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IICSA published its final Report in October 2022. This website was last updated in January 2023.

Child sexual abuse facilitated online

Summary

Research into child sexual abuse in healthcare contexts sought to:

  • Review of what is known about online facilitated child sexual abuse, quantifying the extent of online facilitated sexual abuse, and the measures used to quantify. The University of Huddersfield was commissioned to conduct this report. 

  • Explore through a small-scale, mixed-methods stud,  children’s and young people’s perspectives on being online, the risks of online sexual harm, education about online sexual harm and improvements needed.

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