44 suspects arrested in Georgia computer child porn sweep; more expected
Operation Restore Hope swept up 44 people and 279 computers and other devices across Georgia on Tuesday
ATLANTA - January 14, 2010 - "Operation Restore Hope swept up 44 people and 279 computers and other devices across Georgia on Tuesday as federal, state and local law enforcement officers tried to make a dent in child pornography that is spread computer to computer.
'We maxed out our resources on this,' said Vernon Keenan, director of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, which coordinated the daylong sweep, believed to be the nation's largest.
Tuesday's sweep is a sequel to Operation Shattered Innocence last March in which 50 warrants were executed, more than 100 computers seized and 27 people arrested. Operation Restore Hope is expected to last until tonight with many more arrests and seizures expected, according to John Whitaker, the GBI agent in charge of the effort.
'This time we’re looking for 89 different targets [people],' Keenan told the AJC."
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About Street GRACE
Street GRACE is a non-denominational alliance of churches dedicated to the eradication of the sexual exploitation of children in Atlanta and duplication of these efforts in other cities. It is estimated that 200-300 girls will be raped for profit in metro Atlanta this month.
For more information on how you can become involved in eradicating child sex slavery from Georgia, visit streetgrace.org or call (678) 990-9513.
