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Jackson hearing to be in open court...
 Superior Court Judge Rodney Melville ruled Wednesday that a hearing about allegations of past sexual misconduct by Michael Jackson will not be held behind closed doors as Jackson’s attorneys had requested. http://www.signonsandiego.com Jackson’s attorneys had wanted all evidentiary hearings to be held in secret in the Judge’s chambers. http://www.nzherald.co.nz Jackson’s trial on sexual molestation charges will begin January 31 st.

FTC seeks comment on COPPA...
 The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment on a proposal to amend the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act Rule to make permanent a temporary provision in the Rule allowing operators of Web sites and online services that collect personal information from children only for internal use to obtain verifiable parental consent via e-mail. http://www.ftc.gov The Rule currently contains a “sliding scale” approach for obtaining parental consent. Operators of Web sites and online services that collect children’s personal information solely for internal use can obtain parental consent through the use of an e-mail plus an additional step to provide assurance that the person providing the consent actually is the parent. Operators that wish to disclose children’s information publicly or to third parties must employ more reliable methods of obtaining parental consent, such as using a print-and-send consent form; a credit card transaction; a toll-free telephone number staffed by trained personnel; a digital certificate using public key technology; or an e-mail with a password or PIN obtained by one of the above methods. Comments can be filed online with FTC at https://secure.commentworks.com

In other news...
 The New York Times reports, that because of continuing pressure from the State Department, fears of child trafficking have become a top concern in tsunami relief efforts. http://www.nytimes.com Earlier this week we reported that the UN and the Bush administration were worried about child tsunami victims falling prey to the sexual slave traders. vol3_iss2 The Times also had an interesting article last week on young Chinese women going off into the sex tourism industry in Thailand. http://www.nytimes.com

A Pennsylvania teacher was sentenced to three years probation and forced to resign after a plea bargain stemming from charges that he assaulted a teenager and encouraged male students to view online pornography in class. http://www.foxnews.com For more on the dangers of children and online pornography, we suggest you visit http://www.protectkids.com.

Just as he was scheduled to be released yesterday from the Carroll County Detention Center, former Carroll County, MD Schools Superintendent William H. Hyde was ordered held without bond on additional sexual abuse charges in a related Virginia case.

http://www.baltimoresun.com Virginia authorities issued arrest warrants yesterday morning as Hyde was scheduled to be released after serving less than 12 months of an 18-month term for raping and sexually abusing an elementary school-age girl from Westminster. The same girl whom Hyde was convicted of raping and sexually abusing in Carroll County in the summer of 2002 has also alleged that he abused her during a trip to Williamsburg, Va., in July 2002.

Because of the volume of news in the Child Protection arena, the Child Protection eNewsletter will be published more frequently in the coming weeks so that we may bring you news in a more timely manner.



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