At the age of 14, Jude* was reported to social workers in London after displaying harmful sexual behaviour (HSB) towards a seven-year-old child known to his family.
This kick-started a children's services investigation into his chaotic home life, which was found to be typified by easy access to pornography and incidents of domestic violence.
It emerged he had also been the victim of sexual abuse at the age of 11 by another child.
The teenager's relationship with his mother was another concern. Although social workers found no evidence of her sexually abusing him, there were concerns their close, isolated relationship, with its blurred physical boundaries, was contributing to Jude's skewed sexual development.
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