The Victim Identification Task Force brings together experts from across the globe to combat child sexual exploitation. During the VIDTF, specialists analyse data, images, videos, and intelligence to identify clues that may help identify victims and offenders, or at least help determine the country where the material likely originated.Europol has been hosting VIDTFs since 2014. During that time, the task...
Two-week Europol task force identifies 18 sexually abused children worldwide
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