Mr.
"This is sobering because the
resources are absolutely available," said
Teri Schroeder, Chief Executive Officer of i-SAFE America
. "We travel
across the country to insure every student in the U. Congress through the Office of Juvenile
Justice and
Delinquency Prevention, Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice.
ICAC is
supported by the U.
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Immigration and
Customs Enforcement, announced today that GIRARD LAFORTUNE,
age 48 of 80 Allen Road, Billerica, Massachusetts
, was sentenced by United
States Judge Patti B.
LAFORTUNE was previously convicted of raping
his own children. Keene and Rochester police officers
arrested him in his parked vehicle as he surveyed
the meeting location for
his intended child victim.
Unfortunately, however, they are all too often
seized too late and another
child has had the misfortune of being the latest prey. It is the only
Internet safety foundation to combine these elements.org
i-SAFE America Inc. is designated
a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) charitable
organization by the U.
Shaq will be helping the Safe Surfin
' Foundation educate children, teens,
and parents about the dangers of online predators and how to
avoid falling
victim online.whitepapers prosecute
S. Saris on federal charges of advertising visual
depictions of minors
engaged in sexually explicit conduct in interstate
commerce; transportation of visual depictions
of minors engaged in sexually
explicit conduct in interstate commerce; receipt of visual depictions
of
minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct in interstate commerce; and
possession of visual
depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit
conduct. He also
has a prior federal conviction
for advertising child pornography. Can they really be sure the person with whom
they're chatting
is not doing the same?
According to McLaughlin, many sexual predators despise the fact that
children sexually arouse them and are relieved when they are caught.org.dramatically pedophilia
How many tragedies will
have to occur before
schools make this a priority?"
Less than 1% of those engaged in illegal
online activities are caught,
McLaughlin said. i-SAFE is a non-profit foundation
whose mission
is to educate and empower youth to make their Internet
experiences safe and responsible.
"Our greatest challenge is convincing parents, communities and kids that
the dangers out in cyberspace
are very real and proactive active steps need to
be taken to protect and educate children and teenagers
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"Even after the offender is locked up and the child identified and services
directed,
those photographs will always be on the Internet and cannot be
retrieved," Mc Laughlin said.S.S.
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Kaiser, Special
Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in New England, Alice
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. The
government asked Judge Saris to impose a life sentence.003% of the over 550,000
students
immersed in i-SAFE's innovative curriculum nationwide. receives vital
Internet safety training.
"To date we have coordinated the arrest of 480 sexual exploiters who used
the Internet to posses
child pornography and/or have targeted vulnerable
victims," said Detective Jim McLaughlin, head of
Keene's Task Force on
Internet Crimes Against Children. i-SAFE America Inc. Marshal.S..magid pedophilia
Sullivan
, Kenneth W.S. Department of Justice, Child Exploitation and Obscenity
Section. This year,
students
from New Hampshire represent only ."
Earlier this month, citizens of New Hampshire were faced
with the reality
of online offenses when a Rochester man was charged with attempted sexual
assault
and illegal computer acts. "I have met children who have been
photographed and their knowing these
photographs exist is a constant shame
they have to deal with.isafe.
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Shaq is a Reserve Deputy
with the Bedford County (Va.) Sheriff's Office, where
deputies on its Internet
Crimes Against Children Task (ICAC) Force are Special Deputy U.dramatically pornography
Fisher,
Assistant Attorney General of the Criminal Division, Department of
Justice and Matthew J. The case
was prosecuted by Assistant
U. Vien of Sullivan's Public Corruption Unit and Sara
Gottovi of the
U. But, while Internet usage among students climbs
rapidly, Internet safety education remains fairly
stagnant; this despite
the fact that 73% of students tell i-SAFE they need Internet safety
education
. Many students say they have lied
about their age online. Marshal
WASHINGTON, NBA All
-Star Shaquille O'Neal will be
guarding the 'Net and protecting kids from online crimes in his new
role as
spokesperson for the Safe Surfin' Foundation. Marshals. There are an estimated 77 million
children and teens online
today who will likely visit one or more of the 40,000-plus chat rooms child
predators visit.pornographic newsworld
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"Today's criminals are
hiding behind computer screens, fake names and
fraudulent identities, all with the intention of exploiting
and harming our
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The perpetrators? Teachers, clergy, police officers, Boy
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United States Attorney Michael J. "We are offering
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Evidence established that LAFORTUNE traded
child pornography on the
Internet and possessed a large quantity of child pornography on his computer
and on CDs and DVDs that the FBI found hidden in the ceiling of his home. However, there is no punishment
fitting enough for a man who
repeatedly exploited children, including his own.*
"The reality
is not enough schools are taking advantage of programs like
ours," said Teri Schroeder, president
of i-SAFE.
"Shaq knows kids . Shaq's commitment to
this effort will help Safe Surfin' and
law enforcement meet that challenge,"
Sundquist said.csmonitor minors
i-SAFE America, a leading non-profit
Internet
safety foundation, warns schools and parents that the level of Internet
safety education
they offer students may not be sufficient.
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LAFORTUNE'S actions
have
proven that he is deserving of this lengthy prison sentence."
About i-SAFE America
Founded
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"Shaq," as he is affectionately known by millions of basketball fans, has
also been appointed an Honorary
Deputy U.S. According to the FBI, there is a "100 percent chance" of a
child or teen meeting a predator
in a chat room.prosecute pedophilia
Etre, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the U. is the
leader in Internet safety education
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"Prevention information, just like math and other school subjects, needs to
be repeated so children
are constantly educated, age appropriately, as they
continue through school. Internal Revenue Service
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The Safe Surfin' Foundation is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization that
provides parents
, teachers and school administrators, law enforcement,
community groups and librarians with the information
and resources necessary
to keep children safe and their exploration of the Internet fun.newsworld punish
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This matter was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation with
the assistance of the Billerica
Police Department and the United States
Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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Sheriff Brown said he was "honored and proud" to have Shaq as a Reserve
Deputy with the Bedford County
Sheriff's Office.strengthens punish
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Attorney
George W. www.
Robin Sundquist, Executive Director of the Safe Surfin' Foundation, said
Shaq
will help raise funds for public education programs, which will be
distributed nationwide through
the ICAC Task Force network to keep kids safe
online and thwart sexual predators.gratification pornographer
The problem? Children
tend to have a sort of
social navet while adults tend to possess a technological navet, a
recipe
that may not equip children with good cyber sense. i-SAFE
accomplishes this through dynamic K-12
curriculum and community outreach
programs to parents, law enforcement, and community leaders. is
funded by the U.benschop punish
Today's sentence sends the message that
we will continue to pro actively pursue
and prosecute these kinds of heinous
offenses. Our program should be a priority for New
Hampshire
schools. This makes
Internet safety education imperative and open dialogue between children and
their
parents essential. "I'm proud to help the Safe Surfin' Foundation get the word
out to parents, kids
and communities about Internet safety and to help law
enforcement track down and lock up sexual predators
."
Bedford County Sheriff Mike Brown, who was instrumental in having Shaq
named as the Safe
Surfin' spokesperson, said the Miami Heat star will resonate
well with today's youth. and kids, and
their parents, love him," Sheriff Brown
said. "Shaq will be a tremendous asset in helping law enforcement
, parents,
and communities fight online crime and sexual exploitation of children.The visual or audio
depiction of a child for the sexual gratification of the user, and involves the production, distribution
and/or use of such material.
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BOSTON, A Billerica man was sentenced today to
thirty-five years
in federal custody for advertising child pornography on the
Internet, possession of child pornography
and related offenses.
"All schools must constantly remind children about their vulnerability
while online, especially when using real-time chat programs," he added."
While children
and teens are bright, they can still be lured by a
friendly message or flattering compliment.pornographer ecpat
The
goal is to educate students on how to
avoid dangerous, inappropriate, or unlawful online behavior
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United States Attorney Sullivan stated: "Nothing is more important than
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