Paedophiles find the Internet attractive because they can remain virtually anonymous whilst participating in a range of paedophilic activity.
They can socialize together, trawl for inappropriate content (such as child pornography) and easily make collections of this and distribute to others.
They can pretend to be people other than themselves and they find a sense of security by operating from the confines of their own homes.
Grooming children online with the intention to meet them in real life is an activity many undertake.
They often set up bogus email accounts and handles which protect their identity online.
Paedophiles may also erase the history of what they have done online from their personal computers, making it a lengthy task for authorities to charge them with an offence.
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