and managing'' minor-attraction.

==Summary==

It can be concluded that the Western "Ironic Lolicon" is engaged in a patterned coping strategy (externalizing his own inner battlefield) in which he distances other MAPs in order to justify his habits. He classes anything outside of his own masturbatory impulse cycle as beyond the pale, attempting to delegitimize [[Wikipedia:Egosyntonic and egodystonic|ego-syntonic]], non-denialistic pedophilia and hebephilia. As well as promoting the myth/stereotype that attraction to minors is rooted crudely in objective aesthetics, this short-termist special pleading also recapitulates the series of familiar stigmas that led to negative attitudes towards lolicons in the first place.

==Gallery of Copes==

:''For more lolicon memes, see [[Memes and Graphics]].''

<gallery>
File:Lolcope2.jpg|"There is no overlap"
File:Lolicope.png|Getting to "children" via the scenic route
File:Lolicope2.jpg|"Schediaphilia" cope
File:Screenshot 20211023-105538 DuckDuckGo.jpg|Pipe (common Lolicon meme)
File:Smolpixels.png|Jus smol pixels, bro!
LoliMeme.jpg|Anti-Fiction meme (may as well be a MAP meme)
File:FHQcxJbUUAADrQH.jpg|Bell curve
File:FJffEqJXMAA2mnj.jpg|Pedos vs Lolicons
File:BlanchardLoli.png|Blanchard/DSM debate opinions - Psychologists are not buying it
File:Lolirebut.png|Rebuttal to anti-MAP Lolicons
File:Toddlerc.png|Pointing to more hypocrisy
File:Fuckorkill.png|This famous poll was answered mainly by Ironic Lolicons
File:LolicopeNBC.png|[https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna26639577 NBC: Anime erotic subculture goes mainstream]
File:Lolicongloat.png|Lolicon gloating when he got a MAP's account suspended
</gallery>
The pipe example was originally intended to demonstrate that representations of Tobacco do not encourage consumption. Lolicons use it to pretend their psychological targeting is not towards minors.

==Resolution==

The obvious resolution to this debate (rarely arrived at, if ever) is for the Lolicon to admit that he is minor-attracted in the most fundamental sense, but is successfully controlling those tendencies through the consumption of drawn erotica. The "anti" in this debate, should accept on his part, that there is no evidence of offending on the part of the Lolicon, and no equivalence between viewing any image and pursuing a minor. The "anti" should also consider ''his own'' insecurities and the possibility these may have arisen due to latent pedophilia.

==See also==

*[[Proship]]
*[[Debate Guide: Self-loathing hatred]]

==External links==

*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_pornography_laws_in_Japan Child pornography laws in Japan] - Wikipedia.

==References==

[[Category:Official Encyclopedia]][[Category:Child Advocacy]][[Category:Child Pornography]][[Category:Art]][[Category:Debate]][[Category:Debating Points: Sociological]][[Category:Debating Points: Minor-Attracted]][[Category:Debating Points: Adults]]

Mu

2026-08-22T13:10:30Z

Jim Burton: /* Attempts at censorship */

__NOTOC__[[File:Mu2.png|thumb|Mu black symbol]]
'''Mu (μ)''' (map-union.org, f. 25 Jun, 2024) is an international, third-generation/third-wave [[Minor Attracted Person|MAP]] umbrella organization with a primarily European and Asian focus. It hosts an online forum for MAPs/AAMs and Allies, and releases statements and information resources intended to represent a broad range of opinions within the MAP Community. Translation into multiple languages is an ultimate aim of Mu's information strategy.

Signature features of Mu's approach include a focus on seeking publicity and engaging with media via press releases (i.e. "visibility"), and an attempt to foster communication between parts of the community with [[Anti-contact|fundamentally different views on consent]].

==Founding==

Mu was set up by way of a 4-person "enclave circle" committee, with further committee members or guests to be invited by unanimous agreement. Two committee members had previously attended [[Ipce]] and [[Newgon]]-related functions, and a further two were unaffiliated with those groups:

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*Brian Ribbon [Strategist]
*Percy Shelley [Communications Officer]
*Jim Burton [Content]
*Tommaso Battista [Languages Editor]

</div>

Mu plans to meet once a year.

==Features==

Mu organizes the updating content on its website into three streams. On the homepage, are any statements made by the group, including analysis articles and news updates. Mu runs content classes such as fact checks (Mu Verify), news and press releases. Another page on the website entitled "perspectives" is home to opinion pieces, easy-reading clickbait pieces (Mu Lowdown) and conversation starters (Mu Conversations). Guest blogs have their own page, but positioned less prominently below the "perspectives" section.

The website's editor, Jim Burton has stated that he wants it to be used by others as the inspiration for a fully designed online "MAP Lifestyle Magazine", which would combine features on more low-brow content such as YouTube celebrities, youth in cinema, and popular girls on social media.

===Forum===

Upon its opening, Mu set up a forum modelled loosely on [[B4U-ACT|B4um]], but intended to be viewable by members of the public (bar politics and sensitive offsite operations).

It has been received as a successful project by most observers, with activity levels approaching those of other forums such as [[BoyChat]] and somewhat short of [[Virtuous Pedophiles]]. There are ongoing plans to relocate and rebrand this forum, which began with a restructuring to make available more private peer support spaces, this time modeling Virped itself, but trying to avoid some of its issues with duplication of function. The reskinning plans are due to be fully acted upon in 2026 with a full rebranding and new domain name to break away from Mu while retaining the support of its staff.

==Coverage==

Mu achieved US national and social media coverage for its thoroughgoing defense of [[MAP Camp]] in 2024, and has been featured by Andy Ngo, Libs of TikTok, a former Member of the European Parliament, ''The Conversation'' (online copy), and on multiple occasions by [[Gays Against Groomers]].<ref>[https://cbsaustin.com/news/nation-world/pedophile-group-claims-oppression-over-vt-camp-gathering-outrage-deeply-offensive-vermont-minor-attracted-persons-marshfield-montpelier-burlington-new-england-pedophilia-map-union-gender Pedophile group claims 'oppression' over Vt. camp gathering outrage: 'Deeply offensive']</ref><ref>[https://thefederalist.com/2024/09/26/activists-defend-canceled-minor-attracted-persons-camp-in-vermont-next-to-school/ Federalist article]</ref><ref>[https://x.com/againstgrmrs/status/1875624426613698594 LGBTQ...P?], [https://x.com/ladyonorato/status/1875846959598313869 Follow up by Francesca Donato]</ref><ref>[https://theconversation.com/teenagers-and-younger-kids-are-learning-coded-predator-phrases-like-map-online-long-before-their-parents-have-even-heard-of-it-277460 Teenagers and younger kids are learning coded predator phrases like ‘MAP’ online, long before their parents have even heard of it]</ref> Various false claims about positions espoused by the group were presented in the Italian newsmagazine Gaeta.it, alongside claims "demonstrations were held in several cities, with signs and slogans in favor of the safety of children and against any form of legitimization of sexual acts with minors", leading to outcry on social media.<ref>[https://www.gaeta.it/nuova-organizzazione-map-union-chiede-diritti-per-i-pedofili-proteste-e-interrogativi-sulla-sicurezza-dei-minori Nuova organizzazione MAP-Union chiede diritti per i pedofili: proteste e interrogativi sulla sicurezza dei minori]</ref><ref>For social mentions, see [https://forum.map-union.org/viewtopic.php?t=945 GAG], [https://x.com/libsoftiktok/status/1838703424008753227 Libs] and [https://x.com/MrAndyNgo/status/1837189153705926728 Andy Ngo].</ref>

Almost a year after the initial controversy over MAP Camp, former ''[[Wikipedia:Shameless (British TV series)|Shameless]]'' actor, [[Wikipedia:Kelli Hollis|Kelli Hollis]] posted an angry TikTok in which she attacked statements made by Mu and one of its editors, Brian Ribbon.<ref>[https://www.brianribbon.com/short-takes/laughing-at-the-angry-white-lady Laughing at the angry white lady]</ref><ref>[https://fstube.net/w/h9peVKgvgkbgF5HtihgZKd FST archive of the TikTok]</ref>

For a short time in the fall of 2024, Mu ran a highly successful [[Bluesky pedophilia controversy|Bluesky]] account under the "Mu HQ" handle, interacting with MAPs and members of the public. Mu plans to return to social media when an opportunity presents itself.

===Concerted attempts at censorship===

In April-May 2026, Mu (and other MAP sites such as [[BoyChat]] and its French sub-forum) became the focus of an investigation by the citizen journalist, G Patrick.<ref>[https://www.gpatricksec.com/pedos-in-plain-site/ NAMBLA Was Just the Tip of the Iceberg], [https://www.gpatricksec.com/francerocks/ France Rocks], [https://forum.map-union.org/viewtopic.php?t=4520 Thread documenting the various updates to G Patrick's investigation]</ref> This resulted in multiple call-outs on Reddit, in which Mu and various sites sharing the same server were presented as a "pedophile ring" without any evidence of illegal activity. The response even provoked governmental condemnation in France (with media citing the High Commissioner for Children).<ref>[https://www.map-union.org/blog/press-release-france-has-no-right-to-call-us-pedocriminals Press Release: France has no right to call us 'pedocriminals']</ref> Attempts to remove the sites from the internet by lobbying providers were unsuccessful.

Again in 2026, the site went offline for a day after a number of false reports from [[NCMEC]] afflicting the related site, [[Newgon]] (this site), a drama explained in the latter article. Shortly after the NCMEC meme saga, Mu's forum was forced to temporarily suspend registrations after a basic but prolonged "raiding", doxing and data-mining attempt by the Soyjak Fandom at soyjak.st. Some sites such as MAP Forum reported heavy spamming with racist keyphrases and suicide bait, none of which passed moderation.<ref>Doxing/harassment site not hyperlinked: '''soyjak.st/soy/thread/17314151.html'''</ref>

==See also==

*[[Virtuous Pedophiles]] - A longer-running organization with similar scope but different values.
*[[MEDAL]] - MAP Equality, Dignity and Liberation.
*[[B4U-ACT]]
*[[Beyond the Plus]]

==External links==

*[https://map-union.org Home]
*[https://forum.map-union.org/index.php Forum]
*[https://archive.ph/TqRiG Bluesky (Mu HQ social media)]

==References==

[[Category:Official Encyclopedia]][[Category:Cyber Activism]][[Category:Organisations]][[Category:Organisations: Sympathetic]][[Category:Organisations: Web-based]][[Category:Organisations: Real-life]][[Category:Organisations: International]]

Pedophobia

2026-08-21T02:58:22Z

Jim Burton: /* Consequences */

{{Template:Adj}}[[File:Pedophobia.JPG|thumb|Pedophobic [[NGO]] vigilance campaign in the Philippines, 1984]]
__NOTOC__'''Pedophobia''' (sometimes called '''"mapmisia"'''), is the irrational fear of "[[pedophilia]]".

Since this fear is a social phenomenon and pedophilia is often mislabeled, its target is broader than the dictionary definition of pedophilia. The effects of pedophobia are thus felt by [[Minor Attracted Person|MAPs]], non-MAPs and even other sexual minorities.

Pedophobia may include irrational disapproval towards representations of teenage bodies, [[censorship]], and antagonism towards acceptance of [[preventionism|prevention]]-oriented mental health and fellowship programs for MAPs. The [[Homosexuality|LGBT community]] are one [[Special_Article:_Adverse_effects_of_hysteria#Vigilante_justice_and_rage|highly prominent victim]] of displaced pedophobia, as per the 1950s and 1980s anti-gay/MAP [[moral panic]]s, 2010s/20s [[grooming]]/drag panic, [["Pedophile Activism" hoaxes|hoaxes]] and numerous vigilante/conspiracy-fuelled attacks.

==Etymology==
The term stems from the roots ''pedo'' ("child") and ''phobia'' ("fear or aversion"). So its literal morphological meaning would be "fear of children" or "aversion to children". Semantically, a more appropriate term for aversion to pedophiles would be ''pedophilophobia''. However, the word is shortened to allow for a smoother pronunciation and spelling.

A very similar case occurs with the word "homophobia", whose literal meaning based solely on its morphology would be "fear of/aversion to (things that are) the same", while ''homosexophobia'' would more accurately describe aversion to homosexuals.

==Mechanism and public awareness==

Within a social media context, pedophobia manifests itself as a mental block, where the participant openly states that no amount of evidence will be able to convince them that attraction to minors can be acceptable. This failure to discriminate becomes apparent when [[anti]]-pedophiles react identically to [[anti-contact]] and [[pro-c]] MAPs - demonstrating their generalized, visceral disgust towards MAPs themselves, rather than their varying stances on [[Age of Consent]] reform and sex with minors.

It is often suggested that [[Debate Guide: Self-loathing hatred|reaction formation]] might be the cause of pedophobia. This has some support, based upon [[Debate Guide: Self-loathing hatred|previous studies]] on homosexuals and the [[Anti|existence of numerous individuals]] who expressed loathing of MAPs prior to committing sex crimes involving minors.

A 2004 British study reported that 58% of participants agreed that the media had created a "witch-hunt" against pedophiles.<ref>[[Sara Jahnke|Jahnke, Sara]]; Hoyer, Juergen (2013). [https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sara-Jahnke-2/publication/264231704_Stigmatization_of_People_With_Pedophilia_A_Blind_Spot_in_Stigma_Research/links/59fb2195aca272347a1d0c8d/Stigmatization-of-People-With-Pedophilia-A-Blind-Spot-in-Stigma-Research.pdf "Stigmatization of People With Pedophilia: A Blind Spot in Stigma Research". International Journal of Sexual Health. 25 (3): 169–184. doi:10.1080/19317611.2013.795921]</ref>

==Societal and Institution-level Pedophobia==
Pedophobia, and its counterpart [[ageism]], can be seen most notably at the societal level - in the form of [[Age of Consent|consent]] and [[child pornography]] laws. Some states also prevent sex offenders from voting, even when other classes of criminal have been given the vote. This disproportionately targets and disenfranchises MAPs.

One example of almost ritualistic pedophobic "purgation" was the congressional condemnation of the [[Rind et al]] paper - a work that at no point mentioned the word "pedophile", but provoked multiple accusations of pedophile "propaganda". Institutional pedophobia is also observable in employment and education, with [[Jacob Breslow|trustees of charities]] losing their positions, and teachers being fired or transferred after suspicions of non-criminal pedophilic orientation, or unfashionable views/statements on the topic (e.g. [[Historical examples of LGBT-MAP unity|Alison Thorne]], [[Peter Melzer]], Mark Miner, [[Minor Attracted Person|Amber Parker]], [[Richard Yuill]]).

As recently as 2022, the Russian state has passed pedophobic and [[Censorship|censorious]] laws, imposing considerably more punitive fines on "pedophile", than "gay" "propagandists".<ref>[https://www.lemonde.fr/en/lgbtq/article/2022/10/27/russia-paves-way-for-toughening-notorious-gay-propaganda-law_6001975_211.html Le Monde: Russia Propaganda Law]</ref><ref>[https://meduza.io/en/news/2022/10/27/russian-state-duma-approves-amendments-banning-lgbt-propaganda-regardless-of-age Meduza: Exact fines for Russian pedophile advocacy]</ref> One obvious irony of this scheme of censorship, is that Russia has been accused of propagating [["Pedophile Activism" hoaxes|hoax pedophilia advocacy]] in the US.

The inclusion of pedophilia in the current classifications of mental disorders (and also debate on whether the hebephilia should be included) represents by itself one of the three basics of stigma (according to E. Goffman<ref>[https://www.amazon.com/Stigma-Notes-Management-Spoiled-Identity/dp/0876681208 Erving Goffman (1974). Stigma: Notes on the management of spoiled identity]</ref>), namely label of mental illness (another two: label of dangerous criminal, and enemy group agent label). The DSM description of the disorder itself is riddled with stigmatizing, unsubstantiated comments (presumption of harm, presumption of malicious intent, association with sadism and others).<ref>[http://www.sexarchive.info/BIB/Kramer01.htm Richard Kramer (2011) The DSM and the Stigmatization of People who Are Attracted to Minors.] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20250128084130/http://www.sexarchive.info/BIB/Kramer01.htm web.archive])</ref>

==Slang terms==

<div style="column-count:3;-moz-column-count:3;-webkit-column-count:3">
*Paedo (British/Australian), Pedo (American)
*.PDF File (or simply PDF) coined first as an internet joke due to the file-type sounding like "Pedophile", then used to avoid algorithmic censorship, especially on YouTube
*[[Kiddy Fiddler]]/Diddler/KF
*Baby-raper
*[[Media:Rockspider.mp3|Rockspider audio linked]] (Australian, not to be confused with use by Rhodesians, in reference to Boers - Dutch South Africans)
*Nonce/Nonse (British, Sometimes said to derive from old English prison slang. Possibly a "backronym": '''n'''ot '''o'''n '''n'''ormal '''c'''ourtyard '''e'''xercise)
*Pred or Predophile (American)
*Uncle Chester/[[Wikipedia:Chester the Molester|Chester the Molester]]/[[Wikipedia:Herbert (Family Guy)|Herbert the Pervert]]
*Podesta (Pizzagate, American, deriving from conspiracy theories surrounding the [[Wikipedia:Podesta emails|Podesta Brothers]] and the name's phonetic similarity to "pedophile" + "molester")
*Perv
*ChoMo/Cho (Child Molester, American, suggesting sex offenders are replacing ''homo''sexuals as a target for hate)
*Moe Lester (internet)
*Child Peeper, [[Child Pedophile]]
*Chickenhawk/Chicken Chaser (70s-90s US reference to a [[Pederasty|pederast]])
*Bush Dodger (British, novel)
*Diaper Sniper (American)
*Unabummer
*Pedovore (American, used by [[Absolute Zero]] commenters)
*Paedosadist (British, [[Anonymous]], largely redundant from mid-10s<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/anonymous-calls-for-activists-to-help-expose-international-paedophile-networks-with-operation-deatheaters-9998350.html The Independent references Paedosadists, along with multiple other titles such as the Mirror]</ref>)
*Pédocriminal(ité) (French)
*[[Wiktionary:pedocon|Pedocon]]
*Short Eyes (American)
*Sexual Deviate (American, mid-20th Century/archaic, and intended to include molesters, transgenders, effeminate or publicly active homosexuals. Pronounced with a silent "e")
</div>

==Stereotypes==

[[File:Pedovan.jpg|thumb|A stereotypical "Pedovan", almost certainly mocked up as a joke]]
There are many pedophobic stereotypes, and their nature may vary according to locality. Often, pedophiles are imagined as basement dwellers, probably IQ <90, overweight or gaunt and rat-like with prescription-type spectacles. For a deeper analysis of supposed "pedophile eyewear" trends, see our gallery in this article. Stereotypical pedophiles are also said to hide behind a computer screen, using [[Grooming|crude techniques]] to entrap the vulnerable. They only retreat from these activities to watch re-runs of Star Trek, or masturbate to [[lolicon]] or childrens' underwear they have collected and hidden.<ref>[https://www.huffpost.com/entry/pedophilia-and-star-trek_b_5857 Pedophilia and Star Trek: If you're a pedophile, odds are you've watched a lot of Star Trek.]</ref>

==="Trenchcoat"===

The infamous stereotype of a pedophile, with his trenchcoat, sweets in pockets, lurking around bushes in parks/near playgrounds or in a car waiting to lure some child off to kidnap, rape and then murder is one example of pedophobia, generally propagated by the gutter-press for many decades. Since mass-publicity for institutional and familial offenders, it is seen as increasingly dated.

[[Wikipedia:Brass Eye|Brass Eye]] (British comedy series) released a 2001 special edition now casually referred to as ''[[Wikipedia:Paedogeddon|Paedogeddon]]'' - a spoof-documentary scripted and in part performed by the reclusive comedian [[Chris Morris]], airing on the UK's Channel 4. It exposed the pedophobic cultural/media trends prevalent at that time. The program was itself attacked in the press, fulfilling the prophecies of the scriptwriter.

===="Pedovan"====

An extension of the trenchcoat stereotype has been the ''Pedovan'' - a popular meme, related to psychopathic criminals such as Earl Shriner, who designed such a van in prison. This is usually a battered Ford Aerostar or similar standard wheelbase commercial, with the words "free candy" scrawled on the side. The interior of the pedovan is a child-pornography studio lined with shagpile carpet, and has a [[Wikipedia:TARDIS|TARDIS]]-like quality. Owing to its absurdity and association with late 20th Century popular hysteria, the pedovan is used more often to mock the common [[Often repeated themes in anti-pedophile literature|clichés]] surrounding child abduction, than as a direct attack on pedophiles ''per se''.

===Memes===

Various online [[Wikipedia:Internet meme|memes]] are used to signal pedophobic sentiment, including:

*The '''[[Woodchipper meme|woodchipper]]''', or so-called "pedophile recycling center". According to online legend, the pedophile must be fed "feet first" into the woodchipper.
*The '''"red flag"''', intended for use in situations where a person has not admitted to pedophilic inclinations, but has given off a strong signal.
*'''[[Chris Hansen]]''''s face suddenly appearing as a riposte to "inappropriate" discussion of minors and age-gap relationships. His presence is synonymous with the Dateline: [[Wikipedia:To Catch a Predator|To Catch a Predator]] series, in which entrapment was practiced against men showing a sexual interest in fictional minors.
*'''"Ok, [[grooming|groomer]]"''' (a variation of [[Wikipedia:OK boomer|"ok, boomer"]]) has also been employed in recent years, gaining popularity among the alternative-right. Used primarily against [[queer]] and trans people who communicate, interact professionally or otherwise with minors.
*Other memes place emphasis on the '''necessity of exterminating pedophiles''', such as captioning guns and boxes of ammunition as a "cure" for pedophilia. One repeatedly used meme suggests gun violence as an answer to the work of [[Allyn Walker]], which famously challenged the [[Research: The Dangers of Stigma|stigma]] on MAPs.

===Gallery===

<gallery>
File:Todos contra a Pedofilia (4996631189).jpg|Brazilian senator displaying a t-shirt that reads "everyone against pedophilia" in the Federal Senate (2010)
File:Graffiti Poznan Pedofilia.jpg|Anti-pedophile graffiti in Poznań, Poland. 2011
File:Wapello sign.jpg|Anti-pedophile sign in Wapello, Iowa
File:Noplace.jpg|2025 Anti pedophile and anti-sex offender protest among the working and underclasses in Scotland
File:Noplace2.jpg|More pedophobic protest on a Scottish council-estate in 2025 (credit Red Rose UK, Facebook)
File:Playdate.png|2022 pedophobic and transphobic [[United Nations]] PSA, in which a grizzled and ominous man replaced a character referred to as "Amanda", professing a love of "unicorns"<ref>[https://fstube.net/w/36KtAtX7zs6tohTfNnKQYQ FST: Playdate with a Predator]</ref>
File:Elliot.png|Anti-c Mapresources.info admin observes deep hatred from anti-pedophiles
File:Pedoglasses.jpg|Pedophile glasses are also commonly known as "rapist glasses"
File:Creeper.jpg|In the 70s and 80s, this thick-rimmed aviator style was said to be popular with "sexual offenders and serial killers"
File:Predators.jpg|Like aviators in the 60s, 70s, (literal) "predator sunglasses" were pioneered in the 90s by Ray Ban. The menacing, almost "reptilian" wraparound style and name was soon to be associated with shady sexual offenders attempting to avoid capture. Modeled here, by a YT reviewer
File:Podesta.jpg|John Podesta, whose name inspired a pedophobic slang term among conspiracy theorists - modeling another pair of thick-rimmed glasses containing a large prescription - a common pedophile trope
File:Orcbrain.jpeg|The limited number of memes available to an [[anti]] at any given time
</gallery>

==Consequences==
[[File:Rgriff.png|thumb|Actor Richard Griffiths, who physically resembled the "bad uncle" pedophile stereotype made anti-child and anti-pedophile comments during his lifetime]]
:''See also: [[Special Article: Adverse effects of hysteria]].''

*Massacres such as the [[Grooming|ClubQ mass shooting]] and [[Wikipedia:Dunblane massacre#Perpetrator|Dunblane]] have resulted directly from the propagation of pedophobia in the media and throughout institutions. [[Gayle Rubin]] was targeted, albeit without success by the same vigilante known for his attack on Paul Pelosi.
*The glorification of child-hating. This is because the hatred of children might be seen as excusing a person from being labeled a pedophile, particularly in situations where children are exposed to that person. Both [[List of anti-MAP quotes|Richard Griffiths]] and [[Jimmy Savile]] are known to have resorted to ritualistic expressions of child hating - the former closely physically resembling a pedophile stereotype, and the latter being both a closeted MAP and [[Paraphilia|paraphilic]] while the pedophile hysteria was gathering pace.
*Minors may in some jurisdictions be persecuted for sex acts with other minors, or put into therapy against their will. We have seen examples of aversion therapy and [[Penile plethysmograph|penile plethysmography]] being used on boys.
*Minors might become anxious about their own attraction to other minors, believing this to be abnormal, and seeking new labels for it. This encourages social trends such as the [[MAP Movement]].
*Minors are never complimented on their appearance, due to social taboos. This may result in poor self-esteem, depression, self-harm and eventually the irrational hatred of MAPs, since they believe minors are meant to be unattractive. This is exacerbated when the person is [[Debate Guide: Self-loathing hatred|harboring hebephilic/pedophilic tendencies]] as they grow up.
*In turn, the resulting stunted and repressed adults deprive the next generation of affection, and the [[Research: Sexual repression|cycle continues]].
*Transgenerational transmission of values is made difficult as a result; the young miss mentoring opportunities and life skills that might benefit them in the future.
*We see an increase in involuntary-celibate ([[Incelosphere|incel]]) males who have internalized sexual neuroses in their childhood, and end up emotionally stunted. Incels at least claim their left-behind issues are linked to social trends, such as the breakdown of traditional family values/family structure, misandry, feminism and even cause demographic decline and depopulation. Increasingly strict [[Age of Consent]] laws are at least correlated with declining fertility.
*Teens who are lucky enough to experience sexual pleasure are limited to inexperienced peers who are often naïve like them, resulting in sometimes awkward and disappointing experiences.

==Research==

:''See also - [[Research: The Dangers of Stigma]]''

A small but growing body of research has been carried out, not only on the effects of stigma, but on the pedophobic attitudes themselves. Here, we focus on the latter.

=== Theory ===

Pedophobia is based on a complex negative stereotype which is a set of consistently repeated biased statements about a pedophile. James Hunter lists these common assumptions as following:<ref name=":1">James Hunter (2008) [https://sci-hub.mksa.top/10.1080/00918360802345073 The Political Use and Abuse of the “Pedophile”]</ref>

<blockquote>
''1. He is set aside from most people in that he finds children sexually arousing.''

''2. He is a predator—a violent, dangerous man who forces himself on children.''

''3. His activities are always traumatizing and cause great harm to the victims.''

''4. He is unable to control himself and will always “re-offend.”''

''5. Although he may speak of himself as motivated by an ethic of love, the “pedophile” is actually driven by hate.''

''6. He is a brutish, disgusting, primitive, freak.''
</blockquote>

This goes along with constructing and sustaining the complementary stereotype of youth who is erotically sterile and in need of protection of their innocence.<ref name=":2">James Kincaid (1992) [https://libgen.is/book/index.php?md5=1CF303891E242A224E2EC92B790D9F24 Child-Loving: The Erotic Child and Victorian Culture] </ref><ref name=":3">James Kincaid (1998) [http://libgen.is/book/index.php?md5=3FC2825F3DCE1EC49CC4594E698A746C Erotic Innocence: The Culture of Child Molesting] </ref>

Politicians, the public, and the media feed into each other maintainig pedophobia. The media and popular culture, in particular, play a crucial role in shaping and perpetuating negative stereotypes surrounding MAPs and youth-adult sexual relationships. Both fictional and journalistic portrayals consistently reveal interconnected themes of “villains” (pedophiles), “victims” (innocent youth), and “heroes” (those who fight pedophiles).<ref name=":4"> David Sonenschein (1998)
[https://libgen.is/search.php?req=pedophiles+on+parade&lg_topic=libgen&open=0&view=simple&res=25&phrase=1&column=def Pedophiles on Parade]</ref> Irresponsible media prevents any shift in public perceptions. Instead of taking responsibility for more accurate portrayal of the subject, the media tends to be simply mirroring the public lay perceptions that the media itself has previously created.<ref>Helen Gavin (2005) [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/255649986_The_Social_Construction_of_the_Child_Sex_Offender_Explored_by_Narrative The Social Construction of the Child Sex Offender Explored by Narrative.] DOI:10.46743/2160-3715/2005.1835 </ref> The longevity of these images can be attributed to their familiarity within society and their repeated use for entertainment purposes and as a voyeuristic outlet for forbidden desires.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4" />

The politicians depend on the public for votes, so they feed back to the public, making harsh social policies and censorship, which in turn makes realistic views less accessible to the public. But pedophobia by itself has political uses by the religious right, the political and economic elite:<ref name=":1" />
*to further agenda of sexual repression;
*to distract people from dealing with social, political, and economic problems;
*to establish a machinery of repression and control to keep all citizens in line.

Also, there are many additional perpetuating social factors mentioned by J.Hunter:<ref name=":1" />
<blockquote>
''• The sex abuse network that has grown up around this image provides both money and prestige to its workers—many of whom are able to rise to positions of prominence as “experts.”''

''• Individuals who may be in some subliminal way aware of their own pedophilic impulses need to project this shadow side of their nature onto someone else as a way of not owning these feelings.''

''• By distancing themselves from, and even joining in on the demonization of the pedophile, gay and lesbian groups can enhance the possibility of their acceptance in the mainstream of society. ''

''• Some feminists may use the pedophile, who is usually male, as a whipping boy on which they can revenge themselves for the slights and insults they have experienced at the hands of men.''

'' • Perhaps some politicians are concerned that the conflict between divergent groups within the United States might get out of hand and cause serious harm to the country and they might see an advantage in the existence of a common enemy to rally against as a means of attaining a national cohesion—much as happened in Germany in relation to the Jews.''
</blockquote>

=== Addressing pedophobic attitudes ===

A small number of researchers have started to address the topic of [[Research: The Dangers of Stigma|stigma]] against people with an attraction to minors, and how best to counter it.

*'''Amy L. Lawrence & Gwenda M. Willis (2021). [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/348580548_Understanding_and_Challenging_Stigma_Associated_With_Sexual_Interest_in_Children_A_Systematic_Review Understanding and Challenging Stigma Associated With Sexual Interest in Children: A Systematic Review], ''International Journal of Sexual Health'', 33(1):1-20.'''
::'''Visibility''':
:::"Several studies (Cacciatori, 2017; Grady et al. 2019; Lievesley et al., 2020; Moss, 2019a; Muir, 2018) identified a problematic secrecy-stigma paradox, that is, stigma generates secrecy of the sexual interest, but wider exposure of the existence of the attraction is highlighted as an integral element of stigma reduction. [...] Goffman (1963) proposes that over time, familiarization and increased frequency of contact leads to normalization and acceptance of the difference present in a stigmatized individual or group. It could therefore be argued that increased visibility has the potential to reduce the effects of stigma by encouraging more individuals to disclose their attraction"

::'''Education''':
:::"Harper et al. (2018) and Wurtele (2018 ) saw educational interventions [...] were able to decrease negative affective responses and improve attitudes toward treatment by decreasing support for punitive punishment. [...] Participants in Parr and Pearson (2019) discussed that education campaigns (through social media and sex education in schools) should emphasize the importance of the stable nature of the sexual interest, and behavioral choices and responsibility which shifts focus away from secrecy and shame."

::'''Narrative-based depictions''':
:::" Boardman and Bartels (2018), Gunnarsdottir (2018), Harper et al. (2018), Harper et al. (2019), Jahnke et al. (2015), and Wurtele (2018) found narrative-based depictions of individuals with sexual interest in children had the effect of reducing stigmatization via the processes of humanization. These studies consistently found that presenting tangible and accurate representations of persons with sexual interest in children who had not offended (compared to conflating the attraction and offending) had a significant effect of improving attitudes toward this population".

::'''Person-first language for public discourse''':
:::"Lowe and Willis (2020) found [...] that offense-based labels like “sex offender” or “murderer” were associated with less willingness among community members to do volunteer work with these groups as compared to neutral person first language (e.g., “people who have committed crimes of a sexual nature”). To challenge labels and reduce their effects, we recommend that researchers use person-first language, particularly if it is to filter through to public discourse."

::'''Usage of a positive framing instead of myth negation''':
:::"The framing of questions and statements within measurement tools is of vital importance (particularly when challenging stigma) as evoking myths in an attempt to negate them, in fact, reinforces them (Schwarz et al., 2016). [...] Research on “valence framing” effects suggests that attitude intensity is increased by the use of negative frames (Bizer et al., 2011). [...] [C]onsider including statements such as people with sexual interest in children can control their interests, can achieve psychological wellbeing or can build relationships with adults."

*'''McKillop, N. and Price, S. (2023) [https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Nadine-Mckillop/publication/370159588_The_Potential_for_Anti-Stigma_Interventions_to_Change_Public_Attitudes_Toward_Minor-Attracted_Persons_A_Replication_and_Extension_of_Jara_and_Jeglic%27s_Study/links/64b081da95bbbe0 "The Potential for Anti-Stigma Interventions to Change Public Attitudes Toward Minor-Attracted Persons: A Replication and Extension of Jara and Jeglic’s Study"]. ''Journal of Child Sexual Abuse'', DOI: 10.1080/10538712.2023.2204864'''
:: '''Narrative intervention may be preferrable than psychoeducation:'''
:::"[https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10508-021-02057-x Harper and colleagues (2022)] compared two anti-stigma interventions, both 5-minute videos, one scientific fact-based video delivered by an expert, and the other using narrative humanization techniques. [...] Most notably, although reduced stigma was more pronounced in the information video in the immediate period following exposure, the narrative condition did not produce the same level of bounce-back, meaning that the longevity in attitudinal change may hold longer in narrative condition."

:: '''Psychoeducation may increase negative responses but it's not a major problem:'''
:::"[S]imilar to [https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13552600.2020.1863486 Jara and Jeglic (2021)] [https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10508-021-02057-x Harper et al. (2022)] found purely fact-based education increased immediate negative effects in terms of increased perceptions of deviance, leading them to conclude that intervention relying only on factual information may inadvertently reinforce the negative perceptions of minor attraction. [...] [T]he present findings are inconsistent with Jara and Jeglic’s (2021) findings, and [...] goes some way to alleviate concerns raised by them regarding potential negative consequences of educating the public[...]"

*'''Stelzmann, D., Jahnke, S., & Kuhle, L. F. (2022). [https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/19/15/9356 Media Coverage of Pedophilia and Its Impact on Help-Seeking Persons with Pedophilia in Germany - A Focus Group Study.] ''International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health'' 19 (15), DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19159356'''
:: '''Media Coverage of Pedophilia and Its Impact on Society:'''
:::"The low prevalence of pedophilia [1,2,3,4,5] and secret-keeping due to fear of rejection (e.g., [42]) make it unlikely that most people will knowingly have first-hand experiences with individuals with pedophilia. Nevertheless, as previously described, most people have a concept of individuals with pedophilia in their mind which is rather pejorative (e.g., [34]). Based on communication science theories such as the cultivation theory [45,46], it can be assumed that these individual concepts of pedophilia are derived from media coverage since it serves as second-hand experience by informing society about pedophilia. Therefore, persons with pedophilia as well as recipients depend on the media reporting about pedophilia accurately, thus shaping appropriate second-hand experiences [47].

:::Media coverage is determined by news factors and/or news values. This means that characteristics such as proximity, damage, or personalization structure the selection of events, and thus certain events are more likely to be reported than others [48,49]. Hence, media reporting on some topics may be biased ([48], also see [47]). To counteract this bias and to protect people who are the subject of media reporting, ethical journalistic standards are established in many countries worldwide [50,51]. [...] However, in the case of pedophilia and pedophilic disorder, comprehensive recommendations are currently lacking. Typical media coverage of pedophilia is characterized by primarily mentioning the subject in the context of severe and current cases of CSA (news factor: damage [48,49]). Thereby, media coverage tends to conflate pedophilia and CSA in the public consciousness [14,15,56,57,58]. For instance, Marc Dutroux, who was found guilty of sexually abusing and killing several children and teenagers in Belgium, was referred to as a “pedophile” in the media, even though his psychological evaluation found that he was not sexually attracted to children, but had other motives for his crimes (e.g., antisocial personality disorder, making profit by selling child sexual exploitation material; [59], also see [60]).”

*'''Lawrence, A. & Willis, G.M. (2022). [https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Amy-Lawrence-6/publication/361066296_Understanding_and_influencing_public_attitudes_surrounding_people_with_a_sexual_interest_in_children/links/62c7b2abcab7ba7426da031b/Understanding-and-Influencing-Public-Attitudes-Su Understanding and influencing public attitudes surrounding people with a sexual interest in children]. ''Stigma and Health'' 7 (3), DOI: 10.1037/sah0000391'''
:: '''Narrative and informative interventions are both effective:'''
::: “Previous research indicates that first-person narratives are more effective than informative interventions in reducing stigmatizing attitudes, by way of potentially reversing the process of dehumanization (Harper et al., 2018, 2021; Harper & Hogue, 2015; Jahnke, Philipp, et al., 2015). However, the humanizing narrative intervention in this study was equally effective in increasing pity and reducing negative affective responses, as well as decreasing social distance, deviance, and increasing supportive attitudes as the informative intervention.”

:: '''Negative reactions to information may be a short term effect due to rigidity of attitudes, therefore persistence is necessary:'''
::: “Rydell et al. (2007) [...] suggested that the attitudinal shift was a result of the continued accumulation of information influencing the attitudinal process. Indeed, the results from Harper et al. (2021) showed negative affective responses continued and even increased, despite cognitive changes in understanding empirically accurate information regarding sexual interest in children. Similarly, Jara and Jeglic (2021) found psychoeducation intervention increased punitive attitudes within a public sample. Thus, as attitudes regarding people who have these sexual interests have developed over an extended period, it is recommended that future research employ repeated interventions in attempts to promote sustained attitudinal changes.”

:: '''Benefits of stigma reducing:'''
::: “The process of reversing the effects of stigma has the bifold benefits of enhancing the psychological well-being of people with sexual interest in children and reducing the help-seeking barriers they face.”

* '''Jahnke, S., Blagden, N., and Hill, L. (2022). [https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10508-022-02331-6 Pedophile, Child Lover, or Minor-Attracted Person? Attitudes Toward Labels Among People Who are Sexually Attracted to Children.] ''Archives of Sexual Behavior'' 51 (8). DOI: 10.1007/s10508-022-02331-6'''
::'''A problem with labels in general:'''
::: "labels may also carry negative connotations (Mendelsohn et al., 2020), contribute to public stigma (Granello & Gibbs, 2016), or be experienced as derogatory or ill-fitting (Dunn & Andrews, 2015)"

::'''Person-first labels are problematic in professional discourse because of devaluing sexuality:'''
:::"person-first labels [e.g. "a person with pedophilia"] were the target of much criticism because of their implication that pedophilia is undesirable, unwanted, and innately pathological (see also Martijn et al., 2020 where this was among the least popular self-labels). Both qualitative and quantitative findings suggest that people who are sexually attracted to children prefer to embrace their sexuality as part of their identity and want this to be reflected in the professional discourse as well."

::'''The "MAP" label may be better suited for public discourse because it is free of criminal connotations:'''
:::"there is evidence that interventions that educate about the distinction between a sexual attraction to children and sexual offending lead to a decrease in stigmatizing attitudes among students, health professionals, or members of the general public [...] Therefore, by shedding the criminal connotations of the label “[[Pedophilia|pedophilia]],” labels like “[[Minor Attracted Person|minor-attracted person]]” could help the public understand the difference between having a sexual attraction toward children and committing sexual crimes with child victims"

:: '''But "pedophile" label may be beneficial if used publicly by pedophiles themselves:'''
:::"Some participants in this study expressed views in favor of reappropriating the “pedophilia” label as a way to express ownership, pride, and agency in the face of a misinformed public.[...]There is nascent research on the effects of reclaiming a slur among self-labelers and observers (Galinsky et al., 2013). These studies suggest that self-labeling with a slur can lead to an increased sense of power among the self-labeled. Additionally, when others observed that members of a stigmatized group used a slur to refer to themselves, they became more likely to view the self-labeler as powerful. Galinsky et al. (2013) also demonstrated that reclaiming a slur can attenuate the negativity of the label via increased perceptions of the group’s power."

*'''Nematy, Z., Flynn, S., McCarthy-Jones, S. (2023) [https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12119-023-10117-8 YouTube Commenters' Discourse of Paedophilia: A Qualitative Social Media Analysis] ''Sexuality & Culture'', DOI: 10.1007/s12119-023-10117-8'''

:: '''Origins of pedophobia:'''
::: "Hatred of PWP [people with paedophilia] presumably serves psychological functions for those who harbour it. It protects their perception of self and community members and alleviates their anxiety through a process of denial (i.e., 'evils' are not around me). One reason debunking stereotypes and humanising PWP incites anger could be the threat it poses to this denial."

:: '''For whom education will be effective:'''
::: "There are [...] Fence-Sitters. A group of commenters reacted to the video in an uncertain, ambivalent way or refrained from expressing a positive or critical opinion. [...] Fence-sitters have the potential to accept evidence-based empirical information (Lawrence & Willis, 2021)."

:: '''Discursive shift for humanization:'''
::: "We observed that some commenters expressed interest in listening to or befriending PWP. This evolved to a discursive shift from “What if my child is a victim of CSA?” to “What if my child has paedophilic interests?” (Theaker, 2015) among the Supporters. The shift allowed some audiences to de-other individuals whose existence as human beings had been largely excluded from public discourses."

* '''Lawrence, A. L. and Willis, G. W. (2023) [https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/0092623X.2023.2224323 Cognitive and Affective Impacts of Antistigma Interventions Surrounding People with a Sexual Interest in Children] ''Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy'', DOI: 10.1080/0092623X.2023.2224323'''
:: '''Try to connect with shared public values:'''
::: "Cross disciplinary research on attitudes and values conducted by Hornsey and Fielding (Citation2017) proposed that to effectively convert people who reject scientific evidence (which research suggests is associated with strong affective responses), it is essential to identify attitudinal roots (vested interests, worldviews, identity needs which sustain and motivate attitudes, fears, and ideologies,) and then to develop or adapt communication tactics to work with rather than oppose these underlying causes (Hornsey & Fielding, Citation2017). [...] Therefore, dependent on how interventions are promoted, they provide the possibility to connect with and advocate shared public values of safe communities and family security. Engaging these values may give the public a reason to care about providing support to people living with these interests."

*'''Maroño et al. (2023) [https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JCP-07-2022-0021/full/html Exploring the stigmatisation of offending and non-offending paedophiles: a terror management approach] ''Journal of Criminal Psychology'' 13 (4), DOI: 10.1108/JCP-07-2022-0021'''
:: '''Origins of pedophobia:'''
::: "paedophilia is often conflated as a psychiatric/mental health disorder and an extreme violent offence [...] These findings suggest that paedophilia is believed to be associated with severe forms of mental illness where an individual is not able to control their own state of mind."

*'''Christophersen, L. & Brotto, G. (2024) [https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/15248380241262286 The Effectiveness of Educational Interventions for Mental Health Professionals in Reducing Stigmatization Toward People with Pedophilia: A Meta-Analysis] ''Trauma, Violence, & Abuse 00(0)'', DOI: 10.1177/15248380241262286'''
::"The findings suggest that interventions involving narratives and informational content can contribute significantly to altering attitudes and reducing stigmatization. [...] The meta-analyses reveal a significant impact of these interventions on altering MHPs’ [Mental Health Professionals] perceptions of people with pedophilia, particularly in dispelling notions of dangerousness and intentionality, diminishing the need to socially distance themselves from people with pedophilia, and fostering less punitive attitudes. However, the study did not find any significant changes in MHPs’ motivation to treat people with pedophilia [...] Mandatory educational interventions should be provided to MHPs working directly with people with pedophilia."
::'''from the [https://www.b4uact.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/B4QR-Autumn-2024-4-3.pdf B4QR] on this paper:'''
:::"It should be noted that terminology such as "sexual urges" may inaccurately suggest compulsiveness and lack of control, reinforcing stigmatizing assumptions about MAPs. Using more accurate language, such as "feelings of attraction" could better reflect the complexity of MAP experiences without reinforcing stereotypes."

=== Who is prone to pedophobia? ===
*'''Grigoropoulos, I. (2025) [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0191886924004744 “An exploratory study on personality and ideological factors behind attitudes toward pedophilia in a convenient Greek sample”] ''Personality and Individual Differences'' 236, DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2024.113014.'''
::"The current study examines an underexplored domain of research: the relationship between the D-factor of personality, the Light Triad traits, conservative ideological factors (i.e., conservative values and religiosity), and attitudes toward pedophilia. [D-factor (Dark Triad) of personality refers to three “dark” personality traits, namely Machiavellianism, narcissism, and psychopathy; the Light Triad traits includes Kantianism, Humanism, and Faith in Humanity.] [...] The only significant correlation was between conservative values and attitudes toward pedophilia, supporting our hypothesis that higher levels of conservative values would be linked to more negative attitudes toward pedophilia."

*'''Nematy, Z., Flynn, S., McCarthy-Jones, S. (2023) [https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12119-023-10117-8 YouTube Commenters' Discourse of Paedophilia: A Qualitative Social Media Analysis] ''Sexuality & Culture'', DOI: 10.1007/s12119-023-10117-8'''
::"Younger age, less education, and having younger children at the age of potential victimisation predict higher social distance towards PWP [people with paedophilia]. Also, women show higher levels of fear, anger, and perceived dangerousness towards individuals with paedophilic interests, compared to men (Jahnke et al., 2015a), along with greater levels of disgust and punitive attitudes (Jahnke, 2018a). Additionally, personality traits affect attitudes towards stigmatised groups (Yuan et al., 2018). For example, higher right-wing authoritarianism (RWA) scores predict more social distance from and more hostile attitudes towards PWP (Jahnke et al., 2014)."

*'''P. Gaudette, J., C. Watt, M., & J. Lively, C. (2024). [https://journals.bilpubgroup.com/index.php/jpr/article/view/6364 Sex Differences in Stigma Reduction toward Minor Attracted Persons (MAPs) via Contact Interventions]. ''Journal of Psychological Research, 6(3)'', 1–11. doi:10.30564/jpr.v6i3.6364'''
::"Previous researchers compared the impact of two interventions – narrative humanization vs. scientific information-in reducing stigma towards people with pedophilic interests and found the former to be more effective. [...] As predicted, females (vs. males) held more negative and stigmatic attitudes towards sex offenders at baseline and, while both interventions showed a positive impact on these negative attitudes, the impact was greater for females."

==See also==

*[[Research: The Dangers of Stigma]]
*[[Often repeated themes in anti-pedophile literature|Pedophobic cliches]] in literature and TV
*[[Vigilantism]]
*[[Bubba]]
*[[Special Article: Adverse effects of hysteria]]
*[[Erotic Innocence|Erotic innocence]] - Summary of Kincaid's books on the social construction of childhood and its innocence
*[[Pedophiles on Parade]] - More about Sonenschein's 1998 book on how "pedophile" stereotypes and adjacent narratives were developed by the media

==External links==

*[https://www.boywiki.org/en/Pedophobia_(dictionary) Pedophobia] - BoyWiki.
*[https://www.pedofili.eu/Pedophobia.htm Pedophobia] - Pedofili.eu.
*[https://archive.is/q7NXY Mapmisia] - A similar coinage of some social media activists, that avoids the dual-use problem inherent to "pedophobia".

==References==

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{{Template:Adj}}[[File:Pedophobia.JPG|thumb|Pedophobic [[NGO]] vigilance campaign in the Philippines, 1984]]
__NOTOC__'''Pedophobia''' (sometimes called '''"mapmisia"'''), is the irrational fear of "[[pedophilia]]".

Since this fear is a social phenomenon and pedophilia is often mislabeled, its target is broader than the dictionary definition of pedophilia. The effects of pedophobia are thus felt by [[Minor Attracted Person|MAPs]], non-MAPs and even other sexual minorities.

Pedophobia may include irrational disapproval towards representations of teenage bodies, [[censorship]], and antagonism towards acceptance of [[preventionism|prevention]]-oriented mental health and fellowship programs for MAPs. The [[Homosexuality|LGBT community]] are one [[Special_Article:_Adverse_effects_of_hysteria#Vigilante_justice_and_rage|highly prominent victim]] of displaced pedophobia, as per the 1950s and 1980s anti-gay/MAP [[moral panic]]s, 2010s/20s [[grooming]]/drag panic, [["Pedophile Activism" hoaxes|hoaxes]] and numerous vigilante/conspiracy-fuelled attacks.

==Etymology==
The term stems from the roots ''pedo'' ("child") and ''phobia'' ("fear or aversion"). So its literal morphological meaning would be "fear of children" or "aversion to children". Semantically, a more appropriate term for aversion to pedophiles would be ''pedophilophobia''. However, the word is shortened to allow for a smoother pronunciation and spelling.

A very similar case occurs with the word "homophobia", whose literal meaning based solely on its morphology would be "fear of/aversion to (things that are) the same", while ''homosexophobia'' would more accurately describe aversion to homosexuals.

==Mechanism and public awareness==

Within a social media context, pedophobia manifests itself as a mental block, where the participant openly states that no amount of evidence will be able to convince them that attraction to minors can be acceptable. This failure to discriminate becomes apparent when [[anti]]-pedophiles react identically to [[anti-contact]] and [[pro-c]] MAPs - demonstrating their generalized, visceral disgust towards MAPs themselves, rather than their varying stances on [[Age of Consent]] reform and sex with minors.

It is often suggested that [[Debate Guide: Self-loathing hatred|reaction formation]] might be the cause of pedophobia. This has some support, based upon [[Debate Guide: Self-loathing hatred|previous studies]] on homosexuals and the [[Anti|existence of numerous individuals]] who expressed loathing of MAPs prior to committing sex crimes involving minors.

A 2004 British study reported that 58% of participants agreed that the media had created a "witch-hunt" against pedophiles.<ref>[[Sara Jahnke|Jahnke, Sara]]; Hoyer, Juergen (2013). [https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sara-Jahnke-2/publication/264231704_Stigmatization_of_People_With_Pedophilia_A_Blind_Spot_in_Stigma_Research/links/59fb2195aca272347a1d0c8d/Stigmatization-of-People-With-Pedophilia-A-Blind-Spot-in-Stigma-Research.pdf "Stigmatization of People With Pedophilia: A Blind Spot in Stigma Research". International Journal of Sexual Health. 25 (3): 169–184. doi:10.1080/19317611.2013.795921]</ref>

==Societal and Institution-level Pedophobia==
Pedophobia, and its counterpart [[ageism]], can be seen most notably at the societal level - in the form of [[Age of Consent|consent]] and [[child pornography]] laws. Some states also prevent sex offenders from voting, even when other classes of criminal have been given the vote. This disproportionately targets and disenfranchises MAPs.

One example of almost ritualistic pedophobic "purgation" was the congressional condemnation of the [[Rind et al]] paper - a work that at no point mentioned the word "pedophile", but provoked multiple accusations of pedophile "propaganda". Institutional pedophobia is also observable in employment and education, with [[Jacob Breslow|trustees of charities]] losing their positions, and teachers being fired or transferred after suspicions of non-criminal pedophilic orientation, or unfashionable views/statements on the topic (e.g. [[Historical examples of LGBT-MAP unity|Alison Thorne]], [[Peter Melzer]], Mark Miner, [[Minor Attracted Person|Amber Parker]], [[Richard Yuill]]).

As recently as 2022, the Russian state has passed pedophobic and [[Censorship|censorious]] laws, imposing considerably more punitive fines on "pedophile", than "gay" "propagandists".<ref>[https://www.lemonde.fr/en/lgbtq/article/2022/10/27/russia-paves-way-for-toughening-notorious-gay-propaganda-law_6001975_211.html Le Monde: Russia Propaganda Law]</ref><ref>[https://meduza.io/en/news/2022/10/27/russian-state-duma-approves-amendments-banning-lgbt-propaganda-regardless-of-age Meduza: Exact fines for Russian pedophile advocacy]</ref> One obvious irony of this scheme of censorship, is that Russia has been accused of propagating [["Pedophile Activism" hoaxes|hoax pedophilia advocacy]] in the US.

The inclusion of pedophilia in the current classifications of mental disorders (and also debate on whether the hebephilia should be included) represents by itself one of the three basics of stigma (according to E. Goffman<ref>[https://www.amazon.com/Stigma-Notes-Management-Spoiled-Identity/dp/0876681208 Erving Goffman (1974). Stigma: Notes on the management of spoiled identity]</ref>), namely label of mental illness (another two: label of dangerous criminal, and enemy group agent label). The DSM description of the disorder itself is riddled with stigmatizing, unsubstantiated comments (presumption of harm, presumption of malicious intent, association with sadism and others).<ref>[http://www.sexarchive.info/BIB/Kramer01.htm Richard Kramer (2011) The DSM and the Stigmatization of People who Are Attracted to Minors.] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20250128084130/http://www.sexarchive.info/BIB/Kramer01.htm web.archive])</ref>

==Slang terms==

<div style="column-count:3;-moz-column-count:3;-webkit-column-count:3">
*Paedo (British/Australian), Pedo (American)
*[[Kiddy Fiddler]]/Diddler/KF
*Baby-raper
*[[Media:Rockspider.mp3|Rockspider audio linked]] (Australian, not to be confused with use by Rhodesians, in reference to Boers - Dutch South Africans)
*Nonce/Nonse (British, Sometimes said to derive from old English prison slang. Possibly a "backronym": '''n'''ot '''o'''n '''n'''ormal '''c'''ourtyard '''e'''xercise)
*Pred or Predophile (American)
*Uncle Chester/[[Wikipedia:Chester the Molester|Chester the Molester]]/[[Wikipedia:Herbert (Family Guy)|Herbert the Pervert]]
*Podesta (Pizzagate, American, deriving from conspiracy theories surrounding the [[Wikipedia:Podesta emails|Podesta Brothers]] and the name's phonetic similarity to "pedophile" + "molester")
*Perv
*ChoMo/Cho (Child Molester, American, suggesting sex offenders are replacing ''homo''sexuals as a target for hate)
*Moe Lester (internet)
*Child Peeper, [[Child Pedophile]]
*Chickenhawk/Chicken Chaser (70s-90s US reference to a [[Pederasty|pederast]])
*Bush Dodger (British, novel)
*Diaper Sniper (American)
*Unabummer
*Pedovore (American, used by [[Absolute Zero]] commenters)
*Paedosadist (British, [[Anonymous]], largely redundant from mid-10s<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/anonymous-calls-for-activists-to-help-expose-international-paedophile-networks-with-operation-deatheaters-9998350.html The Independent references Paedosadists, along with multiple other titles such as the Mirror]</ref>)
*Pédocriminal(ité) (French)
*[[Wiktionary:pedocon|Pedocon]]
*Short Eyes (American)
*Sexual Deviate (American, mid-20th Century/archaic, and intended to include molesters, transgenders, effeminate or publicly active homosexuals. Pronounced with a silent "e")
</div>

==Stereotypes==

[[File:Pedovan.jpg|thumb|A stereotypical "Pedovan", almost certainly mocked up as a joke]]
There are many pedophobic stereotypes, and their nature may vary according to locality. Often, pedophiles are imagined as basement dwellers, probably IQ <90, overweight or gaunt and rat-like with prescription-type spectacles. For a deeper analysis of supposed "pedophile eyewear" trends, see our gallery in this article. Stereotypical pedophiles are also said to hide behind a computer screen, using [[Grooming|crude techniques]] to entrap the vulnerable. They only retreat from these activities to watch re-runs of Star Trek, or masturbate to [[lolicon]] or childrens' underwear they have collected and hidden.<ref>[https://www.huffpost.com/entry/pedophilia-and-star-trek_b_5857 Pedophilia and Star Trek: If you're a pedophile, odds are you've watched a lot of Star Trek.]</ref>

==="Trenchcoat"===

The infamous stereotype of a pedophile, with his trenchcoat, sweets in pockets, lurking around bushes in parks/near playgrounds or in a car waiting to lure some child off to kidnap, rape and then murder is one example of pedophobia, generally propagated by the gutter-press for many decades. Since mass-publicity for institutional and familial offenders, it is seen as increasingly dated.

[[Wikipedia:Brass Eye|Brass Eye]] (British comedy series) released a 2001 special edition now casually referred to as ''[[Wikipedia:Paedogeddon|Paedogeddon]]'' - a spoof-documentary scripted and in part performed by the reclusive comedian [[Chris Morris]], airing on the UK's Channel 4. It exposed the pedophobic cultural/media trends prevalent at that time. The program was itself attacked in the press, fulfilling the prophecies of the scriptwriter.

===="Pedovan"====

An extension of the trenchcoat stereotype has been the ''Pedovan'' - a popular meme, related to psychopathic criminals such as Earl Shriner, who designed such a van in prison. This is usually a battered Ford Aerostar or similar standard wheelbase commercial, with the words "free candy" scrawled on the side. The interior of the pedovan is a child-pornography studio lined with shagpile carpet, and has a [[Wikipedia:TARDIS|TARDIS]]-like quality. Owing to its absurdity and association with late 20th Century popular hysteria, the pedovan is used more often to mock the common [[Often repeated themes in anti-pedophile literature|clichés]] surrounding child abduction, than as a direct attack on pedophiles ''per se''.

===Memes===

Various online [[Wikipedia:Internet meme|memes]] are used to signal pedophobic sentiment, including:

*The '''[[Woodchipper meme|woodchipper]]''', or so-called "pedophile recycling center". According to online legend, the pedophile must be fed "feet first" into the woodchipper.
*The '''"red flag"''', intended for use in situations where a person has not admitted to pedophilic inclinations, but has given off a strong signal.
*'''[[Chris Hansen]]''''s face suddenly appearing as a riposte to "inappropriate" discussion of minors and age-gap relationships. His presence is synonymous with the Dateline: [[Wikipedia:To Catch a Predator|To Catch a Predator]] series, in which entrapment was practiced against men showing a sexual interest in fictional minors.
*'''"Ok, [[grooming|groomer]]"''' (a variation of [[Wikipedia:OK boomer|"ok, boomer"]]) has also been employed in recent years, gaining popularity among the alternative-right.
*Other memes place emphasis on the '''necessity of exterminating pedophiles''', such as captioning guns and boxes of ammunition as a "cure" for pedophilia. One repeatedly used meme suggests gun violence as an answer to the work of [[Allyn Walker]], which famously challenged the [[Research: The Dangers of Stigma|stigma]] on MAPs.

===Gallery===

<gallery>
File:Todos contra a Pedofilia (4996631189).jpg|Brazilian senator displaying a t-shirt that reads "everyone against pedophilia" in the Federal Senate (2010)
File:Graffiti Poznan Pedofilia.jpg|Anti-pedophile graffiti in Poznań, Poland. 2011
File:Wapello sign.jpg|Anti-pedophile sign in Wapello, Iowa
File:Noplace.jpg|Anti pedophile and anti-sex offender protest among the working and underclasses in Scotland
File:Noplace.jpg|More pedophobic protest on a Scottish council-estate (credit Red Rose UK, Facebook)
File:Playdate.png|2022 pedophobic and transphobic [[United Nations]] PSA, in which a grizzled and ominous man replaced a character referred to as "Amanda", professing a love of "unicorns"<ref>[https://fstube.net/w/36KtAtX7zs6tohTfNnKQYQ FST: Playdate with a Predator]</ref>
File:Elliot.png|Anti-c Mapresources.info admin observes deep hatred from anti-pedophiles
File:Pedoglasses.jpg|Pedophile glasses are also commonly known as "rapist glasses"
File:Creeper.jpg|In the 70s and 80s, this thick-rimmed aviator style was said to be popular with "sexual offenders and serial killers"
File:Predators.jpg|Like aviators in the 60s, 70s, (literal) "predator sunglasses" were pioneered in the 90s by Ray Ban. The menacing, almost "reptilian" wraparound style and name was soon to be associated with shady sexual offenders attempting to avoid capture. Modeled here, by a YT reviewer
File:Podesta.jpg|John Podesta, whose name inspired a pedophobic slang term among conspiracy theorists - modeling another pair of thick-rimmed glasses containing a large prescription - a common pedophile trope
File:Orcbrain.jpeg|The limited number of memes available to an [[anti]] at any given time
</gallery>

==Consequences==

:''See also: [[Special Article: Adverse effects of hysteria]].''

*Massacres such as the [[Grooming|ClubQ mass shooting]] and [[Wikipedia:Dunblane massacre#Perpetrator|Dunblane]] have resulted directly from the propagation of pedophobia in the media and throughout institutions. [[Gayle Rubin]] was targeted, albeit without success by the same vigilante known for his attack on Paul Pelosi.
*The glorification of child-hating. This is because the hatred of children might be seen as excusing a person from being labeled a pedophile, particularly in situations where children are exposed to that person. Both [[List of anti-MAP quotes|Richard Griffiths]] and [[Jimmy Savile]] are known to have resorted to ritualistic expressions of child hating - the former closely physically resembling a pedophile stereotype, and the latter being both a closeted MAP and [[Paraphilia|paraphilic]] while the pedophile hysteria was gathering pace.
*Minors may in some jurisdictions be persecuted for sex acts with other minors, or put into therapy against their will. We have seen examples of aversion therapy and [[Penile plethysmograph|penile plethysmography]] being used on boys.
*Minors might become anxious about their own attraction to other minors, believing this to be abnormal, and seeking new labels for it. This encourages social trends such as the [[MAP Movement]].
*Minors are never complimented on their appearance, due to social taboos. This may result in poor self-esteem, depression, self-harm and eventually the irrational hatred of MAPs, since they believe minors are meant to be unattractive. This is exacerbated when the person is [[Debate Guide: Self-loathing hatred|harboring hebephilic/pedophilic tendencies]] as they grow up.
*In turn, the resulting stunted and repressed adults deprive the next generation of affection, and the [[Research: Sexual repression|cycle continues]].
*Transgenerational transmission of values is made difficult as a result; the young miss mentoring opportunities and life skills that might benefit them in the future.
*We see an increase in involuntary-celibate ([[Incelosphere|incel]]) males who have internalized sexual neuroses in their childhood, and end up emotionally stunted. Incels at least claim their left-behind issues are linked to social trends, such as the breakdown of traditional family values/family structure, misandry, feminism and even cause demographic decline and depopulation. Increasingly strict [[Age of Consent]] laws are at least correlated with declining fertility.
*Teens who are lucky enough to experience sexual pleasure are limited to inexperienced peers who are often naïve like them, resulting in sometimes awkward and disappointing experiences.

==Research==

:''See also - [[Research: The Dangers of Stigma]]''

A small but growing body of research has been carried out, not only on the effects of stigma, but on the pedophobic attitudes themselves. Here, we focus on the latter.

=== Theory ===

Pedophobia is based on a complex negative stereotype which is a set of consistently repeated biased statements about a pedophile. James Hunter lists these common assumptions as following:<ref name=":1">James Hunter (2008) [https://sci-hub.mksa.top/10.1080/00918360802345073 The Political Use and Abuse of the “Pedophile”]</ref>

<blockquote>
''1. He is set aside from most people in that he finds children sexually arousing.''

''2. He is a predator—a violent, dangerous man who forces himself on children.''

''3. His activities are always traumatizing and cause great harm to the victims.''

''4. He is unable to control himself and will always “re-offend.”''

''5. Although he may speak of himself as motivated by an ethic of love, the “pedophile” is actually driven by hate.''

''6. He is a brutish, disgusting, primitive, freak.''
</blockquote>

This goes along with constructing and sustaining the complementary stereotype of youth who is erotically sterile and in need of protection of their innocence.<ref name=":2">James Kincaid (1992) [https://libgen.is/book/index.php?md5=1CF303891E242A224E2EC92B790D9F24 Child-Loving: The Erotic Child and Victorian Culture] </ref><ref name=":3">James Kincaid (1998) [http://libgen.is/book/index.php?md5=3FC2825F3DCE1EC49CC4594E698A746C Erotic Innocence: The Culture of Child Molesting] </ref>

Politicians, the public, and the media feed into each other maintainig pedophobia. The media and popular culture, in particular, play a crucial role in shaping and perpetuating negative stereotypes surrounding MAPs and youth-adult sexual relationships. Both fictional and journalistic portrayals consistently reveal interconnected themes of “villains” (pedophiles), “victims” (innocent youth), and “heroes” (those who fight pedophiles).<ref name=":4"> David Sonenschein (1998)
[https://libgen.is/search.php?req=pedophiles+on+parade&lg_topic=libgen&open=0&view=simple&res=25&phrase=1&column=def Pedophiles on Parade]</ref> Irresponsible media prevents any shift in public perceptions. Instead of taking responsibility for more accurate portrayal of the subject, the media tends to be simply mirroring the public lay perceptions that the media itself has previously created.<ref>Helen Gavin (2005) [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/255649986_The_Social_Construction_of_the_Child_Sex_Offender_Explored_by_Narrative The Social Construction of the Child Sex Offender Explored by Narrative.] DOI:10.46743/2160-3715/2005.1835 </ref> The longevity of these images can be attributed to their familiarity within society and their repeated use for entertainment purposes and as a voyeuristic outlet for forbidden desires.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4" />

The politicians depend on the public for votes, so they feed back to the public, making harsh social policies and censorship, which in turn makes realistic views less accessible to the public. But pedophobia by itself has political uses by the religious right, the political and economic elite:<ref name=":1" />
*to further agenda of sexual repression;
*to distract people from dealing with social, political, and economic problems;
*to establish a machinery of repression and control to keep all citizens in line.

Also, there are many additional perpetuating social factors mentioned by J.Hunter:<ref name=":1" />
<blockquote>
''• The sex abuse network that has grown up around this image provides both money and prestige to its workers—many of whom are able to rise to positions of prominence as “experts.”''

''• Individuals who may be in some subliminal way aware of their own pedophilic impulses need to project this shadow side of their nature onto someone else as a way of not owning these feelings.''

''• By distancing themselves from, and even joining in on the demonization of the pedophile, gay and lesbian groups can enhance the possibility of their acceptance in the mainstream of society. ''

''• Some feminists may use the pedophile, who is usually male, as a whipping boy on which they can revenge themselves for the slights and insults they have experienced at the hands of men.''

'' • Perhaps some politicians are concerned that the conflict between divergent groups within the United States might get out of hand and cause serious harm to the country and they might see an advantage in the existence of a common enemy to rally against as a means of attaining a national cohesion—much as happened in Germany in relation to the Jews.''
</blockquote>

=== Addressing pedophobic attitudes ===

A small number of researchers have started to address the topic of [[Research: The Dangers of Stigma|stigma]] against people with an attraction to minors, and how best to counter it.

*'''Amy L. Lawrence & Gwenda M. Willis (2021). [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/348580548_Understanding_and_Challenging_Stigma_Associated_With_Sexual_Interest_in_Children_A_Systematic_Review Understanding and Challenging Stigma Associated With Sexual Interest in Children: A Systematic Review], ''International Journal of Sexual Health'', 33(1):1-20.'''
::'''Visibility''':
:::"Several studies (Cacciatori, 2017; Grady et al. 2019; Lievesley et al., 2020; Moss, 2019a; Muir, 2018) identified a problematic secrecy-stigma paradox, that is, stigma generates secrecy of the sexual interest, but wider exposure of the existence of the attraction is highlighted as an integral element of stigma reduction. [...] Goffman (1963) proposes that over time, familiarization and increased frequency of contact leads to normalization and acceptance of the difference present in a stigmatized individual or group. It could therefore be argued that increased visibility has the potential to reduce the effects of stigma by encouraging more individuals to disclose their attraction"

::'''Education''':
:::"Harper et al. (2018) and Wurtele (2018 ) saw educational interventions [...] were able to decrease negative affective responses and improve attitudes toward treatment by decreasing support for punitive punishment. [...] Participants in Parr and Pearson (2019) discussed that education campaigns (through social media and sex education in schools) should emphasize the importance of the stable nature of the sexual interest, and behavioral choices and responsibility which shifts focus away from secrecy and shame."

::'''Narrative-based depictions''':
:::" Boardman and Bartels (2018), Gunnarsdottir (2018), Harper et al. (2018), Harper et al. (2019), Jahnke et al. (2015), and Wurtele (2018) found narrative-based depictions of individuals with sexual interest in children had the effect of reducing stigmatization via the processes of humanization. These studies consistently found that presenting tangible and accurate representations of persons with sexual interest in children who had not offended (compared to conflating the attraction and offending) had a significant effect of improving attitudes toward this population".

::'''Person-first language for public discourse''':
:::"Lowe and Willis (2020) found [...] that offense-based labels like “sex offender” or “murderer” were associated with less willingness among community members to do volunteer work with these groups as compared to neutral person first language (e.g., “people who have committed crimes of a sexual nature”). To challenge labels and reduce their effects, we recommend that researchers use person-first language, particularly if it is to filter through to public discourse."

::'''Usage of a positive framing instead of myth negation''':
:::"The framing of questions and statements within measurement tools is of vital importance (particularly when challenging stigma) as evoking myths in an attempt to negate them, in fact, reinforces them (Schwarz et al., 2016). [...] Research on “valence framing” effects suggests that attitude intensity is increased by the use of negative frames (Bizer et al., 2011). [...] [C]onsider including statements such as people with sexual interest in children can control their interests, can achieve psychological wellbeing or can build relationships with adults."

*'''McKillop, N. and Price, S. (2023) [https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Nadine-Mckillop/publication/370159588_The_Potential_for_Anti-Stigma_Interventions_to_Change_Public_Attitudes_Toward_Minor-Attracted_Persons_A_Replication_and_Extension_of_Jara_and_Jeglic%27s_Study/links/64b081da95bbbe0 "The Potential for Anti-Stigma Interventions to Change Public Attitudes Toward Minor-Attracted Persons: A Replication and Extension of Jara and Jeglic’s Study"]. ''Journal of Child Sexual Abuse'', DOI: 10.1080/10538712.2023.2204864'''
:: '''Narrative intervention may be preferrable than psychoeducation:'''
:::"[https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10508-021-02057-x Harper and colleagues (2022)] compared two anti-stigma interventions, both 5-minute videos, one scientific fact-based video delivered by an expert, and the other using narrative humanization techniques. [...] Most notably, although reduced stigma was more pronounced in the information video in the immediate period following exposure, the narrative condition did not produce the same level of bounce-back, meaning that the longevity in attitudinal change may hold longer in narrative condition."

:: '''Psychoeducation may increase negative responses but it's not a major problem:'''
:::"[S]imilar to [https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13552600.2020.1863486 Jara and Jeglic (2021)] [https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10508-021-02057-x Harper et al. (2022)] found purely fact-based education increased immediate negative effects in terms of increased perceptions of deviance, leading them to conclude that intervention relying only on factual information may inadvertently reinforce the negative perceptions of minor attraction. [...] [T]he present findings are inconsistent with Jara and Jeglic’s (2021) findings, and [...] goes some way to alleviate concerns raised by them regarding potential negative consequences of educating the public[...]"

*'''Stelzmann, D., Jahnke, S., & Kuhle, L. F. (2022). [https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/19/15/9356 Media Coverage of Pedophilia and Its Impact on Help-Seeking Persons with Pedophilia in Germany - A Focus Group Study.] ''International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health'' 19 (15), DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19159356'''
:: '''Media Coverage of Pedophilia and Its Impact on Society:'''
:::"The low prevalence of pedophilia [1,2,3,4,5] and secret-keeping due to fear of rejection (e.g., [42]) make it unlikely that most people will knowingly have first-hand experiences with individuals with pedophilia. Nevertheless, as previously described, most people have a concept of individuals with pedophilia in their mind which is rather pejorative (e.g., [34]). Based on communication science theories such as the cultivation theory [45,46], it can be assumed that these individual concepts of pedophilia are derived from media coverage since it serves as second-hand experience by informing society about pedophilia. Therefore, persons with pedophilia as well as recipients depend on the media reporting about pedophilia accurately, thus shaping appropriate second-hand experiences [47].

:::Media coverage is determined by news factors and/or news values. This means that characteristics such as proximity, damage, or personalization structure the selection of events, and thus certain events are more likely to be reported than others [48,49]. Hence, media reporting on some topics may be biased ([48], also see [47]). To counteract this bias and to protect people who are the subject of media reporting, ethical journalistic standards are established in many countries worldwide [50,51]. [...] However, in the case of pedophilia and pedophilic disorder, comprehensive recommendations are currently lacking. Typical media coverage of pedophilia is characterized by primarily mentioning the subject in the context of severe and current cases of CSA (news factor: damage [48,49]). Thereby, media coverage tends to conflate pedophilia and CSA in the public consciousness [14,15,56,57,58]. For instance, Marc Dutroux, who was found guilty of sexually abusing and killing several children and teenagers in Belgium, was referred to as a “pedophile” in the media, even though his psychological evaluation found that he was not sexually attracted to children, but had other motives for his crimes (e.g., antisocial personality disorder, making profit by selling child sexual exploitation material; [59], also see [60]).”

*'''Lawrence, A. & Willis, G.M. (2022). [https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Amy-Lawrence-6/publication/361066296_Understanding_and_influencing_public_attitudes_surrounding_people_with_a_sexual_interest_in_children/links/62c7b2abcab7ba7426da031b/Understanding-and-Influencing-Public-Attitudes-Su Understanding and influencing public attitudes surrounding people with a sexual interest in children]. ''Stigma and Health'' 7 (3), DOI: 10.1037/sah0000391'''
:: '''Narrative and informative interventions are both effective:'''
::: “Previous research indicates that first-person narratives are more effective than informative interventions in reducing stigmatizing attitudes, by way of potentially reversing the process of dehumanization (Harper et al., 2018, 2021; Harper & Hogue, 2015; Jahnke, Philipp, et al., 2015). However, the humanizing narrative intervention in this study was equally effective in increasing pity and reducing negative affective responses, as well as decreasing social distance, deviance, and increasing supportive attitudes as the informative intervention.”

:: '''Negative reactions to information may be a short term effect due to rigidity of attitudes, therefore persistence is necessary:'''
::: “Rydell et al. (2007) [...] suggested that the attitudinal shift was a result of the continued accumulation of information influencing the attitudinal process. Indeed, the results from Harper et al. (2021) showed negative affective responses continued and even increased, despite cognitive changes in understanding empirically accurate information regarding sexual interest in children. Similarly, Jara and Jeglic (2021) found psychoeducation intervention increased punitive attitudes within a public sample. Thus, as attitudes regarding people who have these sexual interests have developed over an extended period, it is recommended that future research employ repeated interventions in attempts to promote sustained attitudinal changes.”

:: '''Benefits of stigma reducing:'''
::: “The process of reversing the effects of stigma has the bifold benefits of enhancing the psychological well-being of people with sexual interest in children and reducing the help-seeking barriers they face.”

* '''Jahnke, S., Blagden, N., and Hill, L. (2022). [https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10508-022-02331-6 Pedophile, Child Lover, or Minor-Attracted Person? Attitudes Toward Labels Among People Who are Sexually Attracted to Children.] ''Archives of Sexual Behavior'' 51 (8). DOI: 10.1007/s10508-022-02331-6'''
::'''A problem with labels in general:'''
::: "labels may also carry negative connotations (Mendelsohn et al., 2020), contribute to public stigma (Granello & Gibbs, 2016), or be experienced as derogatory or ill-fitting (Dunn & Andrews, 2015)"

::'''Person-first labels are problematic in professional discourse because of devaluing sexuality:'''
:::"person-first labels [e.g. "a person with pedophilia"] were the target of much criticism because of their implication that pedophilia is undesirable, unwanted, and innately pathological (see also Martijn et al., 2020 where this was among the least popular self-labels). Both qualitative and quantitative findings suggest that people who are sexually attracted to children prefer to embrace their sexuality as part of their identity and want this to be reflected in the professional discourse as well."

::'''The "MAP" label may be better suited for public discourse because it is free of criminal connotations:'''
:::"there is evidence that interventions that educate about the distinction between a sexual attraction to children and sexual offending lead to a decrease in stigmatizing attitudes among students, health professionals, or members of the general public [...] Therefore, by shedding the criminal connotations of the label “[[Pedophilia|pedophilia]],” labels like “[[Minor Attracted Person|minor-attracted person]]” could help the public understand the difference between having a sexual attraction toward children and committing sexual crimes with child victims"

:: '''But "pedophile" label may be beneficial if used publicly by pedophiles themselves:'''
:::"Some participants in this study expressed views in favor of reappropriating the “pedophilia” label as a way to express ownership, pride, and agency in the face of a misinformed public.[...]There is nascent research on the effects of reclaiming a slur among self-labelers and observers (Galinsky et al., 2013). These studies suggest that self-labeling with a slur can lead to an increased sense of power among the self-labeled. Additionally, when others observed that members of a stigmatized group used a slur to refer to themselves, they became more likely to view the self-labeler as powerful. Galinsky et al. (2013) also demonstrated that reclaiming a slur can attenuate the negativity of the label via increased perceptions of the group’s power."

*'''Nematy, Z., Flynn, S., McCarthy-Jones, S. (2023) [https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12119-023-10117-8 YouTube Commenters' Discourse of Paedophilia: A Qualitative Social Media Analysis] ''Sexuality & Culture'', DOI: 10.1007/s12119-023-10117-8'''

:: '''Origins of pedophobia:'''
::: "Hatred of PWP [people with paedophilia] presumably serves psychological functions for those who harbour it. It protects their perception of self and community members and alleviates their anxiety through a process of denial (i.e., 'evils' are not around me). One reason debunking stereotypes and humanising PWP incites anger could be the threat it poses to this denial."

:: '''For whom education will be effective:'''
::: "There are [...] Fence-Sitters. A group of commenters reacted to the video in an uncertain, ambivalent way or refrained from expressing a positive or critical opinion. [...] Fence-sitters have the potential to accept evidence-based empirical information (Lawrence & Willis, 2021)."

:: '''Discursive shift for humanization:'''
::: "We observed that some commenters expressed interest in listening to or befriending PWP. This evolved to a discursive shift from “What if my child is a victim of CSA?” to “What if my child has paedophilic interests?” (Theaker, 2015) among the Supporters. The shift allowed some audiences to de-other individuals whose existence as human beings had been largely excluded from public discourses."

* '''Lawrence, A. L. and Willis, G. W. (2023) [https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/0092623X.2023.2224323 Cognitive and Affective Impacts of Antistigma Interventions Surrounding People with a Sexual Interest in Children] ''Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy'', DOI: 10.1080/0092623X.2023.2224323'''
:: '''Try to connect with shared public values:'''
::: "Cross disciplinary research on attitudes and values conducted by Hornsey and Fielding (Citation2017) proposed that to effectively convert people who reject scientific evidence (which research suggests is associated with strong affective responses), it is essential to identify attitudinal roots (vested interests, worldviews, identity needs which sustain and motivate attitudes, fears, and ideologies,) and then to develop or adapt communication tactics to work with rather than oppose these underlying causes (Hornsey & Fielding, Citation2017). [...] Therefore, dependent on how interventions are promoted, they provide the possibility to connect with and advocate shared public values of safe communities and family security. Engaging these values may give the public a reason to care about providing support to people living with these interests."

*'''Maroño et al. (2023) [https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JCP-07-2022-0021/full/html Exploring the stigmatisation of offending and non-offending paedophiles: a terror management approach] ''Journal of Criminal Psychology'' 13 (4), DOI: 10.1108/JCP-07-2022-0021'''
:: '''Origins of pedophobia:'''
::: "paedophilia is often conflated as a psychiatric/mental health disorder and an extreme violent offence [...] These findings suggest that paedophilia is believed to be associated with severe forms of mental illness where an individual is not able to control their own state of mind."

*'''Christophersen, L. & Brotto, G. (2024) [https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/15248380241262286 The Effectiveness of Educational Interventions for Mental Health Professionals in Reducing Stigmatization Toward People with Pedophilia: A Meta-Analysis] ''Trauma, Violence, & Abuse 00(0)'', DOI: 10.1177/15248380241262286'''
::"The findings suggest that interventions involving narratives and informational content can contribute significantly to altering attitudes and reducing stigmatization. [...] The meta-analyses reveal a significant impact of these interventions on altering MHPs’ [Mental Health Professionals] perceptions of people with pedophilia, particularly in dispelling notions of dangerousness and intentionality, diminishing the need to socially distance themselves from people with pedophilia, and fostering less punitive attitudes. However, the study did not find any significant changes in MHPs’ motivation to treat people with pedophilia [...] Mandatory educational interventions should be provided to MHPs working directly with people with pedophilia."
::'''from the [https://www.b4uact.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/B4QR-Autumn-2024-4-3.pdf B4QR] on this paper:'''
:::"It should be noted that terminology such as "sexual urges" may inaccurately suggest compulsiveness and lack of control, reinforcing stigmatizing assumptions about MAPs. Using more accurate language, such as "feelings of attraction" could better reflect the complexity of MAP experiences without reinforcing stereotypes."

=== Who is prone to pedophobia? ===
*'''Grigoropoulos, I. (2025) [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0191886924004744 “An exploratory study on personality and ideological factors behind attitudes toward pedophilia in a convenient Greek sample”] ''Personality and Individual Differences'' 236, DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2024.113014.'''
::"The current study examines an underexplored domain of research: the relationship between the D-factor of personality, the Light Triad traits, conservative ideological factors (i.e., conservative values and religiosity), and attitudes toward pedophilia. [D-factor (Dark Triad) of personality refers to three “dark” personality traits, namely Machiavellianism, narcissism, and psychopathy; the Light Triad traits includes Kantianism, Humanism, and Faith in Humanity.] [...] The only significant correlation was between conservative values and attitudes toward pedophilia, supporting our hypothesis that higher levels of conservative values would be linked to more negative attitudes toward pedophilia."

*'''Nematy, Z., Flynn, S., McCarthy-Jones, S. (2023) [https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12119-023-10117-8 YouTube Commenters' Discourse of Paedophilia: A Qualitative Social Media Analysis] ''Sexuality & Culture'', DOI: 10.1007/s12119-023-10117-8'''
::"Younger age, less education, and having younger children at the age of potential victimisation predict higher social distance towards PWP [people with paedophilia]. Also, women show higher levels of fear, anger, and perceived dangerousness towards individuals with paedophilic interests, compared to men (Jahnke et al., 2015a), along with greater levels of disgust and punitive attitudes (Jahnke, 2018a). Additionally, personality traits affect attitudes towards stigmatised groups (Yuan et al., 2018). For example, higher right-wing authoritarianism (RWA) scores predict more social distance from and more hostile attitudes towards PWP (Jahnke et al., 2014)."

*'''P. Gaudette, J., C. Watt, M., & J. Lively, C. (2024). [https://journals.bilpubgroup.com/index.php/jpr/article/view/6364 Sex Differences in Stigma Reduction toward Minor Attracted Persons (MAPs) via Contact Interventions]. ''Journal of Psychological Research, 6(3)'', 1–11. doi:10.30564/jpr.v6i3.6364'''
::"Previous researchers compared the impact of two interventions – narrative humanization vs. scientific information-in reducing stigma towards people with pedophilic interests and found the former to be more effective. [...] As predicted, females (vs. males) held more negative and stigmatic attitudes towards sex offenders at baseline and, while both interventions showed a positive impact on these negative attitudes, the impact was greater for females."

==See also==

*[[Research: The Dangers of Stigma]]
*[[Often repeated themes in anti-pedophile literature|Pedophobic cliches]] in literature and TV
*[[Vigilantism]]
*[[Bubba]]
*[[Special Article: Adverse effects of hysteria]]
*[[Erotic Innocence|Erotic innocence]] - Summary of Kincaid's books on the social construction of childhood and its innocence
*[[Pedophiles on Parade]] - More about Sonenschein's 1998 book on how "pedophile" stereotypes and adjacent narratives were developed by the media

==External links==

*[https://www.boywiki.org/en/Pedophobia_(dictionary) Pedophobia] - BoyWiki.
*[https://www.pedofili.eu/Pedophobia.htm Pedophobia] - Pedofili.eu.
*[https://archive.is/q7NXY Mapmisia] - A similar coinage of some social media activists, that avoids the dual-use problem inherent to "pedophobia".

==References==

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Jim Burton: /* Terror attacks, massacres, violence */

<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]''.

While 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> it has also been seen in young couples who fall the wrong side of a legal age-gap.<ref>[https://informat.ro/en/diaspora/two-young-romanians-committed-suicide-in-spain-due-to-family-issues-100499 A 20-year-old Romanian and his 13-year-old girlfriend jumped from the 9th floor of a building in Spain, the reason being the disapproval of their families]</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://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/07/police-missed-one-underscore-and-sent-the-wrong-man-to-prison/ A missing underscore sent innocent man to prison for 18 months] (2026)'''
*:''"Police were looking for a man using the Kik messaging service under the name “fus__ro_dah” (two underscores after “fus”), but they accidentally requested records for the username “fus_ro_dah” (one underscore after “fus”). This one-character difference led them not to the perpetrator but to a Canadian man named Brandon Klayme. ''[...]'' Despite finding no evidence of the crime on his digital devices, Canadian police arrested Klayme in 2020 on child sex abuse charges. He was convicted after a trial in 2023 and sentenced in 2024 to 18 months in prison. He served the full term."''

*'''[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, incited 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]]
[[File:Trojan_horse.jpg|thumb|"Child protection" acts as a political trojan horse.]]
[[File:Hwwouldyoulike.jpg|thumb|''"How would you like this wrapped?"'']]
:''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]]]

=== Individual de-platforming ===
* '''Dr. Disrespect:''' ''"[https://www.theverge.com/2024/6/23/24183875/dr-disrespect-twitch-ban-explanation Twitch banned Dr Disrespect after viewing messages sent to a minor, say former employees] - Dr Disrespect was one of Twitch’s top streamers before being suddenly banned in 2020 without explanation."''
*:In 2017, video gamer and live streamer Herschel Beahm IV, better known under his online alias "Dr. Disrespect", supposedly held sexualized conversations to a woman who was 17 years old at that time, hence close to legal [[adult]]hood, through the direct (non-public) messaging feature of the live streaming platform Twitch, named "Whispers".
*:Three years later, in 2020, Twitch staff members who can access direct messages discovered these messages and abruptly terminated his channel as a result, one of the most prominent Twitch channels at that time. The reason for the termination was only publicly disclosed in 2024, four years later.<ref>[https://www.nme.com/news/gaming-news/dr-disrespect-update-new-report-claims-streamer-was-aware-alleged-victim-was-underage-3769564 Dr Disrespect update: new report claims streamer was aware alleged victim was underage]</ref><ref>[https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/why-was-dr-disrespect-banned-on-twitch-everything-you-need-to-know-1385549/ Why was Dr Disrespect banned on Twitch? Everything you need to know]</ref>
*:''"He got banned because got caught sexting a minor in the then existing Twitch whispers product. He was trying to meet up with her at TwitchCon. The powers that be could read in plain text. Case closed, gang."'' - [https://twitter.com/evoli/status/1804309358106546676 Cody Conners (June 22, 2024)]
*:Associates broke contact with him as well. For example, Robert Bowling, studio head at Midnight Society, wrote, ''"If you inappropriately message a minor. I can not work with you."'' <ref>''[https://www.theverge.com/2024/6/25/24185821/dr-disrespect-twitch-ban-explanation-inappropriate-messages Dr Disrespect finally shares why he was banned from Twitch] - The streamer says he was banned in 2020 for sending messages to a minor that ‘leaned too much in the direction of being inappropriate.''</ref>
*:In the various news outlets, there was no report of a public statement by the unnamed woman whom Dr. Disrespect supposedly messaged. Apparently, she was never asked whether she perceived her interactions with Dr. Disrespect as negative and traumatic, meaning Dr. Disrespect was terminated and ostracized over a victimless act. Given that the "inappropriate" messages were undiscovered for a long time, three years, it is highly unlikely that any harm had been done.

==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://metro.co.uk/2026/07/26/sara-gilson-shot-dead-posting-netflix-tiktok-trend-accusing-husband-paedophile-29228248/ Influencer Sara Gilson shot dead after accusing husband of being a paedophile in TikTok trend] (2026)'''
*:''"A parenting influencer was shot dead in an apparent murder suicide after she accused her husband of being a paedophile. In a 15-second TikTok, Sara Gilson appears on camera and silently stares ahead. Above her head is the wording: ‘Preparing for when Netflix drops a documentary about my soon to be ex husband who I just found out is a paedophile.’ The video refers to a trend in which people mimic the format of Netflix documentaries as though they are about to give a tell-all interview. She is believed to have been shot dead by husband Jeremiah Duffey, 48, at their home in Owasso, Oklahoma, on Thursday – 12 days after sharing the video. Police think he then turned the gun on himself."''
*'''[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

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Jim Burton: /* False accusations */

<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]''.

While 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> it has also been seen in young couples who fall the wrong side of a legal age-gap.<ref>[https://informat.ro/en/diaspora/two-young-romanians-committed-suicide-in-spain-due-to-family-issues-100499 A 20-year-old Romanian and his 13-year-old girlfriend jumped from the 9th floor of a building in Spain, the reason being the disapproval of their families]</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://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/07/police-missed-one-underscore-and-sent-the-wrong-man-to-prison/ A missing underscore sent innocent man to prison for 18 months] (2026)'''
*:''"Police were looking for a man using the Kik messaging service under the name “fus__ro_dah” (two underscores after “fus”), but they accidentally requested records for the username “fus_ro_dah” (one underscore after “fus”). This one-character difference led them not to the perpetrator but to a Canadian man named Brandon Klayme. ''[...]'' Despite finding no evidence of the crime on his digital devices, Canadian police arrested Klayme in 2020 on child sex abuse charges. He was convicted after a trial in 2023 and sentenced in 2024 to 18 months in prison. He served the full term."''

*'''[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]]
[[File:Trojan_horse.jpg|thumb|"Child protection" acts as a political trojan horse.]]
[[File:Hwwouldyoulike.jpg|thumb|''"How would you like this wrapped?"'']]
:''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]]]

=== Individual de-platforming ===
* '''Dr. Disrespect:''' ''"[https://www.theverge.com/2024/6/23/24183875/dr-disrespect-twitch-ban-explanation Twitch banned Dr Disrespect after viewing messages sent to a minor, say former employees] - Dr Disrespect was one of Twitch’s top streamers before being suddenly banned in 2020 without explanation."''
*:In 2017, video gamer and live streamer Herschel Beahm IV, better known under his online alias "Dr. Disrespect", supposedly held sexualized conversations to a woman who was 17 years old at that time, hence close to legal [[adult]]hood, through the direct (non-public) messaging feature of the live streaming platform Twitch, named "Whispers".
*:Three years later, in 2020, Twitch staff members who can access direct messages discovered these messages and abruptly terminated his channel as a result, one of the most prominent Twitch channels at that time. The reason for the termination was only publicly disclosed in 2024, four years later.<ref>[https://www.nme.com/news/gaming-news/dr-disrespect-update-new-report-claims-streamer-was-aware-alleged-victim-was-underage-3769564 Dr Disrespect update: new report claims streamer was aware alleged victim was underage]</ref><ref>[https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/why-was-dr-disrespect-banned-on-twitch-everything-you-need-to-know-1385549/ Why was Dr Disrespect banned on Twitch? Everything you need to know]</ref>
*:''"He got banned because got caught sexting a minor in the then existing Twitch whispers product. He was trying to meet up with her at TwitchCon. The powers that be could read in plain text. Case closed, gang."'' - [https://twitter.com/evoli/status/1804309358106546676 Cody Conners (June 22, 2024)]
*:Associates broke contact with him as well. For example, Robert Bowling, studio head at Midnight Society, wrote, ''"If you inappropriately message a minor. I can not work with you."'' <ref>''[https://www.theverge.com/2024/6/25/24185821/dr-disrespect-twitch-ban-explanation-inappropriate-messages Dr Disrespect finally shares why he was banned from Twitch] - The streamer says he was banned in 2020 for sending messages to a minor that ‘leaned too much in the direction of being inappropriate.''</ref>
*:In the various news outlets, there was no report of a public statement by the unnamed woman whom Dr. Disrespect supposedly messaged. Apparently, she was never asked whether she perceived her interactions with Dr. Disrespect as negative and traumatic, meaning Dr. Disrespect was terminated and ostracized over a victimless act. Given that the "inappropriate" messages were undiscovered for a long time, three years, it is highly unlikely that any harm had been done.

==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://metro.co.uk/2026/07/26/sara-gilson-shot-dead-posting-netflix-tiktok-trend-accusing-husband-paedophile-29228248/ Influencer Sara Gilson shot dead after accusing husband of being a paedophile in TikTok trend] (2026)'''
*:''"A parenting influencer was shot dead in an apparent murder suicide after she accused her husband of being a paedophile. In a 15-second TikTok, Sara Gilson appears on camera and silently stares ahead. Above her head is the wording: ‘Preparing for when Netflix drops a documentary about my soon to be ex husband who I just found out is a paedophile.’ The video refers to a trend in which people mimic the format of Netflix documentaries as though they are about to give a tell-all interview. She is believed to have been shot dead by husband Jeremiah Duffey, 48, at their home in Owasso, Oklahoma, on Thursday – 12 days after sharing the video. Police think he then turned the gun on himself."''
*'''[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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