Our newspaper articles appear with heartbreaking regularity with stories about men and women committing sexual crimes against children. By the time we read about it, the damage is already done, even though the perpetrator may be behind bars.
Early this week, FBI’s Sexual Assault Felony Enforcement (SAFE) Team and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Los Angeles, announced that a major investigation had led to the arrest of seven men on charges of possessing and/or distributing images depicting the sexual abuse of children. The arrests were part of a larger investigation that has led to criminal charges against a total of 55 defendants. In this case, the suspects were accessing peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing networks over the Internet to trade graphic images and videos of children being victimized.
Law enforcement agencies at every level should take an aggressive stance against these crimes, paying close attention to those who exploit and abuse children, and make sure the Internet is not an anonymous playground where they can commit their crimes in secret.
Protecting our children from sexual predators, equally as important as protecting them financially i.e. get a life insurance quote and named them as beneficiaries.