At least 64 children are sexually abused every day in England and Wales, figures obtained by the NSPCC suggest.
More than 23,000 offences - including rape, incest and gross indecency - were recorded by police in 2009 and 2010, an 8% increase on 2008 and 2009, the charity said.
The figures showed that more than half of the victims were aged between twelve and fifteen, one in four was aged five to eleven, and more than 1,000 were aged four or younger.
Girls were more than six times more likely to be assaulted than boys, with 86% of attacks taking place against females, the figures showed.
Thousands of people come forward every year to report sex crimes against children. But many victims are too young to ask for help. Others are too scared to tell anyone about their suffering until years later.
I think this is very worrying. The fact that more and more (young) children are being abused is something we do need to be concerned about. I think we, as a people and also the government, should act up to this with a hard hand. Children are our future; it is our job as grownups to protect and help them. Sex offenders, child abusers, they should all be tortured to death. Maybe that will scare those sick bastards off.
This is awefull! I think you are completely right about torturing those creeps!! Children are a gift and you should take care of them not treat them like dirt and do whatever you feel like doing with them! Makes me angry to see that there are so many crazy lunatics in this world!
BeantwoordenVerwijderenMore than 1,000 aged younger than 4... Makes me sick to the stommach when I try to imagine this. Really really sick. And indeed, truely worrying that this number is increasing!
BeantwoordenVerwijderenIt's hard though to do something about that. For starters the punishments must be majourly worsened for now they get a few months in prison or something... Or is that just in the Netherlands? Anyway, it's nothing!
I'm affraid as teachers we will have an important role in identifying these victims and to aid them when and where we can. I think there should be paid more attention to how to recognise the signes, also for children who are the victims of violence and not only sex. I like the new campaign by SIRE in particular; www.watkanikdoen.nl.