module 1 - sexual exploitation of children
Introduction
This module will allow you to gain basic but important knowledge on Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE)
The sexual exploitation of children occur when a person who is usually an adult (but the abuser can also be a minor) sexually abuses a child while at the same time, somebody benefits from this situation, context or relationship. The 'benefit' can be a payment in cash or a gift, food, housing, diplomas, protection or other favors).
Exercise 1 - Definitions: "What is Sexual violence and exploitation?"
| Duration | Objective | Method |
| 5 minutes | Active reading of document: "VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE" |
Exercise 2 - The three main types of CSE
| Duration | Objective | Method |
| 20 minutes |
Be able to present the three main forms of CSE - Child prostitution - Child abuse images - trafficking of children for sexual purposes |
Active reading of the three fact sheets below
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Exercise 3 - The "demand" for sexual exploitation of children
| Duration | Objective | Method |
| 15 minutes | Be able to present basic facts about victims and perpetrators |
- Watch SPEAK OUT video
- Read the fact sheet "abuseurs et exploiteurs" |
Exercise 4 - Child victims
| Duration | Objective | Method |
| 15 minutes | Be able to present basic facts about child victims and their situation |
- Read the fact sheet "Victimes d'ESE"
- Watch video "what happens to a child after he/she suffers sexual abuse" |
Exercise 5 - The legal framework
| Duration | Objective | Method |
| 10 minutes | Be informed and aware that there is a legal framework for the fight against CSE |
- Active reading of the fact sheet "cadre légal"
- Active reading of the "LegLux Recapitulatif" (in French - optional) |
Exercise 6 - Recap
| Duration | Objective | Method |
| 10 minutes | Understand what child sexual abuse and sexual violence against children is | Active reading of the article "But what is Child Sexual Exploitation" written by Hannah from ECPAT Luxembourg. |
Optional documents
La traite des mineurs à des fins d'exploitation sexuelle en France. Un film documentaire réalisé par François Dupaquier pour ECPAT France