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Posted on 11/19/2001 7:19:10 PM PST by gg188

Curley v. NAMBLA. The ACLU of Massachusetts is representing the North American Man Boy Love Association (NAMBLA) in a civil lawsuit brought in U.S. District Court seeking damages from the organization based on information which it had published. The suit, an action for wrongful death and for civil rights violations, alleges that NAMBLA is responsible for the kidnaping, rape and murder of a 10 year old boy because its publications and the material which appeared on its Internet site allegedly “urged the general public to illegally rape male children.” The plaintiffs claim that one of the convicted murderers had become a member of NAMBLA approximately one year prior to the murder and that, as a result of reading its publications and the material on its web site, he “became obsessed with having sex with and raping young male children.” ACLU has filed a motion to dismiss the suit, arguing (1) the claims are barred by the First Amendment, (2) the complaint does not allege a cognizable tort claim under Massachusetts law, (3) the plaintiffs do not have a civil rights claims under § 1985(3) for discrimination against “male children,” (4) the court lacks personal jurisdiction over the defendants, none of whom are residents of Massachusetts, and (5) one of the defendants was not properly served. After receiving the motion to dismiss, the plaintiffs sought to amend their complaint to insert a RICO (Racketeer Influenced Corrupt Organization) claim against NAMBLA. Attorneys: John Reinstein, Sarah Wunsch.*

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