Florida Attorney General - Volume 7, Issue 16

Publication of the Office of the Attorney General • Volume 7, Issue 16 • April 24, 2009

Recognizing Sexual Assault Awareness Month

This April is the first nationally recognized Sexual Assault Awareness Month, an important time to heighten awareness about crimes of sexual violence, including and especially child pornography victims, and let victims know we will stand with them as they seek justice.

Crimes of sexual violence affect children and adults, women as well as men, and can happen within a household, over the internet and in our neighborhoods. Just this year, my CyberCrime Unit has arrested more than 20 individuals who had sexually solicited someone they thought was a child or who were downloading and/or distributing images of child pornography.

I'm proud of the work my CyberCrime Unit is doing on behalf of our children, and equally proud of my victim advocates who assist victims of these terrible crimes on a regular basis. We will continue to support these men, women and children who are victims, this April and every day hereafter.

Attorney General Bill McCollum today announced that a Volusia County man has been taken into custody on charges of child pornography possession. Jaysien Santuci was arrested by law enforcement officers with the Attorney General’s CyberCrime Unit after the unit discovered his possession of images of child pornography. The Daytona Beach Police Department assisted with the arrest.

Attorney General Bill McCollum today issued a consumer advisory to Florida homeowners affected by Chinese drywall, encouraging them to avoid scams related to the situation. At least two types of fraudulent activity involving the defective drywall have been reported to the Attorney General’s Office by individuals in the building industry: bogus tests to determine the presence of the product and quick cure remedies which falsely claim to remove the corrosive properties of the product. The Attorney General cautioned homeowners not to fall victim to these scams and others which may develop.

McCollum: Con Artists Taking Advantage of Chinese Drywall Concerns

Attorney General's Statement on Earth Day 2009

Volusia County Man Arrested for Possession of Child Pornography

The Attorney General's CyberCrime Unit was featured on the Oprah Winfrey Show this past Monday. To watch the After the Show Q&A with CyberCrime Director Maureen Horkan and Chief of Law Enforcement Chuck McMullen, click here.

Attorney General McCollum issued statement recognizing Earth Day 2009, encouraging better stewardship of our environment.