RAINN-Supported Legislation to Rescue Children Who are Being Sexually Exploited Online Passes U.S. Senate
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Tuesday, October 31, 2023
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The Senate just passed a bill to prioritize the rescue of children who are sexually abused and exploited online.
Key Points:
- The Senate just passed a bill to prioritize the rescue of children who are sexually abused and exploited online.
- In 2020, for the first time ever, over half of those accessing the RAINN National Sexual Assault online hotline were children, and this has consistently been the case since.
- The Project Safe Childhood Act will require the U.S. Attorney General to develop and disseminate best practices for the prioritization of cases involving online child sexual exploitation.
- The bill will also fund an additional 20 federal prosecutors at the U.S. Department of Justice dedicated to these cases.