Aug 19 2008
New Proposed UK Law Punishes Pedophiles Who Think They can Abuse Foreign Children
OK so I was actually going to blog about something else today but as soon as I read this I confess to cheering aloud and knew that this news story had to be today’s “chosen one”.
From next week (end August 2008) any Brit who thinks they can go abroad and sexually abuse a child under 16 and get away with it because it isn’t illegal in that country will be eligible for a nice prison cell when they get back to the UK. These so-called sex tourists have thus far been allowed to slip through the legal net. They have been able to travel the world using children in a way that would be unlawful in the UK and avoid the usual pedophile radar as the countries they visit don’t have the same regard for minors as the one in which these people reside.
Child abuse in any form is one of my soapbox topics and so this new law has me clapping my hands with absolute approval. My only hope is that many of these sex tourists are currently out of the country and don’t hear about the new law until their return……!
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I’m so happy to hear this. Woo hoo!
Thanks for sharing about time they did this.
Clapping my hands with great approval. Children are just that children and just because thier goverment isn’t looking out for them doesn’t mean another shouldn’t! Good for the UK for standing up for everyone’s children, not just thiers!
Tracy, I’m sorry I had to edit out the names on your post because the people named don’t appear to have been charged with any wrongdoing. I wish I could be irresponsible and allow it to go through, but unfortunately the innocent until proven guilty thing has to stand. I hope one day you get the closure on this that you desire.