{"id":1023738,"date":"2021-11-17T13:59:32","date_gmt":"2021-11-17T18:59:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1023738"},"modified":"2021-11-17T13:59:38","modified_gmt":"2021-11-17T18:59:38","slug":"university-places-professor-who-defended-minor-attracted-persons-on-leave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/university-places-professor-who-defended-minor-attracted-persons-on-leave\/","title":{"rendered":"University Places Professor Who Defended \u2018Minor Attracted Persons\u2019 On Leave"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Funiversity-places-professor-who-defended-minor-attracted-persons-on-leave%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1023738&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Just days after an Old Dominion University (ODU) assistant professor gave an interview seeking to normalize the phrase \u201cminor-attracted persons\u201d as an alternative to pedophile, the school placed the assistant professor on leave.<\/p>\n<p>On November 8, Dr. Allyn Walker gave an interview to the Protasia Foundation in which the assistant professor \u2013 who identifies as non-binary \u2013 made the case for the term \u201cminor-attracted persons.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s less stigmatizing than other terms like pedophile,\u201d Walker said in the interview, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/old-dominion-professor-statement-minor-attracted-persons?utm_source=facebook&amp;utm_medium=news_tab\">according to Fox News<\/a>. \u201cA lot of people when they hear the term pedophile, they automatically assume that it means a sex offender. And that isn\u2019t true. And it leads to a lot of misconceptions about attractions toward minors.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The interview was about Walker\u2019s book, \u201cA Long Dark Shadow: Minor-Attracted People and Their Pursuit of Dignity,\u201d which Walker insisted was not a defense of child sexual abuse.<\/p>\n<p>Walker said in the interview that it is \u201cnever OK to abuse a child.\u201d Walker also made the point in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.odu.edu\/news\/2021\/11\/old_dominion_univers#.YZOyiL3MLa0\">a statement<\/a> released by ODU.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to be clear: child sexual abuse is an inexcusable crime. As an assistant professor of sociology and criminal justice, the goal of my research is to prevent crime. My work is informed by my past experience and advocacy as a social worker counseling victims. I embarked on this research in hopes of gaining understanding of a group that, previously, has not been studied in order to identify ways to protect children,\u201d Walker said.<\/p>\n<p>The interview sparked outrage online and on campus, eventually resulting in ODU releasing a statement condemning Walker\u2019s comments and research.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOld Dominion University has placed Dr. Allyn Walker on administrative leave, effective immediately, from their position as assistant professor of sociology and criminal justice,\u201d university spokesperson Amber Kennedy said in a statement on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cReactions to Dr. Walker\u2019s research and book have led to concerns for their safety and that of the campus,\u201d Kennedy added. \u201cFurthermore, the controversy over Dr. Walker\u2019s research has disrupted the campus and community environment and is interfering with the institution\u2019s mission of teaching and learning.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>ODU President Brian O. Hemphill also released a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to state in the strongest terms possible that child sexual abuse is morally wrong and has no place in our society,\u201d Hemphill said. \u201cThis is a challenging time for our University, but I am confident that we will come together and move forward as a Monarch family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Some students at the university were shocked by<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just days after an Old Dominion University (ODU) assistant professor gave an interview seeking to normalize the phrase \u201cminor-attracted persons\u201d as an alternative to pedophile, the school placed the assistant professor on leave.On November 8, Dr. Allyn Walker gave an interview to the Protasia Foundation in which the assistant professor \u2013 who identifies as non-binary \u2013 made the case for the term \u201cminor-attracted persons.\u201d\u201cIt\u2019s less stigmatizing than other terms like pedophile,\u201d Walker said in the interview, according to Fox News. \u201cA lot of people when they hear the term pedophile, they automatically assume that it means a sex offender. And that isn\u2019t true. And it leads to a lot of misconceptions about attractions toward minors.\u201dThe interview was about Walker\u2019s book, \u201cA Long Dark Shadow: Minor-Attracted People and Their Pursuit of Dignity,\u201d which Walker insisted was not a defense of child sexual abuse.Walker said in the interview that it is \u201cnever OK to abuse a child.\u201d Walker also made the point in a statement released by ODU.\u201cI want to be clear: child sexual abuse is an inexcusable crime. As an assistant professor of sociology and criminal justice, the goal of my research is to prevent crime. My work is informed by my past experience and advocacy as a social worker counseling victims. I embarked on this research in hopes of gaining understanding of a group that, previously, has not been studied in order to identify ways to protect children,\u201d Walker said.The interview sparked outrage online and on campus, eventually resulting in ODU releasing a statement condemning Walker\u2019s comments and research.\u201cOld Dominion University has placed Dr. Allyn Walker on administrative leave, effective immediately, from their position as assistant professor of sociology and criminal justice,\u201d university spokesperson Amber Kennedy said in a statement on Tuesday.\u201cReactions to Dr. Walker\u2019s research and book have led to concerns for their safety and that of the campus,\u201d Kennedy added. \u201cFurthermore, the controversy over Dr. Walker\u2019s research has disrupted the campus and community environment and is interfering with the institution\u2019s mission of teaching and learning.\u201dODU President Brian O. Hemphill also released a statement.\u201cI want to state in the strongest terms possible that child sexual abuse is morally wrong and has no place in our society,\u201d Hemphill said. \u201cThis is a challenging time for our University, but I am confident that we will come together and move forward as a Monarch family.\u201dSome students at the university were shocked by Walker\u2019s interview. Andrew Lambakis, president of ODU\u2019s College Republicans, told local outlet WVEC that he was \u201cwas very surprised and shocked. I actually didn\u2019t believe it until I saw it on Twitter.\u201d\u201cI\u2019m actually thinking about planning a peaceful protest against Allyn Walker,\u201d Lambakis added.Another student, Jaelan Jackson, told WTKR News: \u201cHonestly it just sounds gross. Just because you\u2019re not acting on it, to acknowledge it is weird and not OK at all. It feels uncomfortable to know that someone\u2019s like that on campus.\u201dThe Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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