The Association of Sites Advocating Child Protection (ASACP) released statistics supporting their stance that the 18 U.S.C. §2257 will do nothing to achieve their stated purpose—stopping child porn.
The statistics – collected from the child pornography reporting hotline the ASACP has managed since 1996 – seem to bear out that those producing child pornography are not members of the adult industry.
Over the past two years, the organization has received more than 150,000 reports of suspected child pornography sites. Of those, only 8 percent were new, unique verifiable child porn sites. The ASACP’s data indicated that 99.9 percent of those reports could be attributed to people outside of the adult industry, that is to say, pedophiles who do not own or operate professional adult businesses.
Further, the ASACP reported that upon investigating the suspected sites, most of the hosting and billing companies, and registrars used by them are mainstream companies.
“The government has the same data as ASACP. They must know that 99.9 percent of CP has nothing to do with the professional adult industry,” says Joan Irvine, executive director of ASACP. “The new 2257 rules will not stop the production or distribution of child pornography. Adult companies already comply with the current laws; the criminals involved in CP don’t and never will.As I have said before, I wish the government would focus their time and financial resources on apprehending the real criminals and truly saving children.”
Statistics were compiled from the ASACP database on child porn leads, which was implemented two years ago to provide investigative research and details to law enforcement around the world and proactively analyze and follow the money trail of how the CP operators work.
