'Operation Online Guardian' led to 139 arrests across five SoCal Counties, for crimes including assault against kids under 10, meeting kids for sex, and more.
, along with sheriff's representatives from Los Angeles, Ventura and San Bernardino counties and officials with Homeland Security Investigations.
"The CyberTips include reports from various Internet Service Providers and citizens reporting incidents that involve the possession, distribution and manufacturing of child sexual abuse material, and the online sexual exploitation of children," the LAPD added."The goal of operation was to identify and arrest predators who are using the internet to facilitate the sexual abuse of children and to rescue children from predators," the LAPD said.
"Through their diligent efforts, vulnerable children were rescued from further abuse, and victims who had been silenced by the atrocious crimes of child sexual abuse found their voices restored," the LAPD said. The ICAC Task Force Program consists of 61 coordinated task forces and over 5,400 federal, state and local law enforcement members.
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