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Police Scotland has denied labelling paedophiles 'minor-attracted people' in a major report after it came under fire for the 'deeply disturbing' term.
The document, which assessed the force's performance during the past year, outlined that Police Scotland has been working to support a European project in order to 'counter the effects of child sexual exploitation'.
Detective Chief Superintendent Sam Faulds, Head of Public Protection for Police Scotland, said: 'We utterly condemn anyone who commits sexual offences against children, be it individuals or organised paedophile networks, and we work tirelessly to bring them to justice.
'Police Scotland does not use the term Minor-Attracted Person to describe this type of offender and any suggestion otherwise completely misrepresents our position.
Police Scotland has been slammed for describing paedophiles as 'minor-attracted people' in a crucial end-of-year report (file image)
'The term referenced in a Police Scotland report in June 2022 was quoted from proposal documents for the establishment of the Horizon Project, a European consortium to tackle child sexual abuse and exploitation.
'At the first meeting of the consortium, in Warsaw in September 2022, Police Scotland officers successfully lobbied for the MAP term to be removed from recognised terminology used by more than 20 European partners.
'Our view was that the term was entirely unacceptable in describing someone either involved in sexual offending against children or who has indecent
