Posts Tagged ‘Online grooming’

Massive rise in online child grooming cases

Thursday, November 7th, 2024

A major child protection agency has reported that online grooming crimes against children in the UK have increased by 89 percent in six years. The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) reported that more than 7,000 ‘Sexual Communication with a Child’ offences were recorded by police last year. The charity points Read more

New Zealand Police are frustrated despite new online grooming law

Monday, April 24th, 2023
New Zealand Police are frustrated

New Zealand Police are frustrated that end-to-end encryption on social media platforms is a significant barrier to identifying online sex offenders despite a new law that targets online grooming. The Child Exploitation Offences Amendment Bill passed into law recently, making it illegal for adults to lie about their age or identity to meet up with Read more