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2007-12-22 4:25 PM CHILD EXPLOITATION |
I posted an article on Child Exploitation with a link to a very insightful and informative article by author, Liam Jackson. Then I discovered that one must be a member of myspace.com to read said article by way of that link. So I emailed Liam and asked for his permission to reprint his article. He graciously agreed. Because this is such a significant issue, and because the pain of bearing the challenge falls on the littlest victims, I’ve made it a permanent part of my site. Go to: www.vickihinze.com and click on Child Protection and you’ll find all the information Liam offers and his complete article. If you’re a member at myspace, consider befriending the two organizations mentioned (their org logos are pictured above)--and befriending Liam Jackson. His myspace url is: http://www.myspace.com/liammjackson Blessings, Vicki
Child Exploitation: The Eternal War Between Sheepdogs and Wolves ©2007, Liam Jackson Well met, pilgrims! Recently, I met a new MySpace friend, "Rock Against Child Pornography. (RACP)." It was my good fortune to have tripped over them in the great expanse of cyber space. RACP is an awareness group consisting of musicians and others, working to raise the profile of this horrendous crime against children. It was a timely encounter in that several MySpace folk have recently been engaged in a fascinating discussion about "wolves and sheepdogs" in Dr. Kevin Keough's MySpace blog. Sheepdogs (educators, cops, firefighters, medical pros, and many private citizens) have long held a protective affinity for children, a group with few natural defenses against the sexual predator. The problem of child exploitation is one of staggering proportions. It spans the globe with a mind-numbing, intricate network, supported technically and financially by a clandestine army of like-minded sexual deviants. Sound like an exaggeration? According to federal law enforcement and agencies like The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, child internet porn is a MULTI-BILLION dollar industry. This dollar figure doesn't even factor in the underground magazine market and video industries. The graph below chronicles the work of Project Predator, a joint effort led by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and involves numerous other state and local law enforcement agencies. An impressive body of work for 12 months, perhaps... until one considers the full scope of this problem. The cases below do not include the hundreds of cases handled independently by various local, county, state, and other **federal police agencies. (**i.e. FBI ) Nor do they reflect the thousands of cases worked each year by international multi-jurisdictional task forces. Advocacy groups like RACP play a significant role in drawing attention to issues such as child exploitation. I would ask that you make a stand on behalf of our children, and support this effort or another like it. Your actions could result in the single most important contribution to the safety and well-being of a child. Thanks for your time. Liam 'The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.' — Edmund Burke Contact info Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section Criminal Division U.S. Department of Justice 1331 F Street NW, 6th Floor Washington DC 20004 Phone: 202-514-5780 www.usdoj.gov/criminal/ceos/ The Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS) of the Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice, has supervisory responsibility for Federal statutes covering obscenity, child exploitation, child sexual abuse, activities under the Mann Act, sex tourism, missing and abducted children, and child support recovery. Innocent Images National Initiative Federal Bureau of Investigation www.fbi.gov/hq/cid/cac/innocent.htm The Innocent Images National Initiative (IINI), a component of the FBI's Cyber Crimes Program, is an intelligence-driven, proactive, multi-agency investigative initiative to combat the proliferation of child pornography/child sexual exploitation facilitated by an online computer. ICE Cyber Crimes Center U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Toll-free: 1-866-DHS-2ICE /www.ice.gov/graphics/investigations/services/cyberbranch.htm U.S. Postal Inspection Service Inspection Service Operations Support Group 222 S. Riverside Plaza, Suite 1250 Chicago, IL 60606-6100 www.usps.com/postalinspectors/kid-porn.htm For additional support agencies and statistical information, see: http://vachss.com/help_text/report_child_porn.html 2007 Criminal Cases Alexandria, VA Leesburg Man Sentenced to 120 Months for Child Pornography and Firearms Offenses Baltimore, MD Western Maryland man sentenced to 50 years for sexually exploiting minor girls to produce pornography Ft Pierce, FL Former CBS Sports technician pleads guilty to enticing a child to engage in sexual activity following an investigation by ICE and the St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office Coeur D'Alene, Idaho Idaho man charged with attempted sexual abuse New York City, NY ICE arrests 22 sex offenders in New York City operation Takoma, WA Washington State man sentenced on child pornography charges Cleveland, OH Cleveland-area machine operator sentenced to 15 years in prison for crimes involving child pornography Los Angeles, CA Two California schoolteachers arrested in ICE-led multi-agency child pornography probe Birmingham, AL Alabastor predator sentenced to 17.5 years in prison following ICE investigation Portland, OR Oregon Man Sentenced to Five Years in Federal Prison for Possession of Child Pornography Portland, OR Child pornographer from Oregon gets 18-year prison sentence Caguas, Puerto Rico ICE arrests Puerto Rican man for possession, receipt and production of child pornography Detroit, MI Retired Florida truck driver sentenced to 9 years in prison for "sex tourism" New York, NY U.S. arrests employee of the National Children's Museum on charges of child pornography distribution San Juan, PR ICE arrests Puerto Rican man for possession and distribution of child porn Chicago, IL Chicago Catholic priest facing federal charge alleging sexual abuse of minor boy San Francisco, CA Belmont man sentenced to 10 years on myriad of child pornography charges Pensacola, FL Pensacola predator sentenced to 120 months following ICE investigation New Haven, CT Man who victimized boys sentenced to more than 27 years in federal prison Dayton, OH Dayton-area pediatrician arrested on child pornography charges Chicago, IL Elgin man sentenced to 60 years for sexually exploiting a 12-year-old Louisville, KY ICE agents arrest Louisville man on child pornography charges Braintree, MA ICE and Massachusetts police arrest fugitive wanted for distributing child pornography Albany, NY ICE seeks former detective accused of distributing child pornography Louisville, KY Louisville man pleads guilty to child pornography charges Louisville, KY Louisville man arrested on child pornography charges Louisville, KY Child pornography crime conviction results in almost 6-year prison term Spokane, WA Former university employee sentenced on child pornography charges Los Angeles, CA 3 arrested for child pornography possession by ICE and LAPD Springfield, IL Springfield man working as clown charged with sex tourism, child pornography Detroit, MI Macomb County man pleads guilty to manufacturing, distributing child porn Anchorage, AK Anchorage man pleads guilty to federal obscenity charges San Antonio, TX San Antonio resident sentenced to 7½ years in prison for purchasing child porn Shreveport, LA St. Louis predator sentenced to 30 years in jail for attempted child exploitation and possessing child pornography Chicago, IL ICE arrests 9 foreign-born sex offenders in overnight operation Peoria, IL Former Peoria fire captain gets 11 years for possessing child pornography Santa Ana, CA Former U.S. aid agency contractor charged with having sexual contact with boy while working in Bangladesh Chicago, IL Former Chicago school principal gets 20 years in prison for child pornography Anchorage, AK ICE investigation of online predator leads to indictment of Illinois mans Anchorage, AK California man indicted in Alaska on charges of aggravated sexual abuse Alpine, TX ICE arrests Fort Stockton man on child pornography charges Las Vegas, NV Pahrump middle school teacher charged with possessing child pornography Sacramento, CA Shasta County man pleads guilty to producing and possessing child pornography, including graphic image of his underage daughter Philadelphia, PA New Jersey man convicted in sex tourism case Fort Worth, TX Former children's respiratory therapist sentenced to 45 years for molesting incapacitated patients Portland, OR Oregon delivery truck driver sentenced to ten years for possession of child pornography Fresno, CA Former University of California employee sentenced to more than 11 years in prison for receiving and possessing child pornography San Deigo, CA Former children's respiratory therapist sentenced to 45 years for molesting incapacitated patients New York, NY Six sex offenders nabbed by ICE in Westchester County Hammond, IN Former girls basketball coach found guilty of soliciting minors on the Internet Fresno, CA Salida grade school janitor arrested on Internet child pornography charges Tacoma, WA Pierce County man pleads guilty to possession of child pornography San Juan, PR Puerto Rican man sentenced to six years in federal prison for possession of child porn Alexandria, VA Leesburg, Va., man indicted on child pornography and weapons charges Bloomington, MN ICE deports man who sexually assaulted 3-year-old at daycare Nogales, AZ Child molester sentenced to more than 6,000 years in prison Miami, FL Grand juries indict first two South Florida cases charging violation of Adam Walsh Act Cleveland, OH Ohio fugitive sentenced to 22 years for child pornography San Juan, PR Puerto Rican pre-school teacher sentenced to serve a three-year prison term following ICE investigation San Deigo, CA Respiratory therapist at Children's Hospital pleads guilty to molesting incapacitated patients Detroit, MI Registered Michigan sex offender sentenced to 27 months for transmitting threats to teens Dayton, OH Truck driver sentenced to 17 years for child sexual exploitation Washington, DC ICE Operation Predator arrests of child exploiters top 10,000 El Paso, TX ICE special agents arrest convicted child sex offender Oakland, CA Son of Newark day care operator sentenced to eight years for receiving child pornography Salt Lake City, UT St. George man sentenced to more than seven years for possession of child pornography following national ICE probe Atlanta, GA Jury finds Gainesville anesthesiologist guilty on child porn charges Detroit, MI Detroit man sentenced to 60 months in prison for distributing child pornography El Paso, TX ICE special agents arrest convicted child predator, process him for deportation Springfield, IL Springfield woman sentenced to 13 years in prison for trading child porn Des Moines, IA Iowa man gets 30 years in prison for producing child pornography Minneapolis, MN Burnsville man sentenced to 750 years in federal prison on child pornography charges San Antonio, TX Kerrville doctor indicted for possessing child pornography Orchard Park, NY Orchard Park man arrested on child pornography charges Spokane, WA Eastern Washington man sentenced to 70 months on child pornography charges San Juan, PR Puerto Rican sex offender sentenced to four years imprisonment following ICE investigation San Juan, PR Predator sentenced to 20 years for possession and production of child porn San Jose, CA Former Peace Corps volunteer sentenced to more than four years for sexually abusing a minor while serving in Costa Rica Los Angeles, CA Orange County firefighter sentenced to eight years in federal prison for possessing child pornography Denver, CO Fort Collins man charged with transporting child pornography Tucson, AZ Sierra Vista man sentenced to 14 years in prison on child pornography charges stemming from ICE probe San Francisco, CA Bay Area man sentenced to more than five years on child sex tourism charges Houston, TX A Dallas-area man is charged federally with attempting to entice a child Cleveland, OH Retired 36-year minister sentenced to 17 years for child pornography San Juan, PR ICE arrests Puerto Rican for possession of child pornography New Haven, CT Bristol man pleads guilty to possession of child pornography New Haven, CT Man sentenced to prison for illegally re-entering the U.S. after twice being deported to Mexico Houston, TX Distributing child pornography nets Hockley man 17-year prison term Los Angeles, CA Ex-law enforcement official sentenced to prison for possession of one million child pornography images Louisville, KY Repeat sex offender gets 14 years in prison following child porn conviction Fresno, CA Former Tulare County sheriff's deputy sentenced to eight years for receiving child pornography over the Internet Ft. Pierce, FL Las Vegas couple arrested on charges of Internet child enticement following ICE and St. Lucie County undercover investigation Salt Lake City, UT ICE arrests 12 foreign national child sex predators in Salt Lake City area Portland, OR ICE investigation of online predators leads to arrest of husband and wife Dayton, OH Kettering man sentenced to 10 years in prison for transmitting child pornography over the Internet Seattle, WA Washington driver license scheme gets state employee prison time Wilmington, DE ICE partners with the U.S. Attorney's Office and New Castle County Police to combat foreign gangs and child predators El Paso, TX El Paso man sentenced to 10 years for possessing child pornography Cleveland,OH Las Vegas man pleads guilty to sex tourism Springfield, IL Two Springfield men receive significant prison sentences for trading child porn Birmingham, AL Alabama man sentenced to more than 15 years incarceration after pleading guilty to possession and distribution of child pornography Cleveland,OH Las Vegas man pleads guilty to sex tourism Arlington, VA Arlington youth coach arrested on child pornography charges San Francisco, CA Belmont man pleads guilty to ten counts of transporting, receiving, and possessing child pornography Detroit, MI Retired realtor pleads guilty to producing, receiving child pornography Los Angeles, CA Ex-Marine captain charged with having sex with pre-teen girls in Cambodia Ann Arbor, MI Truck Driver Sentenced to 10 Years for Possessing Child Pornography San Juan, PR Puerto Rican Man Sentenced on Federal Child Pornography Charges Following ICE Investigation Boston, MA Three Massachusetts men indicted as part of nationwide investigation of internet child pornography trade Alexandria, VA Arlington youth coach arrested on child pornography charges Cleveland, OH Retired 36-year minister pleads guilty to possessing child pornography San Juan, PR Puerto Rican predator sentenced to serve a two-year prison term following ICE investigation Fresno, CA Former youth softball coach sentenced to more than 24 years for receiving and distributing child pornography Los Angeles, CA Orange County firefighter convicted of receiving and possessing child pornography following ICE probe Milwaukee, WI Kenosha man indicted for arranging sex with 8-year-old girl Detroit, MI Retired realtor indicted for producing and possessing child pornography San Juan, PR Puerto Rican man sentenced to 15 years for possession and production of child porn Washington, DC Virginia man pleads guilty to producing and possessing child pornography Fargo, ND Moorhead man sentenced to 10 years for possessing child porn Fresno, CA Orangevale man sentenced to more than six years for possessing child pornography and using the Internet to solicit sex with a minor (on the website (www.vickihinze.com under child protection, each of the above cases listed is a link to that case...) 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