Swedish police launched an Internet site on Tuesday to help crack down on Swedes travelling abroad for sex with minors. Resekurage.se - which means "travel courage" - encourages Swedes travelling to destinations such as Thailand, Cambodia and Sri Lanka known for child sex tourism, to report suspicious behaviour among fellow nationals.
"Every year hundreds of thousands of Swedes travel abroad. During their travels they run the risk of unwillingly seeing children being sexually exploited by foreign and Swedish tourists," says the website, adding that only one in ten nationals knew how to report such crimes abroad. The website is part of a campaign run by local authorities, child rights groups and the police which aims to raise awareness that since 2005 tourists who pay for sex with under-18s can face two years in jail when they return to Sweden.
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