Coerced online child sexual abuse
Coerced online child sexual abuse is when a child is groomed to partake in sexual acts online or offline. This includes detection of grooming patterns and the abuse itself. Peer on peer abuse, prostitution and self-generated content is included in this danger category.
Vulnerabilities
Sexual language
Detecting Grooming patterns
Likely abuse occurring by detecting the main apps and video calls groomers use to abuse a child online
Photos and videos of a sexual nature including sexting
Images of children which are of a sexual nature are child abuse. Pornography use is detected in Over Sexualisation.
Also includes:
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You may think “it would never happen to me” but child sexual abuse is more prevalent that you would think.
The ONS reported that the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) estimated that 7.5% of adults aged 18 to 74 years experienced sexual abuse before the age of 16 years (3.1 million people); this includes both adult and child perpetrators. This is nearly 1 in 10. -
To detect coerced online child sexual abuse all 5 of our detection methods are employed:
Natural language processing
AI on visual screens
Key words, sites and apps
Sequences and patterns
Machine learning for anomalies
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If you or your child are in immediate danger call 999 (UK) or your local emergency services.
If you need to report abuse Report child abuse - GOV.UK has good advice on where to go.
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