Law Enforcement Talk: True Crime and Trauma Stories

How To Keep Kids Safe From Pornographers

September 23, 2026·37 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

How To Keep Kids Safe From Pornographers, Plus the Investigations and Prosecutions. Special Episode. A former undercover police officer explains what families should know about online predators and the digital evidence that can help bring offenders to justice. The Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast social media like their Facebook , Instagram , LinkedIn , Medium and other social media platforms. For years, Brett Shavers worked undercover investigating drug and weapons organizations in the Pacific Northwest. Then his work took him into another dangerous world: investigations involving child sexual exploitation and online predators. The Podcast is available for free on the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast website, also on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, iHeartradio and most major podcast platforms. #LawEnforcementTalk #Free #Podcast #Radio Shavers, a former police officer and digital forensics professional, joins the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast to discuss the demands of undercover work, the trauma of child exploitation investigations, and the evidence investigators must preserve to help build a case. Supporting articles about this and much more from Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast in platforms like Medium , Blogspot and Linkedin. Why the words matter Federal law uses the term “child pornography,” but the Department of Justice also calls the images “child sexual abuse images.” That wording makes the reality clearer: the material documents the abuse of a child. When it circulates online, victims may face the knowledge that a record of their abuse remains available to others. Federal law prohibits conduct involving the production, distribution, receipt, and possession of this material. How To Keep Kids Safe From Pornographers, Plus the Investigations and Prosecutions. Special Episode. The Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast, is available on Apple, Spotify, YouTube, and other major podcast platforms. The interview is also featured across Facebook and Instagram. Online exploitation can begin wherever children communicate, including Social Media, games, and messaging apps. An offender may try to move a conversation into a private chat, ask a child for images, or pressure the child to keep the exchange secret. How parents can help keep kids safe Families do not need to understand every app to start an effective conversation. Parents can ask who their children talk with online, review privacy and chat settings together, and make clear that a child can ask for help without fearing blame. The Federal Trade Commission recommends talking early and regularly about online safety; parental controls can support those conversations. The episode is available across major platforms including their website, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, with highlights shared across their Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn profiles. Children should know that someone they meet online may not be who they claim to be. If a person requests sexual images, threatens them, or pushes them to keep a relationship secret, they should tell a trusted adult. Suspected online child sexual exploitation can be reported to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children’s CyberTipline. How To Keep Kids Safe From Pornographers, Plus the Investigations and Prosecutions. Special Episode. The Podcast is available for free on the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast website, also on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, iHeartradio and most major podcast platforms. From a device to a prosecution Digital forensics can help investigators identify devices and accounts, preserve electronic evidence, examine relevant files and communications, and present findings in a form prosecutors and courts can evaluate. Careful documentation matters throughout the process: investigators need to explain where evidence came from and how it was handled. Shavers brings that investigative perspective to a difficult conversation. His career spans undercover operations and the painstaking examination of digital evidence in cases involving children. The episode looks at the human cost of this work while keeping the focus where it belongs: protecting children and holding offenders accountable. How To Keep Kids Safe From Pornographers, Plus the Investigations and Prosecutions. Special Episode. The Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast continues bringing listeners real conversations from the front lines of crime, policing, trauma, survival, and healing. Listen to Brett Shavers on the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast. Find the episode through the show’s Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube pages, or listen on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. For information about his digital forensics consult

Podzilla Summary coming soon

Sign up to get notified when the full AI-powered summary is ready.

Get Free Summaries →

Free forever for up to 3 podcasts. No credit card required.

Listen to This Episode

Get summaries like this every morning.

Free AI-powered recaps of Law Enforcement Talk: True Crime and Trauma Stories and your other favorite podcasts, delivered to your inbox.

Get Free Summaries →

Free forever for up to 3 podcasts. No credit card required.