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K9 Banner recently assisted in the arrest of 2 predators and the identification of 1 survivor. One of the men in this case was arrested after traveling across state lines to sexually abuse a child. Both men in this case are facing charges related to possessing child sexual abuse material.We are grateful for K9 Banner for assisting in this case! These special dogs are trained to recognize the unique chemical scent of electronic storage devices, such as thumb drives, hard drives, SIM cards, etc. These devices are routinely hidden by child predators in an attempt to hide sexually abusive and exploitative images of children from significant others and law enforcement.Such small devices are easily hidden and difficult to locate when law enforcement search warrants are executed. These dogs quickly sniff out evidence that a human investigator alone would need much longer to find, if even found at all. To date, O.U.R. has helped sponsor 15 dogs across 12 U.S. states. We are incredibly grateful for our partners at ASEA for sponsoring K9 Banner.