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Cops arrest online sex trafficker in Taguig who abused own son, sister
'One of the victims was a differently abled 27-year-old deaf female, the younger sister of the suspect and who is also the mother of some of the children rescued,' says Police Colonel Sheila Portento
Mother arrested for livestreaming sexual abuse of own children
The 35-year-old mother faces charges of child trafficking which is punishable by life imprisonment
Reports of sexual abuse of children triple during lockdown
The justice department receives nearly 280,000 reports from March to May. It blames telecommunications companies for not proactively blocking access to forms of online sexual exploitation of children
Police arrest online sex trafficker in Butuan City
Victims, including children, are rescued in an operation made possible by information from Australian police
Liza Soberano uses platform to speak up against internet-based child abuse
The actress admits she wished she used her platform earlier in creating awareness on the issue of online sexual exploitation of children
Online sexual exploitation of children in PH tripled in 3 years – study
Technology to detect livestreamed abuse has yet to be developed or utilized by internet service providers, according to the International Justice Mission
Child sex abuse material now peddled for as low as P100 on Twitter
(UPDATED) PART 2 | EXCLUSIVE: Child sexual abuse has gone from the obscurity of the dark web into free and widely-used social media platforms
Alter Twitter’s awful side: Leaked private sex videos for sale
(UPDATED) PART 1 | EXCLUSIVE: Victims are left helpless while their private videos are spread online and sold by anonymous Twitter accounts patronized by thousands of followers
Tip from Australian police lead to arrest of sex trafficker in Caloocan
(UPDATED) Police rescue 3 minors, all children of the suspect
'Trapped with abusers,' 7 kids rescued from sex trafficker in Luzon
'One unintended consequence of [the lockdown] is that vulnerable children are being trapped with abusers and traffickers in their homes,' says the International Justice Mission
8 children, baby rescued from online sexual exploitation in Pampanga and Laguna
Three children are rescued in Angeles, Pampanga, while another 5 children and a 25-day old baby were rescued in San Pedro, Laguna
FAST FACTS: Why online sexual exploitation of children happens in the Philippines
On Safer Internet Day, government officials promise continuous training of front liners to rescue victims of online sexual exploitation
Europe's most wanted online sex offender gets 20 years in Cebu
Nelson Siacor Torayno is also ordered to pay P2 million in fines
South Cotabato police arrest aunt offering nieces for online sex
Police rescue 5 girls aged 5 to 15 from the woman suspect
[OPINION | Dash of SAS] Online sexual exploitation of children is a family business
In 2018, the Department of Justice Office of Cybercrime received more than 600,000 tips of images and videos of naked, sexualized, and abused Filipino children. This marked a 1,300% increase from the previous year.
Italian child sex offender arrested in Davao City
Lorenzo Marchesi 'was believed to be engaging children online to lure and groom them for both online and in-person sexual exploitation,' says the International Justice Mission
Former students sue James Franco over alleged sexual exploitation
Two former students file a lawsuit against the actor over his 'inappropriate, sexually-charged behavior' as an acting school teacher
Europe's most wanted online child sex offender nabbed in Cebu
The arrest of Nelson Siacor Torayno, a 32-year-old Filipino, was kept from the public for months following his arrest due to ongoing investigations, according to the International Justice Mission
2 girls rescued from online sexual exploitation in Caloocan
The siblings, aged 5 and 11, are now in the care of the Department of Social Welfare and Development
Children in Boracay still vulnerable to sexual exploitation
Child safety watchdog ECPAT Philippines urges Malay officials to ensure that 'child protection mechanisms are in place and functioning' when Boracay reopens to tourists on October 26
Localizing response to prevent online sexual exploitation of children
AlamBaU provides audience-specific materials on preventing OSEC that target kids, teens, parents, and teachers
STOLEN: Pretty Girls
They were groomed, abused, and sold online. Now the children tell their story.
Cops catch mother selling her own children for sexual exploitation
The suspect reportedly asked for P15,000 for each child to take part in a sexual 'show'
This champ uses jiu-jitsu to help victims of child sex abuse
World champion Meggie Ochoa finds her life's purpose in jiu-jitsu
Philippines top global source of child pornography – Unicef
8 out of 10 Filipino children at risk of online sexual abuse or bullying
Leaving the sex industry and starting anew
Danica who became a sex worker at 12 years old recalls her ordeal and how she began a new life
Woman nabbed in Bohol for using girls in cybersex
Authorities rescue 4 girls among them two minors who were forced to perform livestreamed sexual acts for foreigners
2-year-old victim of online sex trafficking rescued in Iligan
Authorities catch the suspects live streaming sexual abuse of Filipino minors
U.S. to provide $3.5 million to help PH combat child trafficking
Under the agreement signed by Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II and US Chargé d Affaires Michael Klecheski NGOs will have their share of the fund
US Homeland Security thanks PH for helping catch pedophile
Agents of the Philippines Department of Justice are commended for assisting US authorities in the case of American Calvin Bernhardt who was convicted of child pornography and child exploitation
Interpol says 10,000th victim of child sex abuse rescued
Using the worldwide database investigators analyze millions of images found on suspects computers or spotted on the internet
Nearly 50,000 sexual exploitation victims in Guatemala – report
Organized criminal groups make an estimated 1 6 billion a year from sexual exploitation in Guatemala equivalent to 2 7 of the country s GDP the report reveals
Global child sex tourism rising, thwarting efforts to fight it – study
No region is untouched by this crime says a landmark report backed by the United Nations
US authorities to other victims of fake modeling agent: 'Come forward'
Filipino American Maverick Mendez Rosales 24 allegedly took nude photos of the women while posing as a modeling agent and used the photos as blackmail for sexual favors and money
Another alleged victim of Australian pedophile surfaces
The 9 year old child claims her own mother introduced her to Peter Scully
6 more victims of Australian pedophile identified
Peter Scully s live in partner now in jail on charges of 3 counts of rape and one count of human trafficking is seeking to be a state witness
13-year-old girl: 'Uncle Peter' Scully sold me for P100,000
One of the 8 victims who spoke to the National Bureau of Investigation details how the Australian national abused her and two other girls aged 1 and 5
Kids aren't supposed to be for sex
Citizens are advised to be more proactive in preventing child abuse
Online child abuse moving to Skype, Bitcoin – Europol
The sale of child abuse live streams over legitimate chat sites or video chat apps is much harder to trace than when the abuse is sold from a website
Porn in US a ‘public health crisis'
A US specialist on sexual trauma says pornography has been a factor in every case of sexual violence that she has treated as a psychotherapist
Google to fight child pornography online
Google is continuing its efforts to stamp out child sexual exploitation online
