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'''Child pornography''' refers to [[pornographic]] material depicting [[children]]. It is widely regarded as a form of [[child sexual abuse]]<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/1357687.stm Anger at child porn sentence] BBC News | 29 May 2001 (Retrieved 29 May 2007)</ref> and as such these images and [[video]]s are illegal in most countries. While some legal jurisdictions outlaw only production of child pornography{{Fact|date=August 2007}}, others also prohibit distributing, possessing, and accessing child pornography<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/1221549.stm</ref>. Prohibition generally covers visual representations of [[human sexual behavior|sexual activity]] by children under a given age but may also include all images of [[Nudity and children|nude children]], unless an [[art]]istic or medical justification can be provided.

==Child pornography as child abuse==
Where child pornography involves depictions of children engaging in sexual conduct, the production of this material will in itself be legally prohibited as [[child sexual abuse]] in most countries. The profit that can be made from selling such images is seen as a factor in encouraging the original abuse that is photographed or filmed.<ref>[http://www.spiked-online.com/articles/00000006DC06.htm Fetishising images] spiked-liberties | 23 January 2003 (Retrieved 29 May 2007)</ref>

Substantiated cases of child sexual abuse in the US declined dramatically in number between  1992 and 1998.<ref>Jones, L., and Finkelhor, D. (2001). [http://www.ncjrs.gov/html/ojjdp/jjbul2001_1_1/page2.html The Decline in Child Sexual Abuse Cases]. Bulletin. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.</ref> The children's charity [[NCH]] has claimed that demand for child pornography on the [[internet]] has led to an increase in sex abuse cases.<ref name="gu20040112">{{cite news  | title = Internet porn 'increasing child abuse' | url = http://www.guardian.co.uk/child/story/0,,1121315,00.html | work = [[Guardian Unlimited]] | publisher = Guardian News and Media Limited | date = 2004-01-12 | accessdate = 2007-06-01 | language = [[english language|English]] | quote = Demand for child pornography on the internet has led to an increase in sex abuse cases,}}</ref>

=== In the Philippines ===
On [[September 15]], 2007, the Children and Youth Secretariat of the Anti-Child Pornography Alliance (ACPA-Pilipinas) launched  Batingaw Network to protect and save [[children]] from all abuses and exploitations. It is the biggest [[formation]] against child pornography ([[cyber]]-[[sex]] [[dens]]; [[Internet]] [[shops]] ''with pornographic [[cubicles]]''). It declared [[September 28]] as the "''National Day of Awareness and Unity against Child Pornography''."<ref>[http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryID=92590  Abs-Cbn Interactive, Batingaw vs child porn launched]</ref>

==See also==
* [[Pedophilia]]
* [[Teen pornography]]
* [[Lolita pornography]]
* [[List of pornographic sub-genres]]
* [[Sexual abuse]]
* [[Child sexual abuse]]

==References==
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== External links ==
*[http://www.missingkids.com/cybertip/ The CyberTipline] ''[[National Center for Missing and Exploited Children]]''
*[http://www.asacp.org/  Association of Sites Advocating Child Protection (ASACP) renamed from Adult Sites Against Child Pornography]

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