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Peter Sotos

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Born: April 16 1960

Peter Sotos is a Chicago-born writer who has contributed an unprecedented examination of the peculiar motivations of sadistic sexual criminals. His works are often cited as conveying an uncanny understanding of myriad aspects of pornography. Most of his writings have focused on sexually violent pornography, particularly of that involving children. His writings are also considered by many to be social criticism often commenting on the hypocritical way media handles these issues.

In 1984, while attending The Art Institute of Chicago, Sotos began producing a self-published newsletter or "fanzine" named Pure, notable as the first zine dedicated to serial killer lore. Much of the text and pictures in Pure were photocopied images from major newspapers and other print media. Sotos also used a photocopy from a magazine of child pornography as the cover of issue#2 of Pure. In 1986 this cover led to his arrest and charges of obscenity and possession of child pornography. The charges of obscenity were dropped, but Sotos eventually pled guilty to the possession charge and received a suspended sentence. Sotos was the first person in the United States ever to be charged for owning child pornography.

Sotos' writings explore sadistic and pedophilic sexual impulses in their many, often hidden, guises. Often using first person narratives, his prose takes on the point of view of the sexual predator. Despite his early legal troubles, and the seemingly fatal stigma of falsely being labeled a pedophile, Sotos continues to garner support for his ideas and literary output.

He was until 2003 a seminal member of the industrial noise band Whitehouse.

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Peter Sotos

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Books from Peter Sotos

The Gates of Janus: Serial Killing and Its Analysis

Pure Filth

Kiddiepunk Collected 2011-2015

Straight to Hell: 20th Century Suicides

Temple of Blasphemy: the Black and White art of Trevor Brown

Pure Volume Two

Ingratitude

Comfort And Critique

Private

Index

Lionel Maunz Peter Sotos

Public

Kept

Lazy

Mine

Parasite

Proxy: Pornography, 1991-2000

Selfish, Little: The Annotated Lesley Ann Downey

Perfect

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