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A global network of 122 child rights organizations, working on #childprotection to end child sexual exploitation online, through #trafficking & #prostitution.
Jan 14, 2019 8 tweets 5 min read
.@DailyMail, don't use terms like #paedohpile. There are people with paedophilic disorder, & not all abuse children. Help is available, but stigmatizing people makes it less likely they will get help & can increase the risk to children.
Report responsibly.
dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6… Yes it's #paedophile, thank you @SandraSilguero for noticing. There are several reasons why using "paedophile" as a synonym for child sexual abuse offenders, or people who sexually exploit children, is problematic & counterproductive when fighting the crime.