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Peacekeepers as Pedophiles.(child molesters among the United Nations peacekeeping troops)(Brief Article)
During the Senate debate over ratifying the League of Nations Covenant, Senator William Borah (R-Idaho) warned that a world "peacekeeping army" would consist of "the gathered scum of the nations organized into a conglomerate international police force...." A report in the August 27th edition of Australia's Sydney Morning Herald offered a useful reminder of Senator Borah's uncanny foresight.
"An Italian military prosecutor is investigating the alleged sexual abuse of under-age prostitutes by United Nations peacekeeping troops in Eritrea," reported the paper. "Girls as young as 10 are said to have been sexually exploited by members of the Italian, Danish and Slovakian contingents of the mission." "Some of the most serious cases involve very young ...
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Source: HighBeam Research, Peacekeepers as Pedophiles.(child molesters among the United Nations...