Cyber Tipline- Report Online Sexual Explotation of Children
handles leads from individuals reporting the sexual exploitation of children.
Please contact us if you have information that will help in our fight against child sexual exploitation. Your information will be forwarded to law enforcement for investigation and review, and, when appropriate, to the Internet Service Provider.
**There are SECURE Report buttons on the link at the bottom of this post. You can remain anonymous.**
If you know about a child who is in immediate risk or danger, call local law enforcement. If you have any information about a missing child, call 1-800-THE-LOST (1-800-843-5678).
The U.S. Congress has funded these initiatives for reporting child sexual exploitation.
Types of Child Sexual Exploitation
Possession, Manufacture, and Distribution of Child Pornography
Online Enticement of Children for Sexual Acts
Child Prostitution
Child-Sex Tourism
Child Sexual Molestation (not in the family)
Unsolicited Obscene Material Sent to aChild
Misleading Domain Name
NCMEC, in partnership with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Secret Service, U.S. Postal Inspection Service, state and local law enforcement , and Internet Crimes Against Children Task Forces, serves as the national CyberTipline and as the national Child Pornography Tipline 1-800-843-5678.
Other Tiplines
Adult Obscenity obscenitycrimes.org
The Possession, Manufacture, and Distribution of Child Pornography
Child pornography has been defined under federal statute as a visual depiction of a minor (child younger than 18) engaged in sexually explicit conduct ( 18 U.S.C. 2256).
The Online Enticement of Children For Sexual Acts
Use of the Internet to entice, invite, or persuade a child to meet for sexual acts, or to help arrange such a meeting, is a serious offense (18 U.S.C. 2425).
Child Prostitution
Prostitution is generally defined as performing, offering, or agreeing to perform a sexual act for any money, property, token, object, article, or anything of value (18 U.S.C. 2431, 2423(a).
Child-Sex Tourism
It is against the law for any United States citizen to travel abroad to engage in sexual activity with any child under the age of 18 (18 U.S.C. 2423b). Individuals who partake in this illegal activity are subject to prosecution in the United States even if they committed the crime on foreign soil.
Child Sexual Molestation (not in the family)
Child sexual exploitation (not in the family), also known as extra-familial child sexual abuse, includes all sexual exploitation of a child by someone other than a family member.
Unsolicited Obscene Material Sent to a Child
It is an unfortunate reality of the Internet that children will encounter obscene material online. Many times this material is attached as an image(s) or hyperlink(s) sent to a child in an unsolicited E-mail or "spam."
To combat this problem NCMEC takes reports of unsolicited obscene material sent to a child. It is a violation of criminal law for any person to knowingly or attempt to send or transfer obscene material to another individual who has not attained the age of 16 years (18 U.S.C.A. 1470).
Please report any incidents where a child may have received visual depictions of persons engaging in sexually explicit conduct that is obscene.
If you are an adult who is concerned about adult obscenity not involving children on the Internet, please make a report to www.obscenitycrimes.org.
Misleading Domain Name
It is a federal offense to use a misleading domain name on the Internet with the intent to deceive a minor into viewing material that is harmful to minors, regardless of whether the material meets the legal definition of obscenity (18 U.S.C. 2252B). Please report the use of a misleading domain name that has directed a child to a web site containing harmful materials to children.
Adults who are concerned about obscenity that has not been accessed by a child on the Internet may file a report at www.obscenitycrimes.org.
http://www.cybertipline.com/
handles leads from individuals reporting the sexual exploitation of children.