CEPFPublic school teacher sentenced on child porn charges
A Toronto public school teacher has been sentenced to nearly four and a half years in prison on charges related to child pornography. However, with credit for time already served, Stewart Adams will spend less than two years in jail. Adams plead guilty to possessing, distributing and accessing child porn.
Man gets 5 years in record child porn bust
A New Brunswick man has been sentenced to five years in prison in connection with the largest collection of child pornography ever seized in Canada.
RCMP head to Texas in search for Canadian victims of polygamist pedophile Warren Jeffs
Warren Jeffs, head of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, is at the centre of a probe in Canada and the United States of cross-border smuggling of child brides.
RCMP officers will head south shortly to meet with Texas Rangers and gather information about underaged Canadian girls who were married to or by Warren Jeffs, the convicted pedophile and leader of a fundamentalist Mormon group. No officers have yet been assigned to go to Texas nor is there a timetable for the trip.
Better Protecting Children and Youth from Sexual Predators
As part of its commitment to help ensure the safety and security of Canadians, the Government has introduced comprehensive legislation which includes proposed reforms to the Criminal Code designed to protect children from sexual predators. Recognizing that children are particularly vulnerable to sexual abuse and exploitation, the Government made a commitment to protect children from sex offenders in the June 2011 Speech from the Throne.
Canadian links to global child porn network
A U.S. Justice Department investigation of an international child pornography network has resulted in arrests in many countries, including Canada. Jacquelyn Martin/Associated Press
Who is Randall Peter Hopley?
TORONTO – Five days after he was snatched from his bedroom, three-year-old Kienan Hebert was mysteriously returned safely to his Sparwood, B.C. home Sunday morning, but the manhunt continues for the prime suspect in the boy’s disappearance.
Canada: Child Poverty Rate Fares Poorly in UNICEF Ranking
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has launched its ninth report card, entitled The Children Left Behind: A League Table of Inequality in Child Well-being in the World’s Rich Countries. The report shows that when it boils down to the material welfare of our nation’s children, Canada has slipped to 17th place out of 24 high-income countries evaluated by UNICEF.
Repeat sex offender's sentencing delayed
Eric Wanamaker, 62, who has a long history of sex offences, was arrested in December 2010 after police raided his Calgary home. CBCCrown lawyers have abandoned their bid to declare a man with a lengthy history of sex offences against children a long-term offender.
'They're traded off like horses'
Dave Mabell
LETHBRIDGE HERALD photo by Ian Martens
Linda McKay-Panos, executive director of the Alberta Civil Liberties Research Centre, speaks on polygamy in Canada during Thursday¹s weekly meeting of the Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs.
In Canada, it's illegal to "traffic" children across the U.S. border. It's also against the law to take part in extra marriages when you're already wed.
