SOSA (Safe from Online Sex Abuse) is a

nonprofit organization A nonprofit organization (NPO), also known as a nonbusiness entity, nonprofit institution, not-for-profit organization, or simply a nonprofit, is a non-governmental (private) legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public, or so ...

that combats online

child sexual abuse Child sexual abuse (CSA), also called child molestation, is a form of child abuse in which an adult or older adolescent uses a child for sexual stimulation. Forms of child sexual abuse include engaging in Human sexual activity, sexual activit ...

and

human trafficking Human trafficking is the act of recruiting, transporting, transferring, harboring, or receiving individuals through force, fraud, or coercion for the purpose of exploitation. This exploitation may include forced labor, sexual slavery, or oth ...

through undercover operations with law enforcement, advocacy, and education.

Roo Powell Roo Powell is an American writer and advocate. She was born in Hong Kong to a Welsh father and a Filipina mother. Powell began writing online in 2010, which led to larger writing and branding projects as well as speaking engagements. Powell has w ...

started SOSA in 2020. SOSA works directly with

Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC Task Force) is a task force started by the United States Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) in 1998. The ICAC program is a national network of 61 coordinat ...

detectives and prosecutors. SOSA raises awareness about abuse tactics, trains law enforcement, advises on legislation, and supports survivors by connecting them with resources. Their undercover work was the subject of Investigation Discovery docuseries ''Undercover Underage'' for two seasons. After the show was not renewed, they launched their own show, ''SOSA Undercover'', on YouTube.

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