Contents I. Introduction
In 2013, Sweetie, a virtual agent who mimicked the appearance of a 10 year old girl, was used by researchers to communicate with individuals interested in webcam child-sex [1]. While Sweetie was only live for 10 weeks, over 1,000 predators provided enough information to Sweetie to be personally identified, and the information was passed on to Interpol. Though the Sweetie sting was considered a success, the agent still required a human to guide the conversation with the solicitor behind the scene. An autonomous multi-agent system that incorporates behavioral modeling, biometrics, and image analysis as inputs can greatly aid the movement towards a safer Internet experience. Such a tool will also help law enforcement who struggle to keep up with the large case loads of sexual solicitation [2].
