47-year-old Mark B. Gifford of Racine, Wisconsin was recently arrested for allegedly downloading child porn on the mobile messaging app Kik. In case you didn’t know, Kik is often used by sex offenders, pedophiles, child porn collectors, and child traffickers.
When Gifford was asked by investigators why he had child porn on his phone, Gifford appeared to blame it on his drinking.
He said there are times where he passes out from drinking and doesn’t remember what he was doing. He said things come up online and at the time he thinks it’s great, but the next day he thinks it’s horrible. He said he doesn’t actively seek out images like the one on his phone but sometimes he gets caught in the moment when talking with others.
Correct me if I’m wrong, but doesn’t alcohol loosen your inhibitions and give you the ‘liquid courage’ to do what you really want to do?
It doesn’t help that Gifford has a previous conviction for having sexual conversations with a 15-year-old in 2010.
