Almost 100 Leicestershire children or young people were sexually abused by offenders who met and groomed them online, a child protection charity reported today.
The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, (NSPCC) asked police forces across the country to identify abuse cases where the first contact was made online, chiefly through social media.
The charity asked the 44 forces across England and Wales how many sexual offences against under-18s they had recorded between...
