52% Of Child Sexual Abuse Is Committed By Other Children Due To Porn

Kids learn how to do things by watching the adults in their lives. These days, they learn new words or are taught lessons by popular cartoons and YouTubers. But with the youth growing up with technology, their teacher has become the media. They’ve gained easy access to apps, websites, and pornography.

And when these young children – mostly boys – stumble upon PornHub, they witness countless videos of men forcing themselves on a woman. So they start doing it, too. After all, if it’s okay for an adult to do and the “woman likes it,” then why can’t they?

This week, the National Police Chief's Council (NPCC) reported some shocking findings that confirmed our fears about pornography and behavior. In 2022, 107,000 reports were made to police in England and Wales of alleged sexual offenses against children, from rapes to sexual abuse images. 

52% of the alleged offenders were children. A decade ago, kids made up only a third of the perpetrators. Officials received reports of 14,800 rapes and sexual assaults against children ages 10 to 17. The overwhelming majority of the suspects were boys. Although 82% of the perpetrators are male, young girls are also taking part in sexual communication and taking indecent images.

“This is predominantly a gender-based crime of boys committing offenses against girls," NPCC lead for child protection, Ian Critchley, said. Most pornographic websites don't require anything of users to watch their content. While they state you have to be 18, there aren't restrictions stopping kids from watching videos on incest, rape, violence, or other horrific acts society has dubbed as "kinks."

Critchley continued, “I think that is being exacerbated by the accessibility of violent pornography and the ease with which violent pornography is accessible to boys and, therefore, a perception that is [normal] behavior, and that person can carry out that behavior that they are seeing online in the most violent way against other peers as well." Where are the parents? Where is the fight against porn giants like Aylo (formerly MindGeek)?

One-third of the attacks took place within the family. Eight out of ten times, the victims knew their attacker, and the most common setting for abuse took place at home.

I think that is being exacerbated by the accessibility of violent pornography.

“Clearly, the accessibility to smartphones has just rocketed, not just in relation to 11 to 16 year olds, but in relation to under-10s as well. That accessibility has really exacerbated that, and I think this is a debate that does need to be had in our society,” Critchley noted. 

"We're living in a time when anyone of any age can access harmful and abusive pornography online," the report added. "The impact of the next generation can't be understated, with some children being exposed to pornography at nine years old." An article by The Daily Mail shares that 97% of minors 12 to 15 own a smartphone, and 83% from 5 to 7 use a tablet. I believe the age is decreasing, as I'm witnessing more toddlers with iPads.

Anyone of any age can access harmful and abusive pornography online.

So now, not only do kids have to worry about pedophiles – they also have to worry about other minors. The deputy director for child sexual abuse at the National Crime Agency, Wendy Hart, said around 830,000 adults in the UK are estimated to pose a danger to children, and the "severity of offending has increased, as have the complexities faced by law enforcement in tackling it." 

Offenses involving AI are also being reported to police, including the generation of pornographic images of women. “We are now seeing hyperrealistic images and videos of abuse being created using artificial intelligence, for example, while the rollout of end-to-end encryption by technology platforms makes it a lot more difficult for us to protect children.”

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