In a society where child sexual abuse is shrouded in secrecy and denial, the
vast majority of abused children and adult survivors remain silent about the
abuse they have suffered. Coercive techniques (grooming) of child sexual
abuse offenders and the failure of child protection systems to protect victims
and support disclosure exacerbate the situation. The abuse continues when
photographic evidence of child sexual abuse is circulated through new
technologies and child protection systems fail to coordinate their actions to
identify and protect the victims.
