PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — An Oregon-based nonprofit is alerting the local community after noticing a recent rise in online exploitation.
Over the last few years, the Safety Compass has noted a significant increase in reports of online exploitation and child sex trafficking to its tip line, the organization announced Tuesday.
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The reports include cases of sextortion and commercialized child sex abuse material as well as an increase in referrals related to sadistic online exploitation.
Sadistic online exploitation involves online actors coercing or manipulating children into sexually exploitive conduct, according to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children…