Note: This film is about sexualized violence against children. ???? Sex messages and offers of prostitution to 12-year-olds - unfortunately, it often happens online that older people try to have sexual contact with children. Many people in the community have told reporter Lisa about terrible things. Like Johanna, who as a child was persuaded to send nude photos and moaning videos to an adult. What can you do in such cases? Lisa tries to answer your questions in the film. ???? Cybergrooming When older people try to have sexual contact with children online, it is called #cybergrooming - and it is a criminal offense. And not just when it involves so-called child pornography. Requests for prostitution or other sexual messages can also be a criminal offense. Warning: You are legally a child until the age of 14. But even if you are older, it can be a criminal offense if, for example, you receive a nude photo of an adult without being asked. ???? What to do? The police take such crimes very seriously. You can go to a police station in person or file a report at the online police station. You can find the online police stations here: https://www.bka.de/DE/KontaktAufnehme... ????‍♀️ The police advise: It is important that you confide in someone and talk about it. If you feel sexually harassed, report it to the police. You can also tell the social network provider or the online game operator so that they can block this account. In any case, break off contact with this user. ???? In order to be able to prove cybergrooming, it is important that you take screenshots or photos of the sexual advances. Ask the police how you can submit evidence you have seen. Ask specifically whether you should save lewd images or videos from the chat history. Depending on the content of the recordings, you may be committing a criminal offense yourself. ???? You can find further information from the police here: https://www.polizeifürdich.de/deine-t... ???? Who else can help? If you can't cope on your own or have no one you want to confide in, a counseling center is the right thing for you. You can even report yourself anonymously there. A counselor can also accompany you to the police and to a possible trial. ???? The Zornröschen counseling center, which we spoke to in the film, has a list of contact points for affected boys and girls in all federal states: https://www.zornroeschen.de/de/hilfe.... ⚖️ Even if the incidents happened years ago, it can help to confide in someone. Legally, you also have the option of reporting cases after your 18th birthday. ???? Music: OK Kid - Bank OK Kid - It's February again OK Kid - Remember OK Kid - Euforia Roosevelt - Colours Ada - You and Me ???? Team: Lisa Altmeier, Julia Hornbach, Gregor Simbruner, Lukas Hellbrügge, Andreas Josef, Lisa Schöffel ???? You can also find us here: Twitter: / reporter Facebook: / reporter.offiziell Instagram: / reporter.offiziell Snapchat: / 3246991136 ???? #reporter belongs to #funk: YouTube: / funkofficial Instagram: / funk TikTok: / funk Website: http://go.funk.net Experience real stories with us. Close up. Critical. Without filters. ???? A new topic every week. ???? ???????? I'm Lisa Altmeier and I first studied media psychology in Cologne and then attended the German School of Journalism in Munich. After I started my own channel Crowdspondent, I ended up at PULS Reportage and then at reporter. I particularly like researching topics that are important to you. Write to me if you have ideas or want to draw attention to a problem: / lisa_altmeier or / weltanschauer ???? reporter is produced by the current affairs program department of WDR for funk. funk is a joint offering by the Association of German Broadcasting Corporations (ARD) and the Second German Television (ZDF). http://go.funk.net/impressum