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* Over 795,000 children were
reported missing in one year
* 58,200 were non-family abductions.
* 53%
of non family abductions were by persons known to the
child; the Internet predator becomes very “known” to the
child.
*38% were abducted by a friend or long-term acquaintance. Most Internet predators take their time to get to know the child - they become a "friend".
* Nearly 24 million youth, ages 10-17 were online regularly in 1999.
* 1 in 5 children surveyed received sexual solicitation over the Internet. This could mean that close to
5 million were solicited in that year. Youth online presence has increased since then.
* Further, over 700,000 are believed to have received aggressive (asked to meet, etc.) sexual solicitation
* 1 in 4, or approximately 6 million had an unwanted exposure to pictures of naked people having sex
* 1 in 17, or 1.4 million, were threatened or harassed.
* Youth, ages 12-17, make up 81% of both stereotypical kidnappings AND non-family abductions. This is also the same age group that are online regularly.
Resources:
NISMART study, NCMEC, 2000
NISMART Non-Family Abductions, NCMEC, 2000
Online Victimization, NCMEC, 2000
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Prior to and while developing a
sexual interest in a particular child, offenders cultivate an emotional
relationship with the child and his/her caretaker ...The Internet is used
as a tool to cultivate these relationships. However, it also provides online
predators direct contact with the child, eliminating the need to cultivate
an emotional relationship with the caretaker
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Child Molesters and Online Predators |
Run of the mill Child Molesters and Online Predators have a lot in common.
In fact the main difference is their methods. The online predator has the
advantage of direct communication with the child bypassing any adult awareness.
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Whom Do Predators Select?
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Whom Do Predators Select?
Offenders don't randomly select children.
They offend specific children for specific reasons.
Child Molesters have stated that there are three main factors
that help them decide which children to target for abuse.
These factors involve the
level of access they have to a particular child,
the degree of attraction they feel toward that child ...
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February 21, 2005 - Stop-OP launches it's website.
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