Parents furious over 'pedophile' blogger

LOS ANGELES, July 28 (UPI) -- Parents in Los Angeles are furious that apparently nothing can be legally done to pull the plug on a blogger who promotes pedophilia.

Jack McClellan, a 45-year-old, self-described pedophile, is active on Web sites intended to tip off other pedophiles to events and places where children tend to gather, The New York Times reported.

He has said he visits kid-friendly places about three times a week.

Police can't do anything because it appears McClellan hasn't broken the law.

McClellan maintains he has never sexually touched a child, nor has he been convicted of a sex crime.

One group of concerned mothers hopes to pressure lawmakers in Sacramento into shutting McClellan down.

The controversial blogger told the Times he was run out of Washington state two months ago after the media and various Web sites drew attention to his activities.

He decided to move back to his native Los Angeles, in part for the climate, but also because "there are so many world-class children's attractions here, Disneyland, festivals and whatnot."

McClellan's most recent Web site was shut down by its host, but he said he intends to start again with a Dutch host.