ATTORNEY GENERAL KWAME RAOUL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT PARTNERS ARE BOOSTING EFFORTS TO FIGHT ONLINE CHILD EXPLOITATION.

REPORTS OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY AND EXPLOITING KIDS ARE ON THE RISE AND EVERYONE MUST DO THEIR PART TO STOP THIS TREND SAYS ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL. HIS OFFICE HAS PUT TOGETHER A SERIES OF WEBINARS FOR PARENTS AND SCHOOLS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT INTERNET SAFETY, APPS LIKE SNAPCHAT AND TIK TOK, AND SIGNS THAT A CHILD OR STUDENT HAS BEEN A VICTIM OF ONLINE SOLICITATION.

ILLINOIS STATE POLICE DIRECTOR BRENDAN KELLY SAYS THE PUBLIC ALSO HAS A ROLE TO PLAY.

ADDITIONAL EFFORTS ARE BEING COORDINATED THROUGH THE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S INTERNET CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN TASK FORCE, WHICH IS DEPLOYING A NEW MOBILE COMPUTER FORENSICS UNIT THAT WILL TRAVEL THE STATE AS WELL.