In 2022, Moked 105 dealt with approximately 8,133 cases of abuse of minors online, 31% of which were sexual. The main areas of abuse were Instagram (31%) and WhatsApp (26%). More than half (57%) of all sexual abusers who are located are Minors between the ages of 13 and 16.
Most of the victims are minors between the ages of 12 and 14. Of the incidents of sexual harassment, 34% were incidents of sexual harassment and 21% were incidents of the distribution of sexual images and videos
. About children on the net - 105: "The safe conduct of children and teenagers in the online space is as important as anything else. We handle thousands of incidents a year in the area of sexual offenses, bullying, suicide and fear for human life. Strengthening the tools for informed supervision and control of parents is a goal and we will do as much as possible to strengthen the feeling Children's personal safety on the Internet"
In 2022, Moked 105 dealt with approximately 8,133 incidents of harm to minors online
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73% of the victims are girls, mainly between the ages of 12 and 14. The most common types of victimization among girls were sexual harassment (42%) and distribution of sexual images and videos (25%).
The other sexual abuses were: sexual extortion, writing of a sexual nature, obscene act and virtual rape.
The data shows that girls are more affected by social applications such as Instagram, WhatsApp, compared to boys who are more affected by the Discord application (a platform for communication in online games).
Most of the boys who were affected are between the ages of 14-17.
87% of the identified offenders were boys, of whom 57% were minors and 43% were adults.
Most of the vulnerabilities among boys were sexual extortion - sextorchain - sexual extortion (42%) and distribution of sexual images and videos (25%).
What is online sexual assault or harassment?
Sexual assault is any sexual behavior or act that is imposed on a woman, man, girl or child without their consent and with the aim of stimulating or satisfying the aggressor.
Sexual harassment on the Internet is a criminal offense and the laws that are binding in the physical space are also valid for harassment in the online space.
The harm occurs when, as part of an online interaction, the abuser forces or coerces the victimized minor to perform sexual acts on his own that can even amount to virtual rape.
Sexual abuse on the net can occur entirely in the virtual space and it can also occur in the physical space and be expressed in the virtual space as in the cases of documenting a sexual act and distributing it on the net.
Amendment No. 10 to the Law for the Prevention of Sexual Harassment, known as the "Video Law", states that "publishing a photograph, film or recording of a person that focuses on his sexuality, in circumstances where the publication may humiliate or humiliate the person, and his consent to the publication was not given" will be considered an offense of sexual harassment , and sentenced to up to five years in prison.
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