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This Congressman is Fighting to Ban the Import and Sale of Sickening 'Child Sex Robots' in the U.S.

Doug Mainwaring : Jan 8, 2018
LifeSiteNews.com

"...psychologists and researchers believe that these dolls reinforce, normalize, and encourage pedophilic behavior, potentially putting more children at risk to harm. In fact, emerging psychology on the topic says these obscene dolls encourage abuse of real children," -Rep. Dan Donovan

[LifeSiteNews.com] One member of Congress is shining a bright light on the issue of the manufacture and sale of child sex robots, seeking to prohibit their import into the United States. (Photo: Rep. Dan Donovan/via LifeSiteNews.com)

While some assert that the increasingly lifelike sex dolls will serve as a deterrent to criminal sexual acts against children by pedophiles, many experts believe the nascent, burgeoning industry will encourage sexual predation, leading to an increase, not a decrease, in the sexual exploitation of children.

Some of these dolls resemble children as young as three years old, and can be customized to feature lifelike facial expressions, including sadness and fear.

The Curbing Realistic Exploitative Electronic Pedophilic Robots (CREEPER) Act, which aims to ban importation and distribution of child sex dolls, was introduced by New York Congressman Dan Donovan along with a bipartisan coalition of 12 original cosponsors.

"It's a uniquely vile person who preys on children to fulfill horrific pedophilic urges," said Rep. Donovan. "During my 20 years as a prosecutor, I put away animals who played out their disgusting fantasies on innocent children. What I saw and heard was enough to make anybody sick. Now, as a legislator in Congress, I'm introducing a bill to ban the newest outlet for pedophiles: child sex dolls. They don't belong in our communities."

Imported from China, Hong Kong, and Japan, the dolls are purposely mislabeled as mannequins or models to avoid detection by postal authorities.

Law enforcement agents note a correlation between the purchases of child sex dolls by individuals who have history of offenses against children. "[O]f the 128 dolls seized in the UK, 85% percent of the men who imported them were also found in possession of child pornography," notes a press release from the congressman Donovan's office. "Additionally, psychologists and researchers believe that these dolls reinforce, normalize, and encourage pedophilic behavior, potentially putting more children at risk to harm."

"In fact, emerging psychology on the topic says these obscene dolls encourage abuse of real children," said Rep. Donovan in an op-ed in The Hill. "Peter Fagan from the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine recently told The Atlantic that child sex dolls likely have a 'reinforcing effect' on pedophiles, and "in many instances cause [the urge] to be acted upon with greater urgency"...

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