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This post in no way advocates statutory rape, but: Something must be wrong when Paul Shanley who raped hundreds of young boys gets 15 years maxwhen a smokingly HOT teacher has consensual sex with a teen boy is facing 100 plus years in the pokey.Who would you rather have force themselves upon you?Even if I was female, I would choose the blonde.

Affidavits Filed for Civil Trial of Rev. Paul Shanley Say He Paid to Rape and Molest Boys The Associated Press BOSTON July 21 — Attorneys submitting an outline for an upcoming civil trial in one of the nation's most notorious clergy sex abuse cases said Monday that the Rev. Paul Shanley paid to rape and molest boys, sometimes passing them on to other men including at least one fellow priest. The documents include 21 affidavits from alleged Shanley victims and a roughly 220-page brief previewing the civil case that attorneys for Gregory Ford and his family plan to present at...

The Rev. Paul Shanley traveled to Thailand in March and spent as much as a month in a vacation spot infamous for its child-sex trade, likely meeting up with fellow priest and longtime companion John J. White, according to Thai immigration documents obtained by the Herald. Shanley, 71, who was arrested at his San Diego home May 2 and waived rendition to the Bay State last week, is scheduled to be arraigned in a Middlesex court today on three counts of rape of a child. The complaint was filed by Paul Busa, 24, who claimed that Shanley over several years...

<p>OPE JOHN PAUL II will wrap up his summit with American cardinals today on the priest sexual abuse scandals. That the pope has called for this meeting is a sure sign that he has recognized the dire straits in which the American Catholic Church leadership is, even if some members of that leadership do not.</p>

Source: Accused molester Shanley likely in Thailand by Robin Washington, Laurel J. Sweet and Marie Szaniszlo Thursday, April 11, 2002 The Rev. John J. White, the longtime companion of accused child molester priest Paul Shanley, left his home at Billerica's St. Mary's Parish for Thailand just before Easter on what is likely a one-way trip to join his friend, a source told the Herald yesterday. The departure of White coincides with that of Shanley, who neighbors say has not been seen at his San Diego apartment since Greg Ford of Newton filed a criminal complaint of child sex abuse against...