CISOCA shocked by surge of child-on-child sex cases

The Centre for the Investigation of Sexual Offences and Child Abuse (CISOCA) says it is grappling with a recent explosion of cases of underage sex between young children, with over 30 reported cases in one week. "When I say children having sex with children, I am talking about a four-year-old having sex with a six-year-old, eight and nine, 10 and 11, 12 and 12 , 13 and 13, 14 and 14 {year olds}," CISOCA's head, Superintendent Gladys Brown, said yesterday at the launch of the Child Abuse Reporting System (CARS) at the Mona Visitors' Lodge at the University of the West Indies. She said that her team had been tackling the sexual abuse of children by adults as a priority area, but recent revelations have forced them to rethink their focus.

source: Article 'CISOCA shocked by surge of child-on-child sex cases' by Tanesha Mundle; www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/CISOCA-shocked-by-surge-of-child-on-child-sex-cases_12034866; JamaicaObserver.com; 26 July 2012