The Children's Ombudsman has criticised delays in providing services to deal with the hundreds of cases of child sexual abuse carried out by children every year. [/quote]"We know that children who carry out abuse now could end up doing something more in the future. Judy McCarthy, one of the four full-time NIAPP staff, said the number of children with sexually harmful behaviour is significant:She said: "People don't think about sexual abuse as something that children carry out. Good education is essential in helping to prevent sexual abuse, he said. He also pleaded for a proper counselling service for child victims of sex abuse.

Source: Evening echo October 19, 2018 18:33 UTC