Ted Deutch: “This morning, I supported the Protecting Against Child Exploitation Act to help stop the unspeakable cruelty of child…”

“This morning, I supported the Protecting Against Child Exploitation Act to help stop the unspeakable cruelty of child pornography. The trade of child pornography on the internet is not just information streaming across wires, it is abuse; and those who trade in child pornography are compounding the physical abuse of innocent victims who are depicted in these horrible images. They are real children next door and across the country. An astounding 28 percent of American youth will be sexually victimized at some point in their lives. Thankfully, the Child Rescue Coalition in Boca Raton, Florida, is already fighting back. They are using real-time data to help law enforcement track sexual predators from the darkest corners of the internet to their front door. Child Rescue Coalition has used their cutting edge technology as a critical partner with law enforcement and child advocates to help rescue over 2,000 lonely, afraid, and hurt children across the world. I thank my constituent, Carly Yoost, for the heroic work of the Child Rescue Coalition--shielding, rescuing, and safeguarding children from sexual exploitation. ____________________”