Commenting on Operation Safenet, Staffordshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner Matthew Ellis said:
“The online sexual abuse of children is vile and repulsive. It crosses national and international borders which makes it complex and costly to deal with. The cowardly low-lifes involved need tracking down and dealing with.
“Sadly and alarmingly, online sexual abuse is fast becoming a volume crime meaning new thinking is required. My office has supported and encouraged the police to be innovative and to think differently. Innovative thinking is at the heart of this operation – it’s Staffordshire Police taking the fight directly to those who are part of causing unthinkable harm to innocent children.
“It is policing at its best and demonstrates how harnessing the latest technology to gather evidence and speed up the police response can turn the tables on offenders and protect children at risk from life-changing harm.”
