Seongdong-gu Launches 'Visiting Digital Sex Crime Prevention Education' for Elementary Students
Seongdong-gu, Seoul will conduct a 'Visiting Digital Sex Crime Prevention Education' program for elementary school students within the district.
The scene of the "Visiting Digital Sexual Crime Prevention Education" conducted last year at an elementary school in Seongdong District. Provided by Seongdong District.
View original imageAccording to the '2025 Digital Sex Crime Victim Support Report' published this year by the Korea Women's Human Rights Institute, teenagers and people in their twenties make up 77.6% of all digital sex crime victims. As digital sex crimes become increasingly sophisticated, such as the misuse of generative AI to create deepfake videos, online grooming, and sexual harassment in group chat rooms, the age of victims is also trending younger.
In response, Seongdong-gu will provide education on June 22 and June 26 to approximately 140 fourth-grade students at Geumok Elementary School and Haenghyeon Elementary School. Under the theme 'Set Your Digital Boundaries! Another Me Inside the Smartphone,' the program will cover understanding the concept of sex crimes, the importance of boundaries and consent, personal information protection, types of digital sex crimes, and case-based response training. Professional instructors will visit the schools in person and conduct the sessions using an interactive method that combines lectures and participatory activities.
In particular, the program will focus on real-life risk situations such as deepfakes and online grooming, training students on the three-step response method of 'Stop, Save, and Speak,' and will also include a 'Digital Citizen Declaration' activity.
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Last year, the district provided the same education to 154 students, including fifth graders at Gyeongil Elementary School and fourth graders at Okjeong Elementary School, with more than 96% of participating students expressing satisfaction. A district official said, "We will continue to expand effective, age-appropriate prevention education so that children can protect themselves and grow up healthy in the digital world."
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