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Former GBAtemp member and suspected pedophile gets 20 year sentence

A former member of the community, not extremely active on GBAtemp but known for contributions to several projects on the 3DS hacking scene, Thomas Edvalson aka 'Cruel', has recently received a 20 year jail sentence for supposedly hosting a child porn site (although he firmly denied it).
gwinnettdailypost.com said:
Thomas Scot Edvalson, 28, appeared to be providing a website where other users could download images of child porn, according to a press release form the District Attorney’s Office. The site came complete with an online guide detailing how to use the dark web to set up a website for trading pictures of child sexual abuse.
Source: Gwinnett Daily Post
A thread was started on GBAtemp to discuss the issue a couple of months ago, before the final judgement was rendered. At the time our decision was to lock the thread up as it began to heavily derail. Some members and visitors took this as a 'cover up' and wondered why we didn't ban this guy's user account on GBAtemp.

We had long discussions in the staff forum and decided to wait for the final verdict (the appeal that is) before doing anything, thereby letting justice do its work. We banned this person from our forums immediately after we heard the final judgement and by the looks of it he won't be around again for a while. Since then, there hasn't been any new threads about the story but if there had been one, we would have allowed it for sure.

At this point we are wondering why anyone would think we are 'covering' this up? Why would we even need to? It's not like people don't know what happened already. If you have any questions, feel free to ask in this thread.

Furthermore, there is an ongoing story concerning another person, it's been posted on a Reddit thread (edit: now removed, but you can see screenshots here) and, again, we certainly won't prevent you from discussing it wherever you want just as long as you stay civil.

We at GBAtemp value freedom of speech above all, but within the boundaries of the law. If you think someone is guilty of a crime it is your duty to report it to the relevant authorities (not the GBAtemp admins, I mean the police). But otherwise let justice do its job. We do not believe that witch hunts have their place on GBAtemp.

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In the United States around the late 1800's the age of consent was around 10-12 years old. In Delaware it was 7 in 1895.
French Napoleonic Code in 1971 was 11 years.
In the 19th century Portugal, Spain, Denmark and Swiss had consent set to 10-12 years.
England in 1875 consent was set to 13 years.
Think about that for a sec, crazy right. Times have surely changed.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_consent
 
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I'm not really much into these kinds of topics, but whatever. The guy did what he done and got in trouble for it. Not a big deal to me.

If he ever comes back to this site, don't be a jerk to him because he's into that stuff. I'm pretty sure he's a nice guy.
 
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Well If he really did that he deserve it thats it.

What Im really surprised is with the amount of people here that defend that kind of stuff like WTF? Sexual Orientation?

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Too bad he seemed like a nice guy and we all loved the Freeshop app

 
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I cant believe how many paedophile sympathisers are on this forum, i'm fucking disgusted.
Yup, a few pedo's here, interested in pre adolescents. When you look at history the age of consent went as low as 10 years. When you look at prostitution and rape, younger people are mostly targeted which shows a preference rapists have an interest in younger people. Also pubescent individuals are one of the top searches on porn sites. And studies on Calvin Klein ads shows pubescent interest in youngsters are common. Lots of pedo's walking around. Shows people are crazy for them youngins.
 
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I'm not really much into these kinds of topics, but whatever. The guy did what he done and got in trouble for it. Not a big deal to me.

If he ever comes back to this site, don't be a jerk to him because he's into that stuff. I'm pretty sure he's a nice guy.
I don't think he'll particularly care anymore about this site at that point. Hell, this site might even not be around anymore by then. 20 years is quite a large portion of someone's life (about 1/4th if you assume that humans generally become ~80 years old). That or he doesn't survive prison, which given it's the US, doesn't hold the nicest track record when it comes to these types of people and as such is not outside the realm of possibility.
 

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I don't think he'll particularly care anymore about this site at that point. Hell, this site might even not be around anymore by then. 20 years is quite a large portion of someone's life (about 1/4th if you assume that humans generally become ~80 years old). That or he doesn't survive prison, which given it's the US, doesn't hold the nicest track record when it comes to these types of people and as such is not outside the realm of possibility.

This actually took place not too far from where I live, he will be put in protective custody while in jail and yes, chances are he will be dealt with in jail or prison.
 

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Well If he really did that he deserve it thats it.

What Im really surprised is with the amount of people here that defend that kind of stuff like WTF? Sexual Orientation?

EDIT

Too bad he seemed like a nice guy and we all loved the Freeshop app


Yes he actually makes a joke about leaving babies in hot cars as a science experiment in that 'stand up' video. Nice guy.
 

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I hope that filthy shit rots. There are murderers and there are these people, what the fuck do they get out of watching children being raped?

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I think he is sepparating the attraction from the act. The first, as I see it is a mental problem, the second is a crime.

Thats great and all, but that doesnt make at all what he did correct. Its not an excuse for actions, its just a fucked up cause. If I had the disposition to kill and then rape people would you accept me going scot-free with that lame excuse?

Hell no. Also, to clarify this is not aimed at you.

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I'd say to avoid flamewars and not to be associated with such crimes.



Not necessarely. Many choose to be treated, and go as far as chemical castration. Others just surpress it.
Then I commed those who try to supress those urges, although the lengths may be to far, just dont have kids.

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In the United States around the late 1800's the age of consent was around 10-12 years old. In Delaware it was 7 in 1895.
French Napoleonic Code in 1971 was 11 years.
In the 19th century Portugal, Spain, Denmark and Swiss had consent set to 10-12 years.
England in 1875 consent was set to 13 years.
Think about that for a sec, crazy right. Times have surely changed.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_consent
And do you know why it's changed that much? Because people are living longer, and the serious harm that can be done to a child both mentally and physically through early sex at young ages, in my eyes the earliest is 14 and thats pushing it.

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I cant believe how many paedophile sympathisers are on this forum, i'm fucking disgusted.

This may just be the one thing we agree on.

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Ok, so now, what if the staff becomes aware of a member that is one of those people that live in one of those middle east countries where their main religion allows them to wed 9 year old girls and the member does in fact have a 9 year old wife but it is allowed by local law? Will GBAtemp staff take action against that person?

I seriously think GBAtemp shouldn't be meddling with giving consequences to people for the actions that they do that have no relation to the site. This is opening the door for so many people to complain about double standards.

Being that what Costello said before...

So why the fuck is KongsNutz still a member here? Especially after he released a game for people to pirate ON THIS SITE!!! Definitely a double standard.
You should do your research:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ages_of_consent_in_Asia#Iran
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ages_of_consent_in_Asia#Saudi_Arabia

It would seem its actually higher than other countries. And no, Islam doesnt allow you to marry kids, minimum is puberty which has a range and even then there are other factors which I'd rather not get into on the focus of discussion.

I see no reason to allow someone who is a pedophile which to be clear, is having an attraction to pre-pubescent children.
Which no matter what kind of person you are, religion, no religion, whatever. It's immoral. Irrational. And a whole host of other things.
 

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In the United States around the late 1800's the age of consent was around 10-12 years old. In Delaware it was 7 in 1895.
French Napoleonic Code in 1971 was 11 years.
In the 19th century Portugal, Spain, Denmark and Swiss had consent set to 10-12 years.
England in 1875 consent was set to 13 years.
Think about that for a sec, crazy right. Times have surely changed.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_consent
That's probably what Trump is referring to when he says "Make America great again" :P
 
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I hope that filthy shit rots. There are murderers and there are these people, what the fuck do they get out of watching children being raped?

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Thats great and all, but that doesnt make at all what he did correct. Its not an excuse for actions, its just a fucked up cause. If I had the disposition to kill and then rape people would you accept me going scot-free with that lame excuse?

Hell no. Also, to clarify this is not aimed at you.

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Then I commed those who try to supress those urges, although the lengths may be to far, just dont have kids.

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And do you know why it's changed that much? Because people are living longer, and the serious harm that can be done to a child both mentally and physically through early sex at young ages, in my eyes the earliest is 14 and thats pushing it.

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This may just be the one thing we agree on.

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You should do your research:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ages_of_consent_in_Asia#Iran
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ages_of_consent_in_Asia#Saudi_Arabia

It would seem its actually higher than other countries. And no, Islam doesnt allow you to marry kids, minimum is puberty which has a range and even then there are other factors which I'd rather not get into on the focus of discussion.

I see no reason to allow someone who is a pedophile which to be clear, is having an attraction to pre-pubescent children.
Which no matter what kind of person you are, religion, no religion, whatever. It's immoral. Irrational. And a whole host of other things.
I think it should be a lot higher because mental maturity takes longer nowadays to survive in todays world. People didn't need schooling as much back then, so could marry younger. With schooling and college, age should be raised so that focus could be on reaching mental maturity for todays knowledge age.
 
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I think it should be a lot higher because mental maturity takes longer nowadays to survive in todays world. People didn't need schooling as much back then, so could marry younger. With schooling and college, age should be raised so that focus could be on reaching mental maturity for todays knowledge age.
Thats why I said 14 at lowest, seeing as how some 14 year olds are much more mature than even adults. But this is more of a case by cases basis and in general, the older you are the less likely you are to make dumbass mistakes.
 

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It's more complicated than "under the age of consent = paedophile", at least in most countries. There are age brackets for the tough cases, although those apply to actual intercourse. Not sure how photographs or videos work, I've never read into the details. I don't know all the facts either, I don't even know the guy involved, so I distance myself from the case altogether.
Paedophilia is a psychiatric disorder recognised in the DSM-5 and ICD-10 manuals, there's no doubt that it's a disorder. That doesn't make peadophiles monsters, of course, but it shouldn't be normalised and people suffering from the condition should definitely seek help of a therapist.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedophilia

while that is true, its recognized in both for the same reason homosexuality was recognized in previous manuals, because it is a non-socially accepted sexual attraction. and just as with homosexuality, i never quite understood why it had any reason to be in the icd at all, as the classification as a disease implies it could be cured or at least treated, when in a situation where either is not allowed to be acted upon, they can at best be 'managed'.

i can understand why they have it in the dsm to a point (one of them being its just easier to not have an additional manual just for sexual attractions, another being that the WHO is very aware of the outrage shitstorm it would lead to, as it did back when homosexuality first discussed to be removed.)
however, sexual attractions seem inherently different from what is implied by the 'mental disorder' terminology. not to mention the general definition of 'mental disorder' as "a behavioral or mental pattern that may cause suffering or a poor ability to function in life" in general is very situational too.
less than 150 years back, pedophilia wouldn't fit the bill as it really only causes suffering or poor ability to function in a world that has invented childhood as an integral part of a persons life and has a strong dedication to protect that part of a persons life (which at some points goes so far, it's creating new problems along the way, such as children being so protected from even the concept of death, that the first time they have contact with it [when someone close to them dies] its leading to severe and longterm trauma).
also regional differences in age of consent mean that a, for lack of a better word, a borderline pedophile who's attracted to 16 year olds might suffer in the us, but wouldn't have any problem in france, as there, he could freely pursue a relationship with his target age group.

but that's for the field of psychology to fight out among itself. personally, i don't believe pedophilia (or really any sexual attraction kind of deal, may it be to houses, plushtoys, or anime characters), will be in those manuals forever.
 
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