Prosecuting all child porn offenders in Britain would take 20 years

The toll of child porn offences is now so high it would take police and the courts nearly 20 years to prosecute even those currently operating in Britain, it was claimed yesterday.

Child protection experts said the police have seized an estimated 300million indecent images in just two years - which are increasingly extreme and involving younger and younger children.

MPs heard that exploitation of children on social networking sites including Facebook has also seen a major rise, with many of the abusers operating from abroad and very difficult to track down.

John Carr, of the Children’s Charities Coalition of Internet Safety, revealed yesterday that at the current rate, it would take until 2032 to prosecute the child sex predators currently operating in Britain.  (more...)

Prosecuting all child porn offenders in Britain would take 20 years