U.K. Police Say Please Look Again! Can You Help? – We Could Rescue a Child From Abuse

It is very rare for police at the U.K. Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre to appeal direct to the public in helping to rescue a child from sexual abuse. However, officers at the CEOP Centre, the national agency set up to tackle child...

Six Men Face Australian Courts for Allegedly Downloading Child Abuse Images

Six men are facing Australian courts for allegedly downloading child abuse images following a four-month investigation involving the Australian Federal Police (AFP), and state and international law enforcement agencies.

Texas Man Pleads Guilty in International Child Exploitation Enterprise Case

Erik Raymond Wayerski, 46, of Leander, Texas, has pleaded guilty to charges related to his involvement in a vast global child pornography trafficking enterprise, Acting Assistant Attorney General Matthew Friedrich of the Criminal Division, Acting U.S....

U.K. Nationals Who Commit Sex Offenses Against Children Abroad Will Face Prosecution Even If That Offense is Not Illegal in the Foreign Country

People who commit sex offenses against children abroad will face prosecution in the UK, even if that offence is not illegal in the foreign country it was committed, Home Office Minister Vernon Coaker has announced. The new legislation, contained in the...

UK Signs Up to New Global Approach in Protecting Children From Sexual Abuse

Home Office Minister Vernon Coaker today stepped up the Government’s commitment to the global protection of young people, having signed the Council of Europe’s Convention on the Protection of Children from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse. The...

Second Defendant Pleads Guilty in International Child Exploitation Enterprise Case

Stepan Bondarenko, 38, of Philadelphia became the second defendant to plead guilty for his involvement in a vast global child pornography trafficking enterprise, Assistant Attorney General Alice S. Fisher of the Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney for the...

Closing the Net on Sex Offenders Using Social Networking Websites

Displaying reporting links to agencies including the police, NSPCC and the Samaritans on social networking websites is one of a range of recommendations for industry and users in new guidance launched today by Home Secretary Jacqui Smith, alongside new...