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The Straight Story

(48,121 posts)
Thu Sep 12, 2013, 10:17 PM Sep 2013

Who knew? Taking meds to stop hair thinning leads to child pornography

Actor and filmmaker Jarrod Factor jailed for child pornography offences

A Melbourne actor and filmmaker who claimed taking medication to stop his hair thinning had caused him to commit child pornography offences has been jailed for a year.

County Court Chief Judge Michael Rozenes said Jarrod Reuven Factor, 31, who has had roles with Bell Shakespeare and the Melbourne Theatre Company, would contact young girls over the internet and ask them to perform sexual acts for him.

"Yours is a serious example of this offending," Judge Rozenes told Factor – who had a bit part in the comedy film The Dish – on Friday.

"You engaged in this conduct over an extended period of time, with multiple females, and sometimes on a daily basis.

"Your offending was entrenched.

"You emphasised the youth of the victim in your discussions. You emphasised the disparity in your ages and you relished the role of an older person engaging and corrupting a young girl.

http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/actor-and-filmmaker-jarrod-factor-jailed-for-child-pornography-offences-20130913-2tox4.html

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Who knew? Taking meds to stop hair thinning leads to child pornography (Original Post) The Straight Story Sep 2013 OP
I once took two, one-a-day vitamins Glassunion Sep 2013 #1
I heard that antibiotics make you jaywalk... Monster_Mash Sep 2013 #2
I can't understand what on Earth xfundy Sep 2013 #3
I took an antacid after lunch and stole a Jaguar. NuclearDem Sep 2013 #4
I took some meds as well, stole a cheetah: The Straight Story Sep 2013 #5
Oh thank god I had the confidence to go bald and not rely on such nefarious drugs mythology Sep 2013 #6
He might not have read the the warning label. dixiegrrrrl Sep 2013 #7
If you notice you've suddenly gone insane, may want to stop taking an unfamiliar medication. dimbear Sep 2013 #8

xfundy

(5,105 posts)
3. I can't understand what on Earth
Thu Sep 12, 2013, 10:25 PM
Sep 2013

would make anyone see a child as a sex object! I can't even stand the idea of being with someone who shaves "down there." EWWW!

No offense intended to shavers, but I don't get it.

 

mythology

(9,527 posts)
6. Oh thank god I had the confidence to go bald and not rely on such nefarious drugs
Thu Sep 12, 2013, 10:53 PM
Sep 2013

Or this could just be the twinkie defense part two.

This is utterly ludicrous. I just don't get it. Did he really think this was going to get him off the hook for this?

dimbear

(6,271 posts)
8. If you notice you've suddenly gone insane, may want to stop taking an unfamiliar medication.
Fri Sep 13, 2013, 01:41 AM
Sep 2013

Good practical advice.

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