The Southern Oregon Child Exploitation Team (SOCET) task force served a search warrant on a Talent apartment yesterday after discovering images of child exploitation were uploaded from that address.
SOCET served the warrant on Monday shortly after 7 a.m. at an apartment complex in the 500-block of Talent Avenue. Detectives interviewed possible witnesses and involved parties, and the investigation is ongoing.
SOCET began its investigation after receiving a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children which led to subpoenas followed by the search warrant at the apartment. The Talent Police Department and Jackson County District Attorney's Office assisted with the warrant service.
SOCET was also assisted by the Jackson County Sheriff's Office, Medford Police Department and Southern Oregon High Tech Crimes Task Force. During the search, investigators seized digital devices which will be forensically examined for further evidence of child exploitation. So far, no arrests have been made.
SOCET is a joint interagency task force that started in June 2020 to combat local child exploitation. The task force consists of investigators from the Jackson County Sheriff's Office and US Homeland Security Investigations as well as prosecutors from local, state and federal law enforcement in Jackson and Josephine counties.
The Southern Oregon High Tech Crimes Task Force consists of investigators from the Sheriff's Office, Homeland Security, MPD and the Oregon State Police.
