Innocent Images Unit

Innocent Images is the FBI's response to the problem of pedophilia & child pornography on the Internet. Started in 1993, during the Web's infancy, it is now an integral part of the FBI field offices, all coordinated through the FBI's Baltimore office (the home of the first case where someone used the Internet to lure children). To find pedophiles, the Innocent Images Unit investigates tips & also goes undercover online, posing as children. Since it's a federal crime for someone to cross state lines to have sex with a minor, they target people in chatrooms who are willing to travel to meet the "child" they are chatting with. They also pose as adults with an interest in child pornography, & find & arrest those distributing it.