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6-year-old Rescued from Online Sexual Exploitation
A 6-year-old girl was rescued from online sexual exploitation in the Philippines.
The child, along with an 8-year-old who was at risk of exploitation, was placed into the care of local child welfare services to begin her healing journey. An at-risk adult was also rescued and returned home. The perpetrator of this horrible crime was arrested. Look for the full story coming soon on our blog.
The online sexual exploitation of children (OSEC) is a growing global problem. To learn more about the issue, read up here.
Rescue Update Archive
9 Girls Rescued in the Dominican Republic
Nine girls between 10 and 16 years are now safe from their abusers.
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The children were rescued in nine separate cases of criminal sexual abuse. Our agents aided law enforcement by conducting surveillance and interviews and by aiding in the actual raids.
All nine abusers were arrested and the girls have been returned home.
116 People Rescued All Along Nepal’s Border
116 people were rescued over the course of a few weeks.
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Agents at multiple border checkpoints across several districts contributed to these rescues. Our border agents stopped the survivors, who included three mothers travelling with their young children, before traffickers could smuggle them across the border. To learn about what might’ve awaited them on the other side, check out our blog.
9 Rescued from Sex Trafficking in Asia
Nine survivors are no longer being exploited after bravely accepting our offer of freedom.
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Two of the survivors, both 18, chose to join their 17-year-old friend when we offered to usher her out of exploitation in a bar. All the survivors have been enrolled in Freedom Plans.
Four entered Residential Care, where they stay in our homes and five entered Community Care, where they stay with family or guardians while both groups attend our programming. For a better understanding of how Freedom Plans work, learn more here.
5 Kids Rescued in Southeast Asia
Five girls between the ages of 14 and 16 were rescued in collaboration with law enforcement.
Agents worked undercover to gather intel for the police and offer the girls freedom. All five survivors were returned home to their families.