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6. Researchers find legalizing child porn may lead to fewer rates of child sex abuse
Fri Apr 6, 2012, 11:39 AM
Apr 2012

According to a study headed by Professor Milton Diamond, from the University of Hawaii, in countries where child porn has been legalized the rate of child sex abuse has fallen significantly.

Milton told Honolulu news station KITV.com, he is not advocating legalizing using kids to make pornography.

“The can do it artificially and if that reduces child sex crimes, I think that is a plus,” he said. We think the perpetrator is more likely to use pornography to masturbate and not go after kids, so we think it’s better for kids.”

Currently computer-generated, or “virtual” child pornography, is banned in the United States when that image is indistinguishable from that of an actual minor.

http://blog.chron.com/momhouston/2010/12/researchers-find-legalizing-child-porn-may-lead-to-fewer-rates-of-child-sex-abuse/
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