
Biography
Katie
STEEL
French National Police

After obtaining a Masters degree in Penal law and criminology from the
University of Reims, I entered the French National Police in 2012. After, working for a few years in the Child protection unit in Paris, I joined in January 2019, the Central Unit for the protection of minors (GCMV) as the deputy. This unit of 17 people was a highly specialized criminal investigation unit that dealt with both online child sexual abuse cases and traveling child sexual offenders. It’s jurisdiction was nationwide and it was
the point of contact for international cases and partners. Given the state of play in France, in September 2023, a National Department for crimes against children was inaugurated. I am now in this department the head of the online child sexual exploitation unit composed of 3 groups.
