Connecticut mom recruits decoys to catch online child predators: 'An important truth that needs to be told'
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Roo Powell is the founder of SOSA, a nonprofit that supports survivors, spearheads child abuse prevention initiatives and advocates for a safer internet.
The Investigation Discovery (ID) true-crime series follows the 40-year-old as she transforms herself into an underage persona while her team tracks down suspects before they discover Powell is not who she claims to be. Stephanie Nolasco covers entertainment at Foxnews.com.
Powell told Fox News Digital the new season explores some of the most "heartbreaking cases" she has come across. One alleged offender works with foster children, she said.
"I remember when he was being interviewed, he had this realization where he said, ‘I am who I protect kids from,’" Powell recalled. "That’s a really hard pill to swallow… When we think about people who are serving the community, their lives are dedicated to helping children. Instead, they prey on them. That’s some of the most disheartening stuff we’ve seen."