The National Strategy for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction
The National Strategy for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction
The National Strategy for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction
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For FY 2008, ICAC Task Forces reported 34,829 documented complaints, 19 which include childpornography (manufacture, distribution, or possession), traveler, enticement, obscenity directedto minors, <strong>and</strong> child prostitution, resulting in 12,248 investigations. For the first six months of2009, Task Forces reported 18,331 documented complaints, resulting in 5,936 investigations.<strong>The</strong> Table below shows the number <strong>and</strong> types of documented complaints to ICAC Task Forces.Documented Complaints to ICAC Task Forces (N=59)ICAC Complaints Type FY 2008Number ofComplaintsJan. – June 2009Number ofComplaintsTravelerProactive1,197476Reactive411265EnticementProactive3,2571,240Reactive3,4482,370Obscenity Directed to MinorsProactive1,240479Reactive1,3821,073<strong>Child</strong> ProstitutionProactive8576Reactive260162ManufactureProactive224193Reactive799585<strong>Child</strong>Proactive9,9352,375DistributionPornographyReactive3,0072,367PossessionProactive3,2632,688Reactive6,3213,982TOTAL COMPLAINTS 34,829 18,331Source: Reports from ICAC Task Forcesb. <strong>The</strong> thriving market <strong>for</strong> child pornography promotes the fresh abuse ofchildren.Most indicators reviewed by NDIC <strong>for</strong> this Assessment point to a steady <strong>and</strong> significant increasein the volume of child pornography traded over the Internet, <strong>and</strong> they similarly suggest theexistence of a large <strong>and</strong> global market. This growing <strong>and</strong> thriving market <strong>for</strong> child pornographicimages is responsible <strong>for</strong> fresh child sexual abuse—because the high dem<strong>and</strong> <strong>for</strong> childpornography drives some individuals to sexually abuse children <strong>and</strong> some to “commission” theabuse <strong>for</strong> profit or status.In one case, a predator victimized more than 150 children <strong>for</strong> profit by be<strong>for</strong>e he was arrested byU.S. Postal Inspectors. 20 In another case, the defendant was a “photographer” who traveled19 A complaint is defined as any in<strong>for</strong>mation requiring review by law en<strong>for</strong>cement in order to determine furtherinvestigative merit. A complaint may come from a variety of sources, including: citizen call ins, CyberTiplinereports, referrals from other law en<strong>for</strong>cement agencies, or undercover activity <strong>and</strong> may not lead to an actualinvestigation.20See Appendix B, Operation Lost Innocence: U.S. v. Mariscal.17
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