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Beware of child predators on the internet- RVIPF

- urges parents & guardians to keep children safe from online child sexual abuse & exploitation
According to Global Health Assessment (2019), at any given moment, there are about 750,000 child predators connected to the internet. Photo: irishtimes.com
With children at home due to the COVID-19 pandemic and many of them having the opportunity to constantly access the internet, the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has urged parents and guardians to be monitor the online activity of children to protect them from online child predators. Photo: VINO/File
With children at home due to the COVID-19 pandemic and many of them having the opportunity to constantly access the internet, the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has urged parents and guardians to be monitor the online activity of children to protect them from online child predators. Photo: VINO/File
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – With children at home due to the COVID-19 pandemic and many of them having the opportunity to constantly access the internet, the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has urged parents and guardians to monitor the online activity of children to protect them from online child predators.

According to the Global Threat Assessment (2019), one-third of the world's population inclusive of 800 million children are connected through social media (the internet). At any given moment, there are about 750,000 child predators connected to the internet.

“These figures can now double because most of our children are home and would spend longer hours meeting old and new friends online,” a press release from the RVIPF today, April 1, 2020, stated.

Possible threats to children online

According to the RVIPF, the types of Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation (CSAE) threats children could face are:

Offline contact: child sexual abuse of persons your child may very well know and trust.

Online Child Sexual Exploitation (OCSE): this includes online luring, grooming, blackmail, sharing, and viewing of indecent images of children (IIOC), live streaming, etc. These can take place through the very mediums that parents approve of, such as WhatsApp Messenger, Facebook Messenger, FaceTime App, Instagram, and Snap Chat, just to name a few.

Protect the future

The RVIPF said Acting Detective Inspector Kendolph Bobb and his team of Detectives from the Family and Juvenile Unit of the RVIPF take pride in the safeguarding of the Territory’s children.

“We are therefore taking the time to remind parents at home to pay closer attention to what your children are viewing, and who they are making friends with. Some of you may not be computer savvy, but you can educate them of the dangers outlined above.”

The RVIPF also said it is aware that some parents fall under the essential workers category and may have jobs that require them to be away from home during curfew hours.

“Please be vigilant. Call and check in as often as you can. The children are the future, and we must do the best we can to protect them.”

10 Responses to “Beware of child predators on the internet- RVIPF”

  • Doctors Speaking Out ! (01/04/2020, 13:35) Like (39) Dislike (8) Reply
    These are doctors that’s not mainstream that are speaking about the link to 5G and the Coronavirus don’t be ignorant whether you believe or not get the information stop living in a box

    Dr. Polly - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ozx15kvjb1o

    Dr. Thomas Cowan - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zFN5LUaqxOA

    Dr. Paul Cottrel - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=i2Eja7Z_RHE
    • @Doctors Speaking Out ! (01/04/2020, 13:56) Like (18) Dislike (1) Reply
      Wowwww makes you thinkk ! Lord Help Us
    • Doctors speaking out. (01/04/2020, 14:40) Like (3) Dislike (9) Reply
      How does this relate to the news article above?
      • @Doctors Speaking Out (01/04/2020, 16:31) Like (3) Dislike (5) Reply
        This person is obsessed hoping others would fall for it
    • Just Ordered Your Straight Jacket @ Doctors Speaking Out (01/04/2020, 16:34) Like (3) Dislike (5) Reply
      HERE'S WHY 5G AND CORONAVIRUS ARE NOT CONNECTED

      https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/columnist/2020/03/21/did-5-g-cause-coronavirus-covid-19-pandemic/2873731001/


      THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC COULD IMPACT 5G DEPLOYMENT TIMELINES FOR NETWORK OPERATORS

      https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-could-delay-next-set-of-5g-standards-2020-3

      CORONAVIRUS: 5G ‘CERTAINLY DELAYED’ IN EUROPE AND UK

      https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-52108172
    • Think again (01/04/2020, 16:44) Like (4) Dislike (0) Reply
      It have some doctors, preachers, leaders of countries, psychologists/psychiatrists who are not good in their heads ...having a position does not make you qualified, ethical, or sane.
  • Perverts (01/04/2020, 13:41) Like (2) Dislike (0) Reply
    found guilty remove all private parts with a hacksaw....take your time
  • Scared (01/04/2020, 14:44) Like (2) Dislike (1) Reply
    At home as well
  • Scared for those scared (01/04/2020, 16:54) Like (5) Dislike (0) Reply
    If anyone is being abused please now is the time to say something to someone. Otherwise the next two weeks will be unbearable ! This is your chance to run tomorrow and the next day to someone else’s house please. Protect yourself and mothers please protect your children and yourself. You are worthy !
  • Hmm (01/04/2020, 20:03) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
    What about the predators you all employ in the school system and the schools know those certain teachers trouble the under age girls.


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