Childline reports 16% increase in victims of sexual exploitation

Service attributes rise from last year to greater awareness among children and increase in online targeting

The number of child sexual exploitation victims counselled by Childline has risen by 16% in a year, with perpetrators believed to be increasingly preying on targets online.

The NSPCC’s round-the-clock service delivered 4,500 counselling sessions in 2018-19 to children and young people who were coerced or forced into sexual activity, with the youngest victim aged just nine.

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from Children | The Guardian https://ift.tt/353Pu0K