In testimony before Congress, Michael J. Heimbach, of the FBI Crimes Against Children Unit, Criminal Investigative Division, described the role of pornography in the grooming process. FBI testimony Congress here "The Subcommittee has asked whether child molesters use child pornography to seduce children. Our experience has shown that the answer to that question is undeniably-yes. The FBI's Innocent Images Task Force has conducted several hundred online investigations where the agents pose as children. The agents report that sexual predators routinely send images of child pornography to them as part of the grooming process to increase the likelihood of a sexual...
