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Study reveals dramatic rise in the prevalence of internet-based child sexual exploitation in the Philippines
Wednesday, May 20, 2020, MANILA, PHILIPPINES — Within three years, the estimated prevalence rate of internet-based child sexual exploitation in the Philippines more than tripled – from 43 out of every 10,000 Internet Protocol (IP) addresses used for child sexual exploitation in 2014 to 149 out of every 10,000 in 2017. -
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American Sex Offender Sentenced to 84 Years for Abusing Filipino Girls Online
CEBU, PHILIPPINES – This month, a U.S. court sentenced 56-year-old Anthony Schultz to 84 years in prison for filming the rape of underage Filipino girls and sharing the abuse online. -
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Four days. Three operations. Sixteen Children Now Safe.
Armed with a search warrant, officers from the Philippine National Police intended only to look through 71-year-old Herman Arnett Ross’s Angeles City apartment. Police were investigating allegations against Ross, an American living in Pampanga, for child trafficking crimes. -
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Philippine National Police Bring Rescue to Children in their First Operation of the Year
Inside a dilapidated wooden home in Iligan City, Philippines, three children were rescued from cybersex trafficking as authorities arrested a mother and her accomplice. During last week’s operation—the law enforcement unit’s first of the new year—police and social workers also brought three other children out of the home and into safety. -
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Five Children Under 11 Rescued as Mother is Arrested
ILIGAN CITY, PHILIPPINES— This week, diligent investigations and more than a month of surveillance led police to rescue five children—all under the age of 11, and the youngest only 2 years old. -
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Five Children Are Free, and Their Journey to Healing Begins
Acting on a tip from the Nordic Liaison Office, the Philippine National Police rescued five victims of cybersex trafficking last week in a town north of Manila. -
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Arrest of Alleged Trafficker Highlights Strong Cross-Border Collaboration Between Thailand and Cambodia
On June 19, 2018, Thailand’s Department of Special Investigation (DSI) arrested an accused Cambodian trafficker and broker based in Thailand who is a key player in a network responsible for the trafficking and enslavement of hundreds, if not thousands, of Cambodian men into the Thai fishing industry. -
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Two American Men Convicted for Exploiting Filipino Children
MANILA, PHILIPPINES, September 08, 2017 – Last week, courts on opposite sides of the U.S. convicted two American men for sexually exploiting children thousands of miles away in the Philippines. Two young survivors flew to California to testify in one of the trials. By the weekend, they were home knowing that their voices were heard and this man will terrify no more. -
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Children Exploited On-Screen by American Man Finally Found in the Philippines
After a 14-month investigation, eight children are finally free from cybersex trafficking. In a joint operation involving Philippine authorities, U.S. Homeland Security and IJM, two sisters unwittingly offered the children—ranging from a 2-month-old to an 18-year-old—to an undercover agent for sexual exploitation. -
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Nine Children under 10 Years Old Rescued from Cybersex Trafficking
MANILA, THE PHILIPPINES, October 24, 2016 – Nine boys and girls—ranging from 2 to 10 years old—were rescued from cybersex trafficking in back-to-back operations last week.