自2013年以来,苏格兰警方在网上虐待和犯罪增加的情况下,正在加紧调查历史性儿童性虐待案。 Police Scotland is intensifying investigations into historic child sexual abuse cases since 2013 amid rising online abuse and offences.

苏格兰警察总长Jo Farrell(Jo Farrell)宣布再次推动调查自2013年以来的基于团体的儿童性剥削历史案件,指出在线儿童性虐待案件逐年上升了20%,过去十年来报告的性犯罪案件上升了45%。 Police Scotland’s Chief Constable Jo Farrell announced a renewed push to investigate historic cases of group-based child sexual exploitation dating back to 2013, citing a 20% year-on-year rise in online child sex abuse and a 45% increase in reported sexual offences over the past decade. 她强调采取以受害者为中心的、了解创伤情况的方法,与全联合王国 " 灯塔行动 " 合作,审查尚未解决的案件,并查明罪犯的模式。 She emphasized a victim-centered, trauma-informed approach, collaborating with the UK-wide Operation Beaconport to review unsolved cases and identify patterns among offenders. Farrell强调数字化犯罪人的威胁日益增加,并承诺在向高级政府官员通报情况和向苏格兰警察署提交报告后,加强调查能力、支持起诉和改善司法成果。 Farrell highlighted growing threats from digitally enabled perpetrators and pledged to strengthen investigative capacity, support prosecutions, and improve justice outcomes, following briefings to senior government officials and a report to the Scottish Police Authority.