Big scandal but few facts

  • 1999-09-30
  • By Steven C. Johnson
RIGA - The pedophile scandal that has elicited swift denials from government officials and calls for a parliamentary investigation has continued to dominate headlines here, but so far, there's been no proof to back up the accusations.LNT, an independent television station, alleged in its weekly news program "Nedela" Sept. 19 that two unnamed government ministers are involved in a child prostitution and pornography ring. Also in the show, two teenage boys interviewed for the show accused the president of the Mrs. Latvia beauty pageant and an employee of a private tourism firm of sexual abuse...
 
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