Former NFL star Tim Tebow reveals a horrifying reality that most Americans are unaware of: over 111,000 US IP addresses are actively involved in child exploitation, with the majority of perpetrators physically abusing an average of 13 victims. 55-85% of those viewing child sexual abuse content are “hands-on” offenders, with the majority of perpetrators being biological fathers. The United States is the world’s leading payer for livestream rape of children and third in peer-to-peer sharing of exploitive content.
The Shocking Reality in America’s Backyards
Tim Tebow is shattering misconceptions about child sex trafficking in America. During a recent interview with Shawn Ryan, the former NFL quarterback and current humanitarian revealed disturbing statistics that demonstrate the crisis isn’t just happening in distant countries but is flourishing within our own communities. Tebow presented a Department of Justice map highlighting over 111,000 unique IP addresses in the U.S. involved in downloading and distributing sexual abuse images of children under 12 years old within just a 30-day period.
What makes these statistics even more alarming is that they don’t include livestreaming, “sextortion,” grooming, or other related offenses. The United States ranks as the number one payer for livestreamed rape of children globally and third in peer-to-peer sharing of exploitative content. Most Americans remain completely unaware of the scale of this crisis, which Tebow is determined to expose and combat.
I’m sitting down today with Tim Tebow, a man whose platform spans from football fields to global humanitarian efforts, as he shares his mission to fight human trafficking and rescue the world's most vulnerable. In this powerful conversation, Tim opens up about the harrowing… pic.twitter.com/btmvjJtDPc
— Shawn Ryan (@ShawnRyan762) May 12, 2025
The Predators Among Us
Perhaps the most disturbing revelation from Tebow’s campaign is the profile of typical offenders. Contrary to stereotypical assumptions about predators, Tebow pointed out that the primary perpetrators are often middle-aged Caucasian men, many with college educations. Even more shocking is that many of these offenders are biological fathers of their victims. These aren’t isolated incidents carried out by strangers lurking in shadows—they’re systematic abuses happening within homes across America.
“In the United States, a majority of child abductions happen by people they know, not by strangers in white vans offering “free candy.”” – Tim Tebow Foundation
Tebow emphasized that between 55% and 85% of those viewing child sexual abuse material online are also “hands-on” offenders, with each perpetrator averaging 13 victims throughout their lifetime. This direct connection between online consumption and physical abuse demonstrates why aggressive intervention is urgently needed. Law enforcement agencies currently lack sufficient resources to effectively combat this widespread criminal network, allowing countless children to remain trapped in cycles of exploitation.
Tim Tebow gets emotional as he shows a map with 111,000 IP addresses that downloaded child exploitation material of kids under 12 in just the last 30 days.
Shedding light on one of the most underreported and disturbing crises of our time. pic.twitter.com/7uIHvwiE1u
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The Tim Tebow Foundation’s Mission
The Tim Tebow Foundation has made combating human trafficking and child exploitation one of its core focus areas, alongside orphan care, medical needs, and special needs ministry. Using Tebow’s public platform to raise awareness, the foundation works through a three-pronged approach: prevention, rescue, and survivor care. Their efforts have already yielded significant results, including locating 71 missing children in New York, identifying 386 victims of child sexual exploitation, and conducting a major operation in Bangkok that identified 50 exploited children.
In 2023, Tebow launched a campaign specifically aimed at rescuing children from sexual abuse and exploitation. The foundation is now advocating for the Renewed Hope Act of 2024, which aims to identify and rescue over 50,000 unidentified child victims. Additionally, they’ve established a new campus in Uganda to provide a safe haven for survivors of human trafficking and exploitation, and their training efforts in Brazil have led to the identification of 12 victims previously seen in child sexual abuse material.