The National Strategy for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction

• 42 percent of respondents reported more bondage.• 38 percent of respondents reported more sadism and masochism.• 15 percent of respondents reported more bestiality.• 21 percent of respondents reported no change in violence.• No respondents reported decreased violence.One agency representative reported occasionally discovering child pornography images thatappear to represent autopsies.Financial Component to Child PornographyAmong NDIC interviewees:• 68 percent of respondents reported that offenders pay subscription or membership fees tochild pornography web sites to obtain access to the images.• 72 percent of respondents reported no financial component—that images are traded orbartered for other images.• 46 percent of respondents reported no real financial component for web sites based in theUnited States but often a financial component for web sites based in Eastern Europeancountries.Disparity between State and Federal Sentences for Child Pornography OffensesAmong NDIC interviewees:• 86 percent of respondents reported that there is a disparity between state and federalsentences for child pornography offenses.• 80 percent of respondents reported that the disparity between state and federal childpornography sentences is substantial, with federal sentences being much more severethan state sentences.Some agencies stated that the disparity between federal and state sentences for childpornography offenses in Florida and New York is minimal due to recent state sentencingreforms.The Effects of Technology on Child PornographyAmong NDIC interviewees:• 64 percent of respondents reported that technology, particularly the Internet, has allowedeasier access to child pornography.• 64 percent of respondents reported that technology, particularly the Internet, has increased the amount of child pornography available. • 50 percent of respondents reported that greater storage capacities of technological devicesand increased Internet speed make it easier to acquire and share larger collections of childpornography.• 43 percent of respondents reported that the Internet has created greater anonymitythrough wireless Internet connections, encryption, etc. making it easier and less risky toview or collect child pornography.One agency reported an offender who owned a refrigerator with a built-in microprocessorcapable of placing online food orders. The hard drive of the microprocessor was being used tostore child pornography.D-10