The Judiciary Police alerted this Tuesday, November 28th, to the fact that contacts of children and young people from basic and secondary schools were being added to groups of Whatsapp where pornographic content is shared, asking parents for extra attention.
In a statement released today, the National Unit for Combating Cybercrime and Technological Crime of the Judiciary Police (PJ) warns that this is an "emerging and massive" practice of facts that constitute the practice of the crime of pornography of minors.
As he explains, the modus operandi consists of creating groups on the Whatsapp messaging service in which the contacts of children and young people from schools in different areas of the country are added.
The sole purpose, he emphasizes, is "to subject minors to viewing adult pornography, images and videos of abuse and sexual exploitation of children, or that depict sexual practices between adults and children."
After joining these groups, children and young people are encouraged to add their contacts, allegedly with the aim of overcoming the challenge of grouping together as many elements as possible.
To prevent the harmful effects of this reality, the PJ asks parents and guardians to be aware of the use of the Whatsapp by their children, particularly those under the age of 16 (minimum age to use the application in the European Union), warning them to refuse invitations from unknown contacts.
It is also recommended that you block invitations from strangers in the application settings. Whatsapp.
If you detect that your children are or have been part of groups of this nature, the PJ suggests taking screenshots of conversations within the group, showing the contact details of the respective administrators and the content shared, and reporting the case to the authorities.
It also calls on teachers and directors of school groups to inform parents and guardians whenever they detect situations of this nature and report cases to the authorities.
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