Millions of children are trafficked globally each year, many for the purpose of child prostitution. At Project Karma, the sense of responsibility we feel toward our most vulnerable does not stop at our own borders.
Project Karma is a not-for-profit charity comprised of Australian and foreign law enforcement officers, investigators, operatives and other volunteers to combat the sexual exploitation of children throughout South East Asia.
Child exploitation is growing globally at more than 15% per year. We work with local communities in areas most at risk using an easily repeatable model that empowers sustainability and effectiveness.
Project Karma
A Registered Australian Charity Bringing Child Sex Exploitation Offenders to Justice in SE Asia & Rescuing Children from Human Trafficking for Prostitution
Australian Federal Police
A 23-year-old Sydney man accused of sexually exploiting a young New Zealand girl he groomed through social media has been charged by the AFP after an international tip-off.
Last year, the AFP’s Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation received almost 17,000 reports of child exploitation – that’s about 45 cases a day.
The average number of images seized when an offender is arrested has been steadily increasing. In the early-to-mid 2000s, a child sex predator had about 1000 images, now it’s between 10,000 to 80,000 images and videos.
If it takes a village to raise a child, advances in technology now means it takes a country to keep them safe. The AFP will never relinquish this duty.
The AFP is working around-the-clock with our international and domestic partners to bring to justice those who seek to do harm to our children.
Members of the public who have any information about people involved in child abuse and exploitation are urged to call Crime stoppers on 1800 333 000.
You can also make a report online by alerting the Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation via the Report Abuse button at www.accce.gov.au/report.
CGTN
Online child sex abuse cases in #Thailand are set to hit a record high this year, with cybersex predators exploiting the #COVID19 crisis to target more children.
The police-led Internet Crimes Against Children (TICAC) task-force has rescued more than 100 children in the last two months – almost double the 53 victims helped in 2018, which was the highest annual figure since its foundation in 2016.
Australian Federal Police
As the country went into lockdown in March, our officers saw a spike in websites hosting online child sexual abuse material crashing due to the increased volume of traffic.
The amount of child abuse material shared on the dark net between February and March doubled from the same period last year.
We suspect that offenders will use this second wave of lockdown as an opportunity to find more potential child victims, as young people spend an increasing amount of time online with limited adult supervision.
The sad fact is when online activity increases for children, predators increase their activity.
The AFP is committed to keeping kids safe. We will continue to target offenders and work with partners to end child exploitation. But we need your help!
AFP Commander ACCCE, Child Protection Operations and Human Trafficking Operations Jamie Strauss spoke to Sunrise this morning about the importance of having conversations with your kids to keep them safe online.
For more information and access to tools, resources and advice, please visit ThinkUKnow Australia thinkuknow.gov.au and Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation accce.gov.au.
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