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on servers in the Netherlands is being reported far more frequently – in 2010 the proportion hosted on
servers in the Netherlands rose to as much as 48% (N=1,260). 241 A large proportion of child abuse material
hosted in the Netherlands is supplied via upload services. 242
The Hotline forwarded the 1,260 reports it received in 2010 relating to child pornography hosted on
servers in the Netherlands to the police. The police contacted the hosting providers in these cases 243 in
order to have the material removed and ultimately drew up five official reports in relation to suspects
of Dutch 244 nationality. 245
The Hotline Combating <strong>Child</strong> <strong>Pornography</strong> on the Internet supplied information at the request of BNRM
in relation to the victims who were depicted in the reported child abuse material on servers in the Netherlands.
Figure 3.5 and Figure 3.6 show the gender and age distribution of those victims.
Figure 3.5 Gender distribution amongst victims depicted in the incidences of child abuse material
on servers in the Netherlands that were reported in 2010
10%
25%
4%
61%
Male
Female
Both
Unknown
Source: additional information supplied by Meldpunt Kinderporno op Internet at the request of BNRM.
Girls (61% + 10%) featured more frequently in child abuse material on servers in the Netherlands that was
reported in 2010 (N=1,260) than boys (4% + 10%).
241 Servers in the United States of America account for a quarter of the child abuse material that was reported
and servers in Russia host 13% (Meldpunt Kinderporno op Internet, 2010).
242 Meldpunt Kinderporno op Internet, 2010).
243 Excluding the cases in which the material was removed in the meantime or in which no material constituting
a criminal offence (featuring children) was found.
244 The owners of the sites in question often reside in other countries and do not hold Dutch nationality
(Meldpunt Kinderporno op Internet, 2010b; Parliamentary Papers II 2010/11. 32 500 VI, no.106.
245 Parliamentary Papers II 2010/11, 32 500 VI, no.106.
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