From March 1 to May 24, there were 279,166 cases of online child sex abuse in the Philippines, said the DoJ, using data from the US-based National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children. The country's justice department earlier this week urged internet service providers to install technology to block both access to and distribution of child abuse imagery. In operations supported by the IJM in the Philippines since 2011, more than half of those arrested for online child sex abuse were parents, relatives or family friends, the group said. A recent study by IJM found the prevalence of online child sex abuse in the nation rose significantly from 2014 to 2017. Deakin had recorded child sex abuse and sold it to foreign customers online, the authorities said.

Source: bd News24 May 29, 2020 09:45 UTC