FinCEN SAR Guidance Regarding Child Exploitation

FinCEN has issued Notice FIN-2021-NTC3 to call attention to an increase in online child sexual exploitation (OCSE). The Notice provides financial institutions with specific suspicious activity report (SAR) filing instructions and highlights some financial trends related to OCSE. The Notice requests the use of specific terms and definitions when describing suspicious activity involving OCSE.

Source: FinCEN