The UK National Crime Agency notes that the sexual exploitation of children online can include online grooming, live streaming, blackmail, indecent and prohibited images of children, the sharing of these images, and more. According to IJM, the average age of OSEC (Online Sexual Exploitation of Children) victims at the time of referral was eleven years old.
The Dressember Network thoroughly reports on the analysis of OSEC and recommendations for its prevention, specifically in the Philippines. One of their partners observes that OSEC is typically family-based and that customers tend to be from Western countries. Insufficiently resourced justice systems in developing countries, combined with the widespread use of technology and Internet access, can create a much higher risk of OSEC. The UN and FBI estimate that there are over 750,000 offenders worldwide.
COVID-19 caused an increase in OSEC since early 2020 resulting in greater numbers of children being exploited online to meet growing...
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