世界各地で児童ポルノ罪で逮捕・起訴・判決が続く

世界各地で児童ポルノ関係事件の記事が続いている。中には30年の拘禁刑の判決が出された例もあるようだ。世界的に厳罰化が進行中ということなのだろう。

　Leeds teacher kept 3,000 child porn images on computer
　Yorkshire Evening Post: 10 October 2009
　http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/Leeds-teacher-kept-3000-child.5721320.jp

　Tuscaloosa man sentenced to 30 years on child porn conviction
　NBC13: October 9, 2009
　http://www2.nbc13.com/vtm/news/local/article/tuscaloosa_man_sentenced_to_30_years_on_child_porn_conviction/99074/

　Forsyth IT director alleged to have withheld evidence in child porn case
　ajc: October 9, 2009
　http://www.ajc.com/news/north-fulton/forsyth-it-director-alleged-159123.html?cxtype=rss_news_128746

　Manassas Park man faces child pornography charges
　Inside Nova: October 9, 2009
　http://www2.insidenova.com/isn/news/crime/article/manassas_park_man_faces_child_pornography_charges/44881/

　Accused Bishop to live in Ottawa pending child-porn trial
　National Post: October 08, 2009
　http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=2086159

　Child pornography brings 11-year, 3-month sentence
　Buffalo News: October 08, 2009
　http://www.buffalonews.com/437/story/821273.html

　Fayetteville man gets 40 years in prison in child porn case
　WRAL.com: Oct. 8, 2009
　http://www.wral.com/news/news_briefs/story/6164912/

さて，もちろん一般人が被疑者または被告人となっている事件も多数あるのだが，社会的地位の高い者だとどうしても注目を集めてしまうことになるようだ。