Kathy E <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Hi all we were recently discussing porn on the net, this message came
out from the FBI and it outlines their efforts to tackle sexual
predators on the net.
Child sexual predators are far more pervasive on the Internet than most
parents suspect and law enforcement officials need to become more
sophisticated to combat them, FBI officials said Tuesday.
Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Louis Freeh told a Senate panel
that no one really knew how widespread the problem is but that parents
are too complacent about the dangers their children can encounter on
their home computers.
In one indication of the risks, FBI agent Linda Hooper said that when an
agent pretending to be a teenage girl signed on to a ``chat room''
limited to 23 children, all 22 other ``youths'' turned out to be adults
seeking improper contact with her.
Freeh said the FBI has investigated at least 70 ''traveling'' cases in
which an adult builds up trust with a young person through contacts on
the Internet and convinces the minor to meet somewhere for illicit
sexual purposes. Teenage girls are the most vulnerable.
``You used to be able to tell your kid, don't talk to strangers, don't
take money from strangers,'' said Sen. Judd Gregg, chairman of the
Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State and the
Judiciary.
``But now the stranger isn't outside the house. The stranger can be
inside, on the Internet,'' added Gregg, a New Hampshire Republican.
Congress last year gave the FBI $10 million to set up the ''Innocent
Images'' program to combat child predators and child pornographers on
the Internet. A program headquarters has been set up in Baltimore, and
law enforcement agents are now trying to train more people in federal
and local agencies.
This week, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children opened
the CyberTipline on the Internet, (www.missingkids.com/cybertip/) where
people can report tips and leads about possible cyber-exploitation. The
program is run with FBI cooperation.
Center President Ernest Allen said the tip line got 150
responses in just the first day.
``Individuals involved in the distribution and exchange of on-line child
pornography and the recruitment of children for illicit sexual purposes
are among the most sophisticated computer users the FBI is
encountering,'' Freeh said.
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Kathy E
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isn't looking too good for you either"
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