She told Congress' Energy and Commerce Committee at its fourth such hearing this year that her horror hadn't ended. 'Because Matthew put my pictures on the Internet, the abuse is still going on,' she said to legislators. 'You have to do something about the Internet,' she wrote. We believe everyone is beautiful, unique, and powerful and that through these attributes, one can live with purpose and gratitude. They let him look at my pictures from Russia on the Internet even though they didn't really know anything about him.' 'Matthew found the adoption agency on the Internet. 'Matthew put my pictures on the Internet after he got me.

People are still downloading them even though he has been in prison for two years,' Masha said. She thanked correspondent John Quinones twice in her written testimony to Congress for helping to bring her story 'to the whole world.' Masha first told her story to 'Primetime' in an effort to help other victims. In her 'Primetime' interview, she told ABC News she felt Mancuso 'stole' her childhood. 'He took away five years of my life that I could never get back,' Masha said. 'Tropical Cuties,' and, in turn, in a subfolder entitled 'TC random pies,' depicts a close up of a prepubescent who appears to be between 8 and 10 years in age with long wavy brown hair. She also urged other victims to seek help. Visible in the lower left foreground of the image is a semi-erect uncircumcised adult penis, and the mans left foot can be seen. 'Even if they are afraid to tell somebody, no matter what they think is going to happen, it's going to be for the better,' she said. 'If they tell somebody, it's going to change.' Favs: Bazzill Cardstock, HS flowers, All Ribbon and Least Fav: Letter Stickers, eyelets, punches I used no cardstock and the flowers arent HS. Its a rare treat to dress my twins similarly. Masha's courage may now assist lawmakers as they look for ways to combat the growing child-porn industry.Īuthorities say one in five children is now approached by online predators in what Congress calls a multibillion-dollar industry. Nine other people have been convicted in federal court for downloading Masha's pictures. There are dozens of notices of other pending cases, a number that does not begin to reflect the actual number of potential defendants in criminal and civil cases. In July, President Bush signed Masha's Law, which dramatically increases the fines and penalties for downloading kiddie porn. It's part of a larger law called the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006, which requires convicted child molesters to be listed on a national Internet database and face a felony charge for failing to update their whereabouts.

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