Cybercrime Sex: Say No To Its Existence

The situation of the World today has gotten worst due to the spread of the Corona Virus. Because of the restrictions that had been implemented, the economy of every country has drastically drown and its people are suffering the most.

Because of this, people are tempted again to show an act of criminality only to survive the pandemic. One cause of this is an act showing the individual's private parts in exchange for some bucks- or called the Cyber Sex.

What is Cyber sex?

A sexual pleasures elaborated in front of a camera by two or more people interacting peer to peer. Each one are sending communication through messages telling and responding to each others about their sexual pleasures.

This will only occur to each individual who doesn't have any background information of each other's life and only meet virtually through the internet and technology.

Cyber Crime Statistics

The Department of Justice (DOJ) Cybercrime Office reported that in 2018, it received 600,000 tips of images and videos of naked, sexualized, and abused Filipino children, an increase of more than 1,000 percent from 45,645 cases in 2017. The United States (US) Department of Labor's "2018 Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor" also reported that at the direction of paying customers, victims in the Philippines were induced to perform sex acts for live internet broadcasts in small internet cafes, private homes, and "cybersex dens."

Source: Legacy-senate.gov

According to the statistics from Asiatimes.com, the cybersex victims in Philippines that are minors are nearly 70-80 % in the virtual space.

It was reported that mostly that are minors were pursued by their own family and considering them as their main source of income.

For the past 10 years, an average of 200 Cyber crime sex victims are reported and due to the pandemic's situation, the average report has currently increased by nearly 30%.

Cyber Crime Sex News Update.

A worst experience of a 13 year old girl was shared during an interview on September 28,2020 after a raid and an arrest of her father for allegedly abusing the child.

"Everyday, I am only allowed to eat 1/2 cup of rice and a few slice of meat or vegetables. I can only eat 2 meals everyday because in the morning I can only drink a cup of coffee. My father said it was to maintain the figure of my body."

"After taking a coffee in the morning, I directly go to my Father's room and do what my Father usually want me to do.

There is already an aged man waiting for my body to appear in their monitor. Even if I don't want to do it, my Father is forcing and hurting me to do the job."

"From 7am to 11 am, I am continuing showing my body for about 4 to 6 old aged men. There are no break time during that 4 hours and I can only rest when it's lunch time.

Then after taking lunch, I directly go back to the computer. Everyday I can earn almost 50,000 pesos depends on the costumer's tip."

"With all the money I earned, not a penny is for myself. All of it was only credited to my father's account."

"I really want to get out of here because I can't take the burden and the molestation of my father to me. I just can't because He always locked me up in my room every night. I am thankful enough for my neighbor for reporting to police." - Carla Suson, 13, Victim.

The child is now in the custody of DSWD and her Father are behind bars.

Cyber crimes can really have a big damage impact to everyone especially to children who are expose to it. This must be stop or the future and dreams of anyone will be destroyed, this act can lead to death because of the harassment it can cause.