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…)
