Casework
Online Sexual Exploitation of Children (OSEC)
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Strengthening Prevention & Response to Canadian Online Sexual Abuse of Filipino Children
IJM Canada and co-chairs MP John McKay, MP Andréanne Larouche, MP Arnold Viersen and Senator Julie Miville-Dechêne of the All-Party Parliamentary Group to End Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking (APPG) call for immediate action and intervention to stop the livestreamed sexual abuse of Filipino children by Canada-based offenders. -
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Playing Your Part is All You Need to Make an Impact
Have you ever wondered, “What difference can I make?” Seven years ago, David Pollendine, IJM Canada's National Director of Development was asking himself this question, when a simple encounter led him to a pivotal collaboration in an online sexual exploitation case involving an offender from Saskatoon, SK. -
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Not Swift Enough: Survivors and Children Wait for Government, Industry to Act
In January explicit deepfake images of Taylor Swift exploded across the internet. Tech platforms rightfully rushed to respond yet, industry actions to address the rampant creation of images, recorded and live-stream of real children being sexually abused pales in comparison. -
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Trafficker Gets Four Life Sentences for Online Sexual Exploitation of Children
Arrested after offering to sexually abuse her 6-year-old son and a one-year-old girl for profit, a 32-year-old trafficker has been sentenced to four life terms, marking one of the strongest penalties ever imposed in a case of online child sexual exploitation. -
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Scale of Harm: Estimating the Prevalence of Trafficking to Produce Child Sexual Exploitation Material in the Philippines
The production of child sexual exploitation material (CSEM) is an issue that plagues communities worldwide. Yet, the Philippines has been identified as a global epicenter for financially motivated CSEM production, especially via livestreaming. Anecdotal evidence suggests that incidences of this form of trafficking and exploitation in the Philippines are high. In March 2021, International Justice Mission (IJM) launched the Scale of Harm project to measure the prevalence of trafficking of children to produce CSEM in the Philippines. -
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IJM Canada CEO Closes Edmonton 'The Safety of Our Cities Conference' with Keynote Speech Focused on Online Exploitation of Children
On Sept. 20, before an audience of law enforcement, public health, social agency, corporate and government officials, IJM Canada CEO Anu George Canjanathoppil delivered the conference’s final keynote speech. Her speech on modern slavery focused on the international prevalence of Online Sexual Exploitation of Children (OSEC) and its correlation to Canadian communities at home and abroad. -
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1 in 100 Children Sexually Exploited in Livestreams, New Abuse Images and Videos in the Philippines Last Year, Driven by Foreign Demand
IJM in partnership with the Nottingham Rights Lab releases Scale of Harm study which measured the prevalence of the trafficking of children in the Philippines to produce child sexual exploitation material (CSEM) for profit, especially livestreamed child sexual abuse. -
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Global Law Enforcement Collaboration Leads to Rescue of 6-year-old Girl from Online Sexual Exploitation
An international investigation resulted in the successful rescue of a 6-year-old girl from online sexual exploitation and the arrest of suspected traffickers. The operations were a result of international law enforcement collaboration between the Philippine National Police – Women and Children Protection Center (PNP-WCPC), Victoria Police (VicPol), Netherlands Police (NP), and Australian Federal Police (AFP). -
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Online Sexual Exploitation of Children in the Philippines
Online Sexual Exploitation of Children (OSEC) is a rising form of child abuse in the Philippines with significant social, health and wellbeing consequences for survivors. In response, this scoping review was undertaken to advance understanding of the current empirical evidence on OSEC in the Philippines and to identify its characteristics, key drivers and leading intervention and prevention approaches in order to develop improved policy and practice responses. -
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Five Traffickers Face Up to 15 Years in Prison for Child Exploitation Online
Five Filipino women who sexually abused and exploited children to make money online have been sentenced to a maximum of 15 years in prison. -
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4 Convicted in Philippines for Online Sexual Exploitation of Children
In a landmark month for the fight against online sexual exploitation of children, four people were convicted in Jan. 2023, including two female traffickers who were sentenced to life imprisonment. -
