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Creepy Former American Idol Contestant Brought Up On Child Sex Charges

Meet Colin Leahy. He was once an American Idol contestant! He was featured during season three's Parade of Misery, saying on the show that he was just like Clay Aiken because "I'm also a camp counselor." Well, salute your shorts and fast forward a few years and Counselor Colin has been arrested and charged with endangering the welfare of a child after he, um, sent sexually provocative text messages to a twelve year old boy and propositioned a ten year old lad for sexy time. And! He had been volunteering at a Brooklyn elementary school! Oh dear. It's just like that Scott Bairstow fiasco. [NYM]

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How Vanity Fair "Groomed" Miley Cyrus

There's a technique called "grooming" that pedophiles use on their victims (yes, we just learned about it today, thank you). One definition says "Grooming behavior is intended to make the victim or potential victim or victim's guardians feel comfortable with the molester and even interested in interacting with him." And here's a characteristic of a regressed child molester: "They place pseudo-adult status on their victims and then view them as they would their peers." Now take a look at the following behind-the-scenes pictures from Vanity Fair's controversial new Miley Cyrus photo shoot by 58-year-old lesbian photographer Annie Leibovitz and ask yourself if any of that rings a bell. We're not accusing these stylists of being pedophiles, we're just saying... ugh: More »

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Mother Of Tween Model Castigated By U.S. Media, Janice Dickinson

Maddison Gabriel, the (just) 13-year-old Australian model who caused her fellow citizen-convicts to wonder how young is too young, is now making waves on these shores. And Maddison's mom is now being insulted most rudely; she's being compared to Britney Spears' mom. More »

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She Didn't Look A Day Under 14

Dude, check out this chick! Pretty hot, right? Well, guess what? You're a fucking pervert! This is 12-year-old Maddison Gabriel, an Australian model who has caused something of a controversy in her native country after being chosen as the official ambassador of Gold Coast Fashion Week in Australia. Britain's Daily Mail and John Howard, the Prime Minister of Convict Island, are fulminating, but young Maddison (uh, WTF Australia?) is unbowed. "I believe that I can fit into women's clothes. I can model women's clothes, so I should be able to do it," she says. And who are we to disagree? We just hope she's shaved down under. Or, you know, hasn't started growing hair there yet.

Fury as 12-year-old 'model' fronts world fashion show [Daily Mail (U.K)]