UK's Childline hearing More Reports of Female Sexual Abuse of Children

**coffeecup248** · 9th-November-2009

From BBC News Online today (9th November 2009):

Claims of sex abuse by women grow

By Hannah Richardson
BBC News education reporter

A huge rise in the number of children calling to report sexual abuse by women has been revealed by Childline.

Over the past five years, the charity says the number of such calls has risen five times faster than youngsters reporting abuse by a man.

Of 16,094 children who called Childline about sex abuse last year, 2,142 told of abuse by a woman, up 132% on 2004-5.

Men still account for the majority of child abuse claims, but the NSPCC said female sex abuse was under-reported.

This is because there is a reluctance or unwillingness on the part of professionals to acknowledge or identify sexual abuse by females, the charity suggested.

The research follows the recent high-profile case of nursery worker Vanessa George, who abused children in her care. She was a member of an internet paedophile ring which included another woman.

Mothers

Childline's report did not claim that sexual abuse by women was on the rise.

It instead suggested that, as more boys were tending to call its helpline, more cases were being reported.

“ Many would find it shocking that any woman - let alone a mother - can sexually assault a child ”

The research said nearly two-thirds (1,311) of the claims it received about sex abuse by a female involved the child's mother.

Just over twice as many victims (2,972) said they had been abused by their father - which amounted to 45% of calls about sex abuse by males.

The number of children claiming to have been abused by men grew by 27% in the same four-year period.

The Childline research also showed that 42% more children were calling the helpline in 2008-09 than in 2004-5.

Sue Minto, head of Childline, said: "Most sex abuse calls to Childline come from girls saying they were assaulted by a male.

"But a growing number of callers now say they were sexually abused by a female. This may be partly because more boys are calling us than previously.

"Many would find it shocking that any woman - let alone a mother - can sexually assault a child. But they do."

CHILDLINE CONTACTS

Childline is a free, confidential helpline which can be contacted on 0800 1111
You can also send e-mails via the Childline website
'Internalising'

Dr Lisa Bunting, senior researcher at the NSPCC, who has studied the issue, said: "There is such an intense stigma in disclosing incidents of abuse by women.

"We get a lot of stigma with any type of sex abuse, but this is particularly the case in the participation of women."

She said this often led to victims "internalising" the abuse because they could not believe it had happened and did not think they would be believed.

She added: "If you don't think females are capable of committing sex offences, then you are never going to be looking for that."

The Childline report said the issue of female sex offending was not well reflected in policy, practice and guidance on child protection and offender management.

It added: "It is important that regardless of what is currently known about the numbers of female offenders, more is done to understand the nature of sexual offending by women [and to] raise awareness among the public so that they can report it."

BBC News source.

**6ame** · 9th-November-2009

What is with the BBC recently? They no longer sweep this shit under the carpet, maybe the head honchos are sick and tired of burying news just because women are the perpetrators, if so, good for them, they should report regardless of gender.

I would just like them to grow some bollocks and allow comments on their stories, they're pussies in that area.

**Nynrah Ghost** · 9th-November-2009

Quote from 6ame

What is with the BBC recently? They no longer sweep this shit under the carpet, maybe the head honchos are sick and tired of burying news just because women are the perpetrators, if so, good for them, they should report regardless of gender.

I would just like them to grow some bollocks and allow comments on their stories, they're pussies in that area.

I think it is because we are reaching a point where they cannot keep hiding female perpetrators as to insinuate that women are sugar n spice. More men and children start reporting female misconduct gradually as well.

**Percy** · 9th-November-2009

Sue Minto, head of ChildLine, said:

"Many would find it shocking that any woman - let alone a mother - can sexually assault a child. But they do."

Yeh, keep on saying it.

But not at all shocking that a man - let alone a Father, eh? Oh no.

You expect a man to don't you Sue.

You are happy to remain fat, dumb and happy and ignore the data.

Just think, those kiddies who phone your 'Childline' live in hope that you actually care for the truth. Poor little buggers. I wonder how many of them were told that 'Mummy didn't mean to whack you with the iron, She is probably just a bit upset because of what your father did'.

**coffeecup248** · 9th-November-2009

The Daily Mail also running the story (with comments), although its buried right at the bottom of their front page.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...ChildLine.html

**TheDude** · 9th-November-2009

I think it has to do with society waking up in general, the media are just following suit.

Just how society works, it releases rights one step at a time. First only elites had rights, then women got rights, now men are getting rights.

Sure, the MRA and men's activists are doing some good work to help speed up the process, but to be fair, I think its the same as feminists taking credit for women's rights.

The process is organic and its going to happen regardless of movements, just natural evolution, and the different movements just speed it up.

**Male-Perspective** · 9th-November-2009

I read this report when it was released.
Other statistics included the significant increase in boys using Childline to report bullying. One report suggested that calls to Childline from boys outnumber those from girls. Boys, it seems, are not as reluctant to report and complain about their treatment as they perhaps once were, and this can only be a good thing.
Other UK statistics that reveal that men are reporting more incidents of female perpetrated domestic violence and abuse.
These issues are starting to appear in the news frequently, as is the "alarming" rise in general female violence and anti-social behaviour over the past few years.

It does irritate me when I read comments that suggest that it is some how more shocking when women commit these crimes... the implication being that it is relatively normal behaviour for men!

However, what is encouraging about these statistics is that it reveals a growing trend in men to be more forward about reporting the abuse they are subjected to, and that the "taboo" and "stigma" attached to female battery and abuse of males is beginning to fade.

Those boys who have called Childline will, in 10-years time, be MEN.
They will be men who are prepared to stand up for themselves, their rights, their protection.

The myth that "women don't abuse" has been blown out of the water and the feminist "lace veil" that has for decades obscured this issue will be ripped away and torn to bits before long.

**frostyboy** · 9th-November-2009

I wonder if British Airways and other airlines will consider scrapping their policy of refusing to allow male passengers to sit next to children whom they are not related to, now that the true scale of female paedophilia is beginning to be exposed.

Personally, I doubt they will.

**johnkimble1** · 9th-November-2009

"The process is organic and its going to happen regardless of movements, just natural evolution, and the different movements just speed it up."

I suppose this is true, but only if you have a genuine working democracy, and politicians in power without an hardline anti-male agenda.

The crimes of female paedophiles have been covered up for so long. I don't know any names, but it has been alleged by various different people working for child protection charities that many academics in the field have staked their reputation on there being next to no female paedophiles.

If the academics tell the police and governement thre are no female paedophiles then the fact is they don't make policies designed to find them, and the police don't bother looking for them nor their victims. It's a vicious circle - you don't look for the female sex offenders, thus you don't catch them, thus officially there aren't any and so therefore we needn't look for any (and we don't take the claims of their victims very seriously) etc etc

Breaking such a cycle would be difficult at the best of times, yet given the sort of politician we've got in power it's a miracle.

When you think aboout it, the main reason thuis is now newsworthy is becasue of the recent female paedophile ring found abusing kids in nurseries. How was this ring exposed? Was it the policebecoming suspicious of one of the women? Was it soneone tracking them online? Was it the parents concerend abotu theri child's behaviour and fear of the staff?

No it was none of these - they were caught only due to someone finding the pictures on the sole male ring member's laptop. If they'd excluded men fully from theri activities like the gender feminists do they'd still be happily molesting kids.

**nevosopelo** · 9th-November-2009

Quote from 6ame

What is with the BBC recently? They no longer sweep this shit under the carpet, maybe the head honchos are sick and tired of burying news just because women are the perpetrators, if so, good for them, they should report regardless of gender.

I would just like them to grow some bollocks and allow comments on their stories, they're pussies in that area.

As far as I know justice "MUST" be genderless. This truth, regretably, escapes the judges in the family courts. Unless, the crime committed against the child is too gross to ignore. Even then, judges are always searching for reasons to justify cruelty and even infanticide by mothers and women in general.

This state of affairs in the family courts do nothing to improve the protection of children, thus, the maxim "in the best interest of the children" becomes meaningless. It can also be said that by the continuance of these "interpretations" it may be construed that the judges are aiding and abetting child cruelty.

NEVO

**nivek** · 9th-November-2009

the NSPCC said female sex abuse was under-reported.

This is because there is a reluctance or unwillingness on the part of professionals to acknowledge or identify sexual abuse by females, the charity suggested.

The NSPCC also admitted that it is part of the problem, and said that they will reflect this in future campaigns ...............

**Celtic Druid** · 9th-November-2009

I've seen this same story on all the major news channels in the UK.

ok, so I'm cynical, but maybe the BBC were just following suit on the headline.

Either way it's going to make a lot of people rethink their own ingrained prejudices.

The ChildLine report said the issue of female sex offending was not well-reflected in policy, practice and guidance on child protection and offender management.

the NSPCC said female sex abuse was under-reported.

This is because there is a reluctance or unwillingness on the part of professionals to acknowledge or identify sexual abuse by females, the charity suggested.

It's bloody rich coming from Childline and the NSPCC, who themselves along with many government agencies have colluded in a culture of silence about females who sexually abuse children.

It's not news to the informed regulars here, but why has it taken this long to inform the public, if this alarming rise began 5 years ago?

There have been many different self-serving groups, not just feminists, academics and politicians, who have 'knowingly' conspired to downplay the existence of female sexual abusers of children for decades now. All of these parties are indirectly guilty of aiding these abusive women, by turning a blind eye in order to to satisfy their own agendas. How many children could have been protected if this wasn't so? Shame on these putrid excuses for human beings!!

**Daveyone** · 10th-November-2009

http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/...eports-on-rise
I think by now it should be assumed both men and woman are capable
of attrosities as is it is possible for their to be caring parents of both sexes so could this be some form of absurd equality that makes it not so un heard of for a guy to be a nurary school teacher for instance

http://www.daveyonefamilylawman.blogspot.com/

**johnkimble1** · 12th-November-2009

Quote from frostyboy

I wonder if British Airways and other airlines will consider scrapping their policy of refusing to allow male passengers to sit next to children whom they are not related to, now that the true scale of female paedophilia is beginning to be exposed.

Personally, I doubt they will.

That was my thought on the issue too.

However, in a moral sense it doesn't really matter what proportion of one gender commits the crime. Both are obviously capable of it, so we shouldn't discrimination by gender just as we quite rightly don't discriminate against one particular race just because they commit a slightly proportionate amount of a particular crime.

**shaazam** · 12th-November-2009

""This is because there is a reluctance or unwillingness on the part of professionals to acknowledge or identify sexual abuse by females, the charity suggested."

from nivek's post !!

sure cause folk think in terms of urban myths and it is currently not Kosher to think of wimyn as child molesters

not by professionals or the media

wimyn are respresented as nurturers and carers - sure many to most are !!

but the subset set of wimyn molesters will not be gladly acknowledged as such as recognition would throw the whole wimyn's lying paradigm - men are natural born rapists and child molesters right outta whack !!

the story is proffered she as a child was abused by some male family member or relation as uncle or dad and was not fully responsible for molesting the kids suffering some sort of generated chronic character glitch into adulthood - the blame by proxy sheeted home to the male relative