A.G.'s office to launch new Web site against child porn

A.G.'s office to launch new Web site against child porn


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Marc Giauque reportingInternet surfers searching for child porn may now come across a stark reminder of their illegal activities. They just may pull up postings of arrests made by the Utah Internet Crimes against Children Task Force (ICAC).

As part of a new Web site the Utah Attorney General's Office will roll out in a few weeks, raw audio of arrests will be posted.

"We want to make sure that people who try to solicit sex with children, that they realize that there could be an agent on the other end and that they could be arrested and their picture could end up on Internet," explained spokesman Paul Murphy.

Murphy says the raw audio is primarily intended for media to use. Still, he says the problem of child porn has grown exponentially with the Internet. Now his trying to use the Internet to fight child porn.

E-mail: mgiauque@ksl.com

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