One of your worst fears comes true. While checking this out, you discover he has been looking at pornography. What is this? I never said this was okay! What do I say now? My son is a PERV! He is not a perv. He is a typical, normal, almost-teenage boy who is curious about sex.
The court heard she ‘was groomed at the age of 10 in relation to this type of behaviour’
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A then year-old girl downloaded hundreds of videos and images of infants and young children raped and tortured, a court has heard. The court heard it was alleged the teen believed paedophilia was an acceptable sexuality and that she could access the dark web, using a specialised internet browser to reach hidden sites online. She is accused of possessing images and videos classified as category one, graphically featuring sexual activity. She cannot be named because she is a minor. It came to the attention of social workers in following concerns she had been sexually exploited online.
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Surprisingly, the average age of a child the first time they see internet pornography is 11 years. Tweens and teens are at the age of natural curiosity about sex. When presented with the opportunity and such easy access, many are choosing to view pornography — and doing it more than once. Highly sexualized, violent material poses many risks for a developing brain. In the adolescent years when brains are still developing, viewing porn can deform the pleasure centers of their brain. Neurological research has found that pornography is particularly addictive because of the neuro-chemical release in the brain that occurs while viewing it. Studies have shown that kids who viewed pornography for hours each week have less gray matter in their brain than those who did not view it.