{"id":14046,"date":"2023-07-06T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-06T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.destinyrescue.org\/?p=14046"},"modified":"2023-07-03T10:27:10","modified_gmt":"2023-07-03T15:27:10","slug":"an-agent-reflects-on-rescuing-a-toddler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.destinyrescue.org\/blog\/an-agent-reflects-on-rescuing-a-toddler\/","title":{"rendered":"An Agent Reflects on Rescuing a Toddler"},"content":{"rendered":"
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James recalled the tension in the air while waiting hours to meet with a human trafficker. But it wasn\u2019t the inherent danger that the rescue agent feared the most or even the natural anxiety that comes with meeting a criminal face to face.<\/span><\/h5>\n
James\u2019s biggest fear was that the perpetrator wouldn\u2019t show up at all.<\/span><\/h5>\n
Befriending a monster<\/span><\/h2>\n
It all began when our team in the Philippines was contacted for help with a case. The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), the Filipino equivalent of the FBI, wanted our help with what turned out to be our first experience with <\/span>OSEC<\/span><\/a>, or internet-based child exploitation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n