Internet Crimes
The increasing number of children and teenagers using the Internet, the proliferation of child pornography, and the heightened online activity used by predators searching for either vulnerable adults or unsupervised contact with underage victims has all led to the increased amount of internet crimes in Montgomery County.
Internet crimes involve the use of the Internet to commit the following:
- Identity theft
- Fraud
- Embezzlement
- Distribution or possession of child pornography
- Human trafficking
- Cyber stalking
- Soliciting children