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Explicit Photos Fan U.N. Sex Scandal
Los Angeles Times ^
| 2/12/05
| Maggie Farley
Posted on 02/12/2005 9:47:09 AM PST by 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.
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TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: centralafrica; congo; peacekeepers; scandals; un; uncorruption; unitednations; unmonsters; unpeacekeepers
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posted on
02/12/2005 9:47:09 AM PST
by
saquin
To: saquin
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....
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posted on
02/12/2005 9:49:10 AM PST
by
freebilly
(I am The Thread Killer! DO NOT REPLY!)
To: saquin
"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!
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posted on
02/12/2005 9:51:22 AM PST
by
Enterprise
("Dance with the Devil by the Pale Moonlight" - Islam compels you!)
To: saquin
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.
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posted on
02/12/2005 9:52:21 AM PST
by
MattinNJ
(Stop voter fraud-enact voter ID cards with photos w/ magnetic stripes that prevent multiple voting)
To: Enterprise
French lawyers are as useful as french soldiers I guess.
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posted on
02/12/2005 9:53:41 AM PST
by
singletrack
(..................................................................)
To: saquin
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.
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posted on
02/12/2005 10:01:17 AM PST
by
processing please hold
(Islam and Christianity do not mix ----9-11 taught us that)
To: saquin
a thread with the word "photos" in the title and no photos posted yet? yikes!
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posted on
02/12/2005 10:10:15 AM PST
by
isom35
To: saquin
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
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posted on
02/12/2005 10:12:48 AM PST
by
maine-iac7
(...but you can't fool all of the people all of the time - LINCOLN)
To: saquin
Will this get as much attention as the Abu Ghraib prison photos? I'm not holding my breath.
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posted on
02/12/2005 10:13:58 AM PST
by
Tall_Texan
(Let's REALLY Split The Country! (http://righteverytime3.blogspot.com))
To: saquin
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posted on
02/12/2005 10:14:03 AM PST
by
Trippin
To: Velveeta; Calpernia; DAVEY CROCKETT
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posted on
02/12/2005 10:14:53 AM PST
by
nw_arizona_granny
(The enemy within, will be found in the "Communist Manifesto 1963", you are living it today.)
To: All
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posted on
02/12/2005 10:18:38 AM PST
by
saquin
To: Trippin
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.
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posted on
02/12/2005 10:19:33 AM PST
by
demkicker
(I'm Ra th er sick of Dan)
To: saquin
I'm shocked, SHOCKED that UN staffers would engage in these kinds of activities. Seriesly, I'm surprised that they're getting caught.
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posted on
02/12/2005 10:20:02 AM PST
by
steveegg
(The secret goal of lieberals - to ensure that no future generation can possibly equal theirs.)
To: freebilly
"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.
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posted on
02/12/2005 10:20:18 AM PST
by
jocon307
(Vote George Washington for the #1 spot)
To: pbrown
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
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posted on
02/12/2005 10:20:20 AM PST
by
maine-iac7
(...but you can't fool all of the people all of the time - LINCOLN)
To: demkicker
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.
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posted on
02/12/2005 10:20:51 AM PST
by
steveegg
(The secret goal of lieberals - to ensure that no future generation can possibly equal theirs.)
To: MattinNJ
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
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posted on
02/12/2005 10:21:23 AM PST
by
dwills
(BIGOTS!? We don't need no stinking BIGOTS!!!)
To: saquin
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.
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posted on
02/12/2005 10:21:48 AM PST
by
evad
To: saquin
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.
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posted on
02/12/2005 10:23:29 AM PST
by
Jeff Head
(www.dragonsfuryseries.com)
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