More tips on abuse are on the online – newspaper Aftonbladet

Crime. Notifications of suspected sexual crimes against children online looks set to increase dramatically for the second year in a row.

– If it continues at the rate it’s done now, we believe a sharp increase. Perhaps up to 8 000, ” says Thomas Andersson at Ecpat Sweden.

In 2015, got Ecpat Sweden in 5 430 tips on sexual exploitation of children, a figure that in the years already passed. The increase is believed according to Thomas Andersson, press officer at Ecpat Sweden, in part because anmälningsbenägenheten increases. But also to photos or films of child sexual abuse is spread in more public channels.

– It is easier to see the material without having to searched for, ” says Andersson.

Easier to find

To ensure that the perpetrators of the to a greater extent spread the material without encryption and anonymiseringsverktyg, making it easier to find and fix them, ” says he. At the same time, many social media in other countries such as the united states and Canada, which could complicate the possibility to get information from the companies about who is behind the account that spread the abuse.

– It can be a tedious process for the police.

IT savvy

in Addition, it is, according to Andersson rarely the one who take pictures or record the abuse, who choose to share the material in a way that makes them easy to track. Instead, it is about the other, less IT-savvy people, who spread the material further.

In 2015 could 243 5 430 the tips linked to Sweden. For the year, track Andersson a decrease in the proportion of tips with Sverigeanknytning. The reason may be that Swedish companies that manage the servers have a good cooperation with the police. But also that swedes generally are very IT-savvy.

– It may be that there is just as much here in Sweden but to the Swedish abusers are good at hiding serverplaceringen.

the FACTS

Ecpat

Ecpat is a barnrättsorganisation working against barnsexhandel.

the Organization is politically and religiously independent.

Ecpat was founded in 1990 in Thailand.

In september 1996, was founded Ecpat Sweden.

In 2015, got Ecpat Sweden in 5 430 tips on sexual exploitation of children, then an increase from 2 715 filings the year before.

During the first half of 2016 received almost 4,000 tips.

Source: Ecpat

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