William Wiltse
William Wiltse
Child Rescue Coalition Uses State-Of-The-Art Technology To Keep Children Safe
Working as a police officer for more than 20 years, William Wiltse specialized in technology-based investigations and child exploitation cases. When the opportunity to work with a nonprofit organization that helps law enforcement agencies track, prosecute and convict child predators presented itself, Wiltse accepted the challenge.
As president of Child Rescue Coalition in Boca Raton,Wiltse’s job is to keep one step ahead of child predators who use online technology to prey on children. The organization does this through its proprietary online platform that tracks IP addresses engaging in child pornography.
“We capture between 30 million and 50 million records every day and put them into a database where law enforcement can view all of the illegal activity in their region,” Wiltse says.
Child Rescue Coalition was launched by Carly and Desiree Asher, whose late father, entrepreneur Hank Asher, developed the state-of-the-art technology that the organization provides free of charge to law enforcement agencies around the world.
After his death in 2013, Asher’s daughters decided to honor their father’s legacy by forming Child Rescue Coalition. To date, the organization has trained more than 10,000 law enforcement officers in 50 states and 77 countries, resulting in the arrest of nearly 10,000 child predators and the rescue of nearly 2,300 children from sexual abuse.
Child Rescue Coalition has gained the support of several well-known personalities, including victim’s rights advocate John Walsh; actress Blake Lively; and, most recently, actress Ashley Judd, who will serve as keynote speaker for the organization’s Third Annual Eat, Drink and Be Giving Gala on March 9 at the Delray Beach Marriott.Tickets can be purchased at childrescuecoalition.org.
“We expect she will deliver a powerful message talking about sexual abuse and how we need to work together to stop it,” he says.
In addition to the gala, the Child Rescue Coalition has launched several grassroots fundraising campaigns, including its newest, $10 for 10,000, with the goal of reaching 10,000 arrests. Other grassroots campaigns, like its Street Team and Campus Initiative, can be found at crowdrise.com/childrescuecoalition.
Child Rescue Coalition is located at 4530 Conference Way S.,Boca Raton. For more information, call 561-208-9000 or visit childrescuecoalition.org.
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