Bill Zeller was a talented programmer and a victim of sexual abuse as a child. He took his own life last week and left an explanation as to why he did it. It's a long read but worthwhile. Paedophilia is such a cruel crime but for some reason, it doesn't seem to warrant a long jail sentence. When they are caught, they serve minimum time and are quickly released back into the community. Australian detectives recently uncovered a paedophile ring of married couples who were abusing their own children and sharing videos and pictures of the abuse on the internet. Parents in the UK, Europe and the US were arrested. http://gizmodo.com/5726667/the-agonizing-last-words-of-bill-zeller?skyline=true&s=i Footnote: A memorial service will be held for Princeton graduate William "Bill" Zeller who died on the 5th January 2011 at a local hospital as a result of injuries sustained in a suicide attempt at his home near campus. He was 27.
I think true practicing pedophiles should get an automatic death sentence (including parents.) I use "true" meaning older people with young children. When it comes to teens, logically, the courts need to look at all of the circumstances.
When silence is not golden... Silence common in child sexual abuse cases 5 Dec.`11 - As police investigate allegations of child molestation by coaches at Penn State and Syracuse, nagging questions linger about signs that may have been missed or ignored.
Did you folks see this one on the news. This is awful! This guy was trained to get into people's heads, and worked with children of the military with loss issues, and the like. "Judge gives therapist 22 years for child porn... Andrew William Young, 48, managed clinical services for children of active-duty service members at Elmendorf Air Force Base and Fort Richardson, before the bases merged, and Kodiak Coast Guard Station, according to his resume. Young's collection included bestiality with children, children in bondage being sexually abused, "sadistic or masochistic conduct" and other violent behavior, according to the statement." http://www.adn.com/2011/12/06/2205343/anchorage-therapist-sentenced.html
