The explosion of Internet use has drastically complicated law enforcement capabilities by providing a powerful, worldwide medium for the exchange of pornographic materials and even provides an avenue for molestation.
Pedophiles can use the Internet to exploit others by exchanging names and addresses of children.
Unfortunately, cyberspace has become a popular conduit for obscene material. With the help of encryption techniques, molesters and pedophiles transport information and photographs with little chance of detection. Internet related child exploitation is relatively new but it has been the force behind the resurgence of child pornography. The major problem is enforcing the law. The lack of monitoring found in many locations on the Internet enables pedophiles, often using an online persona of a child, a medium to entice.