In 2023, 12.6% of children in the world (about 302 million people) became victims of sexual violence on the Internet. This is evidenced by the report of the report, which are given in the study conducted as part of the Childlight initiative at the University of Edinburgh.
Researchers from the University of Edinburgh found that in 2023, 12.6 percent of children in the world became victims of watching sexual images and video without their consent.
At the same time, the report notes that the United States is a region where the highest risk is recorded in this regard.
It is worth noting that the researchers have studied a representative sample of 4918 men over 18 years of age living in Australia, Great Britain and the USA.
The report notes that every ninth man in the United States (about 14 million people) admitted to the commission of online people against children at some point in his life. In addition, 7 percent of British men (1.8 million people) and 7.5 percent of Australian men (about 700 thousand people) made similar confessions (about 700 thousand people).
Millions of men in all three countries admitted that they would try to commit physical sexual crimes against children if they thought that it would remain secret.
The report notes that the pandemic of coronavirus has changed online adults around the world.
“This is staggering the scale that in the UK alone the queues from men -criminal, which could fill the Wembley stadium 20 times or more,” said the Chief Executive Director of Childlight Paul Stanfield,
He noted that the materials containing violence against children are very common, on average files enter the supervisory and police organizations every second.
“This is a global pandemic that has remained hidden for too long. It happens in every country, grows expanded and requires a global response. We must act urgently and treat it as a public healthcare problem that can be prevented. Children cannot wait, ”said Stanfield.