Youths warned on sharing sexual images of themselves

Young people are being warned that, once they upload sexualised images or videos of themselves online, they no longer have any control over what happens to them.

Meanwhile, a specialist treatment service for child sexual abuse said it has seen a “significant rise” in serious assaults by teenagers on teenagers, exacerbated by the use of sexualised photographs to intimidate and isolate victims.

Spunout.ie, a national youth organisation, described the contents of a European study, reported in yesterday’s Irish Examiner, as “pretty disturbing”, but said they were aware of some of the issues.