Prostasia foundation describes itself as “a new kind of child protection organization” which on the surface sounds like something people can get behind. However, they actively lobby against laws established to protect children from sexual abuse, for fear legislation endangers the activity of sex workers, pornographers, and pedophiles.
Year Registered:
2018
State Registered:
California
Type:
501(c)(3) nonprofit public benefit corporation
EIN:
82-4969920
Prostasia Foundation was founded in response to FOSTA/SESTA, legislation aimed at protecting children from online sex trafficking, except they viewed the legislation as a threat to pornographic interests, and lobbied against it on the grounds that it violated free speech. They advocate for illicit practices , like how to avoid law enforcement sting operations in the solicitation of minors in chat rooms like Roblox, a popular children’s gaming platform. They claim child abuse prevention should involve teaching children about fetishes and kink , and that viewing pornography can have a positive impact on children.
Prostasia consists of a team of kink enthusiasts, sex workers, and in its earlier years, multiple convicted sex offenders. Charities in the State of California are regulated through the Attorney General who requires annual filings to ensure charitable assets are going towards intended use, but gaps in oversight and unlawful practices within these organizations reveals the way these laws can be exploited to tap into federal resources.
The Prostasia Foundation Archive is part of the Project Raven initiative. Project Raven tracks and compiles data on individuals and organizations that promote pedophilia and child abuse narratives in academia.
This data drop reflects early operations for Prostasia Foundation, new and updated information, and links to corresponding documents can be found in the spreadsheet.
| Name | Position | History & Institutional Affiliations |
|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Malcolm | Founder, Executive Director | Internet law, activist, Consumers International, Electronic Frontier Foundation |
| Meagan Ingerman | Treasurer | Sex worker, childcare, BDSM, fetish, kink community association with Jeremy Malcolm |
| Pearl Regalado | Secretary | Fashion, BDSM, fetish, kink community association with Jeremy Malcolm |
| Name | Position | History & Institutional Affiliations |
|---|---|---|
| Larry Prescott Bayern | General Manager | Uses pedophile forum Boychat, talks about trapping kids |
| Guy Hamilton-Smith | Advisor | Law, convicted child sex offender |
| Craig Harper | Advisor | PhD, lecturer in human psychology, British psychological society |
| James Cantor | Advisor | Clinical psychologist, neuroscientist, recognized for advocating pedophilia as a sexual orientation, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health |
| Gilian Tenbergen | Advisor | Professor Psychology, SUNY Oswego, Project Dunkelfeld |
| Ian O’Brien | Advisor | Director, Free Speech Coalition |
| Maggie McNeill | Advisor | Prostitute, librarian |
| Nerea Vega Lucio | Advisor | Student, child sexual abuse researcher |
| Jeff White | Research Associate | Convicted child sex offender |
| Shahani S. Sampson | Advisor | Sex worker, web cam 'model', goes by alias "Honey Sampson" |
For a full list of team members, please view spreadsheet.
| Advocacy | Position | Background |
|---|---|---|
| Child sexual abuse materials | Pro | The sexual depiction of children in art, fiction, and child exploiatation material. |
| Teaching children fetishes and kink | Pro | Advocates child abuse prevention should involve teaching children about fetishes and kink |
| Child-like sex dolls | Pro | Supports child sex dolls as an alternative therapy, general manager advises giving sex dolls to children |
| Sex offense registry | Against | Advocates against sex offense registery |
| Chat rooms for pedophiles | Pro | Supports and participates in chat rooms that bring pedophiles and children together |
| Fantasy sexual outlets | Pro | Fundraises for research into fantasy sexual outlets |
| Pornography for children | Pro | Advocates pornography can have a positive impact on children |
| Sexual torture as therapy | Pro | Promotes the use of sadomasichism as an alternative therapy |
Research Team, Project Raven
Project Raven is a collaborative exercise in archiving and analyzing the online activities of pro-pedophilia organizations and their members. Project Raven includes a research team comprised of academics, technologists, psychologists with law enforcement backgrounds, information science, child abuse prevention, and computer forensics experts.