Cases involving child porn increase during MCO

 

Cases involving child pornography were reported to have increased during the movement control order (MCO) period.

Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department director Huzir Mohamed, who will retire tomorrow, said a total of 45 cases were reported during the MCO period (from March 18, 2020, to April 29, 2021,) - an increase of 27 cases compared to 18 cases before the implementation of the MCO (from Feb 18, 2019, to March 17, 2020,).

Huzir said it also involved child grooming without physical contact, by using words or showing obscene sexual acts either in audio and visual form to children, which increased to 77 cases compared to 53 cases before the MCO.

"The widespread use of social media is believed to be a contributing factor to these cases," he said when contacted by Bernama.

Huzir also said a total of 12,330 criminal cases against women, children and sexual crimes were reported during the implementation of the same period of MCO, down by five percent, compared to 13,023 cases before the enforcement of the MCO.

Apart from that, he said domestic violence cases showed an increase of nine percent compared to before MCO (6,003 cases).

"The main causes that contribute to the increase in domestic violence cases are quarrels (between husband and wife) due to financial problems, drug abuse problems and stress (believed to be due to loss of income)," he added.

- Bernama 

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