Thread: English teacher pleads guilty to child porn charges

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I think this is the main reason for the new background checks for non immigrant B purposes.
Not going to stop him teaching illegally though.

Originally Posted by stroller

Aren't there travel restrictions for registerd offenders in Canada?

yes.

don't hurry back

Originally Posted by Rigger

How do you think they got photos to start with.

Yes, WS, that is the whole point.

Some child has to have been damaged terribly for anyone to be able to watch child pornography.
It is not a victimless crime.

Originally Posted by stroller

He admitted possession. He wants to rid himself of the 'obsession', hence the dumping of the collection, it seems.

Stroller, I think you are being too generous to this man.

In my opinion he dumped it because he was moving out of where he lived and was coming to Thailand.

whichever way you cut it, it's 'unfortunate' that he'll be given the chance to return to LoS - boyfriend or no boyfriend. Indeed, if the boot was on the other foot, you think his Thai boyfriend would have had the chance to reutrn to Canada? Unlikely, at best

^But the point is, that you don't have them for some kind of sexual gratification.

Would you have any objection to people who would get turned on by it, looking at your innocent photos of your boys? It wouldn't hurt your kids.

Yes, of course you would object to that, so other children should be protected by society if the people who care for them and should protect them, dont.

referring to the resume posted on aj.

native tagalog speaker......... canadian.....farang?

send the bloke back to the phils.

and are the background checks legit from native speaking countries, such as the phils, or even required?

being part of asia and all. purest of pure.

Originally Posted by Lily

^But the point is, that you don't have them for some kind of sexual gratification.

Would you have any objection to people who would get turned on by it, looking at your innocent photos of your boys?

Probably, but what if there were firm evidence that pedophiles by viewing (and presumably jerking off to) pictures of naked kids would be less likely to live out their fantasies in real life? (And I am not saying it is!)

As I stated earlier, I do not know much about this issue (like most of the posters here, I believe ), but I believe the whole issue is more complicated than some people are willing to admit.

For example, in some countries an adult sleeping with a 16 year old is a criminal, in other countries he is not breaking any rules whatsoever. So what is a hideous crime in one geographical location is no dig deal somewhere else. Who is right?

In my country of origin, a man would (I believe) be jailed if he went to bed with a girl the day before her 16th birthday, but a day later it would be purely a matter between two adults. Legally it is a big difference, but for the two people involved 24 hours would make no difference whatsoever. Does that make sense?

Our views on this matter is very much influenced by cultural and religious norms, as well as laws (usually based on culture/religion) and the subject does evoke very strong feelings amongst most people. I believe some of the hystria around pedophilia ends up affecting most men, inasmuch as we have to watch our actions around other people's children, not because we feel sexually attracted to them, but because our actions may so easily be be misunderstood.

I have seen a close friend of mine go through hell, and almost driven to commit suicide for being wrongfully accused of child molesting. He almost lost his job, and if it hadn't been for the support of his friends and family probably would have taken his own life. I can only guess at the stress, anguish and shame he must have felt.

I think it is extremely important to protect children from predatory adults, but we need to keep things in perspective.

And - for those of you who still haven't understood it (Rigger and other MC people in particular): I am by no means defending child molestation, just trying to discuss the subject. Ah - why do I even bother......?

Originally Posted by Whiteshiva

for those of you who still haven't understood it (Rigger and other MC people in particular): I am by no means defending child molestation, just trying to discuss the subject. Ah - why do I even bother......? __________________

Never said you were
If they have or did have pictures of kidy porn they are guilty as far as I am concernd no mater if they lived out there fantasy or not.
This type of thing is black and white as far as the laws in most western countrys so they know the score

Originally Posted by Rigger

Originally Posted by Whiteshiva

for those of you who still haven't understood it (Rigger and other MC people in particular): I am by no means defending child molestation, just trying to discuss the subject. Ah - why do I even bother......? __________________

Never said you were
If they have or did have pictures of kidy porn they are guilty as far as I am concernd no mater if they lived out there fantasy or not.

Fair enough. Now define kidy (sic!) porn. Do pictures of naked children constitute pornography?

Originally Posted by Rigger

This type of thing is black and white as far as the laws in most western countrys so they know the score

So you think having sex with a 16 year old on his/her birthday is legitimate, but anyone is caught sleeping with someone who is 15 years, 364 day old should be punished for child molesation? Now that would be black & white, wouldn't it?

Originally Posted by Whiteshiva

Legally it is a big difference, but for the two people involved 24 hours would make no difference whatsoever. Does that make sense?

But there has to be a line in the sand somewhere and societies put that line in the place where they feel comfortable.

Those laws now are only invoked anyway, if the man is in a far greater position of power than the other party who is 16 tomorrow. If the partners are close in age, I haven't heard of anyone being prosecuted for thirty years or more.

But the fact of the matter is, that possesssing and viewing child pornography is against the law in most places and if someone is willing to break the law to satisfy his appetite for child porn or even pictures of naked children, then it is more likely, in my opinion that he will break the laws about sexual contact.

Just to view that, means to me, that the person has no empathy or no respect for the child's right to innocence.