Former NFL quarterback Tim Tebow urged members of Congress to pass funding for Homeland Security investigations and other tools needed to find missing children.
Speaking before the House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Oversight, Tebow explained that the number of missing and sexually abused children is more than double what was originally known. .
“20,000 boys and girls have been abused and raped, their images and videos taken, and no one can identify them, and until someone does, we won’t know,” Tebow told lawmakers. . After Tebow gathered with representatives from the Department of Homeland Security, Interpol, Google and others, he said he quickly learned the number was “more than 50,000.”
“How do we protect them? And that’s where Operation New Hope was born,” he explained.of Tim Tebow Foundation It recently announced it had rescued hundreds of children after a three-week “surge” investigation into child abuse. Through this operation, the Foundation was able to identify “311 previously unknown probable identities of victims, including 14 positive contacts,” and several victims recovered from active abuse. I confirmed that he was rescued.
By the time of the hearing a week later, that number had been updated to 316.
“Why aren’t we providing as many, if not more, resources to our front-line heroes as they pursue the most vulnerable boys and girls on Earth?” Tebow asked. . “Operation New Hope identified 316 people, and of all the people rescued, more than half were here in the United States. Extrapolating these numbers, we have more than 100,000 boys and girls in our world who are hungry for hope. “That means we have an opportunity to bring hope to thousands of hungry people in our own backyards,” he added.
Tebow’s foundation said it hopes to craft legislation with Congressional approval to fund tools to find missing children. The main among these tools are: International Child Sexual Exploitation Databaseoperated by Interpol.
The system uses digital, visual and audio content from photos and videos to try to identify clues to the child’s whereabouts. It also identifies duplicate system data for existing cases.
“Using image and video comparison software, investigators can instantly make connections between victims, abusers and locations,” Interpol said.
The foundation of a former college football star is ask your supporters Send a letter to Congress with the text of a pre-written form further clarifying what the Foundation hopes to achieve through the legislation.
“The workforce to fight these crimes is simply not large enough… Congress needs to take an aggressive It is imperative that action be taken,” the text reads.
The foundation called on Congress to support legislation focused on “identifying victims within law enforcement” and providing funding to send analysts internationally.
He also called for HSI and Interpol to expand their training capabilities, noting that “images of American victims are being shared on computers around the world.”
Finally, the Foundation wants to modernize its ICSE database to “keep pace” with the growing problem of child exploitation.
“The safety and well-being of our children must be our top priority. We ask you to take meaningful action to address this urgent issue. Children are waiting,” the form added. Ta.
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