Child surfers of net exposed to paedophiles

CHILDREN who surf the net are being exposed to paedophiles.

Government research showed that 86% of children said they had been asked for a face-to-face meeting with someone they had met in a chat room. The research said that a third of all children were now using chat rooms.

The survey was published as part of a Department of Education leaflet on internet safety called Be Wise on the Internet, which included a new website for children.