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Implementation
It is necessary that assistance is also available for children aged between twelve and eighteen who
have become victims of sexual violence on or via the Internet, including the distribution, possession
and viewing of child abuse material. This may involve, for example, material that was produced by
the children themselves, but distributed by others, or situations in which children were made to
produce material of themselves via the Internet, or to allow this material to be produced by others
via a webcam. 732
Some reporting sites and chat sites are available on the Internet for children in the older age group, such
as Help Wanted 733 , Ikzitindeshit 734 and Internetsoa, which explicitly name the topic of online sexual
violence. Other sites aimed at this age group, such as Question-zone, 735 Hulpmix and Pratenonline 736 do
not do this. It is likely that children who have become victims of online sexual violence via the Internet
find answers to questions on such online services, and specifically on the websites that devote attention
to this subject. Of course, the extent to which these websites can actually be used to find a way to provide
adequate assistance is not yet known.
3.7.5 The Amsterdam sexual abuse case
In the foregoing, the provision of assistance has been approached from the point of view of care workers
who are involved with children who are victims of sexual abuse. The point under discussion was whether
or not care workers also take possible online sexual violence into consideration 737 , for example by
bringing up the issue of whether or not images of the abuse were also made and distributed, and if so,
whether assistance is also provided for this aspect of being a victim. Two recent major sexual abuse cases
included a significant child pornography component, in the sense that images of the sexual abuse were
produced. In the case of Benno L., it emerged that the images were made for personal possession. 738
However, in addition to the production and possession of images, the Amsterdam sexual abuse case 739
also involved the distribution of these images. 740 The following sections will consider how this aspect
was addressed within the scope of the provision of assistance.
Prelude: the Benno L. case
After it became clear that it was possible that the Benno L. case involved the abuse of children on a large
scale, the decision was made to involve the Regional Medical Care Organisations [Geneeskundige Hulpver-
732 See §1.4.3.
733 The Hotline Combating <strong>Child</strong> <strong>Pornography</strong> on the Internet and the Kindertelefoon, where children and
adults can report online sexual abuse: www.helpwanted.nl/links.htm, www.kindertelefoon.nl, www.
meldpunt-kinderporno.nl/melding/ (viewed 22 August 2011).
734 Site that refers users to the services provided by Victim Support: www.ikzitindeshit.nl/12tot18jaar/?
pageID=139&lb=True (viewed 22 August 2011).
735 This is a site run by Korrelatie: www.question-zone.nl (viewed 22 August 2011).
736 This is a site run by the Regional Institute for Outpatient Mental Healthcare: www.pratenonline.nl
(viewed 22 August 2011).
737 See also Table 1.1 and Table 1.2 in §1.2.3.
738 At least, no indications have been found to suggest that L. also distributed the images.
739 The Amsterdam sexual abuse case.
740 See §1.4.2 for the various forms of being a victim.
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