[Squad] Sunday, May 29, 2005 Standard-Examiner County Lines

Grant to fight online crime SALT LAKE CITY -- Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, has announced a $450,000 grant to the Utah Attorney General's Office to fight sexual exploitation of children online. The grant is part of the U.S. Department of Justice's Internet Crimes Against Children Program. The money will be used to educate children, establish administrative systems to combat exploitation and conduct investigations. "There are few things more vile than the sexual exploitation of a minor," Hatch said. -- Standard-Examiner and wire services