An American association that advocates relationships between older men with younger male partners is at the centre of a lawsuit following the murder of a ten-year-old boy.

The North American Man/Boy Love Association (NAMBLA) has had a $200million suit filed against it by the parents of Jeffrey Curley, who was killed by two men after he allegedly resisted their sexual advances.

Barbara and Robert Curley allege that NAMBLA, “encourages its members to rape male children”. Their wrongful death suit, filed in federal court, also claims that, “NAMBLA serves as a conduit for an underground network of paedophiles in the United States”.

Jeffrey Curley was killed on Oct. 1, 1997. Salvatore Sicari was convicted of first-degree murder in the case and Charles Jaynes of second-degree murder and kidnapping.

Prosecutors said the two young men were sexually obsessed with the boy, lured him from his home with the promise of a new bike, and then smothered him with a gasoline-soaked rag when he resisted their sexual advances.

The lawsuit alleges that Jaynes joined NAMBLA in 1996, read the group`s publication and website and, "became obsessed with having sex with and raping young male children".

The NAMBLA organisation claims it: "Speaks out against societal repression and celebrates the joys of men and boys in love."

The lawsuit also incorporates the site’s ISP, Verio Inc. claiming it has violated its own policies by hosting the NAMBLA website and is providing an international communication system for paedophiles.

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