Singapore police have investigated over 120 cases involving child sexual abuse material since January 2020. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE - For the past three years, she has been investigating child abuse pornography cases, and has had to watch thousands of images and video clips of children being sexually abused.
ASP Chen is a senior investigation officer at the specialised crime branch of the Criminal Investigation Department . She said: “I feel a sense of helplessness when I process these materials because the victims are children. Some of them are even toddlers and infants.” Wong Ket Kok leaving the State Courts in March 2022. He was jailed for 32 months after being caught with almost 47,000 electronic files containing child sexual abuse material. ST PHOTO: KELVIN CHNGMan jailed 32 months after being caught with 47k videos and photos of child abuseShe said: “There were many videos that depicted the violent sexual abuse of children. It made me realise it was not just one or two victims. But it’s many different children from many different countries.
Those who distribute child sexual abuse material can be jailed for up to seven years, caned, fined, or receive a combination of these punishments. The database lets investigators know if a series of images or videos have been identified in another country. It allows the authorities in over 68 counties, including Singapore, Australia, Thailand and France, to alert one another should a child sexual abuse case be suspected to be taking place in a particular jurisdiction.She said: “This is why we need to run through every single image or video to find clues to identify where the abuse could be happening.
Also known as secondary trauma, it can happen to the most experienced officers, said police psychologist Tiffany Danker, 28.
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