Sexual extortion schemes that target Canadian children are also on the rise and are often linked to organized crime

OTTAWA — Canada’s financial crime watchdog is warning that the “horrendous crimes” related to online child sexual exploitation, including the growing trend of imported child sex dolls, are escalating, while urging financial services companies to do more to help catch perpetrators.

The Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) said Thursday that the number of online child sexual crimes is rising each year in Canada and throughout the world, but so is the severity of the crimes, the images and the videos involved.

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