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ODU places assistant professor on leave after controversial research on pedophilia prompts safety concerns

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Old Dominion made the announcement in a statement Tuesday night, saying Dr. Allyn Walker had been placed on leave “effective immediately” from their position as assistant professor of s…

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The Independent

Professor placed on leave after saying paedophiles should be destigmatised

Dr Allyn Walker says child sexual abuse is inexcusable and the goal of the research is to prevent crime

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Washington Post

ODU professor placed on leave amid uproar over research into ‘minor-attracted persons’

Online and on campus, many forcefully objected to research and language that they felt aimed to destigmatize child sexual abuse, while the Old Dominion University professor said the goal was to prevent such abuse.

2 years ago

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Metro News

Professor on leave for saying sexual attraction to kids isn't immoral always

Allyn Walker was placed on administrative leave after insisting that ‘minor-attracted people’ should be used instead of pedophiles (Picture: Getty Images/YouTube/Prostasia Foundation)A professor has been placed on administrative leave after saying that it is not always immoral for adults to be sexually attracted to children.Allyn Walker, an assistant professor of sociology and criminal justice at Old Dominion University in Virginia who identifie…

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Hill

Virginia professor who studied sexual attraction to minors placed on leave

A Virginia professor has been placed on administrative leave after his advocating for the term "minor attracted people" in place o

2 years ago·Washington, United States

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News

Professor under fire for paedophilia comments

An assistant professor at a Virginia university is taking heat for saying it isn’t necessarily immoral for adults to be sexually attracted to children — prompting college officials to put out a statement clarifying the claim.

2 years ago

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Washington Examiner

Professor who tried to normalize sexual attraction to minors placed on administrative leave

This image is a full color photograph of the Old Dominion University / Norfolk State University Higher Education Center in Virginia Beach, Virginia. roonierella/Getty Images/iStockphotoProfessor who tried to normalize sexual attraction to minors placed on administrative leave Jeremiah Poff November 17, 10:55 AMNovember 17, 10:55 AMA sociology professor at a Virginia university who had said having a sexual att…

2 years ago·Washington, United States

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