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Campaign launched to help potential online abusers alter their behaviour

The police have launched a campaign targeting men who groom and abuse children online. The campaign, entitled Stop It Now!, focuses on men who are either already offending or at risk of offending and directs them to support to help them stop. ...

25 Sept 2023 at 10:41

Online grooming crimes reach record levels, NSPCC says

Online grooming crimes have reached record levels in the UK, with more than 7,000 offences recorded by police over the last year for the first time, the NSPCC has said. The children’s charity said the figures, provided by 45 UK police forces,...

01 Nov 2024 at 00:01

Online catfishing abuser believed to have targeted 3,500 victims across world

A Northern Ireland man at the centre of a global web of catfishing, blackmail and sexual abuse is believed by police to have targeted about 3,500 children. From the bedroom of his childhood home near Newry, Alexander McCartney created a ...

25 Oct 2024 at 15:07

‘Avalanche’ of child abuse and exploitation taking place in private – study

Children face an “avalanche” of sexual exploitation and abuse behind closed doors, a study by Scottish researchers has found. A wide-ranging analysis of population-based surveys suggested 7% of children across Western Europe are raped ...

07 Oct 2025 at 11:44

Four-year-old boy youngest victim of online grooming, data shows

A four-year-old boy was among the victims of online grooming, according to data which showed such offences have reached a record high. The NSPCC said the data it had obtained from police forces showing an almost doubling of online ...

13 Nov 2025 at 00:01

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