A recipe for nabbing child predators: Take tips from online platforms, add ‘dedicated investigators’

Content Skip to Main Content Accessibility Help news Top Stories Local Climate World Canada Politics Indigenous Business The National Health Entertainment Science CBC News Investigates Go Public About CBC News Being Black in Canada A recipe for nabbing child predators: Take tips from online platforms, add ‘dedicated investigators’ 7 hours ago Duration 3:48 7 hours ago News Duration 3:48 If it seems like Prince Edward Island has been dealing with a flurry of child sexual exploitations lately, there are reasons for that. Apps like Snapchat and Kik Messenger are flagging suspicious activity to the authorities, and police forces are launching investigations based on those tips. CBC’s Laura Meader reports. Related Stories Police getting more online child exploitation reports, but the web also helps catch predators Charlottetown man charged with 8 internet child sexual exploitation offences, police say Alberta boy escapes alleged abductor’s car in ‘catch a predator’ scheme police call ‘amazingly dangerous’ RCMP stores explicit media flagged as child porn — even if it’s not, Quebec court case reveals Chatham-Kent police arrest man on child pornography offences More from News Video 2:20 European wall lizard adapting and spreading on Vancouver Island 14 minutes ago Video 2:06 Clara Hughes completes West
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