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Schoolgirls are being lured into prostitution
19 February 2026
'Labour's Barry Sheerman, chairman of the Children, Schools and Families Select Committee, claimed skilful methods were being used by criminals to lure teenagers into the sex trade.
He warned the "growing national problem" was being made worse by the use of the "sophisticated techniques" and new technology.
He said young men were initially targeting girls at school and acting as their boyfriends before passing them on to older men who would become their pimps.'
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