Child sex offence every 20 minutes NSPCC: Paedo scourge is like a disease and must be blitzed

MORE than 400 children are sexually abused every week in Britain — one every 20 MINUTES, a shock investigation has revealed.

The NSPCC called for urgent action as figures showed nine out of ten paedophiles go unpunished.

A child abuse expert last night said Britain has a massive paedophile problem — which should be treated like an outbreak of DISEASE.

Jon Brown urged the Government to act as shocking figures obtained by the NSPCC showed perverts are lurking the length and breadth of the country.

The 43 police forces in England and Wales recorded 23,097 child sex offences last year. That included rape, incest, child prostitution and pornography.          Full Read