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Utah is 'like a candy store for predators’ — child pornography arrests on the rise

(Rick Bowmer | AP) Bethany Warr, a lawyer with the Utah Victim's Clinic and works with victims of child pornography in Utah, stands in the Matheson Courthouse Friday, May 17, 2019, in Salt Lake City. Investigators say child pornography arrests have nearly doubled in Utah over the last five years, mirroring a nationwide trend. For child victims, the emotional and physical damage can be long-term, especially because the images can exist online forever, said Warr. "It's a wound that never heals, the material is out there and you don't know who in the world has seen you, seen your abuse and pain, and enjoyed it," she said.