WATCH: Police smash down suspected paedophile's door in dawn Wolverhampton raid

The dawn raid, filmed in March this year, ended in the arrest of a man suspected of downloading indecent images of children.

The man has since been bailed while forensics specialists examine computer equipment and mobile devices seized from the address.

It comes as West Midlands Police bolsters its specialist team ? under Operation Safenet ? dedicated to protecting youngsters and catching online predators.

Operation Safenet has almost 30 officers working as part of the team, including intelligence specialists to proactively interrogate suspicious internet activity and e-forensics experts to analyse IT equipment and recover key evidence.

Detective Chief Inspector Dawn Miskella, said "Safeguarding children is our number one priority. We are targeting people who view, share or download indecent images of children and people who groom children in order to make indecent images.

"Anyone who encourages child abuse by viewing or sharing paedophilic images needs to prepare themselves for a loud knock at the door by Operation Safenet officers."

The Operation Safenet team have developed intelligence gathering techniques enabling them to bypass offenders' attempts to mask their identity.

DCI Miskella added: "Offenders are getting more sophisticated in the way they exchange paedophilic images and develop child abuse websites.

"They will hijack existing, innocent websites and secrete images and chat facilities in hidden areas that only sinister members of the online community will be aware of.

"Offenders are sometimes very tech savvy ? but we have IT experts within the team who are capable of recovering illegal material.

And DCI Miskella urged parents to play an active role in making sure their children are safe online.

She said: "You need to be absolutely certain who you're talking to online ? your son or daughter may believe they're chatting with another teenager but, in reality, it could be someone much older with sinister intentions.

"Parents shouldn't feel awkward asking their children what they're up to online and who they're conversing with on social media. Perhaps have an agreement that they only use the internet in an overt manner, in the living room, rather than squirreled away in their bedrooms."

It's a criminal offence to view or share indecent images of children, which includes anyone under the age of 18 years.

Anyone who suspects someone is accessing or sharing indecent images should contact the Op Safenet team at West Midlands Police on the 101 number or the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.