today, 13 November, is the national day of the struggle against the Grooming, a crime that daily affects children and adolescents around the world. In Argentina there are several organizations that provide care to victims and their families and seek under a law that penalises this type of behavior. One of the leading NGOs in the fight against this problem is “Grooming Argentina”. Its owner, Hernán Navarro, defines the crime as “the new discipline of child sexual abuse, i.e., children are being abused on the Internet without physical contact”.
In dialogue with edge the President of that organization and a specialist in family law and computer crimes categorizes Grooming: is the “virtual sexual harassment to children and adolescents”. “They are the different mechanisms used by a sexual pervert or a pedophile where boys and girls confidence wins via different technological platforms to carry out any offence against sexual integrity”, extends. A rule with “good intent, hidden in bad legislation” in our country the Grooming is considered an offence from December 2013. Through the 26.904 law, article 131 of the criminal code. While the standard is in force for 5 years is not enough: it is “a crime of preparation abstract”, in other words, “the preparatory act suppressed”. With these terms, Navarro, who considers a necessity explains it ‘urgent’ perform a modification of this law, “in short, is an ambiguous and subjective standard from the point of view of criminal application”.
Grooming (illustrative image) | Photo: Stock Photo “have to go by an urgent amendment to the standard. “Fails to safeguard the legal right which is to protect the sexual integrity of children and adolescents in the area of Internet and technology platforms”, mentions the owner of Grooming Argentina and provides other concept that most clarifies his point of view on the legislation. “It’s a good intention of the legislator in bad legislation”. Why is November 13th the national day of the struggle against the Grooming?
Once various organizations such as Grooming Argentina and Argentina safe collect signatures are instituted on 13 November as the national day of the fight against Grooming through the 27.458 law sanctioned in October 2018.” We treat lawmakers to take awareness of the dimension of the impact that this may generate a victim. Then, we could achieve that you sanction this law, which positions the Grooming in a month”, Navarro has.
The national day against Grooming | Twitter @GroomingArg the holder maintains the relevance of the topic because it considers that “the adult world unfortunately is anesthetized in the digital field”. “In this sense, a concept that uses makes a few years ago:”today boys and girls of this generation are digital orphans”.” Currently in Grooming Argentina – through our equipment technicians – are enabling different actors and technicians in America and also, generating an excellent working relationship with Facebook and Instagram”, warns the specialist who places emphasis on This theme because social networks are some of the main ways that abusers are communicating with victims. Statistics so far, official statistics on cases and victims of Grooming in the country are not registered. Navarro reported that in the Organization are taking care to a relay.
“8 of every 10 victims are girls’, warns Navarro,”there are very few complaints to level and this is due to the widespread ignorance that exists on the subject,”explains the specialist and adds a number that do it have discriminated against:”8 of every 10 victims are girls”. what recommended to do to combat the Grooming?
Hernán Navarro mentions a series of recommendations to prevent and cope with the problem: “be attentive to the voice of alert: sudden changes in behavior, mood and mood, the drop in school performance”.
“Pay attention to what makes general but also specific indicators: as the concealment of devices, be connected until late in the evening, indicators that call much attention”.
“Dialogue with the boy or girl to provide containment, see what is happening, if there is any situation that the crosses, which makes them nervous or uncomfortable, not only of the Grooming but for any other factor that might infringe their rights”.
Today at 4 p.m. Grooming Argentina is going to be carrying out an event in the Senate together with the Observatory of human rights of the Chamber and the population Commission. The invitation to participate in this meeting is for all with free admission.
Invitation to the community | Twitter @GroomingArg this note: Grooming Grooming Argentina
