{"id":31784,"date":"2022-05-16T01:46:39","date_gmt":"2022-05-16T01:46:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjstudents.com\/?p=31784"},"modified":"2022-05-16T01:46:39","modified_gmt":"2022-05-16T01:46:39","slug":"professor-gets-new-job-after-pedophilia-research-caused-stir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjstudents.com\/index.php\/2022\/05\/16\/professor-gets-new-job-after-pedophilia-research-caused-stir\/","title":{"rendered":"Professor gets new job after pedophilia research caused stir"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<\/p>\n<p>NORFOLK, Va. (AP) \u2014 A professor whose research on pedophilia created a stir at Old Dominion University in Virginia has landed a new job with Johns Hopkins University\u2019s Moore Center for the Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse.<\/p>\n<p>Allyn Walker stepped down from ODU in November after they used the phrase \u201cminor-attracted person\u201d instead of \u201cpedophile\u201d in research, leading to an outcry on campus and social media as well as threat of violence.<\/p>\n<div id=\"paywall\">\n<p>The Virginian-Pilot reports that The Moore Center announced last week that Walker, who uses the pronoun they, would be joining the center as a postdoctoral fellow.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- hearst\/article\/content\/zone.tpl --><br \/>\n            <!-- hearst\/article\/content\/embed.tpl --><\/p>\n<section class=\"article--content-embed inline-iframe\" data-eid=\"item-96916\">\n                        <!-- amp-exco-a9fc44b0-c0b6-4d99-b9a7-b023a0fc25fb --><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!-- e hearst\/article\/content\/embed.tpl -->    <!-- e hearst\/article\/content\/zone.tpl --><\/p>\n<p>The center said in a series of tweets that it was excited to welcome Walker and they would be working on research and new projects to develop a \u201ccomprehensive public health approach to addressing child sexual abuse and effective prevention programs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- Missed: ad --><\/p>\n<p>    <!-- Missed: ad --><\/p>\n<p>On its website, the center says it works \u201cto change the way the world thinks about child sexual abuse, from inevitable to preventable.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"article--content-inline\">\n<aside class=\"zone\"><!-- src\/business\/widgets\/hearst\/collection\/widget.tpl --><\/p>\n<p>    <!-- e src\/business\/widgets\/hearst\/collection\/widget.tpl --><\/aside>\n<\/aside>\n<p>In the series of tweets, the center referred to Walker as \u201ca leader in the field of perpetration prevention research.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- Missed: ad --><\/p>\n<p>Walker, who was an assistant professor of sociology and criminal justice, faced violent threats and more than 15,500 people signed an online petition calling for their removal from ODU in the fall. That came after a controversial interview about their book, \u201cA Long, Dark Shadow: Minor-Attracted People and Their Pursuit of Dignity.\u201d The book focused on people who do not act on their sexual attraction to children and strategies to prevent them from acting on the attraction.<\/p>\n<section id=\"articleBottom\" class=\"article--content-zone bottom\"\/><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beaumontenterprise.com\/news\/article\/Professor-gets-new-job-after-pedophilia-research-17174709.php\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] NORFOLK, Va. 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