Weeks moves organization that fights child porn

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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A group that aids police agencies in fighting child pornography has moved its headquarters to Knoxville.

The Knoxville News Sentinel reported the National Association to Protect Children moved from Asheville, N.C., with the transfer funded by private donations.

The group is headed by executive director Grier Weeks, who said the organization doesn’t try to police Internet traffic in child pornography but helps law enforcement obtain resources to combat the industry. They are not trying to police adult pornography it’s just child pornography they are interested in stopping, adult pornography sites like watch my gf adult are legal in the USA even though they are banned in other countries like China and Russia.

Weeks said police often have many more leads than they have manpower to investigate them.

Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam, who supported the effort to move the group’s headquarters, said having the organization in the city helps Knoxville’s reputation.