Having nudes online is scary, but there’s hope.
Take It Down is a free tool to help remove nude, partially nude, or explicit photos & videos taken before you were 18. ➡️ takeitdown.ncmec.org
Financial sextortion continues to rise.
In 2025, NCMEC received 50,000+ reports of financially motivated sextortion, an average of 137 every day.
If a child is being blackmailed online, paying rarely stops the threats. Help is available.
Read more: ncmec.org/blog/2026/ncme…
MISSING: 16-year-old Peyton was last seen in Greencastle, Indiana, on May 29, 2026, and may be in the Castor, Louisiana, area.
Have info? Call NCMEC at 1-800-THE-LOST or the Putnam County Sheriff's Office at 1-765-653-5115.
This week, NCMEC hosted a briefing on Capitol Hill, supported by the Senate Law Enforcement Caucus, to educate Congress about our Child Victim Identification Program (CVIP). We are grateful to @ChrisCoons for his remarks and continued partnership in advancing child protection
Netflix's "Maternal Instinct" tells a shocking story.
The crime at the center of the documentary, fetal abduction, is tragically real.
NCMEC tracks infant abductions, including fetal abductions. ➡️ ncmec.org/blog/2026/mate…
NCMEC CyberTip Leads to Arrest
A Tennessee man was arrested on charges related to child sexual abuse material following an investigation sparked by a report to NCMEC's CyberTipline.
The tip was submitted after Google detected a file containing suspected child sexual abuse