Campaign

One in five of girls (21%) and one in ten boys (11%) in the UK are sexually abused before they reach the age of 16. (NSPCC Research: Cawson et al. 2000 Child Maltreatment in the UK: A Study of the Prevalence of Child Abuse and Neglect)

Child sex abuse includes penetration of a child's mouth, vagina or anus by a penis (rape), penetration by a part of abuser's body or another object, sexual touching, masturbation, indecent exposure, use of children in or showing children pornographic films or pictures, encouraging or forcing children into prostitution or encouraging or forcing children to witness sexual acts (Sex Offences Act 2003).

As well as supporting individual victims of child sex abuse, Transformation is campaigning to:

bring a greater awareness of sex abuse and its prevalence in our society
create circumstances to empower victims to be able report their abuse in safety
improve the services and support for victims
reduce the burden of proof against abusers to bring about more prosecutions
hold the agencies responsible for protecting children and young people to account for their actions, particularly where they have been negligent

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