Digital technology can be a source of the 'most grotesque' exploitation and abuse of children

Policing Authority welcomes garda progress in reducing the backlog in the examination of digital devices for child abuse imagery

In his foreword to the report, authority chair Bob Collins said it had devoted “considerable attention” to the implementation of the recommendations of the Inspectorate’s report on Child Sexual Abuse in 2012 and updated in 2017. Picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins Photos

Digital technology can be a source of the “most grotesque” exploitation and abuse of children and “no stone” should be left unturned in trying to eliminate the scourge, the Policing Authority has said.

The authority welcomed garda progress in reducing the backlog in the examination of digital devices for child abuse imagery – an issue that has been repeatedly highlighted over the years by oversight bodies and the courts.