NSPCC finally speak out

More children telling ChildLine about female sex abusers

Press Release

09 November 2009

 

ChildLine has seen a large rise in the number of children reporting sexual assaults by women, the helpline reveals today.
New figures show a 132 per cent rise in reports of female sex abuse to the helpline over the last five years. Reports of sex abuse by males have risen more slowly, by 27 per cent in the same period.

Full report is available at :
http://www.nspcc.org.uk/whatwedo/mediacentre/pressreleases/9_november_more_children_telling_childline_wda69526.html