Police turn to charities for help with teenagers caught up in online child abuse

As new pornography laws come into force, officers say viewing extreme content could lead young people towards abuse images

Police forces are turning to specialist charities and partner agencies to cope with the growing number of teenagers caught up in online child abuse.

As new pornography laws come into force, frontline officers warn that young people are going down a pathway through extreme content that could lead to real-life abusive images of children.