If you are a victim or witness of sexual exploitation, don’t be afraid to report it. People are on hand to help you! Your report could help a victim of sexual exploitation and, potentially, prevent other similar cases. Each year millions of children throughout the world are victims of sexual abuse and exploitation. No country is immune and children in Luxembourg are also victims of various forms of sexual violence every year.
The purpose of this website is to enable the general public to learn more about the subject and to report suspected cases by clicking on the three red buttons at the bottom of the page. You will find information on the different forms of child sexual abuse and exploitation as well as advice and contact details for the services which exist to help children who are victims of sexual exploitation.
Grooming is a process by which an adult person seeks to befriend an adolescent or child under the age of 16, on the Internet, to “prepare” the child/adolescent with a view to having sexual relations with him or her. This applies to explicit, implicit and even veiled sexual propositions whether followed by an encounter between the adult and the child or not.
This practice, currently mushrooming in Europe where most children have permanent and unsupervised access to the Internet, exposes children in a very direct way to the dangers posed by paedophiles and individuals seeking to exploit children commercially and sexually. Statistics from several European countries show that 8 out of 10 girls aged 10 to 15 have already received sexual propositions at least once on the Internet from someone within their circle of friends/family or from a stranger. You can report cases of grooming via this website or contact people actively working on this issue for appropriate advice.
Any individual aware of a crime* committed against a child (under the age of 18), the effects of which could still be mitigated or prevented, or the perpetrators of which might be prevented from committing further crimes, and who fails to inform the judiciary, shall be liable to a prison sentence, under article 140 of the Penal Code. Professional secrecy cannot be invoked when the crime has been perpetrated against a child.
* Only crimes, and not offences (such as grooming or pornography featuring children) fall within the offence of obstruction of justice.
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Cases of sexual abuse and sexual exploitation are dealt with by specialised police services which have received specific training on the issue. The reporting form is hosted directly on the police forces’ website. This website (www.childprotection.lu) only provides the link to this form. As a result, the protection of your data and private life is fully guaranteed. The information you provide will only be accessible to the police and judiciary, who are legally authorised to handle it.
The online mechanism has been designed to make it easier for you to submit a report by avoiding an initial visit to a police station in person. Online, you can provide information at your leisure without having to discuss face to face a subject which is sensitive or difficult to address.
Anonymous reporting online is not permitted under Luxembourg law. The individual wishing to report an incident will therefore be required to identify him/herself and state that they have understood the terms of the legal prohibition of hoax/slander/defamation.
If someone warns of a danger (and in the situations described on this website, a danger to a minor), which one knows not to exist and which results in intervention by the police or another monitoring or rescue agency, or even the justice system, that individual risks a prison sentence of up to five years.
Libel/slander is a false accusation damaging someone’s honour. A slanderous report aims to accuse with malicious intent another individual of an act which he/she did not commit. Libel/slander is prohibited by law and may result in criminal penalties provided for in sections 443 et seq. of the Penal Code.
A specialised police officer may contact you to clarify information. If the police contact you, don’t worry, their questions will focus on the matter you have reported. Making contact may also mean that your information has been of use in an investigation/inquiry.
Once a report has been submitted it cannot be withdrawn except by getting in touch directly with the police and explaining that there has been a mistake. It is also possible to get in touch directly with the police if you wish to add something to your report.
If the situation is urgent, call the local police in your area. If you saw something suspicious while travelling, you can report it even if you have no material evidence to prove that an offence has been committed. By submitting a report, you can alert the authorities and increase their vigilance in respect of a specific individual or place. You can describe what you have seen on the reporting form and the police will decide if the information requires further examination. You can even submit your report after your trip. Nevertheless, it is always preferable for the report to be made as quickly as possible and in situ to ensure rapid follow up. Report here.
No. No report can be submitted directly to ECPAT Luxembourg. This is to ensure the protection of your data and that only legally authorised individuals will be privy to the information you have provided.
ECPAT Luxembourg’s role is limited to providing you with information, via this website and www.ecpat.lu, on how the reporting mechanism works and on the problem of child sexual exploitation. ECPAT Luxembourg does not deal with individual cases; there are other services in Luxembourg for this purpose.
Child sex tourism is not a legal term. This concept refers to crimes of a sexual nature committed against children while travelling abroad (for tourism or other purposes). It may therefore concern various sexual acts against children, such as rape (defined by article 375 of the Penal Code), the sexual exploitation of minors involved in prostitution (defined by articles 379-381 of the Penal Code), the production of child sexual abuse images, or other forms of sexual abuse of minors (for example grooming). To complete the legal framework and to reduce impunity for sexual offences committed outside Luxembourg's territory, the Grand Duchy also has at its disposal laws providing for extraterritorial competence for these offences. These provisions enable the judiciary to prosecute Luxembourg nationals or residents who have committed a sexual offence against minors abroad (article 5-2 of the Code of Criminal Procedure), irrespective of whether these acts are punished or not in the country in which they were committed (article 5-1 of the Code of Criminal Procedure).
In Luxembourg, the law states that any person under the age of 18 is deemed to be a child. At an international level, article 1 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child stipulates that a child is defined as any human being below the age of 18, except if majority is reached at an earlier age under the applicable legislation.
Cases of sexual abuse and sexual exploitation are dealt with by specialised police services which have received specific training on the issue. The reporting form is hosted directly on the police forces’ website. This website (www.childprotection.lu) only provides the link to this form. As a result, the protection of your data and private life is fully guaranteed. The information you provide will only be accessible to the police and judiciary, who are legally authorised to handle it.
The online mechanism has been designed to make it easier for you to submit a report by avoiding an initial visit to a police station in person. Online, you can provide information at your leisure without having to discuss face to face a subject which is sensitive or difficult to address.
Anonymous reporting online is not permitted under Luxembourg law. The individual wishing to report an incident will therefore be required to identify him/herself and state that they have understood the terms of the legal prohibition of hoax/slander/defamation.
If someone warns of a danger (and in the situations described on this website, a danger to a minor), which one knows not to exist and which results in intervention by the police or another monitoring or rescue agency, or even the justice system, that individual risks a prison sentence of up to five years.
Libel/slander is a false accusation damaging someone’s honour. A slanderous report aims to accuse with malicious intent another individual of an act which he/she did not commit. Libel/slander is prohibited by law and may result in criminal penalties provided for in sections 443 et seq. of the Penal Code.
A specialised police officer may contact you to clarify information. If the police contact you, don’t worry, their questions will focus on the matter you have reported. Making contact may also mean that your information has been of use in an investigation/inquiry.
- You can report someone who has made sexual propositions to you on the Internet.
- You can report someone who asks you for nude photographs and/or asks you to undress in front of a webcam.
- You can report someone not known to you outside the Internet who tries to persuade you to meet him/her in secret.
- You can report any of the above situations whether it has happened to you personally or to a child you know.
No. No report can be submitted directly to ECPAT Luxembourg. This is to ensure the protection of your data and that only legally authorised individuals will be privy to the information you have provided. ECPAT Luxembourg’s role is limited to providing you with information, via this website and www.ecpat.lu, on how the reporting mechanism works and on the problem of child sexual exploitation. ECPAT Luxembourg does not deal with individual cases; there are other services in Luxembourg for this purpose.
Grooming is a process by which an adult person seeks to befriend an adolescent or child under the age of 16, on the Internet, to “prepare” the child/adolescent with a view to having sexual relations with him or her. This applies to explicit, implicit and even veiled sexual propositions. Grooming is often carried out through “chat rooms”, social networks or games on tablets and/or “smartphones”. It is not rare for the child to be offered a monetary reward or other inducement, lending the offence a commercial aspect. Grooming is a growing phenomenon affecting an increasing number of European minors. Since 2011, Luxembourg law has been amended to respond to this reality and, under article 385-2 of the Penal Code, it has become a criminal offence for an adult to make sexual propositions to a minor under the age of 16 or to an individual purporting to be such through means of electronic communication. The sentence is between one month and three years in prison and a fine of between 251 and 50,000 euros. If the propositions have been followed by a meeting, the sentences applied are more severe ranging between one and five years in prison and a fine of up to 75,000 euros. The online dissemination of pornographic images depicting a minor is also punishable by law.
In Luxembourg, the law states that any person under the age of 18 is deemed to be a child. At an international level, article 1 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child stipulates that a child is defined as any human being below the age of 18, except if majority is reached at an earlier age under the applicable legislation.
The form for reporting child sex abuse images is forwarded directly to the specialised BEE SECURE Stopline team, which deals with these reports in collaboration with the competent national and international authorities.
Yes, you can make an anonymous report. Individuals who submit a report will receive an identification number that they can use to track the progress of their report.
As soon as a report has been sent to the BEE SECURE Stopline it is no longer possible to add to or withdraw it.
You can report illegal content that you have encountered on the Internet, for example if you see images of a pornographic nature featuring children. Report here.
According to article 383 of the Penal Code, the production, carriage and commercial dissemination of any form of image or other material of a pornographic nature featuring a child is prohibited and punished by a prison sentence of between one and five years as well as a fine of between 251 euros and 75,000 euros. Recording or disseminating a pornographic image or representation featuring a minor shall be punished by between one month and three years in prison and a fine of between 251 and 50,000 euros. The use of an electronic communication network to disseminate such an image or representation to an undetermined audience shall be punished by between one and five years in prison and a fine of between 251 and 100,000 euros. Under article 384 of the Penal Code it shall also be prohibited to acquire, possess and view this type of material. These acts are liable to a prison sentence of between one month and three years and a fine of between 251 euros and 50,000 euros.
In Luxembourg, the law states that any person under the age of 18 is deemed to be a child. At an international level, article 1 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child stipulates that a child is defined as any human being below the age of 18, except if majority is reached at an earlier age under the applicable legislation.