Bernard Alapetite

Bernard ALAPETITE, prominent French homosexual who published the pederast magazine Beach Boys in the 1980s.

In 2000, Alapetite was convicted of running a pedophile ring. Alapetite, 47, director of a publishing house, was copying imported videos that showed the rape and sexual abuse of boys under the age of consent, which is 15 in France, and selling them for 800 francs each (about $120). Alapetite was involved with TORO BRAVO and ADO71, both pedophile-porn networks. He used the alias Philippe Desnous when he traveled to Belgium and elsewhere to carry on the business. There were 66 people charged with running Toro Bravo and police found 700 pedophiles in France alone. The network stretched from Macon in France to Bogotá in Colombia. After questioning about 700 suspects, including many teachers and youth leaders, police brought charges against 40 people. Those found in possession of the videos were given suspended sentences. Alapetite got a three-year sentence. TORO BRAVO was supposedly dismantled in 2000 but Alapetite was arrested again in 2006 on suspicion of renewed activity,