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fwd from L Moss Sharman - Chile awakens to child prostitution after scandal - One organization finds 65,000 online pedophile networks Jen Ross, Chronicle Foreign Service 11/24/03 Santiago, Chile "An investigation into a suspected pedophile ring headed by a wealthy businessman has caused this conservative nation to suddenly ponder a previously ignored social problem -- child prostitution. In October, Claudio Spiniak, 55, and six colleagues, were charged with using a luxury gym he owns for sadomasochistic orgies with children. He has also been accused of producing and distributing child pornography. The scandal has linked two right-wing senators of the Independent Democratic Union party (UDI) to the pedophile ring as well as prominent businessmen and four police officers, who were arrested last week for obstruction of justice. Several politicians have accused opposition parties of using the sordid case for political gain. UDI leaders say it's a smear campaign to weaken their presidential candidate in the 2005 election." "Fuentes says her organization has identified 65,000 online networks of pedophiles across Chile and charges have been filed in 30 cases." http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2003/11/24/MNG7U38LD81.DTL
Lawyer for Church Says He Hid His Own Sexual Abuse by Priest By Laurie Goodstein 11/25/03 "For five years, Robert P. Scamardo defended the Roman Catholic Diocese of Galveston-Houston against lawsuits by people who claimed to have been sexually abused by priests. As general counsel, he vigorously resisted accusers, he said, fending off their lawsuits and collaborating with church officials to send them away quietly, with as little money as possible." ""In an interview in Houston, Mr. Scamardo provided a window into how church lawyers worked to deter lawsuits, minimize the church's payouts, limit coverage for therapy and keep any settlements secret. It was always the church, he said, that insisted on inserting confidentiality clauses in the settlements â never the victims, as many bishops have contended. He said that while the eruption of the scandal last year had made bishops more likely to express compassion toward victims, the church's lawyers were still playing hardball behind the scenes. And he said he was certain there were many more abusive priests and victims than have become public." http://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/25/national/25ABUS.html?hp=&pagewanted=print&position= www.ctrl.org DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substanceânot soap-boxingâplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'âwith its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsâis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply.
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