David Atkins – Vachss.com

Slushpile Interview with Andrew Vachss

“It seems to me that he exposes you to the truth, that he puts you on the spot, that he interviews you, all of these things, so that he can affect some change in you. It is the reason he writes, after all.”

AP Op—Ed: Musicians Speak Out

“If ‘punk’ means music, I can’t play. But if ‘punk’ means a rage for change, count me in.”

Let’s Fight This Terrible Crime Against Our Children

No child is capable, emotionally or legally, of consenting to being photographed for sexual purposes. Thus, every image of a sexually displayed child—be it a photograph, a tape or a DVD—records both the rape of the child and an act against humanity.

Asset Forfeiture for Child Pornographers

“Child pornography” is a deceptive term, a sleight–of–hand that disguises the reality of the crime.

A Long Time Coming: Closing New York’s Incest Loophole

Because Protect’s grassroots legislative victory in New York State began with the nationally influential op—ed in The New York Times by Andrew Vachss on Nov. 11, 2005, that organization asked Mr. Vachss to write an article about the final passage of this landmark reform. Here it is, (as written at the time).

CARE Act – Setting the Record Straight

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that, during the campaign in support of The CARE Act of 1999, PROTECT did not exist. This “bill” was, at the time, our best hope of getting people to focus attention on a horrific example of legislative kiddie porn.

U.S. Election, Taliban Style

At this point, the pattern is clear. The election has given these candidates (and more to come) the courage to publicly wallow in their own filth. And their dreams of a country where women are subjugated by law are nearing reality.

How to (Really) Read the Crime Blotter

Andrew Vachss dissects the article “Father who raped daughter from age 3 on finally convicted after she tracks him down”

Confusing Ideation with Criminal Action

The difference between a pedophile and a predatory pedophile is a criminal act.

We won so many battles, how the hell could we lose this one?

“How many juries have decided an accused rapist’s guilt or innocence based on the attire or occupation of the victim? Why is virtually all ‘rape porn’ designed to show that ‘she really wanted it all along’? How many people refuse to believe that ‘a handsome man would never stoop to raping an ugly woman’? How many secretly believe that any underage male student victimized by a female teacher is someone who ‘got lucky’?”