Sex tourists exploited 300 Colombian children since start of 2013: Report

Sex tourists exploited 300 Colombian children since start of 2013: Report
Oct 7, 2014 posted by Craig Corbett

The director of Colombia’s Family Welfare agency ICBF has stated that more than 300 child sex exploitation cases have been submitted since the beginning of 2013, and that many more young people are being abused without any assistance from the police or authorities.

ICBF director of protection Ingrid Rusinque stated in an interview with Radio Caracol that 300 underage victims of abuse at the hands of sex tourists had been taken into care by ICBF, 97% of whom were girls.

However, due to the hidden nature of child exploitation, and the fact that many youths who are involved are in very vulnerable situations, most commonly due to the fact that they are homeless and thus “out of sight, out of mind” Rusinque suggests that the real number of exploited children will be significantly higher.

Rusinque went on to state that the areas in Colombia where child sex exploitation is most common are in Colombian states Bolivar , Antioquia, Caldas , Valle del Cauca and Bogota.

More:
http://colombiareports.co/least-300-youths-sexually-exploited-sex-tourists-since-start-year-many-children-suffering-silence/