Stop Child Abuse – Trace an Object

You can help us to trace an object and stop child abuse

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The most innocent clues can sometimes help crack a case. The objects are all taken from the background of an image with sexually explicit material involving minors. For all images below, every other investigative avenue has already been examined. Therefore we are requesting  your assistance in identifying the origin of some of these objects. We are convinced that more eyes will lead to more leads and will ultimately help to save these children.

Can you help us recognise the objects?

We specifically want to trace their origin (location/country). You can help by clicking on an object you recognise and providing Europol with the information you have on the object. This can be done anonymously. Once the origin of an object is identified, we will inform the competent law enforcement authority of the involved country to further investigate this lead and hopefully speed up the identification of both the offender and the victim.

Out of respect for the victims, we urge you not to share any personal information (recognisable pictures, names, etc.) on social media or anywhere online.

Your useful tips can be shared with us in a secure way via this website form. Thank you for your support.

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Established in 2017 by Europol, the Stop Child Abuse – Trace An Object initiative has yielded the following results (November 2023): 

  • Almost 28 000 tips have been sent in via the general public;
  • Investigators were able to narrow down a country in 127 instances;
  • 30 children, victims of child sexual abuse, have been identified and removed from harm;
  • 6 offenders have been identified and prosecuted.

Based on this success, the Australian Federal Police launched in March 2021 their own version of the Stop Child Abuse initiative focusing on the Asia Pacific region. Their images can be viewed at https://accce.gov.au/report/trace.