Tracking Predators in the Dark Web: An Agent's Burdened Fight to Protect Children
An undercover Homeland Security investigator, Greg Squire, spends years infiltrating dark-web paedophile networks to identify offenders and rescue victims, with the BBC’s Storyville: The Darkest Web documenting the high-stakes, emotionally taxing work. The film traces breakthroughs like the Lucy case and a 2020 operation against a predator known as LBO, showing how a handful of agents worldwide triage endless leads while attackers grow younger and more organized. The job exacts a personal toll—marital strain, alcohol use, trauma—but officials argue the effort is essential for protecting children and spurring public vigilance and resources, while warning against vigilante action.
