Tens of thousands of children believed to be victims of live-streaming abuse, some of it being carried out by their own parents. When Philippine police smashed into the one-bedroom house, they found three girls aged 11, seven and three lying naked on a bed. At the other end of the room stood the mother of two of the children — the third was her niece — and her eldest daughter, aged 13, who was typing on a keyboard. A live webcam feed on the computer screen showed the faces of three white men glaring out.
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I find them at the market, concerts, weddings and on the beach. From Thailand and the Philippines to the Dominican Republic and Brazil, sex tourism is common in developing countries where poverty and discrimination push millions of women into commercial sexual exploitation. While these figures date back over a decade, little has improved, say campaigners and government officials. A lack of development, few job opportunities and weak law enforcement has, in fact, allowed the trade to thrive. Offering everything from big game safaris to sandy white beaches, Kenya attracts more than a million visitors annually from countries such as China, Germany, France and Britain.
As stated by the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, there are no circumstances in which using children in pornographic performances and materials is acceptable. Any image or video of child abuse is documented evidence of a crime in process. The production and distribution of these child sexual abuse and exploitation materials — whether in print, online, or live-streamed — represent a violation of fundamental human rights, and these children need to be protected. It was just before midnight, and darkness permeated the surrounding narrow alleys as the officers entered with a search warrant.
Skip navigation! Story from World News. Born to Filipina mothers, their fathers are foreigners, some of whom came to the Southeast Asian country as sex tourists and never returned again. Some idealize their paternal figure and start posting YouTube videos to find their dads. In the predominantly Catholic country, abortion is strictly illegal, contraception is expensive, and poverty drives many young women into sex work.