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A potential link between vaping and child sexual exploitation (CSE) has been revealed
Posted 19 August 2022 | JoTS Online
Content Tags: Updates|Crime|National
UPDATES: CTSI has warned of emerging evidence linking underage vaping with child sexual exploitation, with reports that vapes are being used to groom children. The article explores the intelligence behind the warning and its implications for enforcement and safeguarding.
CTSI has voiced its concerns after the emergence of new evidence that suggests a link between underage vaping and the sexual exploitation of children.
There are reports from several regions across England and Wales that vapes have been supplied to children by shops and other businesses with the intention of grooming them for sexual exploitation. CTSI understands that several live cases ar...
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