Task force make up
The Liberty County Sheriff's Office is a member of the Georgia ICAC. The task force was created by the Department of Justice to help state and local law enforcement agencies enhance their investigative response to offenders who use the Internet, online communications systems, or other computer technology to sexually exploit children. The program is currently composed of 61 agencies across the nation and is funded by the United States Department of Justice. Georgia's force is supervised by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. The Georgia task force is comprised of 107 local, state and federal law enforcement agencies within the state.
Authorities are not saying much about the roundup of suspects in a child pornography ring, except that warrants have been served in Liberty County.
As a result of a three-month investigation coordinated by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, 88 search warrants have been executed in Georgia in connection with the distribution of child porn over the Internet, according to a release from the GBI.
The Liberty County Sheriff's Office is part of this multiagency effort known as "Operation Restore Hope," a statewide proactive peer to peer child pornography sharing investigation that was begun in October. From that time until the end of December 2009, information on 88 suspects was developed by the GBI and several ICAC Task Force affiliate agencies.
GBI Special Agent in Charge Micah Ward said the warrants were being served Tuesday and could not provide information until the raids are complete, possibly Wednesday.
The news release did confirm that search warrants were served on homes in Liberty and Chatham Counties. During the searches images of suspected child porn were found on computers. The investigations continue.
As a result of a three-month investigation coordinated by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, 88 search warrants have been executed in Georgia in connection with the distribution of child porn over the Internet, according to a release from the GBI.
The Liberty County Sheriff's Office is part of this multiagency effort known as "Operation Restore Hope," a statewide proactive peer to peer child pornography sharing investigation that was begun in October. From that time until the end of December 2009, information on 88 suspects was developed by the GBI and several ICAC Task Force affiliate agencies.
GBI Special Agent in Charge Micah Ward said the warrants were being served Tuesday and could not provide information until the raids are complete, possibly Wednesday.
The news release did confirm that search warrants were served on homes in Liberty and Chatham Counties. During the searches images of suspected child porn were found on computers. The investigations continue.