News Archive Go to news archive 2001 | Go to news archive 2000 • http://canada.com/ LOCAL NEWS Sex offender swarmed, punched after police warning Three days after police warned the public about the release of James Dean Holowenko, an untreated sexual offender released from Bowden Institution, a group of angry people surrounded the man and allegedly assaulted him at his downtown residence. April 27 2002 • http://www.lufkindailynews.com/ Man gets probation for raping daughter An Angelina County jury on Thursday found a Lufkin man guilty of repeatedly sexually assaulting his 12-year-old daughter and sentenced him to five years of probation &Mac247; the lightest possible punishment. April 26 2002 • http://www.thisislondon.com/ BOY ARRESTED OVER NET CHILD PORN A boy of 15 was among dozens of suspected paedophiles arrested today after police smashed a massive internet ring involving distribution of child pornography. April 24 2002 • http://news.bbc.co.uk/ Paedophile net raids across UK The biggest ever operation against internet paedophiles in the United Kingdom has been carried out by 34 police forces. Officers simultaneously raided 75 addresses across the country, with large amounts of computer equipment seized for examination. The number of arrests is unclear, but includes a 15-year-old boy and people involved in care work, teaching and medicine. April 24 2002 • http://www.theregister.co.uk/ Police have arrested 25 members of a Net child porn ring in 10 countries. The haul includes proven real-life abusers as well as traffickers of pornography, which is very unusual, according to the Danish police who led the investigation. Thirty five children have also been identified, all of whom had been sexually abused. April 23 2002 • http://www.ananova.com/ Priest faces child porn charges A Roman Catholic priest is to appear in court charged with child pornography offences. Warwickshire Police said Father Steven Mellor, 46, had been charged with nine counts of making indecent images of children after an investigation by its child protection unit. April 22 2002 • http://www.ananova.com/ Arrests in 10 countries over child porn Police in nine European countries and the US have arrested about 25 people for allegedly violating child pornography laws. A police spokesman said arrests have been made in Britain, Sweden, Switzerland, Germany and Denmark. April 22 2002 GOOD INFORMATION: • http://www.msnbc.com/ Safe surfing for teens What teens and their parents should know before they log on to the Internet. April 18 2002 • http://www.ananova.com/ Woman to receive settlement in case alleging sex abuse by priest A woman who claimed a priest made her pregnant and paid for her abortion will receive a $1.2 million settlement from two dioceses in California. 01:09 Tuesday 2nd April 2002 • http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_554738.html?menu= Riding school manager jailed for campaign of rape A manager at a riding school for children has been jailed for 20 years for a prolonged campaign of rape and sexual assaults against his victims. 13:05 Wednesday 27th March 2002 • http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_554732.html?menu= Boys choir founder jailed for indecent assaults The founder of a prestigious boys choir has been jailed for four years for indecently assaulting a 14-year-old boy. 12:39 Wednesday 27th March 2002 • http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_553266.html?menu= GP arrested in child sex inquiry A GP has been arrested following a 10-month investigation by Scotland Yard's paedophile unit. 23:32 Monday 25th March 2002 • http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_552075.html?menu= New York cardinal pledges crackdown on paedophile priests US Catholic Church is beginning the holiest week of its year with its leading cleric promising to get tough on child-abusing priests. 06:24 Sunday 24th March 2002 • http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_551465.html?menu= Racketeering suit brought alleging Catholic church cover-up of abuse US Catholic Bishops face a lawsuit accusing them of racketeering by covering up claims of sexual abuse. 01:05 Saturday 23rd March 2002 • http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_549901.html?menu= Pope calls paedophile priests scandals 'dark shadow' The pope says the "grave scandal" of sex abuse cases in the Roman Catholic Church casts "a dark shadow of suspicion" over all priests. 1:53 Thursday 21st March 2002 • http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_549489.html?menu= Two charged over internet porn ring Detectives have charged two men with being members of a suspected worldwide internet paedophile network. 22:27 Wednesday 20th March 2002 • http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_549206.html?menu= Worldwide internet paedophile suspects arrested Two men suspected of being part of a worldwide internet paedophile ring have been arrested in Britain. 4:29 Wednesday 20th March 2002 • The authorities in the United States say they have broken up an international child pornography ring which operated over the internet and had more than seven thousand users. http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/americas/newsid_1880000/1880354.stm 19 March 2002 • http://www.ananova.com/news/index.html?keywords=Paedophiles&nav_src=more_on FBI announces arrests in computer-paedophile sting The FBI says it has shut down an internet-based child-pornography ring with criminal charges against 86 people in 26 states. 05:28 Tuesday 19th March 2002 • ABCNEWS.com : Widening the Net in Child Porn Ring The FBI says it expects to arrest at least 50 more people by week's end as it 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14:53 Monday 18th March 2002 • http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_543352.html?menu= Pope accepts sex abuse bishop's resignation The Pope has accepted the resignation of a Florida bishop who sexually abused a teenager more than 25 years ago. 2:45 Wednesday 13th March 2002 • http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_543110.html?menu= Man on trial in Texas can dress as a woman A cross-dressing man accused of molesting a four-year-old girl will be allowed to dress as a woman during his trial in Texas. 08:56 Wednesday 13th March 2002 • http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_542415.html?menu= Church strikes £21m deal with paedophile priest victims The Archdiocese of Boston has reached a financial settlement with dozens of people who claimed they were sexually molested by a now-defrocked Roman Catholic priest. 15:19 Tuesday 12th March 2002 • http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_541855.html?menu= Police mark anniversary of girl's abduction Detectives are marking the anniversary of the abduction of a six-year-old girl by a suspected paedophile by making a fresh appeal for information. 04:09 Tuesday 12th March 2002 • http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_540318.html?menu= Bishop who admits sexual misconduct with teenager offers resignation A Roman Catholic bishop in America has offered to resign after acknowledging he inappropriately touched a teenager more than 25 years ago. 16:22 Saturday 9th March 2002 • http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_538988.html?menu= Seven investigated over sexual abuse of 20 children Seven people have been placed under investigation for the alleged sexual abuse of 20 children in France. 22:43 Thursday 7th March 2002 • http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_537082.html?menu= Church could pay up to $30 million to alleged sex victims Lawyers for the Archdiocese of Boston and alleged paedophile victim of former priest John Geoghan have met in an attempt to finalise a compensation deal. 02:44 Wednesday 6th March 2002 • http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_535036.html?menu= Child sex victim seeks public inquiry A victim of the paedophile ring exposed by the BBC Newsnight programme is calling for the resignation of a social services boss and a public inquiry into the scandal. 17:46 Sunday 3rd March 2002 • http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_533968.html?menu= Scout leader jailed for sex abuse A former scout leader and children's football coach has been jailed for two years for sexually abusing boys. 6:55 Friday 1st March 2002 • http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_533914.html?menu= Dangerous paedophile gets 15-year jail term A "dangerous paedophile" who was exposed by the BBC Newsnight programme has been jailed for 15 years. 16:16 Friday 1st March 2002 • http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_531323.html?menu= Journalist offers Dutroux case papers on internet An investigative journalist is offering pre-trial documents from the Marc Dutroux paedophile case for sale on his website. 09:11 Wednesday 27th February 2002 • http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_528126.html?menu= 35 priests committed child sex abuse, says US archdiocese The Archdiocese of Philadelphia in the US says it has found "credible evidence" that 35 priests sexually abused children over five decades. 03:45 Saturday 23rd February 2002 • http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_526930.html?menu= Paedophile priest jailed for up to ten years A former priest who has become a central figure in a sexual abuse scandal that has shaken Boston's Roman Catholic community has been jailed for nine to 10 years. 18:03 Thursday 21st February 2002 • http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_522510.html?menu= Four men admit role in child abuse ring Four men have admitted taking part in a paedophile ring which systematically abused children around the UK. 21:06 Friday 15th February 2002 • http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_522299.html?menu= 'Evil cancer' paedophile jailed A judge has accused an internet paedophile of "providing an electronic highway for an evil cancer" when he allowed thousands of sick images to be viewed. 15:26 Friday 15th February 2002 • http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_521362.html?menu= Boys' choir founder admits indecent assault The founder of a prestigious boys' choir has admitted indecently assaulting a 14-year-old boy. 6:42 Thursday 14th February 2002 • http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_514081.html?menu= Man jailed for 10 years for advertising child porn A US judge has sentenced a 57-year-old man to 10 years jail for advertising to receive, exchange and distribute child pornography on the internet. 08:02 Wednesday 6th February 2002 • http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_499218.html?menu= Paedophile killer back in UK will strike again says victim A paedophile killer is back in Britain after being kicked out of Australia. • http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_496574.html?menu= Police identify 18 Wonderland victims Eighteen children featured in photographs circulated by the notorious Wonderland Club paedophile ring have so far been identified. 11:30 Wednesday 16th January 2002 • http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_495821.html?menu= British paedophile gets 12-year prison sentence A British businessman has been jailed for 12 years in Romania after being convicted of having sexual relations with minors and of possession of a gun. 14:47 Tuesday 15th January 2002 • http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_495689.html?menu= Man who persuaded girls to undress escapes prosecution A man who persuaded two 11-year-old girls to undress in front of him is not to be charged with any offence. 13:01 Tuesday 15th January 2002 • http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_492720.html?menu= Missing girl, 6, 'killed by paedophiles' French police are digging up a garden in the search for a six-year-old girl believed to be murdered by a paedophile gang. 12:16 Friday 11th January 2002 • http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_491845.html?menu= Six years jail for child abuser A 41-year-old shopfitter who admitted a catalogue of child abuse has been jailed for six years. 13:07 Thursday 10th January 2002 • http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_491122.html?menu= Street renamed after honoured magistrate exposed as paedophile A street named after a children's worker who was later exposed as a paedophile has been renamed following a campaign by one of his victims. 15:54 Wednesday 9th January 2002 • http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_490930.html?menu= Vatican decrees paedophile priest cases be handled in secret The Vatican has ordered that paedophile accusations against priests be dealt with in secret. 11:59 Wednesday 9th January 2002 • http://www.geeknews.net/article.php?sid=791 (Geeknews: January 7, 2002) A 13-year-old girl who had been missing from her Pittsburgh home since New Year's Day was found Friday tied to a bed in a Herndon, Va., town house after federal officials received a tip generated from the Internet. • http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_488325.html?menu= Paedophile 'raped inmate at top-security jail' A notorious paedophile is under investigation accused of raping a prisoner in the jail where he is serving two life sentences. 00:03 Sunday 6th January 2002 • http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_486639.html?menu= Schoolgirl tells of escape from car boot of would-be kidnapper An 11-year-old schoolgirl grabbed by a would-be kidnapper and bundled into the boot of his car has told of her ordeal. 17:08 Thursday 3rd January 2002 • http://www.pedowatch.org !! 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