Join us at the Task Force's Seventeenth Annual Symposium where law enforcement and online safety experts will share crucial information on protecting families from traffickers who are on social media and gaming apps.

 

Learn about cyber-bullying, sexting, sextortion, and pornography. This free event is a must for parents and community members looking to safeguard their loved ones online. Spread the word and bring neighbors, friends, and family to make our families safer from online threats.

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This event lasts 3 hours. Don’t miss this chance to empower yourself, family and your community against the dangers that lurk online!

Our Speaker Line-Up

Emcee Abbie Burke, Fox 21 Morning News Anchor

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Pornography: The Online Gateway to Trafficking, Exploitation & Sexual Violence

Dan O’Bryant is an advocate in the battle against sex trafficking. As a 2015-16 Fellow in residence at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University, he gave presentations and did research on the topic. He served as the Chairman of the Board of anti-trafficking NGO Shared Hope International from 2013-16 and served on their board until 2022. SHI is an international leader in the fight to bring an end to sex trafficking, particularly of children. He is currently Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Center on Sexual Exploitation. NCOSE mobilizes legal, corporate and legislative action to build a world free from sexual abuse and exploitation. In 2021, he joined the Board of Directors of Covenant Eyes, which helps individuals who strive to live porn-free to do so, facilitating transformative accountability relationships through porn-denying software.

He served as a Judge Advocate General (JAG) in the United States Air Force, and as a Law Professor at the USAF Academy.

 

Our Law Enforcement Panel:

 

Douglas Kasten began his career as an assistant pastor in rural Nebraska and a Bible translator in France and West Africa. Beginning in 2003, Douglas Kasten worked as a police officer, retiring in 2020. For ten years he was a Detective focused on investigating crimes against children. He continues work in law enforcement as a criminal investigator with the 18th Judicial District.

Sergeant Pat Gallagher started with the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office in 2011 and found his passion in the Special Victim’s Unit and with Internet Crimes Against Children from 2016-2023. He was promoted to Sergeant in 2023 and assigned to Internal Affairs in April 2024.

 

 

Empowering Safety for Families in our Digital World

As the Vice President of Global Communications at The Exodus Road, Preston Goff is an expert storyteller in the anti-trafficking space. Goff has led in the development of a top-rated podcast, extensive media-rich educational content on The Exodus Road's blog and social media, brand standards for global teams, and most recently the launch of Influenced — a cutting-edge digital safety curriculum for youth and their caregivers.