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10-19-2007, 04:44 PM
Emotional Testimony From Online Predator Victim
Alicia Kozakiewicz Was a Victim of an Internet Sex Crime
abcnews.go.com - By MATTHEW JAFFE - Oct. 17, 2007
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Six years ago, Alicia Kozakiewicz says she was just a normal 13-year-old girl. That all changed on New Year's Day 2002. Today, she recounted for Congress how an online sexual predator befriended her in an Internet chat room, then kidnapped her, drove her across state lines and locked her in a cage in his basement, where he beat her, tortured her and raped her.
"I cry inside. I mourn for that child that was me. The child that was stolen from me. Make no mistake -- that child was murdered. I know now that some parts of me are forever there. The child that I was is still chained in that room, still suffering."
Kozakiewicz warned the House Judiciary Committee of the widespread dangers of Internet sex crimes.
"The boogey man is real. And he lives on the Net. He lived in my computer -- and he lives in yours," she said, looking at the lawmakers. "While you are sitting here, he is at home with your children."
Kozakiewicz was rescued by FBI agents. She is now a 19-year-old college sophomore. Scott Tyree of Herndon, Va., was convicted of the crime and is serving a 20-year prison sentence. Not only did he beat, torture and rape Kozakiewicz, he also posted online pictures of her taken while she was locked in his basement. continued: »
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Nineteen-year-old Alicia Kozakiewicz, who survived a
kidnapping and brutal sexual abuse by an online sex predator,
testifies before a House committee. She's urging Congress to
pass legislation stiffening penalties against online predators. (ABCNEWS)
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=3742297&page=1
Alicia Kozakiewicz Was a Victim of an Internet Sex Crime
abcnews.go.com - By MATTHEW JAFFE - Oct. 17, 2007
http://i21.tinypic.com/iqkglf.gif » Online Predator Victim Shares Moving Testimony
Six years ago, Alicia Kozakiewicz says she was just a normal 13-year-old girl. That all changed on New Year's Day 2002. Today, she recounted for Congress how an online sexual predator befriended her in an Internet chat room, then kidnapped her, drove her across state lines and locked her in a cage in his basement, where he beat her, tortured her and raped her.
"I cry inside. I mourn for that child that was me. The child that was stolen from me. Make no mistake -- that child was murdered. I know now that some parts of me are forever there. The child that I was is still chained in that room, still suffering."
Kozakiewicz warned the House Judiciary Committee of the widespread dangers of Internet sex crimes.
"The boogey man is real. And he lives on the Net. He lived in my computer -- and he lives in yours," she said, looking at the lawmakers. "While you are sitting here, he is at home with your children."
Kozakiewicz was rescued by FBI agents. She is now a 19-year-old college sophomore. Scott Tyree of Herndon, Va., was convicted of the crime and is serving a 20-year prison sentence. Not only did he beat, torture and rape Kozakiewicz, he also posted online pictures of her taken while she was locked in his basement. continued: »
http://i20.tinypic.com/2a77byw.jpg
Nineteen-year-old Alicia Kozakiewicz, who survived a
kidnapping and brutal sexual abuse by an online sex predator,
testifies before a House committee. She's urging Congress to
pass legislation stiffening penalties against online predators. (ABCNEWS)
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=3742297&page=1