The Philippines
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
Online Sexual Exploitation of Children (OSEC)
Five Children Under 11 Rescued as Mother is Arrested
ILIGAN CITY, PHILIPPINES — This week, diligent investigations and more than a month of surveillance led police to rescue five children—all under the...
December 07
Online Sexual Exploitation of Children (OSEC)
American Arrested in Cebu Apartment for Cybersex Trafficking, as Teenager Is Rescued Nearby
The arrest of an American national on Thursday morning quickly led to the rescue of one of his victims, a 16-year-old girl, in a neighboring city.
October 23
Online Sexual Exploitation of Children (OSEC)
Five Children Are Free, and Their Journey to Healing Begins
Acting on a tip from the Nordic Liaison Office, the Philippine National Police rescued five victims of cybersex trafficking last week in a town north...
September 26