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 got a call from parents of a 7-year-old separated from her mother in the storm. We put the photos on the air and on our Web site, and the child's grandmother called and said, I have her.' That is a pretty good illustration of the kind of situation we're seeing.
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This is more about reunification and repairing. But it's extremely urgent. If you're separated from your child in a supermarket or department store for 10 minutes, it's something you never forget. Here are parents who are separated from their children for three weeks and don't know where they are.
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This is daunting. It's going to take some time, ... These kids are not missing in the traditional sense. The key to this is communication.
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Not only have we seen an increase in reports of Internet child pornography, but the victims are becoming younger and the images are becoming more graphic and violent. To eliminate the commercial viability of child pornography, we must stop the flow of money. To do that, we need the involvement of the world's leaders in the payments industry and the Internet. The founding members of the Financial Coalition Against Child Pornography are to be commended for joining this critical fight.
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Not only are we recovering more kids but we're hearing from more parents.
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The vast majority of the cases in our judgment are what we would call 'fractured families,'
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What's been most important is letting people know the existence of the Web site and the fact that there's a special effort.
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What our people are hearing in the shelters is that folks are afraid to sleep because they're afraid a picture of their loved ones will be posted on the shelter's bulletin board and they don't want to miss it,
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Every day, more than 2,000 children are reported missing to law enforcement, ... However, 1 in 6 six children featured in NCMEC's missing child poster distribution network are recovered because someone recognized the child and called authorities. The power of pictures can't be overstated.
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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.
So much of what we've done started in Louisville.
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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.