INTERPOL warns of escalating global child sexual exploitation as its database identifies 65,000+ victims and 26,000+ offenders across 75 countries since 2011

Nearly 5,800 victims were identified in 2026 alone by 31 July, with investigators using image and video analysis to connect cases across borders and uncover previously unidentified victims and offenders.  INTERPOL stresses that stronger international intelligence sharing and coordinated law-enforcement action are essential to keep pace with increasingly complex and cross-border exploitation networks…