On-line child porn sites should be blocked
Date published: 03 June 2013
Paul Nuttall, UKIP North West MEP, says calls for on-line child porn sites to be blocked are long overdue and every pressure must be applied to Google and Microsoft until this happens.
He said: "I believe there is also a need for the sentencing of those who access such disgusting images to be tightened up. Currently many of those caught having downloaded this filth do not even go to jail.
"I totally understand the rationale behind sending them on intensive sex rehabilitation courses, including the well-respected 'Northumbria' course, as this can address the underlying problem and so protect the community.
"But those for whom only prison is appropriate receive sentences frequently marked in months rather than years thanks to sentencing guidelines handed down to judges to follow.
"This is no deterrent at all. Paedophiles, particularly those distributing images to other perverts, need to know that such behaviour will land them behind bars for a very long time for they are attacking the fabric of society.
"We have a duty to protect our children and every obscene image means that a child somewhere in the world has been abused to meet the demand of deviants and their life scarred forever. It is appalling and must be stopped."
Do you have a story for us?
Let us know by emailing news@rochdaleonline.co.uk
All contact will be treated in confidence.
Most Viewed News Stories
- 1Trio jailed for 20 years after shotgun fired at Rochdale house in broad daylight
- 2First-ever Workers’ Party councillors elected to Rochdale Borough Council; Labour retains overall...
- 3First full Stalking Protection Order against a child in UK secured for family in Heywood
- 4Rochdale drug dealer jailed for 7 years despite attempting to flee
- 5Cast your vote in the local and mayoral elections today
To contact the Rochdale Online news desk, email news@rochdaleonline.co.uk or visit our news submission page.
To get the latest news on your desktop or mobile, follow Rochdale Online on Twitter and Facebook.