Alana Stott, MBE

Ms. Alana Stott, MBE

Mission Viejo, CA 92694
Mobile: 949-898-9491
Office: 949-898-9491
Introduction

Alana Stott, MBE is a certified human trafficking investigator with specialized expertise in grooming, coercive control, sexual exploitation, and open-source intelligence (OSINT). Her mission is to deliver clear, evidence-based insight into patterns of abuse, manipulation, and trafficking to help clients, courts, and counsel make informed, just decisions.

Ms. Stott has advised on numerous high-profile cases, conducted international OSINT investigations, and developed training protocols for law enforcement and judicial professionals. Her background includes over two decades of experience in advocacy, strategic intelligence consulting, and policy development, and she is frequently called upon as an expert witness and advisor in grooming-related litigation.


Areas of Expertise
  • Behavioral Science
  • Child Abuse
  • Child Sexual Abuse
  • Human Trafficking
  • School Safety
  • School Security
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Sexual Harassment/Discrimination
  • Spousal Abuse
  • Stalking

Expert Background
Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:
A: Certified Human Trafficking Investigator (CHTI McAfee Institute)
Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) from King Charles III for services to vulnerable women and children.
Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
A: Ambassador Child Exploitation Online Protection (CEOP)
Key Partner Scottish Government Human Trafficking Team
British American Business Council (Orange County), Board Member
Honorary Member of the Special Boat Service Association
Certificate in Protective Security
Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:
A: 1. ACTT (Active Counter-Trafficking Training) – Lead Instructor & Curriculum Developer
Subject: Grooming recognition, trafficking indicators, trauma-informed response, officer wellness
Audience: Law enforcement, military, NGOs, survivor organizations
Format: In-person and virtual training seminars, scenario-based exercises

2. OSINT for Exploitation Investigations – Guest Trainer
Subject: Open-source intelligence gathering, threat monitoring, digital forensics in trafficking cases
Audience: Legal teams, private security, nonprofit investigators
Format: Workshops and advisory sessions (SCI Security-led)

3. Survivor-Centered Prevention & Policy
Subject: Grooming accountability, legislative reform (GAPA), survivor-informed policy
Audience: Government task forces, nonprofit leadership teams, academic panels

4. Nonprofit Strategy & Ethical Fundraising – Seminar Speaker
Subject: Ethics of fundraising for trafficking and trauma work; building survivor-safe orgs
Audience: Nonprofit founders, board members, advocacy coalitions
Format: Keynote + Q&A (based on Blue Rose operations)

Q: Have any of your accreditations ever been investigated, suspended or removed? (if yes, explain)
A: No
Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
A: Human Trafficking, Grooming, Sexual Exploitation
Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
A: Consulting & Advisory
• Human Trafficking & Grooming Case Consulting
(Civil, criminal, private, and NGO investigations)
• Survivor-Centered Program Design & Evaluation
• Policy Development & Legislative Advising
(Including bill drafting, government briefings, public-private task force formation)

Expert Witness & Intelligence Services
• Expert Witness Testimony (Trafficking, grooming, coercion, systemic abuse)
• Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT)
• Deep-dive threat assessments
• Digital footprint investigations
• Link analysis & trafficking network mapping
• Due Diligence & Background Verification (Especially where exploitation risks exist)

Training & Workshops
• ACTT (Active Counter-Trafficking Training)
• For law enforcement, NGOs, and institutions
• OSINT Training for Human Trafficking Investigations
• Grooming Prevention & Awareness Programs
• Using “7 S’s of Grooming” model
• Digital Safety & Exploitation Prevention
• Schools, parents, tech teams, and vulnerable communities

Organizational & Security Services
• Site & Program Risk Assessments
• For shelters, orgs, schools, and survivor programs
• Crisis Response & Survivor Safety Planning
• Individualized or organizational support
• Strategic Security Consulting (via SCI Security)
• Travel risk, secure relocation, high-net-worth family protection

Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?
A: Upon Request
Q: What is your hourly rate to review documents?
A: Upon Request
Q: What is your hourly rate to provide deposition testimony?
A: Upon Request
Q: What is your hourly rate to provide testimony at trial?
A: Upon Request


References

Available Upon Request