SC Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force

About

Internet Safety

The increasing number of children and teenagers using the Internet, the proliferation of child pornography, and the heightened activity by predators searching for unsupervised contact with under-aged victims present both a significant threat to the health and safety of young people and a formidable challenge for law enforcement. In response to this problem, the FY 1998 Justice Appropriations Act, Public Law 105-119, directed OJJDP to stimulate creation of a national network of “State and local law enforcement cyber units to investigate child sexual exploitation.”

Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force Program

Through this Congressional direction, OJJDP created the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force Program. The purpose of the ICAC program is to help State and local law enforcement agencies develop an effective response to cyberenticement and child pornography cases that encompass forensic and investigative components, training and technical assistance, victim services, and community education.

South Carolina’s Task Force is operated through the Attorney General’s Office and works closely with law enforcement around the state, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), and several other state and federal agencies. In addition to investigating and prosecuting child sexual exploitation, the S.C. ICAC Task Force also provides statewide training to law enforcement and prosecutors in various practical investigative and forensic areas.

Where Can You Find Us?

The South Carolina Task Force is based out of the Attorney General’s Office; however, we have affiliates and partners across the state.  If you believe you are in danger or have been exploited by someone online, the first call should always be to your local law enforcement agency. They are the closest to you and most familiar with your area.

If you are looking for a specific ICAC Affiliate Agency, we are located throughout the state. Listed below is a current group of affiliates and partners that comprise the SC ICAC Task Force:

Affiliates

  • 8th Judicial Circuit
  • 15th Judicial Circuit
  • Abbeville Police Department
  • Abbeville County Sheriff’s Department
  • Aiken County Sheriff’s Office
  • Aiken Public Safety
  • Allendale County Sheriff’s Office
  • Anderson Police Department
  • Anderson County Sheriff’s Office
  • Bamberg County Sheriff’s Office
  • Barnwell County Sheriff’s Office
  • Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office
  • Beaufort Police Department
  • Belton City Police Department
  • Bennetsville Police Department
  • Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office
  • Bishopville Police Department
  • Bluffton Police Department
  • Burnettown Police Department
  • Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office
  • Camden Police Department
  • Cayce Police Department
  • City of Charleston Police Department
  • Charleston County Sheriff’s Office
  • Cheraw Police Department
  • Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office
  • Chester County Sheriff’s Office
  • Chesterfield Police Department
  • Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Office
  • Clarendon County Sheriff’s Office
  • Clinton Police Department
  • Colleton County Sheriff’s Office
  • Columbia Police Department
  • Conway Police Department
  • Darlington County Sheriff’s Office
  • Dillon County Sheriff’s Office
  • Dorchester County Sheriff’s Office
  • Easley Police Department
  • Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office
  • Ehrhardt Police Department
  • Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office
  • Florence Police Department
  • Florence County Sheriff’s Office
  • Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office
  • Georgetown Police Department
  • Goose Creek Police Department
  • Greenville County Sheriff’s Office
  • Greenville County Schools
  • Greenville Police Department
  • Greenwood County Sheriff’s Office
  • Greer Police Department
  • Hampton County Sheriff’s Office
  • Hanahan Police Department
  • Hartsville Police Department
  • Horry County Sheriff’s Office
  • Irmo Police Department
  • Jasper County Sheriff’s Office
  • Kershaw County Sheriff’s Office
  • Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office
  • Laurens Police Department
  • Laurens County Sheriff’s Office
  • Lee County Sheriff’s Office
  • Lexington Police Department
  • Lexington School District 1
  • Lexington County Sheriff’s Office
  • Marion County Sheriff’s Office
  • Marlboro County Sheriff’s Office
  • Mauldin Police Department
  • McCormick County Sheriff’s Office
  • Moncks Corner Police Department
  • Mt. Pleasant Police Department
  • Newberry County Sheriff’s Office
  • Newberry Police Department
  • North Augusta Department of Public Safety
  • North Charleston Police Department
  • North Myrtle Beach Department of Public Safety
  • Oconee County Sheriff’s Office
  • Orangeburg Department of Public Safety
  • Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office
  • Pickens County Sheriff’s Office
  • Pickens Police Department
  • Port Royal Police Department
  • Prosperity Police Department
  • Richland County Sheriff’s Department
  • Rock Hill Police Department
  • St. George Police Department
  • Saluda County Sheriff’s Office
  • Seneca Police Department
  • Simpsonville Police Department
  • Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office
  • Spartanburg Public Safety
  • Springdale Police Department
  • Summerville Police Department
  • Sumter Police Department
  • Sumter County Sheriff’s Department
  • Travelers Rest Police Department
  • Union County Sheriff’s Office
  • Union Public Safety Department
  • Walterboro Police Department
  • West Columbia Police Department
  • Westminster Police Department
  • Williamsburg County Sheriff’s Office
  • Woodruff Police Department
  • York Police Department
  • York County Sheriff’s Office

Statewide

  • SC Attorney General’s Office
  • SCLEAP
  • SC Department of Corrections
  • SC Department of Public Safety
  • SLED
  • USC Children’s Law Center

Federal Partners

  • AFOSI
  • FBI
  • HSI (Homeland Security Investigations)
  • NCIS
  • US Attorney’s Office
  • US Marshals Service
  • US Postal Inspection Service
  • US Probation Pardon and Parole
  • US Secret Service