Child Pornography Evidence: the
Ultimate tool to Rescue Children from
Sexual Abuse
August 2012
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Introduction
Heather Steele, President & CEO
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Heather Steele, President & CEO
University of Chicago MBA
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Heather Steele, President & CEO
University of Chicago MBA
Ford, Toyota, and Kinko’s
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Introduction
Heather Steele, President & CEO
University of Chicago MBA
Ford, Toyota, and Kinko’s
Grant Writer - $350,000+ SD ICAC
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Introduction
Heather Steele, President & CEO
University of Chicago MBA
Ford, Toyota, and Kinko’s
Grant Writer - $350,000+ SD ICAC
CEO TIJF - $150K+, 30 LE teams
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Introduction
Heather Steele, President & CEO
University of Chicago MBA
Ford, Toyota, and Kinko’s
Grant Writer - $350,000+ SD ICAC
CEO TIJF - $150K+, 30 LE teams
SHIFT Grant
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Current System:
Catches Less than 1-2% of Offenders
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Pandemic of Abuse
According to a 2005 CDC study conducted in San Diego
with 17,337 Kaiser Permanente Health Plan members:
25%
of females report being molested.
Males were the abuser 94% of the time.
“The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study” Vince Felitti, 2005
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Pandemic of Abuse
According to a 2005 CDC study conducted in San Diego
with 17,337 Kaiser Permanente Health Plan members:
25%
of females report being molested.
Males were the abuser 94% of the time.
16%
of males report being molested.
Females were the abuser 38% of the time.
“The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study” Vince Felitti, 2005
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# of US Sexually Abused Children
21% (CDC rate of abuse) x
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# of US Sexually Abused Children
21% (CDC rate of abuse) x
74.5 million American children
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# of US Sexually Abused Children
21% (CDC rate of abuse) x
74.5 million American children
15.6 million sexually abused
American children
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Many Molesters are Never Reported
5% - 8%
Child Sexual Abuse Cases Ever Reported
“How do Sexually Abused Children Disclose? Towards an Evidence-Based Approach to Practice” SJ Collings, Acta
Criminologica 19 (1) 2006
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Many Molesters are Never Reported
5% - 8%
20
Child Sexual Abuse Cases Ever Reported
Average Victims before one report
“How do Sexually Abused Children Disclose? Towards an Evidence-Based Approach to Practice” SJ Collings, Acta
Criminologica 19 (1) 2006
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Children Feel Intense Shame
In one study of confirmed child sex abuse cases:
79%
Of children denied or tentatively disclosed
Sorensen, T., Snow, B. (1991). “How children tell: The process of disclosure in child sexual abuse.” Child Welfare League of
America, 70, 3-15. (http://www.prevent-abuse-now.com/stats.htm#Links)
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Children Feel Intense Shame
In one study of confirmed child sex abuse cases:
79%
Of children denied or tentatively disclosed
22%
Of children who did disclose and who were
victims eventually recanted
Sorensen, T., Snow, B. (1991). “How children tell: The process of disclosure in child sexual abuse.” Child Welfare League of
America, 70, 3-15. (http://www.prevent-abuse-now.com/stats.htm#Links)
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Low Arrest Rates
29%
of child sexual abuse reports result in
arrest
Department of Justice-funded study “Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 1999 National Report”
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Low Arrest Rates
29%
of child sexual abuse reports result in
arrest
19%
of sexual abuse reports on children
under the age of 6 result in arrest
Department of Justice-funded study “Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 1999 National Report”
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Many Arrests Never Go To Trial
Many cases never go to trial because children
victims are:
Considered unreliable witnesses,
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Many Arrests Never Go To Trial
Many cases never go to trial because children
victims are:
Considered unreliable witnesses,
Pressured to recant,
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Many Arrests Never Go To Trial
Many cases never go to trial because children
victims are:
Considered unreliable witnesses,
Pressured to recant,
Terrified to face their abuser,
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Many Arrests Never Go To Trial
Many cases never go to trial because children
victims are:
Considered unreliable witnesses,
Pressured to recant,
Terrified to face their abuser,
Often pre-verbal
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Less Than 1-2% Caught
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Less Than 1-2% Caught
6% Reported
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Less Than 1-2% Caught
6% Reported
x
29% Arrested
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Less Than 1-2% Caught
6% Reported
x
29% Arrested
Less than 2%
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Less Than 1-2% Caught
6% Reported
x
29% Arrested
Less than 2%
x
Unknown # Go to Trial
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Less Than 1-2% Caught
6% Reported
x
29% Arrested
Less than 2%
x
Unknown # Go to Trial
x
Unknown # Convictions
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Less Than 1-2% Caught
6% Reported
x
29% Arrested
Less than 2%
x
Unknown # Go to Trial
x
Unknown # Convictions
Estimate Less than 1% Caught
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Low Prison Sentences
Average Sentence of Child Molesters:
7
Years
2003 Bureau of Justice Statistics, www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/press/rsorp94pr.htm
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Low Prison Sentences
Average Sentence of Child Molesters:
7
Years
Average Time Served:
3
Years
2003 Bureau of Justice Statistics, www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/press/rsorp94pr.htm
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Recidivism High
Average Rate of Re-arrest for sexual crimes:
21%
Within 12 years of release
“Evaluating Community Sex Offender Treatment Programs: A 12-Year Follow-up of 724 Offenders” Canadian Journal of
Behavioral Science, April 2004.
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Recidivism High
Average Rate of Re-arrest for sexual crimes:
21%
Within 12 years of release
52%
Within 25 years of release
“Evaluating Community Sex Offender Treatment Programs: A 12-Year Follow-up of 724 Offenders” Canadian Journal of
Behavioral Science, April 2004 and “Recidivism Rates Among Child Molesters and Rapists: A Methodological Analysis”,
Law and Human Behavior, Volume 21, Number 6, December 1997 , pp. 635-659(25) .
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Recidivism High
Recidivism studies also are wildly inaccurate because:
“It is important to recognize that official recidivism
statistics are always lower than actual re-offense
rates, because…less than 10% of all sex crimes
results in a criminal conviction.”
Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers, 2005. www.atsa.com
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A Solution: Child Pornography
Investigations
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Debunking 3 Child Pornography Myths
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Myth #1: CP is Just Naked Photos
Not about obscenity or pornography…
Child
Pornography
=
Crime Scene
Photos
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Myth #1: CP is Just Naked Photos
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83%
had images of children
6 to 12 years old
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83%
had images of children
6 to 12 years old
39%
had images of children
3 to 5 years old
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83%
had images of children
6 to 12 years old
39%
had images of children
3 to 5 years old
19%
had images of children
younger than 3
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Myth #1: CP is Just Naked Photos
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80%
had images of sexual
penetration
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80%
had images of sexual
penetration
21%
had images of children
subjected to “bondage,
rape or torture. Most of
these were… gagged,
bound, blindfolded or
otherwise enduring
sadistic sex.”
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Myth #1: CP is Just Naked Photos
Law Enforcement Says:
Victims are getting younger
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Myth #1: CP is Just Naked Photos
Law Enforcement Says:
Victims are getting younger
Many are babies or toddlers
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Myth #1: CP is Just Naked Photos
Law Enforcement Says:
Victims are getting younger
Many are babies or toddlers
Abuse is getting more violent and sadistic
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Myth #1: CP is Just Naked Photos
Law Enforcement Says:
Victims are getting younger
Many are babies or toddlers
Abuse is getting more violent and sadistic
Live webcam and streaming video
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Reality #1: CP is Crime Scene Photos
“We regularly seize hundreds of
thousands of images involving
children as young as babies in
diapers in pictures and in full
length movies being brutally
tortured, raped, sodomized and bleeding. This is
the norm. There are now 3 and 4 year-olds in 20
minute movies screaming for daddy to stop.”
--Detective Paul Gillespie
Toronto Police
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Myth #1: CP is Just Naked Photos
2005 Study funded by Congress
1%
Limited their collections
solely to images that
researchers termed
“softcore”
(“nude or semi-nude
minors”)
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Myth #2: CP is Not Big in the US
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23%
National Children’s Homes (UK charity)
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55%
23%
National Children’s Homes (UK charity)
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7%
Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) 2006 Annual Report
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28%
7%
Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) 2006 Annual Report
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62%
28%
7%
Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) 2006 Annual Report
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Myth #2: CP is Not Big in the US
Easily Produced at Home by One Person:
Producer Acted Alone
– 91%
“The Varieties of Child Pornography Production,” Wolak.
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Easily Produced at Home by One Person:
Producer Acted Alone
– 91%
Two People
Produced
– 8%
“The Varieties of Child Pornography Production,” Wolak.
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Easily Produced at Home by One Person:
Producer Acted Alone
– 91%
Two People
Produced
– 8%
Group Produced
– 1%
“The Varieties of Child Pornography Production,” Wolak.
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Reality #2: US #1 Producer/Consumer
#1
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Reality #2: US #1 Producer/Consumer
How big is the crisis?
Hundreds of Thousands
ICAC Data Network
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800,000
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How Big is the Crisis?
Over 100,000 websites
ICAC Data Network
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How Big is the Crisis?
Over 100,000 websites
Over 6.5 million images identified
“In shadows of Net, war on child porn rages; Despite tough new measures, authorities say it’s outracing attempts to
control it.” USA Today, Oct 17, 2006
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How Big is the Crisis?
Over 100,000 websites
Over 6.5 million images identified
Estimated 60,000 new images each month
ICAC Data Network, Royal Canadian Mounted Police 3/15/06
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How Big is the Crisis?
Over 100,000 websites
Over 6.5 million images identified
Estimated 60,000 new images each month
625,000 Peer-to-Peer traders in US
ICAC Data Network, Royal Canadian Mounted Police 3/15/06
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Myth#3: Users Are Just Looking
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40%
Actively Molesting
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40%
Actively Molesting
15%
Attempting to Molest
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40%
Actively Molesting
15%
Attempting to Molest
55%
Active Danger to
Children on Day of Arrest
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Myth#3: Users Are Just Looking
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How do we know how many children an offender may
have had contact with in the last year?
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How do we know how many children an offender may
have had contact with in the last year?
5 years? 10 years? 20 years?
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Myth#3: Users Are Just Looking
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How do we know how many children an offender may
have had contact with in the last year?
5 years? 10 years? 20 years?
This study cannot tell us.
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Myth#3: Users Are Just Looking
Arrest Statistics Studies
Recidivism Statistics Studies
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Arrest and recidivism statistics not accurate:
~ 1% get caught,
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Arrest Statistics Studies
Recidivism Statistics Studies
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Myth#3: Users Are Just Looking
Only ONE way to find out how many victims
a child pornography possessor might have:
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Only ONE way to find out how many victims
a child pornography offender might have:
Ask the offender in a treatment setting
where he is polygraphed
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Reality #3: Many Victims Each
Butner federal prison 2000 poster session –
overview of files of 62 child pornography
offenders:
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Reality #3: Many Victims Each
Butner federal prison 2000 poster session –
overview of files of 62 child pornography
offenders:
80%
Admit to having molested children
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Reality #3: Many Victims Each
Butner federal prison 2000 poster session –
overview of files of 62 child pornography
offenders:
80%
Admit to having molested children
30.5
Average undetected victims each
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Reality #3: Many Victims Each
Butner federal prison 2000 poster session –
overview of files of 62 child pornography
offenders:
80%
30.5
9.5
Admit to having molested children
Average undetected victims each
Average victims of “Child Molesters”
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Reality #3: Many Victims Each
Butner federal prison peer-reviewed 2006 study
of 155 child pornography offenders:
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Butner federal prison peer-reviewed 2006 study
of 155 child pornography offenders:
85%
Admitted to having molested children
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Reality #3: Many Victims Each
Butner federal prison peer-reviewed 2006 study
of 155 child pornography offenders:
85%
Admitted to having molested children
13%
Denied, then failed polygraph
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Reality #3: Many Victims Each
Butner federal prison peer-reviewed 2006 study
of 155 child pornography offenders:
85%
Admitted to having molested children
13%
Denied, then failed polygraph
2%
Could honestly say they did not have any child
molestation victims, but looking for chance
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Reality #3: Many Victims Each
Butner federal prison peer-reviewed 2006 study
of 155 child pornography offenders:
13.5
Victims each 2006
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Debunking 3 Perpetrator Myths
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Myth#1: The Yuck Factor
Most of these perpetrators are:
Strangers
Kidnappers
Homeless
Live in bad neighborhoods
Not married
Not parents
Easily identifiable as “bad”
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Reality #1: You Know Them
96%
Abusers who are Family or Trusted People
Department of Justice-funded study “Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 1999 National Report”
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96%
Abusers who are Family or Trusted People
4%
Strangers
Department of Justice-funded study “Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 1999 National Report”
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91%
White
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91%
White
59%
Married (present & past)
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91%
White
59%
Married (present & past)
41%
College-educated
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2005 Study funded by Congress
91%
White
59%
Married (present & past)
41%
College-educated
42%
Have children
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Reality #1: Hidden In Plain View
Wayne Bleyle
San Diego Children’s Hospital Child Rapist
David Westerfield
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Calgary Father
Not identified, 31 years old
Guilty of taking and distributing dozens of photos of
himself sexually abusing his infant daughter from as
young as three weeks old.
“He said he has tried to stop (looking at child
pornography), but he cannot. He said his mind says he
‘needs more, needs more, needs more, like an alcoholic.”
“Dad guilty of making child porn with daughter.” Feb 16, 2007. Vancouver Sun.
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President of Virginia ACLU
Charles Rust-Tierney, 51, president of Little League
Judge says images found were “the most perverted,
nauseating and sickening” she has seen, including
images of child sexual torture to Nine Inch Nails songs.
“Chuck is the kindest, most gentle human being..I have
no problem with him..with my children or grandchildren.”
one supporter says
“Conflicting Views of Alleged ‘Double Life’” Jerry Markon, Washington Post, Mar 9, 2007
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Newark Minister
David Waser, 58 years old. Pled guilty to ordering 11
videos of child pornography – received 10 years.
Admits exposing himself to children at church youth
camps and that he was attracted to 10-12 year old girls.
His wife, Judy, 54, is awaiting trial on child pornography
charges.
“Ex-minister gets 10 years for possessing child porn” Columbus Dispatch, Jun 7, 2007
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St. Louis president of Susan G. Komen For The Cure
Sandra Batte, 60 years old
Pled guilty to possession.
Had received and stored pictures of minors under the age
of 12 engaged in sexually explicit conduct.
“Former President of St. Louis Chapter of Susan G. Komen For The Cure Pleads Guilty to Federal Child Pornography
Charges.” DOJ US Attorney Catherin Hanaway, Eastern District of Missouri Press Release, Feb 22, 2007
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Dallas CEO and RadioShack Boardmember
Ronald Elmquist, 61, former president and CEO of
QualServ, Corp, one of the nation’s largest
manufacturers and distributors of kitchen equipment and
tableware.
Computer technicians discovered child pornography when
he brought his computer in for repair.
“Ex-CEO faces federal child pornography charges.” Mark Morris, The Kansas City Star, Jul 19, 2007
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Disneyworld Worker
Tony Guerra, 21 years old
Sent 63 images and 4 videos of baby child sexual
assault images to an undercover agent in Australia who
was posing as a mother of two children.
“Disney worker accused of child porn” Sarah Langbein, Orlando Sentinel, Sept 1, 2007
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Vancouver Acting Teacher and TV Director
John Michael Berry, teacher for 22 years
Investigators had to hire two extra civilian employees just
to help with this one investigation.
Officers involved in the case have alleged there was so
much evidence in Berry’s home, it took a moving truck to
carry it all away.
“Ex-teacher faces 29 sex charges; Counts against acting instructor include child pornography and assault;” Jonathan
Fowlie, The Vancouver Sun, Aug 10, 2007
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Kansas School Librarian
Anthony Baker, 36, was sentenced to 17 years for child
pornography charges.
Baker tutored the 10-year-old girl at his home and
admitted to enticing the girl into sex.
The break in the case came when his wife found child
porn on his computer.
“Librarian Thrown Book in Sex Crime Case”, Kyle Martin, Feb 11, 2008 stjoechannel.com/content/fulltext/?cid=16312
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Chicago Principal
Joseph Nurek, 58 years old
Pled guilty to downloading child abuse images.
One video depicted a boy being kidnapped from a school
and taken into a forest.
“Principal admits porn count: Thousands of photos found on computer” Chicago Tribune, Dec 22, 2006
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Texas Deputy Sheriff
Kenneth Calvin Martin, 36 years old
Stored child pornography on his laptop computer within
his patrol vehicle.
“Ex-deputy pleads guilty to having child porn” Randy Ross, Longview News-Journal, Aug 31, 2007
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Executive Director of Boys Club of Santa Ana
Salvatore Rubino, 67 years old
Traded hundreds of images with Dr. Jacques Lemire, a
UCSD pediatrician.
“Man given 270 days for having child porn” San Diego Union Tribune, Mar 3, 2006
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Irvine Superior Court Judge
Ronald Kline, 66, Irvine, CA
Convicted to 27 months in federal prison on February
21, 2007
Possessed thousands of sexually explicit pictures of
young boys, and kept a diary that detailed his interest
in boys.
“Ex-judge Kline gets prison” by Larry Welborn, Feb 21, 2007. Orange County Register.
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Anaheim School Bus Driver
Terri Lee Shields, 51 years old
Had over 10,000 images, including molestation of
infants. Investigators think he victimized 50-100 girls
over more than a decade.
Had no previous criminal convictions. None of the
children came forward. He was caught viewing child
pornography in an Internet café.
“Child porn case grows in two counties” Los Angeles Times, Nov 1, 2006.
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Riverside County Girl Scout Camp Counselor
James Sanders, 52 years old
Caught subscribing to a child pornography website.
Worked at the Mountain Center camp, between Hemet
and Idyllwild.
Investigation led to a 7-year-old boy in New Mexico who
had been molested by Sanders.
“Ex-camp counselor convicted” The Press-Enterprise, June 19, 2007.
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San Diego High-School Football Coach
Michael Smerdon, 42 years old
Sentenced to 5 years in federal prison.
Images showed children in bondage and being violated.
“To students and others who knew him, Smerdon
appeared to be a nice guy.”
“Ex-teacher gets five years for possession of child porn.” Onell Soto, Dec 20, 2006. San Diego Union Tribune.
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San Diego Middle-School Teacher
Tyrico Tyler, 40 years old, 2 children
Sentenced to 2 years in federal prison.
Images showed a 7-year-old girl being abused.
Was voted Teacher of the Year.
“Ex-teacher gets five years for possession of child porn.” Onell Soto, Dec 20, 2006. San Diego Union Tribune.
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San Diego Police Officer
Brett Kenneth Hensley, married with children
12-year veteran of force
Sentenced to 5-years probation in 2005 for PRODUCING
and possessing child pornography.
Ran an anti-predator website for children.
“Ex-cop who ran anti-predator website gets probation for making kiddie porn.” San Diego Union-Tribune, Oct 8, 2005
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San Diego Child Counselor
Paul Whitmore, 67 years old
Arrested for molesting a young girl and posting pictures
of the crime on the Internet.
A search of his home turned up leather restraints, rope,
handcuffs, cameras, computers, photos and videotapes.
“Two San Diego Men Linked To Kiddie Porn Ring” NBC San Diego website, Feb 21, 2002
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Myth#2: Treatment Works
Maybe treatment can work on teenagers to change
their sexual proclivity
Maybe these guys are just sick, not really criminals
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Reality #2: Treatment Fails
According to a 2007 by the Association for the
Treatment of Sexual Abusers:
63%
Of Professionals Reported “little hope
for a cure”
“Attitudes of Members of the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers Towards Treatment, Release, and
Recidivism of Violent Sex Offenders: An Exploratory Study.” Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, Vol 44, Issue 4, 2007.
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Reality #2: Treatment Fails
According to a 2007 by the Association for the
Treatment of Sexual Abusers:
63%
Of Professionals Reported “little hope
for a cure”
88%
Of Professionals Fear “recidivism after
treatment”
“Attitudes of Members of the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers Towards Treatment, Release, and
Recidivism of Violent Sex Offenders: An Exploratory Study.” Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, Vol 44, Issue 4, 2007.
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Myth#3: The Cycle of Abuse
Boys face extreme stigma when abused:
Should have “enjoyed” it
Strong enough to fight back
Fear: gay
***Fear: become a molester***
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Reality #3: 65% Not Abused
16%
Of Boys are Sexually Abused
“The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study” Vince Felitti, 2005
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Reality #3: 65% Not Abused
16%
30-35%
Of Boys are Sexually Abused
Of Child Molesters were Sexually
Abused as children*
*Greenfieldl, Sex Offenses and Offenders, Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), pp. 21-23, Bureau of Justice Statistics
(NIBRS data) February 1997, NCJ-163392. http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/content/pub/pdf/SOO.PDF
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Reality #3: 65% Not Abused
16%
30-35%
65%+
Of Boys are Sexually Abused
Of Child Molesters were Sexually
Abused as children*
Of Child Molesters were NOT Sexually
Abused as children*
*Greenfieldl, Sex Offenses and Offenders, Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), pp. 21-23, Bureau of Justice Statistics
(NIBRS data) February 1997, NCJ-163392. http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/pdf/soo.pdf
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Myth: Internet Safety Will Work
MSNBC Dateline
To Catch a Predator
4%
Oprah Predator
Watch List
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Myth: Internet Safety Will Work
$$ Millions poured into dozens of internet safety
programs to address the 4% of victims:
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Reality: CP Investigations Key
Child Pornography Investigations:
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Reality: CP Investigations Key
Child Pornography Investigations:
The Most Powerful Tool Ever Known To Mankind
to Track Down Predators and Rescue Millions of
Brutally Assaulted Child Victims:
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Reality: CP Investigations Key
Child Pornography Investigations:
The Most Powerful Tool Ever Known To Mankind
to Track Down Predators and Rescue Millions of
Brutally Assaulted Child Victims:
Virtually unfunded
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Overwhelmed Law Enforcement
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Overwhelmed Law Enforcement
Cases are triaged (major commercial rings,
identifiable children believed to be in immediate danger)
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Overwhelmed Law Enforcement
Cases are triaged (major commercial rings,
identifiable children believed to be in immediate danger)
Vast majority of cases cannot be investigated
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Overwhelmed Law Enforcement
Cases are triaged (major commercial rings,
identifiable children believed to be in immediate danger)
Vast majority of cases cannot be investigated
Very few victims identified and rescued
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Overwhelmed Law Enforcement
Less than
1%
Of known child pornography offenses
are currently investigated due to lack of
resources
Limited Funds Hinder Child Porn Invesigations, USA today, April 2008, Wendy Koch
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Overwhelmed Law Enforcement
Forensic wait times
often exceed
6-24
Months while children
wait to be rescued
Various news sources, testimony, and personal Interviews by Heather Steele of ICAC team members
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Federal Spending Priorities, FY 08/09
Tijuana Sewage
Treatment
$65 million
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Federal Spending Priorities, FY 08/09
Tijuana Sewage
Treatment
$65 million
ONE Missile to
shoot down spy
satellite
$60 million
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Federal Spending Priorities, FY 08/09
Tijuana Sewage
Treatment
$65 million
ONE Missile to
shoot down spy
satellite
$60 million
ENTIRE Internet Crimes
Against Children Task
Force Program (50 States)
$40 million
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Federal Spending Priorities, FY 08/09
“Bridge to
Nowhere”
$223 million
Missile to shoot
down spy satellite
$30-40 million
ENTIRE Internet Crimes
Against Children Task
Force Program (50 States)
$40 million
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Local Priorities - San Diego
West Nile Virus
Larvae Investigators
18
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Local Priorities - San Diego
West Nile Virus
Larvae Investigators
18
Sewage Leak
Investigators
15
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Local Priorities - San Diego
West Nile Virus
Larvae Investigators
18
Sewage Leak
Investigators
15
SD-ICAC
Investigators
5
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Mission, Success, Goal
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Innocent Justice Foundation Mission
West Nile Virus
Larvae Investigators
18
SD-ICAC
Investigators
Sewage Leak
Investigators
15
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Innocent Justice Foundation Mission
1% cases
$40 million
Testimony of Special Agent Flint Waters, Wyoming ICAC, before Congress October 17, 2007
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Innocent Justice Foundation Mission
100% cases
$4 billion
1% cases
$40 million
Testimony of Special Agent Flint Waters, Wyoming ICAC, before Congress October 17, 2007
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Innocent Justice Foundation Mission
Fill this gap
100% cases
$4 billion
1% cases
$40 million
Testimony of Special Agent Flint Waters, Wyoming ICAC, before Congress October 17, 2007
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Innocent Justice Foundation Mission
Educate
Public
100% cases
$4 billion
1% cases
$40 million
Testimony of Special Agent Flint Waters, Wyoming ICAC, before Congress October 17, 2007
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Innocent Justice Foundation Mission
Educate
Public Provide
Equipment
1% cases
to Teams
$40 million
100% cases
$4 billion
Testimony of Special Agent Flint Waters, Wyoming ICAC, before Congress October 17, 2007
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Innocent Justice Foundation Mission
Educate
Public Provide
Equipment
1% cases
to Teams
$40 million
Advocate
for more
funding
100% cases
$4 billion
Testimony of Special Agent Flint Waters, Wyoming ICAC, before Congress October 17, 2007
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