Society 'must urgently face up to the reality' of sexual abuse of children by children

Calls are being made for a multi-agency national strategy to combat child sexual abuse and update sex education in schools. Picture: PA

The scale of sexual abuse of children by children is a reality that Irish society “must urgently face up to”, campaigners have said.

It comes as new figures show that 20% of detected sexual violence reported in 2019 involved juveniles as both victims and suspected offenders.