TWO MEN JAILED IN KID-PORN CASES.Byline: RICK COCA Staff Writer A law enforcement task force has arrested a San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. man and an Antelope Valley man on multiple child pornography Child pornography is the visual representation of minors under the age of 18 engaged in sexual activity or the visual representation of minors engaging in lewd or erotic behavior designed to arouse the viewer's sexual interest. and molestation molestation n. the crime of sexual acts with children up to the age of 18, including touching of private parts, exposure of genitalia, taking of pornographic pictures, rape, inducement of sexual acts with the molester or with other children, and variations of these charges, authorities said Friday. Jeffrey Blaine Hall, 51, of Valley Village and Christopher Jarold Hoff, 41, of Lancaster were arrested after the Sexual Assault Felony Team, a task force consisting of federal, state and local law enforcement agencies A law enforcement agency (LEA) is a term used to describe any agency which enforces the law. This may be a local or state police, federal agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) or the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). , received tips leading to the two men. Authorities say Hall was a subscriber to a child pornography site, www.namgla.net, short for North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. Man Girl Love Association. The site was used by Hall and other child porn purveyors throughout the world as a bulletin board where users can link to child porn Web sites and obtain graphic images of sexually abused children, officials said. The task force shut down the Web site in July, resulting in eight other arrests so far nationwide. In a search of Hall's home, authorities said, they recovered three computers with several hard drives and disks containing more than 7,600 images of child pornography. Hall, they said, used the screen name, ``pleasemr'' on the namgla site. Hall was denied bail in U.S. District Court on Thursday. Hoff was arrested after a complaint was received by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) is a private, non-profit organization established in the United States in 1984 under United States government mandate. , where it was alleged he molested mo·lest tr.v. mo·lest·ed, mo·lest·ing, mo·lests 1. To disturb, interfere with, or annoy. 2. To subject to unwanted or improper sexual activity. and took photos of a minor girl for years. Hoff faces 48 felony molestation and related counts in Los Angeles Superior Court, five of which carry life sentences if he is found guilty. He is being held in lieu of $5 million bail. Based on their investigation and pornographic material seized at Hoff's residence, authorities say they believe there are other victims and urge potential witnesses to come forward. Anyone with information is asked to call the FBI at (310) 477-6565. rick.coca(at)dailynews.com (818) 713-3329 CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color -- ran in AV edition only) HOFF |
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