CO- Soldier and Wife Face Child Porn Charges

OK, the reason for this post is to point out HOW the crime was committed. Notice the innocent person who had a Home Wifi Network but failed to secure it. Right, an UNSECURED Home Wifi Network, so, if you don't want police knocking on your door -if you have a home wifi network- then make sure you SECURE it. If you don't know how, then get the local Best Buy or Circuit City technician to come to your home and learn how to do it, it is money well spent. PS: Remember, to change the security codes when they leave, so you are the master of your Wifi Network..

7-19-2008 Colorado:

COLORADO SPRINGS - A Fort Carson soldier and his wife are behind bars, facing child pornography charges. An extensive 4-month investigation led up to the arrests. The big break came when the Internet Crimes Against Children Unit at the Colorado Springs Police Department got a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

An Internet service provider intercepted emails encrypted with child pornography photos and tracked the origin to Colorado Springs. "We have a number of emails that we have confirmed he was responsible for sending," says Lt. Robert Driscoll of CSPD. Those emails contained at least five different images of child pornography.

-Notice, the ISP was looking INSIDE the person's e-mails, that is the only way they could know there was child porn within them.

Investigators say Charles Brassfield, 26, was distributing the pictures. It's a case that extends outside the state. Police are working with an Internet child crime unit in New Jersey.

"Serving search warrants on Internet service providers to identify the physical location of the computer involved," says Driscoll of what investigators did to crack this case. Police say Brassfield's wife Jocelyn helped destroy evidence as an accesory to the crime.

Both suspects face felony charges. "Serious time and serious fine," Driscoll says. If convicted, Charles could face a maximum of 24 years in prison and a $750,000 fine. Police say at this point, they have no reason to believe the Brassfields played a role in creating the porn. But investigators say there's still more to uncover.

"It's ongoing," Driscoll says, "but we wanted to stop the transmission and distribution." Police say you have to protect your Internet connection. The first phase of the Brassfield case led investigators to an innocent person whose wireless connection linked him or her to this child porn case.

"The suspect in this case used another person's wireless router that they were able to tap into," says Driscoll, "unbeknownst to the owner of that wireless network." You should turn off your Internet router when it's not in use or password protect your Internet service. ..News Source.. by Stephanie Wurtz