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Child molester sentenced to 4,060 years
A 43-year-old Texas man was convicted of 43 child sex abuse counts in Weatherford on Tuesday. He was sentenced Wednesday to 4,060 years in prison, to be served consecutively, and a fine of $430,000.
Jury found James Kevin Pope guilty of sexually abusing three teenage girls in 2006 and 2007. He was convicted of 40 counts of sexual assault of a child and three counts of sexual performance by a child. A 43-year-old Texas man was convicted of 43 child sex abuse counts in Weatherford on Tuesday. He was sentenced Wednesday to 4,060 year... more -
Supreme Court Rejects Death Penalty for Child Rape
By DAVID STOUT - NY Times
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled, 5 to 4, on Wednesday that sentencing someone to death for raping a child is unconstitutional, assuming that the victim is not killed.
“The death penalty is not a proportional punishment for the rape of a child,” Justice Anthony M. Kennedy wrote for the court. He was joined by Justices John Paul Stevens, David H. Souter, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Stephen G. Breyer.
The court overturned a ruling by the Louisiana Supreme Court, which had held that child rape is unique in the harm it inflicts not just upon the victim but on society and that, short of first-degree murder, no crime is more deserving of the death penalty.
Justice Kennedy, while in no way minimizing the heinous nature of child rape, wrote that executing someone for that crime, assuming that the victim was not killed, violates the Eighth Amendment’s ban on cruel and unusual punishment.
Moreover, Justice Kennedy wrote, sentencing someone to death for raping a child could have terrible, unintended consequences, given the years that typically go by between a crime and the execution of the defendant.
“Society’s desire to inflict death for child rape by enlisting the child victim to assist it over the course of years in asking for capital punishment forces a moral choice on the child, who is not of mature age to make that choice,” Justice Kennedy wrote.
The dissenters were Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. and Justices Antonin Scalia, Clarence Thomas and Samuel A. Alito Jr., generally regarded as the conservative wing of the tribunal."
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"As for the case at hand, Juliet L. Clark, an assistant district attorney from Gretna, La., countered that Mr. Kennedy, who weighs 300 pounds, had committed “a very savage rape” that caused serious injuries to his victim. And R. Ted Cruz, the Solicitor General for the State of Texas, who argued as a “friend of the court” on the side of Louisiana, said that Mr. Kennedy (like Mr. Davis, the other child-rape defendant on Louisiana’s death row) had “committed crimes that are just unspeakable.”" By DAVID STOUT - NY Times ... more -
Jury reaches verdict in R. Kelly child porn trial
CHICAGO (AP) — The jury in the R. Kelly child pornography case has informed the judge that it's reached a verdict after less than a day of deliberations. Judge Vincent Gaughan is scheduled to read the verdict this afternoon.
Kelly is charged with 14 counts of videotaping himself having sex with an underage girl, who prosecutors say was as young as 13. If convicted, he faces a minimum of four years in prison and a maximum of 15 years. He would also have to register as a sex offender in Illinois.
The jurors — nine men and three women — were given the case Thursday afternoon after attorneys for both sides completed their closing arguments.
A key question for the jurors was whether they believe it was Kelly in the video as prosecutors contend or if they agree with Kelly's attorneys that he isn't the man in the video. CHICAGO (AP) — The jury in the R. Kelly child pornography case has informed the judge that it's reached a verdict after less than a da... more -
Marcus Dixon: The Pedophile Express to the NFL!
Over the course of several years Marcus Dixson went from convicted child molester to signing a multimillion dollar free agent contract with The Dallas Cowboys....... Over the course of several years Marcus Dixson went from convicted child molester to signing a multimillion dollar free agent contract... more
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Anti-Gay Boy Scout Leader Arrested...For Molesting Boys.
A scout leader who once sued the City of Berkeley for challenging a national Boy Scout ban on members who are gay or atheist has been arrested on felony charges that for at least five years he sexually abused young males in the troops he led. A scout leader who once sued the City of Berkeley for challenging a national Boy Scout ban on members who are gay or atheist has been ... more
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"INCEST - A FAMILY TRAGEDY" - An informative new documentary by Edward Blackoff
"Incest - A Family Tragedy" is an intense and compassionate examination of the sexual molestation of children by family members and trusted friends. The film features ground-breaking testimony from undisguised molesters and actual survivors of this crime. This film beams an eye opening spotlight on this dark and secret world where thousands of children and adult victims are suffering from this horribly damaging violation.
This award winning film was made by director Edward Blackoff in 2006 with the help of a great team of producers, licensed therapists, convicted molesters and some brave victims who were willing to talk about what happened to them and how. We now have a powerful new tool that we are beginning to make available to abuse victims, treatment clinics, councilors and specialists that work in or want to know more about this complex subject.
ALL PROFITS FROM DVD SALES TO "THE STOP INCEST FOUNDATION".
Recent Reviews:
Finally, an honest film revealing the real source of child abuse.Thank you Edward Blackoff. Your dedicated crew and the participants who so bravely described what happened to them clearly revealed the consequences of this violation. How you were able to persuade molesters to truthfully tell us what they did is amazing and terrifying at the same time. Incest: A Family Tragedy is a powerful addition to the body of work on this subject.
- Lloyd deMause,Director Psychohistory Institute
First of all, let me congratulate you and your crew for a fantastic job on the documentary. The brutal honesty of the victims as well as the perpetrators was some of the best work I have seen on film. I can assure you, this video will be a great training tool that I certainly intend to use in my work. Victims of rape, incest, sexual assault & sexual abuse truly are the least, the last and the left behind in our society, today you gave them a voice, and for that I thank you from the bottom of my heart.
- Jennifer McLaughlin Sexual Violence Specialist Oklahoma Coalition Against Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault
We know this grave problem persists in our country. We urge you to order this important DVD for the continuation of your personal education. This educational video can help to more fully examine the problem and assist in the healing process.
Please visit http://www.ShazzamFilms.com
Most sincerely,
Edward Blackoff
Director, Producer, Writer
"Incest - A Family Tragedy" is an intense and compassionate examination of the sexual molestation of children by family members and tr... more -
Protect the children from abusers
Jessica's Law will imprison a first-time child abuser for 25 years.
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Parody - To Catch a Predator
Best "Predator" parody ever!
This video better be featured on the front page because its awesome!!!
Parody of Dateline NBC program To Catch a Predator. For more visit:
http://www.freshfacesofcomedy.com Best "Predator" parody ever! This video better be featured on the front page because its awesome!!! ... more
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