In a twist of odd timing, just before the ruling, in 1999, the IRS had, with great fanfare, partnered with the NCMEC to publicize the plight of missing children.
According to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), in 1999 (the last year comprehensive data was made available), approximately 800, 000 children younger than 18 were reported missing.
On March 19th and 20th, NCMEC is sponsoring a conference called Safe to Compete: Protecting Child Athletes from Sexual Abuse, where it will convene more than 50 youth-serving organizations, including the YMCA, Special Olympics, USA Swimming, USA Gymnastics, and Big Brothers Big Sisters of America to talk about the issue of preventing abuse of children in sports programs.