The Demons of Eden
The Power that Protects Child Pornography
In 2005, Lydia Cacho brought to public attention the famous case of Jean Succar Kuri, a hotelier of Lebanese origin and American resident, who committed sexual abuse of minors in Cancún and was protected by both local authorities and high-ranking politicians, some of whom even participated in the corruption of minors.
Protected by the authorities in a Shelter for Victims of Crime run by an NGO in Cancún, the minors reported the events which, against all odds, proved the crimes before the Attorney General's Office. Thanks to their brave testimony, Succar Kuri was arrested in Arizona.
This book presents that chain that begins with child sexual abuse, sexual exploitation, child sex tourism, sexual commerce with powerful men, police and political protection of pedophiles, pornography, money laundering, and influence peddling. All encompassed in a powerful and dangerous global network of organized crime.
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Reviews
“There are books that change the history of a country. This is one of them. The Demons of Eden prevented an abusive corruption scheme from going unpunished. An example of courage and passion for the truth, it confirms the strength and dignity of the journalistic profession. Some people are heroes. Lydia Cacho is one of them.” Juan Villoro, Herralde Prize-winning Mexican author and journalist
“The author of The Demons of Eden has been elevated to a symbol by Mexicans who are no longer willing to remain silent in the face of abuses and crimes perpetrated under the coverup of power. Cacho, who defends the dignity of children and women to the hilt, managed to unite the solidarity of the journalistic community. She is a woman of integrity.” Elena Poniatowska, Mexican journalist and author
“An atrocious, courageous, incisive book, The Demons of Eden by Lydia Cacho is one of the fundamental proofs of the perversions and complicities that exist in Mexico between political power, economic power and child prostitution and pornography networks. After it and the sufferings that its author went through to write it, that terrifying world can no longer be the same: there is someone who looks at it with an implacable light.” Javier Sicilia, Mexican poet, journalist and activist
