Grooming of minors on social networks and cyberbullying, the numbers are also growing in Alghero . This was denounced by the president of the Health Commission, Christian Mulas, who is also a socio-pedagogical educator.
«The National Center for the fight against online child pornography of the State Police reported that between 2021 and 2022 there was a significant increase in cases of sexual exploitation of minors and online solicitation. To say it are the data of the latest report edited by the Criminal Analysis Service of the public safety department and the numerous reports made by the schools. The phenomenon, initially reserved only for adults, is growing throughout Sardinia and sees minors as protagonists, 100 cases in Sardinia and several cases also in Alghero », explains Mulas.
"Between 2020 and 2022 among all online crimes with minor victims in the province of Sassari, there was an increase of 94% in cases of sextortion, 33% of online solicitation and 13% of cyberbullying ".
Sextortion, i.e. blackmail on the basis of photos or videos that show the victim naked or performing sexual acts, in recent times has an increasingly frequent impact on underage victims, "with enhanced harmful effects: the shame that young people feel prevents them from asking help to parents or peers », warns the president of the Health Commission.
" The most worrying data concerns the number of cases involving children under 10: numerically almost absent before the pandemic ". Cyberbullying is also growing in the province of Sassari: +13%, the greatest increase concerned the 14-17 age group.
