Cambodia feared lagging behind predators in cybersex trafficking crackdown

11 September 2019
Reuters
Child rights / Crimes / Human trafficking
child abuse

U.S. and Australian crime fighters are preparing Cambodia for a spike in online child sex abuse cases but local officials fear that predators are a step ahead of police due to narrow laws. The spread of cheap, high-speed internet and the rise in mobile phone ownership is fuelling cybersex trafficking across Southeast Asia – a form of modern-day slavery where children are abused and raped over livestreams for paying clients worldwide. …

 Matt Blomberg
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-cambodia-sexcrimes-children/cambodia-feared-lagging-behind-predators-in-cybersex-trafficking-crackdown-idUSKCN1VW00B

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