Monday, November 11, 2013

Experts: Pedophiles in Hollywood even bigger problem than in Corey Feldman’s day

Allison Arngrim (left) starred on 'Little House on the Prairie." She said stories
about Corey Feldman and Corey Haim (right) being abused as child stars
were common in the 1980s and 90s.
LOS ANGELES –  Corey Feldman, arguably the biggest child actor of the 80's, dropped some bombshells in his tell-all book "Coreyography," detailing rampant child sexual abuse in the entertainment industry. Almost three decades later, experts say not much has changed.

"Pedophiles and predators in Hollywood are just as rampant today, if not more so. The entertainment industry is much larger than it was in their day. Think how many cable channels there are. In Corey's day, there were channels 2-13," Anne Henry, co-founder of BizParentz Foundation, an organization that supports families of children working in the entertainment industry, told FOX411. "We also have the Internet today, which allows predators to virtually stalk and contact child actors in a more personal way."  (more...)

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