A study has lifted the lid on online child sex abuse in modern-day America, showing that nearly 16 percent of minors have been pressured into everything from sexting to taking sexual photos of themselves and sharing them over the internet.
Research from the University of New Hampshire in Durham shows significantly higher rates of online child abuse than were uncovered by past studies, which indicated rates of between 5-12 percent.
As well as worrying numbers of children being groomed online by adult predators (5.4 percent), the study also revealed other types of abuse — such as non-consensual sexting and revenge porn — linked to peers and even dating partners.
