WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Sen. Susan Collins issued the following press release:
U.S. Senators Susan Collins-Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee-and Angus King announced that the Maine State Police will receive a total of $369,364 through the Department of Justice's (DOJ) Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force Program. This funding will support the Special Victims Unit (SVU) in its responses to online enticement of children by sexual predators, child exploitation, and child obscenity and pornography cases.
"Children across the nation are increasingly at risk of exploitation online," said Senators Collins and King. "This critical funding will support the Maine State Police's efforts to prevent and respond to online crimina...