St. George man accused of possession, distribution of child sexual abuse material Morris Emory Pate, 51, of St. George was arrested by Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force investigators with the Dorchester County Sheriffâs Office. (Source: Dorchester County Sheriff s Office) By Live 5 Web Staff | February 25, 2021 at 7:06 PM EST - Updated February 26 at 11:01 AM
DORCHESTER COUNTY, S.C. (WCSC) - A St. George man has been arrested in connection to the sexual exploitation of minors, according to the stateâs attorney generalâs office.
Morris Emory Pate, 51, of St. George was arrested by Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force investigators with the Dorchester County Sheriffâs Office.
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When coronavirus resulted in children being sent home from school so they could learn remotely in order to stay safe, law enforcement officials say online predators were waiting for the underage students.
The result has been an explosion of sexploitation and X-rated images of juveniles that have been posted online, prompting renewed efforts to track down offenders and curb the illegal online activity.
An undercover detective with the state s Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force said it can be easy for children to fall into traps set by online stalkers.
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BATON ROUGE, La. It is perhaps one of the most depraved crimes to be found the online sexual exploitation of children by adults.
To combat the growing number of predators, Louisiana s Cyber Crimes Unit is part of the worldwide Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. Itâs a joint effort involving multiple law enforcement agencies. Their job is not an easy one.
âWe have affiliates prosecutorial and law enforcement federal, state and local law enforcement in order to combat online child exploitation,â said Corey Bourgeois, commander of the ICAC Louisiana Task Force. âNinety-five percent of what we do is all online child exploitation.â