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To Trust or Not to Trust:ย Online Safety Begins Offlineย ย 

By the end of this article, you will understand what online child sexual exploitation is, how it happens, how to recognize the warning signs, what to do if you suspect it, and โ€“ most of all โ€“ how to prevent it in the first place.   For many kids, summer marks the start of freedom: less structure, more time with friends, and…
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Euphoriaย and Human Trafficking: What the Show Gets Rightย and Where It Misses the Markย 

By Amy Bruins, Vice President of Community Impact, Our Rescue  Mature Content Warning: This article discusses mature themes portrayed in Euphoria, including addiction, sexual exploitation, coercion, assault, commercial sexual exploitation, forced criminality, and human trafficking.  Euphoria (HBO) has never been a show that shies away from difficult subjects. The series explores complex and often uncomfortable themes…
3 min read โ€ข Field Operations โ€ข Homepage Featured โ€ข Mission Stories โ€ข U.S./Canada

Vigo County Sheriffโ€™s Office Welcomes First ESD K9:ย Our Rescue andย kNotย Today Partnership at Workย 

Thanks to a collaborative partnership with Our Rescue and kNot Today, the Vigo County Sheriff’s Office welcomed its first Electronic Storage Detection (ESD) K9 and the community of Terre Haute, Indiana will never be the same.  Do aย quick Google search online forย โ€œESDย K9 Paddyย Indianaโ€ย andย youโ€™llย see why Vigo Countyโ€™s newestย member of theย Sheriffโ€™s Departmentย has…
12 min read โ€ข Child Exploitation โ€ข Homepage Featured โ€ข Online Exploitation

Social Media Addiction and Online Exploitation: How Todayโ€™s Digital Environment Is Increasing Risk for Kidsย 

By Jackie Block Goldstein, LSW, Vice President for Survivor Care at Our Rescue, and John Trenary Vice President of Cyber at Our Rescue  In early 2026,ย separate juries in California and New Mexico foundย twoย popularย social mediaย companies liable for contributing to the mental health crisis amongย children. Theย landmark verdictsย confirmed what…
4 min read โ€ข Europe โ€ข Field Operations โ€ข Mission Stories โ€ข Training and Prevention

Strengtheningย Child Exploitationย Investigations:ย ย Our Rescue Partners with OSINTย Industriesย 

For over a year, Our Rescue has partnered withโ€ฏOSINT Industriesโ€ฏto help law enforcement address human trafficking and child exploitation. This collaboration has now expanded through a formal agreement and ongoing joint efforts to equip investigators with advanced open-source intelligence (OSINT) tools and training that help rescue children and put predators behind bars.  Together, teams have supported law enforcement agencies across Europe, including Romania, Italy, Kosovo, Spain, and Malta. These…
2 min read โ€ข Field Operations โ€ข Mission Stories โ€ข U.S./Canada

ESD K9 Boone in Action: 13 Successful Searches inย 2026ย So Farย 

Every day, children are sexually exploited by predators behind closed doors and evidence of that abuse is deliberately hidden. To fight these crimes, our four-legged heroes work alongside police to help rescue those children and bring them justice.  In 2022, Our Rescue-sponsored Electronic Storage Detection (ESD) K9 Boone graduated from the Jordan…
1 min read โ€ข Field Operations โ€ข Latin America โ€ข Mission Stories

Operationย Fenix 86:ย Twoย 7-Year-Oldย Sistersย Rescued from Fatherโ€™s Suspected Sexual Abuse and Exploitationย 

In Ecuador, two 7-year-old girls were allegedly being sexually exploited by their father.   In February of 2026, investigators from the Ecuadorian National Police (ENP) Anti-Trafficking Unit (UNAT) discovered child sexual abuse material (CSAM) featuring the two children in sexually explicit photographs that were being distributed to a social media group.   Working alongside the Attorney Generalโ€™s Office (FGE) and with the support of Our Rescue, ENP UNAT initiated a search and…
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Law Enforcement and Mental Health: Addressing Trauma in Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) Investigations

By Jim Cole, Senior Advisor for Cyber Strategy and Child Protection, Our Rescue  Published in recognition of National Police Week, May 2026  People ask me, โ€œHow do you do it?โ€  Not my law enforcement colleagues. They already know the answer, or they have their own version…
1 min read โ€ข Field Operations โ€ข Latin America โ€ข Mission Stories โ€ข Survivor Care

12-Year-Old Rescued in Ecuador, 1 Suspect Arrested

In Ecuador, a 12-year-old child was living under a lie facing sexual exploitation.  An adult had convinced the child that he was family and someone they could trust, someone who had authority in their life. He then used that false identity to gain control and sexually exploit, creating a reality that no child should ever have to navigate. …
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Denim Day: A Survivor’s Perspective on Healing

June Haskell brings over ten years of experience speaking as a survivor of sex trafficking, domestic violence, childhood trauma and drug endangerment. From policies and programs to events and media, June works as Director of Survivor Engagement at Our Rescue and is a valued and respected resource.
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Advertised Online. Found in a Hotel: 17-Year-Old Rescued,ย 5 Suspectsย Arrested for Human Traffickingย 

She was only 17 years old, and she was being sold online for sex.  In September, the Peruvian National Police received a tip that someone was allegedly advertising the sexual services of minors, girls between the ages of 14 and 17, through a website and across social media platforms including Facebook,…
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Give with Impact: How the 2026 Tax Law Could Benefit Your Charitable Tax Donationsย 

For many people, donating to a charity is about more than a tax deduction. It is about supporting the mission of an organization close to their heart and values. At Our Rescue, our donors help protect children and support survivors as they rebuild and move forward in the fight against human trafficking and exploitation.
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Our Rescue Supports Indiana CSAM Investigations with Digital Forensics Technology and ESD K9 Buckย 

In October 2025, in Pendleton, Indiana, a CyberTip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) led investigators to a 24-year-old man whose online activity raised immediate concern. What began as a small number of flagged files quickly expanded into a digital investigation andย subsequentย search warrant, where detectives…
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Operation Codeย Rescue: 48 Hours, 4 Children Rescued,ย 4ย Arrested

Within 48 hours, Our Rescueโ€™s collaboration with the Ecuadorian National Police (ENP) Anti-Trafficking Unit (UNAT) and the Attorney General’s Office (FGE) in Ecuador resulted in the arrest of 4 individuals suspected of sexually exploiting children. Today, 4 children are now safe from sexual abuse.   In August of 2025, teams came together in Guayaquil to respond to the exploitation of a…
3 min read โ€ข Europe โ€ข Field Operations โ€ข Mission Stories

13-Year-Old Rescued, 3 Arrested inย Romania Operation

On March 19, 2026, Romanian authorities carried out a significant operation to rescue a 13-year-old girl living in the deeply unsafe and sexually exploitative environment of trafficking.   The young girl faced vulnerabilities to exploitation on multiple levels. Police reported that she came from a difficult family situation, suffered from multiple disabilities, and limited resources. Additionally, she was in emergency placement due to her family’s instability.  …
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Our Rescue Assists Operation Renewed Hope: ESD K9s Provide Comfort for the Heroes in the Fight

Inside DHSโ€™s Cyber Crimes Center (C3) in Fairfax, Virginia, I witnessed firsthand what global collaboration against child exploitation truly looks like when law enforcement officers from around the world gathered for Operation Renewed Hope. This past March, nearly 100 officers from 35 countries worked side by side, creating a…
1 min read โ€ข Asia โ€ข Mission Stories โ€ข Training and Prevention

Prevention in Action: Advancing Online Safety for Youth in Thailand

At Our Rescue, we believe that prevention is the key to protecting children from becoming victims of online threats. Thatโ€™s why our teams are committed to guiding ongoing efforts to raise awareness and strengthen safeguards in an increasingly digital world.  This year marks the fourth consecutive year of advancing this effort through…
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Operation Esperanza 04

ย On January 13, 2026, Our Rescue team in Latin America partnered with the Ecuadorian National Police Anti-Trafficking Unit and the Attorney General’s Office in Operation Esperanza 04 in Quito.   What began as a missing person report led to the safe recovery of a 17-year-old survivor and her infant baby, both of whom…
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Our Rescue-Sponsored ESD K9 Mo Helps Police Investigate Kentucky CSAM Case, 1 Arrestedย 

In Boone County, Kentucky, investigators followed a digital trail that led them to a home in Florence, where online activity linked to a man suspected of sharing child sexual abuse material (CSAM), previously referred to as child pornography.   After building a careful case, detectives arrived at the suspectโ€™s residence in December and began a thorough search, working carefully…
3 min read โ€ข Field Operations โ€ข Latin America โ€ข Mission Stories โ€ข Survivor Care

Three Children Rescued, 1 Suspect Arrested in Peru During Our Rescue-Supported CSAM Investigationย 

In the Huaycรกn district of Lima, Peru, one child, the niece of an adult male predator, was being sexually abused and exploited behind closed doors.  In the city of Huancayo, based in the Junin region, miles away, another two minor-age children, family cousins to that same perpetrator, lived separate lives but faced the same abuse at the hands of the same man.  Peruvian investigators would soon connect both.  In late 2025, multiple CyberTipline reports submitted by Google through the National Center for…
5 min read โ€ข Our Perspectives

Large Events and Human Trafficking: A Mardi Gras Case Study

Every year, Mardi Gras brings hundreds of thousands of visitors to New Orleans, filling the city with parades, music, and celebration. Large in-market events like this, often raise questions about whether human trafficking increases as well. The reality is more complex. Human trafficking does not occur only…
2 min read โ€ข Asia โ€ข Field Operations โ€ข Mission Stories โ€ข Survivor Care

Operation Warp: Temple Resident Arrested in Child Exploitation Investigation in Thailandย 

Stories like this appear far too often. A trusted adult sexually abuses a child. The abuse is recorded. The child sexual abuse material (CSAM), commonly known as child pornography, is stored or shared online. The child waits helplessly for intervention. Sometimes it comes. Sometimes it doesnโ€™t. The pattern…
1 min read โ€ข Europe โ€ข Field Operations โ€ข Mission Stories

Five Arrested, One Child Rescuedย in Human Trafficking Case in Romaniaย 

On February 5, 2026, Romanian authorities carried out an operation in Constanศ›a that brought a trafficking network to light and put an immediate end to the exploitation of two young women whose lives had been pulled into it.ย  Investigators report a 15-year-old minor and a 19-year-old vulnerable young woman…
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Our Rescue Surpasses 150 ESD K9s Deployed with Newest Graduating Classย 

Our Rescue recently celebrated another milestone in the fight against child exploitation and human trafficking as nine new Electronic Storage Detection (ESD) K9 teams graduated from the Jordan Detection K9 Program and joined law enforcement agencies across the United States and Canada.ย  With this newest class, the…
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Cutting Off theย Demand: Who is Buying Sex?ย ย 

When we think about human trafficking, we often picture traffickers, the recruiters and manipulators; or we focus on rescue and the moment someone reaches safety. Both of these pieces matter deeply.   But there is another part of the story that is harder to talk about, a part that quietly sustains the entire system. …
3 min read โ€ข Human Trafficking โ€ข Human Trafficking Demographics

The Hidden Face: Why Modern Traffickers Are Harder to Catchย 

In order to successfully combat human trafficking today, we must understand that everything we thought we knew about who the traffickers are is incomplete. In the past, we were warned about โ€œstrange white vansโ€ or being abducted while traveling in foreign countries while on vacation. The modern-day trafficker has become more concealed, while still hiding in plain sight. The…
3 min read โ€ข Child Exploitation โ€ข Policy & Legal Advocacy

The Reach of U.S.ย Lawย and Child Sex Tourismย 

By Renata Parras, General Counsel, Our Rescue  In addition to leading Our Rescueโ€™s Legal team, Renata builds strategic partnerships with NGOs, technology companies, law enforcement, and industrial sectors. She brings more than 15 years of experience advising on human rights, human trafficking, social impact, cross border risk, and cross-sector collaboration. Previously, she served as ESG and…
1 min read โ€ข Asia โ€ข Field Operations โ€ข Mission Stories โ€ข Survivor Care

Operation Overtake Leads to Rescue of 6-Year-Old Childย 

On January 14, 2026, investigators in Thailand identified evidence suggesting a 6-year-old child was being sexually exploited and was linked to confirmed child sexual abuse material (CSAM). That evidence triggered an investigation to determine what had happened and how to rescue the child from further harm.  Working alongside Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) Thailand ICAC, law enforcement and Our Rescue teams…
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In-Home Nurse for Children withย Disabilities Charged with Possessing CSAMย 

Predators looking toย exploit childrenย often place themselves inย positions of trust. Caregivers, service providers, and professionals may have access to children precisely because they are perceived as safe. This reality makes these crimes harder to detect, meaningย itย isย even moreย important that police have theย specialized toolsย andย investigative support they needย to find the offenders who intentionally…
2 min read โ€ข Child Exploitation โ€ข CSAM โ€ข Field Operations โ€ข Mission Stories โ€ข U.S./Canada

ESD K9 Bandit Aids Police in Major Cases Across Reno, Sparks, and Tahoeย 

This year, Our Rescue-sponsored Electronic Storage Detection (ESD) K9 Bandit continued to make an extraordinary impact alongside his handler and law enforcement in Nevada and the Tahoe region. Banditโ€™s work has supported multiple investigations involving sexual crimes against children and major criminal activity, helping officers locate digital evidence that might otherwise remain hidden. …
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ESD K9 Bandit Protects Kids in NV

Across northern Nevada, several recent investigations led to significant arrests tied to crimes against children and drug trafficking. Behind the scenes in multiple operations was a four-legged investigator named Bandit.  In Reno, a woman was arrested on charges related to the distribution of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) after authorities executed a…
2 min read โ€ข Field Operations โ€ข Latin America โ€ข Mission Stories โ€ข Survivor Care

Our Rescue Participates in Survivor Care Center Inauguration in Peru

On January 15, 2026, a powerful door opened in Peru that had never existed before.  At the facilities of the Policรญa Nacional del Perรบ (PNP) in the Piura Region, Our Rescue and law enforcement officials gathered to inaugurate a Survivor Recovery and Care Facility, built to serve survivors of human trafficking and…
1 min read โ€ข Asia โ€ข Field Operations โ€ข Mission Stories โ€ข Survivor Care

Operation Nest: 4-Year-Old Thai Girl Rescued, Father Arrestedย 

In Thailand, a four-year-old girl was subjected to sexual exploitation and abuse by someone meant to protect herโ€”her father. Cases like this often remain hidden, especially when abuse occurs inside the home, and fear or intimidation keeps the child from speaking out.  In response to a tip, local authorities launched Operation Nest, an operation led by Thailand…
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Honoring a Career of Dedication: Detective Peteย Deatesย and K9 Irisย 

For the past several years in Kenosha, when search warrants were executed in cases involving digital exploitation, two partners entered the scene together: Detective Pete Deates and Electronic Storage Detection (ESD) K9 Iris.  One carried decades of investigative experience. The other carried a nose trained to find what offenders try to hide.  Together, they represent the final chapter of a 23-year…
1 min read โ€ข Europe โ€ข Field Operations โ€ข Mission Stories

Transnational Criminal Network Dismantled in Greece with Our Rescue and Partner Supportย 

Since at least November 2023, a transnational criminal organization was exploiting vulnerable women from Latin America, Europe, and Africa. The group lured the women through deception and debt bondage, controlling them through housing, and profiting from their sexual exploitation by managing five brothels and advertising services online. In addition…
7 min read โ€ข Child Exploitation โ€ข Online Exploitation

Artificial Intelligence on the Frontlines of Child Exploitation

Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer a distant concept or a futuristic tool reserved for tech labs and movies. Itโ€™s here, embedded in everyday life, accelerating innovation across industries, and reshaping how people learn, work, and connect. And, like many transformative technologies before it, AI is neither inherently good…
2 min read โ€ข Field Operations โ€ข Mission Stories โ€ข U.S./Canada

ESD K9 Harrison Recognized at 15th Annual American Humane Hero Dog Awardsย 

Each year, the American Humane Society honors extraordinary dogs across the United States through the Hero Dog Awards, a nationwide competition and fundraising event. This year, the awards banquet was held at Mar-a-Lago in Florida, attended by approximately 350 people, including supporters, families, previous winners, and donors.   Among the honorees was…
6 min read โ€ข Where Does Human Trafficking Happen

Preventing Human Trafficking at the 2026 Super Bowl

While most of the world is focused on the game, law enforcement and organizations are focused on fighting human trafficking at the Super Bowl.
4 min read โ€ข Where Does Human Trafficking Happen

The Truth About Human Trafficking at the Super Bowl

Awareness campaigns and police operations run in Super Bowl host cities have garnered lots of media attention. But does the Super Bowl truly lead to an increase in instances of human trafficking?
4 min read โ€ข Child Exploitation โ€ข Online Exploitation โ€ข Our Perspectives

With Just One Picture: How AI Has Changed Child Exploitationย 

In a recentย Guardian interview,ย actressย Mara Wilson, beloved for her work as a childย actressย in movies such asย โ€œMatilda,โ€ย andย โ€œMrs. Doubtfire,โ€ย shared a modern horror story. She discovered that her likeness when she was a child had been used to create AI-generated child sexual abuse materialย (AIG-CSAM). Her…
2 min read โ€ข Field Operations โ€ข Mission Stories โ€ข U.S./Canada

2 Search Warrants in 2 Cities: What We Saw During a Riverside ICAC Ride-Alongย 

In the early hours of a recent ride-along with the Riverside County Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (ICAC), also known as the Riverside County Child Exploitation Team (RCCET), detectives executed two search warrants in two different cities. Both investigations involved the possession and distribution of child sexual abuse…
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5 Arrested: Police Crack Down on Exploitation in Greece with Our Rescue Supportย 

In Athens, organized crime networks were allegedly promoting foreign women into prostitution, by profession and for profit, by exploiting their income inside establishments operating as โ€œstrip shows.โ€ Intelligence gathered by authorities indicated that the individuals were being controlled and profited from under conditions consistent with human trafficking. This prompted a coordinated law enforcement response.  In the early morning hours of Friday,…
1 min read โ€ข Field Operations โ€ข Latin America โ€ข Mission Stories

Operation Stingray:ย 34-Year-Old Chilean Security Guard Arrested for CSAMย 

In Chile, a 34-year-old security guard was suspected of using online spaces to target and exploit children, leveraging access to social media to harass and coerce minors into producing child sexual abuse material (CSAM).   Following the discovery of these alleged crimes, Chileโ€™s Investigative Police (Policรญa de Investigaciones de Chile, PDI) launched Operation Mantarraya with support from Our Rescue to identify and…
2 min read โ€ข Field Operations โ€ข Mission Stories โ€ข U.S./Canada

ESD K9 Estie Supports Major ICAC Operation in Mobile Countyย 

When the Mobile County Sheriffโ€™s Office Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force launchedย Operation Frost Byte in December 2025, Electronicย Storageย Detection (ESD)ย K9 Estie played a critical role in supporting investigators as they executed search warrants connected to multiple child exploitation cases.ย  Estie is an Our Rescue-Sponsored ESD K9,…
1 min read โ€ข Field Operations โ€ข Latin America โ€ข Mission Stories

9-Year-Old Girl Rescued During Operation Hope in Chile

In Chile, a nine-year-old girl was identified in child sexual abuse material (CSAM) files during a police investigation, setting in motion a coordinated police response in Santiagoโ€™s Metropolitan Region to rescue her. On November 2025, the Chilean Investigative Police (PDI) launched Operation Hope with coordinated support from the…
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Building a New Future: Ployโ€™s Storyย of Hope

**Alias used to protectย survivorโ€™sย identity.ย ย  Atย justย 15ย years old,**Ploy,ย a young girl from rural Northeast Thailand, left school to help support her grandmother after years of financial hardship.โ€ฏRaised by her grandmother after her parents separated, Ploy felt a deep responsibility fromย a young ageย to help provide for her household.ย  An older acquaintance…
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Hidden Devices, Critical Evidence: How K9 Arwen Supports Child Exploitation Investigationsย 

When investigators with the Oklahoma ICAC Task Force enter a search scene, time matters. Evidence can be hidden inside walls, tucked into furniture, concealed in vehicles, or deliberately disguised to avoid detection. In these moments, human search alone isnโ€™t always enough. Thatโ€™s where K9 Arwen comes in.  Arwen is an Electronic Storage Detection (ESD) K9…
1 min read โ€ข Europe โ€ข Field Operations โ€ข Mission Stories

Operation in Malta:ย 1 Suspect Arrested and 14 Devices Seized in CSAM Investigationย 

During the week of December 8, 2025, Our Rescue supported the Malta Police Force Cyber Crime Unit as they carried out an operation targeting perpetrators of child sexual abuse material (CSAM), following referrals from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC).  The operation focused on identifying and disrupting online exploitation activity. As…
2 min read โ€ข Mission Stories โ€ข Prevention & Awareness โ€ข Sex Trafficking โ€ข Training and Prevention โ€ข U.S./Canada

Our Rescue Partners with DHS Blue Campaign for Human Trafficking Prevention Monthย 

January is recognized asย Human Trafficking Prevention Month, a time to strengthen awareness, expand education, and encourage collective action to address human trafficking before it occurs. This month,ย Our Rescue is joining the U.S. Department of Homeland Securityโ€™s Blue Campaign as an official partner, aligning efforts to support…
2 min read โ€ข Human Trafficking โ€ข Online Exploitation

The Digital White Van: Protecting Kids in a Connected Worldย 

This January 11, for National Human Trafficking Awareness Day, Our Rescue hosted a free webinar titled “The Digital White Van,” with experts from DHSโ€™s Blue Campaign, Know2Protect, Yahoo Security Engineers, SEARCH and Our Rescue, including a survivor of sex trafficking. January…
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ย What Is Human Trafficking Prevention Month

Human trafficking prevention month takes place every January and focuses on raising awareness, educating the public, and calling communities to action in preventing human trafficking in all its forms. In 2010, the President of the United States formally dedicated January as a national awareness month, calling on individuals, communities,…
8 min read โ€ข Child Exploitation

The Rise Of Open-Source Intelligence in Fighting Human Trafficking

Every investigator has cases they’ll never forget, and for John Trenary, that landmark case involved someone he describes as โ€œthe most insidious he’s ever encounteredโ€ during his years as a cyber crime detective with the Linn County Sheriff’s Office in Oregon. The suspect,…
3 min read โ€ข Child Exploitation โ€ข Online Exploitation โ€ข Our Perspectives โ€ข Sextortion

ย Children at Risk: A Sharp Rise in 2025 Reports of Online Exploitationย 

The online world your children explore every day is not a playground, itโ€™s a landscape of evolving threats. Just six months into 2025, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) released data showing a significant increase in reports related to online enticement, financial sextortion, AI-enabled exploitation, and child sex trafficking.  Importantly, NCMEC…
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6-7 is Silly,ย 764ย is Deadly:ย The Rise of Decentralized Online Exploitation Terrorismย 

When we think about terrorism, we picture threats aimed at political ideologies or mass casualty attacks. But a new extremist threat is emerging, and it is aimed at our children with the intent to exploit.  This threat is a group called 764, a decentralized terrorist child exploitation network that U.S. law enforcement has described as a highest-priority terrorism threat. Unlike other terrorist networks, 764 does…
2 min read โ€ข Field Operations โ€ข Mission Stories โ€ข Survivor Care โ€ข Training and Prevention โ€ข U.S./Canada

Coordinated Operations Across Multiple States Advanceย Efforts toย Battleย Sexย Traffickingย ย 

On Giving Tuesday, our community of donors stepped up to help make something critical possible: coordinated Interstate Justice Coalition (IJC) operations designed to strengthen cross-jurisdictional collaboration and improve survivor-centered response. IJC is a unique partnership comprised of Our Rescue, Skull Games Solutions, We Fight Monsters, and Operation Light Shine that unifies each organization’s specialized capabilities to support law enforcement, survivor care agencies, and communities within the…
1 min read โ€ข Asia โ€ข Field Operations โ€ข Mission Stories

Operation Future: A Coordinated Effort to Protect Children in Bangkokย 

Before sunrise on November 19, 2025, a team of law enforcement personnel moved through a residence in Bangkok to arrest a man suspected of possessing and distributing thousands of images and videos showing real children being sexually abused and circulating them online. Authorities knew they needed to act quickly to stop it and protect the real…
1 min read โ€ข Field Operations โ€ข Mission Stories โ€ข U.S./Canada

ESD K9 Maui Assists Law Enforcement in Three Child Exploitation Investigations in Just One Monthย 

In the summer of 2025, multiple complex investigations involving child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and hidden surveillance devices unfolded across Wisconsin. Each case involved diligent investigative work and interagency cooperation, including crucial support from Electronic Storage Detection (ESD) K9 Maui working alongside local and federal partners.  Madison Rental Home Hidden Camera Investigation  In late July 2025, police…
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2025 Year in Review: A Year of Strengthened Partnerships, Strategic Operations, and Hopeย 

**The data showcased here represents partial-year figures and should be considered preliminary. Final totals will be confirmed and released in the 2025 Annual Report.  As we begin reflecting on 2025, one message stands out across every region and every program: lasting change happens when organizations and partners link arms and move together.  …
2 min read โ€ข Field Operations โ€ข Latin America โ€ข Mission Stories โ€ข Survivor Care

Operation Elย Pollito: Four Minors Rescuedย from Sexual Exploitationย in Southern Limaย 

Before dawn in southern Lima, coordinated teams moved quietly through the districts. Buses carrying dozens of Peruvian National Police officers arrived at their staging points for a critical operation, with logistical support provided by Our Rescue. What unfolded over the next several hours would interrupt an ongoing exploitation scheme linked to a local hotelโ€”one…
1 min read โ€ข Asia โ€ข Field Operations โ€ข Mission Stories โ€ข Survivor Care

Operation Barber: 1 Arrested, 9-Year-Old Rescued in Child Exploitation Caseย 

In Thailand, a 24-year-old man was allegedly involved in sexual assault of a 9-year-old child and the possession of child sexual abuse material (CSAM). To address this, a coordinated effort called Operation Barber was launched in collaboration with Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau’s Thailand Internet Crimes Against Children Unit (CCIB TICAC), Our Rescue, Ministry of Social Development and Human Security (MSDHS) officials, and…

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