Utah is becoming known as a place for child sexual predators to hide

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8,000 sexual offenders in Utah. More and more, Utah is becoming known as a place for child sexual predators to hide. But the Department of Corrections is starting to play hardball against them, and Davis County has been leading the way.

Every day Adult Probation and Parole in Davis County tracks sexual offenders. Something they're finding out is that there is one thing these predators have in common, and it's something that's probably in your home, used by your children. It's the most used invention of the past ten years.

The internet sure has changed how we do things, from buying stuffed animals on the other side of the planet, to finding out how many times the New York Yankees shortstop made an error in 1920. It's all there. But for all the good that comes with the internet, there is also plenty bad.

Troy Rawlings, Davis Co. Deputy Attorney: “It helps them facilitate their devious objectives to a great degree.”

Troy Rawlings knows probably better than most.

Troy Rawlings: “You’re not human if it doesn’t get to you what these kids are going through.”

As a deputy attorney for Davis County, it's his job to prosecute those who sexually abuse children, and often the internet is involved.