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FOUND: Covid an accelerant for child exploitation police say | Mind Blowing Facts

AFP Commissioner Reece Kershaw says the level of sexual violence against children is on the rise. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

Child exploitation is increasing in Australia and elsewhere with COVID-19 lockdowns accelerating access, police say.

More than 36,000 reports of child sexual exploitation were made to the Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation (ACCCE) in the year to June 2022 - a 62 per cent increase on the previous year.

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