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Crimes Against Children

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It’s nearly unthinkable, but every year thousands of children become victims of crime—whether it’s through kidnappings, violent attacks, or sexual abuse.

The mission of our Crimes Against Children program is threefold: first, to decrease the vulnerability of children to sexual exploitation; second, to develop a nationwide capacity to provide a rapid, effective, and measured investigative response to crimes against children; and third, to enhance the capabilities of state and local law enforcement investigators through programs, investigative assistance, and task force operations.

Our strategy involves using multi-disciplinary and multi-agency teams to investigate and prosecute crimes that cross legal, geographical, and jurisdictional boundaries; promoting and enhancing interagency sharing of intelligence, specialized skills, and services; and widely offering our victim/witness services.

In Depth

Our Program and Resources
- Child Abduction Rapid Deployment Teams
- Family Child Abductions
- Non-Family Child Abductions
- Innocence Lost
- Federal Statutes
- News and Stories

Report a Missing Child
- National Cyber Tip Line
- International Family Abductions
- Submit a Tip Online

Protecting Your Children
- National/State Sex Offender Registry
- Innocent Images/Online Predators
- Additional Protections

In the News
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02.10.12
New York: Woman pleads guilty to kidnapping infant from Harlem Hospital in 1987.
02.08.12
Phoenix: Man sentenced to life in prison for sexually abusing minors.
02.02.12
Los Angeles:Arizona man indicted for traveling to have sex with minor; other possible victims sought.
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Wanted by the FBI
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lopez_mi.jpg Marlon Iverzander Lopez is wanted in connection with allegations of continual sexual abuse of six children over several years in California. Help us find him and other sexual predators, as well as missing children, on our Wanted by the FBI website.
- Kidnappings and Missing Persons
- Seeking Information
- Parental Kidnappings