Overview

• Officials say Chatham County ranks fourth statewide for child sex trafficking referrals and sixth for all trafficking.
• The unit will coordinate with the GBI and the FBI’s Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force to chase tips and digital leads.
• Investigators reported the team has already received two leads as operations begin.
• The approach is victim-centered, with partnerships including Tharros Place, The Rape Crisis Center, Juvenile Courts, DFCS, and the Coastal Children’s Advocacy Center.
• Deputies assigned to the team will complete intensive training, including a 40-hour course on interviewing child victims, and will reopen unsolved cases.