UK Up to 100 runaway children could be in hands of sex gangs

30 Jan 2012 | disappearance sexual exploitation

‘Telegraph&Argus’ reports that nearly 100 cases of children as young as 12 being sexually exploited are being investigated in Bradford. Barnardo’s Turnaround Service issued a strong warning about the risk of teenage runaways being physically harmed or lured into prostitution and drugs. The charity said it is dealing with 68 active cases of child sexual exploitation and 27 referrals of youngsters aged between 12 and 17. Children’s charity, the NSPCC, said that running away put youngsters at great risk of physical harm or sexual exploitation.

Source : Argus&Telegraph