Japanese police identified a record 1,559 minors aged under 18 as victims in child pornography cases in 2019, with many of them coerced or deceived into sending nude selfies, a National Police Agency report said Thursday.The total number of victims, up 22.2 percent from a year earlier, included 584 who ended up sending nude photos or videos to suspects, 381 whose images were photographed or filmed secretly, 221 who were involved in prostitution or sexual acts, and 126 who were raped or indecently assaulted.Most of the victims were females, totaling 1,350. Of the total, junior high school an…READ FULL ARTICLE
