Children have been accessing the online world earlier and
earlier in their lives because of the huge impact the internet has on
society. This is a huge problem because
of the fact that a lot of pedophiles use the internet to lure children and
distribute child pornography. It has
turned into such a problem that in 2002 the Canadian Criminal code was amended
making it illegal to use the internet to communicate with a child for the
purpose of committing a sexual offence. With access to social networking, chat rooms,
emails, and adult websites there is more potential for a child to be solicited
by an adult for sexual purposes.
In 2006-2007 there were 464 incidents of child luring over
the internet were reported in Canada.
This means that there are 3 incidents per 100,000 children under the age
of 18 that are reported to the police per year, keep in mind that not all
incidents are reported. According to
data on Stats Canada there was a rise in police-reported child luring incidents
between 2003-2007, as well the majority of people committing these crimes are
males between 18-34 years old.
When there are cases of child luring they often go along
with other charges. From 2003-2007 83% of child luring offences involved other
charges which were sexual in nature.
They mostly included invitation to sexual touching, or child pornography
charges.
So, what do you think about how can we prevent children
getting victimized by pedophiles on the internet?
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