The Riverside County Child Exploitation Team (RCCET) is tasked with investigating CyberTips from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
The team works in collaboration with federal, state and local agencies.
News Channel 3 is checking back in with the team after Governor Gavin Newsom approved two new measures aiming to help shield minors from the creation of harmful child sexual imagery using artificial intelligence technologies.
Jason Polanco, Senior investigator to the Riverside County District Attorney’s office said the legislation could help the team out.
“These are images that are depicting a child,” Polanco said. “I think that’s something that’s going to be super beneficial and helpful for us in the future.”
The point law enforcement needs you to know, is to monitor what your child is doing online.
“We like to tell parents to stay involved,” Polanco said. “That’s going to be the number one line of defense and probably the best defense for these predators.”