As well as baby seals, it seems we are on the increase for dirty perverts who prey on baby humans.
Internet child abuse rises
The number of internet sites showing the most severe forms of child sex abuse has grown rapidly, a report has revealed.
The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) said 29 per cent of the web pages reported to it last year showed children suffering the most extreme forms of abuse, compared with just seven per cent in 2003.
The IWF, which is funded by the telecommunications industry, also showed the number of reports of child sex images on the internet was up 34 per cent overall to just under 32,000.
Nearly 60 per cent of all commercial child abuse websites now sell child rape images, it added.
It went on to reveal that more than nine out of ten victims in the images reported by the public appeared to be under 12 years of age and 80 per cent were female.
The figures appeared to show the depravity of online child abuse content is increasing.
Many illegal sites have avoided closure by moving servers across different legal jurisdictions, the report revealed.
IWF chief executive Peter Robbins said: "Sadly, we have to report new trends regarding the young age of the child victims in the images we assess and the dreadful severity of abuse they are suffering.
"These facts, coupled with the longevity of some commercial websites, mean the victims' abuse can be perpetuated for many years as the images are repeatedly viewed."
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Lets hope that none of our forum members would be so low.
cheers
