
Oct 29 - By John McFarland, Associated Press Writer
A 1970s-era Texas law that allows parents to show "harmful material" to their children has come under fire after a prosecutor said he couldn't file charges against a man accused of forcing his 8- and 9-year-old daughters to watch hardcore online pornography.
Oct 14 - By Associated Press
The San Jose City Council is set to vote on a $200,000 settlement offer to a female firefighter who said she was harassed after complaining about hard-core pornography at her firehouse.
Sep 9 - By Maryclaire Dale, Associated Press Writer
A home day care provider was sentenced to 25 years in prison for letting her ex-boyfriend sexually abuse and film children, some of them infants, in her care.
Apr 28 - By Gregory Katz, Associated Press Writer
The number of international Web sites showing sexual abuse of children has fallen by about 10 percent, but the images on these sites are more violent, a British Internet watchdog said Wednesday.
Apr 15 - By Mike Celizic, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
Unwilling to force teens to go through life as registered sex offenders because they foolishly used their cell phones and computers to exchange revealing photos of themselves with friends, state legislators in Vermont are moving to decriminalize the practice known as “sexting.”
Mar 11 - By Dr. Gail Saltz, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
Can you explain why pornography is “bad”? Men are visual creatures. If masturbation is OK, what are we supposed to see while masturbating? Porn is the visual expression of fantasies. Most women will not make porn for their hubbies or boyfriends these days, as they are afraid it will wind up online. So we have to find our visual stimulation from the “pros” in the porn industry. Again, why exactly is this bad?

Jan 22 - By Audra Ang, Associated Press Writer
China has closed down 1,250 Web sites in its latest crackdown on online pornography but still faces an uphill task in regulating the unwieldy Internet for vulgar content, an official said Friday.
Jan 15 - By Mike Brunker, msnbc.com writer and editor
In an unusual legal case arising from the increasingly popular practice known as “sexting,” six Pennsylvania high school students are facing child pornography charges after three teenage girls allegedly took nude or semi-nude photos of themselves and shared them with male classmates via their cell phones.
Jan 5 - By Associated Press
Chinese authorities shut down another 50 Web sites containing pornography and other vulgar content, bringing to 91 the number of sites that have been closed in less than a week, state media reported Sunday.

Oct 30 - By Irwan Firdaus, Associated Press Writer
Indonesia's parliament passed a bill banning pornography Thursday, ignoring opposition from lawmakers and rights groups who worry it will be used to justify attacks on artistic, religious and cultural freedom.
Jan 23 - By Associated Press
China shut down 44,000 Web sites and arrested 868 people for Internet pornography last year, state media said Wednesday.
Jul 9 - By Maryclaire Dale, Associated Press Writer
A defense lawyer in a child pornography case let his client view the sexually graphic evidence in such "excruciating detail" that the victims are being abused anew, prosecutors charged Monday.

Jul 5 - By Glen Johnson, AP Political Writer
Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney, who rails against the "cesspool" of pornography, is being criticized by social conservatives who argue that he should have tried to halt hardcore hotel movie offerings during his near-decade on the Marriott board.
Jun 13 - By Nasser Karimi, Associated Press Writer
Iran's parliament on Wednesday voted in favor of a bill that could lead to the death penalty for persons convicted of working in the production of pornographic movies.

Mar 30 - By Associated Press
A key Internet oversight agency put the brakes on plans to construct an online red-light district, rejecting for a third time a proposal to create a voluntary ".xxx" address for pornographic Web sites.

Mar 23 - By Anick Jesdanun, AP Technology Writer
Online pornographers and religious groups are in a rare alliance as a key Internet oversight agency nears a decision on creating a virtual red-light district through a ".xxx" Internet address. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, which has already rejected similar proposals twice since 2000, planned to vote as early as next week on whether to approve the domain name for voluntary use by porn sites.
Jan 6 - By Anick Jesdanun, AP Technology Writer
The Internet's key oversight agency has revived a proposal it earlier rejected to create an online red-light district, after adding stronger provisions to prohibit child pornography and require labeling of Web sites with sexually explicit materials.

Jul 15 - By Bill Poovey, Associated Press Writer
A judge ignored a former teacher's sobbing pleas for mercy Friday and sentenced her to seven years in prison on charges that she sent explicit photos to a young teenager while on probation for having sex with him.
May 26 - By Associated Press
Heeding a request from his wife, Prime Minister Hun Sen on Friday banned the latest generation of mobile phone services in Cambodia to curb the dissemination of pornography.
May 10 - By Anick Jesdanun, AP Technology Writer
Faced with opposition from conservative groups and some pornography Web sites, the Internet's key oversight agency voted Wednesday to reject a proposal to create a red-light district on the Internet.

Apr 4 - By Laurie Kellman, Associated Press Writer
Justin Berry, who for five years starred in his own Web cam child pornography business, told a House panel Tuesday that the Justice Department is moving too slowly to round up 1,500 pedophiles whose information he surrendered last year.

Feb 16 - By Associated Press
Pamela Anderson is urging Australia's prime minister to ban a sheep farming practice at the center of a global campaign to boycott Australian wool.
Jan 31 - By Associated Press
A man who was stopped for driving erratically on a divided highway was distracted because he was looking at pornography, authorities said.