This petition was submitted during the 2010-2015 parliament
Rejected petition Sending of Sexual Texts to Children
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Incredibly, it’s not illegal for an adult to send a sexual message to a child.
The law hasn't kept up with technology and the way abusers are using the internet to facilitate the abuse of children. The NSPCC is calling for a clear new offence that would always make it illegal for an adult to intentionally send a child a sexual message.
Over 70% of people believe it’s already illegal for an adult to send a sexual message to a child, but shockingly it’s not.
Now is our opportunity to change this. The Government is currently passing the Serious Crime Bill, where there is an opportunity to make this illegal once and for all for an adult to send a sexual message to a child.
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