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Spike in online child exploitation reports in Alberta ‘likely’ due to COVID-19 isolation measures: ALERT
COVID-19 pandemic.The Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) says over a dozen people from across the province were arrested over the past month for charges relating to the online sexual exploration of a child. ICE reports spike in online child exploitation cases in Alberta amid COVID-19 pandemic In a Friday news release, ALERT said their Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) unit arrested 18 people between May 20 and June 23, with 65 charges laid in total.