This increase may be primarily due to the AMLC’s 2019 study on online child sexual abuse and exploitation (CSAE). The AMLC’s supplemental study on the online sexual exploitation of children observes that its 2019 study on CSAE has prompted covered persons to proactively report STRs, which led to the identification of an additional 700 persons of interests.
AMLC’s study on CSAE also paved the way for the creation of the Egmont Information Exchange Working Group (IEW G) on CSAE, bringing together the United Kingdom Financial Intelligence Unit, Australian Transaction Report and Analysis Centre, and the AMLC as project leads.