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26-429: Vereniging Martijn ( Dutch pronunciation: [vəˈreːnəɣɪŋ mɑrˈtɛin] ; "Martijn Association"; stylized as MARTIJN ) was a Dutch association that advocated the societal acceptance of pedophilia and legalization of sexual relationships between adults and children. The organization began in 1984. It claimed to fight for "the social and societal acceptance of child-adult relationships", emphasising what they called

52-453: A sub-category of homosexuals until 1958, which explains the abscense of any specific pedophile group up to that point. Opposition to pro-pedophile organizations among homosexual circles has existed to varying degrees over time, with British, American and Scandinavian groups being more reluctant to support pedophile organizations than their German, Spanish, French and Latin American counterparts. In

78-519: A €50,000 fine and the removal of the photos from the website. The court agreed that the photos must be removed, and imposed a fine of €5,000 to be paid every time photos of children of the royal family are placed on the site again. The organisation had to pay €1,235 in costs. The home of the organization's president, Ad van den Berg, was raided by police in October 2010; downloads of illegal material had been traced back to Van den Berg's internet connection. It

104-414: Is hypocritical and guilty of the same or even more victimizing acts that it accuses pedophiles of. This belief is illustrated by the following except coming from their literature: "The 'protectors' of children are the real perverts, the real child abusers, the real molesters who take advantage of innocence and inexperience to spread the venom of guilt and fear." Aside from pre-Internet organizations such as

130-447: Is illustrated by a NAMBLA statement asserting that "if a child and adult want to have sex, they should be free to do so. Consent is the critical point... force and coercion are abhorrent to NAMBLA". Such beliefs contradict the academic literature that asserts that sexual behaviors between adults and children are harmful. These groups also engage in condemnation of the condemners , a neutralizing behavior, by asserting that larger society

156-435: Is not wrong and demands that age of consent laws be reconsidered. Pedophile advocacy groups often engage in neutralizing behaviors, such as denial of injury , denial of victim and condemnation of those who oppose adult-child sexual acts. They engage in denial of victim by asserting that children are not victims of adult sexual behavior, but rather willing partners who are able to consent to sexual acts. This phenomenon

182-674: The Albany Trust and the National Council for Civil Liberties (NCCL). PIE was affiliated with the NCCL from late 1970's to the early 1980's. From August to September 1977, news articles were published on the daily denouncing PIE and its leader Tom O'Carroll . The organization remained notorious in the British press until the 1980's. In 1984, PIE was dissolved after its leaders were prosecuted for conspiracy to corrupt public morals. The Netherlands

208-521: The Internet , many pedophile groups started to advocate for adult-child sex online. As of 2009, the Internet had 64 websites in 15 different languages that advocated for sexual activities between adults and children. Some traditional pedophile organizations, such as NAMBLA, have migrated to the Internet. The Free Spirits group, which has been funded by donations coming from its own members, has been one of

234-479: The NNP , as well as Inge Bleecke of Moeders tegen Pedofilie (Mothers against Pedophilia), the committee was labelled as extreme right by their opponents. The organization was in the news in October 2007 when it was learned that photographs of Princess Catharina-Amalia , daughter of Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange and his wife Princess Maxima , were on display on the website's forum. The Prince went to court to request

260-683: The Rene Guyon Society and the Childhood Sensuality Circle, the use of neutralizing behaviors has also been observed in online pedophile advocacy environments. These groups often establish boundaries that separates their own subculture from general society. Supreme Court of the Netherlands Too Many Requests If you report this error to the Wikimedia System Administrators, please include

286-559: The Rene Guyon Society have existed since the 1960's. In Britain, the Paedophile Information Exchange (PIE), led by Tom O'Carroll , has operated from 1974 to 1984 and openly collaborated with other political organizations such as the Albany Trust and the NCCL . In France, many intellectuals sought to lower the age of consent during the 1970's. The Netherlands was once seen as one of the main centers of pedophile activism. In

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312-451: The "consent of both child and adult" and the "freedom for the child to withdraw from the relationship". It claimed to be in favour of "objective, scientifically verifiable truth and against political terror and discrimination." From 1986 until 2006, the group published OK Magazine , available only through the mail and not in shops, featuring essays, letters, interviews and photographs of scantily clad or naked children, mostly boys. MARTIJN

338-462: The 1970's, during Anita Bryant 's Save Our Children campaign, most American homosexual activists started to dissociate from pro-pedophile groups in the United States, which contributed to the subsequent creation of NAMBLA. The prosecution of PIE's leaders in the early 1980's also pushed some initially-friendly gay groups away from supporting the pro-pedophile organization. With the development of

364-656: The Martijn club's right to freedom of association . On 18 April 2014, the Supreme Court overturned the acquittal and reinstated the trial judge's order. In 2015, an appeal by the association to the European Court for Human Rights (ECHR) was rejected. Pro-paedophile activism In the 20th century, many pro-pedophile groups were founded during the Sexual Revolution . In the United States, pro-pedophile groups such as

390-557: The Salesians, Jos Claes, opened disciplinary procedures against Spronck. On 18 June 2011, the Ministry of Security and Justice announced that the association's activities were not illegal. Crimes committed by its members could not be attributed to the association and as such the organisation could not be prosecuted, banned or disbanded. On 27 June 2012, a Dutch court in Assen ruled that the group

416-483: The United States, pro-pedophile groups have often been inspired by their European counterparts, with some being transitory in nature and emerging in wake of criminal cases, and others being more long-lived. Some of these organizations have been investigated by law-enforcement agencies, with illegal seizures of evidence, arrests and incarcerations of their leaders taking place. Some members of these groups have used pseudonyms to hide their identities. The Rene Guyon Society

442-505: The age of consent , which garnered the support of Michel Foucault , Jean-Paul Sartre , Gilles Deleuze , Jacques Derrida and Félix Guattari . Their writings were published in prominent French newspapers, such as Le Monde and Libération . During his career, Scherer wrote extensively on the topic of pedophilia from 1974 to 1979 and advocated for sexual relations between minors and across people of different generations. According to researcher Theo Sandfort , pedophiles have been seen as

468-641: The biggest known pedophile organizations online and has loaned websites to Dutch, German and Danish pedophile support groups, though they do not advocate for "physical contact" between adults and children. The Canada-based Ganymède group has also maintained similar websites. Pro-pedophile organizations have also produced online resources, such as the Misplaced Pages-inspired Girlwiki and Boywiki, that advocate for sex between adults and children. The Boylove Manifesto , which has been shared by multiple online pedophile groups, state that sex between men and boys

494-657: The head of the Dutch arm of the Salesian Catholic order, confirmed to RTL Nieuws that a priest under him had been on the board of MARTIJN until the Van den Berg raids. He added, "Of course we reject this and distance ourselves from this personal initiative." RTL obtained interviews both with Spronck and the priest (73-year-old "Father Van B.") in which the two defended adult-child sex as not always damaging. The priest concerned had prior convictions for child sexual abuse . The provincial for

520-687: The topic of pedophilia. In Germany, the German Study and Working Group on Pedophilia (DSAP) was highly active in the 1980's and had psychologist Helmut Kentler serving on its board in 1980. The DSAP also shared a post office box with the Humanists Union , an organization that also had ties with advocates of adult-child sexual relations, in Düsseldorf. In 1977, many French intellectuals including René Scherer , his former pupil and lover Guy Hocquenghem and Gabriel Matzneff launched campaigns to lower

546-665: Was announced in March 2011 that large quantities of child pornography were found among the confiscated material, and even more material, including computers, was confiscated when Van den Berg was arrested on 29 March. In October 2018 he was convicted of possession of child pornography, and sentenced to three years imprisonment. Suspects in the Amsterdam sex case , an investigation into the abuse of tens of children in Amsterdam kindergartens, were members of MARTIJN. On 20 May 2011, Herman Spronck,

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572-613: Was expelled from the International Lesbian and Gay Association in 1994. The group was seen as "widely reviled" though Dutch prosecutors initially formed the view that it could not be prosecuted. In 2003, Vereniging MARTIJN faced opposition by the Actiecomité Stop MARTIJN (Action Committee Stop MARTIJN), which organized demonstrations against them. Formed and led by Michiel Smit of the New Right , Florens van der Kooi of

598-736: Was founded with the intent of advocating for sexual activities between adults and children. In 1978, the North American Man/Boy Love Association (NAMBLA) was founded following a police operation in Massachusetts . The Paedophile Action for Liberation (PAL) was the first pedophile advocacy group founded in Britain. Moreover, the British Pedophile Information Exchange (PIE) was established in 1974 and openly collaborated with political organizations such as

624-461: Was illegal and ordered the group to cease activities and disband immediately. The judge stated that the group's actions and statements regarding sexual contact between adults and children were in conflict with the accepted norms and values of Dutch society. In his statement, the judge emphasised the overriding need to protect children. However, in April 2013, a higher court overturned this decision, upholding

650-474: Was once seen as one of the main centers of the pedophile movement. In 1971, the country had seen a federated network of pro-pedophile groups working in the Dutch Society for Sexual Reform . During the 1960's, Dutch Labour Party senator Edward Brongersma and Frits Bernard founded a pro-pedophile group. In 1982, Vereniging Martijn was founded and further sought to participate in political discussions on

676-501: Was the first pro-pedophile organization to be founded in the United States. The group was established in 1962 by seven people who had attended a conference by French jurist and pro-adult-child sex advocate René Guyon (1876–1963). During a 1977 subcommittee on select education, the organization's leader said that the group had 5,000 members nationwide. In 1971, the California-based Childhood Sensuality Circle

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