Online Sexual Exploitation of Children (OSEC)
Slavery
Jenette Helps Survivors Make Sense of their World
When a child experiences horrific forms of violence and abuse—whether enslaved in a fishing industry or forced to sell her body to men three to four...
June 19
Online Sexual Exploitation of Children (OSEC)
Real Results from Investigative Workshop in the Philippines
The Advanced Investigative Workshop, held March 25-April 5 in Cebu, brought global collaboration from nations like Australia, the U.K. and the U.S....
May 31
Online Sexual Exploitation of Children (OSEC)
Joy says, “We were left with no choice but to follow her instructions.”
When Joy* was eight, her parents separated and she began staying with relatives and neighbors. She babysat, did laundry, cleaned floors—whatever she...
April 23
Online Sexual Exploitation of Children (OSEC)
11 Children Rescued from Online Exploitation
Their crime: allegedly offering to live-stream sexual exploitation of the children online for foreign predators who pay to watch.
March 28
Online Sexual Exploitation of Children (OSEC)
Four Days. Three Operations. 16 Children Now Safe.
Armed with a search warrant, officers from the Philippine National Police intended only to look through 71-year-old Herman Arnett Ross’s Angeles City...
February 20
Online Sexual Exploitation of Children (OSEC)
Wave of Rulings Ushers in Justice for Vulnerable Children
In just the first month of the year, bold judgments in Philippine courts are protecting children across the country—and global collaboration is...
February 12
Online Sexual Exploitation of Children (OSEC)
IJM and Philippine Authorities Bring Six Children to Safety
On the vast array of islands that make up the Philippines, in cities more than 200 miles apart, two teams of authorities mobilized early this week to...
February 08
Online Sexual Exploitation of Children (OSEC)
Marj Was Trafficked from Her Own Neighborhood
Before she knew it, Marj was in a bedroom, and was asked if she wanted to take some photos.
Then she was told to take off her clothes.
She says, “I...
February 06
Online Sexual Exploitation of Children (OSEC)
Philippine Police Rescue Children in Year's First Operation
Inside a dilapidated wooden home in Iligan City, Philippines, three children were rescued from cybersex trafficking as authorities arrested a mother...
January 15