4 results for month: 05/2009
XOb (Lawyer Caught in Child Sex Sting Disbarred)
Arlington county bar director / lawyer caught in child sex sting disbarred by DC COA & will serve 1 year in prison Link
Online Abuse of Girls Starts at Home
Unlike the Harvard Law School Berkman Center cyber white wash from earlier this year, a recent American Academy of Pediatrics scientific study found that a history of childhood abuse and a provocative online identity increase the risk of Internet exploitation for girls.
The the study's objective was to determine the risk factors for Internet-initiated victimization of female adolescents. The researchers found that abused girls were significantly more likely to have experienced online sexual advances and to have met someone offline. Having been abused and choosing a provocative avatar were significantly and independently associated with online sexual ...
Corrupting International Adoption
An interesting article about the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act [FCPA] made me think about international adoption agencies and their criminal liability under this federal law. According to the article FCPA, which was enacted in 1977, prohibits bribery of foreign officials. The authors offer this sage advice:
In this climate of increased enforcement, it is imperative that firms doing business in foreign markets, both currently and in the future, become familiar with the FCPA. Both the anti-bribery and books-and-records provisions present significant issues for any company doing business abroad.
In general terms, the FCPA's anti-bribery provisions ...
XOb (Rabbi Yosef Blau)
Blunt & honest interview with pioneering child sex abuse Rabbi Yosef Blau hero of the Jewish community Link