Ernie Allen
Ernie Allen
Ernie Allenis an attorney who served as the President & CEO of the National Center for Missing & Exploited Childrenfor 23 years until June 2012, and the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Childrenuntil 2014...
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We're trying to mobilize the financial industry to choke off the money.
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News directors are first and foremost looking for news, ... So if you look at the recent cases that have gotten so much attention ... those children disappeared from their homes and their own beds. It is a scenario that absolutely terrifies every parent. Thus, it's news.
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It's kind of an exploitation or a seduction scenario. We think moms and dads ought to be concerned about it.
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It sends a message of hope to thousands of searching parents. We have not forgotten, and we're going to continue to look for their child.
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The vast majority of the cases in our judgment are what we would call 'fractured families,'
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We're looking to get additional medical needs evacuees, ... As far as others, we're not sure if we will get them.
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We believe that if we can take the profitability out of this business, we can save the lives of thousands of kids.
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The people at the shelter had no idea whether the parents were alive or dead,
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Overwhelmingly, they're male, and overwhelmingly, they're white. But they cross the societal spectrum.
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At a minimum what we can do is follow the money. If we take away the profitability, it is going to be very difficult for these sites to maintain themselves.
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This is a remarkable recovery and we are overjoyed that it had a happy ending. We are thrilled the National Center could play such a vital role in bringing families together in the aftermath of such a devastating disaster.
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This (bust) is a very significant event. The multinational approach was really important.
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This is a massive problem, and the numbers are growing. We know there will not be a positive ending in some of these cases. We hope the number is as small as possible. Meanwhile, we're working under the assumption that these children are out there.
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This is a massive problem, and the numbers are growing, ... We know there will not be a positive ending in some of these cases. We hope the number is as small as possible. Meanwhile, we're working under the assumption that these children are out there.