Women and children are also trafficked to use in pornography

A former official with the Boy Scouts of America has pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography in a case which the police say is linked to a German child pornography trafficking ring based in Düsseldorf. From the investigation in Germany in 2003 police traced 520 images including video clips to the home computers of Douglas Sovereign Smith Jr, former national programme director of the Boy Scouts of America. Smith was also chairman of the organisation’s Youth Protection Task Force which formulated policy to help the organisation’s volunteers and employees spot and protect against child abuse.
Women and children around the world are not only trafficked into forced labour and prostitution, but also to be used in the pornography industry.
Smith could face up to 20 years in prison. The trial continues in Austin, Texas.