Online Sexual Exploitation of Children (OSEC)
Online Sexual Exploitation of Children (OSEC)
Three Operations in Four Days Bring Ten Children to Freedom
As the sun’s first light filtered into a nondescript home in Tacloban City, Philippines, an adult spent the early hours chatting online. What she was...
March 08
Online Sexual Exploitation of Children (OSEC)
Australian National Convicted in the Philippines, Sentenced to Life in Prison
A Philippine court convicted two traffickers—including Drew Frederick Shobbrook, an Australian national living in the Philippines—for sexually...
February 21
Online Sexual Exploitation of Children (OSEC)
Nine Children Rescued from Remote Island in the Philippines, Thanks to Canadian Tip
One little girl was hidden behind a door. Another was riding her bike in the neighborhood. Another was at a Girl Scouts meeting. But IJM and...
November 15
Online Sexual Exploitation of Children (OSEC)
IJM Announces Grant from U.S. Department of State to Address Online Sexual Exploitation of Children and Child Labor Trafficking in the Philippines
International Justice Mission (IJM), the world’s largest international anti-slavery organization, announced a grant awarded by the U.S. Department of...
October 24
Online Sexual Exploitation of Children (OSEC)
Caught Red-Handed, Cybersex Trafficking Suspects Run from Police
Police chased the suspects along the main road as people shopped and dined along this busy street in Manila. The police caught up and arrested the...
October 20
Online Sexual Exploitation of Children (OSEC)
Two Young Teens Rescued As Visayas Anti-Trafficking Police Lead Tenth Operation This Year
IJM helped Philippine authorities rescue two girls, 14 and 15 years old, from cybersex trafficking over the weekend. Two suspects were arrested for...
September 14
Online Sexual Exploitation of Children (OSEC)
Two American Men Convicted for Exploiting Filipino Children
This week, courts on opposite sides of the U.S. convicted two American men for sexually exploiting children thousands of miles away in the...
September 08
Online Sexual Exploitation of Children (OSEC)
Landmark Conviction Cracks Down on Cybersex Trafficking, Frees Survivors from Fear
A Filipino man who preyed on children and women for his own sexual pleasure and profited from a twisted network of cybersex trafficking has been...
August 02
Online Sexual Exploitation of Children (OSEC)
Holly's News From Washington: A New Child Protection Compact
On April 11, the TIP Office announced that the governments of the U.S. and the Philippines had signed a Child Protection Compact.
April 27