Child Sex Arrests

Three times as many paedophiles were arrested in the UK last year as in 2006–07, according to figures published by the Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre. Set up in April 2006 to tackle sex offenders and protect children from abuse, the CEOP centre reported that 297 suspects were arrested and 131 children had been protected in 2007/08 and that nearly one million images of abuse had been processed. The centre also claimed that 25 of the UK’s highest risk offenders had been located through CEOP action, including 10 who were found after their details were posted online.