Canadian child porn charges

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5 responses to “Canadian child porn charges”

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   January 30, 2008

   dave

   While I&rsquom glad that this scumbag is being put away I wonder why it is that you don&rsquot hear about the Canadian government putting pressure on these sites. Maybe they actually think it&rsquos a parent&rsquos job to protect their children.

   yes why don’t we let all the perverts rape who ever thy want, it is obviously the parents’ fault

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   January 30, 2008

   Trench

   I’m not excusing what this scumbag did but obviously the parents should be the first line of defense against online predators.

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   January 31, 2008

   John

   As a parent i feel it is my sole responsibility to protect my child from the dangers of this world and tech them right from wrong. Many Parent’s look at the internet as a harmless babysitter and think they live in such a perfect world.

   Obviously these children have yet to be educated by their parents/schools to not provide personal information on who they are publicly. Having a website is great especially one where you can posts photos of yourself, but to protect yourself, do not post information regarding your age, address, school, etc.

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   October 12, 2008

   Sam

   He was sentenced to 15 months for communicating online with girls 14 to 18 years of age, 6 months for possession of child pornography, and 2 years supervision after his release. He is prohibited from using a computer or accessing the internet except while on the job, ordered to submit a DNA sample for a national database, and must register as a sex offender for 20 years after his release.

   The Prosecutor asked for 15 to 18 months. Any sentence of 2 years or more has to be served in a Federal Prison, where sex offender treatment is available, so the sentence is unusual for that reason alone.

   Comments by the court seem to indicate a low likelihood of re-offending.

   They didn’t mention the specifics of the images and 16 videos.

   In Canada they do not have to include actual underage persons so long as they depict illegal acts. Pigtails and lolipops or classroom settings are as illegal with professional, over 18 actors as if they would be if they involved actual minors, and would result in a Possession of Child Pornography charge.

   I wonder if that was not the case here.

   Not to minimize anything but there must be a reason. Unlike the US, the Crown can appeal an acquittal or the sentence in Canada, and they always do if it’s too light. I don’t feel we’re getting the whole story from news reports.

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   November 10, 2008

   FoolMeOnce

   “Obviously these children have yet to be educated by their parents/schools to not provide personal information on who they are publicly.”

   I’ve got to disagree with you here. It is wrong to assume that these kids were not told of the dangers. It is wrong for parents to assume that because they have told their kids of the dangers, that the kids will listen and therefore be safe. All wrong. The only thing a parent can do to ensure the online safety of their children is to constantly monitor everything their child does on line everyday. Get freeware that records every bit of text typed into the computer and review it every single day. Because teenagers lie. Teenagers deceive. Teenagers think they know better. in my house, we have only one computer, and it is right in the middle of the house where all the action is. My son does not complain about my nosiness, because he knows that I take my job about protecting him very seriously. He has a choice — do it my way, or no way. The same thing holds true for cell phones. If you aren’t looking at what your kid is texting everyday, then you are naive. My 14 yo doesn’t even have a cell phone, and one day he will thank me. When I go to the mall (which is rarely) I am disgusted by all the teens walking around looking down at their cell phones with droned looks on their faces. Parents beware and be wise — our society has made pornography and casual sex mainstream, to the point that being on “girls gone bad” is a badge of honor to kids today and sending revealing photos of oneself over the cellphone is just another day in high school.

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