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Attorney General Mark Shurtleff received $200,000 from Operation Kids to help reduce the number of Internet predators in Utah.

Internet safety has been a topic of discussion at SUU since Barry Marshall, a sophomore physical education major from Cedar City, was arrested in connection with an incident involving soliciting sex from a minor over the Internet last month.

Operation Kids President Rick Larsen said the Utah Internet Crimes Against Children task force was selected for the donation after nearly one year of research.

The state's undercover efforts to protect children from online predators got a $200,000 boost Monday.

Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff accepted the second part of a $250,000 donation from Operation Kids President Rick Larsen and chairman Dennis Webb.

Operation Kids will make a major donation to fund undercover operations targeting child predators and child pornographers on Monday, October 12.   Members of the ICAC Task Force will provide details of two previous large-scale operations.