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	<div style="margin-right: 25px; margin-bottom: 18px; float: left;">__TOC__</div>[[Image:JustinAt15.jpg\|frame\|right\|Justin Berry at 15]]'''Justin Berry''' (born July 24 1986 - disappeared, and thought to be dead) is, or was an American who operated [[Child Pornography\|pornographic]] websites featuring himself and other teens, beginning at age 13.<ref name=ThroughHisWebcam>[http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/19/national/19kids.ready.html Through His Webcam, a Boy Joins a Sordid Online World]. [[Kurt Eichenwald]]. ''New York Times''. 19 December 2005.</ref> In 2005, at the age of 18, he cooperated in a ''New York Times'' feature article, was granted federal immunity and became a witness for both federal and state authorities.<ref name=CounterPunch /> Despite his enterprise as a child pornographer, Berry went on to pronounce himself a victim, making multiple media appearances. Berry then worked as a paid speaker on child safety promotion.		<div style="margin-right: 25px; margin-bottom: 18px; float: left;">__TOC__</div>[[Image:JustinAt15.jpg\|frame\|right\|Justin Berry at 15]]'''Justin Berry''' (born July 24 1986 - disappeared, and thought to be dead) is, or was an American who operated [[Child Pornography\|pornographic]] websites featuring himself and other teens, beginning at age 13.<ref name=ThroughHisWebcam>[http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/19/national/19kids.ready.html Through His Webcam, a Boy Joins a Sordid Online World]. [[Kurt Eichenwald]]. ''New York Times''. 19 December 2005.</ref> In 2005, at the age of 18, he cooperated in a ''New York Times'' feature article, was granted federal immunity and became a witness for both federal and state authorities.<ref name=CounterPunch /> Despite his enterprise as a child pornographer, Berry went on to pronounce himself a victim, making multiple media appearances. Berry then worked as a paid speaker on child safety promotion.

	Justin Berry disappeared in Ensenada, Mexico in August, 2018, at the age of 32. He is thought to be dead by his family.<ref>[https://www.elvigia.net/911/2018/9/11/ayude-localizar-justin-knute-312179.html]</ref><ref>[https://kern.courts.ca.gov Search Case Number BPB-19-002763]</ref>		Justin Berry disappeared in Ensenada, Mexico in August, 2018, at the age of 32. He is thought to be dead by his family.<ref>[https://www.elvigia.net/911/2018/9/11/ayude-localizar-justin-knute-312179.html ElVigia - Ayude a localizar a Justin Knute]</ref><ref>[https://kern.courts.ca.gov Search Case Number BPB-19-002763]</ref>

	==Eichenwald and the ''New York Times''==		==Eichenwald and the ''New York Times''==

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	<div style="margin-left: 25px; float: right;">__TOC__</div>'''Justin Berry''' (born July 24 1986) is an [[National Profile: America\|American]] who operated [[Child Pornography\|pornographic]] websites featuring himself and other teens, beginning at age 13.<ref name=ThroughHisWebcam>[http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/19/national/19kids.ready.html Through His Webcam, a Boy Joins a Sordid Online World]. [[Kurt Eichenwald]]. ''New York Times''. 19 December 2005.</ref> In 2005, at the age of 18, he cooperated in a ''New York Times'' feature article, was granted federal immunity and became a witness for both federal and state authorities.<ref name=CounterPunch /> Despite his enterprise as a child pornographer, Berry went on to pronounce himself a victim, making multiple media appearances. Berry ~~now works~~ as a paid speaker on child safety promotion.		<div style="margin-left: 25px; float: right;">__TOC__</div>'''Justin Berry''' (born July 24 1986 - disappeared, and thought to be dead) is, or was an [[National Profile: America\|American]] who operated [[Child Pornography\|pornographic]] websites featuring himself and other teens, beginning at age 13.<ref name=ThroughHisWebcam>[http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/19/national/19kids.ready.html Through His Webcam, a Boy Joins a Sordid Online World]. [[Kurt Eichenwald]]. ''New York Times''. 19 December 2005.</ref> In 2005, at the age of 18, he cooperated in a ''New York Times'' feature article, was granted federal immunity and became a witness for both federal and state authorities.<ref name=CounterPunch /> Despite his enterprise as a child pornographer, Berry went on to pronounce himself a victim, making multiple media appearances. Berry then worked as a paid speaker on child safety promotion.

			Justin Berry disappeared in Ensenada, Mexico in August, 2018, at the age of 32. He is thought to be dead by his family.<ref>[https://www.elvigia.net/911/2018/9/11/ayude-localizar-justin-knute-312179.html]</ref><ref>[https://odyprodportal.kern.courts.ca.gov/PORTALPROD/Home/Dashboard/29 Search Case Number BPB-19-002763]</ref>

	==Eichenwald and the ''New York Times''==		==Eichenwald and the ''New York Times''==
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	==External links==		==External links==
			*[https://www.boywiki.org/en/Justin_Berry BoyWiki]
	*[http://www.justinberry.tv/ Justin Berry's official website]		*[http://www.justinberry.tv/ Justin Berry's official website]
	*[http://www.nytimes.com/justinberry "NY Times Internet Documentary"] - ''The New York Times'' (December 19, 2005) (Requires Windows or Mac OS)		*[http://www.nytimes.com/justinberry "NY Times Internet Documentary"] - ''The New York Times'' (December 19, 2005) (Requires Windows or Mac OS)

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	*[http://www.mlive.com/news/aanews/index.ssf?/base/news-18/1152958285210930.xml&coll=2 "Witness says he was used for sex"] - ''Ann Arbor News'' article detailing Berry's testimony against Gourlay		*[http://www.mlive.com/news/aanews/index.ssf?/base/news-18/1152958285210930.xml&coll=2 "Witness says he was used for sex"] - ''Ann Arbor News'' article detailing Berry's testimony against Gourlay

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	*[http://www.mlive.com/news/aanews/index.ssf?/base/news-18/1152958285210930.xml&coll=2 "Witness says he was used for sex"] - ''Ann Arbor News'' article detailing Berry's testimony against Gourlay		*[http://www.mlive.com/news/aanews/index.ssf?/base/news-18/1152958285210930.xml&coll=2 "Witness says he was used for sex"] - ''Ann Arbor News'' article detailing Berry's testimony against Gourlay

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	<div style="margin-left: 25px; float: right;">__TOC__</div>'''Justin Berry''' (born July 24 1986) is an [[National Profile: America\|American]] who operated [[Child Pornography\|pornographic]] websites featuring himself and other teens, beginning at age 13.<ref name=ThroughHisWebcam>[http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/19/national/19kids.ready.html Through His Webcam, a Boy Joins a Sordid Online World]. [[Kurt Eichenwald]]. ''New York Times''. 19 December 2005.</ref> In 2005, at the age of 18, he cooperated in a ''New York Times'' feature article, was granted federal immunity and became a witness for both federal and state authorities.<ref name=CounterPunch /> Despite his enterprise as a child pornographer, Berry went on to pronounce himself as a victim, making multiple media appearances. Berry now works as a paid speaker on child safety promotion.		<div style="margin-left: 25px; float: right;">__TOC__</div>'''Justin Berry''' (born July 24 1986) is an [[National Profile: America\|American]] who operated [[Child Pornography\|pornographic]] websites featuring himself and other teens, beginning at age 13.<ref name=ThroughHisWebcam>[http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/19/national/19kids.ready.html Through His Webcam, a Boy Joins a Sordid Online World]. [[Kurt Eichenwald]]. ''New York Times''. 19 December 2005.</ref> In 2005, at the age of 18, he cooperated in a ''New York Times'' feature article, was granted federal immunity and became a witness for both federal and state authorities.<ref name=CounterPunch /> Despite his enterprise as a child pornographer, Berry went on to pronounce himself a victim, making multiple media appearances. Berry now works as a paid speaker on child safety promotion.

	==Eichenwald and the ''New York Times''==		==Eichenwald and the ''New York Times''==

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	<div style="margin-left: 25px; float: right;">__TOC__</div>'''Justin Berry''' (born July 24 1986) is an [[National Profile: America\|American]] who operated [[Child Pornography\|pornographic]] websites featuring himself and other teens, beginning at age 13.<ref name=ThroughHisWebcam>[http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/19/national/19kids.ready.html Through His Webcam, a Boy Joins a Sordid Online World]. [[Kurt Eichenwald]]. ''New York Times''. 19 December 2005.</ref> In 2005, at the age of 18, he cooperated in a ''New York Times'' feature article, was granted federal immunity and became a witness for both federal and state authorities.<ref name=CounterPunch /> Berry ~~has made~~ multiple media appearances ~~talking about his experiences, and~~ now works as a paid speaker on ~~these issues. His current [[World Wide Web\|Web]] activities involve educating the public about Internet~~ safety.		<div style="margin-left: 25px; float: right;">__TOC__</div>'''Justin Berry''' (born July 24 1986) is an [[National Profile: America\|American]] who operated [[Child Pornography\|pornographic]] websites featuring himself and other teens, beginning at age 13.<ref name=ThroughHisWebcam>[http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/19/national/19kids.ready.html Through His Webcam, a Boy Joins a Sordid Online World]. [[Kurt Eichenwald]]. ''New York Times''. 19 December 2005.</ref> In 2005, at the age of 18, he cooperated in a ''New York Times'' feature article, was granted federal immunity and became a witness for both federal and state authorities.<ref name=CounterPunch /> Despite his enterprise as a child pornographer, Berry went on to pronounce himself as a victim, making multiple media appearances. Berry now works as a paid speaker on child safety promotion.

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	=== Praise and criticism for Berry and Eichenwald ===		=== Praise and criticism for Berry and Eichenwald ===

	After the story broke both praise and criticism were directed at Berry and Eichenwald. In February, 2006 an article in ''The Guide Magazine'', a monthly [[gay]] publication, repeated these concerns. Calling Eichenwald's story "broadsheet journalism marinated in tabloid ideas” and “an alarmist exercise,” the article asks: "To what extent was Justin, who had made a career out of catering to men's fantasies, cravings, and projections, telling Eichenwald just what he wanted to hear? Did Justin, confronted with an authority figure who had cast himself in the dual role of savior and cop, cooperate mainly out of fear of prosecution?" The article also draws attention to the possibility that some of the subscribers to Berry’s sites may not have been aware that they were viewing illegal material.<ref>[http://www.guidemag.com/magcontent/invokemagcontent.cfm?ID=9B66C4E1-8A0E-4170-B73377AFC1ED1F04 Cop, Prosecutor, Hangman] [[Jim D'Entremont]]. News Slant column, [[The Guide\|Guide Magazine]]. February 2006.</ref>		[[Image:JustinAt15.jpg\|frame\|left\|Justin Berry at 15]]After the story broke both praise and criticism were directed at Berry and Eichenwald. In February, 2006 an article in ''The Guide Magazine'', a monthly [[gay]] publication, repeated these concerns. Calling Eichenwald's story "broadsheet journalism marinated in tabloid ideas” and “an alarmist exercise,” the article asks: "To what extent was Justin, who had made a career out of catering to men's fantasies, cravings, and projections, telling Eichenwald just what he wanted to hear? Did Justin, confronted with an authority figure who had cast himself in the dual role of savior and cop, cooperate mainly out of fear of prosecution?" The article also draws attention to the possibility that some of the subscribers to Berry’s sites may not have been aware that they were viewing illegal material.<ref>[http://www.guidemag.com/magcontent/invokemagcontent.cfm?ID=9B66C4E1-8A0E-4170-B73377AFC1ED1F04 Cop, Prosecutor, Hangman] [[Jim D'Entremont]]. News Slant column, [[The Guide\|Guide Magazine]]. February 2006.</ref>

	Others raising this possibility have pointed to web archives and [[Google]] caches<ref name=JustinsFriends>[http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:Y0nxjwmELGoJ:www.justinsfriends.com/2257.htm+%22justinsfriends%22+2257&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=3 Google cache of JustinsFriends.Com], one of Berry's pornographic websites</ref><ref name=MexicoFriends>[http://web.archive.org/web/*/www.mexicofriends.com Internet archive of MexicoFriends.com], one of Berry's [[Child pornography\|pornographic]] websites</ref> of Berry’s websites, showing that they were advertised as offering legal pornography.<ref name=SalonLetter>[http://letters.salon.com/news/feature/2006/04/07/predator/permalink/353d7399bd50bc83ffe51213b4cc20b0.html Letter to the Editor] Salon.com</ref>		Others raising this possibility have pointed to web archives and [[Google]] caches<ref name=JustinsFriends>[http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:Y0nxjwmELGoJ:www.justinsfriends.com/2257.htm+%22justinsfriends%22+2257&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=3 Google cache of JustinsFriends.Com], one of Berry's pornographic websites</ref><ref name=MexicoFriends>[http://web.archive.org/web/*/www.mexicofriends.com Internet archive of MexicoFriends.com], one of Berry's [[Child pornography\|pornographic]] websites</ref> of Berry’s websites, showing that they were advertised as offering legal pornography.<ref name=SalonLetter>[http://letters.salon.com/news/feature/2006/04/07/predator/permalink/353d7399bd50bc83ffe51213b4cc20b0.html Letter to the Editor] Salon.com</ref>
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	==External links==		==External links==
	*[http://www.~~JustinBerry~~.~~info~~ Justin Berry's official website]		*[http://www.justinberry.tv/ Justin Berry's official website]
	*[http://www.nytimes.com/justinberry "NY Times Internet Documentary"] - ''The New York Times'' (December 19, 2005) (Requires Windows or Mac OS)		*[http://www.nytimes.com/justinberry "NY Times Internet Documentary"] - ''The New York Times'' (December 19, 2005) (Requires Windows or Mac OS)
	*[http://www.oprah.com/tows/pastshows/200602/tows_past_20060215.jhtml "The young boy lured into becoming an Internet porn star"], [[Oprah Winfrey]] Show, Feb 15 2006.		*[http://www.oprah.com/tows/pastshows/200602/tows_past_20060215.jhtml "The young boy lured into becoming an Internet porn star"], [[Oprah Winfrey]] Show, Feb 15 2006.

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	'''Justin Berry''' (born July 24 1986) is an [[National Profile: America\|American]] who operated [[Child Pornography\|pornographic]] websites featuring himself and other teens, beginning at age 13.<ref name=ThroughHisWebcam>[http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/19/national/19kids.ready.html Through His Webcam, a Boy Joins a Sordid Online World]. [[Kurt Eichenwald]]. ''New York Times''. 19 December 2005.</ref> In 2005, at the age of 18, he cooperated in a ''New York Times'' feature article, was granted federal immunity and became a witness for both federal and state authorities.<ref name=CounterPunch /> Berry has made multiple media appearances talking about his experiences, and now works as a paid speaker on these issues. His current [[World Wide Web\|Web]] activities involve educating the public about Internet safety.		<div style="margin-left: 25px; float: right;">__TOC__</div>'''Justin Berry''' (born July 24 1986) is an [[National Profile: America\|American]] who operated [[Child Pornography\|pornographic]] websites featuring himself and other teens, beginning at age 13.<ref name=ThroughHisWebcam>[http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/19/national/19kids.ready.html Through His Webcam, a Boy Joins a Sordid Online World]. [[Kurt Eichenwald]]. ''New York Times''. 19 December 2005.</ref> In 2005, at the age of 18, he cooperated in a ''New York Times'' feature article, was granted federal immunity and became a witness for both federal and state authorities.<ref name=CounterPunch /> Berry has made multiple media appearances talking about his experiences, and now works as a paid speaker on these issues. His current [[World Wide Web\|Web]] activities involve educating the public about Internet safety.

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	Eichenwald subsequently won awards for his reporting on this subject, including the prestigious Payne Award for Ethics in Journalism. Based on subsequent disclosures which called into question the ethics of the methods by which Eichenwald came to report Berry's story<ref name=EditorsNote />, the Payne Award committee reviewed Eichenwald's award, ultimately allowing it to stand.		Eichenwald subsequently won awards for his reporting on this subject, including the prestigious Payne Award for Ethics in Journalism. Based on subsequent disclosures which called into question the ethics of the methods by which Eichenwald came to report Berry's story<ref name=EditorsNote />, the Payne Award committee reviewed Eichenwald's award, ultimately allowing it to stand.

	On March 6, 2007, The ''New York Times'' stated that Eichenwald had paid Berry $2,000.00 via cashier's check before Berry met with Eichenwald or revealed much of the information used in the story, and that Eichenwald had subsequently asked for the money back before committing to write the story but had failed to disclose the payment. Members of Berry's family did repay the money before the story ran. The ''Times'' also noted that he had not identified himself as a journalist when he first contacted Berry.<ref name=EditorsNote>[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F04E2D71431F935A35750C0A9619C8B63 "Editor's Note."] The ''New York Times'', March 6 2007 revealing the $2,000 payment</ref> This disclosure was made after the information was exposed at trial by the defense attorney for Kenneth Gourlay, one of the men who stood accused by Berry. When Eichenwald's initial $2,000 payment was revealed in June, 2007, Eichenwald claimed that Berry's family had later repaid him that amount, and that the only other payment he had made to Berry had been $10 via [[PayPal]]. In August, 2007, Court documents connected to the case against Timothy Ryan Richards — a former employee of Berry's — revealed that Eichenwald had made additional payments in June, 2005 via PayPal, some made under [[pseudonym]]s, totaling at least $1,100. Eichenwald has denied lying about the additional payments, claiming that he has no recollection of having made them.<ref>~~{{cite news\|last=Pérez-Peña\|first=Richard\|title=Court Papers Said to Show Added Payments by Reporter\|publisher=The New York Times\|date=August 8, 2007\|url=~~http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/08/business/media/08paper.html~~\|accessdate=~~August 7, 2007}}</ref> Subsequently, on [[August 10]], [[2007]], Eichenwald resigned his post at ''Portfolio''.		On March 6, 2007, The ''New York Times'' stated that Eichenwald had paid Berry $2,000.00 via cashier's check before Berry met with Eichenwald or revealed much of the information used in the story, and that Eichenwald had subsequently asked for the money back before committing to write the story but had failed to disclose the payment. Members of Berry's family did repay the money before the story ran. The ''Times'' also noted that he had not identified himself as a journalist when he first contacted Berry.<ref name=EditorsNote>[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F04E2D71431F935A35750C0A9619C8B63 "Editor's Note."] The ''New York Times'', March 6 2007 revealing the $2,000 payment</ref> This disclosure was made after the information was exposed at trial by the defense attorney for Kenneth Gourlay, one of the men who stood accused by Berry. When Eichenwald's initial $2,000 payment was revealed in June, 2007, Eichenwald claimed that Berry's family had later repaid him that amount, and that the only other payment he had made to Berry had been $10 via [[PayPal]]. In August, 2007, Court documents connected to the case against Timothy Ryan Richards — a former employee of Berry's — revealed that Eichenwald had made additional payments in June, 2005 via PayPal, some made under [[pseudonym]]s, totaling at least $1,100. Eichenwald has denied lying about the additional payments, claiming that he has no recollection of having made them.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/08/business/media/08paper.html "Court Papers Said to Show Added Payments", The New York Times, August 8, 2007]</ref> Subsequently, on [[August 10]], [[2007]], Eichenwald resigned his post at ''Portfolio''.

	After Eichenwald's payment to Berry became public knowledge, Eichenwald's ethics as a journalist were questioned by several sources. [[Michelle Malkin]], a syndicated columnist writing in the ''[[Stockton Record]]'', questioned Eichenwald's conduct and the lack of condemnation on the part of the ''Times'', saying that:		After Eichenwald's payment to Berry became public knowledge, Eichenwald's ethics as a journalist were questioned by several sources. [[Michelle Malkin]], a syndicated columnist writing in the ''[[Stockton Record]]'', questioned Eichenwald's conduct and the lack of condemnation on the part of the ''Times'', saying that:
	~~{{Quote\|~~Eichenwald and the ''Times'' have offered explanations for the payment that don't pass the sniff test. These rationales certainly wouldn't get past the ''Times''' own editorial olfactory nerves if any of its competitors had committed the very same sin.~~<small>— [[Michelle Malkin]],~~ ''~~[[Stockton Record]]'' [[Mar 21]] [[2007]]~~<ref name=StocktonRecord />~~</small>}}~~
			:''"Eichenwald and the ''Times'' have offered explanations for the payment that don't pass the sniff test. These rationales certainly wouldn't get past the ''Times''' own editorial olfactory nerves if any of its competitors had committed the very same sin."''<ref name=StocktonRecord />

	Malkin rhetorically asks "can you imagine how loudly the media ethics mavens would moan if anyone other than the New York Times provided such convoluted justifications for checkbook journalism?"<ref name=StocktonRecord>[http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070321/A_OPINION0605/703210301/-1/A_OPINION06 Why aren't media ethics mavens screaming now?]. ''[[Stockton Record]]''. [[Stockton, California\|Stockton, CA]]. [[Mar 21]] [[2007]].</ref> ''The Times'' never provided any such explanations for Eichenwald's conduct, stating simply in an editors' note that "Times policy forbids paying the subjects of articles for information or interviews." <ref name=EditorsNote/>		Malkin rhetorically asks "can you imagine how loudly the media ethics mavens would moan if anyone other than the New York Times provided such convoluted justifications for checkbook journalism?"<ref name=StocktonRecord>[http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070321/A_OPINION0605/703210301/-1/A_OPINION06 Why aren't media ethics mavens screaming now?]. ''[[Stockton Record]]''. [[Stockton, California\|Stockton, CA]]. [[Mar 21]] [[2007]].</ref> ''The Times'' never provided any such explanations for Eichenwald's conduct, stating simply in an editors' note that "Times policy forbids paying the subjects of articles for information or interviews." <ref name=EditorsNote/>

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	Berry appeared with Eichenwald on the [[February 15]] [[2006]] episode of ''[[The Oprah Winfrey Show]]'' to discuss his story.		Berry appeared with Eichenwald on the [[February 15]] [[2006]] episode of ''[[The Oprah Winfrey Show]]'' to discuss his story.

	On [[April 4]] [[2006]], Justin Berry appeared before the [[United States House Energy Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations\|Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations]] of the [[United States House Committee on Energy and Commerce]] to give testimony on "Sexual Exploitation of Children Over the Internet: What Parents, Kids and Congress Need to Know About Child Predators." In this testimony he stated that "My experience is not as isolated as you might hope.." and went on to detail his ordeal. He expressed frustration that more was not being done to bring the perpetrators to justice, specifically those who molested him. Members of the committee said his testimony had fueled a new effort to toughen up the laws against the producers and purchasers of child pornography. They also praised his courage in stepping forward, with one Congressman going so far as to suggest that any new legislation that emerged from this new effort to combat child pornography be named "the Justin Berry Act."<ref name=HouseHearings>[http://energycommerce.house.gov/108/Hearings/04042006hearing1820/Berry.pdf Sexual Exploitation of Children Over the Internet: What Parents, Kids and Congress Need to Know About Child Predators] [[Testimony]] of Justin Berry before the [[United States House Energy Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations\|Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee]] of the [[United States House Committee on Energy and Commerce]]. 4 April 2006.</ref>		On [[April 4]] [[2006]], Justin Berry appeared before the [[United States House Energy Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations\|Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations]] of the [[United States House Committee on Energy and Commerce]] to give testimony on "Sexual Exploitation of Children Over the Internet: What Parents, Kids and Congress Need to Know About Child Predators." In this testimony he stated that "My experience is not as isolated as you might hope" and went on to detail his ordeal. He expressed frustration that more was not being done to bring the perpetrators to justice, specifically those who molested him. Members of the committee said his testimony had fueled a new effort to toughen up the laws against the producers and purchasers of child pornography. They also praised his courage in stepping forward, with one Congressman going so far as to suggest that any new legislation that emerged from this new effort to combat child pornography be named "the Justin Berry Act."<ref name=HouseHearings>[http://energycommerce.house.gov/108/Hearings/04042006hearing1820/Berry.pdf Sexual Exploitation of Children Over the Internet: What Parents, Kids and Congress Need to Know About Child Predators] [[Testimony]] of Justin Berry before the [[United States House Energy Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations\|Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee]] of the [[United States House Committee on Energy and Commerce]]. 4 April 2006.</ref>

	== Media appearances and other references ==		== Media appearances and other references ==