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Study: More than 300 million children a year face sexual abuse online
Researches found 12.6 pct of world's children have been victims of non-consensual talking, sharing and exposure to sexual images and video.
Mon May 27 2024
![International student arrested, found in possession of child pornographic materials International student arrested, found in possession of child pornographic materials](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2022-04/81650803293_gari.jpg)
International student arrested, found in possession of child pornographic materials
The man is found to use social media applications to communicate with the victims and then threatened them with sextortion.
Thu Sep 22 2022
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Online 'sextortion' against children growing, feds urge back-to-school awareness
Federal officials and advocates say online sex-related extortion against children is growing.
Tue Sep 20 2016
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'Sextortion,' a new cyber crime, is common: study
Sextortion -- using nude photos of someone to press for even racier content or other goods -- is surprisingly common, a US think tank says.
Thu May 12 2016