Articles and Letters
 

> ‘Standing Silent’ follows uncovering of sexual abuse in Baltimore’s Orthodox
   Jewish community (Read)

> A Guide to the Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse launched in Dublin: BR 011812 (Read)
   The introduction of Mandatory Reporting of child abuse by child care professionals was
   recommended by the Irish Law Reform Commission Report on Child Sexual Abuse (1990).
   22 years later, the Government still has done nothing. This launch is One Child's response to
   that delay.

> Vatican warned Irish bishops not to report abuse: USA Today 011712 (Read)

> Letter to Judge William Adams (Rockport, Texas) regarding his beating of his daughter
   Hillary Adams as recorded on video (Read)  Huffington Report article and video (Open)
   Judge who beat daughter suspended - ABC News 11/27/11 (Read)
   Response from the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (Read)

> Guardian ad Litem Volunteers could cut advocacy costs in Ireland - Irish Examiner Oct 11,
    2011 (Read)  Ireland seems to be terminally unique in how it deals with protecting children.
    Or are the parties protecting their incomes?

> Letter to Maeve Lewis of One In Four, Dublin asking (again) why a victim treatment and
    therapy center is treating sexual offenders (Sept 14, 2011 - see letter from a year ago below)
   (Read)
   'Rise in abuse victims seeking help'  Irish Times Sept 14 ,2011 (Read)

> Open letter to Maeve Lewis, Exec Director of One in Four (Dublin) in response to an article
   in the Irish Times Sept 16, 2010 - Open letter (Read)
   'Incentives crucial to treating sex offenders' Irish Times (see article Read)

> Open letter to Circuit Court Judge Patricia Ryan (Dublin) in response to her sentencing a
    repeat child pornography offender, who was in possession of of 34,699 images and 460
    movies of child rape and molestation, to a two-year custodial sentence. Some of the
    children were as young as two years old. (Read)

    -  2-year sentence for child porn inadequate, expert tells judge. Irish Examiner 072911 (Read)

    -  Original article in the Herald.ie, 072111 'Sex fiend used web cafes to download
    porn stash' (Read)
     - Background in Irish Tribune Jan 30, 2011 'Child porn: Underground, online and in
    your street,' Ali Bracken (Read)

> Open letter to Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny in response to the article which appeared
    in the Irish Independent on June 3, 2011, 'Kids in HSE care ended up working
    in brothels'. (Read)
    Irish Independent Article 06/03/11: (Read)

> Does treatment of sexual abusers work? In a word, no. (Read)
   Vermont Treatment Program for Sexual Abusers review (Seven Days, Vermont Aug 23, 08)

> No Sympathy for Those Who Traffic in Child Porn (Lisa Madigan, Illinois Att General) (Read)

> Open Letter to Superior Court Judge Eddie Rodriguez Jr. regarding his opposition to
   mandatory sentencing for the possession of child pornography (Read)

> How to Keep Your Children Safe from Sexual Abuse (Read)

> Child sex offenders: therapy, prison or death? (Read)

> 8 common myths about child sexual abuse (Leadership Council) (Read)

> Definite line from porn to abuse (A Bracken. S Tribune) (Read)

> The Rape of Innocents (revisited) (Read)

> Open letter to Federal Judge Jack Weinstein regarding sentencing for possession of
   child pornography (Read)

> Acknowledging domestic and child abuse is a (very) recent phenomenon (Read)

> U.S. Supreme Court: Sex offenders can be held indefinitely (Read)

> Most perpetrators of sexual assault are someone the family or child knows (Read)

> Irish Ways and Irish Laws; dealing with clerical child rapists (Read)

> Pedophilia endemic in the Middle East (Read)

> California's Chelsea's Law will jail, tag sex offenders for life (Read)

> Priests raping children; the ugly truth (Read)

> Pete Townshend’s Spin Doctors (Leah Tobin) (Read)

> Internet Virus Frames Users For Child Porn Possession (Read)

> Remembering Junny (Read)

> Children and reality TV - a concern (Read)