PORTLAND, Ore. – Kevin Patrick Bath, 50, a children’s author who writes under the pseudonym K.P. Bath, has been arraigned on multiple child pornpgraphy charges as part of Operation Predator, a nationwide Immigration and Customs Enforcement initiative.

According to the Imperial Valley News, “Bath came to the attention of ICE agents after an investigation revealed he actively traded child pornography with individuals living in Washington and Ohio. A subsequent forensic examination of Bath’s computer and data storage media revealed more than 100 video files and thousands of still images of child pornography. Many of the videos graphically depicted the sexual abuse of very young children.”

The paper quotes ICE special agent Leigh Winchel as saying, “Some who traffic in child pornography falsely believe that the anonymity of cyberspace shields them from scrutiny,” ICE Special Agent Leigh Winchel told the newspaper. “In fact, the Internet has given us new tools in our enforcement efforts to protect children. ICE will aggressively investigate and arrest those who engage in that type of activity.”