Out-of-school kids and adult predators spending more time at home and on the internet during the coronavirus pandemic is the “perfect storm” driving a spike in online child sex abuse around the world, activists and police say.From slums in the Philippines to Australia’s suburbs, the cross-border crime has mushroomed as offenders take advantage of school closures and lockdowns to reach children – either in person or via social media, gaming sites and the dark web.In Australia, federal police received more than 21,000 reports of child sex abuse in the 12 months to June 30, an increase of over 7,000 cases on the previous year.Their investigators also recorded a 136 percent increase in online child sex exploitation material.“Some of those dark web sites are actually crashing because they’re not coping with the amount of traffic,” Australian Federal Police detective superintendent Paula Hudson said.She said police “directly attribute” the “incredible influx” to offenders and children spending more time at home because of lockdowns and school closures, with youngsters often left unsupervised as parents juggle work and care responsibilities. “Covid-19 lockdowns created the perfect storm for increases in online sexual exploitation of children,” explained John Tanagho of the International… Read full this story
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