A A police officer, a paramedic, a rabbi, a nurse and a Boy Scout leader all arrested on child porn charges.

[CarlosAlberto]

Yes folks.Child porn is not something that is just done by unemployed drifters who live in their parent's basement....

[tazber]

When I started reading your thread title I thought it was going to be a "walked into a bar" joke.

[Borstalboy]

Me too, Taz!

[FindingNamo]

Me three.

"So the bartender says, Gee kids, why the long faces?"

[CarlosAlberto]

Ha, ha! I could see how you guys would think that!

[SNAFU]

That was my first thought as well!

[CATSNYrevival]

It says they were arrested for trading and collecting the pictures. What about the people who are actually taking the photographs?

[AEA AGMA SM]

"Agents are still examining the devices to locate and catalog evidence, an arduous task that could result in more arrests. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children also will use its analysts to review the images to see whether it can identify children using databases of known victims."

Depending on how many times these photos have been shared, not to mention the sheer number of photos it's now possible to store on even a small computer hard drive, it can take a long time to actually trace the origination point of the photos.

[SNAFU]

Don't digital photos have a watermark?

[AEA AGMA SM]

They have what is called exif data. That can include things like make, model, and serial number of the camera, as well as date and time and possibly location. But it is also not that difficult to remove that data from a photo before sharing it. So it takes time to go through the photos and view what is left of the exif data and see what they can possibly use to help them identify the subject of the photo and the photographer taking it. They may end up with a date and location for some of the photos, and maybe the make and model of the camera used in others, and maybe a serial number that can potentially be used to track down the owner of the camera, but it's all a crap shoot and nothing is guaranteed.

[SNAFU]

Thanks AEA. Hopefully there will be some who were sloppy.

[Playbilly]

I wish it was a walk into a bar joke. Punch line: I swear, she wanted to get across the street!!