The Oxford grooming trial has been a grim reminder that even though we are living in the 21st Century there are still some people who have medieval attitudes towards young girls. The barbaric treatment of the victims in this case was depraved and must never be allowed to...

Today Stuart Hazell was jailed for life for killing Tia Sharp, the 12-year-old schoolgirl who had become the focus of his sexual interest.

This was a case involving many horrendous elements but there was one that stood out in a particularly worrying way.

Hazell, 37, was a...

If someone committed a crime against you should they be let off if it had happened a long time ago? Or would you still want to see justice done, no matter how much time had passed?

Well today there has been a lot of debate about comments by...

Do you remember the time your mum or dad sat you down for a chat about the birds and the bees? Good for them if they did but I bet it was a conversation you were desperate to end. For many parents and children talking about sex is excruciatingly embarrassing...

It is quite simply staggering that up to one in three sexual assaults on children are committed by other children.

Last year police forces in England and Wales who replied to our FoI request had dealt with at least 5,000 cases of child sexual abuse committed by...

Today is Safer Internet Day. Never has the issue been so topical and urgent. We've all heard reports that teenagers are becoming increasingly sexualised. Images of scantily clad pop stars on MTV are nothing new, but what would you think if we said that girls as young as...

A recent Guardian article examining the definitions of paedophilia and the extent of sex offending has kicked off a fevered debate between academics and members of the public.

But while it raised some important questions about how we should deal with the problem of sexual abuse it skirted...

As the curtain begins to fall on what has been a phenomenally successful summer of sport, it's hard not to feel buoyed up by the wave of positivity that has engulfed the nation. The Olympics and Paralympics have firmly embedded sport within the hearts and minds of Britons everywhere, instilling...

Today's (1 September 2012) 15th anniversary of the introduction of the sex offender register brings a surprise present for the very people it was designed to control - and a nasty surprise for anyone with the protection of children at heart.

From today, paedophiles and other criminals who have...

When was the last time your children watched a hardcore porn video online? I'm guessing you're all outraged and shouting 'never' but how sure are you about what children are viewing online?

Leaving aside any debate about the rights and wrongs of pornography in society let's be clear about...

If someone commits a sexual assault against a child you'd probably expect them to be brought to justice. In fact, you'd usually assume they would go straight to jail. And you'd certainly find it very worrying if most offences against children went unpunished.

So you will be...