Honest Conversations : Navigating a High-Profile Incident — Part 1: Understanding Child Sexual Abuse Today
March 24, 202601:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Eastern Standard Time
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Webinar Hosted in Eastern Time Zone
Navigating a High-Profile Incident:
Understanding Harm, Supporting Survivors, and Mobilizing Communities
When a case of child sexual abuse becomes public, communities are often left asking difficult questions: How could this happen here? What does it mean for our children? And what can we do to prevent it from happening again?
This two-part webinar series brings together experts in prevention, law, victim advocacy, and child protection to help communities understand the realities of abuse today and explore meaningful ways to respond.
Part 1: Understanding Child Sexual Abuse Today
The internet has created new ways for children to be harmed and exploited, often in ways many adults do not fully understand. This session will explore the growing issue of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and how online exploitation impacts children, families, and communities.
Panelists will discuss:
- What child sexual abuse material is and how it harms children
- How the CyberTipline works and what happens when a report is made
- How individuals and communities can report suspected exploitation
- The lasting trauma caused when abuse material is created and shared
- How the demand for CSAM fuels exploitation and what can be done to reduce it
This conversation will help participants better understand the realities of online exploitation and the role communities play in recognizing and reporting harm. Panelists include experts in law, prevention, and victim advocacy, including representatives from organizations working to end child sexual abuse and online exploitation.
 | Alejandra Monroy, M.S., Ed.M. is the Prevention Program Manager for Outreach & Prevention at the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC), where she leads the development and implementation of prevention education programs focused on child protection.
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 | Kathryn Robb directs the Children’s Justice Campaign at ENOUGH ABUSE®. She is a lawyer and legislative advocate who has been fighting to pass meaningful child sex abuse legislation across the country for over 21 years. She has actively worked with lawmakers and governors, writing and editing legislation and testified in over thirty states. She regularly testifies as a national expert before legislative committees and full chamber briefings. An outspoken survivor of childhood sexual abuse, Kathryn uses her voice to implement common-sense legislative changes in the states and at the federal level to end child sexual abuse.
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 | Kevin McNeil is a Transformational Speaker, Victim Advocate, author, and Founder/CEO of Kevin D. McNeil Consulting and the non-profit, The Twe12ve Project, Inc. These organizations serve as a bridge to educate the world on the effects of trauma and abuse upon individuals, families, and communities. He is a renowned speaker who shares lessons from his own life experiences that transform, motivate, and inspire an individual’s mindset and potential. Kevin retired from the DeKalb County Police Department of Georgia after 20 years of service. He served eight years as a Police Officer and twelve years as a Special Victims Unit Detective.
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 | Detective Richard Wistocki (Ret.) had been a law enforcement officer for 30 years and 28 years with the Naperville Police Department. In his last 22 years as an Internet Crimes Investigator with the Naperville Police Department. He is one of the founding members and an affiliate member of the Illinois ICAC. He is an instructor for the Department of Justice and various Law Enforcement Mobile Training Units and POST units across the United States. He is the creator of the Illinois Sexting Law, Swatting Law, Child Exploitation online and the new SRO mandatory Certification Law. Rich is currently one of the cyber trainers for the National Association of School Resource Officers NASRO. He is currently serving as a Reserve Deputy Sheriff at the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office assisting in Cyber Investigations.
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Register for Part 2: Supporting Survivors and Strengthening Community Response
Registration Info
Registration DaysMarch 6 - 24, 2026