Interesting Story on Child Porn

The story below demonstrates vividly the causal relationship between consumption of child pornography and sexual assault of children, bolstering the Supreme Court of Canada's assessment that the mere existence of child pornography constitutes a threat to children. Take note of a bolded highlight below and recall the number of major child porn busts not only in Nova Scotia, but across Canada and around the world. The causal linkage also applies to adult pornography, a fact conveniently overlooked by pro-pornography advocates.

Cop: Child porn users take next step
By DAVENE JEFFREY Staff Reporter Wed. Jan 30 - 5:27 AM
Anyone who enjoys child pornography is likely to become a contact sex offender, says RCMP Cpl. Dave Fox.
Although current studies show anywhere from 30 to 70 per cent of people who enjoy child pornography will likely go on to commit the sexual acts themselves, Cpl. Fox says experience has taught him the picture is a lot worse.
Cpl. Fox heads up the RCMP’s provincial Internet child exploitation unit, which was created as a temporary project in 2003.
He participated Monday in a day-long symposium at Dartmouth’s Holiday Inn that brought together government, non-government and industry representatives to look at ways to integrate their fight against online child abuse.
The officer said he formed his views the hard way.
"I know this because I’ve seen it."

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Since 2005, the volume of pornographic images and films available over the Internet has increased 400 per cent, the symposium was told.
"We’re seeing a trend toward younger children" being victimized in the images, said Sgt. Rick Greenwood of the National Child Exploitation Coordination Centre, adding that the abuses are also becoming more violent, he said.

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Cause and effect.