Prevention
Education
Presentations for students, school staff, caregivers, and clinicians, drawn directly from our casework.
About
Combating online child sex abuse and exploitation in all its forms
SOSA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that works to combat online child sex abuse and trafficking through undercover operations with law enforcement, advocacy, and education.
- Based in
- New Haven, Connecticut — operating nationwide
- Partners
- ICAC task force detectives, prosecutors, and victim advocates across the country
- Status
- 501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 86-3808346
Our story
SOSA was borne out of a desire to highlight and combat the ubiquity of online sex abuse and exploitation. Adults contact and groom children on the platforms kids already use, and the speed at which that escalates is far faster than most parents, teachers, or even clinicians expect.
We are committed to offering support for abuse survivors, educating and aiding child abuse prevention initiatives, and advocating for better and broader safety legislation.
Every operation we run is conducted in direct partnership with an ICAC task force, and built to the standard required by the prosecutors who will try the case.
Intervention
Undercover operations
Decoys, communications with adults contacting minors, and court-ready evidence for ICAC teams.
Support
Survivor support
Funded trauma-informed therapy, care packages, and support through the process of testifying.
Our docuseries
Undercover Underage
Two seasons following the team as we launch decoy accounts, communicate with adults contacting minors, and race to identify perpetrators alongside law enforcement.
SOSA Undercover
The continuation of the series, produced by SOSA and released free on our own channel.
Our Full-Time Team
Roo Powell
Founder & CEO
Jordan Pérez
Director of Communications
Jennifer Jacquet
Director of Development
Christian Alvarado
Finance & Administration Manager
Oriana Mack
Program Lead
Yasmeen Zureiqi
Evidence Coordinator
About the Founder
Roo Powell is the founder of SOSA — Safe from Online Sex Abuse. She is also a law enforcement consultant and subject matter expert.
Roo’s work at SOSA is the center of Undercover Underage, a docuseries following Roo and her team as they partner with ICAC task forces across the U.S. to identify and arrest child predators. SOSA Undercover, the continuation of Undercover Underage (available on HBO Max), is currently airing its fifth season on YouTube. SOSA Undercover is airing under the name Predator Files in the UK on Crime + Investigation.
Roo has been featured in/at Forbes, Newsweek, The Wall Street Journal, FOX News, Good Morning America, CNN Philippines, and various other news outlets.
Get in touch
Media requests, partnership inquiries, presentation requests, and donor questions are all answered directly by our team.