History Main / CorruptionOfAMinor

* One of the many SCPs contained in the ''WebOriginal/SCPFoundation'' is [[http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-993 SCP-993]], an anomalous [[HarmfulToMinors children show]] hosted by a being known as [[MonsterClown Bobble the Clown]]. In the episodes of the show, Bobble teaches the kids below 10 to do horrible things like cannibalism, stalking, torture, and etc., ingraining these concepts into their minds and [[CorruptTheCutie turning them into sociopaths]]. Even worse, [[spoiler:[[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou Bobble is aware]] that the Foundation tries to keep him contained, and is now trying to teach the kids to release dangerous SCPs and murder the researchers containing him.]]

In many countries, there is a crime with a name similar to Corruption of a Minor, which is basically an adult teaching a kid [[ChildrenAreInnocent things they "shouldn't" know]]; generally things that could increase the kid's risk of becoming a criminal. Things like bringing the kid along while committing a crime such as shoplifting, for instance, or outright having the kid help in the commission of a crime.

* In ''Film/TheHunt'', Klara's brother unwittingly helped to set the stage for a wrongful PaedoHunt by showing his sister a photo of a "giant stiff rod" which disturbed her enough to use it against Lucas after he rejected her PrecociousCrush.

-->-- ''Big Daddy, '''Film/KickAss'''''

* In ''Manga/PokemonSpecial'', Gold invokes a softer version of this trope; he gets the Togepi egg, and gambles and cheats around it, so when it hatches, it naturally follows such behaviors and becomes mischievous.

* ''Webcomic/ForestHill'': Benni and [[spoiler:Talitha]]'s AbusiveParents have raped them, forced them to have sex with other kids, and done other horrible things to them. As a result, Benni has serious anger issues and possibly would have raped Tanya if Kaleb hadn't distracted him, and [[spoiler:Talitha]] actually does rape [[spoiler:Hunter]], not understanding that sexual assault is not an appropriate way to show affection.

* ''Webcomic/ForestHill'': Benni and [[spoiler:Talitha]]'s AbusiveParents have raped them and done other horrible things to them. As a result, Benni has serious anger issues and possibly would have raped Tanya if Kaleb hadn't distracted him, and [[spoiler:Talitha]] actually does rape [[spoiler:Hunter]], not understanding that sexual assault is not an appropriate way to show affection.

* ''Manga/MahouSenseiNegima''

* Similarly, assassin David Cain attempted to turn his daughter into the perfect killer; not even teaching her how to talk (so that the language centers of her brain would focus on ''body language'' and make her that much more perceptive and deadly in combat). However, she rebeled after her first murder and fled (because reading the body language of a dying man was so horrific), ultimately becoming [[ComicBook/{{Batgirl 2000}} Batgirl]].

* A major theme in ''ComicBook/JohnnyTheHomicidalManiac'': the titular [[SerialKiller homicidal maniac]] has a beloved six-year-old neighbor, and he desperately wants to [[AvertedTrope avert]] this when interacting with him. Of course, being [[AxCrazy who]] [[MoodSwinger he]] [[TalkativeLoon is]], he's not good at it, but somehow the kid seems to stay pretty okay.
-->'''Johnny''': It must be nice to be able to save the cohesion of your pretty mind. The best some of us can hope for is to better manage the damage.
** In the SpinOff ''{{Comicbook/Squee}}'', the aforementioned child - Todd Casil - has a conversation with {{Satan}} and TheAntichrist where Satan attempts to convert Todd to the LegionsOfHell. Todd [[SubvertedTrope politely declines]].

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* [[AmericanHorrorStoryCult American Horror Story: Cult]]: The fate planned by Kai and Winter for Ozymandias.

* In the 1973 ''Film/TheWickerMan'', the deeply Catholic Sgt Howie accuses the pagan schoolteacher of "corrpution of the young" when she teaches her class about the dominants of phallic symbolism in the Celtic religion.

* In an early mystery novel by ElleryQueen [[spoiler:''The Tragedy of Y'', as by "Barnaby Ross"]], the entire mystery is [[spoiler:the result of a dead man's attempt at writing a murder mystery being found by a demented teenager and carried out literally; for instance, where the mystery outline calls for a "blunt instrument", the teenager uses a mandolin.]]

** Evangeline occasionally being TheVamp around [[AdorablyPrecociousChild ten year old]] Negi. Such as the time she told him to [[FetishFuel lick her feet]]. This resulted in a MegatonPunch from Asuna.

In many countries, there is a crime with a name similar to Corruption of a Minor, which is basically an adult teaching a kid things they "shouldn't" know; generally things that could increase the kid's risk of becoming a criminal. Things like bringing the kid along while committing a crime such as shoplifting, for instance, or outright having the kid help in the commission of a crime.

* Similarly yet ''again'' is Laura Kinney aka ComicBook/{{X 23}}, an OppositeSexClone of {{Wolverine}} created by the Facility, a civilian offshoot of the Weapon X program, to be the perfect assassin and killing machine. Her "test run" was at age ''nine''. She didn't escape their control until about four years later, and it's implied she amassed a body count in the ''hundreds'' during that time. The end result is one of the most dangerous and lethal killers in the Marvel Universe (CaptainAmerica ''personally'' took on the task of bringing her to justice) with ''severe'' [[BrokenBird emotional issues]].

* In the 1973 ''TheWickerMan'', the deeply Catholic Sgt Howie accuses the pagan schoolteacher of "corrpution of the young" when she teaches her class about the dominants of phallic symbolism in the Celtic religion.
* In ''LittleSweetheart'', this is given a unique twist. The corruption of a minor is done by a psychopath who is actually slightly younger than her, but has the mind of an adult and the manipulation skills of a [[TheChessmaster chessmaster]].

* A major theme in ''JohnnyTheHomicidalManiac'': the titular [[SerialKiller homicidal maniac]] has a beloved six-year-old neighbor, and he desperately wants to [[AvertedTrope avert]] this when interacting with him. Of course, being [[AxCrazy who]] [[MoodSwinger he]] [[TalkativeLoon is]], he's not good at it, but somehow the kid seems to stay pretty okay.

* Yayoi from ''KoeDeOshigoto'' does this to her own sister, giving her TheTalk and a lecture on eroge so she could become a good eroge seiyuu. To be fair, Yayoi didn't really push her into the profession and Kanna volunteered.

-->--''Big Daddy, '''Film/KickAss'''''

* Ali Al-Saachez from ''{{Gundam 00}}'' influenced Krugis children (including TheHero) to [[SelfMadeOrphan kill their parents]] to prove their devotion to god. The truth is he just wanted to turn them into his ChildSoldiers.

* In ''MaximumRide'', Jeb teaches the flock how to do illegal things like hot wire a car. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] / [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] in that they needed to know that stuff to survive.

* [[PapaBear Big-Daddy]] of ''KickAss'' molds his daughter, 11-year old [[LittleMissBadass Hit-Girl]], into a murderous BadassNormal LaserGuidedTykebomb through TrainingFromHell. She comes out with a love of [[ButterflyKnife butterfly knives]], an affinity with swords and expert marksmanship with handguns.

* Similarly yet ''again'' is Laura Kinney aka {{X-23}}, an OppositeSexClone of {{Wolverine}} created by the Facility, a civilian offshoot of the Weapon X program, to be the perfect assassin and killing machine. Her "test run" was at age ''nine''. She didn't escape their control until about four years later, and it's implied she amassed a body count in the ''hundreds'' during that time. The end result is one of the most dangerous and lethal killers in the Marvel Universe (CaptainAmerica ''personally'' took on the task of bringing her to justice) with ''severe'' [[BrokenBird emotional issues]].

** In general, lots of girls in the class pull stuff like this on him, especially MarshmallowHell. His ability to be NotDistractedByTheSexy is incredible.

* ''Literature/OliverTwist''.

** Olive probably didn't think of that [[spoiler:burlesque dance]] on her own...
*** Her grandfather taught her that one.