PROTECTING OUR CHILDREN & SUPPORTING THOSE WHO PROTECT THEM

RAVEN ANNUAL REPORT 2024

April 29, 2025

“Our work is rooted in the belief that protecting children is not a partisan issue—it is a moral imperative.” – CEO Raven – John Pizzuro.

What is Online Child Exploitation?

Online child sexual exploitation refers to the use of the Internet as a method to facilitate the sexual abuse of children. It includes a wide range of behaviors and situations that can take place directly online or through a combination of offline and online interactions.

Most commonly this includes grooming, live streaming, producing and trading child sexual exploitation material, and coercing and blackmailing children for sexual purposes.

An adult engaging a child in a chat about sexual acts

An adult sending nude or pornographic images of themselves to a child or exposing themselves via live streaming

Asking a child to view pornographic images or videos

Asking a child to perform sexual acts, expose themselves or share a sexual image

Taking or making and sharing or showing indecent images of children

Every IP address seen trading child sexual abuse material (CSAM) is a beacon of light leading directly to the doorstep of a child waiting for rescue

Children are vulnerable. The members of Raven are united to take committed action on their behalf.

Online Child Exploitation is a Pandemic

Technology has expanded rapidly over the last 20 years, but exploitation laws have not kept up, leaving many perpetrators unpunished and victims with lifelong trauma.

20,000

Number of children seen in images waiting to be rescued

SOURCE: Combined Child Victim Identification Program (CVIP) databases

325,000+

Suspect leads not being worked due to a lack of resources

SOURCE: National Criminal Justice Training Center (NCJTC)

20,000

7-10 year olds seen in sexual abuse image reports

SOURCE: Internet Watch Foundation (IWF)

Memory & Foresight

We are subject matter experts in child protection, policy, and research throughout the United States.

With a deep understanding of the threats children face, it is our responsibility to help enact positive change that will keep them safe. We protect children from harm by advocating for legislative changes related to online safety, securing protective measures on social media platforms, increasing funding for ICAC task forces, and raising awareness.

Our professional experiences have shown our team what needs to happen in the future.

In Norse mythology, Odin had two ravens: Hugin and Munin.
One symbolizes memory and the other foresight.

Our name is based on the vast combined expertise of our team and our unique ability to help others in the fight against child exploitation by providing them with memory and foresight.

Our Focus

Raven exists to transform our nation’s response to child exploitation.

As the first and only 501(c)4 group focused on child exploitation in the United States, we work with lawmakers, advocates, agencies, and organizations who are willing to challenge the status quo and fight to protect our most vulnerable citizens.

Lobby for law and policy changes to protect children from trafficking and exploitation, bring perpetrators to justice and holding technology companies accountable

Raise awareness around the role of social media and AI in child exploitation and trafficking while explaining the long-term consequences this can cause

Increase funding for Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) task forces and additional law enforcement agencies that lead investigations into reports on child online exploitation and trafficking

Unite agencies, organizations, and individuals fighting exploitation and child trafficking

Together, we can protect our children.

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About Raven

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Who we are

A 501(c)4 political lobby, Raven protects children from victimization by raising awareness of the threat of online child exploitation, increasing resources and funding to law enforcement, and lobbying for policy changes on the local and federal level.