Assistance Required by On-line Child Exploitation Unit at An Garda Síochána
- Published: 08 February 2018
Mary T Mc Cormack, Detective Sergeant attached to the Victim Identification Unit, at the Online Child Exploitation Unit based in the Garda National Protective Services Bureau is looking for your assistance in the creation of a uniform and crest database. The aim of this unit is to identify victims, suspects and locations of child abuse. Previous cases have shown that a school uniform or its crest can often appear in images and associated images relating to the sexual exploitation of children. The identification of this crest/uniform could help locate and help the child who is at risk and hold the perpetrators of this exploitation or abuse to account.
The unit is seeking principals’ assistance with this project and request the forwarding of the following information to them:
Image in preferably JPEG format of the uniform for your school.
- Uniform
- Close up of crest
- Tracksuit associated with school
- Blazer/coat/fleece
- Other clothing worn by the school attendees
- Information regarding the school
- Name & address
- Number of school goers
- Gender of school population
- Contact person in the school to act as a liaison in the event of Gardaí needing to contact the school regarding the uniform.
Requested information can be sent to gnpsb.once@garda.ie with the subject title ‘School Uniform DB – primary’. If you school does not have a uniform, please notify the above email address of the ‘Nil’ return including the name and address of the school.
