



A minor can be alone in their room and someone can be abusing them via their phone 2,000 miles away,” said Powell. “Online sexual abuse and exploitation can happen quickly and quietly. With suspected predators ranging from school employees to high-profile community figures, it’s a race against the clock to get these individuals on law enforcement’s radar to keep them from continuing their crimes. Once the team at SOSA has enough information for a positive identification, they turn over their findings to law enforcement. Once adults engage with Powell’s underage decoys - which sometimes takes only minutes - the team communicates with them via texts, calls, and even distressing video chats to gather pieces of information about their real identities.
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The series also features strategic social media lead, Shelby Chikazawa photographer and visuals lead, Matt Monath writer and story developer, Avalon Esposito research lead Kelly Becker and law enforcement officer, Sergeant Mark Suda, who create and operate three separate personas of fictitious, underage girls, each living unrelated lives in different cities across the country. 'Expedition: Unknown' Host Josh Gates Says He Dove In Titanic Sub, But Decided Against Going Down Again To Film Because Craft "Did Not Perform Well", Missing Sub
