In reality, the agency psychologically manipulated the children, coaxing them into explicit photoshoots under the guise of changing outfits or playing games, ensuring that most of the young victims were oblivious to the exploitative nature of the activities. [2] Came across this here, has a bunch of interesting info (although don't worry, no pictures there! lol). Might perhaps add this to the wiki article, such as the pay (10 to 40 dollars per hour, that sounds very very good to me if you are living in the former USSR!!) The first police report for the agency was received by the Crimean police in 2004 from a resident of Simferopol. [8] Law enforcement started surveillance and collected information, and officers identified about 40 people involved in this case in one way or another. A Ukrainian child porn ring exposed". crime-research.org. Computer Crime Research Center. 29 July 2004. Archived from the original on 31 December 2005 . Retrieved 4 February 2006. Find sources: "List of pornographic magazines"– news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR ( January 2014) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)

This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/LS Studio I'm not satisfied with the outcome of this Afd. There was heavy input from pro-pedophilia pov editors. There was a vote from a brand new user. This Afd vote was their first and last edit. Unless someone can find verifiable reliable sources in the next 48 hours I'm going to start another Afd. The article Child pornography already includes this content so there is no need to merge. FloNight talk 18:11, 5 April 2006 (UTC) A Nexis search turned up nothing for LS Studio and pornography or LS Studio and Ukraine. FWIW. · Katefan0 (scribble)/ poll 19:53, 5 April 2006 (UTC) While early collections often featured nude girls in natural poses, later collections also contained many images of girls in sexually suggestive poses. I've removed the label "child pornography" because it implies depictions of sexual acts, which are not present in LS content.Also, the potential value judgments about content (professionally lit and happy girls) have been removed, until some way to verify them can be found. Operating predominantly in Kyiv with branches in cities like Kharkiv and Simferopol, the agency, named "Alex Model" ( Ukrainian: Алекс-Модел), was identified as one of the major producers and distributors of child pornographic content which was branded under several names throughout the world using "LS" abbreviature as LS-Models, LS-Magazine, LS-Girls, LS-Studio, LS-Island, LS-Land, LS-Dreams, LSMODELCLUB (LS Model Club). The leaders attracted minors with the prospect of modeling opportunities, only to involve them in illicit activities. [2]

I'll end with an opinion. I'm no legal expert on porn and stuff, but some scenes look like masturbation, and I bet those would be child porn in a lot of places. I haven't heard that the FBI has arrested anyone for owning a big LS collection, but news reports skip that sort of detail. 194.177.100.34 17:15, 25 March 2006 (UTC) What are you asking for here? Yes this article will be held to a higher standard than a lot of them are because of the subject matter, which is highly controversial. Controversial things are obviously going to get more scruitany. And no, you can't ask someone to verify something by looking at illrgal material, nor can first-hand observation of such material be a source. -- DanielCD 18:59, 25 March 2006 (UTC) The models never display a notion of coercion. Their expressions are comfortable and relaxed. While clearly staged modeling, the striking aspect is the self esteem and natural desire to be attractive. To tell one of these girls that they were doing something wrong would be quite new information to them. And as perfectly as they are crowned, the proposition would be difficult to persuade them of. It is not true that no overt sexuality was seen in the videotapes. Many contain simulated masturbation, sexual kissing and simulated oral sex. I removed this on the grounds there is no ref, and it has been questioned. I'm not saying it's wrong, but could someone find a ref and cite it before you replace it? I appreciate you're cooperation in understanding these things, right or wrong, still need refs. Thanks. -- DanielCD 03:11, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

Mums say they boost self-esteem. Critics say they sexualise kids. We visit the bling-filled frontline of children's beauty pageants.

The operations of the Kyiv-based porn studio came to close law enforcement agencies stopped its operations. As part of the subsequent investigation, the Alex Model agency in Kharkov was discovered. [2]

I have been especially impressed by Wikipedia's core values and guidelines of conduct. Respect is extremely important to me.Then you could identify and list the themes and topics that the LS phenomenon involves and relates to (with links to other Wiki entries which explain them in more detail). All of these are highly emotive and hotly contested, so how can you possibly deal with this in the factual and neutral manner of an encyclopedia? By typing: "These issues are highly emotive and hotly contested". On the definition of 'child pornography', for example: In 2005, according to part 3 of Art. 301 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine ("import, manufacture, sale and distribution of pornographic items"), the organizer of the agency "Alex Model" faced a sentence of 3 to 7 years in prison. [12] I'm not sure what our source for this information is, or what source you have for your assertion. But we could change the text to read: This entire article reads like it was compiled from chatter in the preteen girl newsgroups of a year ago. The ukrainian news sources cited are not themselves objective and may be considered propoganda of the ruling elite.

These magazines are targeted at gay and bisexual men, although they may also have some female readers, and may include male-male and occasionally male-male-female content and/or male-female content. Such publications include photographs or other illustrations of nudity and sexual activities, including oral sex, anal sex, and other forms of sexual activity. These magazines primarily serve to stimulate sexual thoughts and emotions. Some magazines are very general in their variety of illustrations, while others may be more specific and focus on particular activities or fetishes.Ukrainian child porn ring". crime-research.org. Computer Crime Research Center. 13 August 2004. Archived from the original on 5 January 2006 . Retrieved 4 February 2006. The magazine sells like crazy. Some explicit close ups, but doesn't really set off alarm bells until This article was nominated for deletion on February 4 2006. The result of the discussion was Keep. See LS Dreams had girls doing everyday activities, but LS Magazine had a definite raunchy side. There was a lot of talk about this set, particularly the blonde girl who definitely had a great time. Most of the issue is artistic, however.