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Sexual Exploitation of Children
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Joint operation rescues 4 minors, arrests 2 suspects of online sexual exploitation of children
An Aussie police tip-off has led Philippine authorities to rescue 4 young children from cybersex trafficking and arrest their guardians. The 3 girls and 1 boy were aged between 2 and 8. Tragically, they were in the care of a couple who instead of protecting them, offered to livestream their sexual abuse in exchange for money.â € -
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Eleven Children Rescued from Online Exploitation, as Five Traffickers Face Charges
Their crime: allegedly offering to live-stream sexual exploitation of children online for foreign predators who pay to watch. -
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Two Convictions. 99 years in prison. Guatemalan Courts Take Strong Stand against Sexual Violence.
In the last two months, IJM Guatemala has seen Guatemalan courts bring an end to two cases of sexual violence against children with outstanding sentences. The courts sentenced a perpetrator who raped three girls and produced child pornography to 64 years in prison - one of the longest sentences the country has ever seen in a case of this type. -
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IJM Celebrates Progress in Cambodia
This year marks thirteen years since IJMs first rescue operation in Cambodia—a country where sex tourists could once purchase young girls for sexual exploitation without fearing any consequences. IJM Founder Gary Haugen and a team of senior leaders were in Phnom Penh this week to celebrate remarkable progress, and to honour the IJM team and committed partners who have made the impossible, possible. -
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IJM & U.S. Homeland Security Assist Rescue of Six-Year-Old Day Before Her Birthday
A young girl in the Philippines is celebrating more than her latest birthday this past week. On the 5th of December, the day before her 6th birthday, she and four other children had been living in abusive conditions at their home in Cebu when they were rescued from cybersex trafficking. -
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Freedom Takes Time For Children Rescued from Cybersex Trafficking
Five children as young as 2 years old were rescued from online sexual exploitation three months ago. Their story of freedom is still unfolding. -
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IJM Secures First Conviction for New Casework Targeting Cybersex Trafficking
Twelve girls just wanted to help their impoverished families. They were promised fake jobs. They didnt know it would mean they would be sexually abused for money. Thanks to IJM and local authorities, today the two traffickers responsible for this abuse are behind bars—the first ever conviction for IJM in a new area of casework targeting online sexual exploitation of children. -
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IJM Celebrates 10 Years of Combating Sexual Violence in Guatemala
This week International Justice Mission celebrates a decade combating sexual violence in Guatemala. -
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IJM Helps Rescue Young Girls From Online Sex-Abuse Shows
Five girls between 9-12 years old are safe after being rescued this week from a home in a Filipino slum that had been turned into a cybersex trafficking hotspot. -
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Increase in Convictions in the Philippines Keep Children Safe, Traffickers Off the Streets
More than 35 survivors of trafficking will now be able to breathe a little easier. Last week, six traffickers were convicted for human trafficking crimes in the Philippines. Each received a sentence of life imprisonment, and a painful chapter ended for the survivors who suffered unspeakable abuse at their hands. -
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IJM’s First Conviction in the Dominican Republic
Today, a criminal was found guilty and sentenced in the Dominican Republic for the commercial sexual exploitation of a teenage girl. The ruling is one of only a handful of convictions handed down in the past decade.