EXPERTS AT UN MEETING SEEK WAYS TO STOP ONLINE CHILD ABUSE

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Date: 27 Sep 2013 12:00:00 -0400
Subject: EXPERTS AT UN MEETING SEEK WAYS TO STOP ONLINE CHILD ABUSE
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EXPERTS AT UN MEETING SEEK WAYS TO STOP ONLINE CHILD ABUSENew York,
Sep 27 2013 12:00PMExperts from the fields of law enforcement,
research and academia gathered this week at a United Nations meeting
in Vienna to find ways to combat the exploitation of children online,
which has become more prevalent due to technological advances.

"The exploitation of children is not a new phenomenon, but the digital
age has exacerbated the problem and created more vulnerability to
children," <"http://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/frontpage/2013/September/un-crime-body-to-combat-online-child-abuse.html?ref=fs1">said
the Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC),
Yury Fedotov.

While advances in information and communications technologies (ICTs)
have not necessarily given rise to entirely new forms of child abuse,
they have in some cases changed the nature and dimension of the
exploitation.

Through the Internet, online predators can gain access to children
faster and in higher volumes, using chat rooms, emails, online games
and social networking sites to find and groom victims. Cyberspace has
also significantly increased the ability for offenders to access child
sex abuse material.

"Prior to the Internet, an offender was thought to have a huge
collection with 150 images of children; today a 150,000 image
collection is quite standard, and a 1.5 million image collection not
unheard of," said Dr. Joe Sullivan, a forensic psychologist who works
with child sex offenders.

Children and young people are also adopting new technology earlier and
more often, and unwittingly exposing themselves to online child
predators at an unprecedented rate. Sexual abuse for private and
commercial purposes, child trafficking, cyber grooming and cyber
bullying are just some of the risks the digital age has brought to
children across the world, noted a news release issued by UNODC.

"Before, non-vulnerable children had parents to act as a barrier as to
whom they were in touch with – now this is gone," said the Assistant
Director for Human Trafficking and Child Exploitation at INTERPOL,
Michael Moran.

According to UNODC, the majority of victims are girls and online
predators hide under anonymous identities in cyberspace. However,
their online trail has made it easier in certain instances to
indentify them.

Experts agreed that better education and awareness are essential to
protecting children and emphasized that parents must work to overcome
the 'generational digital divide' and take a vested interest in the
technology they give their children, educating them on their safe use
and on the potential ramifications of careless online behaviour.

"Parents and educators need a good understanding of how sex offenders
work," said Dr. Sullivan. "They are often surprised at how
sophisticated offenders are, and at the levels of manipulation they go
through to gain access to children."

While currently there is no consistent legislation across countries
regarding online child abuse, Mr. Fedotov said UNODC is in a unique
position to help countries deal with this issue at the global level.

"We can encourage effective cooperation between countries in
investigations, and support global awareness efforts to educate
parents and children on the safe use of ICTs. But everyone must play
their part – including the private sector, which is ultimately the
major driving force behind technological developments." Sep 27 2013
12:00PM
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