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This episode contains brief descriptions of child sexual abuse and suicide. Please, take extra care whilst listening.

This is going to be a very tough episode for me to do and a very tough

episode to hear. I find it very, very difficult to cover crimes involving children. I don't

usually do them. I only do so when I think there is something significant to be gained from it.

Maybe if it's an unsolved case that needs justice, or if it's a case shrouded in controversy and the victim is completely

forgotten about in mainstream reporting, or maybe a family would ask me to help. Today isn't

directly any of those, though. The reason I want to cover this,

hopefully, is prevention. To prevent this happening to a young person that you know. Because the number

of victims in this case is in the thousands. Some of them are not even known yet.

And it's feared that there are many people out there doing exactly what the perpetrator in this case did to these children,

ruining lives around the world from their bedroom.

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I'm If you have children in your life, whether they're your own or a family member or a friend,

it's inevitable in this day and age that they will want a mobile phone, a computer

or a gaming system. Technology is part of almost everything we do. Even this, right now,

you're listening to me probably via your phone or a computer. So when our children once start

using the internet, how do we make sure

that they're safe? 50% of all reported crimes are cyber crimes. But only 5% of police funding is

allocated to fighting it in the UK. There are incredible helplines like the cyber helpline who offer expert

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