![]() “O, uy! Mudayon ta! (Yes! We’re going!)” I sarcastically answered my own question on a loud voice with a whiff of excitement to infuse life onto their adventure souls. Then, they answered my question with a shrug followed by a feeble nod projecting a dilemma that’s currently clouding their thoughts. I asked dispiritedly, “Mudayon ta? (Are we going?)” with a nervous grin on my face and an unenthusiastic stare at them. Anxiously, I told them about it and invoked their thoughts if proceeding is an option. That was the headline I read while I was running through my Facebook news feed to a Basilan-related page just a day before our trip to the island. Sexualized material that depicts or otherwise represents children is a representation, and a form, of child sexual abuse and should not be described as “pornography.“9 dead, several others wounded in Basilan attack.” - SUNSTAR The Terminology Guidelines for the Protection of Children from Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse, also known as the Luxembourg Guidelines, prescribes the use of the term “child sexual abuse material” or “child sexual exploitation material” instead of “child pornography”, except when referencing the name of statute.The name of the Filipino trafficker is withheld to protect the identities of victims related to them.Learn more about IJM’s global work to end online sexual exploitation here. Faster justice processes reduce trauma for survivors and ensure communities are made safer more quickly. It was the fastest conviction in a full trial for a case of online sexual exploitation of children, with the conviction achieved only four months after the suspect’s arraignment. The local perpetrator was sentenced to life imprisonment for Qualified Trafficking. He made first contact with the offender on the dark web, and from there, arranged for the in-person abuse of Jennifer. On 27 July 2018, the Mandaluyong Regional Trial Court in the Philippines also convicted the Filipino trafficker, Jennifer’s own uncle, who facilitated the abuse and exploitation by the French national. This conviction shows that when law enforcement and judiciary between countries work together, justice is unstoppable.”Ī French news report described the offender to be a 51-year-old restaurateur who sexually abused a young girl in the Philippines between 20, and then shared the videos on the internet. Therefore, combatting this crime type requires cross-border cooperation. The online sexual exploitation of children transcends national boundaries. “*Jennifer made a strong impression on the French prosecutors, judge, ambassador, and staff at the embassy. Kathleen Piccio-Labay, who served as Jennifer’s legal counsel said IJM Manila’s Head of Prosecution Development, Atty. “The conviction of a French offender, who abused a Filipino minor both online and in-person, is a perfect example of how global coordination can bring victims of exploitation to safety and their perpetrators to justice.” Chief of the WCPC – Anti-Trafficking in Persons Division, Police Col. IJM worked with the Women and Children’s Protection Centre, French authorities and the Department of Justice to make this significant conviction happen. Two days before a French court sentenced the offender to 15 years in prison, Jennifer* gave her testimony through a video conference from the French Embassy in Makati City. The French national travelled to the Philippines to sexually abuse her in person and livestreamed her abuse on the dark web. ![]() MANILA, PHILIPPINES – A 14-year-old Filipino survivor of livestreamed child sexual exploitation testified against a French sex offender, leading to his conviction on.
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