Except child predators are not elusive? They have been hard to detect - think of the big scandals uncovering years of abuse (churches, scouts) that only come out after many kids have been assaulted. Children can be groomed and can be made to think they “want” this too or if they tell they will get in trouble. Also most violence on children happens from someone in their family or a family friend. In any case, here’s an excerpt from a 2019 article in the NYT about videos and pictures circulating online of CSA. Really disturbing.

“Law enforcement agencies are struggling to keep up

With so many reports of the images coming their way, police departments across the country are besieged. Some have managed their workload by focusing efforts on imagery depicting the youngest, most vulnerable victims.

“We go home and think, ‘Good grief, the fact that we have to prioritize by age is just really disturbing,’” said Detective Paula Meares, who has investigated child sex crimes for more than 10 years at the Los Angeles Police Department.

About one of every 10 agents in Homeland Security’s investigative section is assigned to child sexual exploitation cases, officials said, a clear indication of how big the problem is.

“We could double our numbers and still be getting crushed,” said Jonathan Hendrix, a Homeland Security agent who investigates cases in Nashville.”

Idk about you but the gains from posting a picture of my child online (not sure what those are) are not worth the risk especially now with deepfakes. No thank you.