![]() IJM estimates that in more than 70 per cent of cases, abuse is carried out by traffickers known to the victims. Locally known as a ‘show’, child cybersex abuse in the Philippines takes place on various platforms – from social networks to dating sites and chat rooms. It’s not a childlike behaviour to undress in front of an anonymous camera and, on top of that, actually perform sexual activities. Many of them use the ‘non-physical contact’ as an excuse, saying the perpetrators don’t touch their child, therefore it’s okay,” said Lotta Sylwander from UNICEF Philippines. “The main perpetrators are family members. Every month, the Philippine Justice Department receives more than 3,000 reports from overseas of possible cybersex trafficking cases. Today, the country is “the epicentre” of the live-stream sexual abuse trade and the “number one global source of child pornography”, according to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). In the Philippines, it was not detected until 2010 after a tip-off from authorities abroad. Cybersex trafficking was first reported by American non-profit organisation, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in 1998.
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