Child sex abuse victims should be allowed to seek compensation from those found in possession of online images of that abuse, children’s charities have said.

Child sex abuse victims should be allowed to seek compensation from those found in possession of online images of that abuse, children’s charities in the UK have said.

Several hundred suspected paedophiles including doctors, teachers and former police officers have been arrested in the biggest ever UK crackdown on obscene images of children.

Children as young as two have accessed explicit content online, according to a survey published yesterday.