Girls face 'sexting' threat from peers

Wednesday, May 16, 2012 - 10:00 in Psychology & Sociology

A report commissioned by the NSPCC, conducted in collaboration with King’s College London, reveals the level that ‘sexting’ has reached among teenagers, with schoolgirls facing increasing pressure to provide sexually explicit pictures of themselves, a threat that appears to come from friends and peers rather than strangers.

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