ChildX Files Police Report Against Amazon Over Sale of Childlike Sex Dolls

Press release Nov 10 2025 

ChildX Files Police Report Against Amazon Over Sale of Childlike Sex Dolls

The child-rights organization ChildX has today filed a police report against Amazon and several other e-commerce platforms over the sale of sex dolls with a clear childlike appearance. The products, approximately one meter in length, are often dressed in school uniforms and marketed in a sexualized context. Swedish legislation prohibits material that portrays children in a sexualized manner. The sale or distribution of lifelike child-like sex dolls may thus fall under criminal provisions related to child sexual exploitation.

This issue has gained international attention. In France, authorities took action against the e-commerce platform Shein after childlike sex dolls were identified, temporarily blocking processes were initiated. The proliferation of such products on global marketplaces risks normalizing sexual abuse of children and increasing demand for exploitative material.

“We are taking this step because these products are designed to sexualize children,” said Ida Östensson, Secretary General of ChildX. “Their open sale and marketing fuel a culture that normalizes the sexual abuse of children. This is unacceptable. Children should never be commodified for sexual purposes.”

ChildX also emphasizes the urgent need for stronger tools to prevent the online distribution and sale of materials and products that sexualize children. Statistics show that one in four children in Sweden has been targeted by grooming attempts, and almost one in ten teenage girls have been victims of commercial sexual exploitation. 

”The government must take firm action. Sweden, and the international community, need effective systems to hold platforms responsible, swiftly block those facilitating the distribution of child-sexual-exploitation material, and make clear that products depicting children for sexual purposes carry criminal liability,” said Jacob Flärdh, Chairman of ChildX. “Children’s right to safety must outweigh commercial and corporate interests.”

For media inquiries:
Jenny Harler
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Jacob Flärdh, Chairman ChildX
jacob@childx.se
+46708634141