8/7/2006
Sick predator claims "right" to have sex with boys  | Phillip Distasio
"Not all pedophilia is bad, and sex [with boys] can be healthy." |
Phillip Distasio, a 34 year-old man from suburban Cleveland is accused of sexually attacking nine disabled boys (one was under 13 yrs-old). Last week, Distasio told a judge that his apartment was a religious sanctuary where smoking marijuana and having sex with children are sacred rituals protected by civil rights laws. (Will the ACLU defend Distasio?)
Distasio is up on 74 charges of rape, drugs and pandering obscenity (pornography) to minors. BTW -- pedophiles used pornography to desensitize their young victims, and coax them into illegal sexual situations. The pornography used included video tapes of child porn, which were found in Distasio's apartment.
What is really scary is the fact that Distasio has a history of working with children -- dating back 10 years.
According to news reports, Distasio told Judge Kathleen Sutula, "I'm a pedophile. I've been a pedophile for 20 years. The only reason I'm charged with rape is that no one believes a child can consent to sex. The role of my ministry is to get these cases out of the courtrooms."
Distasio, a self-professed pagan friar, and is representing himself in court. He said he's the leader of a church called Arcadian Fields Ministries, and that some of his congregants are among the victims in his case.
Distasio not only kept a journal of his perverted sex crimes, but he also kept videotapes of himself engaging in sex with boys.
What is really very disturbing is the fact that some in our culture (liberals) want to normalize this sick criminal activity. There are small group of radicals who want to reduce age of consent laws, so that adults can engage legally in sexual activity with young teenagers.
Think I'm crazy? While last month I blogged about a Dutch Political Party which was formed specifically for pedophiles, here in America we have a group called the North American Man/Boy Love Association (NAMBLA) that opposes the use of age as the sole criterion for deciding whether minors can legally engage in sexual relations. It has resolved to "end the oppression of men and boys who have freely chosen mutually consenting relationships", and calls for "the adoption of laws that both protect children from unwanted sexual experiences and at the same time leave them free to determine the content of their own sexual experiences."
According to Wikipedia an undercover FBI investigation in 1995 discovered that there were 1,100 people on NAMBLA membership rolls. It is the largest organization in the umbrella group -- "International Pedophile and Child Emancipation."
Parents beware: Your children are the targets of groups of sick adults who will do anything to lure them away from your protection! This is a byproduct of a culture immersed in soft and hard core pornography.
But back to Distasio -- prosecutors said he could be sentenced to life in prison if convicted.
MY QUESTION: Does Distasio, and perverts like him, deserve life in prison -- or the death penalty?
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