Explicit Photos Fan U.N. Sex Scandal

Los Angeles Times ^ | 2/12/05 | Maggie Farley

[saquin]

UNITED NATIONS — A scandal about the sexual abuse of Congolese women and children by U.N. officials and peacekeepers intensified Friday with the broadcast of explicit pictures of a French U.N. worker and Congolese girls and his claim that there was a network of pedophiles at the U.N. mission in Congo.

ABC News' "20/20" program showed pictures taken from the computer of a French U.N. transport worker. The hard drive reportedly contained thousands of photos of him with hundreds of girls. In one frame, a tear can be seen rolling down the cheek of a victim.

The news report coincided with the U.N.'s new "zero- contact" rule banning any interaction between U.N. soldiers and locals in Congo.

The staffer, Didier Bourguet, 41, is facing charges of sexual abuse and rape in France. His lawyer, Claude de Boosere- Lepidi, said in court last week that there was a network of U.N. personnel who had sex with underage girls and that Bourguet had engaged in similar activity in a previous U.N. posting in the Central African Republic.

[freebilly]

His lawyer, Claude de Boosere- Lepidi, said in court last week that there was a network of U.N. personnel who had sex with underage girls and that Bourguet had engaged in similar activity in a previous U.N. posting in the Central African Republic.

Quite the defense attorney....

[Enterprise]

"The staffer, Didier Bourguet, 41, is facing charges of sexual abuse and rape in France. His lawyer, Claude de Boosere- Lepidi, said in court last week that there was a network of U.N. personnel who had sex with underage girls and that Bourguet had engaged in similar activity in a previous U.N. posting in the Central African Republic."

Incredible! Imagine if lawyers said things like that about their clients in American courts!

[MattinNJ]

In one frame, a tear can be seen rolling down the cheek of a victim.

Hang em high. I would actually like to see this picture on a cover of a book exposing the U.N. for the vile scum that they are.

[singletrack]

French lawyers are as useful as french soldiers I guess.

[processing please hold]

It says 20/20 showed them. Has any one seen them? Why aren't they plastered all over tv.

Hell, panties on the heads of prisoners is considered abuse.

[isom35]

a thread with the word "photos" in the title and no photos posted yet? yikes!

[maine-iac7]

The U.N. has no power to prosecute peacekeepers or civilians

IN other words, impunity for UN personnel, but they want to rule the world with One World Gov't

[Tall_Texan]

Will this get as much attention as the Abu Ghraib prison photos? I'm not holding my breath.

[Trippin]

This is sick, sick sick.

[nw_arizona_granny]

Ping

[saquin]

Here's a link to the 20/20 story:

U.N. Sex Crimes in Congo

[demkicker]

Good grief. If the UN is allowed to operate as usual after this disclosure and the Oil for Food scandal, we really are doomed.

My fear is the Clintonistas are operating in their "publicize a huge problem and supply the solution" mode. Their solution of course, will be putting Bubba in charge of the UN.

[steveegg]

I'm shocked, SHOCKED that UN staffers would engage in these kinds of activities. Seriesly, I'm surprised that they're getting caught.

[jocon307]

"Quite the defense attorney...."

LOL, is he going to mount an "everbody else does it" defense, or "it's just about sex" defense?

It's well past time to dismantle the UN.

[maine-iac7]

Hell, panties on the heads of prisoners is considered abuse.

damnable good correlation!

we need to start demanding this.

Maybe if FOX, RUSH etc would get on it - and/or Drudge, we could get it rolling. We have to get out of the UN - first step to killing it

[steveegg]

My fear is the Clintonistas are operating in their "publicize a huge problem and supply the solution" mode. Their solution of course, will be putting Bubba in charge of the UN.

Talk about letting the fox guard the henhouse.

[dwills]

saw the story on 20/20 last night and i was most disappointed that the guy in charge of the whole peacekeeping program in the congo is an american ex-ambassador

we're too much a part of the crappy bureaucracy that is the UN

[evad]

ABC News' "20/20" program showed pictures taken from the computer of a French U.N. transport worker. The hard drive reportedly contained thousands of photos of him with hundreds of girls. In one frame, a tear can be seen rolling down the cheek of a victim.

UN-believable.
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>that ABC would rat out the UN.

[Jeff Head]

These animals need to be piut down...hard.

On a side note, given his own history, now we know why the Toon wants to be the Secretary General.

[maine-iac7]

"And there is what human rights investigators have called "survival sex."

Oh, well, then - that makes it OK

[mollynme]

Aimee Tsesi, of Bunia, holds her 5-month-old grandchild, Deiudonne. Seated directly behind is Tsesi's 15-year-old deaf mute daughter, who gave birth to Deiudonne after being raped by a U.N. soldier from Uruguay. (ABC News)

[Mo1]

I'm shocked, SHOCKED that UN staffers would engage in these kinds of activities. Seriesly, I'm surprised that they're getting caught.

I guess we shouldn't hold our breath waiting for rants from Teddy Kennedy and all the or Dems about this huh?

[maine-iac7]

15-year-old deaf mute daughter,

that makes it handy - she couldn't didn't say NO

[Eva]

We watched a Bruce Willis movie about the genocide in Nigeria called, "Tears of the Sun," the other night. I think that the movie is a fairly accurate depiction of what is going on in multiple places in Africa. I highly recommend the movie.

The UN needs to be disbanded. It is beyond reforming. Peace keeping missions need to be formed on an as needed basis by coalitions of the willing and funded on a pay as you go basis. You can't trust bureaucrats with the kind of money that would be involved.

[steveegg]

I guess we shouldn't hold our breath waiting for rants from Teddy Kennedy and all the or Dems about this huh?

Not unless you can hold your breath for years; it is, after all, "just about sex" perpetrated by their own kind.

[infidel29]

Guard it? Hell that's like letting the fox build it, staff it, and devise the security and defense systems of it.

[infidel29]

did someone mention Teddy Kennedy?

[steveegg]

In so many words, yep.

[hosepipe]

The presence of the U.N. is a social disease.. everywhere.. in so many ways they are past counting.. The U.N. is like Aids to the host country..

The world needs a CURE.. or the hope for a cure.. Kick them out of New York City.. somebodys got to be FIRST.. to set an example..

[Cosmo]

But ...but...what about Abu Graib!!!

[mewzilla]

Meanwhile Kofi Annan is getting some kind of peace prize at that idiotic conference in Munich.

[oust the louse]

"My fear is the Clintonistas are operating in their "publicize a huge problem and supply the solution" mode. Their solution of course, will be putting Bubba in charge of the UN."

You mean putting the FOX in charge of the chicken coop!

[TheRatHunter]

That defense attorney sounds more like a prosecuter!

[NCjim]

[sam_paine]

LOL, is he going to mount a... defense?

Booo! Bad choice of words!!!

[Polybius]

It says 20/20 showed them. Has any one seen them? Why aren't they plastered all over tv.

If it does not further the anti-American agenda, the Liberal news media does not consider it news worthy.

[aculeus]

Incredible! Imagine if lawyers said things like that about their clients in American courts!

How awful! Imagine OJ Simpson in prison!

[Jasper]

"Maybe if FOX, RUSH etc would get on it - and/or Drudge, we could get it rolling. We have to get out of the UN - first step to killing it."

I'll do ya one better. We need to hammer our representatives, relentlessly, until they get the message to stop funding this clusterf@#k, and boot this hell-hole of an organization off sovereign US soil.

So get those "cards and letters" ready folks. The sooner the better.

/jasper

[fella]

Imagine if lawyers said things like that about their clients in American courts!

The extremely high cost of justice would fall and there would be less lawyers so don't expect it to happen.

[DocRock]

"His lawyer, Claude de Boosere- Lepidi, said in court last week that there was a network of U.N. personnel who had sex with underage girls and that Bourguet had engaged in similar activity in a previous U.N. posting in the Central African Republic."

The old "Everybody else is doing it" defense. UN-believable!

[hotsteppa]

Just discusting.

[Minnesota fox]

Can you manage to spell two words properly?

[westmichman]

I've seen that movie. Your recommendation has much merit.

[BillF]

No wonder Clinton is so enamored of the UN.

[BillF]

No wonder Clinton is so enamored of the UN.

And "waitress sandwich" Kennedy.

[RippleFire]

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[keats5]

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[blackie]

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

It's his own private business, and it didn't affect his ability to do his job, so leave him alone so he can get back to the business of protecting the congolese people.

Bill