Nolan exclusive - 134 children arrested in NI for alleged sex offences in the past five years - what is to blame?

Sep 04, 2014, 10:26 AM

Child sex abuse is constantly in the news these days. From shocking cases like Jimmy Savile to Rotherham in England hitting the headlines last week when it was revealed 1400 children had been abused over 16 years. But what happens to children who commit sexual offences? The Nolan show has discovered that 134 children, aged between 12 and 15, have been arrested for alleged sex offences here in the last 5 years. Those offences include rape, sexual assault, sexual activity, indecent exposure, making or possessing indecent photos of children and voyeurism. We hear from Jim Gamble a child protection expert and a former chief executive of CEOP - the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre and Neil Anderson, Head of Service for NSPCC Northern Ireland