The German government is taking action to deal with the high number of sexual assaults against children

According to the report of the international group Tasnim news agency, newspaper ” Tagus Spiegel wrote in an article: Last year, the number of sexual assaults on children in Germany increased significantly, and 17,168 children under the age of 14 were victims of sexual abuse. Germany’s Family Minister Lisa Pauss now wants to use a campaign to educate adults about what they can do to deal with the problem.

In one such campaign On the blue sofa, there is a pillow with embroidered eyes on it, next to it is a shelf with children’s toys and child-sized sneakers on the floor. This is a view of a typical children’s room shown on a poster, but the wording does not match this innocent atmosphere. In large yellow letters, the poster reads: “Don’t abdicate your responsibility”. The issues of sexual abuse of children sit in front of this message. Paus explains: “Adults should take responsibility and not watch the situation from afar.” they started The first one, a year ago, was about making citizens more aware of the issue of abuse than before. Now adults must actively fight against child abuse.

Lisa Paus said about this: the perpetrators of this treacherous act; They make victims feel guilty. That’s why children don’t reveal themselves.

As ​​Christine Klaus emphasizes, no one has to be an expert to do anything about the flood of information on how to deal with the issue. There is. Brochures provide tips and list phone lines and addresses of local counseling centers. One of the focuses of this campaign is strengthening local networks and social initiatives. TV commercials, posters and social media offers also hint at this.

The State of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, released on October 30, and Lisa Paus of That quote shows how urgent this problem is. Accordingly, in 2022, 17,168 children under the age of 14 were victims of sexual abuse in Germany. These often include very young children. In almost one in seven cases, police officers identified victims who were under the age of six. It has been documented that 14 to 17-year-olds were victims of sexual abuse in 1,211 cases. The number of unreported cases is likely much higher. Lisa Paus called the numbers “shocking”.

Most crimes occur within the victim’s family or social circle. According to Paus, perpetrators act treacherously, they instill guilt in their victims. Paus says this is why children don’t show themselves.

According to these two German officials, many adults are quick to shirk responsibility, Because they don’t know how to talk to children and young people about sexual abuse. Lisa Paus and Christine Klaus say the answers are simple. There are enough materials and resources for this. German family minister said: But I have to be ready. You should know the local counseling centers and you should actively visit kindergartens and schools. And most importantly: you have to get this information before you actually encounter a case.

Kristin Klaus also said: Revision is necessary, it is only The way is to better protect children and young people.

According to them, apparently, referring to these experts is also necessary for some child and adolescent therapists. Christine Klaus is sure that some of them do not realize that, for example, when they treat children for depression, the cause of the depression is their sexual abuse.

In any case, the minister responsible for this, Paus, explains that he has almost finished the draft of the relevant law. This law should be voted on by the departments in November.

“Nancy Pfizer”, the Federal Minister of the Interior of Germany, also said: “No criminal should feel safe.” And no victim should be left without help. According to him, the number of cases of distribution, acquisition and possession of child and adolescent pornographic content has increased significantly. In 2022, the police recorded a total of 42,075 cases involving child pornography, a 7.5% increase compared to the previous year (2021: 39,171 cases). The number of people who had pornographic content of young people increased by almost a third (32.1 percent) and reached 6746 cases.

Police experience shows that minors They often have sexual experience with people of the same age or younger at a young age and are often not aware of the criminal responsibility of their actions.

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