Sex education at primary ‘can prevent abuse’

More specific sex education should be considered at primary school level, according to one of the speakers at an international conference on the treatment of sex offenders which opens in Dublin today .

The National Organisation for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers conference will run until Friday and, for the first time, will feature a public information session, entitled ‘Let’s talk about — understanding sexual abuse causes, consequences, and prevention’.

That event, to be held tomorrow night at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, will feature contributions from Niall Muldoon, the Ombudsman for Children, and Sharon Beattie, director of Safeguarding Ireland.