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1700 Scottish children abused in a year

At least 30 children every week fall victim to sex offenders in Scotland – equivalent to one whole primary school class every seven days, police have revealed.

More than 1,700 vulnerable youngsters were reported as victims last year, but thousands more will have suffered in silence with no record of the atrocities against them.