SARALAND, Ala. April 20 2013 - Saraland Police have arrested seven men in the last two weeks for allegedly soliciting children on the Internet for sex. This is the latest to come out of Saraland PDs Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.
In a back office at the Saraland Police Department, one officer takes on multiple roles.
Some days he communicates as a child, others as an adult offering sex with children. Those on the other end of that communication have no idea he is a police really a police officer until they meet Corporal James Morton in person.
FOX10 News sat in while Morton worked.
“In this case, here I am as an adult who resides with the child, and this person here has contacted us in the past and has expressed interest to this point about wanting to engage in sexual activity with children,” said Morton.
Morton finds the suspects lurking around every corner of our digital world.
"They are using the Internet and cell phones to be able to come into our home and seek our children that way," said Morton.
He said he switches roles to identify different predator suspects.
"The role they dictate we need to take will dictate who we need to be," said Morton.
Lancy White Jr., Jesse James, Israel Williams, Darrin Landrum, Jason Wilcox, Rafael Nunes Barrionuevo and Thomas Ford have all been arrested by the Saraland Police Department on child Internet sex crime charges in the last two weeks.
In Morton’s office, there is a bookshelf full of binders, each representing one suspect caught by the department. There are 28 in less than a year ago, but for every binder Morton said there are many more predators out there.
"We always know that even if we catch one or two, there are more out there seeking to exploit our children," said Morton.
Morton said technology has opened doors for predators making it that much easier for those wanting to harm children and you need to be on alert.
“Monitor what your children are doing. Monitor them not only on social media, but their use of text messaging telephones emails social networking is also a main concern,” said Morton.
Morton said parents need to monitor their child’s devices and make sure to check out what the apps really do. He said some of these apps can be a gateway for predators and can also be hidden on your child’s phone.
Source: WALA
In a back office at the Saraland Police Department, one officer takes on multiple roles.
Some days he communicates as a child, others as an adult offering sex with children. Those on the other end of that communication have no idea he is a police really a police officer until they meet Corporal James Morton in person.
FOX10 News sat in while Morton worked.
“In this case, here I am as an adult who resides with the child, and this person here has contacted us in the past and has expressed interest to this point about wanting to engage in sexual activity with children,” said Morton.
Morton finds the suspects lurking around every corner of our digital world.
"They are using the Internet and cell phones to be able to come into our home and seek our children that way," said Morton.
He said he switches roles to identify different predator suspects.
"The role they dictate we need to take will dictate who we need to be," said Morton.
Lancy White Jr., Jesse James, Israel Williams, Darrin Landrum, Jason Wilcox, Rafael Nunes Barrionuevo and Thomas Ford have all been arrested by the Saraland Police Department on child Internet sex crime charges in the last two weeks.
In Morton’s office, there is a bookshelf full of binders, each representing one suspect caught by the department. There are 28 in less than a year ago, but for every binder Morton said there are many more predators out there.
"We always know that even if we catch one or two, there are more out there seeking to exploit our children," said Morton.
Morton said technology has opened doors for predators making it that much easier for those wanting to harm children and you need to be on alert.
“Monitor what your children are doing. Monitor them not only on social media, but their use of text messaging telephones emails social networking is also a main concern,” said Morton.
Morton said parents need to monitor their child’s devices and make sure to check out what the apps really do. He said some of these apps can be a gateway for predators and can also be hidden on your child’s phone.
Source: WALA