**This presentation is for sworn law enforcement only and analysts who are employed with sworn law enforcement agencies.

In the rapidly evolving world of online trends, staying one step ahead is critical to identifying and recovering children victimized by sex trafficking. This powerful presentation explores how the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) leverages donated technologies and open-source intelligence to support law enforcement across the country. NCMEC’s specialized Child Sex Trafficking Analysts provide crucial leads—ranging from victim and trafficker identification to travel patterns and digital footprints. Through real-world case examples, learn how today's traffickers operate online, including the coded language, imagery, and social media tactics they use to target and exploit vulnerable youth.