U.S. attorney touts child protection measures Sutton said he's had positive job reviews
By Steven Kreytak
AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF
Saturday, March 24, 2007
U.S. Attorney Johnny Sutton of Austin on Friday interviewed with local media to tout recent prosecutions of sexual predators in his district and a Justice Department initiative to educate teenage girls and their parents about the dangers of sharing personal information online.
The press initiative came as things heat up in Washington over Attorney General Alberto Gonzales'firing of eight U.S. attorneys. Sutton, whom President Bush appointed for the Western District of Texas in 2001, said he has received positive feedback on his job performance and, amid the national controversy, is concentrating on running his sprawling jurisdiction, which stretches to El Paso.
Sutton also is the chairman of a group of U.S. attorneys who travel to Washington regularly to advise Gonzales on policy.
Speaking at his Congress Avenue office, Sutton noted the importance of parents warning their teenagers about the dangers that lurk online.
"They may think they're talking to a 14-year-old boy but they may be talking to a 50-year-old child predator," Sutton said.
Sutton also is the chairman of a group of U.S. attorneys who travel to Washington regularly to advise Gonzales on policy.
Speaking at his Congress Avenue office, Sutton noted the importance of parents warning their teenagers about the dangers that lurk online.
"They may think they're talking to a 14-year-old boy but they may be talking to a 50-year-old child predator," Sutton said.