According to research compiled over two decades ago, it was estimated that 20% of girls and 10% of boys had been sexually victimized as minors. A more recent finding asserts that now one in three girls and one in five boys is sexually molested. Multiple reports are now coming in from around the world, in places like Africa, India and Europe, all confirming that child sexual abuse is surging, including online child pornography, to become a worldwide epidemic today. We must take a decisive stand now to stamp out this growing scourge, first by educating ourselves as to the extent and pervasiveness of the problem, and second by becoming proactive activists committed to positive change that includes taking steps to protect children from further exploitation and abuse, helping victims of all ages heal, while eradicating this malignant network of child rapists operating behind a millennium of sealed off impunity and previously impenetrable power.
