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Who鈥檚 Protecting Our Kids?

Mariella Frostrup meets teenage girls who say they have been abused, assaulted or raped by teenage boys, and asks whether we should be doing more to protect our children.

Mariella Frostrup meets teenage girls who say they have been abused, assaulted or raped by teenage boys, and asks whether we should be doing more to protect our children. With exclusive new data from police forces, she reveals how reports of abuse have risen sharply in the past four years, despite government promises to tackle the problem. She asks if social media and pornography could be to blame, and if schools could be handling the problem better.

29 minutes

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Role Contributor
Presenter Mariella Frostrup
Producer Joseph McAuley
Director Joseph McAuley
Executive Producer Diana Martin
Editor Karen Wightman

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