[Governor Dinwiddie]

I don't get it. Growing up I never heard of such a thing. I must have been 40 or 50 years old before I even heard of such a thing. I've never known any pedophiles are pornographers. What has happened to the world now? I never thought I'd see a day when we were living in Sodom and Gomorrah.

Dear Jesus come back soon.

[Bratch]

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[vivenne]

It probably wasn’t as common and you didn’t hear of it back then because there was no internet.

[SauronOfMordor]

With digital photography and video, it’s much easier to create and distribute child porn these days.

[LittleBillyInfidel]

Growing up I never heard of such a thing.

All through the 70's, my dad was a district court judge in a (then) small town south of Denver. I was just a kid and, unbeknown to him, I would get into his trial transcripts and read through them. There were a shocking amount of pedo crimes and Polaroids were common. In hindsight, I've often thought that if it was that bad in Littleton, I don't want to know what it's like in large cities - and in this time with the internet. The demons must be active everywhere at scales I don't want to even imagine.

[pepsi_junkie]

When I was a kid (late 70s/early 80s) we used to joke about creepy dudes we generically called Chester the Child molester. We knew it was a thing but we didn't take it seriously.

Ironically I was in a catholic elementary school t the time and one of the priests we had then is now rotting in jail for being a molester. He didn't mess with us (that I know of) as his tastes ran to high school age, at least that's what he got caught doing. But at the same time we were making those jokes the priest was actually that guy.

[woodbutcher1963]

THE INTERNET happened

It was not as readily available.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

How old are you? No need for specifics just general.

Because I read about child porn in Reader's Digest back in the early 80's.