Facts that will shock you:
- 83% of arrested child pornography possessors had images of children 6 to 12 years old;
- 39% had images of children 3 to 5 years old;
- 19% had images of infants and toddlers under age 3;
- 80% had pictures showing the sexual penetration of a child, including oral sex;
- More than 90 % of Canadians are concerned about the distribution of child sexual abuse images;
- Child sexual exploitation is ranked as one of the top three concerns for parents regarding children.
- Commercial child pornography is estimated to be a multi-billion dollar industry worldwide.
- Tens of thousands of new images or videos are put on the Internet every week and hundreds of thousands of searches for child sexual abuse images are performed daily.
- It is estimated that there are over 5 million unique child sexual abuse images on the Internet.
- The content of the images and videos is becoming increasingly violent
- 20% had child pornography depicting violence such as rape, bondage, and torture. Most of these images involved children who were gagged, bound, blindfolded, or otherwise suffering sadistic sex
- The number of images of “serious child abuse” has quadrupled between 2003 and 2007.
- 87 percent had images of prepubescent children that were highly graphic.
- 92% had images of minors focusing on genitals or showing explicit sexual activity;
Offenders
- The number of charges for production or distribution of child pornography increased by 800% between 1998 and 2003.
- Most child sexual abuse image producers are known to the victims;
- 37% are family members;
- 36 percent are acquaintances;
- Over 30% of those convicted of possessing child pornography were living with minor children; almost 50% had access to minors at home, socially or as part of their jobs.
- Currently, an estimated 500,000 individuals are actively involved in the trafficking of child sexual abuse images on the Internet
For further information please this excellent report by the Federal Ombudsman for Victims of Crime. Click here: http://www.victimsfirst.gc.ca/media/news-nouv/bg-di/20090507-2.html
Also, read the policy briefing paper Canada Family Action presented to the Public Safety Minister and the Minister of Justice click here.
