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Groomed is the intimate story of filmmaker Gwen van de Pas as she returns to her hometown in search of answers about the man who sexually abused her as a child.

To understand her ongoing traumas, Gwen travels to meet survivors, psychologists, and even a convicted sex offender. The film addresses a common yet unknown manipulation type called ‘grooming’, how to recognize it, and ultimately, how to stop it.

What begins as an exploration into grooming becomes a dramatic journey where Gwen faces unexpected revelations in her case, finally finds her anger, and boldly confronts the evil we’d rather ignore.
 
 It was an honor and privilege to meet Gwen and have her share her story with us which we know was extremely difficult. We know you will gain knowledge and awareness from this final Episode with Gwen.  

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Groomed is the intimate story of filmmaker Gwen van de Pas as she returns to her hometown in search of answers about the man who sexually abused her as a child.

To understand her ongoing traumas, Gwen travels to meet survivors, psychologists, and even a convicted sex offender. The film addresses a common yet unknown manipulation type called ‘grooming’, how to recognize it, and ultimately, how to stop it.

What begins as an exploration into grooming becomes a dramatic journey where Gwen faces unexpected revelations in her case, finally finds her anger, and boldly confronts the evil we’d rather ignore.

It was an honor and privilege to meet Gwen and have her share her story with us which we know was extremely difficult. We know you will gain knowledge and awareness from the first of two Episodes with Gwen.  

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We very much appreciate the opportunity to interview Jared Barnhart who is a Digital Intelligence Specialist at Cellebrite supporting technical customer needs and driving product development. He served as a police officer in Maryland for more than ten years, which is where he started his career in digital forensics.

Cellebrite is the global leader in partnering with public and private organizations to transform how they manage Digital Intelligence in investigations to protect and save lives, accelerate justice and ensure data privacy. They aid organizations in mastering the complexities of legally sanctioned digital investigations with an award-winning Digital Intelligence Investigative Platform and services to unify the investigative lifecycle and manage digital evidence. Cellebrite technology helps convict bad actors and bring justice to victims of crimes, including child exploitation, homicide and sexual assault, drug and human trafficking, fraud and financial crime. Their solutions, services, and training are built and designed to help our customers improve public safety, help victims reclaim their lives, and uncover the truth buried within each investigation.

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We very much appreciate the opportunity to interview Jared Barnhart who is a Digital Intelligence Specialist at Cellebrite supporting technical customer needs and driving product development. He served as a police officer in Maryland for more than ten years, which is where he started his career in digital forensics.

Cellebrite is the global leader in partnering with public and private organizations to transform how they manage Digital Intelligence in investigations to protect and save lives, accelerate justice and ensure data privacy. They aid organizations in mastering the complexities of legally sanctioned digital investigations with an award-winning Digital Intelligence Investigative Platform and services to unify the investigative lifecycle and manage digital evidence. Cellebrite technology helps convict bad actors and bring justice to victims of crimes, including child exploitation, homicide and sexual assault, drug and human trafficking, fraud and financial crime. Their solutions, services, and training are built and designed to help our customers improve public safety, help victims reclaim their lives, and uncover the truth buried within each investigation.

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Lt. Joe Laramie (ret) is a Program Manager with the National Criminal Justice Training Center (NCJTC) of Fox Valley Technical College working in the Missing and Exploited Children’s and the Internet Crimes Against Children Training and Technical Assistance Programs.

He retired in 2010 from the Glendale, Missouri Police Department, with more than 30 years of child protection, investigation and training experience.  During his time with Glendale PD he was Police Juvenile Office, D.A.R.E. Officer, and in 2001,   created the Greater St. Louis Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force. In 2003 he became the founding Commander of the Missouri ICAC Task Force. From 2010 through 2011, he was an Administrator with the Missouri Attorney General’s Office, with responsibility for online crimes against children, human trafficking and the computer forensic lab. He served as a subject matter expert on the Missouri Governor’s Cyberbullying Task Force, the Missouri Task Force for the Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse and the International Association of Chiefs of Police Child Sex Trafficking Training Project.

He is currently a member of the National Coalition to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation and member of the Board of Directors for the Davis House, a Child Advocacy Center in his home of Franklin, TN. He is a nationally known speaker on the topic of online child exploitation, child sex trafficking and technology related protections for youth, families and professionals.

He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice Administration from Bellevue University, and is a 2004 graduate of the FBI National Academy.  

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In this episode, we speak with our law enforcement colleagues to our north, two child exploitation investigators from Canada. You’ll hear that, although in different countries, our problems and procedures are generally the same.

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Our Mission – New Rooms for Child Abuse Victims

Welcome to Room Redux, where healing and transformation go hand in hand. We are compassionately dedicated to encouraging healing and improving the lives of children who have faced abuse, through Room Transformation. Often, abuse occurs in a child’s own room. This can link the room to feelings of fear and aversion, causing the child to avoid it entirely. We provide new rooms for child abuse victims where they can feel comfortable and safe!

Since the beginning, one main goal of Room Redux has been to have the ability to transform the rooms and lives of children everywhere who have been victimized. With Chapters opening up across America, we get closer to reaching the goal of new rooms for child abuse victims everywhere.

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The hard work and success of the 97th Judicial District Office related to Texas Criminal Code 43,26; child pornography creates stricter punishment ranges for offenders who possess child pornography. It allows for first-time offenders to be prosecuted based on the number of images they may be found in possession of.  This is the first update in more than 30 years to the Texas Criminal Code covering this law.

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Welcome a LONG time friend of the CFC crew; Jeff Shackelford with PassMark and a resident expert on OS Forensics, a fantastic tool we have used for a number of years.

Digital investigations for a new era
For Windows

• Identify suspicious files and activity
• Extract evidence from computers quickly
• Manage your investigation

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The Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) is responsible for all technology-facilitated sexual abuse and exploitation of children.  The ICAC squad is part of the Federal ICAC Program. This squad's investigations include but are not limited to: 

• child pornography
• technology-facilitated sexual exploitation of children
• solicitation of a child  

The Dallas Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force is part of a national law enforcement effort sponsored by the United States Department of Justice to protect children from crimes committed via the Internet through local and national efforts.

The Dallas ICAC task force promotes internet safety awareness by offering classes to both children and parents.  These classes are tailored to the individual audience and discuss online dangers and proper use of the Internet with the goal of reducing the likelihood children will be exposed to the predatory activities of others.

Welcome Sgt. Renfro  and Detective Goetz who share some great information for the listeners. 

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