Rick Parsons Julie Goldstein

Rick Parsons 

Julie Goldstein 

Parsons/ Honyara 2012

This course involves topic 

matters, pictures, videos 

and language that may be 

offensive to some. 


• Prevalence 

• Demographics (Who and Why) 

• How they do it 

• Cyber Sex Offender Supervision Model 

• Legal and Policy Issues 


• The Internet and Cyber Sex Offenders are still a 

new phenomenon 

• We have very limited information about this 

population. 

• There has been some research done on this 

population and there are numerous ongoing 

studies. 

• The findings are generally ruled by 

discrepancies and many of the studies have 

small samples or other issues. 


Estimated 2.2 Billion 

Internet Users in the World 

(Miniwatts Marketing 

Group: 2012) 

Estimated that 

between 50 to 100 

thousand individuals 

are involved in 

organized child 

pornography rings 

worldwide (Jenkins 

2001) 

About 90% of 

Children in the USA 

use computers 

(National Center for 

Educational Studies: 

2001) 


• In 2006, it was estimated that there was 264 million 

sexually explicit web pages (12% of total pages / 

60% of web traffic) 

• 20% Child Pornography 

• Estimated 1 million pornographic images of 

children on the internet with 200 new images being 

posted daily (Wellard 2001). 

• 2,755 Internet Domains contain CP Images (Elliott 

et al., 2009) 

• Between January and March of 2012, NCMEC 

received 71,201 tips for child pornography and 

1,151 tips for online enticement of children for 

sexual acts. (NCMEC 2012) 


• 20 billion dollar industry 

• Majority are images of girls (COPINE) 

• Approximately half of the images are children 

under age 9 (COPINE) 

• 80% arrested had images depicting penetration 

(NJOV) 

• 20% arrested had images depicting violence 

(NJOV) 

• Average movie is 8 minutes long (Taylor) 

• 81% only one child victim (Taylor) 


• White Male 

• Mean age of 38 (18-77 years old) 

• Educated and Employed 

FBI 


• Many self identified pedophiles admit they 

use child pornography (Riegel 2004) 

• Some self identified pedophiles use legal 

child images (Howitt, 1995) 

• Some contact offenders possess child 

pornography (Seto et al 2006) 

• Some contact offenders admit using CP 

prior to having a contact offense (Wheeler 

1997) 

• CP is indicative of Pedophilia (Seto et al, 

2006) 

• CP alone does not increase risk for a handson 

offense (Webb et al, 2007) 


• Seto found 12% known history of 

contact offending (2011) 

• Another study showed 35% of those 

arrested were active abusers. 

• BOP study showed that possibly 85% 

had actual hands-on sexual offending. 

• Meta Analysis indicates about 55% 

(Seto, Hanson et al.) 


Ken Lanning 

Parsons/Honyara 2011

• CAM Only offenders reoffend less often than 

those with prior offenses (Eke & Seto) 

• 7% recidivate with new CAM or new sexual 

offense (Seto) 


• CP Offenders 

• More fantasy oriented 

• Fewer cognitive distortions 

• More victim empathy 

• Less likely to engage in anti-social behavior 

• Higher sexual deviancy 

• More accepting of person responsibility 

• Less likely to miss treatment 

• Less likely to fail in the community 

• Have greater self-control and more psychological barriers 

to acting on their deviant interests than offline offenders 

Babchishin et al., 2011 

Elliott et al., 2009 

Webb et al, 2007. 


Relationship of Abuser to Child Percentage of Identified Victims 

Parent 27% 

Other Relative 10% 

Neighbor/ Family Friend 24% 

Babysitter / Coach 4% 

Guardian’s Partner 4% 

Online Enticement 14% 

Self-produced 11% 

Victims of Prostitution 2% 

Unknown to Child 4% 

Source: NCMEC 

Parsons/ Honyara 2012 

69%

Why They Do It Varies: 

Factors That Influence the Development of Sexually 

Abusive Behavior 

Situational, 

circumstantial 

Individual, 

motivational 

Developmental, 

environmental 

Socio-cultural 

Biological

Biological 

Factors 

Social 

Learning 

Factors 

Typical 

Manifestations 

for Online 

Offenders 

• Genetic & Evolutionary 

• Social, cultural, and physical environment 

and our role within these 

• Failure in self regulation (behaviors and 

emotions) 

• Interpersonal problems (difficulty relating 

to others) 

• Antisocial Thinking 

• Deviant Sexual Interest or Arousal 

Ward and Beech


• Three Reasons that Criminals Like Computers: 

• Remoteness from Crime Site 

• Data Encryption 

• Anonymity 



• Isolating – Easy to lose track of time, 

consequences, and real life relationships. 

• Interactive – Form pseudo relationships – 

approximate reality without risk of 

emotional vulnerability and intimacy. Fuels 

fantasy life. 

• Integral – Internet has become an integral 

part of life. Unable to avoid. 

• Imposing – A never ending supply of sexual 

material . 

• Inexpensive – From $0 to $40 a month one 

can access large amounts of sexual material. 

• Intoxicating – The above makes the internet 

intoxicating and difficult to resist. 

Multiplied since the reward is sex. 


• Create a permanent record for arousal and 

gratification 

• Lower children’s inhibitions 

• Validate and confirm the child sex offenders 

belief system 

• Blackmail victims and other co-offenders 

• Sell for profit or trade 


Type 

Features 

Browser 

Response to spam, accidental hit 

Private Fantasy Conscious creating of online text or images for private use 

Trawler 

Actively seeking CP using openly available browsers 

Non-secure Collector Actively seeking material often through P2P 

Secure Collector Actively seeking material through secure sites 

Groomer 

Cultivating an online relationship with children. 

Physical Abuser Abusing a child who may have been introduced online/ 

Producer 

Records own abuse or that of others 

Distributer 

May distribute at any one of the above levels 

Krone, 2004 


Traders 

•Traffic and/or collect CP via digital media 

Travelers 

•Use the internet to manipulate and coerce 

children into meeting in person 

Traders-Travelers 

(Alexy et al., 2005) 


Situational 

“Normal” adolescent / 

adult – typical adolescent 

or curious male with 

newly found access to 

pornography 

Preferential 

Pedophile – preference for 

children. Collection will 

focus on children. 

Miscellaneous 

Media Reporters 

Morally Indiscriminate – 

this is a power / anger 

motivated SO with a 

history of violence. 

Sexually Indiscriminate – 

wide variety of sexual 

interest. Collection will be 

varied. 

Overzealous or concerned 

individuals 

Older “boyfriends” 

Profiteers –Profit 

motivated 

Latent – have potentially 

illegal, but latent sexual 

preferences. 

Pranksters 

FBI Study 10% FBI study 75% FBI Study 15% 

Parsons/ Honyara 2012 Lanning, 2001

• Periodically Prurient Offender 

• Fantasy Driven Offender 

• Direct Victimization Offender 

• Commercially Exploitation Offender 

Elliott and Beech 2009 


Recreational Users (80%) 

Discovery 

Sex Offenders 

Predisposed 

Lifelong 

Compulsives 


• Smallest group 

• Doesn’t fit traditional profile 

• “Clean” History (Sexual, Psychological, Family, 

etc.) 

• Often caught in sting operations 

KBSolutions.com 


• Internet triggers the tripwire 

• Internet sustains behavior 

• Good external controls 

• Reduced by Internet 

KBSolutions.com 


• Long term and persistent pattern of 

behavior 

• Begins pattern in early adolescence or earlier 

• Usually has a history of abuse 

• Ritualized and need driven behavior 

• Specific sexual interest 

• Has paraphilic preference/ may be multiple 

• Centers life around preferences 


KBSolutions.com

Motivation to have sex with a child 

• Must want to have sex with a child because that is 

their sexual orientation; as a substitute; or to meet 

emotional needs. 

Overcome inhibitions 

• Sociopaths; denial; drugs / alcohol; high levels of 

stress; cognitive distortions, etc. 

Opportunity 

• Physical, emotional, or emotional separation 

Overcome resistance of the child 

• Grooming; physical force / fear; power / 

knowledge; need for attention, love, companionship 

Dr. David Finkelhor, Crimes Against Children Research Center 


• Very similar to contact offender grooming 

• Can range from seconds to months 

• Copies of chat can be very useful in 

supervision and treatment 

• Girls and boys between 14 – 17 are most likely 

to be groomed 

• University of Central Lancashire (England) 

identified five different stages of Internet 

Grooming 


• Friendship 

• Flattering a child 

into talking in a 

private chat room 

where they will be 

isolated. The child 

will often be asked 

for a non-sexual 

picture of themselves. 

• Forming a Relationship 

• Risk Assessment 

• Exclusivity 

• Sex Talk 

• Badguy: a/s/l 

• Victim: 12 f phila u 

• Badguy: 24 m dc 

• Victim: what u do 

• Badguy: trainer at a 

gym 

• Victim: do you have 

lots of 

muscles 

• Badguy: yes. I workout 

every day. Do 

u do sports 

• Victim: I play soccer 

not that good 



• Flattering a child 

into talking in a 

private chat room 

where they will be 

isolated. The child 

will often be asked 

for a non-sexual 

picture of themselves. 




• Sex Talk 

• Badguy: why you say 

that sure u r 

good 

• Victim: I rarely get to 

play 

• Badguy: coach must not 

be good 

• Victim: he is mean and 

yells 

• Badguy: does not know 

how good u r 

• Victim: I am a little 

slow 

• Badguy: r u in shape do 

u have a pic 

• Victim: I will send 




• Asking the child 

what problems they 

have to create an 

illusion of being their 

best friend. 



• Sex Talk 

• Badguy: why do you think 

boys are jerks 

• Victim: all they do is 

tease people 

• Badguy: boys get better 

when older 

• Victim: you seem nice 

• Badguy: i was like them 

• Victim: I doubt it 

• Badguy: do u like any 

boys 

• Victim: kinda like this 

one 





what problems they 

have to create an 

illusion of being their 

best friend. 



• Sex Talk 

• Badguy: did u ever try to 

talk to him 

• Victim: no – he is dating 

my friend 

• Badguy: is she a good 

friend 

• Victim: yes, she is my bff 

• Badguy: have you ever 

told her 

• Victim: no – I don’t want 

to tell her 

• Badguy: a bff should be 

able to tell 

anything 

• Victim: I know 






about the location of 

their computer and 

who else has access 

to it in order to 

assess the risk of 

being detected. 


• Sex Talk 

• Badguy: how are ur 

parents 

• Victim: they r divorced 

• Badguy: sucks - who do 

u live with 

• Victim: mom – dad on 

weekends 

• Badguy: r they cool 

• Victim: dads k – mom 

a bitch 

• Badguy: do they know u 

chat 

• Victim: mom works 






about the location of 

their computer and 

who else has access 

to it in order to 

assess the risk of 

being detected. 


• Sex Talk 

• Badguy: what time she 

get home 

• Victim: around 6 

• Badguy: who watches u 

• Victim: home alone 

• Badguy: no bothers or 

sisters 

• Victim: older brother 

lives w dad 

• Badguy: does mom 

kick u off 

computer 






• Building up a sense of 

mutual love and trust 

with the child, 

suggesting they can 

discuss “anything”. 

• Sex Talk 

• Badguy: I like chatting 

with u 

• Victim: so do i 

• Badguy: do u chat with 

others 

• Victim: some 

• Badguy: who I 

thought I was 

your guy 

• Victim: u r 

• Badguy: always here 4 

u 

• Victim: I know 






• Building up a sense of 

mutual love and trust 

with the child, 

suggesting they can 

discuss “anything”. 

• Sex Talk 

• Badguy: how r u today 

• Victim: pissed at bff 

• Badguy: why 

• Victim: nothing 

• Badguy: u would tell 

me if u loved 

me 

• Victim: she was a 

bitch 

• Bad guy: what she do 

• Victim: told people a 

secret 






• Sex Talk 

• Engaging the child in 

explicit 

conversations and 

requesting sexually 

explicit pictures from 

them. At this stage 

the pedophile will 

usually try to arrange 

a meeting with the 

child. 

• Badguy: where a bra 

• Victim: sometimes 

• Badguy: what size 

• Victim: a 

• Badguy: sure they nice 

• Victim: not big like 

friends 

• Badguy: not big is ok 

• Victim: just saying 

that 






• Sex Talk 

• Engaging the child in 

explicit 

conversations and 

requesting sexually 

explicit pictures from 

them. At this stage 

the pedophile will 

usually try to arrange 

a meeting with the 

child. 

• Badguy: I mean it – got 

a pic 

• Victim: of my boobs 

• Badguy: send a pic and 

I will tell u 

• Victim: not sure 

• Badguy: u can trust me 

• Victim: u r my bff – I 

feel so strange 

• Badguy: l will be 

honest 

• Victim: hold on 


• A/S/L/P 

• CUL 

• F2F 

• FYEO 

• ILU 

• KPC 

• LNK 

• NIFOC 

• PAW 

• WTGP 

• Age/Sex/Location/Picture 

• See you later 

• Face to face 

• For your eyes only 

• I love you 

• Keeping parents clueless 

• Love and kisses 

• Nude in front of computer 

• Parents are watching 

• Want to go private










http://chatroulette.com/ 

BE WARNED-YOU WILL SEE THINGS THAT 

YOU DO NOT WANT TO SEE! 

But…so you get a sense of what it is, I found an 

investigative report, that’s a bit less dirty…let’s 

watch! 

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/talkstrangers-chat-roulette-9827740

The Internet… 

• Accessing someone’s 

computer directly 

• Operation Fair Play 

and Operation 

Roundup identified 

over 20 million IP 

addressed offering CP 

files 

• Accounts for 76% of 

the traffic on the 

internet 



Term Definition Term Definition 

Twinks 

Lolita 

R@Gold 

HC 

BL 

Family Fun 

Pubescent Boys 

Pubescent Girls 

Ray Gold’s Collection 

Hard Core 

Boy Love 

Incest 

Asparagus 

LL Collection 

MCLT 

PTHC 

D&D 

RBV 

Prepubescent Boys 

Lolita Love Collection 

My Collection of Lolita 

and Teens 

Pre-teen Hard Core 

Dads and Daughters 

Real Boy Videos 


• A 1962 film directed by Stanly 

Kubrick 

•Based on a novel written by Vladimir 

Nabokov 

•Plot: 

•A professor rents a room from a 

widowed mother after he meets 

her daughter who is nicknamed 

Lolita. In the book she is 9 years 

old. She is 14 in the movie. 

•He falls in love with Lolita and 

subsequently marries the mother. 

•The mother is hit by a car after 

she finds a diary detailing his 

feelings towards her daughter. 

•He takes her from hotel to hotel 

across the US and they start a 

sexual relationship. 

•She gets sick and subsequently 

leaves him. 


• Invisible 

• Web Pages are not “visible” to web crawling 

programs 

• Underground “secret” content 

• Uses the Tor Network: 

▫ A network run by volunteers with the intention of 

maintaining users’ anonymity 

▫ *.onion instead of *.com 

▫ Regular browser can’t access the material 

▫ Bit coins are used 1 Bitcoin=$9

CHILD PORN

An assortment 

of drugs

A 

Hitman

What can you find on the “Deep 

Web” 

A Fake ID 

and much, 

much more!







• Technology is always changing 

• Software 

• Hardware 

• Officer / agent needs to have computer 

knowledge / ongoing training 

• Nothing works on everything 

• Time 

• Multiple computer access / wireless 

• Multiple users 

• Safety 


• Caseloads capped at 35 offenders. 

• Ongoing Training needed (including travel 

and per diem funding). Webinars should 

also be utilized. 

• Judicial (Judges) need to be trained. 

*Remote Computer Monitoring: Managing Sex Offenders’ Access to the Internet, 

By Richard LaMagna and Marc Berejka. The Journal of Offender Monitoring, 2009. 


Ron Rossmeisl 

36 year old / male 

Talking Sexually with a 15 year 

old female on the Internet 

and attempted to set up a meeting. 

Father found out and called police. 

Arrested and Convicted: 

Sexual Abuse of Children 

5 years probation

• Lives alone 

• Into tattoos (at least 8 

total) 

• Into piercings 

(including 15 on 

penis) 

• Computer Specialist 

for Insurance 

Company 


• Admits to offense, but states that it was only 

fantasy. He never wanted to actually have 

contact with female. 

• Sex Offender Unit (1x a week) 

• In Sex Offender Group Therapy 

• Regular polygraphs (all passed) 

• No problems noted accept house very 

cluttered. Repairs computers as a hobby. 

• Moved to general supervision in 2004 


• Ron tells therapist that he received a letter in 

the mail asking if he wanted any child 

pornography. Ron thinks this is strange 

because he has never viewed child 

pornography. 

• Officer reads therapist’s notes and shows 

them to Supervisor. 

• Supervisor has officer call County 

Detectives since he feels that it appears to be 

Law Enforcement doing a “feeler” letter. 


• County Detectives report that he has been 

chatting w/ undercover in adjoining county. 

• Screen names “ClosetFreakRon”; “pierced n 

tattoo”; and “athenashadow” 

• Has been unwilling to cross over to meeting 

with detectives. 

• They sent letter. 

• Based on information that APO provided, they 

were able to get search warrant. 


• Chat w/ undercover detective: (12 yo 

female) 

• “you have a chest yet… nothing wrong 

with that…small is sexy to me…I would pay 

to see some small sexy ones…you’re a virgin 

and all right…ever flash…sorry it just 

sounds like you have a nice chest” 

• “ever think on giving a bj or being 

fingered…for 300 – could you put up with 

the pain if it did…like what if it was quick 

would you for 300 Like if it was no more 

than 5 minutes…would you” 


• County 

Detectives w/ 

Probation serve 

search warrant 

• Various items 

recovered, 

including 2 

computers and 

video tapes. 


• Arrested and charged 

with Criminal 

Attempt to commit 

Corruption of Minors 

and Unlawful 

Communication w/ 

Minor 


• Video Tapes: Peeping Tom – videotaping 

neighbors, older teenagers getting dressed. 

• Computer: Various pornography, multiple 

fetishes, including child pornography (2 

year old) 

• Computer: Pictures of female teenagers (15 

year olds) in various stages of undress 


• Admitted to online communication with 

minors. States he has never stopped doing the 

chats. 

• Admitted to viewing child pornography. 

• Admitted to taking pictures of teenage females. 

• Admitted to having sexual intercourse with 

one of the girls on two separate occasions. 


• Plead and Stipulated 

• Combined sentence of 

3-6 years with a 

consecutive 4 year 

probation 

• SVP 


Evidenced Based 

Practices 

Containment Model 

Risk Needs 

Responsivity 

Comprehensive 

Approaches to Sex 

Offender Management 


MEASURE RELEVANT PRACTICES 

Eight Guiding 

Principles for 

Risk/Recidivism 

Reduction 

ENGAGE ON-GOING 

SUPPORT IN COMM. 

INCREASE POSITIVE 

REINFORCEMENT 

SKILL TRAIN WITH 

DIRECTED PRACTICE 

TARGET 

INTERVENTION 

ENHANCE INTRINSIC 

MOTIVATION 

MEASUREMENT FEEDBACK 

RISK/NEED: ASSESS 

ACTUARIAL RISK 


Risk 

Needs 

Responsivity 

•Identify the offender’s risk 

level. 

•Match the level of services to 

this risk level. 

•Identify those changeable risk 

factors that are directly linked 

to the offending behavior. 

•Target these risk factors, 

called “criminogenic needs”. 

•Assess factors that will 

influence how the offender 

will respond 

•Match services to responsivity 

factors 


The Comprehensive Approach 

Investigation, 

Prosecution, and 

Disposition 

Registration and 

Notification 

Reentry 

Fundamental Principles 

Victim-centered 

Evidence-based 

Carried out by those with 

specialized knowledge 

Engaging of the public 

Collaborative 

Assessment 

Supervision 

Treatment 


CSOM, 2004

A Comprehensive Approach to Sex Offenders: 

Focused on Victim and Community Safety 

Through the Internal and External Control of the 

Offender 

Supervision: 

Probation/Parole 

Agents -- 

Monitor and limit 

activities 

Community: 

Law Enforcement; 

Polygrapher; and Offender’s 

Employer, 

Family, Friends 

Preventing the 

Sex 

Offender 

from committing 

future sexual 

assaults. 


Specialized Sex Offender 

Treatment: 

Teaches self-control 

and reinforces 

accountability 

Victim Advocate: 

Assesses impact on 

victim(s) and potential 

victims

Assess 

External Controls 

Internal Controls 

Contain and Validate 


Assess 


• Information from investigation and arrest 

• Assessment of electronic media 

• Family, Friends, and Other Community 

Supports 

• Victim Advocate/ Victim 

• Assess Static, Dynamic, and Acute Factors 


• Read arrest reports 

• Talk with Investigating Officers 

• Get copy of the Chat 

• Use Questionnaire 


• For each questions, they check all that apply 

and they indicate which was primary. 

• What type of device did the offender use to 

store, trade, or view material 

• Computer, Cell Phone, Gaming, External, Other. 

• What type of media 

• Images, Video 

• Where did the offender obtain the material 

• E-mail, Chat, P2P, Self Produced, Newsgroups, 

Other. 


• Estimated number of Child Abusive Material 

• 1000 

• What percentage of the overall pornography was 

the illegal material 

• 75% 

• What age groups was represented in the illegal 

material 

•

• Type of images located (COPINE Scale) 

• Next slide 

• Were the child abusive material categorized 

into specific folders 

• If yes, explain 

• Did they alter any of the Child Abusive 

Material 


• What other types of paraphilias were 

observed 

• Sadism; Bestiality; Voyeurism; Exhibitionism; other 


• Did the offender communicate with minors 


• What were the offenders screen names or other 

identifying material 

• Do you have any suspicions of a hands-on 

victim 


• Do you have any other concerns 


# Typology Description 

1 Indicative 

Pictures of children in underwear or bathing suites from normal sources but context or 

organization of pictures indicate inappropriateness 

2 Nudist 

Pictures of Naked children in nudist settings 

3 Erotica 

Photographs of children in safe areas showing either underwear or varying degrees of 

nakedness 

4 Posing 

Deliberately posed children (clothed or naked) that suggest sexual interest 

5 Erotic Posing 

Deliberately posed children (clothed or naked) in sexualized or provocative poses 

6 Explicit Erotic Posing 

Pictures emphasizing genital areas 

7 Explicit Sexual 

Activity 

Touching, self or mutual masturbation, oral sex, and intercourse of a child, not involving an 

adult 

8 Assault 

Child being subject to a sexual assault involving digital touching and an adult 

9 Gross Assault 

Pictures involve penetration, masturbation, oral sex with an adult 

10 Sadistic/Bestiality 

Child being bound, beaten or whipped or pictures of child involved with sexual act with an 

animal

• Interview Offender about any electronic media. 

• Search Electronic media 

• Electronic media incudes: 

• Computers 

• Tablets 

• Cell Phones 

• Gaming Counsels 

• Cameras 

• Plus anything else. 


• Do you have a computer 

• Does it have Internet access 

• Who else uses the computer 

• What do you usually do on the computer 

• How has using a computer helped you 

• How has using a computer caused problems in 

your life 

• What other computers have you used in the 

past 

• How else have you accessed the Internet 


• What type of sexual sites do you have 

bookmarked 

• How many hours a week do you spend on 

online for sexual pursuits 

• What type of sexual material / products have 

you paid for online 

• What different ways did you search or obtain 

sexual material online 

• How often have you participated in sexually 

related chats What chat rooms did you 

frequent 


• Who else knows about your sexual activity 

online Who have you hidden your activity 

from 

• How often do you masturbate while online 

• How often have you promised (yourself or 

others) to stop using the Internet 

• How often have you met someone in person 

that you met originally online 

• What type of problems has your sexual activity 

online caused you Relationships 

Employment 


• What types of sexual material have you posted or 

traded online 

• What ways have you hidden your sexual activity 

online 

• How often did you send pictures of yourself or use 

a webcam Nude 

• Who is on your buddy list 

• What are different ways that you have 

misrepresented yourself online 

• How has your online sexual behavior affected your 

offline sexuality 


• Do you have a cell phone 

• Does it have Internet/ texting/ ability to take 

pictures 

• What do you usually do on the cell phone 

• How has using a cell phone helped you 

• How has using a cell phone caused problems in 

your life 

• What type of things have you done sexually on 

the cellphone (including legal) 


• What kinds of games do you play (Role play, 

shooter, multiplayer games, etc.) 

• How many hours a week do you play 

• Do you talk to people about the games you 

play Do you play with friends at your house 

or at their house 

• Why do you think you have those types of 

games 

• Does gaming help you in any way (Stress) 

• Do you ever talk about your gaming in group 


• What gaming consoles do you have 

• Are the gamin consoles or handheld devices 

connected to the Internet 

• Do you use the gaming online networks 

• What are your screen names / game tags 

• Do you use the text-chat capabilities to talk with 

other players 

• Do you use the handset or chat/voice capabilities 

to talk with other players 

• Do you use cameras to video chat with other 

players 


• Has gaming ever caused issues in your life Do 

you have any concerns with a risk that it will 

lead to you violating probation 

• Have you used your gaming device to 

communicate with a minor Are there any 

minors on your buddy list 

• Have you ever used your device to store, view, 

or share pornography 



Compliance Check 

Forensic Examination 

Why are you doing the search 

Do you think you are going to find anything 

What do you think you are going to find 

What do you plan to do if you find anything 


• You are doing a non forensic search of a 

computer and you find CP. 

• Document what you are seeing and path 

• Pull the plug on machine 

• Document everything you did 

• Call LE contact / Bag-n- Tag 


• Focus / concentration is on the computer 

• He/ she knows what is on the computer 

• “Just a sex offender” mentality 

• Serious consequences if you find something 


• Many options available 

• Image Scan 

• Knoppix 

• SPADA 

• Pre-search 

• Marshall 

• Cofee 

• STOP 

• Field Search 


• Aids in the assessment of risk and needs 

• Confirms other information received 

• Identifies past behavior and patterns 

• Identifies current behaviors and patterns 

• Assist in developing supervision and treatment 

targets 

• Assist is gauging supervision and treatment 

compliance and progress 

• Can identify violations or new criminal behavior 

• Some key red flags include… 








• “Eric sat on the floor and faced Geno making sure 

he wouldn’t see what was happening in case he 

woke up. I sat on his feet and studied the hair on 

his legs. I couldn’t believe that a 13 year old could 

have such hairy legs. I began licking his hair on 

his legs, moving my tongue all the way up his legs 

as far as I could go. I then removed his shorts and 

at the same time exposing his ….” 


• Confirm information 

• Assess for other risks 

• Advise them of risks, triggers, conditions, etc. 

• Assess if they will support your supervision 

and containment. 


• Can be an incredible source of information 

including: 

• Cruising behavior 

• Grooming Behavior 

• Deviant sexual interest 

• Other Victims 

• Electronic Devices 

• Screen names/ gaming tags 

• Other Risks 


• More research is needed to establish if the same risk 

factors for offline apply to online sex offenders. 

• Initial research indicates that the some risk factors 

do apply 

• Some may not be relevant (i.e. stranger –vacquaintance) 

• Some may be unique (i.e. organized file system) 

• Some of the current risk instruments may work 

with this population, but there is currently no 

validated risk instrument that has been normed to 

this population. 

• University of Liverpool developed the Kent Internet 

Risk Assessment Tool (KIRAT) to assist police in 

targeting resources (May 2012). 


Seto, Hanson, Babchishin 

December 2010

• Recommended that we look at the same risk 

factors as offline offenders to prioritize 

interventions: 

• Sexual Deviancy (e.g. pedophilia, sexual sadism) 

• Antisocial Orientation (e.g. psychopathy, antisocial 

attitudes, and beliefs) 

• Intimacy Deficits (e.g. poor social skills, emotional 

identification with children, loneliness) 


Seto, Hanson, Babchishin 

December 2010

•Static 

• Unchangeable 

• Longer-term risk 

•Dynamic 

• Changeable 

• Shorter-term risk 

Dynamic 

Risk 

Factors 

Static 

Risk 

Factors 

Overall Risk Level 


Static 

unchangeable 

Dynamic 

changeable 

Non-Criminogenic 

not linked to offending 

Criminogenic 

closely linked to offending 

Acute 

rapidly changing 

Stable 

slowly changing 


Prior Sexual Offense 

Prior Hands-on Offense 

Grooming / Production 

Behaviors 

Care in building, 

maintaining, and 

categorizing their 

collection 

Treatment / Probation 

Failures 

Other Paraphilias 


Victim Access 

Sexual 

Preoccupation 

Sexual 

Attraction to 

Boys 

Relationship 

Instability/ 

Dissatisfaction 

Impulsivity 

Emotional 

Regulation 

Problems 

Resistance to 

Treatment 

Intimacy and 

Social Skills 

Deficits 


• Age of offender 

• In a relationship 

• Number of images 

• Seriousness of images 


Assess Risk 

Develop External 

Controls 


• Specific sex offender rules and regulations for 

individuals with electronic media 

• Develop specific case plan based on risk 

assessment including approach goals 

• Monitor electronic media based on risk assessment 

• Random searches of electronic media based on risk 

assessment 

• Involve others to contain (treatment, family, 

friends, employers, polygraph, etc.) 

• Continue ongoing risk assessment 


Community 

Supports 



Computer 

Monitoring 

Treatment 

Computer 

Search 

Cognitive 

Behavioral 

Interventions 

Offender 

Accountability 

Cell Phone 

Polygraph 

Probation 

Parole 

Incarceration 

Gaming 


• Allows offenders to access Internet and develop 

responsible behaviors while in treatment and 

under supervision (skill practice) 

• Allows for graduated exposure to the Internet. 

• Allows them the opportunity to develop an 

understanding of their risky situations. 

• Allows treatment and probation to guide them 

through high risk situations. 

• Increases motivation for change. 

• The level of external controls (monitoring and 

searching) should be driven by the level of risk 

• Internet can actually reduce risk to reoffend 


• Encourages secret keeping 

• Avoidance is not an effective strategy 

• Social isolation / rejection 

• Loss of business or employment opportunities 

• Disconnect from the world 

• Unable to manage stress or boredom 

All can have an impact on Dynamic Risk Factors 

such as relationship stability, social rejection, 

loneliness, employment, etc. 


ACCEPTABLE 

• Specific purpose 

• Transparent 

• Healthy 

• Integrated with values 

• Integrated with society 

values 

NOT ACCEPTABLE 

• Minors likely to 

congregate 

• Social media 

• P2P 

• Web Cams 


• Denying Internet is less of a common practice. 

• To enforce the conditions of the Court. 

• There is a computer component to nearly every 

sexually motivated crime. 

• Although the Internet can be a resource for 

rehabilitation, it offers to satisfy the offenders’ 

desires. 

• Monitoring provides a “window” into the 

offender’s mind that enhances overall 

supervision and containment.

Remote Monitoring-no risk to the officer 

Designed by Officers for Officers 

Exclusive to Probation/Parole/Pretrial 

Relationship w/ agency NOT offender 

Monitor offenders NOT kids or cheating spouses 

Technologies developed in-house 

Compliance with existing case law 

Partnership with officers 

Service and support

“the difference between real-time monitoring and a probation officer checking the 

log list at some later date at the user's house might have a potential impact on 

effective supervision because the latter option affords the user time and 

opportunity to circumvent the software.” – U.S. v. Balon, 2d Cir. 2004 

Real-time, Remote Monitoring: 

Provides officers with the ability intervene BEFORE a crime is 

committed, rather than a forensics after the fact 

Officers can identify high-risk activities before field visits and allocate 

resources based on information discovered 

Officers can review data from a remote and SAFE location 

Remote data capture prevents file manipulations and deletions 

With IPPC, Installs, Data Review, and Uninstalls can 

all be done from a REMOTE location

• Use Violation Controls to BLOCK words, 

categories, times of the day, and websites. Can 

be as controlled or open as you wish 

depending on the case. Can be changed at 

anytime. 

• Trigger R.I.S.K. and Screen Shots to highlight 

and take screen shots of specific words, sites, or 

applications. Use asterisks when appropriate 

and don’t over RISK broad words.

Let’s Log in

• IPPC generates weekly reports for officers each 

week to provide them with a snapshot of the 

internet activities of the monitored user.

Provides Leverage for Officers 

Installs are Controlled in the Field by Officers 

Installs Software to “Allow” or “Block” Internet 

Verifies Software Function (Check for Tampering) 

Extracts App Reports for “No Internet” Cases 

Manages and Controls Biometric Installations 

and serves an override device for biometric readers 

Note: 

• 2GB USB Device – Unlimited Use/1 year license 

• Open Toolkit Menu through My Computer (Run as 

Administrator) 

• Close Menu using the Safely Remove Hardware function 

• Check for updates on your IC Toolkit

Blocks Internet Access 

Sends Alerts on Communication 

Attempts to access the Internet 

Monitors Activities on the Machine 

Provides a No-Cost Alternative for Offenders 

The Internet Lockdown feature, available on the IC Toolkit, blocks 

all Internet communications regardless of how your offender attempts 

to connect to the Internet. This feature allows you to enforce “No- 

Internet” restrictions. You can now feel at ease that your offender is 

prevented from tapping into a neighbor’s unsecured wireless network 

or is using his laptop at an Internet café. Additionally, you can be 

immediately notified when your offender attempts to connect.

Helps Identify the Computer User 

Reduces the Likelihood of Account Sharing 

Provides Privacy for the Non-Supervised User 

Matches Data Points and Not Fingerprints 

The Biometric Integration feature, available as a plug-in to the IC Toolkit, adds 

another layer of verification and security to the existing technology by integrating a 

fingerprint scanner with the computer and Internet monitoring software. By using 

this feature, you can verify which user, accessing the monitored machine, was 

responsible for the Internet activity. For use with multi-user machines, such as in 

households and dormitories, it negates the “it wasn’t me” defense providing you 

with the assurance you need to present offender data to the courts. Additionally, it 

provides privacy protections for the non-supervised computer users by excluding 

their data from being monitored.

• No Camera: can’t take inappropriate pictures and store or 

transmit them; 

• No Internet : can’t browse or download inappropriate or 

illegal material; 

• Plans are fully managed by IPPC (NOT A WIRE TAP); 

• No Texting: can’t transmit or receive inappropriate or 

illegal material. 

T-Mobile Plan —$ 56.50/ month for unlimited minutes 

(includes taxes, fees, and surcharges) 

AT&T Plan—$79.50/month for unlimited minutes (includes 

taxes, fees, and surcharges)

Assess Risk 

Develop External 

Controls 

Develop Internal 

Controls 


Community 

Supports 



Computer 

Monitoring 

Treatment 

Computer 

Search 

Cognitive 

Behavioral 

Interventions 

Offender 

Accountability 

Cell Phone 

Polygraph 

Probation 

Parole 

Incarceration 

Gaming 


• Specific sex offender treatment 

• Take responsivity into account 

• Make your 15 minutes count 

• Offender accountability 

• Cognitive interventions 

• Develop protective factors / approach goals 


• Interventions should be delivered consistent 

with learning style 

• Many cyber sex offenders’ learning styles are more 

suited to visual, tactile or kinetic methods of 

learning. 

• They respond well to toys, film clips, books, 

music, diagrams, and movement. 

• How do you apply to probation 

Delmonico and Griffin 


• What are you doing to hold yourself 

accountable 

• How are you using the Internet Including 

times and how many hours. 

• How will I know your at risk of reoffending 

online 

• What are your high risk situations 

• Who do you chat / e-mail with How do you 

know them 


• Use assessment questions 

• Have them identify pro-social supportive 

individuals who are aware of their offense and 

that they can communicate with online. 

• Give them pro-social assignments, homework, 

assessments that they can do online. 

• Talk about what you are observing through the 

monitoring or from the search (issues and non 

issues) 


• Is it a SECRET 

• Anything that cannot pass public scrutiny will create the shame of 

a double life. Includes spouse, partner, significant others, and 

close friends. 

• Is it ABUSIVE to self or others 

• Anything that is exploitive or harmful to others or degrades 

oneself is unhealthy sexual behavior. 

• Is it used to avoid, or is it the source of, painful FEELINGS 

• If sexuality is used to alter moods or results in painful mood shifts, 

it is clearly unhealthy and maladaptive. 

• Is it EMPTY of a caring or committed relationship 

• Fundamental to the whole concept of healthy sexuality is the 

dimension of healthy human relationship and intimacy. 

• The SAFE Model can assist offenders in determining what is 

pro-social Internet behavior. 


Sunset Psychological & 

Counseling Services

• Move computer (not in the bedroom / social area) 

and into high traffic area 

• Make environment/ screensavers more personal 

(family pictures or things that mean something to 

them) 

• Require screen names, email address identify who 

they are (No anonymity) 

• Have them maintain a log to monitor cycle 

(triggers for when the offend) 

• Use only when others are around (monitor visible) 

• Encourage positive computer usage and times 

• Develop internet health plan 


(Delmonico and Griffin)

List behaviors that are always ok. 

List unhealthy internet 

activity (looking at certain 

types of images, times, sites, 

etc.) 

List behaviors that they are unsure 

of or ones that sometimes healthy 

and sometimes unhealthy (being 

alone, going on when bored, etc.) 

Delmonico and Griffin

• Long term stable employment 

• Relationships with co-workers and others 

acquaintances 

• Presence and use of adequate and 

appropriate social supports 

• Positive family relationships and support 

• Adequate and appropriate social skills 

• Healthy adult relationships 


• Justifying Offense Behavior 

• How did I know she was not over 18 

• Others do it 

• Misperceiving Consequences 

• There was no victims 

• It is just a picture 

• Devaluing and Blaming the Victim 

• She wanted to do it 


• [A] shadow... comes over her face if a stranger gives her 

an expected compliment. The pictures are still out 

there... 

• Now that she’s growing older and realizing the extent of 

the [I]nternet, she’s also beginning to grasp the darker 

side of the story— how many people see those same 

pictures as something to enjoy rather than abhor. 

• We have no way of knowing how many pedophiles used 

the pictures of her being tortured and degraded as an 

opportunity for personal gratification ... 

• I asked my daughter what she most wanted to ask of the 

judge. Her request: "Please, don’t let them pretend no 

one’s getting hurt." 


Assess Risk 

Develop External Controls 

Develop Internal Controls 

Contain and Validate 


• Polygraph 

• Treatment 

• Police 

• Friends / Family 

• Community 

• Victim 

• Other offenders 


• Since becoming an adult, have you had sexual 

contact with someone under the age of 18. 

• Since being placed on probation, have you 

viewed child pornography. 

• Since being placed on probation, have 

communicated electronically with a minor. 


accessed the internet on a unmonitored device. 


viewed images of pornography. 


• Verbal praise 

• Reduce filters or blocking 

• Increase allowable times 

• Approve special requests 

• Remove from electronic monitoring 


• Address in supervision 

• Refer information to treatment agency 

• Add filters and other internet controls 

• Utilize other sanctions 

• Add no computer condition 

• Pursue a violation of probation / parole 

• Pursue new criminal charges 


• Is no computer/ no Internet allowable 

• How will you handle cell phones Gaming 

Devices 

• Are you permitted to search 

• Which computers will you search 

• Who will do the searching and what tools will they use 

• When Do you need reasonable suspicion Stalking 

Horse 

• Does it matter who owns computer 

• What are you going to do if you find something Bag-ntag 

Who to call 


• Will you monitor computers 

• Who will you monitor 

• Multiple users 

• Work computers 

• How long 

• How often is data reviewed and to what extent 

• Will you restrict certain sites 

• Other filters / blocking

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