Transcript INERNET CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN

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Internet Crimes Against Children
St. Albans Police Department
Sgt. James P. Agee
The Internet
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Pro’s
Large volume of Info.
Easy access
Widely accepted
Taught in early ages
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Con’s
Large pool of Victims
No regulation
Kid appeal
Not supervised
The Internet can be used to…..
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Commit Murder
Commit Fraud
Communicate Threats
Commit Harassment
Commit Arson
Commit Theft of Information
Molest, abuse, and exploit CHILDREN!!!
NYPD Cyber Crimes
Jan. 1996 – Aug. 2000 (470 crimes)
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Aggravated Harassment
Grand Larceny
Hacking
Forgery
Petit Larceny
Criminal Impersonation
Child Pornography
Crimes Against Children
Scheme to Defraud
Other Crimes
42.8%
21.7%
9.8%
4.9%
4.7%
4.3%
4.0%
3.0%
2.1%
2.8%
Child Sexual Exploitation
(Child Pornography and Sexual Abuse)
• Over 10,000 web-sites run by pedophiles,
• Over 100 web-sites promoting teenage
commercial sex in Asia alone,
• UNICEF estimates over 300,000 children
involved in the sex trade in North America
OVER 2,250,000 Word Wide
1993 to 1995 the world-sex industry is an
estimated $20-23 BILLION business.
(NCMEC)
(NCMEC)
(ECPTAT, Australia)
(University of Thailand)
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!!!!!!!!
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
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!!!
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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, oralgenital, 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;
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 offender’s sexual abuse
behavior.
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
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 they’ve
been chatting about
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
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
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
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
Do these men look like
pedophiles?
Thomas Jenkins
AKA “Heph211”
Ray Cannupp
AKA “Dr_Evil”
Edward Hargon
AKA “Hyper1_”
Jimmy Henson
AKA “JamesD7721”
Police
Officer
Gaffney, SC
Charles Cook
AKA “CWC3904”
Tom Rice
AKA “EPMentor”
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
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
university’s main library
• Formerly professor at Stanford
University’s Religious Studies
Department
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
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
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
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
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
Current WV Laws (con’t)
• 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
Current Laws (con’t)
• 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
Current Laws (con’t)
• 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 isn’t married to that person
• 15-35 years and/or up to $10,000 fine
Current Laws (con’t)
• 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
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
Gain Computer Knowledge
• Take a class
• Get tutorial software (ex. Video Professor)
• Learn by doing – it’s really hard to “break” a
computer without a hammer
• A computer is a multi use item – it’s a library,
file cabinet, toolbox, entertainment apparatus,
and an office/business instrument
Gain Internet Knowledge
• The Internet is a wonderful for research,
entertainment, current events, etc.
• You won’t know exactly what’s out there until
you “surf ”
• You can’t “break” the Internet
• There is something for you on the Internet –
whatever interests you have, you can find
online
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
Surf the “Net” with your younger
child
• You’ll 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
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 wouldn’t allow a stranger in your child’s
room, don’t allow them there via a computer
• Think “Mall” –Would you drop your child
off alone at the mall? Don’t drop them off
online alone
Set Time Limits for Internet Use
• If they can’t run the streets at 2 am, then they
probably don’t need to be on the computer
then either
• There’s a time for everything (dinner,
homework, TV, Internet use)
• Encourage your child’s other interests
Prevention: The Best Weapon
• Don’t rely on any filtering or blocking
software – They are good, but they don’t take
the place of a caring & concerned parent
• Promise your children you won’t 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?????
Prevention (continued)
• Your home may be safe, but what about their
friend’s 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)
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
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!!!! IT’S A FELONY!!!!
• Write down the Internet address and give that to
law enforcement (local or FBI)
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
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)
It’s up to each of us to make
sure that the children of today,
do not become the victims of
tomorrow!