Human Crimes Against Children ( Icac ) - 963 Words

On 04/16/15, I received a call from Special Agent Scott Sutehall with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) who is a member of the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) task force. I am also a member of the ICAC task force and work with HSI frequently. Agent Sutehall has worked with me on several cases and was confident with my knowledge and understanding of child exploitation cases. Agent Sutehall informed me that between 02/19/15 and 03/01/15, while acting in an undercover capacity, he utilized a law enforcement version of eMule, a client software for the eDonkey2000 (eD2k) peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing network, to monitor for P2P users possessing and distributing image and video files depicting child pornography. During that time period, Agent Sutehall utilized the law enforcement version of eMule to establish connections with IP address Test and to download several files depicting child pornography from that IP address. Agent Sutehall queried a publicly available database, which revealed IP address Test belonged to Internet Service Provider (ISP) Comcast Communications and geo-located to Kirkland, Washington. Agent Sutehall turned the investigation over to me, due to the crime potentially being in the City of Kirkland. A search warrant for information on the IP address returned to Internet Subscriber Paul Giering, service address at 8300 NE 143rd ST Kirkland, 98034. A search warrant was jointly served at Giering’s residence by the Kirkland PoliceShow MoreRelatedEssay On Social Media1554 Words   |  7 PagesHampshire University â€Æ' Introduction Communication is part of our everyday life and is a phatic function. We use it to express ourselves and have others understand us. Over the last decade, the use of social media has become more prominent amount children and adults. It is the way that we communicate from these forms that can create a whole new culture. Previous forms of communication before social media were letter writing, talking on the phone, or speaking face to face. With every generation we