"The Toronto Police Service has developed one of the most sophisticated systems for tracking down national and international child pornographers. Canadian police forces solve many cases every day, but these kinds of cases must be the most difficult and yet the most satisfying to solve."

Senator Consiglio Di Nino

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	June 9, 2008 Judges now likely to get tough on Internet pedophiles High court 'rewrites' sentencing in case of Montreal father Prosecutors and child advocates predict a Supreme Court decision will spur Canadian judges to boost the shockingly low sentences often handed to pedophiles who use the Internet to sexually abuse children for fun and profit. Read more here.
	April 15, 2008 Making a Difference with KINSA Paul Gillespie and David Butt appear on Making a Difference to talk about the Kids' Internet Safety Alliance (KINSA). Check out the video here.
	March 21, 2008 Former police officer to lead cyber-crime initiative A former Toronto police officer renowned for his dogged pursuit of Internet pedophiles has been named director of a new cyber-crime research centre focused on better protecting people online. Paul Gillespie said the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) initiative will allow law enforcement to “get ahead” of cyber-criminals. Read more here.
	March 20, 2008 Oshawa university research centre to tackle online crime Ontario's newest university is fighting online crime. The University of Ontario Institute of Technology in Oshawa has announced plans to open a unique Centre for Cybercrime Research this fall, bringing together experts from different fields to look at ways to combat identity theft, e-theft, cyberbullying and child exploitation on the Internet. Read more here.
	March 7, 2008 Microsoft arms Australian Federal Police with cyber weapons The Australian Federal Police (AFP) will receive a technology boost in the fight against child predators and paedophiles with the launch of an online tracking system, developed and donated by Microsoft. Dubbed the Child Exploitation Tracking System (CETS), the software tool enables the AFP to work with law enforcement agencies throughout Australia and around the world to share and track information relating to online child exploitation and abuse. Read more here.
	February 20, 2008 Two Canadian aid workers charged with sex crimes in Haiti An aid worker once described as the "Quebecois Father Teresa" is one of two men who were charged Wednesday with sexually assaulting children at a Haitian orphanage. Read more here.
	January 14, 2008 A national embarrassment Canada's sex offender registry is so flawed that hundreds of molesters and other criminals have gone missing According to internal government documents obtained by Maclean's magazine under the Access to Information Act, Canada's sex offender registry is crippled by one major problem: Ottawa's obsession with privacy. Read more here.
	January 5, 2008 Child porn: Why don't the punishments fit the crime? by Christie Blatchford - It was the week before Christmas when the sickening case of a St. Thomas, Ont., man who had sexually abused his four-year-old daughter live on the Internet burst into the news. Read more here.
	December 21, 2007 'Disgusting' sentence for abusive father An Ontario father who abused his toddler while broadcasting it on the Internet was yesterday sentenced to four years in prison, a term that drew outrage from experts who say it shows Canada does not respect the damage done to victims of child sex abuse. Read more here.
	November, 2007 Hero Paul Gillespie (Web Detective) The former Toronto cop is the force behind the Child Exploitation Tracking System, an intelligence database that helps police rescue kids by storing and sharing information about sexual predators worldwide. Read more here.
	October 30, 2007 Prosecution of sex tourists cumbersome Authorities are reviewing ways of prosecuting so-called “sex tourists” after the arrest in Thailand of Christopher Paul Neil — a 32-year-old Canadian who became the object of an international manhunt after German police authorities deciphered computer images of him purportedly sexually abusing children as young as 6. Read more here.
	October 24, 2007 Words get in way of saving children Changing a single word in a seven year-old piece of legislation – that was designed to support and promote electronic commerce in Canada – could help save children from horrific sexual abuse, police officers and child protection advocates say. Read more here.
	October 18, 2007 CBC Radio's The Current interviews Paul Gillespie in a segment discussing how child exploitation cases are investigated There is no doubt that everyone working on cases involving child exploitation are working towards the same goal … to stop the abuse. But it can be difficult to understand why identifying information that might rescue a child and protect others would be held back by investigators. The Current host Anna Maria Tremonti interviews Canadian law enforcement experts on what such investigations entail, and one of the voices heard is that of Paul Gillespie. Read more here, and listen to audio excerpts.
	September 21, 2007 More countries should use Canadian-made child porn tracker, Microsoft says Countries around the world should take greater advantage of a tool designed to help battle online child pornography, a Microsoft official said Thursday. The Child Exploitation Tracking System, which enables global police agencies to share information for tracking online child predators based on legal agreements in place, was developed several years ago by Microsoft Canada, Canadian authorities and international law enforcement officials. Read more here.
	September 2, 2007 NYPD to unleash predator drone City cops are going high-tech to catch lowlifes. The NYPD plans to sign a $542,000 deal with Microsoft to bring the software company's highly touted Child Exploitation Tracking System to the city. Read more here.
	August 23, 2007 Child sexual exploitation prevention brings Chileans to Durham Chilean Francislo Soto, an attorney for the office of the public prosecutor in a specialized unit for violent and sex crimes, said the country is trying to incorporate new technology and in that context, KINSA offered to help them get to know new technological systems so different operators can access the same information regarding such crimes. Read more here.
	June 20, 2007 Police: More than 100 arrested worldwide in international internet pedophile probe Investigators have arrested more than 100 pedophiles worldwide since Canadian police began monitoring an Internet chat room two years ago used by pedophiles who streamed live videos of children being raped. Toronto Police Sgt. Paul Krawczyk said Wednesday he has been involved in 82 arrests globally and says the total number is well over 100. Read more here.
	June 18, 2007 Internet pedophile ring cracked by Toronto cops called ‘abuse on demand’ Undercover Toronto police officers tipped off British authorities to a man hosting an Internet chat room with “hundreds of thousands” of images and videos of child abuse as part of a massive global sting that has sparked some 700 investigations, authorities revealed Monday. Read more here.
	May 1, 2007 Discipline over student postings on Facebook highlight need for education: Ont. Recent incidents of students disciplined after posting disparaging remarks about teachers and principals on the Internet illustrate the need to educate young people about privacy issues and what's appropriate online, Ontario's education minister said Monday. Read more here.
	April 26, 2007 It's a crime: A child never gets his or her innocence back It is a crime of such unspeakable horror, we even get its name wrong. “Child pornography” is the term the courts and the media use, but it is a dangerous misnomer that hides the seriousness and scope of the abuse and its toll on the victims. Read more here.
	April 15, 2007 Unplugging online creeps In One Child at a Time: The Global Fight to Rescue Children from Online Predators, author Julian Sher profiles the Toronto-led fight against those who prey on kids using the Internet. Read more here.
	April 19, 2007 CBC Radio's The Current - Julian Sher interviewed about his book One Child at a Time: The Global Fight to Rescue Children from Online Predators For police it is an ugly - but necessary job hunting child predators online. But to do so - they must constantly update their computer arsenal to combat these perpetrators in the unpredictable battleground known as cyberspace. But of course the race to keep up with - and ahead of - these online predators - continues. And Julian Sher has stayed on the story. He has written a book about child pornography, called One Child at a Time: The Global Fight to Rescue Children from Online Predators, in which Paul Gillespie plays a prominent role. Read more here.
	February 8, 2007 Parents can help kids enjoy the Internet safely 72 per cent of parents believe their children use the Internet safely, but danger can lurk online. Read more here.
	February 8, 2007 Internet danger can't be ignored, cops say With predators lurking around every corner of the Net, parents need to do a better job of protecting children. Read more here.
	February 7, 2007 Safer Internet Day Conservative MPP Bob Runciman tabled a Private Members bill back in December calling for the day. Read more here.
	February 6, 2007 Safer Internet Day in the works Provincially, a motion has been introduced in the house of commons naming February 7th as "Safer Internet Day," and the federal government is expected to follow suit. Read more here.
	January, 2007 New Microsoft/Ipsos-Reid survey It’s time to TAKE BACK THE NET and give your children every opportunity to explore the Internet safely. When it comes to your kids you’ve got enough to worry about, the Internet shouldn’t be one of them. Read more here on the Microsoft Web site.
	October 18, 2006 Police to share paedophile data CETS is adopted by the UK police. Read more here.
	October 17, 2006 Italy adopts Microsoft anti-child-porn technology Italy has become the first European country to adopt Microsoft’s anti-child pornography system, local authorities said. Read more here.
	October 17, 2006 Cybercops on the move Paul Gillespie sent an e-mail to Bill Gates complaining about difficult it was to fight Internet child abuse. Now the whole world is about to benefit from him. Read more here.
	September 21, 2006 Ex-detective feted for child porn net busts A legendary former Toronto detective was honoured last night for his fight against some of the world’s most notorious child pornography criminals. Read more here.
	June 28, 2006 Indonesia joins Microsoft to battle child predators Indonesia announced Wednesday it has adopted an online tracking system developed by Microsoft and several international police agencies, dubbed the Child Exploitation Tracking System (CETS). Read more here.
	June 28, 2006 Microsoft helps fight pedophiles: Indonesia adopts new program first tested by Canada On June 28 a ceremony was held at the Indonesian National Police headquarters in Jakarta to celebrate the [CETS] program’s introduction. Read more here.
	June 26, 2006 Reining in the predators: Age of sexual consent bill aims to protect kids from older adults, not peers The Conservatives last week introduced a new bill, aimed at making the “age of protection” – or age of sexual consent – 16 instead of 14. This oped piece by Paul Gillespie and David Butt discusses whether this is a good or bad idea. Read more here.
	June 16, 2006 Canada’s top child-porn cop is turning in his badge. Now, he’s stepping up the fight If more people are talking about such a disturbing topic, it is in no small part due to the pioneering, and sometimes controversial, work of Mr. Gillespie and his team; not just in Canada but worldwide. Read more here.
	June 16, 2006 Kid-porn cop takes his bow Calls from well-wishers with praise for retiring Toronto Police child porn cop Det.-Sgt. Paul Gillespie poured in from around the globe as news spread of his departure. Read more here.
	May 31, 2005 Toronto Police Service - Tribute to Child Exploitation Unit The Hon. Consiglio Di Nino paid tribute to the Toronto Police Service Child Exploitation Unit in a statement in the Canadian Senate. Read more here.
	April 27, 2005 Sifting Clues to an Unsmiling Girl She is perhaps 12 now, her hair still light blond, but she doesn’t smile anymore. Read more here.
	November 19, 2004 ‘Sarah’ saved by T.O. cops After months of meticulous research, two dedicated Toronto Police detectives in the sex-crimes unit’s child exploitation section managed to find her and get her the counselling she will need. Read more here.
	March 30, 2004 Tribute to Child Exploitation Unit Myron Thompson, MP for Wild Rose, Alberta, pays tribute to the Child Exploitation Unit in the House of Commons. Read more here.
	March 26, 2004 Canadian Web sleuths save U.S. girl in porn case In the Raleigh-Durham area of North Carolina is a little girl who owes her life – perhaps literally – to seven Toronto police officers. Read more here.

Photo Highlights

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CETS World Tour

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Audio/Video Highlights

	Paul Gillespie interviewed by Andy Barrie on CBC Radio's "Metro Morning", November 2, 2007. Click here to listen to the interview. (Real media, runs 6:32)
	The KINSA Kids Heroes of the Fight Awards Gala is featured on CTV, including an interview with Paul Gillespie. Click here to watch the video. (Windows media, runs 1:15)
	The KINSA Kids Heroes of the Fight Awards Gala is also featured on CityNews, including an interview with Paul Gillespie. Click here to watch the video. (Windows media, runs 1:37)
	Paul Gillespie takes part in a profile on CETS, 2007 First Place Winner of the Imagine Canada Business and Community Partnership Award, February, 2007. Click here to watch the video. (Windows media, runs 4:20) Click here to read the Imagine Canada announcement.
	Paul Gillespie interviewed by Andy Barrie on CBC Radio's "Metro Morning", February 8, 2007. Click here to listen to the interview. (Real media, runs 7:18)
	Canadians investigated in global child porn ring includes interview sidebars with Paul Gillespie and David Butt, February 7, 2007. Click here to select the interviews.
	Many kids still misunderstand Web safety: poll includes interview with Paul Gillespie, January 24, 2007. Click here to select the interview.
	Paul Gillespie interviewed by Paula Todd on TVOntario's "Person 2 Person", November 3, 2006. Click here to listen to the interview. (mp3, runs ~20:00)
	Paul Gillespie named as ABC News's "Person Of The Week", March 17, 2006. Click here to watch the video. Read more at ABC News.
	Paul Gillespie in an excerpt from the W5 documentary "Save The Children", March 2006. Click here to watch the video. Read more at CTV.ca.
	How CETS is helping police to crack down on child exploitation. Click here to watch the video.

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