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Sheffield Safeguarding Children Board Sexual Exploitation Service

Sheffield Safeguarding Children Board Sexual Exploitation Service. Sexual Exploitation via the Internet Joanne Davies Taking Stock. Young People and the Internet.

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Sheffield Safeguarding Children Board Sexual Exploitation Service

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  1. Sheffield Safeguarding Children Board Sexual Exploitation Service Sexual Exploitation via the Internet Joanne Davies Taking Stock

  2. Young People and the Internet The Internet is such an integral part of young people’s lives these days. It opens up so many educational and social opportunities giving them access to, quite literally, a world of information and resources. Whether on a computer at school, a laptop at home, a games console or mobile phone, young people are increasingly accessing the internet whenever or wherever they can. (CEOP)

  3. An Online World Facebook Bebo My Space MSN Club Penguin YouTube RedTube Flicker Twitter The Pirate bay

  4. What Are The Risks? Young people feel safe Do not apply the ‘stranger danger’ concept Don’t guard their information Unaware of legalities Trust their friends ‘networks’ without question ‘Friends’ = Popularity

  5. Sexual Exploitation and the Internet Online Grooming Uploading and sharing of inappropriate images Wish Lists Gaming Credits Exchanging images/ performing on a webcam Pornography

  6. Why are Young People Vulnerable Low self esteem Poor relationship experience Desire to be someone else Unable to understand/ manage what they are exposed to Feeling of safety and control Believe in the ‘fantasy’ Other senses ‘blinded’

  7. CASE STUDY Jane is 14. She spends lots of time online on Facebook and MSN. She was sent a friend request by a male who said he knew her friend. They started talking via private message. The conversation quickly became sexual and he sent her inappropriate images of himself and asked her to do the same which she did. This then progressed to performing acts on a webcam. Her parents became aware after seeing some of her emails and contacted the police. The male was 29 years old and was in contact with a number of young women via the internet.

  8. LET’S CHAT Hi wanna chat? Ye sure why not I’m a friend of Lauren’s. wot u doin? Chillin on comp I go to Ecclesfield School, U? ********** Have you got a BF? Ye, why do u ask? Lauren says U R fit! Have you got a pic? Ye why?/ I’ll send some if u do/ I’ll flash if you flash/ If you haven’t got any pics put your webcam on.

  9. Case Study • A group of young women • 2 males, age 15 • Asking for advice • Claim one of the males commited suicide because of bad advice • Intensified contact • Introduced fantasy life • Very sexual content of conversation • Arranged meetings • Blamed parents • Young woman dependant on relationship

  10. Challenges • Difficult to confirm identities of males • Difficult to clarify who she was in contact with • Would not talk directly about relationship with male • Focused work on young woman • She began to question

  11. PROFILE AND SECURITY Name D.O.B Mobile No Email Photographs School Friend Lists Address/ home town Relationship status Looking for Mood Talk about the risks What is a friend? Have a go Ask the experts Do it together

  12. UPLOADING

  13. Case Study Anna is 15. She meet’s group of lads on the bus. They are having a laugh and she decides to get off with them instead of her own stop. She finds herself on a quiet ally and one of the lads gives her some alcohol. Soon they start asking her to give them oral sex. She feels a bit drunk and the lads are crowding around her. She is scared and feels she has no option but to do it. The next day she finds out that one of the lads has recorded the sexual activity and uploaded it on to RedTube.

  14. UPLOADING Young people upload images of themselves and each other. May be unaware they have been filmed/ photographed. Most are unaware they are committing an offence. You can NEVER get the image back. Images end up on sites used by sex offenders.

  15. What is an Inappropriate Image? Media Merchandising e.g Playboy Modern Role models e.g. Katie Price Music Videos Porn fashion Access to pornography

  16. Sexual Exploitation and Technology Sexual exploitation online and in the ‘real’ world is not clear and separate. Technology is increasing used to meet, groom and control young people. What may start online spills over into the ‘real’ world and visa versa. Young people are becoming increasing desensitised to the differences and risks and are ‘normalising’ approaches by adults wanting to exploit them.

  17. QUESTIONS

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