Woman outraged after daughter's picture is posted on pedophile web site

KOMO radio.com ^ | May 23,2007 | By Michelle Esteban

[AngelesCrestHighway]

Exactly!...It’s unbelievable to me. His rights as a pervert have more weight than a childs right to be protected from him?

[JamesP81]

Can you believe it? According to this, it is illegal for anyone to follow or take pictures of this psychopath; while it is perfectly legal and protected for him to do the same thing to one/many of our children and then to post the pics for other pedophiles to view.

The way he gets away with it is the part about trespassing on his own private property, but he's taking his photos in public. Unfortunately, I think his general interpretation of the law is more or less accurate, but this doesn't deal with the fact that it's conspiracy to build a website to help people commit felonies. I don't know why he hasn't already been charged. You can't go around helping people do illegal things. Not to mention the whole thing about photographing minors. I thought that was illegal too.

Washington state needs to get its head out of its posterior and get to work.

[Tzimisce]

Hm...

[tioga]

I think there are people on FR who would consider doing just that to make sure they got the one they wanted. your commments are offensive

[Ro_Thunder]

One would argue there is no expectation of privacy out in the public (malls, shopping areas, public park, etc). While his behavior and beliefs are abhorrent, one can walk into a mall and take pictures of anyone you wish.

Now, posting them online (or putting them in a magazine, newspaper, etc) should be protected, because you are essentially advertising the pictures then.

Just my .02 worth.

/note - yes, I’d be happy to see him have an accident if he threatened my children.

[colorado tanker]

The state senator is a brass-plated numbskull. The First Amendment does not give anyone the right to publish a photograph of a minor without the consent of the guardian of that minor -- and that's even before the libel/slander aspects of this creep's website, that he implies that the children shown have had, or are willing to have, sex with him and creeps like him.

Right you are, C.B. Misappropriating and exploiting a person's image is a civil tort - there's no reason the legislature can't act in this area too.

[darkangel82]

In saner, less PC times, people like this sicko were lokced away and never heard from again.

[tioga]

I would be shaking with anger if I was her mom!

[AngelesCrestHighway]

....”Washington state needs to get its head out of its posterior and get to work”....It won’t happen anytime soon. the same idiots in government who allow this, stole the last election for governor from Dino Rossi(the republican) by recounting the votes in King County until that liberal HAG Gregoire won.

[Badeye]

Yep. The ACLU is currently defending NAMBLA in a similiar case right now, up in Boston I believe.

Whats amusing is I once had a debate with a clown that claimed it was the website owner being defended by the ACLU, on first amendment grounds. Couldn’t help but think of that poster ‘I damn sure wouldn’t let YOU around my kids’ if I had any.

There is no cure for pedophilia, which is why this guy can’t stop doing this. Its a complusion.

[GovernmentIsTheProblem]

“Where is the father and other men in the community to take care of this guy?”

It’s Seattle - they’re home, snuggling with their boyfriends.

[Sherman Logan]

Glad to be of service. :)

Perhaps I should have included a sarcasm tag.

[mtbrandon49]

Bump

[Sherman Logan]

You can't go around helping people do illegal things.

Sure you can. It's perfectly legal to publish books about how to run a pot-growing business, for instance.

[gimme1ibertee]

pervertedjustice.com

[T.Smith]

If that were my daughter, this son of a bitch would be a greasy spot. I would litterally rip his balls off.

Pardon my language, but I am absolutely incredulous.

[darkangel82]

There is no cure for pedophilia,

Sure there is, it's usually dispensed in .44 caliber doses.

[gimme1ibertee]

Somebody will dig him up and give him what he really needs-a frontal lobotomy via a ball-peen hammer,just for starters.

[rlmorel]

ping!

[RikaStrom]

"I know it sounds kind of crazy, but there's kind of a code of ethics that these pedophiles have developed and what it is ... the contact has to be completely consensual, no coercion, if you're going to do it," McClellan said.

Sweet mercy, a child cannot consent. A child doesn't know. It is, and always will be coercion, McClellan, you sick freak.