Find out about how Europol worked with police forces around the world to take down the Boystown forum, a notorious online platform sharing images of child abuse, and discover how Europol brings international specialists together as part of the Victim Identification Task Force to safeguard children. Members of the public can help save victims too, and we speak with the online researchers who are checking Europol’s Trace an Object website and identifying images to help solve cold cases.
This episode contains descriptions of child sexual exploitation. Listener discretion is advised.
Speakers
- Anne, specialist in the Child Abuse Unit of the Belgian Police.
- Carlos Gonzales, researcher and trainer with Bellingcat.
Europol specialists (voiced by actors)
- Madison, specialist in the Europol Cybercrime Centre.
- Cristian, specialist in the Europol Cybercrime Centre.
Links
- Europol press release: 4 arrested in takedown of dark web child abuse platform with some half a million users (3 May 2021)
- Prevention guide: Online sexual coercion and extortion is a crime
- Public awareness guide: Are you a victim? Get help. Report it. We are here
- Stop child abuse- Trace an object
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