Grant Helps Put Sexual Predators Behind Bars

The Minnesota Department of Public Safety Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is getting some help combating child sexual predators.

They have just been given a $500,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice.

The grant will help fund the Internet Crimes Against Children task force for its efforts to protect children and put sexual predators behind bars.
Minnesota and Ohio were the only two states that received the full $500,000 grant award.

The money will be used to increase forensic evidence capacity, monitor offenders on parole and probation, and expand the task force's partnerships in Minnesota.