The United States Department of Justice’s Office for Victims of Crime has awarded $1,000,000 to Louisiana Department of Justice Office of the Attorney General.
United States Attorney for the Middle District of Louisiana, Kurt Wall, stated, “Attorney General Liz Murrill’s Office has been a leader in investigating and prosecuting cybercrimes in our state. We are pleased to see that this award will be used to assist the victims of those heinous criminal acts.”
These funds will assist in the implementation of a statewide effort to identify, serve, and empower victims of technology-facilitated abuse, including image-based sexual abuse, non-consensual dissemination of intimate images, and sextortion. The initiative will establish Louisiana’s first statewide multidisciplinary response protocol and create standardized victim-rights and resource materials for distribution by law enforcement agencies statewide. Additionally, the monies will expand access to services, with the goal of improving outcomes for victims of technology-facilitated abuse.
“I want to thank the Department of Justice for this important initiative. These funds will help establish Louisiana’s very first statewide multidisciplinary protocol to serve victims of technology-facilitated abuse (TFA). The protocol will directly address rapidly evolving digital crimes, including - sextortion, cyberstalking, and AI-generated intimate images. Initiatives like these strengthen real-time collaboration among prosecutors, law enforcement, and victim services,” stated Attorney General Liz Murrill.
For more information about this award, please contact the OJP Office of Communications at 202-307-0703 or OJP.