NJ man who played Santa imprisoned for sex tourismSource: Google
While acknowledging his crimes, he claimed that Internet chat postings in which he bragged about abusing other boys as young as 4 were the equivalent of playing a role and did not reflect his true personality.
"I'm not that person," he said.
Two men face 6cm HALF years for overseas child sex - al.comSource:
These guys admitted to going overseas to have sex with kids and their sentences might get reduced for testifying against the guy who organized the trips. Makes you wonder what's going on behind the scenes as this could happen to former fishing tour operator, Richard Schair.

It's Sunday and I feel like preaching.
Time for a little evangelical journalism.
It's time to pray that a Brazilian federal judge does the next right thing, especially with Rio getting the Olympic nod.

I was puttering around the other night and got the urge to find the Jesters most recent tax returns.
I found them on Guidestar and armed with a yellow highlighter, sticky notes and legal pad, began scanning the categories, dollars and answers reported.

Disclaimer and Adult Content Warning: This is called a "newsitorial" because investigative journalism doesn't need to be dry, dull and boooring.

Former Judge Ronald Tills is being sentenced tomorrow for pleading guilty to violating the Mann Act.

Richard Schair's motion to dismiss was granted last Friday after defendant Newsvine moved his
libel and defamation complaint against the MSNBC online subsidiary to federal court.

Here are updates in two Shriner and Jester court cases, news that the owner of the fishing tour business who took members of the Royal Order of Jesters (ROJ) fishing on the Amazon has closed shop and has been indicted by Brazilian authorities as well as my reaction to a ROJ spoke …

Editor's Note:
This resource was created as a public service for those wanting to know more about the Shriners' secret sub-group, the Royal Order of Jesters.
Anguish of story can haunt journalists Source: The Washington Times
This article addresses what I experienced as I read the depositions of those Brazilian Indian girls that described being lured into child sex tourism.

If you've followed this investigation the past two and a half years, you know my process.
I get up before the sun, nuke a cup of coffee from the day before and start reading nonprofit tax returns or some other equally exciting documents.
ICE officer indicted on child-porn charge Source: The Boston Globe
A federal immigration officer was arrested for allegedly having sex with an 11-year-old child, and photographing the acts, while on official business in Brazil.

Note: Updated with links 9/30/08.
Celebrities who support charities have been in the news lately.
Passionate philanthropist Paul Newman passed on last Saturday.
MSNBC ran a story last Friday about celebrities and their charities. It explains:

Warning: Adult Content.
Download Alert! Get a cup of coffee, put your feet up and prepare for lengthy downloads.

Editor's Note: This is the third of three stories that links the Royal Order of Jesters to prostitution.

Note: Insert Adult Disclaimer here.

Editor's note: Insert Adult Disclaimer here. Twenty years ago, the Orlando Sentinel reported that whistleblowers had alerted them to how a Shriner circus ticket scam was reported to police who failed to investigate allegedly because they were also Shriners.

Warning: Extremely disturbing graphic content.