British paedophiles target children in poor countries for online abuse

National Crime Agency warns of challenge to safeguarding posed by live streaming and other tech advances

Tens of thousands of British citizens who pose a sexual threat to children online are increasingly seeking out victims in poor and war-torn countries, the nation’s top law enforcement agency has said.

The Philippines has become recognised as a commercial hub for child abuse imagery and live streaming of child abuse for foreign buyers, and children in Kenya, Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand and other countries are also increasingly at risk as broadband access and free encrypted technology spreads across the world, the National Crime Agency (NCA) has warned.

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from The Guardian https://ift.tt/2IGVVg0

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