FIGHT AGAINST CHILD ABUSE
ONLINE
AND CHILD SEX TOURISM
FRENCH JUDICIAL POLICE
RESPONSES
CENTRAL OFFICE FOR
COUNTERING VIOLENCES
AGAINST PEOPLE
O.C.R.V.P
CENTRAL UNIT FOR MINORS
PROTECTION
MISSIONS :

Fight against all kind of sexual
offences against children
committed online
 Fight against child sex tourism
What is child pornography ?
Image (photo-video) of a minor (under 18
years old)
or
a representation of a minor (cartoons,
drawings, synthetized images…)
which are
pornographic : sexual attitudes or poses,
sexually explicit activity
NATIONAL LEGISLATION
French law applies on a French national or or
an habitually resident on French territory who
commits sexual offences against a minor
abroad.
Principle of extra-territoriality criterion
NATIONAL LEGISLATION
EVEN WITHOUT ANY OFFICIAL
DENONCIATION OR COMPLAINT OF
THE VICTIM
EVEN IF THE VICTIM IS NOT
IDENTIFIED
EVEN IF THE FACTS COMMITTED DO
NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFENCE
ABROAD REGARDING LOCAL
LEGISLATION
NATIONAL LEGISLATION
• Sollicitation of minor’s prostitution
• Rape or sexual assault against a minor
• All sexual assaults against a minor under
15 years of age without constraint, nor threat
or surprise
• Minor’s corruption
• Pornographic images of a minor : possession,
offer, record, dissemination, importation,
exportation and consultation.
OUR GOAL IS :
to identify and to arrest high
profile offenders
to identify and to rescue
victims
TECHNIQUES OF
INVESTIGATION :
- Undercover investigations
- Analysis of images
UNDERCOVER
INVESTIGATIONS :
To participate under an hidden
identity to electronic exchanges
in order to identify offenders, to
collect evidences and to identify
victims
UNDERCOVER
INVESTIGATIONS :
To be in contact with suspects
and potential perpetrators
To retain, be in possession and
exchange child pornographic
material (in response to a
formal request)
ANALYSIS OF IMAGES
Analysis of backgrounds,
details, settings in order to be
able to localise and identify the
victims and their offenders
Jacket of the French
national soccer team
Book written in
French
Logo of a soccer
team in North of
France
TOOLS :
-
Direct access to ICSE database
- Member of Groove network
- National point of contact for foreign
L.E.A, French N.C.B
- Member of Europol – AWF TWINS
- Member of Circamp Group
FIGHT AGAINST CHILD SEX
TOURISM
OFFENCES COMMITTED ABROAD
REQUIRE INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
AND SUPPORT :
OUR PARTNERS
COOPERATION WITH THE FRENCH
POLICE CORRESPONDENTS’
NETWORK
COOPERATION
WITH N.G.O’s AND
ASSOCIATIONS
INSTITUTIONAL COOPERATION
WITH
FOREIGN L.E.A, FOREIGN JUDICIAL
AUTHORITIES
COOPERATION CHANNELS
ACTIONS CARRIED OUT TO
IMPROVE THE FIGHT AGAINST
CHILD SEXUAL TOURISM
A common project
between
an NGO, French police and
private sector
Creation of a manuel :
Implementation of reporting
procedures in hotels
OTHER INITIATIVES :
In airports, checks on targeted
travellers coming from destination
countries
OTHER ACTIONS :
Implementation of a website
dedicated to child sexual tourism
reports
A French sexual offender in
Indonesia
March 2004, the French police attache in
JAKARTA informs our office that 3 young deaf
and dumb Indonesian boys are victims of sexual
aggressions and rapes committed by a French
national who lives in Indonesia.
Minors – Bowo, Susilo and Ekwan are
“employees” of the suspect.
They study in a school for deaf and dumb minors
in Yogyakarta : “Dria Mannungal”.
They declare they have been sexually assaulted
for several years. At the beginning of the
assaults, they were 12 and 14 years old.
The suspect lives near the school, with one of
the victim, his “adopted” son.
Victims interviewed in deaf and dumb
language with assistance of members of a
French association.
An investigation is carried out in France for
rapes and sexual aggressions committed on 15
years old minors.
In the meantime, the suspect leaves
Indonesia...
...to go to different South East Asia countries
March 2007, Indonesian authorities give their
agreement to execute an international judicial
request for assistance sent by France.
Two French investigators are authorized to go to
Indonesia.
The Interpol NCB and the regional police
district of Yogyakarta give their support to the
French investigation.
Two victims are interviewed by Indonesian
Police and with the assistance of a deaf and
dumb translator, in presence of French
investigators.
Interviews are filmed on the spot.
Witnesses’ testimonials are collected as well.
In France, other witnesses , members of
Solindo association are interviewed.
We get the information that the suspect has
left Cambodia for Argentina.
We get in touch by email with the suspect and
convince him to come back to France.
June 2008 : Arrested at Roissy airport in
PARIS.
He denies accusations, saying that he is victim
of “conspiracy” and “rumors” and that victims
accused him in exchange of money.
He admits receiving only several “massages”
from the minors.
Incarcerated after the police custody.
Investigation is still on going with other
witnesses testimonials collected in France and in
Indonesia, due to the action of our French
attache in JAKARTA.
September 2012, sentenced to 8 years
imprisonment by the criminal court in
PARIS.
CENTRAL OFFICE FOR
COUNTERING VIOLENCES
AGAINST PEOPLE
ocrvp@interieur.gouv.fr
mineurs-dcpjac@interieur.gouv.fr
French sexual tourists
in Cambodia
Police Inquiries
A Recent Example
An international
investigation

Summer 2007, beginning of
KOALA OPERATION…
…coordinated by :
One of the suspects admitted during
the police custody that he has gone for
several years to Cambodia in order to
have sexual relations with young girls
Search house : discovery of a large
number of videos staging him while
having sex with young Asian girls
Identification of another suspect
Another person who was on the videos
was pointed as the organizer of the
meetings with the young girls…
…in Phnom Penh with the aim of
prostitution with girls 7 to 15 years old
Fifty different victims were on
several hundred of images and videos
Images and captures of videos
sent to the French police delegation in
Phnom Penh in order to try to identify
the victims.
Pictures presented to several N.G.Os.
Three young girls identified as victims of
the two French nationals by the NGO
« APLE – ACTION POUR LES ENFANTS »
APLE : A CRUCIAL ROLE
THREE VICTIMS IDENTIFIED
APLE : A CRUCIAL ROLE
Three girls interviewed by our French
police correspondent with a
translator.
They designated the suspects as their
offenders.
Sentenced in France in 2009 to 7 years
imprisonment each
CENTRAL OFFICE FOR
COUNTERING VIOLENCES
AGAINST PEOPLE
ocrvp@interieur.gouv.fr