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The number of children sexually abused after meeting their offenders through Internet dating sites increased in the first half of 2007 from last year, the National Police Agency (NPA) said on Thursday.
A record 1,808 cases of "cyber crimes" -- illegal activities committed through Internet sites -- were handled by police in the first six months of 2007. The number of such crimes investigated by officers or those sent to prosecutors in the first half of 2006 stood at 1,802. The total number in 2006 was a record 4,425 cases.
Sexual cyber crimes involving minors soar
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