Partnership with Bell Aliant Helps Law Enforcement Save Child from Sexual Abuse

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Ottawa, ON – January 3, 2007 — The cooperation between the National Child Exploitation Coordination Centre (NCECC) and Bell Aliant has resulted in the removal of a young victim of sexual abuse from the abusive environment. This situation is a clear demonstration of how cooperation between law enforcement and ISPs benefits children’s safety.
The story started when a young victim of sexual abuse sent an email to a Kid’s Help Line in Australia which was forwarded to the Queensland Police – Internet Child Exploitation Unit - Taskforce Argos. With the assistance of the FBI Innocent Images International Task Force in Washington, DC it was determined that the Service Provider was in Canada.
The information was provided to the NCECC as Canada’s coordination centre for international child sexual exploitation investigations. The NCECC identified Bell Aliant as the Internet Service Provider (ISP) and worked with them to pinpoint the exact location of the victim.
“Bell Aliant’s cooperation helped us to locate this child and ensure that he was quickly removed from the harmful environment,” explained Superintendent Earla-Kim McColl, Officer in Charge of the NCECC. “This is an example of how children can be saved when ISPs and law enforcement work together.”
The victim is now safe from further abuse by his abuser and the RCMP is continuing its investigation to determine the charges to be laid.
Part of the RCMP’s National Police Services, the NCECC creates links between Canadian police agencies to coordinate investigations, promote investigative standards and advance prevention / awareness efforts to prevent the abduction, endangerment and sexual exploitation of children. The centre also coordinates international requests to conduct online sexual exploitation investigations in Canada.
The NCECC supports the RCMP’s youth strategic priority by working with youth to prevent crime involving them either as victims or offenders.
The centre works collaboratively with law enforcement partners in Canada and internationally to protect children against the threat of Internet facilitated child sexual exploitation. NCECC’s strong international links enabled and facilitated the rescue of this young victim.
One of the NCECC’s key activities is the development of effective methods to identify and locate victims of abuse so that they can be appropriately cared for and removed from harm.
In Canada, children are encouraged to report abuse to their local police; however, if they prefer to report online, Cybertip.ca – Canada’s national tipline, is an online reporting centre. Cybertip.ca also has a toll-free number: 1-866-658-9022, where staff members are available 24/7 in case of emergency.
Cybertip.ca is a member of InHope (the International Hotline Association) and, in addition, shares monitoring duties for the virtualglobaltaskforce.com (English only) reporting centre on behalf of the NCECC.
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For more information, please contact RCMP Media Relations at (613) 993-2999.

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