Child protection experts are visiting places of worship in London
as part of an attempt to ensure some faith groups’ cultural reluctance
to talk about sex does not leave youngsters vulnerable to abuse.
Staff from Barnardo’s are also concerned that religious views prizing virginity and heterosexuality make it more difficult for victims to speak out, as they fear retribution or rejection.
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/child-sex-abuse-experts-will-visit-churches-and-mosques-a3367216.html
Staff from Barnardo’s are also concerned that religious views prizing virginity and heterosexuality make it more difficult for victims to speak out, as they fear retribution or rejection.
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/child-sex-abuse-experts-will-visit-churches-and-mosques-a3367216.html