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TX Attorney General CEU Arrest Child Sex Offender

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Thomas Lee Scott, 58, of Lorena Texas.

AG Paxton’s Child Exploitation Unit Arrests
Lorena Man for Possession of Child Pornography

AUSTIN, TX  –  Attorney General Ken Paxton today announced that the Child Exploitation Unit (CEU) of his office arrested Thomas Lee Scott, 58, of Lorena, on two counts of Possession of Child Pornography, a third-degree felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison per charge.

Investigators discovered child pornography being shared from a device with an IP address connected to Scott’s home in Lorena.

While executing a search warrant at his home, investigators located child pornography and seized several digital storage devices that will be examined by the attorney general’s Digital Forensics Unit.

Scott, a registered sex offender, was convicted in 1991 of child molestation in Indiana.

The Texas Attorney General’s Office works to protect children by using the latest technology to track down some of the most profoundly evil predators online.

The CEU proactively seeks out and arrests predators who commit crimes against children using technology and online sources.

Attorney General Paxton urges all parents and teachers to become aware of the risks our children face on the internet and take steps to help ensure their children’s safety.

If you suspect someone is producing or downloading child pornography you can report it to NCMEC

For more information on cyber safety, please visit: https://texasattorneygeneral.gov/initiatives/cyber-safety/

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Texas AG CEU Does It Again

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Texas AG Child Exploitation Unit (CEU) Does It Again

AG Paxton: Child Predators Brought to Justice in Williamson County Operation

AUSTIN, TX  –  Continuing its efforts to protect children from dangerous child predators, the Child Exploitation Unit (CEU) of Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office arrested three men in Williamson County for Online Solicitation of a Minor during an online operation last week.

The men were all charged with a second-degree felony and booked into the Williamson County Jail without incident.

During the operation, the three men, identified as Samuel David Kelly, Shane Michael Perry and Joshua Logan Dean, sexually solicited investigators posing as children online.  Each man was arrested after they arrived at a predetermined location expecting to meet and engage in sexual activity with a child.

The attorney general’s office works to protect children by using the latest technology to track down some of the most profoundly evil predators online.

Attorney General Paxton urges all parents and teachers to become aware of the risks our children face on the internet and take steps to help ensure their safety.

Cyber safety tips for kids:

  • Never give out personal information such as name, address, phone number, or school.
  • Never agree to meet someone you met online.
  • Always tell an adult if you receive a message that makes you uncomfortable.

Report anything suspicious to the attorney’s general office at 800-252-8011

For more information on cyber safety, please visit: https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/cj/cyber-safety

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TX AG CEU Rounds Up Woodway Purveyor Of Child Porn

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Charles David Baker, 23, of Woodway Texas.

OAG’s Child Exploitation Unit Arrests McLennan County Man for Possession of Child Pornography

AUSTIN, TX  –  Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced today that the Child Exploitation Unit (CEU) of his office arrested 23-year-old Charles David Baker, of Woodway, on two counts of Possession of Child Pornography, a third-degree felony.  Baker could face up to 10 years in prison per charge if convicted.

Following a CyberTipline report from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children involving the upload of an image of child pornography to an email account, CEU investigators executed a search warrant at Baker’s residence, where child pornography was found on his personal computer.

Investigators seized several additional digital storage devices that will be examined by the attorney general’s Digital Forensics Unit.

During an interview, Baker admitted the email account was his.

He was transported to the McLennan County Jail where he will appear before a magistrate.

The Texas Attorney General’s Office works to protect children by using the latest technology to track down some of the most profoundly evil predators online.

The CEU proactively seeks out and arrests predators who commit crimes against children using technology and online sources.

Attorney General Paxton urges all parents and teachers to become aware of the risks our children face on the internet and take steps to help ensure their children’s safety.

If you suspect someone of producing or downloading child pornography you can report it to NCMEC.

For more information on cyber safety, please visit: https://texasattorneygeneral.gov/initiatives/cyber-safety/

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TX AG Child Exploitation Unit Gets Shepherd Man

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William Doyle Gant, 47,

AG Paxton’s Child Exploitation Unit Arrests
San Jacinto County Man for Possession of
Child Pornography

AUSTIN, TX  –  Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that the Child Exploitation Unit (CEU) of his office arrested William Doyle Gant, 47, of Shepherd, today on five counts of Possession of Child Pornography, a third-degree felony.  Gant could face up to 10 years in prison per charge if convicted.

Following multiple CyberTipline reports from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, CEU investigators executed a search warrant at Gant’s home, where he was subsequently arrested for possession of child pornography.

Several digital storage devices were seized for further examination by the Digital Forensics Unit of the attorney general’s office.

Gant was then booked in the San Jacinto County Jail without incident and will appear before a magistrate later today.

The Texas Attorney General’s Office works to protect children by using the latest technology to track down some of the most profoundly evil predators online.

The CEU proactively seeks out and arrests predators who commit crimes against children using technology and online sources.

Attorney General Paxton urges all parents and teachers to become aware of the risks our children face on the internet and take steps to help ensure their children’s safety.

For more information on cyber safety, please visit: https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/cj/cyber-safety

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Cyber Safety – Keep Your Family Safe Online

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Keep your family safe online.

Tips to stay safe online

The proliferation of child predators using the Internet to target young victims has become a national crisis.  A study shows one in seven children will be solicited for sex online in the next year.

The Texas Attorney General is urging all parents and teachers to realize the risks our children face online, and take steps to help ensure their children’s safety.

Tips from Cyber-Smart Kids

  • As I surf the ‘Net, I promise never to reveal to someone I meet online my real name, address, telephone number, or the school I attend or give out my photograph.  I promise to be sure that I am dealing with someone who my parents know and trust before giving out any personal information about myself via email.
  • I will not respond to any messages that are mean or in any way make me feel uncomfortable.  It is not my fault if I get a message like that.  If I do I will tell my parents right away so that they can contact the service provider.
  • I will be careful when someone offers me something for nothing online, such as gifts and money.  I will be very careful about any offers that involve my going to a meeting or having someone visit my house.  And I will tell my parents about these offers.
  • I will never agree to get together with someone I “meet” online without first checking with my parents.  If my parents agree to the meeting, I will be sure that it is in a public place and I will bring my mother or father along.
  • I will always tell my parents if anything I find online bothers me so they can contact our online service provider.
  • No one should ever ask me to keep secrets from my parents.  If someone I meet online asks me to keep a secret from my parents, I will tell my parents.
  • I pledge to remember that people online may not be who they seem.  Because I can’t see or even hear the person it would be easy for someone to misrepresent himself or herself.  For example, someone indicating that “she” is a “12-year-old-girl” could in reality be an older man.
  • I will talk with my parents so that we can set up rules for going online.  We will decide upon the time of day that I can be online, the length of time I can be online, and appropriate Web sites for me to visit.  I will not access other Web sites or break these rules without their permission.
  • If someone is on my email “buddy list,” “friend list,” or “contact list” and I only know that person online, he or she is someone I should be cautious about because I don’t know him or her well.  I pledge to wait to get to know my “online friends” just as I get to know all of my other friends.  I need to let my parents know who my “cyber friends” are.
  • I can report anything that is threatening or suspicious to the Attorney General’s office by calling 1-(800) 252-8011.

Tips for Parents on Protecting Your Children Online

By educating yourself and your children, you can help make the Internet a safe and valuable tool for your family.

The most important thing you can do is to pay close attention to your children and encourage them to confide in you.  They should know that you will be calm and protective if they tell you about something that has frightened or disturbed them.

  • Teach your kids not to give out personal information such as their last name, your last name, their home address, or phone number, especially in a chat room, over a bulletin board, or to an online pen pal without your permission.
  • Make sure your kids know not to agree to a face-to-face meeting with someone they meet online.
  • Instruct your kids never to respond to email or chat messages that make them feel uncomfortable or from someone they don’t know.  Stress that they should show such messages to you.
  • Surf the Internet with your kids.  If it is not possible for you to actually surf with your kids, at least talk to them about the Web sites they are visiting.
  • Place the computer in a public room in your home so that even when you are not surfing with your kids, you can monitor their use.  Do not allow computers in bedrooms or the use of webcams.
  • Establish ground rules for your kids’ Internet usage, including the hours they may surf and the kinds of Web sites they may visit. Post the rules near the computer.
  • Learn how to use parental controls and archiving features.  You should be able to check your child’s email account and review the sites your child has visited on the Internet.
Protect Your Family’s Privacy
  • Read the privacy policy of the Web sites your kids visit to learn the kinds of personal information they are collecting, how it will be used, and whether it will be passed on to third parties.  If a Web site doesn’t post this information, email for details about their information collection practices.
  • Become familiar with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), which requires Web sites that are directed toward children under 13 to obtain a parent’s permission before collecting many types of information.  For more information on COPPA, visit the Federal Trade Commission’s Website.
  • Be informed before deciding whether to give consent.  Check a Web site’s information collection practices before you decide whether or not to give consent.  Keep in mind that you can give a Web site consent to collect information, but refuse to allow your child’s information to be passed on to a third-party.
  • You can always change your mind and revoke consent.  If at any time you change your mind about a Web site’s collecting your child’s information, you may revoke your consent and have your child’s information deleted.
  • Be willing to ask a Web site to delete your child’s information.  If you think a Web site might already have collected information from your kids, ask to see what information they have collected and request that it be deleted.
Staying Safe When Using Blogs

A blog (short for Web Log) is a website of your own, where you enter information ordered by date.  It’s an online diary or online journal that is shared with others online.  Talk to your child about blogging. Blogging can be a great creative writing exercise for your child.  Just make sure they understand how to stay safe.

  • Blogs should not contain identifying information that someone could use to locate the blogger or anyone he or she writes about.
  • Remind your child that once a blog is posted, it’s out there.  You can take it down, but you can’t take it back.
  • Think twice about who may be hurt by something written in a blog.  Some bloggers bully, slander, harass and intimidate others. Sometimes they simply have not thought about the effect their private thoughts could have on others when posted for all to read.
  • Some children have unintentionally revealed information about their families that could lead to identity theft.  Teach your child about identity theft and how to avoid it.
  • Help your child select an age-appropriate blog site and make sure personal information is hidden from public view.  As always, check privacy policies carefully.
  • Read your children’s blogs!  Encourage their creative efforts. Children (like everyone else) are sensitive to criticism of their writing and respond readily to praise.  You can guide them and protect them by being their number one reader and fan.

If for any reason you fear any one, or have any doubts about your safety, contact Law Enforcement immediately.

Texas Attorney General’s office 1-(800) 252-8011

The CyberTipline®
http://www.cybertipline.com

Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Website
http://www.nsopw.gov

The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children®
http://www.missingkids.com