Florida officials announced this week that they have conducted a 10-week operation against child pornography traffickers, arresting 77 suspects and rescuing at least five children. 

The investigation, called "Operation Orange Tree," used cutting edge technology to sift through thousands of online child pornographers in a search for the most dangerous. According to a press release by Gov. Charlie Christ, investigators tracked down 17 suspects who had "how to" videos for child sexual predators.

Law enforcement officials say they have already identified five child victims. If police and child protective services investigators follow-up aggressively, many more children are certain to be identified and protected.

The basic technology in use by Florida authorities is being deployed now by law enforcement in every state. With adequate funding, 77 arrests could be made a day nationwide--and thousands of children rescued a year--without making a dent in the population of known child pornography traffickers. However, law enforcement is drowning in leads, without the agents they need to locate and rescue those children.