The Frim Reality of Sex Abuse; Child Sexual Exploitation Is Taking More and More Sinister Forms, from Internet Grooming to the Targeting of Vulnerable Teenagers by Gangs. HANNAH DAVIES Reports

FROM the tragic murder of teenager Ashleigh Hall to the recent imprisonment of an Asian gang for targeting young girls, child sexual exploitation is a growing problem Which is why children's charity Barnardo's is today calling for a Government minister to be appointed to safeguard our children. Last year 145 children were helped by the charity in the region, but this is only "the tip of the iceberg", according to North East Barnardo's child exploitation expert Wendy Sheppard, There are child sexual exploitation services run by Barnardo's in Middlesbrough and Stockton, and in Newcastle there is SCARPA, which is a joint partnership between the Children's Society and Barnardo's. Ms …

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Publication information: Article title: The Frim Reality of Sex Abuse; Child Sexual Exploitation Is Taking More and More Sinister Forms, from Internet Grooming to the Targeting of Vulnerable Teenagers by Gangs. HANNAH DAVIES Reports. Contributors: Not available. Newspaper title: Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England). Publication date: January 17, 2011. Page number: 6. © 2009 MGN Ltd. COPYRIGHT 2011 Gale Group.

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