Swiss voters give paedophiles a kick in the a...

A surprise result to tighten legal provisions against paedophile criminals is likely to cause problems for the Swiss authorities after Sunday's vote on the issue.

Justice Minister Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf said acceptance of the initiative to do away with a statute of limitations for paedophile crimes posed a number of legal issues that would not be easy to solve.

The government and the major political parties, except for the rightwing Swiss People's Party, were opposed to the initiative, put forward by the Marche Blanche parents' organisation. More...

See also:

1. Swiss say okay to State-prescribed heroin...
2. The Vatican and sex crimes... (and how the Church protected its pedophile priests)
3. India: boys as young as six being abused...
4. Child abuse: don't do it over here, but you can do it over there...