Reports of abuse in UK churches, mosques and Sikh
temples have risen by 20 per cent in the past year – and half of them
involve children. At least
five new church sex offences are reported to police each week – and half
of them involve children, according to shocking new figures.
Statistics
from forces across the UK reveal that the number of sex offences
reported to have taken place in religious buildings has risen by 20 per
cent in the past year.