{
  "id": 14186966,
  "title": "Kinderschutz: Missbrauchsbeauftragte: Risiko für Kinder so hoch wie nie",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/kinderschutz-missbrauchsbeauftragte-risiko-fur-kinder-so-hoch-wie-nie",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-13T10:59:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deutschland/kinderschutz-missbrauchsbeauftragte-risiko-fuer-kinder-so-hoch-wie-nie/100261886.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "Kerstin Claus, Germany's federal Missbrauchsbeauftragte (Child Protection Officer), has urgently called for enhanced protection of children and young people against sexual violence, criticizing existing gaps in safeguards. \"Never before has the risk of children and young people experiencing sexualized violence been as high as today,\" she stated in Berlin. \"The risks in the digital realm are exploding.\" She noted significant changes since taking office, but asserted that better protection is achievable. The report she presented highlighted the ongoing high number of affected children and youths, citing statistics from the Federal Criminal Police Office. Police registered 17,126 cases of child abuse in 2025, a 1,600 increase from five years prior and a 772 increase from the previous year. The report emphasizes the digital sphere as a \"central venue\" for sexual violence, attributing the shift in access opportunities for perpetrators to advances in digital technology. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is noted as a potential risk, with AI potentially converting innocuous profile photos into explicit images, facilitating sexual coercion (sextration). Claus calls for the introduction of a new subject in schools – \"Digital World/Digitality\" – to impart digital competence and educate children on online risks. She also urges the active search for and proactive deletion of misuse content on the internet, emphasizing that without such action, abuse continues unabated. She advocates for comprehensive safety concepts in all schools, kindergartens, and recreational facilities that include forms of digital violence.",
  "summary": "Die Missbrauchsbeauftragte warnt vor wachsenden Gefahren für Kinder im digitalen Raum. Sie sieht Fortschritte im Kampf gegen sexuelle Gewalt aber auch Schutzlücken, die geschlossen werden müssten.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}