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Jul 20, 2003 Report: Pedophile Gained Custody of Foster Child Using False Social Security Number The Associated Press ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) - Using a false Social Security number, a convicted pedophile escaped detection and gained custody of a 12-year-old foster child, according to a published report. Ira Butt kept the boy in his home for three months in 2001, The Morning Call of Allentown reported Sunday, until the boy told caseworkers that Butt had computer images of child pornography, court records show. The boy did not allege sexual abuse. Butt was convicted of molestation in 1996 and was accused of...