INERNET CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN

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Internet Crimes Against Children

• St. Albans Police Department
• Sgt. James P. Agee

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The Internet

• Pros
• Large volume of Info.
• Easy access
• Widely accepted
• Taught in early ages

• Cons
• Large pool of Victims
• No regulation
• Kid appeal
• Not supervised

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The Internet can be used to..

• Commit Murder
• Commit Fraud
• Communicate Threats
• Commit Harassment
• Commit Arson
• Commit Theft of Information
• Molest, abuse, and exploit CHILDREN!!!

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NYPD Cyber CrimesJan. 1996 Aug. 2000 (470
crimes)

• Aggravated Harassment 42.8
• Grand Larceny 21.7
• Hacking 9.8
• Forgery 4.9
• Petit Larceny 4.7
• Criminal Impersonation 4.3
• Child Pornography 4.0
• Crimes Against Children 3.0
• Scheme to Defraud 2.1
• Other Crimes 2.8

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Child Sexual Exploitation (Child Pornography and
Sexual Abuse)

• Over 10,000 web-sites run by pedophiles,(NCMEC)
• Over 100 web-sites promoting teenage commercial
  sex in Asia alone, (NCMEC)
• UNICEF estimates over 300,000 children involved
  in the sex trade in North America
• OVER 2,250,000 Word Wide (ECPTAT, Australia)
• 1993 to 1995 the world-sex industry is an
  estimated 20-23 BILLION business. (University of
  Thailand)

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Project Avalanche

• Child Pornography case that originated in Dallas,
  TX
• Worldwide case
• One Adult Verification Site providing services to
  50 banner sites providing Child Pornography was
  doing 30 million PER MONTH!!!!!!!!

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Why is there a risk?

• 25 million juveniles use the Internet regularly
• 40 of children aged 2-17
• 70 of teenagers
• 14 million children access the Internet from
  school
• These numbers have TRIPLED since 1997

Source Grunwald Associates 2000
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Other Facts

• 1 in 5 of missing teens aged 15-17 are due to
  Internet activity
• Univ. of New Hampshire reports that 1 in 5 of all
  children have been solicited for sex while
  on-line
• UNH also reports that 1 in 33 have been solicited
  AGGRESSIVELY!!!

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Who are the perpetrators?

• 24 of sexual solicitations are from adults
• 34 of AGGRESSIVE solicitations are from adults
• 4 of all solicitors are over 25 years old (most
  adults are 18-25)
• 48 of solicitors are juveniles
• Over 2/3 of solicitors are males
• 25 of aggressive solicitors were female

Source National Center for Missing Exploited
Children-June 2000
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More Solicitation Facts

• 13 of reports, the youth victim knew where the
  solicitor lived
• 4 of the incidents the victim reported that the
  solicitor within 1 hour drive or less from the
  victim

Source National Center for Missing Exploited
Children-June 2000
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Some reported behavior

• A 13 year old girl said that someone asked her
  her bra size
• A 15 year old girl said that an older man
  continually harassed her asking her if she was a
  virgin and wanted to meet her
• A 13 year old boy said that girl wanted to know
  how big his privates were and wanted him to
  masturbate
• A 13 year old boy received drawing of a male
  having sex with a dog from a man who said the
  male in the drawing was the boy

Source National Center for Missing Exploited
Children-June 2000
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How will the children respond?

• 49 of children did NOT tell ANYONE about any of
  the episodes in the study
• 36 of AGGRESSIVE incidents were NOT REPORTED
• 24 told a parent
• 29 told a friend
• 10 told a teacher, ISP, or police (18 of
  aggressive episodes were reported)

Source National Center for Missing Exploited
Children-June 2000
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How are children affected?

• 75 of youth reported little or no effect
• 20 were very or extremely upset (this was true
  in 13 of aggressive incidents)
• 17 were very or extremely embarrassed (this was
  true in 32 of aggressive incidents)
• 17 of youth who were solicited showed 5 or more
  symptoms of depression (2 times the overall
  sample)

Source National Center for Missing Exploited
Children-June 2000
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What is Child Pornography ?

• More than just dirty pictures,
• Permanent Depiction of a Sexual Assault of a
  Child,
• A crime in progress which victimizes a child anew
  with each trade, each viewing, each printing.

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Child Pornography is

• Any visual depiction of a person under the age of
  18 (real or depicted as) engaged in
• Sexually explicit conduct'' (actual or
  simulated) -
• sexual intercourse, including genital-genital,
  oral-genital, anal-genital, or oral-anal, whether
  between persons of the same or opposite sex
• bestiality
• masturbation
• sadistic or masochistic abuse or
• lascivious exhibition of the genitals or pubic
  area of any person

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How are images used?

• Re-live the abuse of the child,
• Fuel sexual fantasies about other children,
• Distribute to other individuals for more child
  pornography or money,
• Lure and groom children for sexual abuse,
• Ensure silence from victims,
• Validate the offenders sexual abuse behavior.

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Where do the predators attack?

• CHAT ROOMS!!!!!!
• All Chat services are used by the predators
• Biggest chat services are Yahoo Messenger, ICQ,
  AOL Instant Messenger, MSN Chat

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How do the predators attack?

• Enter chat rooms meant for use by teens or
  children
• Invite a target child to a private chat (they
  listen to the child finding out how to exploit
  them)
• They began to slowly turn the conversation to
  sexually related material
• Will coerce more explicit behavior or a meeting
  by threatening to tell family or friends what
  theyve been chatting about

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Internet Safety Class-March 2003 Marshall
University

• Local area police officers
• Logged onto juvenile chat areas disguised as
  juveniles (Yahoo! Messenger AOL)
• All class members were solicited by adults
• Several were sent links to live web cams showing
  nude adult males
• These males wanted their target to join them in
  masturbating

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Internet Safety Class-continued

• One man was chatting at work and had a web cam
  set up that showed him in what appeared to be an
  office cubicle
• He excused himself briefly from a chat to snap a
  digital photo of his genital area-he then sent a
  link to the photo so the target could view it

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Internet Safety Class-continued

• Two class members disguised as juvenile females
  from different areas of the country ended up
  chatting to the same offender from Washington
  state
• He offered to send them airline or bus tickets so
  they could travel to his location

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Internet Safety Class-continued

• All offenders that were identified will be
  followed up on
• The class instructors (Blue Thunder Task Force
  from Bedford, VA) will take over our created
  on-line identities to further investigate those
  offenders we established contact with

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Do these men look like pedophiles?
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Thomas Jenkins AKA Heph211
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Ray Cannupp AKA Dr_Evil
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Edward Hargon AKA Hyper1_
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Jimmy Henson AKA JamesD7721
Police Officer
Gaffney, SC
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Charles Cook AKA CWC3904
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Tom Rice AKA EPMentor
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Hurricane (WV) High School

• High School Band Director
• Plead guilty to sending pornography over Internet
  to a student
• Plead guilty to 3rd Degree Sexual Abuse
• On February 19, 2004 sentenced to maximum of 5
  years in prison

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Paul Mosher-April 2003

• 66 year old Vice Provost and Director of
  Libraries at University of Pennsylvania
• Over 2000 illicit images found on his office
  computer at the universitys main library
• Formerly professor at Stanford Universitys
  Religious Studies Department

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Savannah, GA April 30, 2003

• Paul Williamson, 33 years old
• Investigators found video tapes with 3 minors
  that were made without their consent
• Family members alerted police
• Other evidence seized

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Forest Grove, OR May 1, 2003

• Kevin Moore 33 Years Old
• Little League coach coordinated area youth
  sports
• Arrested as part of undercover Federal
  investigation of online child pornography
  purchases
• Suspected by local police sexual abuse cases
  involving 7 area children spanning 20 years
• 2 alleged victims coached by Moore

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Judge Stephen W. Thompson

• Superior Court Judge in Camden, NJ
• Arrested April 30, 2003 Specifically targeted
  by a High Tech Crimes Task force
• Been a judge in either Family or Criminal Court
  since 1989
• Vietnam Vet Lost a leg there

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Savannah, GA May 2, 2003

• Charged with Dissemination of Child Pornography
  and Drug Charges
• Was chatting with what he thought was a 15 year
  old girl actually a State Police Investigator

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Current WV Laws

• 61-3C-14a Obscene, anonymous, harassing, and
  threatening communications by computer 1st Off.
  Misd. Up to 6 mos. 2nd Off. Misd. Up to 1 year
• 61-8A-2(a) Distribution display to minor of
  obscene matter Up to 5 years and/or up to
  25,000
• 61-6A-4 Use of obscene matter with intent to
  seduce minor Up to 5 yrs, up to 25,000 2nd
  Offense up to 10 years and/or up to 50,000

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Current WV Laws (cont)

• 61-8A-5 Using minor to produce obscene matter
  or assist in doing sexually explicit conduct
  (knowledge person is minor) Up to 10 years,
  50,000 fine
• 61-8C-2 Use of minors in filming sexually
  explicit conduct (photos or film) Up to 10
  years, 10,000
• 61-8C-3 Distribution, exhibition, or possession
  of child pornography Up to 2 years, 2000 fine

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Current Laws (cont)

• 61-8D-6 Distribution by parent, guardian, or
  custodian material depicting child in sexually
  explicit conduct Up to 2 years, 400-4000
• 49-7-7(a) Contributing to delinquency of child
  aiding or encouraging child to HABITUALLY OR
  CONTINUALLY refuse to respond to lawful parental
  authority or HABITUALLY be absent from school
  Up to 1 year, 50-500

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Current Laws (cont)

• 61-8B-3 First Degree Sexual Assault
• Sexual intercourse or intrusion by inflicting
  serious bodily harm or employs deadly weapon in
  commission OR
• A person 14 years old or older engages in sexual
  intercourse or intrusion with another person 11
  years old or less AND isnt married to that
  person
• 15-35 years and/or up to 10,000 fine

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Current Laws (cont)

• 61-8B-5 Third Degree Sexual Assault
• Person 16 years old or more engages in sexual
  intercourse or intrusion with another person who
  is less than 16 years old AND at least 4 years
  younger than the accused AND is not married to
  the accused
• 1-5 years, up to 10,000 fine

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TIPS FOR PARENTS!!!!

• Gain computer knowledge
• Gain Internet knowledge
• Know how to find files (pictures and temporary
  Internet files)

• Surf the Net with your younger child
• Keep computer in a common area of the home with
  screen facing AWAY from a wall
• Set time limits for Internet use

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Gain Computer Knowledge

• Take a class
• Get tutorial software (ex. Video Professor)
• Learn by doing its really hard to break a
  computer without a hammer
• A computer is a multi use item its a library,
  file cabinet, toolbox, entertainment apparatus,
  and an office/business instrument

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Gain Internet Knowledge

• The Internet is a wonderful for research,
  entertainment, current events, etc.
• You wont know exactly whats out there until you
  surf
• You cant break the Internet
• There is something for you on the Internet
  whatever interests you have, you can find online

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Know how to find files (pictures temporary
Internet files)

• Your computer keeps a log of Internet activity
  check it even though it can be erased
• Learn how to use the Search or Find functions
  on the computer
• Learn how to use the Parental Controls on the web
  browser

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Surf the Net with your younger child

• Youll learn together
• They can show you their favorite areas of the
  Internet (chat rooms, gaming, bulletin boards,
  etc.)
• Develops a bond when you ask for THEIR help on
  the computer

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Keep computer in common area

• Family room, living room, home office, any area
  that all family members have access to
• Face screen away from any wall
• You wouldnt allow a stranger in your childs
  room, dont allow them there via a computer
• Think Mall Would you drop your child off alone
  at the mall? Dont drop them off online alone

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Set Time Limits for Internet Use

• If they cant run the streets at 2 am, then they
  probably dont need to be on the computer then
  either
• Theres a time for everything (dinner, homework,
  TV, Internet use)
• Encourage your childs other interests

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Prevention The Best Weapon

• Dont rely on any filtering or blocking software
  They are good, but they dont take the place of
  a caring concerned parent
• Promise your children you wont become angry if
  they come to you with a problem regarding an
  online situation
• Set a good example Are your children doing
  something bad on their own, or are they mirroring
  your use?????

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Prevention (continued)

• Your home may be safe, but what about their
  friends home (computers are literally
  everywhere)
• Tell your child to NEVER give out personal
  information on line to ANYONE
• NEVER meet in person someone they met online
  unless you know about it and are present (then
  only in a public area)

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Prevention (continued)

• Do not store passwords of other personal details
  on computer (online predators can get this
  information)
• You or your child should never reply to harassing
  or uncomfortable E-mail or messages
• Do not enter too much information on ID profiles
  (usually on IM services or AOL)
• Contact ISP if there is harassment via E-mail

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Prevention (continued)

• Call law enforcement if harassment becomes
  threatening
• Call law enforcement if a child is sent
  pornography
• If you receive what you suspect is child
  pornography DO NOT PRINT, SAVE, OR FORWARD IT!!!!
  ITS A FELONY!!!!
• Write down the Internet address and give that to
  law enforcement (local or FBI)

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Prevention (continued)

• If you discover an attempt to lure your child by
  an on-line predator, call law enforcement
• Print out any messages or e-mail received from
  the suspected predator make a note of their
  screen name or e-mail address

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Danger Signs In Your Child

• Switching screens rapidly when you come into the
  room (what are they looking at?)
• Phone calls from unknown adults for you child
• Late night computer use
• Sudden influx of cash or new items from unknown
  sources (predators will give gifts)
• Unusually upset at Internet interruption
• Withdrawal from family or friends (predators work
  to drive a wedge between them and their target)

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Its up to each of us to make sure that the
children of today, do not become the victims of
tomorrow!
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