As Hoosier children began returning to school in August 2025, the Indiana State Police, which oversees the Indiana Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, organized and led a vital new initiative: Operation Guardian Angel.
The primary goal of Operation Guardian Angel was to intensify efforts in areas of proactive investigations, such as peer-to-peer file sharing and undercover (UC) chat investigations. Through these efforts, the Indiana ICAC aimed to identify and locate children who were victims of hands-on sexual abuse, bringing them to safety and holding their abusers accountable.
Beyond these crucial investigative efforts, the Indiana ICAC continued its ongoing commitment to prevention and community outreach. Educating the public about internet safety remains a key part of the ICAC’s mission to protect children in Indiana.
Investigations
- Reactive Investigations Resulting from Citizen Complaints or CyberTips: 252
- Proactive Investigations: 36
- Number of CyberTips Received for August: 2,233
- Number of CyberTips Received between January and August 2025: 16,124
Arrests
- Total Arrests: 48
- Identified as Hands-on Offenders: 14
- Number of Arrestees who were also a Registered Sex Offender: 6
Child Victims Identified
- Children Rescued from On-going Abuse: 14
- 1Newly Identified Children with Images: 31
- 2Newly Identified Children without Images: 26
Prevention Activities
- Number of Presentations: 86
- Estimated number of attendees: 8,546
For more information about the Indiana ICAC, please visit
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