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8 May 2013
Virtual Global Taskforce

HSI SPECIAL AGENT RECOGNIZED FOR COMBATING SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN IN MEXICO

A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) special agent was recognized in Washington, D.C., May 8, by the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) [more...]

26 April 2013
Virtual Global Taskforce

Waikato Sex Offender Sentenced

A Te Awamutu, New Zealand, man was sentenced April 26 to preventive detention for his part in an international internet child exploitation case. The man was arrested in Christchurch (New [more...]

18 April 2013
BOM signing 3 new members

Dutch, Indonesian, Korean national police forces join Virtual Global Taskforce at European Cybercrime Centre

Three new member countries have joined the Virtual Global Taskforce (VGT), an international alliance of law enforcement and private sector agencies dedicated to combating online child sexual abuse. Representatives from [more...]

28 March 2013
Virtual Global Taskforce

CANADIAN MAN ARRESTED ON CHILD EXPLOITATION CHARGES

A Calgary, Alberta, man was charged March 27 with six child pornography related offenses. The charges are a result of a joint investigation by Canada’s Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team [more...]

15 March 2013
Australian Federal Police combat child abuse materials on the internet.

AFP shuts down online child abuse network, 20 arrested

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) working with state and territory police have exposed a network of online child predators allegedly involved in sharing and distributing child exploitation material, arresting 20 [more...]

27 February 2013
Virtual Global Taskforce

2 new private partners join Virtual Global Taskforce in effort to combat online child sexual exploitation

Two new industry partners have joined the Virtual Global Taskforce (VGT), an international alliance of law enforcement and private sector agencies dedicated to combating online child sexual abuse. Kids Internet [more...]

5 February 2013
New Zealand Police crack down on child exploitation

Police infiltrate New Zealand paedophile ring, saving four children

Police across the New Zealand have smashed an alleged paedophile ring, saving four children from further abuse and making 35 referrals to overseas jurisdictions. Detective Senior Sergeant (D/S/S) John Michael, [more...]

5 February 2013
Australian Federal Police combat child abuse materials on the internet.

AFP and ACMA sign agreement to target online child sex crime

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) and the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) agreement to help combat the flow of child abuse [more...]

4 February 2013
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Alarming New Trend in Online Sexual Abuse: Deadly combination of factors leads to children’s vulnerability

Child sex offenders are grooming children over the internet for the sole purpose of online sexual abuse – an alarming new trend highlighted by the United Kingdom’s (UK) Child Exploitation [more...]

18 January 2013
HSI Boston awards federal prosecutor for protecting children

HSI PRESENTS AWARD TO PROSECUTOR FOR ASSISTING WITH CASE IN WHICH HUNDREDS OF CHILDREN WERE RESCUED WORLDWIDE

A federal prosecutor, who has a well-earned reputation for successfully prosecuting cases investigated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) in Boston, received top honors from [more...]

9 January 2013
ICE HSI

Massachusetts man gets 45 years for ‘Dreamboard’ child pornography role

A Massachusetts man was sentenced to 45 years in federal prison Jan. 8 for his participation in an international criminal network, known as Dreamboard, which produced and disseminated depictions of [more...]

7 January 2013
ICE Operation Sunflower

123 SEXUALLY EXPLOITED CHILDREN IDENTIFIED BY HSI DURING ‘OPERATION SUNFLOWER’

One hundred twenty-three victims of child sexual exploitation were identified by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) special agents during an international operation aimed at rescuing [more...]

21 December 2012
HSI Arrests Florida Woman

HSI’S NATIONAL SEARCH FOR ‘JANE DOE’ ENDS WITH ARREST OF FLORIDA WOMAN

The nationwide search for a “Jane Doe” suspected child pornographer, by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), ended with the arrest of an Okaloosa County, Fla., [more...]

13 December 2012
Representatives from the 18 Virtual Global Taskforce member agencies

VIRTUAL GLOBAL TASKFORCE ANNOUNCES NEW MEMBERS

The Virtual Global Taskforce (VGT), an international alliance dedicated to combating online child sexual abuse, has voted in four new organizations as members. The Korean National Police and Indonesian National [more...]

12 December 2012
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TWO MEN JAILED FOR CRIMINAL ABUSE OF 110 CHILDREN WORLDWIDE

Two brothers who worked together to use the internet to sexually abuse 110 children around the world, including 78 in the United Kingdom (UK), were jailed in Kuwait Dec. 12 [more...]

10 December 2012
AFP Assistant Commissioner Gaughan and ICE/HSI Deputy Assistant Director Quinn

ICE TO CHAIR VIRTUAL GLOBAL TASKFORCE: Australian Federal Police reflects on accomplishments of the last three years

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) was appointed chair this week in Abu Dhabi of the Virtual Global Taskforce (VGT), an international alliance of 18 law [more...]

12 November 2012
Virtual Global Taskforce

ECPAT INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPATES IN INTERNET GOVERNANCE FORUM IN AZERBAIJAN

ECPAT International organized workshops , led sessions and made interventions in series of workshops focusing on child protection online at the recently concluded Internet Governance Forum in Baku, Azerbaijan, Nov. [more...]

8 November 2012
The Code of Conduct for the Protection of Children From Sexual Exploitation in Travel and Tourism (The Code)

TOURISM COMPANIES JOIN FORCES WITH THE CODE TO PROTECT CHILDREN FROM SEX TOURISM

Four of the world’s leading tourism companies together with GIZ and The Code launched a joint project to combat child sex tourism: TUI Travel; Accor group; Kuoni Group and ITB [more...]

7 November 2012
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TRAVELLERS WITHIN SOUTHEAST ASIA WANT CHILD SAFE TOURISM EDUCATION

Tourists to and within the Southeast Asian countries of Cambodia, Lao PDR, Thailand and Vietnam want to be better educated about child safe tourism according to a report issued by [more...]

18 October 2012
ICE HSI

ICE WARNS ABOUT THE SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES OF ENGAGING IN CHILD SEX TOURISM

American tourists, with twisted overseas travel plans to engage in child sex tourism, may think they are beyond the reach of U.S. law enforcement. However, they should know that it [more...]

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