CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children is reporting a large increase in crimes targeting children online. Reports of online enticement are up more than 56% in the first half of 2025, with 518,720 this year.
Tish Young with Chains Interrupted says, having an open dialogue with your kids about what they see online can protect them.
“Human trafficking looks like a million other things, and you know your 12-year-old may very well be sneaking out and going to the hotel down the street and you just don’t know it yet,” Young said…