Harrisburg, Pa. - Tom Corbett stood in front of a wall of shame Thursday. His office had hung the photographs of the men arrested by the Internet child predator unit over the past four years.

Corbett said this week, the number of arrests topped 200.  He called the milestone unfortunate, but important.

"We didn't have enough wall space to put up all 200, and that's a sad statement," Corbett said.

The exact number as of Thursday was 203. The two most recent arrests were Dauphin County men.

Charles Giuliani, 33, of Elizabethville is accused of sending a nude photo to an undercover agent who was posing as a 14-year-old girl.

Robert Barner, 46, of Harrisburg is accused of trying to meet an agent who was posing as a 13-year-old girl.  He was arrested Wednesday at a pre-arranged meeting place.

"It is essential that parents and other adults understand this threat and regularly discuss on-line safety with their children," Corbett said.

Corbett said the men arrested came from all walks of life.

"They live in small towns, they live in big cities," Corbett said. "They range in age from 18 to 69 and most of them look like the people that live right next door."

Included on the wall were photographs of a doctor, a police officer, a college student, a religious leader, a teacher, a stay-at-home dad  and an HIV-positive Boy Scout master who was convicted of sexually assaulting a teenage boy, according to Corbett.

"Predators, for some reason, don't think that they're going to get caught," Corbett said.

Corbett said the number of Internet predator arrests has increased dramatically in recent months.

He said he expects the danger to be even greater once children are finished with school for the year, and many will be home unsupervised.

Corbett offers advice to parents on the attorney general's Web site, http://attorneygeneral.gov/kidsparents.aspx?id=2323 for more information.

 

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