Computer Forensic services - Child porn cases on hold

"Shortly after 1:30 a.m., "lickercat1982" uploaded an image to a Yahoo chat room. The image posted on the chat room "teen_girls_having_fun" was that of a naked young girl in what was described as a pornographic photo. Yahoo! Inc., the Internet provider, reported the discovery to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children as required by federal law.

It would take nearly two years after that report and countless hours of investigation before the Plymouth man behind the screen name "lickercat1982" would appear in court to face two counts of dissemination of child pornography. That lag, officials say, will only get longer. As authorities field a growing number of reports of suspected kiddie porn online, investigators say it is taking longer to get the right evidence for court action due to a shortage of computer forensic experts in the field."

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