In this case study, the presenters will detail the undercover Dark Web hidden service they created to target hands-on child predators, known as the "Friends of Friends" network. They will extensively cover the origins of how the idea began and has evolved over the four years since its inception. They will highlight the chatting methods and age-regression techniques they incorporated in these investigations. They will recap numerous arrests they have made using this undercover method since it began and go into detail about their most recent cases studies regarding arrests they made in 2022, in which suspects traveled from out of the country to New Jersey as a result of the undercover network.
Learning Objectives:
How to conduct complex undercover ICAC investigations
How to conduct complex under ICAC chatting investigations
How to utilize different chatting styles and age-regression techniques in complex undercover ICAC investigations
