Disturbing comment in spam folder

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  tonkelu · Member · Jan 15, 2008 at 4:01 am

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  A fairly disturbing comment was left in my spam folder offering child pornography and specifically mentioning babies and toddlers. How/where do I report this?

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  thesacredpath · Member · Jan 15, 2008 at 4:02 am

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  If it was in your spam folder, then Akismet was doing it’s job. Simply delete it.

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  tonkelu · Member · Jan 15, 2008 at 1:46 pm

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  I’m grateful that the comments ended up in the spam folder and not on my page and normally I would do exactly as you suggest. However, in the chance that some sick f*** is truly peddling kiddie porn, I think I have a moral obligation to report it.

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  lettershometoyou · Member · Jan 15, 2008 at 2:46 pm

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  Damn good question. If I were to find something like that, I’d contact the authorities. This stuff is ILLEGAL and people go to jail for it. Often uncovering just one member of a ring can lead to the arrest of hundreds. Don’t just delete it.

  Make sure your ass is covered first though. Don’t put yourself into a situation where they think you are involved in any way. I wouldn’t even click on it.

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  tonkelu · Member · Jan 15, 2008 at 5:43 pm

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  I reported it to the Center for Missing and Exploited Children. There is a link on their page for reporting online child pornography.

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  lettershometoyou · Member · Jan 15, 2008 at 5:48 pm

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  Excellent. I hope they act on it.