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T-shirt Provides Clue Needed to Find 10-Year-Old Victim
The CyberTipline received a report from a registered Internet Service Provider
regarding suspicious text and images found on a popular social networking site
on August 30, 2007. The site reportedly featured a 17-year-old male who was
admitting to having a relationship with a 10-year-old child.
An analyst with NCMEC’s Exploited Child Division (ECD) viewed
the site, documented the content, and reviewed images posted by the reported
suspect. The images showed a prepubescent boy kissing a man, believed
to be the reported suspect.
The ECD analyst immediately noticed that the boy was wearing a T-shirt
with the name of an elementary school printed on it in one of the photos. Using
this as a starting point, the analyst began conducting Internet searches
and found a possible jurisdiction for the child in Ohio. The analyst
then tracked down the names of the elementary schools in this area and
located the one mentioned on the child’s t-shirt in the photo.
The analyst also found references to both the reported suspect’s
and the child’s first names.
Based on the child’s possible location, NCMEC forwarded the information
and the initial CyberTipline report to the Ohio Internet Crimes Against
Children Task Force, a program funded by the Office of Juvenile Justice
and Delinquency Prevention. Their investigation led to the identification
and interview of the 10-year-old victim, who disclosed sexual abuse at
the hands of the suspect. The suspect, who was working as a teacher's aid,
is currently in custody. The investigation continues.
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