Children being treated as 'mini sex offenders'

Children responsible for harmful sexual behaviour are too often treated as "mini sex offenders", according to a new report in the UK.

Children being treated as 'mini sex offenders'

Children responsible for harmful sexual behaviour are too often treated as "mini sex offenders", according to a new report in the UK.

They should be considered as children "first and foremost" and not unnecessarily criminalised, the study argued.

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