Houston-Metro ICAC Task Force

Excellent work by Montgomery County Pct. 2 Constable and Montgomery County District Attorney's Office!

Excellent job by FBI - Houston and Texas Department of Public Safety - Southeast Texas Region

A Canadian man has been sentenced to 33 years in federal prison for targeting over 100 children across the U.S. in one of FBI Houston's largest sextortion cases. For years, Ramanan Pathmanathan, 40, used multiple social media accounts to contact at least 145 girls and boys demanding them to engage in sexually explicit conduct. If they declined, he threatened to send compromising images to the children’s friends or family. This was a years-long investigation by FBI Houston's Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force and .
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June is Internet Safety Month. The Houston-Metro ICAC Task Force is sharing safety information throughout the month of June, but let’s stay safe all year round! Follow us for more information!

K9 Umber wants everyone to PAWS and Think Twice about their online activity! Share this video with your network, and let’s STAY safe!

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Summer means more screen time, more apps, more gaming, and more online interaction.
But it also means more opportunities to protect, educate, and connect with our children.

START THE CONVERATION!

We’re preparing for the summer!!

Summer means more screen time, more apps, more gaming, and more online interaction.

But it also means more opportunities to protect, educate, and connect with our children.

📱 This summer:✔️ Review privacy settings✔️ Check location sharing✔️ Set screen time limits✔️ Talk about online safety✔️ Encourage balance offline & online

The best online safety tool isn’t an app—It’s a conversation.

This summer, don’t wait for something bad to happen.

Way to go Sergeant Shane! 👏🏻 👏🏻

🎉 We’re proud to announce Sergeant Amanda Shane has been appointed as our new Forensic Investigation Sergeant in the Criminal Investigation Division.

Sergeant Shane began her career in law enforcement just over 12 years ago here at Brazoria County Sheriff's Office beginning in the detention center. Through her leadership over the Crime Scene Investigator team, Sergeant Shane will bring exceptional skill and integrity honed over years of dedicated service to the Sheriff's Office and our local community.

From all of us at BCSO, congratulations 👏 Please join us in welcoming Sergeant Amanda Shane to her new role!

We would like to extend a warm welcome to our newest affiliate agency! Thank you for your dedication to children’s safety Alvin ISD Police Department! Welcome to HMICAC!

"Take It Down is a free service that can help you remove or stop the online sharing of n**e, partially n**e, or sexually explicit images or videos taken of you when you were under 18 years old." - National Center for Missing & Exploited Children

TakeItDown.ftc.gov - Report Platform Violations Report platforms that fail to remove intimate photos or videos shared without consent under the Take It Down Act.

Great work by HCCO Precinct 4 👏🏻 👏🏻

The Woodlands man arrested in Harris County for online solicitation of a minor A man from The Woodlands was arrested after allegedly showing up at an elementary school to meet who he believed to be a 13-year-old Harris County girl he had been sending explicit messages to, authorities say.