LOS ANGELES, CA — Saying that the organization “is gratified that the DOJ continues to aggressively fight child pornography,” the Association of Sites Advocating Child Protection (ASACP) noted in a press release yesterday that the scope and nature of the child porn ring uncovered by investigators underlines the “importance of international cooperation in the fight against the sexual abuse of children.”The ASACP also commented that the indictment of 27 people in the United States, Canada, Australia, and England in connection with the “Kiddypics & Kiddyvids” chat room “also confirms a frightening trend that we have detected in recent reports coming through ASACP’s online reporting hotline: the children involved seem to be even younger, and the abuse even more horrific.”

“The use of P2P also exemplifies how these criminals take advantage of the latest technology,” said ASACP Executive Director Joan Irvine. “That’s in part because the internet community has worked together to push them into a corner. ASACP is proud that its members in the online adult industry have played such an important part in that effort.”

According to the ASACP, their hotline receives approximately 55,000 reports a year and the organization forwards “all suspected child pornography sites to the appropriate government agencies and associations – as well as international hotlines, ISPs, domain registrars, credit card and billing companies.”

Founded in 1996, the ASACP is a non-profit organization dedicated to eliminating child pornography from the Internet. ASACP battles child pornography through its CP reporting hotline, and by organizing the efforts of the online adult industry to combat the heinous crime of child sexual abuse.

Companies and individuals interested in supporting ASACP can find more information on contributing to the ASACP at http://www.asacp.org.