It is therefore unsurprising to learn that the National Police Chief Council’s (NPCC) National Analysis of Police-Recorded Child Sexual Abuse & Exploitation has revealed that 52 per cent of all reported child sexual abuse and exploitation (CSAE) and image-based abuse was perpetrated by another child aged 10 to 17.
Our team receives regular enquiries from children and teenagers looking for legal advice after experiencing this type of abuse.
It is highly likely that the analysis from the NPCC barely scratches the surface of the issue, as these offences often go unreported.
Social consequences
Victims – largely girls – fear the social consequences from their peers of coming forward, as well as reprisal from the adults they could turn to. They may worry that they won’t be believed, or that they will be blamed for what happened to them. They may also be concerned that their complaint will be dismissed or not taken seriously.
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