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UNCLASSIFIED/LES (U) Crimes Against Children and Human Trafficking Program Policy Guide 4.10.(U) Handling Child Sexual Abuse Material (U) CSAM is considered contraband per se and must be handled in accordance with the igua! Evic/enxce Po/iey Cuitk (OS3oPC3) [links to an UNCLASSIFIED//LES document] and the /ieks (U) There must be limited access to CSAM, and it must be marked "OBSCENE MATERIAL" on the outside of the envelope containing it, as well as on any external media. As a general rule. CSAM (including any identifying information of a child sexual abuse victim) may not be shared. outside the FBI with anyone not having a need to know the information while in the performance. of official duties related to the investigation or prosecution in which the child is a victim or a witness (refer to 18 U.S.C. $ 3509 for additional information regarding child victims' and child witnesses' rights). CSAM must not be uploaded to Sentinel and must not be stored in the 1A section of an investigative file. 4.11.(U) Victim Interviews (U) In accordance with the AGG-VWA, the FBI is required, whenever possible, to utilize personnel properly trained in forensic interviewing techniques for interviews of child victims and. exploitation, abduction, or exposure to violence, an FBI Child and Adolescent Forensic Interviewer (CAFI) should conduct the forensic interview of a child victim or witness unless an exceptional operational circumstance exists. Please refer to the Iictnt Sevztss. Prlc anid? (010r() for additional guidance regarding the CAFI Program. 4.12. (U) Operation Rescue Me and the Endangered Child Alert Program b7E 4.13.(U) Child Victim Identification Program (U) FBI NCMEC liaisons facilitate submissions to CVIP, which assists LEAs with child exploitation investigations by reviewing CSAM and by matching those to its database of known and/or identified victims. These reviews are the cornerstone of prosecutions and are available to. all LEAs who populate the database with identified victims rescued from abusers. 29 UNCLASSFIED/LES