Shocking report claims British overseas territory of St Helena is rife with child abuse, domestic violence and sexual exploitation

A shocking report which was never published claims the British overseas territory of St Helena is rife with child sexual abuse, domestic violence and sexual exploitation.

A child protection charity – which was dispatched to St Helena Island and Ascension Island last summer by the British government – uncovered a vile ‘cultural acceptance of the sexualisation of children’.

Health workers on St Helena told respected UK charity, The Lucy Faithfull Foundation, that ‘sexual violence and brutality were endemic’.

Meanwhile, the charity reported there were a number of ‘serial’ sex offenders on St Helena despite a population of just 3,800 inhabitants.

The charity also called for a review into policing on the South Atlantic island, where many officers are English, over ‘significant’ concerns.  (more...)

Shocking report claims British overseas territory of St Helena is rife with child abuse, domestic violence and sexual exploitation