Day Two of Kids Are Worth It!® Conference: Media Opportunity
Survivor-Advocate Alicia Kozakiewicz, Kentucky State Police, and K-9 Cam Available for Interviews
WHEN:
Tuesday, September 16 at Noon.
WHERE:
Central Bank Center
430 W Vine St, Lexington, KY 40507
Outside Ballroom – in front of PCAK Step and Repeat
WHO:
Alicia Kozakiewicz – Survivor of child abduction and internet luring at age 13, now a nationally recognized advocate featured on Oprah, CNN, and Dateline NBC. She has testified before Congress and continues to be one of the nation’s leading voices on child protection in the digital age.
Sergeant Zack Morris – Kentucky State Police & PCAK Board President. Sgt. Morris will speak on sextortion and online exploitation trends in Kentucky, and highlight how KSP’s Electronic Crime Branch uses tools like K-9 Cam in child exploitation investigations. In addition to his work with KSP, he serves as Board President of Prevent Child Abuse Kentucky.
K-9 Cam with Det. John Sims – K-9 Cam is an Electronic Storage Detection (ESD) dog with the Kentucky State Police, specially trained to sniff out hidden phones, USB drives, and memory cards often used in child exploitation cases. He is among only a handful of dogs in Kentucky with this unique capability.
Jill Seyfred – Executive Director, Prevent Child Abuse Kentucky (PCAK).
WHAT:
Day two of the Kids Are Worth It!® Conference delivers the story your audience needs: how sextortion and online exploitation are impacting Kentucky kids, and what’s being done to protect them. National survivor-advocate Alicia Kozakiewicz, Kentucky State Police experts, and K-9 Cam will be available for interviews and coverage. This package pairs powerful survivor testimony with law enforcement expertise and strong visuals.
Topics will include:
- Sextortion on the rise: How online exploitation is impacting Kentucky children and families right now.
- Partnerships that protect kids: Why collaboration between PCAK and Kentucky State Police is essential for prevention and education.
- A survivor’s voice: Alicia Kozakiewicz shares her story of being abducted after internet luring, and how she’s using her experience to drive change.
WHY COVER THIS:
- It’s timely: Across the country, law enforcement and child advocates are sounding the alarm about online exploitation. Sextortion cases are making national headlines almost daily, and Kentucky families are directly impacted.
- It’s exclusive: This is the only opportunity for Lexington media to hear directly from survivor-advocate Alicia Kozakiewicz, Kentucky State Police leaders, and PCAK in one setting.
MEDIA CONTACT:
Jill Seyfred
Executive Director
Prevent Child Abuse Kentucky
Email: jseyfred@pcaky.org
Phone: 859.230.3819
