{"id":1057654,"date":"2021-11-26T15:13:51","date_gmt":"2021-11-26T20:13:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1057654"},"modified":"2021-11-26T15:13:54","modified_gmt":"2021-11-26T20:13:54","slug":"pedophile-defending-old-dominion-u-professor-resigns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pedophile-defending-old-dominion-u-professor-resigns\/","title":{"rendered":"Pedophile-Defending Old Dominion U. Professor Resigns"},"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\">12<\/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%2Fpedophile-defending-old-dominion-u-professor-resigns%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=1057654&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--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Old-Dominion-Prof-Allyn-Walker-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Old Dominion University professor Allyn Walker \u2014 who&nbsp;was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/tech\/2021\/11\/17\/old-dominion-u-professor-placed-on-leave-after-defending-pedophiles\/\">put on leave<\/a> after claiming that sexual attraction to children is not always immoral, and that he wants to destigmatize pedophiles by referring to them as \u201cminor-attracted persons\u201d (MAPs), instead \u2014 has resigned.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/odu.edu\/news\/2021\/11\/a_statement_from_old_dominion_university#.YaETENDMKUk\">joint statement<\/a> from Old Dominion University and Walker on Wednesday, the professor announced that he will&nbsp;step down from his position&nbsp;as assistant professor of sociology and criminal justice when his contract expires in May 2022. Walker will remain on leave until that time.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe have concluded that this outcome is the best way to move forward,\u201d ODU President Brian O. Hemphill said. \u201cWe hope today\u2019s action helps bring closure for our Monarch family. As we move forward, I encourage all members of the Monarch family to continue our efforts toward healing and civil discourse.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the joint statement, Walker chimed in by insisting that his \u201cscholarship aims to prevent child sexual abuse,\u201d and claimed that his research was \u201cmischaracterized by some in the media and online,\u201d in part, due to him being transgender.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat&nbsp;research was mischaracterized by some in the media and online, partly on the basis of my trans identity,\u201d Walker proclaimed. \u201cAs a result,&nbsp;multiple threats were made against me and the campus community generally.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI want to thank Old Dominion University for giving me the opportunity to teach and to conduct my research, and the ODU Department of Public Safety for monitoring the threats against me and the community,\u201d the professor added.<\/p>\n<p>Walker continued:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"14\">\n<p>I am particularly grateful for the outpouring of support from many among the ODU community, as well as others in my research fields who have publicly affirmed the value of my work in advancing child safety. My Department Chair, Mona Danner, my colleagues, and my students all have been especially supportive. And, finally, I am thankful for the assistance of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) during this time.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Hemphill added that \u201cThe&nbsp;safety and security of individual Monarchs and our collective campus are of the utmost importance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor ODU, these will always remain top priorities as we pursue our mission in a caring, inclusive, and supportive community, one that respects academic freedom and remains willing to discuss controversial ideas in an atmosphere free of intimidation or violence,\u201d&nbsp;Hemphill said.<\/p>\n<p>Walker \u2014 who wrote a book titled&nbsp;<em>A Long Dark Shadow: Minor-Attracted People and Their Pursuit of Dignity<\/em> \u2014 had initially been put on leave after a&nbsp;video interview of the professor defending pedophiles went viral on social media.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>In the video, Walker explained that he uses the term \u201cMinor-Attracted Person\u201d or \u201cMAP\u201d when referring to pedophiles in the title and throughout his book, \u201cbecause I think it\u2019s important to use terminology for groups that members of that group want others to use for them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Watch Below:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"7.2165898617512\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8\ud83d\udea8\ud83d\udea8This non-binary assistant professor at Old Dominion University is trying to normalize the term MAP (Minor Attracted Persons) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/riD6TdIt8k\">pic.twitter.com\/riD6TdIt8k<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Libs of Tik Tok (@libsoftiktok) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/libsoftiktok\/status\/1458985538334068740?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 12, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Professors from around the country <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/tech\/2021\/11\/18\/academics-speak-out-for-old-dominion-u-prof-put-on-leave-after-defending-pedophiles\/\">reacted<\/a> by calling on&nbsp;Old Dominion to&nbsp;reinstate Walker.<\/p>\n<p>The professors claimed that backlash over Walker was \u201cbased on nothing more than misinformation and stigma, all fueled by some individuals\u2019 desire to virtue-signal their hatred of pedophilia rather than support evidence-backed child protection initiatives and research.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>You can follow Alana&nbsp;Mastrangelo on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ARmastrangelo\">Facebook<\/a> and Twitter at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ARmastrangelo\">@ARmastrangelo<\/a>, and on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/alanamastrangelo\/\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Old Dominion University professor Allyn Walker \u2014 who\u00a0was put on leave after claiming that sexual attraction to children is not always immoral, and that he wants to destigmatize pedophiles by &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":35,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1057654","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1057654","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/35"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1057654"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1057654\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1057654"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1057654"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1057654"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}