Hurtcore Explained

Hurtcore, a portmanteau of the words "hardcore" and "hurt", is a name given to a particularly extreme form of child pornography, usually involving degrading violence, bodily harm and torture relating to child sexual abuse.[1] [2] [3] [4] Eileen Ormsby, Australian writer and author of The Darkest Web,[5] described hurtcore as "a fetish for people who get aroused by the infliction of pain, or even torture, on another person who is not a willing participant". An additional motivation for the perpetrator, next to their position of power over their victims, can be the reaction of their victims to the physical abuse, like crying or screaming of pain. This reaction can stimulate the arousal of the perpetrator even more.

Some dark web forums are dedicated to the discussion, and sharing of images and videos, of hurtcore.[6] In 2013, Vice called Hurt2theCore "the dark web's most notorious hurtcore site",[1] run by Matthew Graham,[7] who became known as the "King of Hurtcore",[1] as well as "one of the biggest child pornography and hurtcore distributors in the world".[8] The case of Matthew Falder was the UK National Crime Agency's first successful hurtcore prosecution.[9]

Although most hurtcore is usually child porn, adult hurtcore also exists, which usually comes in the form of rape porn, filmed domestic violence and can also overlap with BDSM. Because "adult hurtcore" contains no children, and thus is not child porn, this type of it is not illegal, but many porn and gore websites will still usually forbid its hosting.[1]

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  1. Web site: Inside the Repulsive World of 'Hurtcore', the Worst Crimes Imaginable. Daly. Max. 19 February 2018. Vice. 5 February 2019. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20191231045831/https://www.vice.com/en_au/article/59kye3/the-repulsive-world-of-hurtcore-the-worst-crimes-imaginable . 31 December 2019.
  2. News: Lux captured: The simple error that brought down the world's worst hurtcore paedophile. Johnston. Chris. 14 May 2016. The Sydney Morning Herald. 5 February 2019.
  3. News: GCHQ helped catch 'hurtcore' paedophile, Matthew Falder. Evans. Martin. 7 February 2018. The Daily Telegraph. 5 February 2019.
  4. News: Evans. Robert. Robert Evans (journalist). 5 Things I Learned Infiltrating Deep Web Child Molesters. 29 August 2015. 16 June 2015. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20150826045459/http://www.cracked.com/personal-experiences-1760-5-things-i-learned-infiltrating-deep-web-child-molesters.html. 26 August 2015.
  5. Web site: The Darkest Web: exploring the ugly world of illegal online marketplaces. Lee. Bri. 21 March 2018. TheGuardian.com. 5 February 2019.
  6. Web site: Part of Withdrawal Agreement: Legal Position – in the House of Commons at 7:05 pm on 3rd December 2018.. Wallace. Ben. Ben Wallace (politician). 3 December 2018. TheyWorkForYou. 5 February 2019. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190207015957/https://www.theyworkforyou.com/debates/?id=2018-12-03b.587.2. 7 February 2019.
  7. Web site: Internet's worst pedophile abruptly shuts down his 'PedoEmpire'. https://web.archive.org/web/20190910063759/https://www.dailydot.com/crime/lux-pedoempire-child-porn-shut-down/. 10 September 2019. 24 June 2014. Patrick Howell. O'Neill. live. The Daily Dot.
  8. Web site: Why Are Australian Telcos and ISPs Enabling a Child Sexual Abuse Pandemic?. Tankard Reist. Melinda. Melinda Tankard Reist. 6 July 2017. ABC Online. 5 February 2019.
  9. Web site: Matthew Falder posed as female artist for online sex attacks. 16 October 2017. BBC. 5 February 2019.

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