Even if one wants to doubt that Pizzagate is a real thing, there's NO denying that child trafficking and child porn is a major problem in the U.S. It is rarely looked at as a big picture.. I compiled a list of news stories from only this week of arrests made due to child trafficking and pornography in the U.S. only. It's pretty horrifying when you see it laid out together.

Maybe some of these are worth further investigation?

Arizona:

1. Man arrested for sexual exploitation of a minor for having videos & thousands of images of child pornography. news story
2. Former marine sentenced to prison for producing child porn while on active duty. news story

Florida:

1. Couple charged with 700 counts of child abuse, sexual abuse, sodomy, sexual torture, rape, trafficking and other crimes they committed to their 11 adopted/fostered children. news story
2. Three men arrested in child exploitation ring. The men used an app to distribute the sexual abuse of children they had filmed. news story
3. 23-year-old man indicted for receiving child pornography. He was previously charged with sexual battery of a child, but charges were dropped because the victim died. news story

Illinois:

1. 32-year-old male who was previously arrested in 2012 (after having a thumb drive containing over 3.500 images and 60 videos of underage children) on child pornography charges is again being charged for the same crime. news story

Indiana:

1. 26-year-old man pleaded guilty to possessing child porn. Due to a plea agreement he was only given probation. news story

Kansas:

1. 21-year-old woman (previously in foster care) admitted driving a teenage girl across the state to have sex with a man. news story

Kentucky:

1. Pastor arrested on charges of distributing child pornography. news story
2. Two couples arrested on indictments of child sex abuse – laundry list of charges news story

Louisiana:

1. 26-year-old male arrested for trafficking 2 girls (aged 17 and 18 years) news story

Maryland:

1. Former U.S. gymnastics coach sentenced to 6 years in prison after distributing child porn (including 40,000 images and over 100 videos). news story

Massachusetts:

1. 67-year-old man (who was already a level 2 registered sex offender) was arrested by the FBI on child porn charges. He was living 500 feet from a high school. news story
2. A 24-year-old man is facing sex trafficking charges after prosecutors say he repeatedly sold a teen he met online for sex through advertisements on Backpage.com. news story
3. 68-year-old ex-officer pleads not guilty to trafficking, delivering liquor to a person under 21 and enticing a child under 16. news story

Michigan:

1. 20-year-old man sentenced to prison for sexually assaulting a 2-year-old girl news story
2. Couple arrested for sex trafficking of a minor. news story

Minnesota:

1. 31-year-old man gets probation for sending explicit messages and nude photos to an underage girl and for possessing child porn. news story

Missouri:

1. Male brought into court on charges of downloading & distributing child porn via Pinterest. He was released on bond with an ankle monitor. news story

Nebraska:

1. A high school football player arrested and charged with first-degree sexual assault of a child and human trafficking. news story

New Jersey:

1. 55 year-old priest pleaded guilty to downloading child porn and disseminating it in chat rooms. news story
2. Man sentenced to 3 years probation for having child porn on his computer. Computers were also seized from 40 other men in this six-month initiative in NJ. news story
3. 30-year-old male sentenced to prison for sex trafficking of a minor. news story

New York:

1. 25 year-old-man charged with 2 felony counts of promoting sexual performance of a child and possessing a sexual performance by a child. news story
2. Haitian man arrested (after being detained last month on an immigration violation) after child porn was discovered on his phone. news story

North Carolina:

1. Man arrested and charged with 12 counts of second degree sexual exploitation. news story

North Dakota:

1. Child sex slave ring busted in North Dakota. 18 men (including well-known businessmen and a military officer) were arrested after agreeing to meet with minors for sex through sources like Craigslist & Backpage.com. news story

Oklahoma:

1. Oklahoma City firefighter arrested on charges of possessing child porn. news story

Pennsylvania:

1. A Philadelphia motel accused of regularly providing rooms for sex trafficking, including a 14-year old who was forced to have sex with over 1,000 men. news story
2. Police Chief arrested and charged with 2 felonies for downloading child porn for over ten years. news story
3. Former priest pleaded guilty to charges of possession and dissemination of child porn. He could face up to 7 years in prison. news story
4. Ex-athletic director from Penn State pleads guilty to child endangerment for his role in the Sandusky case A website

Tennessee:

1. A man & woman in Tennessee were indicted on 2 felony counts of trafficking for sexual servitude. news story

Texas:

1. 22-year-old male confesses to child sex trafficking. news story

Virginia:

1. 63-year-old male charged with multiple crimes including travel with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct with minors. news story

Washington:

1. 31-year-old male pleaded guilty to distribution of child porn. news story

Wisconsin:

1. 36-year-old male charged with possession of child porn. news story
2. Former school janitor arrested for having images of child porn on his computer (who then subsequently violated his bail conditions in attempting to move a computer). news story