Access to porn during lockdowns fuels sharp rise in child-on-child sex abuse
The charity found that many children stumbled across pornographic sites during Covid lockdowns, and some acted out scenes on other children, often their own siblings.
A voluntary therapy service has seen a 44% increase in sexual abuse and sexually harmful behaviour on children by children since the first Covid-19 lockdown.
Children at Risk in Ireland (CARI) says many young people who were stuck indoors during the various lockdowns stumbled across pornographic sites and that some acted out scenes on other children, often their own siblings.
