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Hunter44

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This is pretty messed up.

In a reversal, the Pentagon says it will reopen hundreds of cases of alleged purchases of child pornography by Department of Defense employees that Pentagon officials previously declined to investigate, The Upshot has learned.

Earlier this month, The Upshot reported exclusively that in 2007, investigators for the Defense Criminal Investigative Service obtained a list of 264 military service members, civilian employees and contractors for the Department of Defense who had used credit cards or PayPal to purchase access to a child pornography website. But the DCIS, citing scarce resources, pursued only 52 of the names before closing the project -- known as Project Flicker -- in 2008. Since no further public information on the cases was made available, it appears that the other people on the list of suspected child-pornography patrons were able to continue their careers without any interruption that stemmed from the investigation.

But today, the Pentagon official in charge of DCIS told The Upshot that he has ordered the remaining cases reopened. "I have tasked Defense Criminal Investigative Service representatives with reviewing each and every Project Flicker and related referral DCIS received so as to ensure action was taken regarding these allegations involving employees of the Department of Defense," Deputy Inspector General for Investigations James Burch said in the statement Wednesday.

Burch announced his decision to revisit the cases, which had been abandoned for two years, in response to inquiries from The Upshot.

More here: http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_upshot/20100915/ts_yblog_upshot/pentagon-to-investigate-hundreds-of-suspected-child-pornography-fans-in-its-ranks

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Destino

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The agencies combating human slave trade and child pornography should have the DEA's budget. The problem with both is larger than the general public is aware and is absolutely horrible... so bad that I feel bad for the law enforcement agents that lose sleep and sanity having to chase these pervs down.

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The agencies combating human slave trade and child pornography should have the DEA's budget. The problem with both is larger than the general public is aware and is absolutely horrible... so bad that I feel bad for the law enforcement agents that lose sleep and sanity having to chase these pervs down.

I agree ...it is a greater problem imo

Not that I don't hate dopers:)

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I wonder why they stopped the investigation a few years back...they knew it was happening and they just ignored it....weird.

According to the story:

"According to the documents, the project was closed in 2008 "due to the need to focus more resources on other DCIS investigative priorities." DCIS is primarily concerned with contractor fraud, and generally doesn't pursue child pornography cases."

In other words, Department of Justice is supposed to investigate this, not the military arm that controls contractor fraud. That actually makes sense to me.

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The agencies combating human slave trade and child pornography should have the DEA's budget. The problem with both is larger than the general public is aware and is absolutely horrible... so bad that I feel bad for the law enforcement agents that lose sleep and sanity having to chase these pervs down.

I agree. We waste so much money on the DEA.

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Commander Adama

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The agencies combating human slave trade and child pornography should have the DEA's budget. The problem with both is larger than the general public is aware and is absolutely horrible... so bad that I feel bad for the law enforcement agents that lose sleep and sanity having to chase these pervs down.

Couldn't agree more! Seriously. Child pornography and molestation ruins a persons life! Yet these sickos hardly get any jail time! Legalize marijuana and take the billions you save from busting mom and pop weed growers and go after these scum!

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