D. Douglas Rehman

D. Douglas Rehman is a founding member of the FBI’s Operation Innocent Images Task Force, which specializes in the identification and investigation of individuals exploiting children via computers. In the following viewpoint, Rehman contends that the Internet has made it easy for pedophiles to exchange child pornography and entice children into online or real sexual encounters. He maintains that many of the children who become the victims of Internet pedophiles will later in life become child abusers themselves. Rehman argues that the United States needs federally funded task forces in order to catch and prosecute online child predators. As you read, consider the following questions:

1. According to Rehman, how do Internet pedophiles persuade law-abiding citizens with attractions for children to exploit children online?
2. What is the typical profile of a...