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Richard
Steve Goldberg is wanted for allegedly engaging
in sexual activities with several female children
under the age of ten. |
Our children are our
Nation's most valuable asset. They represent the
bright future of our country and hold our hope for
a better Nation. Our children are also the most vulnerable
members of society. Protecting them against the fear
of crime and from becoming victims of crime must
be a national priority.
It is the mission of
the Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) Crimes
Against Children (CAC) Program to provide a quick
and effective response to all incidences of crimes
against children. Making this a priority increases
the number of victimized children safely recovered
and reduces the level of crime in which children
are targets.
The CAC Program strategy
is to:
- decrease the vulnerability
of children to acts of sexual exploitation and
abuse;
- develop a nationwide
capacity to provide a rapid, effective, and measured
investigative response to crimes involving the
victimization of children; and
- enhance the capabilities
of state and local law enforcement investigators
through training programs, investigative assistance,
and task force operations.
The CAC Program strategy
is implemented by:
- using multi-disciplinary
and multi-agency resource teams to investigate
and prosecute CAC that cross legal, geographical,
and jurisdictional boundaries;
- promoting and enhancing
interagency sharing of intelligence information,
specialized skills, and services; and
- increasing the provision
of victim/witness assistance services.
CAC investigated by
the FBI:
The FBI exercises jurisdiction
and investigative responsibilities pursuant to
federal statutes addressing various CAC. These
investigations include violations of federal statutes
relating to kidnappings, such as child abductions
and domestic and international parental kidnappings.
In addition, the FBI
also investigates online child pornography/child
sexual exploitation violations through the Innocent
Images National Initiative (IINI). The IINI enforces
statutes involving:
- possession, production,
and/or distribution of child pornography facilitated
by an online computer;
- interstate
travel for sexual activity with a minor facilitated
by
the use of an online computer; and sexual
exploitation of children facilitated by an online
computer.
Other CAC federal
statutes address:
- sexual exploitation
of children;
- interstate transportation
of obscene material;
- physical/sexual abuse
of a child on a government reservation;
- National Sex Offender
Registry matters; and
- Violations of the
Child Support Recovery Act.
