Bill Goes to President’s Desk for Signature WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate has approved legislation authored by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) and Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) to better protect children from sexual predators. The Child Protection Act (H.R. 6063) provides law enforcement officials with additional resources to combat the growing threat […]
WASHINGTON – At any moment, there are more than one million images of children being sexually exploited on the Internet, with an additional 200 images being posted every day, according to Department of Justice estimates. And more than one-third of the world’s pedophiles involved in organized distribution of child pornography worldwide live in the U.S. […]
By William Gibson Who says the parties can’t work together? Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Weston, very much a Democrat, teamed up on Monday with Republican colleague Lamar Smith of Texas to promote their legislation to stop online piracy and child pornography. They met in Miami with Spanish singer-songwriter Shaila Dúrcal, who showed them how […]
NEAR FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (WSVN) — Lawmakers and federal officials are teaming up to promote a bill that could help crack down on child pornography. Each day, online predators trade, buy and sell images of young children being sexually assaulted. FBI special agent John Gillies said, “Currently, we have over 6,000 child pornography cases opened […]
WASHINGTON – Today more than 50 people have been arrested as part of an investigation into an online global child pornography ring. Though successful, the recent news underscores the need to better equip law enforcement with the tools they need in order to stop these perpetrators in their tracks. In May, Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz […]
Governor stated in April that cuts would not occur, now they are “Today we learned that four cyber-crimes advocates have been taken off the front lines of fighting child sex-predators because of budget cuts by Governor Scott,” said Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-20). “Florida’s Child Predator Cybercrime Unit has been one of the best units […]
By William Gibson The U.S. Marshals Service is launching a nationwide child-pornography investigation targeting the 500 most dangerous sex offenders, Attorney General Eric Holder announced on Monday. South Florida Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz — who sponsored legislation to intensify and pay for this kind of enforcement — praised the Justice Department’s implementation of the law […]
Protect Our Children Act: Requires Internet Companies To Report Child Pornography CBS4 MIAMI (CBS4) – President Bush has signed brand new legislation into law that is designed to keep internet sex predators away from children. Mr. Bush signed the “Protect Our Children” Act http://www.protect.org/childPornography late Monday. The “Protect Our Children” Act creates the […]
(Washington, DC) — Important child protection legislation has been signed into law by the President, just weeks after passage in the Senate and the House. The PROTECT Our Children Act (S. 1738) drastically increases America’s readiness to combat a multi-billion dollar global child exploitation industry. It creates the largest law enforcement army ever created for […]
By Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Washington, DC) — Although I am very proud to represent South Florida in Congress, the job I am most proud of – the job closest to my heart – is being a mother to my 9-year-old twins and my 5-year-old daughter. That’s why, in Washington, I have no higher priority […]