Online messaging app Snapchat was used in more than half of all cases recorded by police with six children being targeted ...

The predator allegedly approached the 5-year-old and his brother and mentioned that he was the boy’s friend on Roblox, the ...

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04:15, Thu, Nov 13, 2025 Updated: 04:25, Thu, Nov 13, 2025 A four year old boy was among the victims of online grooming, according to figures which revealed such offences have hit a record high. The ...

The government has announced a new Child Protection Authority, but campaigners warn the reforms are long overdue.

The ban may keep some children out, but it does nothing to fix the harmful architecture awaiting them when they return.

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Social media firms need to do more to protect children from online grooming, the NSPCC said (Alamy/PA) A four-year-old boy was among the victims of online grooming, according to data which showed such ...

Online grooming offences have reached a record high, with police data revealing a four-year-old boy as being among the victims. The NSPCC described the figures, which show an almost doubling of such ...

Australia is entering one of the most dangerous periods of the year for child grooming, with experts warning predators are ...

Detective Superintendent Michael Mullen told Prime Time that gardaí are ‘seeing grooming, sexual exploitation, and sexual abuse as a result of children being ...

Online grooming crimes hit a record high across the UK last year, new data has revealed. Figures provided to the NSPCC by 44 police forces across the UK, show that 7,263 Sexual Communication with a ...