PROTECT

Tell the Senate to Rescue these Children!

On September 10th, millions of Americans heard Ed Smart talk about the PROTECT Our Children Act on the Oprah Winfrey Show. Now you can take the next step to protect thousands of children who are in danger.

Law enforcement has idenfitied over 600,000 criminals trafficking in child pornography in the U.S., and 1 in 3 have local child victims. But most of these victims will not be protected, because investigators just don't have the resources to go and find them. The PROTECT Our Children Act is sponsored by both Democrats and Republicans, and it passed the House last year by a 415-2 vote. It's a simple and non-controversial bill, providing desperately-needed resources to fight child pornography and rescue child victims. The Surviving Parents Coalition has been fighting for passage of this important bill because we know it is the best way to protect thousands of children from sexual predators. But now it's caught in partisan political fighting.

The Surviving Parents Coalition is dedicated to ensuring that not one more child suffers as ours did. Please... take two minutes and tell your Senators to rescue these children now!

November 22, 2009

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Dear Senator:

I am writing to urge you to remember the children of our state as you rise above partisan politics and pass The PROTECT Our Children Act (S. 1738 / S. 3297).  There is no possible justification for allowing over 600,000 peddlers of child pornography to victimize children in perpetuity via the world wide web.  There are currently fewer than 2,500 trained officers nationwide capable of identifying the worst of the worst offenders and interdicting these crimes before they escalate to abduction and/or murder.

S.1738 will authorize significant increases in the funding for the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Forces as well as provide for additional forensic labs and additional dedicated agents in the FBI?s Innocent Images division.  Utilizing the latest undercover software these agencies have a 96% felony conviction rate without a single child victim having to take the witness stand.  In one out of three of these arrests there is evidence that may lead to the rescue of a child victim.  What political principle could outweigh the urgency of rescuing tens of thousands of children from sexual assault and exploitation?

In solidarity with the Surviving Parents Coalition we ask Congress to ensure that not one more child suffers as theirs did.  Pass and appropriate the funding to PROTECT Our Children, S.1738. I thank you in advance for your time and consideration.

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