The National Strategy for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction

ICE agents executed a federal search warrant at Dickson’s Keller home on March 11; Dicksonwas home at the time. The affidavit filed with the complaint alleged that Dickson purchasedaccess to child pornography from an Internet web site. The ICE agent testified at trial June 8 thatduring the execution of the warrant, Dickson directed them to a disk in his computer thatcontained numerous images of child pornography. He informed the agents that he had beenviewing child pornography since 2006. He further stated that he had an urge to touch youngboys, preferring 4 to 5 year olds. Dickson said that he fantasized about having sex with a 4-yearoldboy, but satisfied his urges by accessing child pornography and masturbating.Further testimony at trial revealed that on that same computer disk were seven images of a childunder 2 years old. That child was identified as a child for whom Dickson babysat. The childvictim’s father testified and identified his son on the images, identified his son’s birth certificate,and testified that his son is now 2 years old.U.S. v HarveyU.S. Attorney District of Alaska, press release: California Man Sentenced to 36 Years inFederal Prison for Child Sexual Abuse and Child Exploitation Crimes, May 14, 2009,http://www.justice.gov/usao/ak/press/2009/May%202009/Harvey_Danny_05-14-09.pdfIn June 2007, an undercover ICE agent responded to a post in a pedophile-oriented chat room inwhich an individual was seeking access to “kink minded” families or young females. The posterwas 46-year-old Danny Michael Harvey, a resident of Lancaster, California. After the agentadvised that he was a grandfather with sole custody of his 5-year-old granddaughter and 4-yearoldgrandson, Harvey conveyed his strong desire to sexually abuse the 5-year-old girl, and henoted that he would be willing to travel for the “real thing,” especially if he could film orphotograph the anticipated abuse. Less than a week later, Harvey bought an airline ticket, alaptop computer with a video camera, and toys to “break the ice” with the children. Beforeactually traveling to Anchorage, Harvey sought assurances that the agent was not lawenforcement or part of any group that would report him for being a pedophile. When Harveyarrived in Alaska on August 18, 2007, he was promptly arrested by ICE agents and AnchoragePolice Department officers.Harvey deplaned carrying a camera bag with numerous lenses and peripherals, a laptopcomputer, and an MP3 player. After Harvey’s arrest, agents learned that the laptop contained 11videos of child pornography and songs celebrating the molestation of young children. Some ofthese same videos, plus two child pornography images and 72 child erotica images ofprepubescent girls had been deleted from Harvey’s MP3 player. Harvey also brought sexuallubricants, sex aids, condoms, and a CD entitled “Songs for Amy” with him to Alaska.Examination of Harvey’s laptop revealed that it contained 11 videos of child pornography.Subsequent investigation of other electronic items revealed that Harvey had, at one time, 72pictures of child erotica, primarily of preteen girls.U.S. v. KapordelisU.S. Attorney Northern District of Georgia, press release: Doctor Sentenced to 35 Years inPrison for Producing, Receiving, and Possession Child Pornography, September 18, 2007,http://www.justice.gov/usao/gan/press/2007/09-18-07.pdfB-3