Word: pedophilia
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Arkes said the debate is complicated because it hinges on the term “sexual orientation,” which he said is “broad enough to encompass pedophilia, sadomasochistic sex, even bestiality...
...facing due to the pedophilic abuses of its priests. While this action only monetarily repays the hundreds of men whose innocence was destroyed by unfaithful priests, it is at least a small step toward healing the wounded trust between the archbishop and his faithful. Whereas previous bishops hid the pedophilia problem and ostracized those who sought to call attention to it, O’Malley is to be praised for making the settlement process so transparent...
...shout-out or two on ET. But not a haggard mugshot taken at the Santa Barbara County Jail—no, some things should be off-limits even in the realm of celebrity, and I think it would be fair to include child molestation charges on that short list. Pedophilia is a mental disorder; it’s avolitional. It’s for the same reason that people are so appalled by the idea of executing mentally handicapped murderers—when choice isn’t involved, pity is far more warranted than anger. So go ahead, pass...
...Pedroso, 38, protests that he's a victim of a wicked calumny. "I have never participated in any act of pedophilia or any similar act," he told a press conference shortly before his arrest, which came after parliament lifted his immunity at his own request. As Secretary of State for Labor and Training from 1999 to 2001, Pedroso was responsible for the Casa Pia homes, which care for some 4,600 children at 10 centers around Portugal. He is suspected of 15 cases of sexual violence against minors, which allegedly took place between 1999 and 2000. Ritto, 67, who retired...
...SENTENCED. MICHAEL LAU, 42, ex-priest convicted of molesting a 15-year-old altar boy, to 41/2 years in prison; in Hong Kong. Lau is one of eight current or former priests of Hong Kong's Roman Catholic Church accused of pedophilia, and he was defrocked in 1995 after an in-house investigation found him guilty. It is the first time a cleric has been jailed for sex crimes in the territory...