‘Over 300,000 paedophiles in UK will exploit lockdown’

At least 300,000 people in the UK pose a sexual threat to children as paedophiles look to exploit the coronavirus lockdown, the National Crime Agency (NCA) warned on Friday.

Investigators have identified offenders discussing opportunities to abuse children during the COVID-19 crisis in chats online and the police were warning of a spike in abuse with schools closed and youngsters spending more time on the Internet, the Metro newspaper reported.

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