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71-year-old Ronald Mike Sanford was arrested after investigators served a search warrant at his home in Byron. Author: 13WMAZ Staff Updated: 2:11 PM EST March 1, 2021
PEACH COUNTY, Ga. A 71-year-old Peach County man is charged with distributing child porn Monday after the GBI executed a search warrant at his home last week.
The GBI s Child Exploitation and Computer Crimes Unit started an investigation after getting a report from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) about 71-year-old Ronald Mike Sanford and child sexual exploitation on the internet, according to a news release.
That s what led the GBI’s CEACC Unit to execute a search warrant at Sanford s house in Byron last Tuesday.
Online predators targeting kids who are online more now due to COVID, investigators say Holly Menino, KOMO News anchor/reporter
When coronavirus resulted in children being sent home from school so they could learn remotely in order to stay safe, law enforcement officials say online predators were waiting for the underage students.
The result has been an explosion of sexploitation and X-rated images of juveniles that have been posted online, prompting renewed efforts to track down offenders and curb the illegal online activity.
An undercover detective with the state s Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force said it can be easy for children to fall into traps set by online stalkers.
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February 25, 2021 2:38 PM Associated Press
SEATTLE (AP) A Washington State Patrol employee has been arrested in a sting operation after showing up at a hotel room where he expected to find two children but was instead met by a SWAT team, authorities said.
The Seattle Police Department’s Internet Crimes Against Children unit arrested the employee, identified by the King County Prosecutor’s office as 27-year-old Trevor J. Smith, on allegations of attempted child rape.
The Seattle Times reported that prosecutors said, based on information provided by State Patrol, that the man worked as a commercial vehicle enforcement officer assigned to the school bus inspection program. No children were present when he conducted safety inspections on the buses.
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