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What happens when our children can reach the entire world and the entire world can reach our children via the Internet? And what happens when app companies and search engines collect and store data about every person's usage on the Internet? This Insider Alerts explores fascinating statistics about global internet usage for the US and China.  Did you know that 90% of the world's data has been...

SPECIAL AGENTS DANIEL ALFIN AND LAURA SCHWARTZENBERGER ARE TRUE HEROES HERE IS THE REST OF THE STORY On February 2, 2021, FBI agents were gunned down while serving a warrant to 55 year old David Huber, a suspected pedophile who was believed to be part of a dark web child pornography ring.  Few people realize just how important Special Agent Daniel Alfin's work was in pioneering the investigat...

Understanding the crime of sextortion and how to intervene if you think your child is being blackmailed with a photo. On April 13, 2021, Cornell D.A. Johnson, 24-years-old, was sentenced to 45 years in prison for producing child pornography involving 17 young girls ages 4-years-old to 17-years-old across eight states.  Johnson would pretend to be a female and coerced the young girls into send...

In January, 2020 the Riverside County Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force received a referral from the Moreno Valley Police Department regarding a 19 yr female involved in prostitution under the management of a pimp. The female said that she was abused by the pimp and services were provided by RCAHT and local victim services providers for victims of sex trafficking. RCAHT began the investigation and...

“Many days I thought might be my last, being beat as if not human,” said one woman. “I ask that you ensure that no other human has to be subject to the threat of Mr. Mearis. He has created distress and trauma to one too many women and I how we are the last victims of his destructive mind.” David Mearis was a career pimp who was brutal, controlling and violent.  One of his victims was legally...

OREGON MAN CHARGED WITH CHILD EXPLOITATION CRIMES AFTER STALKING AND EXPLOITING AUSTRALIAN MINOR USING SOCIAL MEDIA, FOLLOWING HSI INVESTIGATION.    This is a case analysis of an international sextortion case.   THE VICTIM IS 9 YEARS OLD living in Australia. Her life is changed forever.    The alleged perpetrator is 25 years old Jorge Rosales living in Beaverton,...

Meet one of the real stars combating child pornography in the Inland Empire. A DOG NAMED GOOSE.  Goose is a rescue dog who has been trained by his handler Officer Mark Myrick to sniff out electronic devices in cases of child pornography.   This is a great story and it will guaranteed to make you smile. We are so proud of the Fontana Police Department for leading the nation in the fi...

Mexican sex trafficking ring brutally exploited young girls in the U.S. for nine years. This is a case analysis of an International (Mexico) sex trafficking ring operating out of a four state area on the East Coast.  Young women in Mexico were seduced or coerced into coming to the U.S with a boyfriend or family member to have a better life in the U.S.  Once they were here they were force...

Late on a Friday night, with very little notice, California Office of Administrative Law used emergency regulations to approve the early release of up to 76,000 inmates based on the loosely written Proposition 57 that passed in 2016.  This means that up to 63,000 inmates convicted of violent crimes will be eligible for good behavior credits that will shorten their sentences substantially. &nb...

Man charged with sexually assaulting teen he met online | Las Vegas Review-Journal     This is a case analysis of a 25 year old Las Vegas man who has been indicted by a federal grand jury for crimes related to social media exploitation, a subsequent sexual act with a minor, sextortion and child sex trafficking. The victim was a young teenager.  They met on line and later met up...

Very important for parents to listen with their children. This podcast was taken from a middle school assembly about online exploitation. What it is, what is happening, what to do if someone is being exploited. Photo Credit: vjapratama

Late on a Friday night, with very little notice, California Office of Administrative Law used emergency regulations to approve the early release of up to 76,000 inmates based on the loosely written Proposition 57 that passed in 2016.  This means that up to 63,000 inmates convicted of violent crimes will be eligible for good behavior credits that will shorten their sentences substantially. &nb...

Have you ever wondered WHY human trafficking is the fastest growing crime in the U.S and California is usually the number one state for cases? This week we look at several local cases and examine WHY and HOW this could be happening.  We will look at street commercial sex and the recent case in Pomona, California involving seven females mostly 14 to 17 years old. One victim was six months preg...

Riverside County is exceptionally blessed to have great law enforcement and prosecution leadership in Sheriff Chad Bianco and DA Mike Hestrin.  They are committed to supporting the work of the Riverside County Anti Human Trafficking Task Force (RCAHT). While other counties are cutting back, Riverside County has doubled the size of the task force.  These very brave men and women that take...

It seems like nearly every day we hear about child exploitation.  Whether it is a teenager who goes online and hooks up with a stranger and sneaks off to meet them, or an unaccompanied minor who has been exploited to pay back a coyote.   These cases are real and they are happening where we live.  This podcast gives you an inside look at why some kids are vulnerable and how the explo...

Few people are aware of how extensive commercial sex selling is in the Inland Empire and even more eye opening is how damaging it is when young people are seduced or lured into commercial sex.  Prostitution is illegal in the State of California according to California Penal Code 647b.  Any time a minor is engaged in commercial sex it is automatically a case of human trafficking.  &n...

WHEN A MINOR IS EXPLOITED ON LINE WHO IS RESPONSIBLE? The app company?  The Parent?  The Minor?  The Government?   The world of social media is a complex enigma.  App companies all over the world are being sued and challenged as they are held responsible for the content of their members posting underage and illicit content. But with 1.5 billion users, is it realistic that...

We are all horrified when we see the photos of young children from foreign countries kept in miserable conditions at U.S. government detention centers.  We are told about the thousands more headed towards our southern borders.  Million Kids has a long history of combating all kinds of labor and sex trafficking so naturally, many people have asked for our thoughts on this situation. &nbsp...

Join us to take a look at some local cases of sex trafficking and child sexual abuse materials.  One of the latest cases is the Paredes Family Sex Trafficking Ring that allegedly recruited girls from Mexico and exploited them through prostitution in Southern California. This was a three generation family business ran by the matriarch in Mexico but the exploitation took place in Ventura and lo...

How do Child Sex Abuse Materials (CSAM), also known as child porn, rings operate and most important how do law enforcement identify  investigate, apprehend and prosecute predators.  We look at how a pedophile in one area might be connected to a large scale CSAM ring operating in the Dark Net. The administrator of the site may be in Australia, but the site itself may be hosted out of Bulg...

This is a hard hitting show with information every parent needs to hear. Few parents or teens understand where a naked photo goes when you hit “Send”. The Inland Empire is fortunate to have one of the nation’s premier task forces focused on sexual crimes against children. Chief Green and the Fontana PD's ICAC Task Force are exceptional in their expertise and dedication to keeping our kids safe fro...

The headline reads: Thai child model agency shut down and modeling agents arrested with more than 500,000 images of child sexual abuse     This is a fascinating story of three separate cases coming together.  You may wonder what a Thai modeling agency in Bangkok, and the arrest of serial sex offenders in Australia and Bulgaria have to do with us in the U.S.  The answer is...

This week shows cover several important stories related to sex trafficking and social media exploitation.  We highlight the work of the Riverside County Human Trafficking Task Force and the San Bernardino County Human Trafficking Task Force.  We also explore the tragic case of 13-year-old Patricia Alatorre who was brutally raped and murdered after meeting up with an online predator. This...

The Super Bowl comes every year and every year there is much publicity around major sports events and their connection to prostitution and sex trafficking.  This week we are going to explore the truth of the matter.  Tampa Bay, Florida has done an excellent job of awareness and educating the public. But is it hype or reality?  And if someone suspects that a person may be a victim of...

33 missing children, including some who were sexually exploited, found during operation in SoCal 45 missing children rescued, 179 arrested in Ohio operation    Nearly 40 missing children rescued during Georgia sex trafficking bust    These three news releases outline the work of law enforcement to identify, track down and rescue runaway and missing kids, many of which are part...