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A man previously charged with sexual assault of a minor was caught distributing child porn via email by Google. John Henry Skillern was trying to avoid getting caught by keeping the encrypted photo inside of his email. By encrypting the image it became undetectable to the unsuspecting “eye” but not so with Google’s spying eye. Google shot the tip to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children which led to the arrest of 41-year-old Skillern for the possession of child pornography.
David Nettles, Director of the Houston Metro Internet Crimes Against Children Taskforce, said he did not know how Google monitors email or exactly how they did found the image but he was glad they helped catch this sick man. After searching Skillern’s home, according to Nettles, more porn was found on other electronic devices. The search found this ex-con, who worked as a cook at… click HERE to continue reading