I’m sure you’ve all sadly heard of child sex tourism, with countries in south east Asia seemingly being popular destinations.
But there’s a horrifying and rapidly growing new way that predators are finding and accessing new victims: Webcam child sex tourism.
To raise awareness of the issue and expose the size of the problem, dutch children’s charity Terre des Hommes built a computer model ‘Sweetie’ of a 10 year old Filipino girl.
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[via YouTube]
Shocking isn’t it?
There’s more information about Sweetie and this project on the BBC News site, on the Sweetie Youtube Channel and on the Sweetie section of Terre des Hommes’s website.
And if you wish, you can sign their petition calling for stronger international action here—spread the word!
[Image from Terre des Hommes]
Eric Dye says
This is such a vital issue, James, and something that’s also going on with teens and young women who are being trafficked, too. Thank you for shedding light on this! #SharedThis