It's a known fact that all sorts of people use the internet on a daily basis. In fact, the reasons behind why someone might log on are endless. And, as anyone who has ever hung around any of the crime blogs for long can tell you, there are just as many bad reasons for people to be online as there are good ones.
Karen Fletcher found one of those bad reasons, and decided to use it in order to fill her pockets. Fletcher, a 54 year old Pittsburgh women used to run a site dedicated to stories detailing the sexual abuse and physical abuse of children. She wasn't doing this in an attempt to help fight against it, rather- she was writing the stories and publishing them as "child erotica", letting visitors to her website read experts of the stories for free, while charging others for the complete "story".
All I can say is, it's about damn time. Too many of us have waited too long for these sites to be found, shut down, and their owners imprisoned.
Categories: predators, women, internet,
Karen Fletcher found one of those bad reasons, and decided to use it in order to fill her pockets. Fletcher, a 54 year old Pittsburgh women used to run a site dedicated to stories detailing the sexual abuse and physical abuse of children. She wasn't doing this in an attempt to help fight against it, rather- she was writing the stories and publishing them as "child erotica", letting visitors to her website read experts of the stories for free, while charging others for the complete "story".
SOURCE "Use of the Internet to distribute obscene stories like these not only violates federal law, but also emboldens sex offenders who would target children," U.S. Attorney Mary Beth Buchanan said Wednesday in announcing the charges against Karen Fletcher, 54.
Excerpts of her stories were available to all visitors to her Web site, while others paid to read whole stories, prosecutors said.
Fletcher was indicted by a federal grand jury Tuesday on six counts involving six stories about the kidnapping, torture, sexual molestation and murder of children 9 and under. The charges carry five years in prison each.
All I can say is, it's about damn time. Too many of us have waited too long for these sites to be found, shut down, and their owners imprisoned.
Categories: predators, women, internet,