Now here is an interesting question. Although the original crime happened in 1984 (Although ideas like the statute of limitations do not apply, since this was a continuing crime), which was decidedly pre-internet, how long before the various governments (UK especially) start blaming the BDSM community for this. After all, the famous Girl in the Box case drew lots of links to the more violent bondage magazines and the purportrator was said to have been inspired by The Story of O. It is not too great a jump of the vote winning, middle England pleasing, polatician to assume that sites like this one are to blame for such sick b****s.

This, despite the fact that many violent sexual crimes were commited by religious fanatics or ideological zeolots.