“We welcome the ruling on this case as it gives justice to the three Filipino girls who, at their very young age, were undeniably exploited. He is now more likely to spend the rest of his life in jail,” said De Lima, who chairs the Senate Committee on Social Justice, Welfare and Rural Development, said in a statement from detention.
“Cases of child cybersex abuses continue to grow in the Philippines, with some victims exploited by their own family members, despite existing legislations against it. This requires serious attention and response from the government,” she stressed. Schultz was charged in July 2016 and pleaded guilty to three counts of producing child pornography in July 2018; admitting to videotaping sex acts with a 12-year-old and a 15-year-old girl and brought the videos back to Kansas, then later sold it online.
De Lima said the government should review the implementation of existing laws that protect children from abuses to fully eradicate the industry of child exploitation through cyber pornography in the country.