April, 2018
Venice man gets 330 years on child porn charges in ‘sex tourism’ trial
April 30, 2018 · By Bill Smith, [email protected] for www.news-press.com
A Venice man has been sentenced to 330 years in prison after being convicted on child pornography charges, for taking sex tourism trips to the Philippines, making videos of his sexual encounters with children as young as 6, and posting them on-line. David Paul Lynch was tried and found guilty late last year after an […]
Read More...Fr. Shay Cullen Urges Support for Legislation to Restrict Travel by Convicted Paedophiles
April 27, 2018 ·
Fr. Shay Cullen Urges Support for Legislation to Restrict Travel by Convicted Paedophiles TDs and Senators have been urged to support a new Bill – the Sex Offences (Amendment) Bill 2018 – introduced in Dail Eireann by Maureen O’Sullivan TD which proposes to restrict the foreign travel of convicted paedophiles. If enacted, Ireland would the […]
Read More...Deport the Sex Tourists, Not the Missionaries
April 27, 2018 ·
Deport the Sex Tourists, Not the Missionaries Fr. Shay Cullen 28 April 2018 Dublin, Ireland- There are as many as 16,000 Filipinos or more living and working and earning just and good wages in Ireland. There are 4,265 that are nurses and thousands more are caregivers and other professions. They are welcomed, trusted […]
Read More...How child-sex ring bust in Philippines helped close Backpage.com
April 27, 2018 · By EDOUARD MORTON for www.scmp.com
One of the world’s most notorious sex ads websites was shut down last week by US authorities, bringing to a head a years-long fight by anti-human trafficking activists to close the online classifieds network. But the seizure of Backpage, which formed far-reaching links across Asia using an illicit call centre business in the Philippines, marks […]
Read More...AMRSP STATEMENT ON SR. PATRICIA FOX, NDS ILLEGAL ARREST AND DETENTION BY THE BUREAU OF IMMIGRATION
April 26, 2018 ·
The Association of Major Religious Superiors in the Philippines expresses its solidarity with Sr. Patricia Fox, NDS, in her work of proclaiming the good news of salvation and liberation to the poor and powerless. As religious and consecrated persons, we stand with her and all who do God’s mission of care and compassion for His […]
Read More...The Australian nun who makes Duterte’s blood boil
April 25, 2018 ·
Sister Patricia Fox says she fell in love with the Filipino people, especially their resilience and sense of humor She has been described as frail, old, skinny and weak, but she made the tough-talking leader of the Philippines seethe in public. “Who are you?” fumed President Rodrigo Duterte. “You do not have the right to […]
Read More...Protesters march against India’s rape crisis
April 25, 2018 · By Saji Thomas, Bhopal for www.ucanews.com
As outrage grows over sexual assaults and murders of minor girls, people question the country’s culture of impunity Priests, nuns and lay Catholics were among thousands of people who joined a candlelight march in India to express solidarity with the nationwide outrage over gang rape and murders, especially of minor girls. About 1,500 people including […]
Read More...3 ex-U.S. Army soldiers convicted in murder of Filipina – reports
April 25, 2018 · By Rappler.com for www.rappler.com
‘This horrifying real-life murder-for-hire case included details usually seen in action movies,’ US Attorney Geoffrey S. Berman says in a statement about the murder of Catherine Lee According to The New York Times, Joseph Hunter – a former US Army sergeant with Special Forces training – Adam Samia and Carl Stillwell were found guilty of […]
Read More...Applauding Legislation Targeting Online Sex Trafficking Becoming Law
April 24, 2018 ·
On Wednesday, Senator Corker, a leader in efforts to end modern slavery at home and abroad, applauded President Donald J. Trump for signing the Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017 (H.R.1865) into law. The narrowly-crafted legislation will target online sex trafficking by providing victims the opportunity to seek justice […]
Read More...New Sex Tourism Bill will prevent paedophiles going abroad
April 24, 2018 · By James Ward for extra.ie
New laws that will prevent convicted paedophiles from travelling to developing countries where child sex trafficking is rife are to be considered in the Dáil. The Sex Tourism Bill from Independent TD Maureen O’Sullivan has been backed by four-time Nobel Peace Prize nominee Fr Shay Cullen, whose organisation Preda have been campaigning for children’s rights […]
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