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August 10th, 2017 
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nsnbc : Last year 71 people in Belgium were convicted for having disseminated child pornography while another 172 were convicted of possession of child pornography.
Child Focus now allowed to legally access child porn on the Internet to combat child pornography.
The 71 convictions for dissemination and 172 for possession of child pornography in 2016 is an all times high rate of convictions. The little European country has a “reputation” for high-profile and a high number of child sex abuse cases.
Belgian authorities decided to change that trend and has intensified efforts to tackle child pornography. The 2016 figures for convictions for disseminating child pornography were double those for 2012 where 35 were convicted and up to the 64 convictions in 2015.
Those convicted of disseminating child pornography risk custodial sentences between 5 and 10 years, and additional charges, depending on the individual cases may be brought and increase the sentences.
There were 172 convictions for the possession of child pornography in 2016. This compares with 117 convictions in 2012, 149 in 2013, 158 in 2014, only in 2015 were there more (182) than last year. The risk custodial sentences of between 1 month and 1 year.
In recent years the fight against child pornography has been intensified. There is greater international cooperation and Belgian law has been adapted to match EU directives. Webpages featuring child porn can be taken off line more quickly even if they are based abroad.
Child Focus has taken on an increased role in the fight against child porn. Child Focus is a member of the network against child pornographic INHOPE and passes on reports of child pornography on foreign servers to the other members of INHOPE. Child Focus is no also allowed look at and analyse the images it receives via its digital hotline. Previously it was unable to do so as it is illegal to watch child pornography.
CH/L – nsnbc 10.08.2017
Source Article from https://nsnbc.me/2017/08/10/child-porn-convictions-in-belgium-reach-all-time-high/
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