Jan 22 (Thursday) from 10:30 am to 12:00 pm EST: Keeping our Communities Safe Through Awareness and Prevention – HSI New York’s Child Exploitation Investigations Team: Utilizing Technology and Investigative Techniques to Combat Sextortion, Trafficking, and other Sex Offenses on Social Media and the Dark Web • Richard Stepien, Supervisory Special Agent, Homeland Security Investigations • Joseph Brodsky, Forensic Interview Specialist, Homeland Security Investigations The mission of the HSI NY Child Exploitation Investigations Team (CEIT) is to protect children from crimes of physical and online sexual abuse. The unique skillsets of the team allow HSI NY CEIT to employ cutting-edge investigative techniques to cases involving the dark web, cryptocurrency transactions, child sex tourism, social media applications facilitating online enticement of minors, and identifying administrators of sites that advertise and distribute child sexual abuse material (CSAM). HSI NY CEIT is continuously pursuing new ways to reveal the true identities of predators who attempt to maintain anonymity by utilizing social media applications and the dark web to victimize children through the production, live-streaming, distribution, and purchase of CSAM. In order to achieve a more victim-centric approach, HSI has deployed Forensic Interview Specialists (FIS) to all field offices. The HSI NY FIS is housed within the CEIT and serves both CEIT and the entire field office with victims of child exploitation and human trafficking. Learn about how CEIT's work has made a huge difference in protecting children and identifying predators. Register Here for Keeping our Communities Safe Through Awareness and Prevention – HSI New York’s Child Exploitation Investigations Team: Utilizing Technology and Investigative Techniques to Combat Sextortion, Trafficking, and Other Sex Offenses on Social Media and the Dark Web