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CHILDREN AND PORN

The average age of first Internet exposure to pornography for girls is 11 years old
Internet Pornography Statistics. Internet Filter Review, 2004.

The average age of first Internet exposure to pornography for boys is 8 1/2 years old
Internet Pornography Statistics. Internet Filter Review, 2004.

Children between the age of 8-16 having viewed online pornography is 90%, and most while doing homework.
Family Safe Media, May 2005

The largest consumer of Internet pornography is the 12-17 age group
Internet Pornography Statistics. Internet Filter Review, 2004.

Demand for pornographic images of babies and toddlers on the Internet are soaring. More babies and toddlers are appearing on the net and the abuse is getting worse. It is more torturous and sadistic than it was before. The typical age of children is between six and 12, but the profile is getting younger. Approximately 20 new children appear on the porn sites every month - many kidnapped or sold into sex.
Prof. Max Taylor, Combating Pedophile Information Networks in Europe, March 2003

More than 20,000 images of child pornography are posted on the Internet every week.
National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, 10/8/2003

140,000 child pornography images were posted to the Internet according to researchers who monitored the Internet over six weeks. Twenty children were estimated to have been abused for the first time and more than 1,000 images of each child created.
National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, 10/8/03

Child pornography generates $3 billion annually
Internet Pornography Statistics. Internet Filter Review, 2004.

There are 26 children's characters linked to thousands of porn links (including Pokeman and Action Man).
Family Safe Media, May 2005

21 percent of teens say they have looked at something on the Internet that they wouldn't want their parents to know
A World of Their Own. Newsweek, 8 May 2000.

One in five children ages 10-17 have received a sexual solicitation over the Internet
The Web's Dark Secret. Newsweek, 19 March, 2001.

Three million of the visitors to adult websites in September 2000 were age 17 or younger
NetValue Report on Minors Online. Business Wire, 19 December, 2000.

One in four children who use the Internet are exposed to unwanted sexual material
Your Children & Pornography: A guide for Parents, Tom Buford. Tommera Press, 2001.

One in 17 children ages 10-17 were threatened or harassed over the Internet in 2000.
Report Statistical Highlights. National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, Crimes Against Children, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 2000.

70 percent of sexual advances over the Internet happened while youngsters were on a home computer
One in Five Kids Has Been Propositioned for Cybersex. Legal Facts. Vol. 2, No. 3, 2000.

A survey of 600 households conducted by the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children found that 20% of parents do not know any of their children's Internet passwords, instant messaging nicknames or email addresses
Ads target online victimization of children. USA Today, 20 May 2004.

Only 5% of parents recognized the acronym POS (parent over shoulder) and only 1% could identify WTGP (want to go private?), both of which are used frequently by teens when instant messaging
Ads target online victimization of children. USA Today, 20 May 2004.

Incidents of child sexual exploitation have risen from 4,573 in 1998 to 112,083 in 2004, according to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
Reports of child exploitation up. USA Today Snapshots, 17 February, 2005.

96 percent of kids have gone online; 74% having access at home and 61% use the Internet on a typical day
Kids stay connected, USA Today Snapshots. 5 January, 2004.

Twenty percent of youths received sexual solicitations. Eighty-nine percent of sexual solicitations of youths were made in chat rooms
Internet Pornography Statistics. Internet Filter Review, 2004.