Obama administration cracks down on more than 1,000 child sex offenders
By Nicole Duran | June 22, 2015 | 1:24 pm
More than 1,000 people were arrested in April and May on child sex offense charges, the Justice Department announced Monday.
The Internet Crimes Against Children Task Forces arrested 1,140 people across 41 states as part of Operation Broken Heart, the department said.
The operation targeted possessing, manufacturing or distributing child pornography; engaging in online enticement of children for sexual purposes; engaging in the commercial sexual exploitation or prostitution of children; and engaging in child sex tourism.
More than 3,000 federal, state and local law enforcement agencies participated in the operation.
"Predators use technology in sinister and inventive ways to reach their child victims across state and national boundaries," said Robert Listenbee, administrator of the Justice Department's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Through these kinds of collaborative efforts, law enforcement officers "are countering these attacks by pooling resources and investigative expertise, increasing their ability to identify and arrest sexual predators and protect children."
The Internet Crimes Against Children task force was launched in 1998 to help local law enforcement officers stop the online exploitation of children. The initiative has led to the arrest of more than 54,000 people.
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