The FBI and NCAA announced a joint initiative to protect student-athletes from digital threats, cybercrimes, and sextortion risks amplified by increased social media exposure and name, image, and likeness (NIL) deals.
A New Mexico court ordered Meta to pay $567m into a youth mental health fund, bringing its total penalties from a landmark trial to $942m for harming children and concealing child sexual exploitation.
An Indian-origin man and four co-defendants were convicted at Caernarfon Crown Court of over 40 offences including human trafficking, rape, and child sexual exploitation targeting three teenage girls in North Wales.
Elon Musk's X platform banned over 500,000 Indian accounts between January 26 and February 25 for violating policies, primarily related to child sexual exploitation, non-consensual nudity, and promoting terrorism. The platform also received over 14,000 user complaints.
Influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate, dual British-US citizens, were arrested in Miami as part of a UK police investigation into alleged sexual offences. The Crown Prosecution Service has brought further charges, including rape and human trafficking, and requested their extradition to the UK.
Influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate were arrested in Miami by the U.S. Marshals Service on Saturday, facing extradition to the UK on charges of rape and sex trafficking between 2010 and 2017. The dual US-British citizens deny the allegations, which follow a stalled 2022 Romanian case.
Hong Kong is reviewing its sexual offences law to provide clearer definitions of consent and a modern framework reflecting gender equality. The reforms, based on over a decade of work, aim to protect vulnerable groups and address sexual violence, harassment, and exploitation.
Hong Kong proposes updating sexual offence laws, criminalising same-sex rape, introducing new minors' protections, and setting a uniform age of consent at 16.
Waleed Saeed, 31, a UK-born Somali man, has been sentenced to 16 years in prison for running an online blackmail operation. He used over 100 fake social media accounts to exploit young Muslim men and teenagers, demanding money and arranging in-person meetings that led to sexual offenses.
A university student in South Korea was sent to prosecutors for allegedly creating and distributing child sexual exploitation material involving 11 teenage girls. The suspect lured victims through social media, demanding personal information and explicit photos before coercing them into producing more content.
Seven Afghan nationals have been charged with rape and child sexual abuse offences as part of an investigation into group-based child sexual exploitation in Norwich. The men, aged 20-23, allegedly committed offences between August 2023 and May 2025. An eighth suspect was arrested in Ireland.
Child safety advocates, including Jonathan Haidt, have urged the FTC to investigate Roblox, citing concerns over its "engagement-maximising design features" and exposure of children to harmful content and adults. They allege the platform prioritizes profit over child safety.
UP police invoked the Gangsters Act against 10 gym owners in Mirzapur for allegedly running a "gym jihad" racket. The accused, including kingpin Imran Khan, are accused of forcing women to convert to Islam, sexually exploiting them, blackmailing them with photos/videos, and extorting money. Properties acquired through illicit activities are to be confiscated.
Police in Uttar Pradesh's Mirzapur have invoked the Gangsters Act against 10 gym owners for allegedly running a "gym jihad" racket. The accused are charged with forcing women to convert to Islam, sexual exploitation, blackmail, and extortion. Investigations suggest over 50 women may have been targeted.
UK government increases funding for grooming gang investigations by nearly tenfold to £38m, but police warn it may be insufficient. A separate inquiry into exploitation will examine ethnicity and culture of perpetrators.
Barrie and Scott Drewitt-Barlow charged by Essex policeTrafficking charges relate to sexual exploitationTwo co-owners of the non-league football club Maldon & Tiptree have been charged with human trafficking for sexual exploitation as well as rape after an investigation by Essex police.Barrie Drewitt-Barlow, 57, was charged with multiple offences on Friday alongside Scott Drewitt-Barlow, 32. Both men, of Southwood Chase, Danbury, Essex, will appear at Chelmsford magistrates court later. Continue reading...
A trial beginning in New Mexico on Monday could prompt a judge to order sweeping changes to how Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp operate – a move Meta Platforms has warned could force it to withdraw from the state. The case, which will be tried before a judge in Santa Fe, stems from a lawsuit filed by New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez, a Democrat, accusing the social media giant of designing its products to addict young users and failing to protect children from sexual exploitation on...
Hong Kong police arrested nine men aged 18-61 during raids on April 14 as part of a seven-jurisdiction international operation targeting child pornography. The coordinated crackdown with Singapore, Malaysia, Japan, South Korea, Thailand and Brunei resulted in 326 total arrests across Asia. suspects were suspected of possessing child pornography and committing indecent assault.
The number of commercial child sexual abuse websites surged by 114% in 2025, with experts highlighting that criminal gangs are profiting from content easily accessible on mainstream platforms. Reports of sextortion among minors also increased by 127% during the same period.
An Italian court has convicted Achraf Arjaouy, 31, of human trafficking after finding him guilty of deceiving a Singaporean woman into sex work in Dubai. Arjaouy posed as a wealthy Qatari pilot on Tinder and convinced the victim, aged 30-31, to provide sexual services to raise US$10,000 for travel documents. He collected her earnings daily until she contracted an STD in mid-September 2021.
A Nashik court denied interim protection from arrest to a TCS employee accused of religious harassment. The woman, a third accused, sought relief citing pregnancy. The case involves sexual exploitation and religious offenses under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and SC/ST Act. The next hearing is scheduled for April 27.
