Canadian Centre for Child Protection says the pandemic spurred \u0027unprecedented increase in online sexual abuse and exploitation of children\u0027
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Kelowna RCMP recently became the second B.C. jurisdiction with a dedicated unit looking to identify and stop offenders who access child pornography. Investigating officers used to rely on the B.C. integrated exploitation unit , which assists detachments that don’t have dedicated resources.Article content
“This newly created team of specially trained investigators works with B.C. ICE to investigate all aspects of these crimes,” said Cpl. James Jenkins of the new Kelowna unit. “With the growing demand for online material that sexually exploits children, the Kelowna ICE unit’s goals are to ensure children are not being actively offended against, identify and remove images from the internet, and successfully prosecute those who access, produce and traffic in this material.”Our in-depth journalism is possible thanks to the support of our subscribers. For just $3.
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