Corey Britt, Tyler Marshals' office public information officer, said the training is the result of the U.S. Marshals Services' ever- growing involvement in the pursuit of sexual predators and in preparation of certain criminal investigation aspects of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act, which was signed by President Bush on July 27, 2006.

Thirty-six representatives from the U.S. Marshals Service received training from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, Bureau of Prisons, Bexar County Sheriff's Office, and the Dallas Police Department about cyber-crime, child pornography, new investigative techniques in finding sexual predators, and a basic psychological understanding of both the predators and the victims.

The Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act makes it a federal felony for convicted sex-offenders to fail to register with their local authorities.

"The U.S. Marshals Service was designated by the Act as the agency to lead the national effort to track down and arrest these fugitive felons," Britt said. "So far this fiscal year, U.S. Marshals have arrested 718 unregistered sex offenders, an additional 1,849 fugitives for sexual assault charges, and also 1,257 fugitives wanted for other sex offenses.

Britt said deputy U.S. Marshals in Eastern Texas will be attending more training relating to this new law, as it is an important step toward justice for victims of child abduction and exploitation.

"For those child predators who have taken advantage of lenient state law, you should realize that Deputy United States Marshals will make enforcement of this law a national priority," he said.

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