131 nabbed in Britain over online child sex offences British police said Monday that they arrested 131 suspects tied to online child sex offences last week in police raids, and are calling for the technology industry to increase its help in stopping the abuse. Teachers, a children's entertainer and a former police officer were among those arrested in the police raids as part of a massive crackdown by the British National Crime Agency (NCA) and police forces in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Over the course of a week-long operation, more than 200 raids took place and 164 children were safeguarded, the NCA said. The arrests were announced ahead of a flagship speech by British Home Secretary Sajid Javid, in which he made a "call to action" for technology companies, such as Facebook and Google, to do more to help combat online child ... Of those arrested, 19 held positions of trust and 13 were registered sex offenders, it added. According to NCA, on average around 400 people are arrested in the UK every month for offences connected to child sexual abuse and exploitation. Javid's speech followed the allegation last week by British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt that Google is refusing to cooperate with the UK in removing illegal content. At the time, a Google spokesperson said, "We agree with Jeremy Hunt that child sexual abuse is abhorrent and must be removed, that's why we cooperate with governments to fight child sexual abuse online." ... Continue reading... http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-09/04/c_137442022.htm
UK surge in online child sex abuse images stokes global slavery fears A dramatic surge in the number of online child sex abuse images uncovered in Britain has stoked fears about the growing sexual exploitation and enslavement of children worldwide via technology, anti-slavery campaigners said on Monday. Britain's National Crime Agency (NCA) said it had received more than 82,000 referrals of child sex abuse images last year - up 700 percent from 2012. At least 80,000 people in Britain are estimated to pose a sexual threat to children online, and a rising number are taking advantage of technology - from using the dark web to end-to-end encryption - to evade detection, say ... Continue reading... http://news.trust.org/item/20180903163340-q9e5j/
