US Homeland Security conducts training to prosecute child offenders

Filipino and American participants from their respective law enforcement agencies and justice departments participated in “Prosecuting the Extraterritorial Child Sex Offender” training held on May 12 at the US Embassy in Manila. There were 34 attendees of the training that was organized by the US Embassy’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) in partnership with the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS) office of the US Department of Justice.

The training, designed for investigators, law enforcement personnel and others involved in the investigation and prosecution sex crimes against children, was held as part of the US government’s efforts to eradicate the sexual exploitation of children.