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FBI's New Crisis: Too Much Sexting

Records reveal range of disciplinary issues

(Newser) - FBI agents have received a stern rebuke in internal reports: Time to stop the sexting. An assistant director says the agency has been dealing with a "rash" of dirty texts and naked photos, some sent on government-furnished devices, CNN reports. "When you are given an FBI BlackBerry, it'...

US Locks Up Perverts for Crimes They Might Commit

The 'New Yorker' looks into America's sex-crime laws

(Newser) - The US justice system is punishing child-porn consumers in an unusual way—for crimes they may one day commit, writes Rachel Aviv in The New Yorker . Using sex crime laws that first arose in the 1980s, officials have discarded First Amendment protections for child porn users, and now keep prisoners...

Massive Child-Porn Bust Surfaces 123 Abused Kids

Operation Sunflower leads to 245 arrests

(Newser) - A massive child-porn bust has led to 245 arrests and the identification of 123 exploited children, some as young as two, reports the Contra Costa Times . The crackdown, dubbed Operation Sunflower, began Nov. 1 and ran for five weeks, and extended to 46 states and six countries, officials revealed yesterday....

Meet the People Google Pays to Look for Awful Porn

Ex-contractor describes year of monitoring disturbing images

(Newser) - Not everyone at Google has a cushy job, as evidenced by the disturbing story a former contractor for the company relates to BuzzFeed . His job was to search out the worst type of content imaginable found on Google sites. He estimates he looked at perhaps 15,000 child porn images,...

Witness: I Saw Sandusky, Booster Molesting Boys

Witness comes forward as part of child porn investigation

(Newser) - The horrifying allegations against Jerry Sandusky seem to have no end: Now a witness says he saw the former Penn State coach and a prominent booster from the school sexually abusing two boys on a private plane. The witness has spoken to the US Postal Inspectors and the FBI as...

New Sandusky Allegation: Child Porn

Feds reportedly find images on his computer

(Newser) - As if the Jerry Sandusky child-rape scandal were not bad enough, now the US Postal Service and Justice Department are investigating whether the former Penn State assistant coach was involved in a child-porn ring, reports CBS News . Investigators have apparently dug up child pornography on Sandusky's computer, although they...

Bunny Toy Helps Agents Crack Vast Porn Ring

'Family Matters' episode, water bottle also provide crucial information

(Newser) - A toy bunny, a water bottle, and an episode of Family Matters all helped investigators unravel a child pornography ring that ran around the world. Investigators noticed the bunny in a photo of a half-naked 18-month-old boy that one molester thought he was sending to another—but actually emailed to...

Feds Rescue 18 Kids in Child Porn Investigation

Nearly 200 people arrested in US, abroad

(Newser) - Federal officials say they identified and rescued 18 minors who were the victims of child pornography, reports CNN . The month-long investigation resulted in nearly 200 arrests, mostly in the US but also in the UK, Argentina, the Philippines, and Spain. Many of the victims were apparently duped into striking up...

NBA's Birdman Probed for Online Crimes Against Kids

Nuggets standing by Christopher Andersen

(Newser) - The postseason is over for Denver Nuggets' center Christopher "Birdman" Andersen. The team says he has been "excused indefinitely" from team-related activities while he is under investigation for unspecified Internet crimes against children, reports the Denver Post . Police say Andersen, 33, has been under investigation since February. He...

Child Porn Suspect Wields Samurai Sword on Computer

He strikes as police enter his apartment

(Newser) - Yesterday's line of the day from the crime blotter involved a disassembled gun hidden inside a bunny, a bear, and Mickey Mouse. The Miami Herald may have topped it today with a lede spotted by BoingBoing .
  • "A Florida man stabbed his computer with a Samurai sword after being
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Mexico Investigates 6th-Graders' Sex Video

Three boys filmed engaging in graphic sex acts in classroom

(Newser) - Authorities in Mexico's Gulf coast state of Campeche said yesterday they are investigating a tape depicting sixth-graders filming themselves having sex inside their school. State Education Department spokesman Omar Kantun said the video was apparently made in an empty classroom during recess in late April. "It is real,...

Wash. Busts 'Ready to Snap' Army Colonel

Allegedly hired hit man, from same base as Afghanistan shooter

(Newser) - Police in Washington state have arrested an Army lieutenant colonel described as "ready to snap" by his commanding officer. Robert Underwood, 46, has been charged with felony harassment for allegedly hiring a hit man to kill his wife and the commanding officer. Prosecutors say Underwood, who is in the...

Reddit Outlaws Racy Pictures of Children

Outside pressure appears to force website's hand

(Newser) - Before yesterday, link aggregator Reddit had no official ban on users posting "suggestive or sexual content featuring minors," but that changed with a posting from administrators last night. Reddit explained that it's now banning such content, despite the concern that the ban will prove to be a...

Court Clerk Watches Porn During Rape Trial

He said he was 'bored'

(Newser) - A "bored" London court clerk was busted after looking at hardcore bondage pornography in the middle of a British rape trial. The judge spotted the photos on the clerk's computer as he peered over his bench while the victim described her horrific attack. When the judge "noticed...

Europol Bust 112 in Child Porn Ring

More likely on the way, as police sift through chat sites

(Newser) - Police have cracked a massive child porn ring, arresting 112 people across 22 countries, after uncovering a series of Internet chat channels devoted to the illicit trade, Europol announced today. Police say they have 269 suspects in total, and expect to make more arrests. They're focusing first on busting...

Utah Professor Watched Child Porn on Flight: Police

Fellow passenger took photo of laptop to alert cops

(Newser) - An engineering professor from the University of Utah was busted on a Delta flight from Salt Lake City on Saturday after a fellow passenger sent a message to alert police that he was viewing child pornography on his laptop, according to investigators. A passenger behind Grant Smith in the first-class...

Anonymous Vigilantes Attack Child Porn Sites

Hackers shut down sites, reveal member information

(Newser) - It turns out that the hacker collective Anonymous can do more than just mess with the New York Stock Exchange and protest San Francisco public transit —since the beginning of the month, about a half dozen of its members have been busy infiltrating Lolita City, one of the worst...

Bishop Charged With Failing to Report Abuse

Case against Kansas City's Robert Finn is a first

(Newser) - A first in the Catholic Church's priestly sex scandals: A bishop in Kansas City has been charged with failing to report child abuse after lewd images of young girls were found on a priest's laptop, reports the Kansas City Star . A county grand jury also charged the diocese...

Burglars Find Stash of Child Pornography, Call Cops

They go free while their 'victim' is facing charges

(Newser) - Two teenage burglars turned themselves into police when they discovered the CDs they stole were filled with child pornography, reports Fox 40 of Sacramento. Police let them go and instead arrested the guy who owned the discs. What's weird is that Kraig Stockard had even called police to report...

French Company Launches Lingerie Line for Little Girls

Even 4-year-olds are included

(Newser) - What 4-year-old doesn't need a frilly bra and panty set? A French fashion line of lingerie aimed at children and teenage girls is making awkward waves thanks to photos of young models in risquè outfits and seductive poses, reports Fashionista . Jours Après Lunes claims to be "the...

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