Kerry Biggadike, CSE Co‐ordinator
What is Child Sexual Exploitation?
CSE Definition
Sexual exploitation of children and young people under 18 involves exploitative situations, contexts and relationships where the young person (or third person/s) receive ‘something’ (e.g. food, accommodation, drugs, alcohol, cigarettes, affection, gifts, money) as a result of them performing, and/or another or others performing on them, sexual activities.
Child Sexual Exploitation can occur through the use of technology without the child’s immediate recognition; for example being persuaded to post images on the internet/ mobile phones without immediate payment or gain. States of Jersey Police campaign
Grooming models Barnardo’s “Puppet on a String” report identified three broad categories of CSE:
{ Inappropriate relationships
{ ‘Boyfriend’ model of
exploitation and peer
exploitation
{ Organised / networked sexual
exploitation or trafficking
Key facts about CSE
• Age ‐ Sexual exploitation often starts age 12‐13
• Gender – affects girls and boys (but lack of knowledge on young men, CEOP 2011)
• Ethnicity – happens in all communities
• Vulnerability ‐ Any young person can be targeted
• Especially vulnerable groups –
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Looked after children
Children leaving care Children missing from school, home or care
Children with learning difficulties
• Victims may be trafficked (locally, regionally, nationally and internationally)
Jago and Pearce (2008) Typical Vulnerabilities in Children Prior to Abuse
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Living in a chaotic or dysfunctional household
History of abuse
Recent bereavement or loss
Gang association either through relatives, peers or intimate relationships
Attending school with young people who are sexually exploited
Learning disabilities Unsure about their sexual orientation or unable to disclose sexual orientation to their families Friends with young people who are sexually exploited Homeless Lacking friends from the same age group Living in a gang neighbourhood Living in residential care
Living in hostel, bed and breakfast accommodation or a foyer
Low self‐esteem or self‐confidence Young carer Signs and Behaviours seen in Children who are already being Sexually Exploited
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Missing from home or care Physical injuries
Drug or alcohol misuse Involvement in offending Repeat sexually‐transmitted infections, pregnancy and terminations
Absent from school Evidence of sexual bullying and/or vulnerability through the internet and/or social networking sites Estranged from their family Receipt of gifts from unknown sources Recruiting others into exploitative situations Poor mental health Self‐harm Thoughts of or attempts at suicide Offences
Sexual Offences Act 2003
S5 – rape of child under 13
S7 – sexual assault of child under 13
S8 – causing or inciting child into sexual activity
S9 – Sexual Activity with a child
S10 – Causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity
S11 – Engaging in S/A in presence of child
S12 – causing a child to watch S/A
S14 ‐ Arranging or facilitating a child sex offence (child under 16)
S15 – Meeting a child following sexual grooming (child U16)
S47 – Paying for sexual service of a child
S48 – Causing or inciting child prostitution of pornography
S49 – Controlling a child prostitute of a child involved in pornography
S50 – Arranging or facilitating child prostitution or pornography
S57,58,59 – trafficking offences re‐ CSE
S2 Child Abduction Act 1984 (u 16s)
Suspicions / concerns
• Police ‐ 101 (immediate danger 999)
• 0808 800 5000 ‐ NSPCC 24 Hour Child Protection Helpline
• Children’s Services
Support services / further information
• Independent Sexual Violence Adviser
• PACE (Parents Against Child Sexual Exploitation)
• CEOP and Thinkuknow programme
• Barnardo’s
National support for Young People
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Childline ‐ 0800 11 11
This is abuse
In the know
teenSPEAK
The HEART Programme
Respect Not Fear
Zip It
Fearless
Disclosures
• Safeguarding – explain confidentiality limits
• Signposting
• Support for you
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