Topic: Madeline Mccann

A major trial in Portugal concluded with the conviction of seven individuals, including a former ambassador and a celebrity, for running a pedophile ring at a state-run orphanage. Carlos Silvino, a former driver, confessed to over 600 crimes. The hosts suggest that a recent story about the Pentagon declining to investigate child pornography purchases by employees is a distraction from the scale of the Portuguese scandal.

Glam rocker Gary Glitter's return to Britain following his imprisonment in Vietnam for child sex offenses is discussed as a potential media smokescreen. The intense public scorn directed at Glitter is contrasted with the lack of investigation into high-level pedophile networks involving bankers and police chiefs. The News of the World, a Murdoch-owned tabloid, is noted for its role in exposing and sensationalizing the Glitter scandal.