Peter Bernard & Ray Reyes of Tampa Bay Online report...

TAMPA - The state attorney general's newest CyberCrime office opened Wednesday in Tampa, an initiative the agency said will bolster efforts to nab sexual predators online.

"There is nothing more important in our state than protecting our children from these sick predators," Attorney General Bill McCollum said at the opening of the Child Predator CyberCrime Unit.

It's at 3507 E. Frontage Road, south of Spruce Street and east of Memorial Highway.

At Wednesday's ribbon-cutting ceremony and news conference, investigators demonstrated how they hunt child predators online. Investigator Grettel Chavarria said that when she chats online, she assumes the identity of a 13-year-old girl.

Tampa's CyberCrime unit includes a prosecutor, local law enforcement officers and victim's advocates who work together to apprehend Internet predators and educate the community about online safety, the state attorney general's office said.


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