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'Sexting' poll shows pressure faced by teens

'Sexting' poll shows pressure faced by teens

'Sexting' poll shows pressure faced by teens
17 October 2013

Six out of 10 teenagers say they have been asked for sexual images or videos, an NSPCC/ChildLine poll seen by the BBC's Newsnight programme suggests.

Of those polled, 40% said they had created a sexual image or video, and about a quarter said they had sent one to someone else by text.

The NSPCC's head, Peter Wanless, said "sexting" was getting much more common. Read the full article here.