Finland Online harassment of children and young adults more widespread than believed

14 Sep 2011 | abuse internet

‘Helsingin Sanomat’ reports the opinion of Sergeant Marko Forss from the Helsinki Virtual Local Police Group, which says that the harassment of children over the Internet is a large and serious problem. According to a survey last year fewer than 200 cases of Internet-related exploitation or attempted exploitation of children came to light. “Writing a message with sexual connotations alone fulfils the criteria of crime. Based on the survey, thousands of such crimes are committed each year”, Forss argues.

Source : Helsingin Sanomat