Europol for the EU

EC3
Child Exploitation team
Europol Unclassified

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Focal Point Twins

FP TWINS
The purpose of the FP TWINS is to support the
competent authorities of the Member States in
preventing or combating all the forms of criminality
associated with the activities of criminal networks
involved in the production and distribution of child
sexual abuse materials and associated forms of
crime.

Focal Point Twins
Focal Point Twins
- Opened in 2001
- 19 members 36 partners
- Mission:
- Combatting the distribution and production of
child abuse material
- Combatting travelling sex offenders
- Research and development
- Training

Analytical process
Getting Access
Triage
- Forensic examination
- Reverse engineering
- Decryption
- Child Abuse material
- Traces and leads
Analysis
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- Target selection
- Social Network Analysis
- Victim Identification

Media highlights
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‘World's largest paedophile ring’ uncovered
‘Global paedophile network smashed’
‘Police seize alleged child sex offenders in
worldwide operation’
‘Europol zerschlägt weltgrößten Kinderporno-
Ring’
‘Europol legt kinderpornonetwerk bloot’
‘World's 'biggest ever' paedophile ring cracked’

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International Initiatives

CIRCAMP and VGT
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European Financial Coalition
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Europol (Chair)
Eurojust
Dutch National Police
Missing Children Europe
Google
Microsoft
VISA Europe
MasterCard
PayPal
INHOPE
ICMEC (Advisor)

EFC Mission statement
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The European Financial Coalition (EFC) will be a
permanent network formed by public and
private stakeholders which aims at becoming the
preferential platform, used by EU Member States,
for the fight against the commercial distribution
of child sexual abuse material through
information and communication technologies

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International Collaboration

SPACE collaboration platform
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Annual Europol Training Course …
… on Combating the Sexual Exploitation of
Children on the Internet
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‒ Hands-on course police and judiciary
‒ Cutting Edge content
‒ Open to EU and non EU member states
‒ Around 60 students per year
ECTS accreditation by University College of
Dublin