PH, Southeast Asian kids targets of online pedophiles, says NGOBy The Manila TimesBANGKOK: THE Philippines is among the Southeast Asian countries targeted by online pedophiles from across the world, a report by a Thailand-based non-government organization (NGO) said. Pedophiles can now use an array of mobile and online tools — including social networks, video-sharing sites, and the dark web — to direct and watch child rape and sexual abuse with anonymity, experts warn. Last year a report by the Internet Watch Foundation found online child abuse imagery had increased by a third in 2017. Death penaltyIn March, a teacher was arrested and charged in his native France with rape, abuse of minors and possession of child pornography. In hyperconnected Vietnam, foreign pedophiles are increasingly targeting young victims online, often on social media.

Source: Manila Times May 17, 2019 10:18 UTC