Pornography acts as a 'gateway' to sexual abuse of children with one in five British watching adult films that now view more 'aggressive or extreme' content has warned a charity for children.
The grim warning from the Lucy Faithful Foundation comes after the research has discovered that increasing pornoconsumption among British is one of the most common routes to sexual offenses.
The charity said that 275,000 people are concerned about the sexual behavior of their own or someone else against children last year asked for his support – an increase of 26 percent since 2023.
More than a quarter of the 3,400 people who contacted their helpline who had already insulted, or who were at risk, admitted to have 'a problem with porn', where the charity adds that the actual number is probably even higher.
New research for the charity of child protection has shown that more than 40 percent of British adults are now watching porn, with one in five who views it at least once a week, found a poll of more than 2500 people.
Most of them say that their consumption has become more frequent and 19 percent say that the content they view has become 'aggressive or extreme' over time.
The research shows that young men run the most risk 'to develop an unhealthy relationship with porn'. One in five younger than 35s watches daily and more than 40 percent of men aged 25-34 say that their porn habits stand in the way of daily tasks.
Alastair Simpson, the management of the National Police Chiefs Lead for sexual abuse of children, said: 'Online child abuse continues to grow in prevalence and seriousness, made possible by new technology that makes access to child abuse materials easier.
Pornography acts as a 'gateway' to sexual abuse of children with one in five British watching adult films that now view more 'aggressive or extreme' content has warned a charity for children (file image)
The charity said that 275,000 people are concerned about the sexual behavior of their own or someone else against children who sought his support last year (file image)
“Protecting children against damage is a responsibility that we all share, and although police work works every day to focus on the most harmful criminals that children want to abuse online, we need to see more action from technology companies to regulate and control access to their platforms.”
The Lucy Faithfull Foundation said that more than 275,000 British were sought support from the stop now in 2024 helpers, against 217,889 in 2023.
Dr. Alexandra Bailey, head of psychology at The Charity, said: “It may sound a bit extreme to suggest that escalating pornography hails can cause people to insult online and view the material of sexual abuse of children, but unfortunately it is true.”
Dr. Bailey, who is also an associate professor at the University of Roehampton, added: 'We see people who are looking from looking at legal pornography to more and more extreme content.
“In these cases, the individual builds up a tolerance for the content they view and becomes insensitive to legal pornography for adults, making them look for more extreme material to achieve the same level of satisfaction.”
