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MIT 523

INTERNET SECURITY

REPORT CASE STUDIES

PRESENTED TO DR. JOEL T. DE CASTRO

SUBMITTED BY:

JOHN ALLAN BORRES


CLAUDINE MAE LEYSA
RANIROD RODRIGUEZ
CHILDREN IN A DIGITAL WORLD
• Philippines is top global source of child pornography – according to Unicef
report

• A Unicef study in 2016, meanwhile, said that 8 in 10 Filipino youth are in


danger of online sexual abuse.

“Child pornography is a billion-dollar industry, and Filipino children are the ones
being traded and exploited online. Children who are made to perform sex acts in
front of a web camera will never get their childhood back. We must all work together
to protect our children,” Unicef Country Representative Lotta Sylwander said.

Experts believe the Philippines is a global hub for the production of such
material. Historical, technological and social factors help to explain why. The high
level of proficiency in English, a relic of the country’s time as an American colony,
means that both children and those abusing them can communicate easily with
clients.

The swift spread of the internet, to which 55% of Filipinos now have access,
up from 9% in 2009, means cybersex dens can operate in increasingly remote areas.

-The Economist

CASE STUDY
Advocates pointed out the case of a 44-year-old Filipino mother who sold her
five-year-old daughter to undress before her New Zealander boyfriend in front of a
web camera. Jedeka Martinez also urged her nieces, aged eight and 14 years old,
to undress for P200 per peek. Martinez, at first, allegedly cavorted before her
foreigner boyfriend via the web cam. But she allegedly turned to her daughter when
the New Zealander asked her if she had any kids who could act out the part. She
reportedly volunteered her child and two nieces and gave them P200 per session.

The police received a phone call from a concerned neighbor that there were
children locked at the residence of Jedeka. Jedeka was arrested for child abuse. If
not for the timely arrival of the police, the minor children would have been subjected
to further abuse.

According to Chief Superintendent Rodolfo Mendoza Jr., deputy director of


the Philippine National Police-Directorate for Investigation and Detective
Management (DIDM), the children were forced to strip naked by Martinez. Martinez
was arrested last May and charged for violating Republic Act 9208, known as the
"Anti-Trafficking of Persons Act." Mendoza said the arrest of Martinez highlighted
the prevalence of child pornography in the Philippines using the latest technological
developments.

Aside from Martinez’s private peep show, Mendoza claimed that there are about 50
to 75 cyber-sex dens operating in the country today, accessible from anywhere
around the world through chat rooms over the Internet.

We have no concrete statistics but based on international impressions, the


Philippines is now ranked fourth next to Thailand, Cambodia and Myanmar as one of
Asia’s child prostitution centers," Mendoza told a forum on "Building Alliances to
Combat Child Pornography" sponsored by the United Nations Children’s Educational
Fund (Unicef) at the College of St. Benilde Hotel in Manila yesterday.

Defendants / Respondents in the first instance

• Defendant: Jedeka Puerto Ortega Martinez, alias Jade, alias Mommy

• Gender: Female

• Legal Reasoning: The Court found Jedeka guilty of Qualified Trafficking in


Persons based on the clear testimonies of the prosecution witnesses (the
minor children and police officers).

Charges / Claims / Decisions

• Verdict: Guilty

• Charge / Claim: Qualified Trafficking in Persons

• Legislation / Statute / Code: Section 10 in relation to Section 4 of the


Republic Act 9208 “The Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act”

• Life imprisonment Compensation / Payment to Victim: No

• Fine / Payment to State: Yes 3000000 PHP (10,000-50,000 USD) The


items (computer, computer set and camera) used for the commission of the
offense were ordered confiscated and forfeited in favor of the Government to
be disposed off in accordance with law.

Court Regional Trial Court, 7th Judicial Region, Cebu City

Sources / Citations

• CRIM. CASE NO. CBU-77031

• Attachments ​CRIM._CASE_NO._CBU-77031.PDF
ACTIONS TAKEN
• To counter the threats, Unicef Philippines continues to engage with social
media networks, remittance agencies and internet service providers to
establish policies to protect children from the sex trade.

• The UN body is also conducting 3 studies that will help understand the root
causes of child sex trafficking. These are the Kids Online Survey; the National
Study on Child Online Sexual Exploitation; and Changing Social Behavior on
Child Online Protection in Communities.

• Aside from these, the Philippine government has also stepped up in terms of
protecting children’s online welfare by including a child online protection
provision in Republic Act 10929, or the Free Internet in Public Places Act, that
was signed into a law last August.

• Other interventions were the approval of a National Response Plan to Prevent


and Address Child Online Sexual Exploitation and Abuse and the adoption of
the Supreme Court of the module on child online protection for family court

• The Philippine government has met the US’ minimum standards against
human trafficking for two years, according to the US State Department’s
annual ​Trafficking in ​Persons​ report​. However, Unicef said there is still work
needed to be done on the issue.

• Unicef recommends an enhanced cooperation and collaboration of the offices


under the Inter-Agency Council Against Child Pornography and Trafficking.

• The government should also “expand competency development” of frontlines


providing trauma care for victims and capacitate parents in understanding the
risks of the internet. – Rappler.com

REFERENCES

• https://www.rappler.com/nation/191219-philippines-top-global-source-ch
ild-pornography-unicef

• https://www.economist.com/asia/2018/01/04/the-philippines-is-a-global-h
ub-for-child-pornography
• https://www.pressreader.com/

• https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2006/06/30/344639/recent-cases-sho
w-child-pornography-rp-worsening

• https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-24818769

• http://primer.com.ph/blog/2016/05/22/list-of-credible-websites-in-ph-that-
you-should-know-of/

• https://www.rappler.com/nation/190852-kids-sexual-trafficking-rehabilitat
ion

• https://coconuts.co/manila/news/philippines-still-among-worlds-top-sour
ces-child-porn-unicef/

• https://sherloc.unodc.org/cld/case-law-doc/traffickingpersonscrimetype/
phl/2009/crim._case_no._cbu-77031.html

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