Chiang Mai project teaches children how to avoid sexual predators

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Chiang Mai project teaches children how to avoid sexual predators

By KORNRAWEE PANYASUPPAKUN 
THE NATION 
CHIANG MAI

 

 

MEMBERS of the police-led Thailand Internet Crime against Children (TICAC) have joined hands with NGOs and schools to keep students safe from traps laid by online sexual predators.

 

 

“Their plans are very complex,” said Wirawan ‘Boom’ Mosby, founder and director of the Hug Project, which co-launched the programme with Zoe International and TICAC yesterday. 

 

TICAC, Zoe International and the Hug Project will educate students on how perpetrators lure victims and use their sexual information and images to further extort sexual favours, she told The Nation. 

 

Sexual predators have migrated to the Internet over the past few years, thanks mainly to development in technology and strong police suppression in real time, Wirawan said. 

 

 

She said both boys and girls were targeted, citing a TICAC case that involved more than a hundred teenage boys. 

 

In a typical scenario, she explained, a paedophile sets up a fake account on social media such as Line, Facebook or Skype, using the image of a beautiful girl as a profile picture to get close to the target. After building affection and trust, the predator might then send a clip of a woman masturbating, and ask for a similar clip in exchange. These clips are then recorded and sold to a secret group. 

 

As the target is often scared about the clip being leaked, the predator is able to extort more videos, Wirawan explained.

 

As per the Hug Project, two teachers in each school will be trained to help students avoid falling prey to online sexual coercion and extortion. The students will know which teachers they can reach out to, and the teachers in turn can report the case to Hug Project officers or TICAC.

 

“We will use technology to fight technology,” Wirawan added. 

 

 

The project will also limit students’ access to adult content. By installing OpenDNS on their Wi-Fi routers, schools will be able to block pornography and websites deemed “unsafe” from being accessed by devices connected to the school’s Wi-Fi.

 

Wirawan’s company, Movaci Technology, will also offer free technical support. 

 

For now, the programme includes eight state-run schools and three private foundations, along with about 3,000 students, but Wirawan hopes the initiative will be adopted nationwide.

 

“I hope the Education Ministry adopts and implements this project in all schools,” she said. 

 

TICAC chief Pol Maj-General Surachet Hakpal said police had investigated 128 cases of child pornography and 39 of child trafficking between 2015 and 2018. 

 

Of the 140 suspects, 45 were foreigners and the remainder Thai. Police rescued 107 children – 33 boys and 74 girls. 

 

Wirawan has been honoured by the US State Department for combating child trafficking in Thailand.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30360134

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2018-12-11

[1337markus]

Looks more like a selfie photo fest of the adults attending.

[DoctorG]

I applaud any program that might help against this scourge.

[quandow]

[simtemple]

They need to concentrate on Bangkok, Pattaya & Phuket too. 

 

https://i.stuff.co.nz/world/asia/77467449/ralph-simpson-gave-up-a-cushy-law-job-to-help-fight-sex-trafficking-in-thailand

[AhFarangJa]

Whilst I too applaud any initiative to protect the children, the Government and education authorities could help by not transferring convicted teachers to other schools....clean out your own cupboards first.....

[300sd]

How to save themselves from sexual predators in the home and people they look up to in the community may help them survive this sickness. I have a feeling that if they understand this firstly, then they may be smart enough to handle this internet scum!

[from the home of CC]

it's a start...

[connda]

7 hours ago, webfact said:

MEMBERS of the police-led Thailand Internet Crime against Children (TICAC) have joined hands with NGOs and schools to keep students safe from traps laid by online sexual predators.

Need to worry more about teachers and school administrators who are pedophiles. 

[seahorse]

2 hours ago, quandow said:

"Sexual harrasment" makes me a sad pedant. 

[Tchooptip]

4 hours ago, 1337markus said:

Looks more like a selfie photo fest of the adults attending.

When someone likes to criticize everything he really sees only what suits him (what some members are practising daily) 

 

[Brickbat]

Teach Thai students HOW to THINK. Not this bullshit of WHAT to think. 

These people are devoid of any ability to question ( what, why, when, how, whom or where) , leave alone how to check.

Thai women are so gullible and foolish. Stems from their idiotic education system and their media and advertising exposure.

 

But.... all this Ignorane that results in them being victims to sex tourists and sex perverts actually benefits Big Business who get cheap labour and gullible consumers from this very ignorance.

 

So I applaud this initiative by the Police and hope it infiltrates into the schooling system. On HOW TO THINK. And stop being so GULLIBLE

[sammieuk1]

An image of a piano wire hanging Gary Glitter may also serve as a deterrent for any would be nonce????   

[BritManToo]

18 minutes ago, Brickbat said:

Thai women are so gullible and foolish

And yet, we keep buying them houses.

[hotchilli]

I hope the Thai education administration is watching closely, as they relocate Thai teachers who molest young children from one school to another, instead of dismissing them from the profession..

at least someone has the children's welfare in mind !

[Brickbat]

5 hours ago, BritManToo said:

And yet, we keep buying them houses.

Fools and their money soon part. There is no reason to think with any appendage of ours . We jab brains for that function

[Humpy]

How about the police telling the kids the rules of the road as well.

[ronrat]

1 hour ago, Humpy said:

How about the police telling the kids the rules of the road as well.

Or drive unlicensed and wear a helmet. Fat chance