A "modelling agency" web site contains images of children that are provocative but not indecent or illegal. But what if it were a sign of more sinister activities?
A senior duty and assessment practitioner reveals how she considered breaking the law to uncover suspected child abuse
I've recently been working on a case involving children being photographed for a "modelling agency". Before this, one of the men in question had come to our attention (not for the first time) in relation to his obsession with children's socks. Strange, but there was no evidence that this was abusive to children.
I, and others, felt uncomfortable. There was a fear that a child or children might be abused before we could take any action, but at this point the case was closed. A few months later, a further referral was received.
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