On July 22, 2010, Troy Charles Lester, age 33, was arrested for luring a minor for sexual exploitation. The arrest occurred after Lester made arrangements via the Internet to meet a minor for sex acts. Investigators from the Phoenix Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, accompanied by Special Agents from the FBI took Lester into custody without incident.
In June 2010, the Arizona ICAC received a NCMEC Cybertip from AOL with information involving the possession of unlawful images by an unknown person in Rimrock, Arizona. The tip was sent to the Yavapai County Sheriff's Office (YCSO).
On 7/13/10, at approximately 1030 hrs, during a proactive on-line investigation, unemployed registered sex offender Stephen B. Vansack was observed exposing his genitals and masturbating via web cam to a person whom he believed was a minor.
During the first six months of 2010, investigators from the Arizona ICAC worked cooperatively with other law enforcement colleagues to apprehend sexual predators and traffickers of unlawful images. Click the link to read just a few of their stories.
In 2006, Kevin S. Martell was charged with multiple counts of possession of child pornography in St. Albans, Vermont. He plead guilty to seven counts but failed to appear for sentencing. On June 30, 2008 a warrant was issued for his arrest.
In May 2009, an investigation by the Arizona Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force led to Roy Lawrence Piechocki. In February 2010, Piechocki was indicted for ten counts of sexual exploitation of a minor (child pornography) in the Maricopa County (Arizona) Superior Court and a warrant was issued for his arrest.
Arrested: Edwin A. Abram - Investigators Seeking Public Help - Aggravated Luring of a Minor for Sexual Exploitation & Furnishing Harmful Items to a Minor via the Internet.
On 12/17/09, a proactive Internet investigation began that led to Phoenix resident Thomas Michael Daniels. Daniels was arrested on 03/09/10 for the crimes of aggravated luring of a minor for sexual exploitation and furnishing harmful materials to a minor.
January 29, 2010. The Arizona ICAC Task Force used ICAC Continuation Grant Funds provided through the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to train 25 law enforcement officers in the basic investigative techniques of Internet crimes against children.
In 2008, an 11 year old girl in California attended the El Camino Pines Lutheran Church summer-camp in Camarillo. One of the girls' camp counselors was Garrett Allan Baker, age 20. After the camp ended the two began a series of Internet communications on Facebook then text communications with one another via cell phones.
Arrested: Blake Campbell Glovitz - Investigators Seeking Publics Help - Aggravated Luring of a Minor for Sexual Exploitation & Furnishing Harmful Items to a Minor via the Internet.
In November of 2009, investigators from the Phoenix PD/Arizona Internet Crimes against Children Task Force began a proactive investigation into unlawful images depicting the sexual exploitation of minors that led to a residence near 35th Avenue and W. Peoria in Phoenix.
On September 3, 2009, an Internet crimes against children investigation began that subsequently led to the identification of 45 year old John Christopher Fredrickson. During the investigation Frederickson sent sexual images of himself to a person whom he believed was a minor in violation of Arizona law (13-3506.01.A. - class 4 felony).
Member-agencies of the Arizona ICAC cooperatively participated in many important investigations in 2009. Additional financial support came from the Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention's ICAC Task Force Grant Program and included funds from the 2009 Recovery Act. Click this text to read several interesting stories about investigations completed by the Task Force in 2009.
In 2009 investigators arrested 31 and worked on 625 new cases. 21 offenders from previous reporting periods received a sum total of 462 years incarceration. Read the full report for additional highlights.
In August 2008, investigators of the Phoenix Police Department's Arizona Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force began an investigation that led to the August 29, 2008 arrest of Matthew David Un. Using the Internet, Un had arranged to meet a minor for sex but he was met instead by investigators of the Arizona Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, the Phoenix Police Department and the FBI.
November 6, 2009. The Arizona ICAC Task Force used Recovery Act Funds provided through the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to train 22 Arizona law enforcement officers in the specialized techniques required to identify traffickers of unlawful images.
November 18, 2009. The Arizona ICAC Task Force used Recovery Act Funds provided through the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to add two more Phoenix Police employees to the team. Joining the task force are one veteran detective and one senior administrative professional. The addition of these two important team members will greatly enhance the unit's ability to fight Internet sexual predators and traffickers of unlawful images.
Arrested: Paul B. Garland, age 54, Caucasian male, height: 6'2”, weight: 195 lbs.
Charges: Ten counts sexual exploitation of a minor (unlawful images)
In early November 2009, detectives from the Phoenix Police Department's Arizona Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force began a proactive investigation into unlawful images that led to the November 20 arrest of Paul B. Garland. Garland is 54 years old, unmarried with no children. Garland is employed as a maintenance man for the Osborn School District. At this time there is no evidence that the crimes occurred on school properties and there is no evidence that school children of the Osborn district were victims of the offenses.
Since 2000, the Phoenix Police Department has been the primary grantee for the Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force grants in Arizona. Nationwide, the ICAC program has over 2,000 affiliated law enforcement agencies in all 50 states. Investigators engage in proactive undercover investigations, computer forensic examinations, and criminal prosecutions targeting offenders who use the Internet to victimize minors.
In February 2007, investigators from the Montgomery County Pennsylvania District Attorney's Office ICAC Task Force arrested a trafficker of unlawful images who traded contraband pictures and videos with an unknown person in Arizona.
On 07/28/09, a detective from the Forsyth County Georgia Sheriffs Office, part of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation's ICAC Task Force conducted an investigation into an Arizona offender who committed the crime of furnishing harmful images to a minor via the Internet.
On September 16, 2009, Nathan Ryan Bindell, a 26 year old man from Surprise Arizona was arrested and charged with Furnishing Harmful Material to Minors and Attempted Public Sexual Indecency in violation of Arizona law. The arrest occurred pursuant to an undercover investigation by members of the Arizona ICAC Task Force. Detectives from the Phoenix PD and the Surprise PD participated in the investigation and arrest. Prosecution will be handled by the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office.
On August 29, 2009, after several Internet chat conversations, 55 year old Yuma resident David Gardner drove from his residence to a public park in Yavapai County intent upon meeting a minor for sex. Gardner was met instead by Deputies of the Yavapai County Sheriffs Office and he was arrested.
In April 2008, the AZ ICAC Task Force received information that 35 year old Phoenix resident Christopher Edward Thayer, possessed computer images depicting the sexual exploitation of minors. The investigation led to a search warrant at Thayer's residence and a confession.
The 2009-2013 Recovery Act Grant and the 2009-2010 ICAC Continuation Grant are helping to continue the fight against Internet sexual predators and traffickers of unlawful images in Arizona. The Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) approved the two grants that will help support the Arizona ICAC through and until March 31, 2013.
In October 2005 an investigation by the Arizona Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force led to the arrest of Guillermo Abraham Ulloa. He was subsequently charged with luring a minor for sexual exploitation and unlawful images (child pornography).
In November 2007, technicians from America On-Line (AOL) found suspicious images depicting the sexual exploitation of minors on their computer servers. In accordance with Federal law, AOL reported the images to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC).
The Task Force is pleased to report significant accomplishments as the result of the joint efforts of many federal, state and local agencies over the past 27 months. Led by the Phoenix Police Department and partially funded with a grant from the DOJ/OJJDP, investigators made significant strides towards their mission of protecting children from Internet sexual predators and traffickers of unlawful images.
After an investigation into Internet-trafficked contraband images depicting the sexual exploitation of minors, Arizona ICAC Task Force detectives from the Phoenix Police Department arrested Matthew Brian Burnash, 19, for 10 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor (child pornography).
An investigation by a Yavapai County sheriff's detective led to the arrest of a Knoxville, Tenn., man for unlawful images depicting the sexual exploitation of minors.
A two month investigation resulted in the arrest of 12 suspects for crimes involving unlawful images. Click to read more.
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) launched a month-long national media campaign November 12 as part of its Project Safe Childhood (PSC) initiative to combat the online exploitation of children. The launch began with a press event at the Newseum in Washington, DC, featuring remarks from OJJDP Administrator J. Robert Flores and other key partners involved in the campaign.
Arizona reports of Internet crimes against children have grown dramatically in the past several years. In 2008, the Arizona ICAC received 4,222 reported incidents, up from 832 in 2007. Most of the reports involved either unlawful images depicting the sexual exploitation of minors or the luring of minors for sexual exploitation.
In February 2007 during a proactive investigation, a detective of the Illinois AGs ICAC Wheaton, PD developed information about a trafficker of unlawful images. The source of the images was traced to Phoenix Arizona.
In August 2007, after a two-month undercover investigation, Arizona Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force detectives arrested Ronald Bruce Sirull, a 50 year old packaging employee at a Phoenix Fed/Ex Kinkos for sexual exploitation of a minor (unlawful images), sexual conduct with a minor and possession of marijuana.
On July 22, 2010, Troy Charles Lester, age 33, was arrested for luring a minor for sexual exploitation. The arrest occurred after Lester made arrangements via the Internet to meet a minor for sex acts. Investigators from the Phoenix Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, accompanied by Special Agents from the FBI took Lester into custody without incident.
In June 2010, the Arizona ICAC received a NCMEC Cybertip from AOL with information involving the possession of unlawful images by an unknown person in Rimrock, Arizona. The tip was sent to the Yavapai County Sheriff's Office (YCSO). 
On 7/13/10, at approximately 1030 hrs, during a proactive on-line investigation, unemployed registered sex offender Stephen B. Vansack was observed exposing his genitals and masturbating via web cam to a person whom he believed was a minor.
In 2006, Kevin S. Martell was charged with multiple counts of possession of child pornography in St. Albans, Vermont. He plead guilty to seven counts but failed to appear for sentencing. On June 30, 2008 a warrant was issued for his arrest.
In May 2009, an investigation by the Arizona Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force led to Roy Lawrence Piechocki. In February 2010, Piechocki was indicted for ten counts of sexual exploitation of a minor (child pornography) in the Maricopa County (Arizona) Superior Court and a warrant was issued for his arrest.
Arrested: Edwin A. Abram - Investigators Seeking Public Help - Aggravated Luring of a Minor for Sexual Exploitation & Furnishing Harmful Items to a Minor via the Internet. 
In 2008, an 11 year old girl in California attended the El Camino Pines Lutheran Church summer-camp in Camarillo. One of the girls' camp counselors was Garrett Allan Baker, age 20. After the camp ended the two began a series of Internet communications on Facebook then text communications with one another via cell phones.
Arrested: Blake Campbell Glovitz - Investigators Seeking Publics Help - Aggravated Luring of a Minor for Sexual Exploitation & Furnishing Harmful Items to a Minor via the Internet. 
In November of 2009, investigators from the Phoenix PD/Arizona Internet Crimes against Children Task Force began a proactive investigation into unlawful images depicting the sexual exploitation of minors that led to a residence near 35th Avenue and W. Peoria in Phoenix.
On September 3, 2009, an Internet crimes against children investigation began that subsequently led to the identification of 45 year old John Christopher Fredrickson. During the investigation Frederickson sent sexual images of himself to a person whom he believed was a minor in violation of Arizona law (13-3506.01.A. - class 4 felony). 
In August 2008, investigators of the Phoenix Police Department's Arizona Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force began an investigation that led to the August 29, 2008 arrest of Matthew David Un. Using the Internet, Un had arranged to meet a minor for sex but he was met instead by investigators of the Arizona Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, the Phoenix Police Department and the FBI.
In October 2005 an investigation by the Arizona Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force led to the arrest of Guillermo Abraham Ulloa. He was subsequently charged with luring a minor for sexual exploitation and unlawful images (child pornography). 
After an investigation into Internet-trafficked contraband images depicting the sexual exploitation of minors, Arizona ICAC Task Force detectives from the Phoenix Police Department arrested Matthew Brian Burnash, 19, for 10 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor (child pornography). 
An investigation by a Yavapai County sheriff's detective led to the arrest of a Knoxville, Tenn., man for unlawful images depicting the sexual exploitation of minors. 
Arizona reports of Internet crimes against children have grown dramatically in the past several years. In 2008, the Arizona ICAC received 4,222 reported incidents, up from 832 in 2007. Most of the reports involved either unlawful images depicting the sexual exploitation of minors or the luring of minors for sexual exploitation. 
In August 2007, after a two-month undercover investigation, Arizona Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force detectives arrested Ronald Bruce Sirull, a 50 year old packaging employee at a Phoenix Fed/Ex Kinkos for sexual exploitation of a minor (unlawful images), sexual conduct with a minor and possession of marijuana. 