Tim Tebow talks fight against 'one of the worst evils in the world'

Former NFL Player and and Tim Tebow Foundation founder and chairman Tim Tebow on his testimony before lawmakers on child exploitation, his foundation's mission to fight human trafficking and its 'Night to Shine' event for those with special needs.

Tim Tebow opened up Sunday about his effort to help victims of child trafficking and exploitation in the United States and around the world.

The former NFL quarterback appeared on Fox News Channel’s "Fox News Sunday" with host Shannon Bream to talk about the world through the Tim Tebow Foundation and other agencies to combat what he called "one of the worst evils in the world."

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Tim Tebow testifies before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance on Capitol Hill on March 6, 2024. (Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)

"I was made aware of this several years ago, just the depth of it by one of our team members," Tebow said. "She said to me, ‘I believe there is 20,000 boys and girls that are still unidentified.’ 

"So, law enforcement can see their abuse and rape images but they haven’t been able to identify them. So, if you can’t identify them, how could you possibly get to them?"

It led to partnerships with Homeland Security, Interpol and Europol, among law enforcement agencies, along with other companies and countries.

"We found that it’s not 20,000 kids that are unknown or unidentified, it’s over 50,000 boys and girls through the backlog that are unidentified in these global databases," he added. "There are so many boys and girls and 65% of them are under the age of 12 and 4.3% of them – that’s 2,100 – are infants."

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