Online grooming crimes in sharp rise as police warn of 'tsunami' of exploitation

Shocking figures reveal a steep rise in reports of children under 13 being groomed online

A charity has released a stark warning after a 'tsunami' of online grooming crime were reported to Police Scotland.

Sir Peter Wanless, NSPCC chief executive, said: "Online grooming is taking place at unprecedented levels and only concerted action will turn the tide on this tsunami of preventable abuse." "Every time I did these things for him, he would ask for more and I felt like it was too late to back out.The NSPCC has said the scale of offended showed the importance of ensuring the Online Safety Bill, which is going through Westminster at the moment, effectively tackles child sex abuse.

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