Online grooming cases soar on social media sites like Instagram | 5 News

Published: 11 September 2019
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Children in the UK are at 'unprecedented risk' of being groomed online- according to the NSPCC.

The charity has revealed there's been a huge surge in crimes on social media sites, particularly Instagram.

Last year, a fifth of victims were aged just 11 or under prompting calls for the government to take legal action and fast.

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