3/2/2024 0 Comments Whisper app arrests 2018In the pre-internet days, Reyes said, predators “had to be physically at a school or playground.… In the past, these predators took a great risk. ![]() But he also worries that technology makes it easier for sexual predators to thrive. Some of the increase could be attributed to better reporting, Reyes said. The increase, Farnsworth said, “is nothing to be proud of.” If those trends continue for the rest of 2019, the figures will dwarf 2018’s numbers, when the ICAC took 916 referrals, conducted 1,268 investigations and made 226 arrests. In the last three months, Farnsworth said, the ICAC has received 807 referrals from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, conducted 512 investigations and made 104 arrests. The information gathered by the task force, Reyes said, “shows further evidence that there are adults in our communities who appear to be actively and aggressively trying to have sexual contact with Utah children.” In probable cause statements, police say they struck up conversations with the suspects online, on sites and apps such as Grindr, Whisper and Craigslist. One is 20 years old, one is 60, and most of the rest are within a few years of 30. ![]() ![]() Many of those arrested live in Utah County, though others hail from Taylorsville, Magna and Layton. Officers are proactive in pursuing sexual predators online, Farnsworth said, because “we would rather get them before they get our children.”
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