Child-on-child sex abuse cases DOUBLE in just two years
Child-on-child sex abuse cases DOUBLE in just two years: Almost 16,000 cases where accused and victim were both under 18 were reported in 12 months, BBC probe finds Figures show 7,866 sexual abuse cases reported from April 2016 to March 2017 Between 2018 and 2019, the number had more than doubled to 16,102 cases In about 10 per cent of cases, the alleged perpetrator was aged ten or under
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Reports of child-on-child sexual abuse doubled in two years, it was revealed last night.
Police figures show that 7,866 cases of sexual abuse – where both the alleged perpetrator and victim were under 18 – were reported between April 2016 and March 2017.
Two years later, between 2018 and 2019, the number had more than doubled to 16,102. In 2019 to 2020, there were 14,915 cases.
Reports of child-on-child sexual abuse doubled in two years, it was revealed last night, as numbers rose from 7,866 cases between 2016 and 2017 to 16,102 between 2018 and 2019 (stock image)
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