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Irish_Dem

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4. Child on child crime is more common than reported.

Reply to Jilly_in_VA (Original post)

Sun Sep 21, 2025, 11:12 AM

Sep 21

Some think it might be as high as 20-30% of all crimes against children.

Police often don't want to report these crimes.
Or don't believe it is possible for a child to commit heinous crime,s so
report cases as unsolved.

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Middle school student arrested for 'sextortion.' There could be hundreds of victims [View all] Jilly_in_VA Sep 21 OP

Sounds like an aspiring EPSTEIN Pachamama Sep 21 #1

Middle/intermediate school, 12-13 years old, mwmisses4289 Sep 21 #2

"using explicit material to get gift cards or more explicit content"... riversedge Sep 21 #3

Child on child crime is more common than reported. Irish_Dem Sep 21 #4

As a society, we still believe that children are sweet and innocent (unless they are POC). mwmisses4289 Sep 21 #5

Yes people do not want to go against stereotypes. Irish_Dem Sep 21 #6

Probably will just get probation MichMan Sep 21 #7