DINAMIKA KEJAHATAN DUNIA MAYA MENGENAI ONLINE CHILD SEXUAL EXPLOITATION DI TENGAH PANDEMI COVID-19

Abstract

Today the whole world is facing the threat of the COVID-19 Pandemic, such conditions have changed the social attitudes of children and adolescents whose schools have been closed to spend more time online. This change in attitude has an impact on the field of crime or cyber crime, especially in the form of new sexual exploitation that is currently developing by utilizing internet facilities. This new form of sexual exploitation is known as online child sexual exploitationindicated to be increasingly widespread in the midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic.A new form of sexual exploitation that is developing is known as online child sexual exploitation. Several cases of sexual exploitation on a small scale have been found in the Philippines and Thailand, namely cases of grooming (sexual seduction), distribution of child pornography content, and even solicitation in the form of sexting (sending indecent images) have occurred in both countries. The dynamics of cyber crime in the form of online child sexual exploitation have also developed in Indonesia in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Moreover, there are difficulties in identifying and investigating violators, as they can continually adapt technology to enable their sexual harassment and exploitation, and avoid detection.In addition, one of the problems that arise is the inconsistent use of terms or terminology related to child sexual exploitation online, so that it has an impact on difficulties in law enforcement.(law enforcement).Therefore, This scientific article intends to describe and explain the terminology and characteristics of online child sexual exploitation in a positive legal perspective, as well as to identify the dynamics of cyber crime regarding online child sexual exploitation in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.