ChildLine has published a report about children’s experiences of sexual grooming. Findings include, during 2011/12: 5% (15,993) of contacts received by ChildLine were about sexual abuse, making it the fifth most common reason for contact; in 413 counselling interactions the child specifically described aspects of sexual grooming; and in cases involving grooming where the age was known, the age group with the highest number of counselling interactions was 12-15 year olds (62%). |
Source: NSPCC Press Release 15 November 2012 |
Further information: Caught in a trap: the impact of grooming in 2012. (PDF) |