Dutch police urge victims of 'international sextortion campaign' to come forward
Dutch police have warned that dozens of women and girls were coerced into degrading sexual acts on camera in several countries.
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"We are very worried because what these girls have had to endure is so extreme and so intense, and we know that there are more girls but we don't know who they are."
— Milou van der Kolk , Other
"I didn't think about the consequences. That you can hurt people."
— Damian A. , Other
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Dutch police have warned that dozens of women and girls were coerced into degrading sexual acts on camera in several countries.
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