For the strong of stomach, these experiences are documented in the Tina Bell Diaries .
Online paedophilia is a political minefield for a journalist.
In our lofty position as overseers and informers we are surrounded by people determined to persuade us that online paedophilia is a problem we have to live with because the alternative would damage freedom of speech. And they do it well. I have to admit, having listened to all the debate, the reasoning and the dialogue that goes on about paedophiles operating on the Net, I have at times succumbed to the comfortable position of dispassionate onlooker. I've been watching long enough. Having covered this issue as a reporter for around six years, it is now time to say what I believe.