Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru (DV)
Mangaluru, Mar 23: A survey on 'consequences of violent porn and teen porn', was carried out by 'Rescue', an NGO, on 470 students from 25 colleges in the city. The survey made a shocking revelation that about 15,000 rapes per day were viewed on video by youngsters in the age group of 16-21 years, and that 38% of boys watch violent porn, including an average of 11 rapes per week on porn sites.
This information was disclosed by Abishek Clifford, CEO of Rescue in a press meet here on Wednesday March 23.
"Access to rape and child porn videos on porn sites makes the act of rape desirous. In the city, 68% of degree boys watch porn for 7 hours a week, starting as young as 10 years on an average, and 28% of degree girls watch porn three hours a week. 38% of boys watch violent porn including an average of 11 rapes a week. Each year, as many as 1,900 new students begin watching rape during their PUC/HSS and undergraduation studies," Clifford said.
The survey also pointed out that 87% of the students stated that porn leads to sexual activities. "32% of the students actually indulged in the act, and 82% revealed that watching rape videos gave them the desire to actually indulge in the act of rape," he said.
"When we do not allow advertising of cigarettes on TV, why should we allow advertisements of rape and child molestation on the internet?" he questioned.
He also said that in 2017, the NGO will complete the survey in the entire country. "Once the survey is complete, the NGO will recommend the government of India to ban the websites which host rape, porn and child pornography and file a PIL to the court on this," he said.
He further added that teen girls are trafficked for prostitution and around 250 girls from the city are gang-raped every night in brothels. "Human trafficking for sexual slavery has become a business and is rampant in foreign countries," he added.
"About 70% of the porn sites consist of child porn. About 50% of boys in the city watch teen porn, while 13,000 demand teen porn. Teen girls are abducted to make these videos. About 75% also stated that porn sites inspire them to go to prostitutes. In fact, 37% of these degree students go to prostitutes. 9,400 boys in the city demand and pay for young prostitutes," Clifford revealed.
He also recommended the inclusion of cyber ethics in the syllabus and stressed that there was a need to create awarness on the issue among students.
He said watching porn sites frequently increases the urge for sex which also results in divorce. "In England, 60% of marriages end in divorce while in India it is only 2%," he said.
Rescue is an NGO which conducts moral awareness programmes in more than 200 colleges each year teaching against violent pornography, teen abortions, human trafficking, AIDS, irresponsible sexual behaviour and rape. Rescue has held awareness programmes at 50 colleges in Mangaluru for 21,000 students in the last few months.
Vijetha was present at the meet.
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