Officer Emilee Nottestad

Viroqua Police Department

* Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force

(ICAC)

* FBI* National Center for Missing and

Exploited Children* US Postal Inspectors

* Regional and local law enforcement

* Wisconsin Department of Criminal Investigations* local law enforcement investigators

* online enticement/“traveler” cases

* child pornography manufacturing/possession

* responding to missing and abducted children

* child sex trafficking

Alicia & Mary Kozakiewicz

Alicia Kozakiewicz2002

13 years old“very shy”

close family

“anonymity of the Internet to take the shyness and fear of everyday lives of

teens away”

* befriended 14-year-old “Christine” online* traded secrets, school photos, etc.

* “Christine” offers to introduce Alicia to her “friend,” “John”

* “Christine” and “John” are both actually 38-year-old Scott Tyree of Herndon, VA

* “John” spent 6 months grooming Alicia over the Internet

* “He was interested in me as a person.”* shared her thoughts, goals, etc.

* “I could count on him to see things my way.”* “He was always on my side.”

* New Year’s Day 2002

* Alicia left the family dinner table to meet

“John”

*As she left her driveway and approached his car,

he grabbed her and forced her into his

vehicle.

* Scott Tyree transported Alicia from PA to VA

* locked in a cage in his basement

* collar and heavy chain

* hung her by her arms and beat her repeatedly

* clamps with electricity

* repeatedly raped her

* Posted images of her on the internet

Day 4:

* fed her the only meal she ate while with him

* “I think I’m getting to like you too much. When I get

home we’re going for a ride.”

That day: FBI rescue

* Western Pennsylvania Crimes Against Children Task Force (local

police, FBI Hi-Tech Crimes Task Force, US Postal Inspector)

* Tip to FBI in Tampa, FL by fellow pervert who saw Alicia via

webcam

Scott Tyree is currently serving a

20 year prison sentence

Can this happen here???

In 2007 there were 500,000 identified individuals in the U.S.

trafficking child pornography on the Internet

Over 80% of those who possessed child pornography admitted to having at least one “real child” victim during a prison study. Many had hundreds.

Local Enticement

Cases

What can parents do?* talk openly

* keep computer in common area* check privacy settings/screen names/etc.

* watch browsing history* learn IM lingo (Google “message abbrieviations”)

*utilize parental controls (Windows Vista)

* monitor accounts (know that they may have a second account- email, FB, etc.)

* beware of dangers associated with Peer to Peer networks and online gaming

MONITORING SOFTWARE

* Net Nanny* Web Watcher

Officer Emilee Nottestad

Viroqua Police Department637-2121

vpd@mwt.net