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'''Todd Nickerson''' (b circa 1973) is an openly self-declared American [[Minor Attracted Person]] (Pedophile) who has been a member of online forums such as [[GirlChat]] since the 00s. He has also volunteered as a moderator of the [[Virtuous Pedophiles]] peer-support group, and advocates [[NOMAP]] type positions. Despite his long history in the community, including public advocacy and podcasting, he is most famous for a series of articles published for Salon.com and the controversy they caused on social media.
'''Todd Nickerson''' (born December 23, 1972) is a [[Minor Attracted Person|MAP]] and self-declared non-offending American [[Pedophilia|Pedophile]] who has been a member/moderator of online forums such as [[GirlChat]] since the 00s. He has also volunteered as a moderator of the [[Virtuous Pedophiles]] peer-support group, and advocates [[NOMAP]] type positions. Despite his long history in the [[Minor-attracted community|community]], including public advocacy and podcasting, he is most famous for a series of articles published for Salon.com and the controversy they caused on social media.


In September 2015, ''Salon'' published an article written by Todd Nickerson about his experiences with being a non-offending [[pedophilia|pedophile]], titled: "I'm a pedophile, but not a monster."<ref>[https://archive.today/20160608101347/https://www.salon.com/2015/09/21/im_a_pedophile_but_not_a_monster/ I'm a pedophile, but not a monster] (Also available [https://www.alternet.org/2015/09/im-pedophile-not-monster/ here] on AlterNet).</ref> This caused controversy at the time, with some commentators considering it "pro-pedophile"<ref name="nymag">[http://nymag.com/scienceofus/2017/02/salon-shouldnt-have-unpublished-its-pedophilia-article.html Salon Shouldn't Have Unpublished Its Article by a Pedophile Author]</ref> and Nickerson himself subject to a "backlash."<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/self-confessed-paedophile-todd-nickerson-tells-critics-youre-the-real-monsters-a6675946.html Self-confessed paedophile Todd Nickerson tells critics: 'You're the real monsters']</ref> This article, along with an accompanying video<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20161120162819/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCW5-VBdSi4 "I'm A Pedophile, Not A Monster" (video)]</ref> and a follow-up article,<ref>[https://archive.today/20160608101334/https://www.salon.com/2015/09/30/im_a_pedophile_youre_the_monsters_my_week_inside_the_vile_right_wing_hate_machine/ I'm a pedophile, you're the monsters: My week inside the vile right-wing hate machine]</ref> was deleted in February 2017, supposedly to protect ''Salon'' from accusations of hypocrisy when covering [[Milo Yiannopoulos]]' alleged support for pederasty,<ref name="nymag" /> although Salon Media Group CEO and ''Salon'' acting editor-in-chief Jordan Hoffner told ''New York'' magazine it was due to unspecified "new editorial policies."<ref name="nymag" /> A third article by sex researcher Debra Soh defending Nickerson's side is still published as of April 2022.<ref>[https://www.salon.com/2015/10/27/the_pedophile_i_could_not_help_he_was_not_a_monster_or_a_molester_the_system_destroyed_him_anyway/ The pedophile I could not help: He was not a monster or a molester. The system destroyed him anyway]</ref>
In September 2015, ''Salon'' published an article written by Todd Nickerson about his experiences with being a non-offending [[pedophilia|pedophile]], titled: "I'm a pedophile, but not a monster."<ref>[https://archive.today/20160608101347/https://www.salon.com/2015/09/21/im_a_pedophile_but_not_a_monster/ I'm a pedophile, but not a monster] (Also available [https://www.alternet.org/2015/09/im-pedophile-not-monster/ here] on AlterNet).</ref> This caused controversy at the time, with some commentators considering it "pro-pedophile"<ref name="nymag">[http://nymag.com/scienceofus/2017/02/salon-shouldnt-have-unpublished-its-pedophilia-article.html Salon Shouldn't Have Unpublished Its Article by a Pedophile Author]</ref> and Nickerson himself subject to a "backlash."<ref name="Indy">[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/self-confessed-paedophile-todd-nickerson-tells-critics-youre-the-real-monsters-a6675946.html Self-confessed paedophile Todd Nickerson tells critics: 'You're the real monsters']</ref> This article, along with an accompanying video<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20161120162819/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCW5-VBdSi4 "I'm A Pedophile, Not A Monster" (video)]</ref> and a follow-up article,<ref>[https://archive.today/20160608101334/https://www.salon.com/2015/09/30/im_a_pedophile_youre_the_monsters_my_week_inside_the_vile_right_wing_hate_machine/ I'm a pedophile, you're the monsters: My week inside the vile right-wing hate machine]</ref> was deleted in February 2017, supposedly to protect ''Salon'' from accusations of hypocrisy when covering [[Milo Yiannopoulos]]' alleged support for pederasty,<ref name="nymag" /> although Salon Media Group CEO and ''Salon'' acting editor-in-chief Jordan Hoffner told ''New York'' magazine it was due to unspecified "new editorial policies."<ref name="nymag" /> A third article by sex researcher Debra Soh defending Nickerson's side is still published as of April 2022.<ref>[https://www.salon.com/2015/10/27/the_pedophile_i_could_not_help_he_was_not_a_monster_or_a_molester_the_system_destroyed_him_anyway/ The pedophile I could not help: He was not a monster or a molester. The system destroyed him anyway]</ref>


==External Links==
Todd Nickerson ran a Twitter account at '''@ToddNickerson1''', which has since been suspended after topping out at almost 2,000 followers in 2019.<ref>[https://archive.is/http://twitter.com/ToddNickerson1 Todd Nickerson's Twitter]</ref>


In 2021, Nickerson co-designed the logo for an [[Anti-contact]] [[Pediverse]] instance.<ref>[https://paraflags-wiki.org/index.php/File:NNIA_flag_by_Todd_Nickerson_and_Lecter.png NNIA Flag by Todd Nickrson, Lecter]</ref>
==Conflict with the community==
In 2006, Nickerson caused controversy among the community at [[GirlChat]] for his role as treasurer in an effort to collect donations for the charity [[Wikipedia:Save the Children|Save the Children]]. Over $1,000 USD collected from site members and sent to the charity was returned by mail to Nickerson, along with a demand to remove any mention of the charity from the website [[Puellula]] which sponsored the campaign. Against the wishes of donors and site members, Nickerson cashed the check for the returned funds and claimed he donated the money anonymously to another charity, but refused to offer any further details.<ref>[https://annabelleigh.net/messages/363930.htm THIS is why I cashed the check! - GirlChat]</ref><ref>[https://annabelleigh.net/messages/364113.htm Re: THIS is why I cashed the check! - GirlChat]</ref><ref>[https://annabelleigh.net/messages/364196.htm Re: THIS is why I cashed the check! - GirlChat]</ref> The suspicion among many [[GirlChat]] members was that Nickerson had stolen the money for himself; he further aroused suspicion shortly after when he made mention of a new computer monitor he had bought in the site's chatroom.<ref>[https://annabelleigh.net/messages/368844.htm Re: Todd?? - GirlChat]</ref> Nickerson later claimed he had received a phone call from someone claiming to be with the FBI threatening to "frame [him] with child porn" over the fundraising campaign.<ref>[https://www.annabelleigh.net/messages/484253.htm My Dilemma/Chat Privileges - GirlChat]</ref> This incident, along with another wherein Nickerson threatened to [[Outing| out]] another [[GirlChat]] member, led to him being banned from the website's chatroom.<ref>[https://annabelleigh.net/messages/368785.htm Todd Nickerson - GirlChat]</ref> He's since referred in interviews to the website where the controversy took place as an "unhealthy paedophile forum" for largely rejecting his recent [[Anti-contact|anti-c]] stance.<ref name="Indy" />
==External links==
*[https://notamonsterblog.wordpress.com/ Personal Blog], [https://www.youtube.com/@toddnickerson9991 YouTube Channel]
*[https://www.vice.com/en/article/xydjjd/a-pedophile-opens-up-about-being-targeted-by-vigilantes Vice: A Pedophile Opens Up About Being Targeted by Vigilantes]
*[https://www.vice.com/en/article/xydjjd/a-pedophile-opens-up-about-being-targeted-by-vigilantes Vice: A Pedophile Opens Up About Being Targeted by Vigilantes]
*[https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/2218951/virtuous-paedophile-friends-family-happy-play-kids-todd-nickerson/ Sun: WOULD YOU TRUST THIS MAN?]
*[https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/2218951/virtuous-paedophile-friends-family-happy-play-kids-todd-nickerson/ Sun: WOULD YOU TRUST THIS MAN?]

Latest revision as of 23:07, 28 March 2024

Todd Nickerson

Todd Nickerson (born December 23, 1972) is a MAP and self-declared non-offending American Pedophile who has been a member/moderator of online forums such as GirlChat since the 00s. He has also volunteered as a moderator of the Virtuous Pedophiles peer-support group, and advocates NOMAP type positions. Despite his long history in the community, including public advocacy and podcasting, he is most famous for a series of articles published for Salon.com and the controversy they caused on social media.

In September 2015, Salon published an article written by Todd Nickerson about his experiences with being a non-offending pedophile, titled: "I'm a pedophile, but not a monster."[1] This caused controversy at the time, with some commentators considering it "pro-pedophile"[2] and Nickerson himself subject to a "backlash."[3] This article, along with an accompanying video[4] and a follow-up article,[5] was deleted in February 2017, supposedly to protect Salon from accusations of hypocrisy when covering Milo Yiannopoulos' alleged support for pederasty,[2] although Salon Media Group CEO and Salon acting editor-in-chief Jordan Hoffner told New York magazine it was due to unspecified "new editorial policies."[2] A third article by sex researcher Debra Soh defending Nickerson's side is still published as of April 2022.[6]

Todd Nickerson ran a Twitter account at @ToddNickerson1, which has since been suspended after topping out at almost 2,000 followers in 2019.[7]

In 2021, Nickerson co-designed the logo for an Anti-contact Pediverse instance.[8]

Conflict with the community

In 2006, Nickerson caused controversy among the community at GirlChat for his role as treasurer in an effort to collect donations for the charity Save the Children. Over $1,000 USD collected from site members and sent to the charity was returned by mail to Nickerson, along with a demand to remove any mention of the charity from the website Puellula which sponsored the campaign. Against the wishes of donors and site members, Nickerson cashed the check for the returned funds and claimed he donated the money anonymously to another charity, but refused to offer any further details.[9][10][11] The suspicion among many GirlChat members was that Nickerson had stolen the money for himself; he further aroused suspicion shortly after when he made mention of a new computer monitor he had bought in the site's chatroom.[12] Nickerson later claimed he had received a phone call from someone claiming to be with the FBI threatening to "frame [him] with child porn" over the fundraising campaign.[13] This incident, along with another wherein Nickerson threatened to out another GirlChat member, led to him being banned from the website's chatroom.[14] He's since referred in interviews to the website where the controversy took place as an "unhealthy paedophile forum" for largely rejecting his recent anti-c stance.[3]

External links

References

  1. ↑ I'm a pedophile, but not a monster (Also available here on AlterNet).
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Salon Shouldn't Have Unpublished Its Article by a Pedophile Author
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Self-confessed paedophile Todd Nickerson tells critics: 'You're the real monsters'
  4. ↑ "I'm A Pedophile, Not A Monster" (video)
  5. ↑ I'm a pedophile, you're the monsters: My week inside the vile right-wing hate machine
  6. ↑ The pedophile I could not help: He was not a monster or a molester. The system destroyed him anyway
  7. ↑ Todd Nickerson's Twitter
  8. ↑ NNIA Flag by Todd Nickrson, Lecter
  9. ↑ THIS is why I cashed the check! - GirlChat
  10. ↑ Re: THIS is why I cashed the check! - GirlChat
  11. ↑ Re: THIS is why I cashed the check! - GirlChat
  12. ↑ Re: Todd?? - GirlChat
  13. ↑ My Dilemma/Chat Privileges - GirlChat
  14. ↑ Todd Nickerson - GirlChat
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