US EditionChildren and 13 Years of Age, the Profile of Children Who Experience Sexual Violence Through Networks: 25 per Cent of Perpetrators Are Family Members
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The average age of minors who are victims of sexual violence through social networks and/or the Internet is 13 years and girls account for 60.7% of the cases. These are the main conclusions of the report After the screen: sexual violence against children in the digital environment published on Thursday and elaborated by Save the Children, which also notes that 65.2% of the cases end up with a conviction, which means a "significant decrease" from…
The average age of victims of online sexual abuse in Spain is 13, and girls make up the majority, representing 61% of cases, according to the latest report from Save the Children, which warns that these crimes have increased by 13% in two years. Reports of digital sexual offenses against children exceeded 1,000 in 2024, although this children's rights organization cautions that "these figures are just the tip of the iceberg," since, according to…
In this context, Save the Children presents today a new analysis, After the screen: sexual violence against children in the digital environment based on the study of 23 sentences corresponding to 28 cases of online grooming that occurred in the period 2023-2024 in Spain. All of them judicialized and with resolution, which reflect only a small part of the cases of violence that occur in the digital environment. According to the latest data of the…
Madrid. The average age of victims of sexual abuse in networks is 13 years in Spain and girls are the majority, accounting for 61% of the cases, according to Save The Children's latest report, which warns that these crimes have grown by 13% in two years. Complaints for digital sexual crimes against children exceeded 1,000 in 2024, although this pro-inflation organization warns that "these data are only the tip of the iceberg." According to a rec…
The Internet is part of the daily life of children, especially from the age of 11. It is a space for socialization, leisure and learning, but also a "risk environment when there are no adequate protection mechanisms", says Save the Children in a new study on the digital sexual violence suffered by children through the network, which indicates that almost seven out of ten aggressors (67 per cent) are from the victims' environment.
The Average Age of Victims of Digital Sexual Abuse Is 13 Years and in 60 per Cent of Cases Are Girls
The average age of victims of sexual abuse in digital settings is 13 years and girls are concentrated in most cases, accounting for 61 per cent of the total, according to the latest Save the Children report, which also warns that these crimes have increased by 13 per cent in the last two years.
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