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A 10-year-old Folsom boy who was enticed by $20 worth of free Xbox Live credits, told his parents recently he had sent nude photographs of himself to a man he met online.

Folsom Police investigators confirmed the man’s identity as Timothy Wayne Hammerstone, 22, of Polk City Florida.

The relationship between Hammerstone and the victim began in December 2009 after they met through his internet connected Xbox gaming system while playing a military simulation game.

Hammerstone recruited the juvenile to his “clan,” or team, and then began making inappropriate requests.

Hammerstone’s reach extended into the victim’s Folsom group of friends who play the same game, and lasted until July 2010.

Hammerstone even went as far as setting up new accounts for the victim and at least one friend in order to avoid detection by the children’s’ parents.

Based on the Folsom investigation, Polk County Sheriff’s detectives searched Hammerstone’s home yesterday and located numerous images of child pornography depicting several different children. He was arrested and booked into the Polk County jail on 16 counts of possession child pornography.

Folsom Police Detective Andrew Bates said parents need to be made aware that internet connected gaming systems such as Xbox and PlayStation pose the same threats as an internet connected computer or telephone. These game systems allow the users to speak to one another, send text messages and transfer photographs as well as live video feeds.

Devices such as these pose a serious threat to the safety of children unless they are closely monitored by an adult.

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I believe they are sick and twisted people who deserve to be punished.

I will leave it at that.

I mean taking away someone elses human rights should mean they lose theirs, they become savages

On second though I agree, they loss their right when they broke the law and did a terrible thing like this.

If it was Modern Warfare 2, the kids has it coming. If you aren't mature enough to play the specific game, then don't buy it. If you're so young that you honestly believe it is okay to send naked pictures of strangers over the internet, then once again, don't but a game you need be older to play.

But to agree with the majority of people here, child porno is disgusting.

sick pervert, if he is that desperate go out meet someone or watch porn.

Wow, these children just keep getting dumber and dumber. The parents shouldn't be allowing their children to play the same games as people that age without checking on them.

jails no good for these sick f*cks, they need rehabilitation, otherwise they're likely to commit the crime again.

OMFG That kid is a dumbass. "hey i'm to cheap to buy my own shit. Wanna see my penis for 20 bucks?" Dumbass

Just why? some people have SERIOUS issues, it's just sick

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