Reporting child exploitation

How to Report Internet Pornography or Internet Luring Related to Children

• If you know about a child who is in immediate danger or risk, call 911 or your local police.
• To report online sexual exploitation of a child (i.e. child pornography, luring, child sex tourism, child prostitution), please visit: http://www.cybertip.ca/en/cybertip/report_form/, complete and submit the Reporting Form.
• If you have information about a missing child, call Child Find at 1-800-387-7962.

Initial complaints about online child sexual exploitation are handled by your local police service.

I received an e-mail advertising (or encountered a website portraying) what seems like child pornography/exploitation. What should I do?

To report online sexual exploitation of a child (i.e. child pornography, luring, child sex tourism, child prostitution), please visit Cybertip.ca, complete and submit the Reporting Form.

Note: Please see instructions for capturing and copying e-mail message source information (full Internet headers).

Cybertip.ca is administered by Child Find Manitoba on behalf of all law enforcement in Canada. It is supported by public and private sector partners and has received additional funding as part of Canada’s National Strategy. Cybertip.ca provides the public with a mechanism to report illegal content on the Internet, and facilitates the investigation and prosecution of those who use the Internet to victimize children. Cybertip.ca is not an investigative entity, but rather a resource centre and clearinghouse for the community and law enforcement.

The Cybertip.ca website features additional information on the various forms of sexual exploitation of children including sex tourism, child prostitution, Internet luring and child pornography.

Cybertip.ca’s website also features information on:

• How to Prevent Sexual Exploitation
• If a Child Discloses Exploitation
• Children Vulnerable to Victimization
• Signs of Child Sexual Exploitation
• Sex Offender Profiles
• Strategies for Sex Offenders

Instructions:

Steps to capture and copy Message Source (full Internet headers) information, in Outlook Express 4, 5 and 6:

• Open the e-mail message
• Click the File menu
• Click Properties
• Click the Details tab
• Click Message Source button

Highlight, copy and paste contents. Or, use the following keyboards shortcuts:

• CTRL+F3 (open Message Source window)
• CTRL+A (select all)
• CTRL+C (copy)
• CTRL+V (paste)