Surge in men ordering sex dolls that look like CHILDREN sparks fears they will encourage paedophiles to attack real girls

  • Dozens of the dolls have been impounded by Norwegian authorities
  • Police fear purchasers 'may pose risk of committing abuses against children'
  • Convicted paedophiles among men aged 18-60 who have bought the figures

By Scott Campbell For Mailonline

Published: 14:13 EDT, 13 March 2017 | Updated: 15:46 EDT, 13 March 2017

Police fear a surge of men ordering sex dolls from Hong Kong that look like children could lead to attacks on real girls. 

Dozens of the 'lifelike' figures have been impounded by Norwegian authorities in the past six months with convicted paedophiles among the men aged 18-60 who have bought them.

Police fear the purchasers 'may pose a risk of committing abuses against children in the future'.

A spokesman said the realistic dolls could be in violation of Norwegian law and three men have been questioned by detectives.

A fourth was arrested for possession of indecent images of children.

But counselling organisation Sexpo has sparked controversy by arguing the figures should be made available to give paedophiles 'a channel for their desires'.

Dozens of the 'lifelike' child figures, pictured above on the table, have been impounded by Norwegian authorities in the past six months

Dozens of the 'lifelike' child figures, pictured above on the table, have been impounded by Norwegian authorities in the past six months

Police fear the purchasers of the child dolls, one of which is pictured above, may pose a risk of committing abuses against children in the future'

Police fear the purchasers of the child dolls, one of which is pictured above, may pose a risk of committing abuses against children in the future'

In an open letter to the Norwegian authorities it said: 'A person who uses a lot of money and effort to purchase the doll has already made the decision that he wants to carry out the sexual tendency.

'Therefore, it is important that the customs authorities or others concerned about the sex dolls actors do not hamper their availability.'

Last year it was revealed that up to 18 consignments of life-size dolls had been seized by the border force officials in Australia since 2013.

The anatomically-correct rubber dolls sent from overseas have been destroyed or used for pending further investigation, a Department of Immigration and Border Protect spokesperson told Daily Mail Australia.

A spokesman said the realistic child dolls, pictured above, could be in violation of Norwegian law and three men have been questioned by detectives

A spokesman said the realistic child dolls, pictured above, could be in violation of Norwegian law and three men have been questioned by detectives

Sexual counselling organisation Sexpo said the highly controversial dolls, which are dressed in clothes and with wigs such as those above, should be made available to give paedophiles 'a channel for their desires'

Sexual counselling organisation Sexpo said the highly controversial dolls, which are dressed in clothes and with wigs such as those above, should be made available to give paedophiles 'a channel for their desires'

The sexualised dolls, which resemble children as young as five, were sold via the Japanese website to paedophiles across the globe.

Trottla founder Shin Takagi, a self-confessed paedophile, has defended his range of dolls, telling Fairfax Media: 'I am an artist'.

He had previously claimed the dolls acted as a substitute to satisfy the needs of the perverts so they did not commit crime against real children.

He said: 'I am helping people express their desires, legally and ethically. It's not worth living if you have to live with repressed desire.'

The sexualised dolls purchased by men in Australia, pictured, were sold via the Japanese website to paedophiles across the globe

The sexualised dolls purchased by men in Australia, pictured, were sold via the Japanese website to paedophiles across the globe

More than 60,000 Australians signed a petition to ban the sale and import of 'these sickening aids for paedophiles'.

The dolls that appear on the Japanese website are dressed in lace or leather lingerie, sometimes completely naked.

Many of the imitation girls are sprawled out on a bed or laid in other provocative positions, often with child-like props like a school uniform and backpack.

Some girls are smiling while others are made to appear as if they crying or in pain, which Mr Takagi stating the dolls are made in a 'variety of expressions to fulfill a variety of client needs'.

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