Paedophiles groom kids in 20 minutes

Parents have been urged to take more of an interest in their children’s online activities after a study has found paedophiles can groom children in less than 20 minutes.

Researchers at Swansea University looked at the language that groomers use in chatrooms and on social media — and said the results were worrying.

Academics found that paedophiles do not always pose as children and use “highly skilled” techniques to persuade rather than coerce children into doing what they want at alarming speed.