For close to a decade now, Wooler’s Matt Richardson has been working internationally in criminal intelligence.
His job is straight out of a movie.
Richardson works in human trafficking, cyber sex crimes investigations, and abuse.
Quite often the victims are women and children.
It is not an easy job.
Richardson says you often have to go into hell to rescue someone.
He has recently been named as the Head of Intelligence for the Canadian Open Source Intelligence Centre.
“I’m on a team with four others. We offer training for law enforcement and government agencies, we offer some security services for the private sector. We also offer investigative support services, typically those are for law enforcement or private companies.”
In his career he will work with the FBI, Homeland Security, Public Safety Canada and the RCMP, along with police forces around the world.
He says there has been a massive increase in abuse and trafficking because of the internet.
We asked him for tips for concerned parents/guardians.
“Focus your attention away from the technology. You don’t parent devices and phones, you parent kids. You actually probably already know everything you need to know to keep them safe. What are grooming tactics? Flattery, bribery, nothing’s free, too good to be true it is. Good old fashioned 80s grooming tactics that have just been adapted for the internet.”
You can listen to our extended interview with Matt Richardson below.
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