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Table 3.4 Reports of sexual abuse to the Kindertelefoon service by gender and age
Implementation
Male Female Unknown Total
N N N N %
0-6 years 0 0 0 0 -
7-9 years 17 54 1 72 1%
10-12 years 155 746 50 951 19%
13-15 years 427 2.513 125 3.065 62%
16-17 years 194 494 18 706 14%
18+ 40 71 2 113 2%
Unknown 10 36 5 51 1%
Total N 843 3.914 201 4.958
Total % 17% 79% 4% 100%
Source: <strong>Child</strong> Helpline International, 2010 and additional information supplied by CHI at the request of BNRM
Reports of sexual abuse are received by Kindertelefoon more frequently from girls than is the case with
regard to other problems that are reported (the ratio of girls to boys is approximately 4:1 in this case).
The greatest number of cases are found in the age group 13-15 years, just as is the case for other issues. A
fifth of reports come from children below that age.
3.3.2.2 Helpwanted.nl 189
In mid-2007, Helpwanted.nl was set up as part of Hotline Combating <strong>Child</strong> <strong>Pornography</strong> on the Internet
as a result of the considerable number of reports that the Hotline received from young people. These
reports related to sexual abuse on social profile sites and via chat rooms and the webcam. Helpwanted.nl
enables young people between the ages of twelve and eighteen years to report online sexual abuse using
a report form and to do so anonymously if they wish. They can also ask questions directly by e-mail or
during a chat session. 190 Helpwanted.nl also provides information on the safe use of the Internet, and
provides the names of care agencies that children and young people (and parents) can contact if they
are harassed on the Internet. The website therefore not only has the role of identifying issues but also
has an informative role (primary and/or secondary prevention).
Recording of data by Helpwanted.nl
Table 3.5 shows the number of reports 191 to Helpwanted.nl for the years 2008 to 2010 inclusive.
189 Meldpunt Kinderporno op Internet, 2009, 2010a, 2011.
190 This six-month pilot scheme was started at the end of 2010. The chatroom facility has since been extended
and it is possible to chat Monday to Friday from 2.00 pm to 6.00 pm. Helpwanted.nl is also
regularly involved in virtual worlds (such as GoSuperModel.nl and once per week in Habbo).
191 These figures only include reports made using the report form on the website.
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