Updated 05-May-2020.
Mondo shtuff from around the internet, all about ALICIA KOZAKIEWICZ!
When: March 13
Where: UNK Student Union, Ponderosa Room
Conference Speakers
9:15 to 10:45 a.m. – Alicia and Mary Kozakiewicz: “Alicia’s Story.”
11:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. – Mason Bynum: “Managing a Critical Incident – The Abduction of Ethan”
1:30 to 3 p.m. – Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
By TODD GOTTULA
UNK Communications
KEARNEY – Alicia Kozakiewicz was bound with chains,
My botty best at summarizing from Wikipedia: Alicia Kozakiewicz is an internet safety and missing persons advocate . she is the founder of the Alicia Project and the namesake of “Alicia’s Law” her story and message have been chronicled on the Kozakiewicz has been the subject of an award-winning PBS internet safety documentary . she has addressed congress on the issue of internet safety for children . Tyree filmed the abuse and broadcast it online, live via streaming video for others to witness . he contacted the FBI anonymously and via a payphone . when FBI agents stormed the house on January 4, he was arrested half an hour later at his workplace in Herndon . his first wife said her husband was “a classic, long-haired computer guy” his 12-year-old daughter was staying with him during winter break in the aftermath, Kozakiewicz has suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and significant memory loss . she has used counseling as a treatment method . the controversy became moot in October 2019, when Tyree was returned to prison for an additional two years . the Alicia Project is an advocacy group that raises awareness and provides education on topics such as internet safety for children . Alicia’s Law provides state-specific funding to the Internet Crimes Against Children task forces (ICAC) money is used for training, task forces, research, and rescue efforts for law enforcement agencies seeking child sexual exploitation victims Alicia’s law funding has enabled Wisconsin law enforcement to add a K-9 officer . he was named “Kozak” in honor of Kozakiewicz . in 2013, Kozakiewicz joined the Distinguished Speaker Series at the Clinton School of Public Service . her 2008 book, an OJJDP publication, is a survival guide for recovered abduction victims.