Porn victims urged to report matter to relevant agencies

Girls who may have been forced into pornography are being urged to come forward and report their experience to the police or the Ministry of Human Services & Social Security or any civic organisation that deals with such matters.

While representatives from the Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) and Help & Shelter have received no such reports, they yesterday told Stabroek News that those persons who may have suffered at the hands of unscrupulous persons should not be afraid to come forward.

Permanent Secretary in the Human Services Ministry, Trevor Thomas yesterday also told Stabroek News that his ministry had not received any reports of girls being forced into pornography.

However, both Thomas and the representatives of the GHRA and Help & Shelter acknowledged seeing reports on this in recent editions of the Kaieteur News. They said while the matter is a sensitive one the victims should be encouraged to report their experiences to the relevant authorities.

The reports stated that young girls had been blackmailed or drugged into making lewd films by sons of rich businessmen.

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