Dozens charged in child porn case in NYC area

[Janelle2002 3,865]

Dozens charged in child porn case in NYC area

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US Attorney Kenneth Allen Polite Jr., right, accompanied by US Customs and Border Protection Deputy Commissioner Thomas S. Winkowski, left, and Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) headquarters in Washington, Tuesday, March 18, 2014, where they discussed the results of a international operation involving an underground child pornography website. A police officer, a paramedic, a rabbi, a nurse and a Boy Scout leader were among at least 70 people arrested in the New York City area in recent weeks as part of a sweeping investigation into the anonymous trading of child porn over the Internet. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci

NEW YORK (AP) — A police officer, a paramedic, a rabbi, a nurse and a Boy Scout leader were among at least 70 people arrested in the New York City area in recent weeks as part of a sweeping investigation into the anonymous trading of child porn over the Internet.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which led a five-week investigation ending last week, planned to announce Wednesday that it resulted in charges against at least 70 men and one woman. Officials call it one of the largest local roundups ever of individual consumers of child porn, and a stark reminder that they come from all segments of society.

Consuming child porn "is not something that is just done by unemployed drifters who live in their parent's basement," said James Hayes, ICE's New York office. "If this operation does anything, it puts the lie to the belief that the people who do this are not productive members of society."

Advances in technology and computer capacity have allowed child-porn collectors to more easily amass vast troves of images and to exchange files with each other directly, authorities say. The cyber dragnet resulted in the seizure of nearly 600 desktop and laptop computers, tablets, smartphones and other devices containing a total of 175 terabytes of storage.

Agents are still examining the devices to locate and catalog evidence — an arduous task that could result in more arrests. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children also will use its analysts to review the images to see if it can identify children using databases of known victims.

"We refer to each of these images as a crime scene photo because that's exactly what they are," said John Ryan, the organization's chief executive officer.

Authorities decided to launch the operation after the arrest in January of a former police chief in suburban Mount Pleasant, Brian Fanelli, who pleaded not guilty this week to federal charges of knowingly receiving and distributing child pornography. Court papers allege that Fanelli told investigators he began looking at child porn as research before it grew into a "personal interest."

Authorities say some of the defendants had access to young children, though there were no reports of abuse. The Boy Scout leader also coached a youth baseball team. The rabbi home-schooled his children and others. Another person had hidden cameras used to secretly film his children's friends.

One defendant was already on bail following his arrest last year on charges he used the Internet to direct women to record sex acts with young children. Court papers allege he "indicated the last video he had downloaded and viewed depicted a mother sexually abusing her 3- or 4-year-old child."

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Great to see people doing their freaking job!

[Jacque67 7,328]

See the UK.

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

I would be ok with the death penalty for people that traffic child porn.or exploit kids.

The caveat being that we need to stop catching people in the net who: Are 19 and slept with a 17 year old. Looked at a picture and the subject was 16 and looked 25. ETC

I think we catch a lot of people in that net that should not be in it

However people that abuse or sexually abuse kids..... Off with their heads

Animals also for that matter. Pretty much anything that can not defend itself..

[JohnR! 5,495]

####### is wrong with these people?

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

I would be ok with the death penalty for people that traffic child porn.or exploit kids.

The caveat being that we need to stop catching people in the net who: Are 19 and slept with a 17 year old. Looked at a picture and the subject was 16 and looked 25. ETC

I think we catch a lot of people in that net that should not be in it

However people that abuse or sexually abuse kids..... Off with their heads

Animals also for that matter. Pretty much anything that can not defend itself..

This got so many soldiers in Germany caught up. One of the guy I knew got kicked out because of it. I was smart, I learned how to say can I see your ID in German. He brought her to the barracks and she spent the night. Someone told on him, they did a surprise inspection that Sunday morning on his room. Her being there was a small issue, the bigger one was they checked her ID, she was born in 1986. The year was 1999...

[Janelle2002 3,865]

This got so many soldiers in Germany caught up. One of the guy I knew got kicked out because of it. I was smart, I learned how to say can I see your ID in German. He brought her to the barracks and she spent the night. Someone told on him, they did a surprise inspection that Sunday morning on his room. Her being there was a small issue, the bigger one was they checked her ID, she was born in 1986. The year was 1999...

Da####

How could he have not known she was just a baby? Men need to use their mmm heads better.

I would be ok with the death penalty for people that traffic child porn.or exploit kids.

The caveat being that we need to stop catching people in the net who: Are 19 and slept with a 17 year old. Looked at a picture and the subject was 16 and looked 25. ETC

I think we catch a lot of people in that net that should not be in it

However people that abuse or sexually abuse kids..... Off with their heads

Animals also for that matter. Pretty much anything that can not defend itself..

Castration or execution should be the only options.

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

Da####

How could he have not known she was just a baby? Men need to use their mmm heads better.

Castration or execution should be the only options.

Well, to be fair, over there girls don't look like girls. They look like women. Hence the reason I learned that. We're talking full figured girls who looked like 25 and up. Since the drinking age is touching the bar, we had all type of little girls in the club looking like they're grown.

Must be in the water or beer...

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

Da####

How could he have not known she was just a baby? Men need to use their mmm heads better.

Castration or execution should be the only options.

I have seen some 13-14 year olds that looked 19 easy and some 19-20's that looked 10

[Janelle2002 3,865]

I have seen some 13-14 year olds that looked 19 easy and some 19-20's that looked 10

And if this is known.......... why not ask for ID to be safe??

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

And if this is known.......... why not ask for ID to be safe??

Sweet pea it's been sooo long since I talked to any women that could be thought to be under 28 it ain't funny

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

And if this is known.......... why not ask for ID to be safe??

Because over there, at least, folks are looking for a hook up, not to settle down. I've always asked to avoid embarrassment, but age doesn't come up in the conversation most of the time.

I've been places with my liberty buddies in Asia and I ALWAYS tell them to ask how old they are.

[Janelle2002 3,865]

Sweet pea it's been sooo long since I talked to any women that could be thought to be under 28 it ain't funny

Hahaha that is too funny.

Because over there, at least, folks are looking for a hook up, not to settle down. I've always asked to avoid embarrassment, but age doesn't come up in the conversation most of the time.

I've been places with my liberty buddies in Asia and I ALWAYS tell them to ask how old they are.

Sounds like a responsibility issue to me. Someone should take it.

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

Hahaha that is too funny.

Sounds like a responsibility issue to me. Someone should take it.

Most of these kids have never left their state. So it's all new to them. They're naive and don't know how things work. Even the older ones make bad judgement calls, when alcohol and women are concerned.

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

Most of these kids have never left their state. So it's all new to them. They're naive and don't know how things work. Even the older ones make bad judgement calls, when alcohol and women are concerned.

A man could make bad judgement with licker and wimmen

So it ain't so

I use to have a saying at work.. If it were not for Liquor, Women and meetings, men would have no problems

Seriously women by themselves can wreck a mans life. I can't tell you how much money a pretty little young Senora relived me of back in 2088-2010

Sad think is I would do it again in a heart beat, and I know it

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

A man could make bad judgement with licker and wimmen

So it ain't so

I use to have a saying at work.. If it were not for Liquor, Women and meetings, men would have no problems

Seriously women by themselves can wreck a mans life. I can't tell you how much money a pretty little young Senora relived me of back in 2088-2010

Sad think is I would do it again in a heart beat, and I know it

What are you, some type of autistic vampire?