NJ Officials Seeing Uptick In Child Predators During Pandemic

From CBS Philadelphia:

July 24, 2020

By Natasha Brown

BURLINGTON COUNTY, N.J. (CBS) — An investigation targeting child predators has led to arrests. Burlington County prosecutors say increased activity on the computer during the pandemic put children at risk.

New Jersey officials are seeing an uptick in child predators during the coronavirus pandemic, a time when child predators are taking advantage of quarantine orders.

The Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office, Homeland Security and a number of other state, federal and local agencies launched “Operation Safe Quarantine” in May.

They’ve made seven arrests of people charged with possessing and distributing child pornography. One case is still under investigation.

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