Child-on-child sex abuse revealed in British report

Children as young as 12 are carrying out "shocking" sexual violence against other children, according to an official British report published on Tuesday. The Office for the Children's Commissioner for England warned that rape was considered "normal and inevitable" in some areas, particularly among gangs. Deputy Children's Commissioner Sue Berelowitz highlighted the "sheer levels of sadism" uncovered by the two-year inquiry into child exploitation and gangs. "We have found shocking and profoundly distressing evidence of sexual assault, including rape, being carried out by young people against other children and young people. "This is a deep malaise within society from which we must not shirk," she said. The report found that 2,409 youngsters in Britian were known to be victims of child sexual exploitation by gangs and groups.