We have topped the charts again this time, but not in a good
way!
Committing any sexual act on a child is despicable and unfortunately for
us, it looks this is especially prevalent in Malaysia according to some
alarming statistics. Source: Rebel Circus Malaysia has the most number
of IP addresses uploading and downloading child pornography in Southeast
Asia, based on a recent report from The Star. The numbers show that about
20,000 IP addresses in Malaysia were found uploading and downloading child
porn, which unfortunately places us at the top, surpassing other Southeast Asian
countries.
Authorities also report that more than 60 per cent of children spend
time in online chat rooms without any parental supervision. Due to this,
more and more children are falling prey to paedophiles lurking online to lure
these innocent kids. Watch your kids, parents! Source: Trip Wire Asst Comm Ong
Chin Lan of the Royal Malaysia Police’s Sexual, Women and Child Investigation
Division (D11) revealed the numbers during a seminar on “Cyber Protection
for Children”. The Dutch police had collected the data in 2015, which showed
that 17,338 IP addresses involved in child pornography were from Malaysia.
That’s terrible!
In 2014, an average of 60 children a year suffered from sexual
assault perpetrated by strangers that they had met online. The figure tripled
in 2015 to 184 and to 183 in 2016. However, in 2017, the number reported up to
May was 117, which thankfully showed a decrease. Source: SCMP So, how did these
children meet their assailants? About 51 per cent of them in their teens aged
between 12 and 15 years met predators on WeChat. The others met them through
Facebook, WhatsApp and Beetalk. The Malaysian Communication and Multimedia
Commission (MCMC) said that in 2015, 91.6 per cent of children below the age of
15 years owned a mobile phone while 88.5 per cent had Facebook or other
social media accounts. However, most parents did not monitor their children’s
online activities as only 35.6% said that they would supervise their children
when they went online. What’s more worrying is that other surveys showed that
three out of 10 children said that they had “boyfriends” they had never met
before and that three out of four children were willing to exchange information
for “goods and services”. Keep a close eye on your kids, parents, before it’s
too late!
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