Children lured on internet

SEXUAL overtures are being made on the internet to children as young as 10 and some youngsters have been asked to meet the instigator.

At a conference yesterday on internet safety, Dr Ethel Quayle, Professor of Child Psychology at University College Cork, said studies showed one in five children aged 10-17 has received sexual solicitation over the internet.

“Studies also show that one in 33 received an aggressive solicitation. They were asked to meet somewhere, called on the telephone or sent regular mail, money or gifts.”