well there's finally a verdict in the York/Nuwaubian Moor trial. York was convicted of child molestation and racketeering. York is without question one of the most fascinating American figures of the last fifty years. It won't be long before someone writes a book about him; I'd guess it would be some sort of journalistic attempt at biography, but eventually it will be followed by something academic.
here's the ajc story on the verdict:
http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/0104/24york.html
And if sustained and widespread child molestation isn't depressing enough, the NYTimes Magazine this week features a long piece on the importation of sex slaves into America. These are women, actually they are usually children, in the third world either lured here with promises of jobs or simply kidnapped who then find themselves in forced captivity in various American cities (Atlanta is mentioned) where they are rented out to men by their captors. Reading this made me ashamed to be a human being, but I suggest reading it nonetheless.
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/25/magazine/25SEXTRAFFIC.html
(The NYT site requires free registration)
