Around 600 cases of child pornography: Cologne police raise the alarm!
Around 600 cases of child pornography: Cologne police raise the alarm!
In 2024, the Cologne police registered almost 600 cases of child and youth pornography. This number and the underlying motifs were recently discussed by an expert at Kripo Cologne. KStA Have motivations. Digital naivety is often in the foreground, with pictures or videos being forwarded without the necessary awareness of the injustice content.
Some perpetrators do not identify the illustrations as child pornography, but consider them funny pictures or memes. The spread of the most severe images of sexual abuse, including infants, is particularly worrying. The motive situation with pedocriminals is complex and encompasses the desire to break the taboo, humiliation, sexual indisisability, monetary interests and in some cases even real pedophilia.
The role of the perpetrators
of a total of 79 suspects who even produced pornographic pictures were 38 minors, almost half. Often they are self -filmmakers who create children's pornographic files on their own drive and put them online. An example is an case in which an eight -year -old girl filmed her genitals and the video on Tikkok Hochlud. Fortunately, this video was not spread and the criminal proceedings against the little one was discontinued, but the parents were visited by the police.
The girl was very embarrassed and stated that her mother had advised her to look at her in the mirror, which led to the video recording. Such incidents make it clear how important preventive measures are. The police have talks with affected families and schools and organizes online parent evenings for prevention, which, however, are assessed as inadequate in their effectiveness.
A possible solution that is under discussion is the introduction of a school subject that deals with dealing with digital media.
support offers for those affected
Particularly stressful for those affected and their families is the feeling of being alone online with an explicit picture. Support is offered by the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC). This organization offers crisis intervention and local advisory services. NcMec draws attention to the fact that affected children and families should contact trustworthy adults to get help. There is also the possibility of self -report to the cybertiplines.
Families, whose children are affected by sexual exploitation, often feel alone and overwhelmed. The NCMEC team connects families with others who have experienced similar crises to offer support and community.
The legal framework and the role of the BKA
The "Central Office for the Combat of Sexual Arts on the Disadvantage of Children and Young People" of the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) plays a central role in the area of sexual abuse. that this facility was founded in the mid -1990s when the increase in the abuse of abuse on the Internet achieved a critical level. The aim is to relieve the state police authorities and to avoid double expenses.
The BKA works closely with the NCMEC to identify and filter abuse representations. In 2023, the BKA received almost 180,300 references to possible criminal acts in Germany. A specially trained team views this information and checks the content for criminal liability.
When punishable content is found, they are prepared and the information about the crime scene and suspect digitally passed on to the responsible federal states. The process is referred to as the "NCMEC process" and usually takes place within a few days. The sighting takes place with special care in order to quickly recognize potential abuse and act accordingly.
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