The Directorate of Criminal Actions for the Protection of Women and Children and the Eradication of Human Trafficking has uncovered a pedophile syndicate seeking victims through social media.
Several cases of sexual violence against women and children that have been uncovered involve interactions between victims and perpetrators via the instant chat application Telegram.
it's probably organized. But most of it is person-to-person . They meet on social media, then in DMs they are offered money for snacks and other things, and then they are asked to take photos of this and that and send it (to the perpetrator)," said the Head of the Operations Sub-Division of the PPA-PPO Directorate of the National Police Criminal Investigation Agency, Senior Commissioner Ema Rahmawati.
According to Ema, the pedophile sells child pornography content to the black market of pedophile communities worldwide. The mid-ranking police officer explained that the police have handled cases of online
Therefore, Emang reminded parents to supervise their children's gadget use while interacting on social media.
"The negative threat from gadgets is currently extraordinary. Cases of sexual violence and child sexual exploitation are currently being detected in large numbers. We've seen several reports from Interpol, and institutions like NCMEC have reported nearly a million cases of online child sexual exploitation, " he said.
