After hearing how children were being trafficked for ‘cybersex’, Derek Seeker, whose name has been changed to protect him in his work, moved country to rescue children and catch perpetrators.
He now works with International Justice Mission (IJM), the largest anti-slavery organisation in the world, specifically to combat this type of abusive cybersex – which is when children are sexually abused by adults or other children in front of a webcam for paying customers around the world.
One day in church Derek – who was working as a policeman in California – was challenged.
“I started hearing about the work of IJM and the heart of God for justice and to protect the oppressed and it seemed like a gap in my life,” he said.
“I remember specifically one time the pastor asked the question, ‘if this was your child who was being trafficked what would you do?’ and I was really impacted and I knew that I would do anything.”
He works alongside the law enforcement in the Philippines and is embedded with the police who receive referrals from international law enforcement on cases where predators or child sex offenders in western counties are abusing kids online via a live web cam.
He went on to say: “They’ll transfer money to the Philippines and with the growth of the internet they now have access to vulnerable children in developing countries.”
Derek explained how his faith motivated…
… Read More
—
Click Read More to read the rest of the story from our content source/partners – Premier Christianity News.