Child Sexual AbuSe ImageS - Canadian Centre for Child Protection

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5 | WebSiteS hoStiNg Child Sexual abuSe imageS
Similar to websites overall, title bars are more likely to use certain words than
others. The most popular words include:
f f “Lolita”or some variation of the word
ff References to children or young age
ff Words that commonly refer to sex, pornography, or nudity
ff References to pictures or movies
ff Indications that the website or images are “free”
ff Some variation of the word “pedophilia”or “pedo”
Number of images on a page
Recently, analysts began providing an approximate number of child pornography
images on a webpage. The number ranges from one image to 467 images on
a page, with an average of 23.5 images. Not all images would necessarily be
considered potentially illegal child pornography.
image date
Image dates range from 1998 to 2009, with photos more likely to have been taken
recently.
TAble 5.11 image date ranges
1998 3.8% (22)
1999 1.0% (6)
2000 0.3% (2)
2001 0.9% (5)
2002 1.9% (11)
2003 4.1% (24)
2004 8.9% (52)
2005 5.8% (34)
2006 11.0% (64)
2007 16.3% (95)
2008 43.5% (254)
2009 19 2.6% (15)
TOTAl 155
Average: 2006
Standard deviation: 2.5
19 The 15 images taken in 2009 were current to March 31, 2009.
ff The fastest time noted in reporting an
image to Cybertip.ca (1 day or 24 hours)
speaks to the speed at which child sexual
abuse images can be taken, uploaded, and
shared on the Internet. It took less than
two days for that particular image to be
circulated and reported to the tipline.
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f The longest time noted in reporting an
image to Cybertip.ca (11 years or 96,672
hours) speaks to the permanence of
the child abuse record and the fact that
these images can be exchanged online
indefinitely. This image, taken in 1998,
may have been taken with one of the first
digital consumer cameras sold.
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