nurses at Children's Mercy Hospital have noticed that since the cove in 19 pandemic began, less sexual abuse victims are coming in for care there, at home and in front of screens even more. But we try and ask specific questions so that we can correlate that kids are being exploited online. We track if they met their perpetrator online. So there's kind of different ways we're gathering the status from these conversations with kids. They realize there are many more who may not feel safe telling an adult. We know when looking at research and data, that Children typically don't lie about sexual abuse, and so that when a child discloses that there has been some type of abuse or harm or exploitation, that it's a big deal. Children's Mercy is also working with the Stop trafficking project. Who says that Cove it has opened the door even wider for perverts to prey on kids rest. Tuttle is the founder and works with the Missouri State Highway Patrol to better track these trends. So where we're at now isn't eight days in the grooming process. Before a kid is now willing to meet a stranger in person, they first met online and or become active and sending hot picks or nudes to people that are asking for them, Tuttle says Cove. It has intensified the insecurities of kids who are already online, and that's what predators are looking for. The sooner we can end the vulnerability in a child before the pattern leads to the next vulnerably that can lead to some form of exploitation is really critically important.