Zack James Lawrence, 26, of Chambers County Alabama has been charged with distributing child pornography and attempting to seduce a 12-year-old girl into a sexual act.
Project Safe Childhood played a vital role. Project Safe Childhood is a nationwide drive created to protect children from online predators. The United States Attorney's Offices, federal marshals, state and local law enforcement lead Project Safe Childhood. The intended goal of Project Safe Childhood is to locate apprehends and prosecutes these predators and locates victims in order to offer assistance in ending the abuse. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please see the official website.
As for Zack Lawrence, he faces a mandatory sentence of 5 years up to a maximum of 20 years for the distribution of child pornography and a minimum of 10 years for attempting to entice a minor to engage in a sexual act. At this time, he has not been found guilty and is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Parents need to be alerted to the threat that their children face online everyday from child molesters wishing to do them harm. All parents need to more watchful while their children are online. All children should also be told that not all people online are who they say they are. Your child might believe they are talking to someone their age when it could be some 50-year-old man in the apartment next door.
