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1. ChildExploitation
By: Alice and Polina

2. What is child exploitation?
Child Exploitation is a type of sexual
abuse where children are exploited for
money, power or status. Children under
the age of 18 may be tricked into
believing that they're in a loving,
consensual relationship with someone
that could be several years older than
them. They may be invited to parties,
given drugs, cigarettes and alcohol as a
result of them performing or receiving
sexual activities as well as being exposed
to large risks on the internet…...

3. …..Child exploitation is a hidden crime. Young
people often trust their abuser and don't
understand that they're being abused. They may
depend on their abuser and are often too scared
to tell anyone what is happening. It can involve
violent, humiliating and degrading sexual assaults.
Young people are persuaded or forced into
exchanging sexual activity for money, drugs, gifts,
affection or status. Child sexual exploitation
doesn't always involve physical and can happen
online.

4. Over 2,400 children were victims of
sexual exploitation in gangs and groups
from August 2010 to October 2011

5. Over 230
children
were
trafficked for
sexual
exploitation
last year

6. 1 in 5
indecent
images of
children
shared
Online were
taken by the

7. At least
70,000
online
images of
child abuse
were shared
in the UK in
2012

8. Around 50,000
people in the UK
downloaded or shared
online images of child
abuse in 2012

9. The most
common
reasons for
children to be
trafficked are
sexual
exploitatio
n and
criminal

10. Child exploitation online
When sexual exploitation happens online, young
people may be persuaded, or forced, to:
Send or post images of themselves
Take part in sexual activities via a web cam or
smart phone
Have sexual conversations by text or online.
Abusers may threaten to send images, video or
copies of conversations to the young person's
friends and family unless they take part in other
sexual activity.

11. People who sexually exploit children are often
described as highly manipulative individuals. They
exert power over young people through physical
violence, emotional blackmail or financial pressure
, for example holding them in debt. To maintain
control or to distance children and young people
from those who may be able to protect them,
abusers create or exploit weaknesses.

12. How can you
stay safe?

13. Trust yourself to know
when something is
wrong. If someone
makes you feel unsafe,
pressured or frightened, follow
your instincts and seek help

14. Don’t trust people you
don’t know, even if they
seem friendly – and
make sure you know
who you are talking to online.
Never give away personal
details or agree to meet
someone who you have only
talked to online.

15. Don’t be tricked into
doing things that are
unsafe, even if they
seem like fun. What
might look exciting at
first could be more dangerous
than you realize.