David Riegel

David L. Riegel was an American author.

Career Riegel is the author of Understanding Loved Boys and Boylovers (2000), published by the SafeHaven Foundation Press. The book was met with mixed reviews on Amazon. In 2002, the California-based conservative group United States Justice Foundation announced that it would file a lawsuit against Amazon under the state's unfair business practices laws if the company did not pull the book from its website. The foundation's actions were supported by conservative activists including Jerry Falwell and Richard Ackerman, the latter of whom criticized Amazon at Fox News' The O'Reilly Factor, stating that the company was bringing children in contact with "that sick world". Amazon spokeswoman Patricia Smith stated that the book was protected by the First Amendment of the United States Constitution and that the company had no plans to ban the book from its online store. Barnes & Noble also stated that they used to sell the book and that they do not "censor inventory". Riegel said that his book had been misunderstood as a "how-to-molest-children" guide.