Less than half of those put on trial in Greater Manchester over child abuse images were convicted last year
manchestereveningnews.co.ukLess than half of the people put on trial over indecent images of children in Greater Manchester were convicted last year.According to government figures, the conviction rate for child abuse images is falling in the city region.In 2019 when there were 293 prosecutions, just 140 convictions were made; or 48pc of total cases.In 2016, the percentage of convictions stood at 54pc and in 2018 it was 51pc.Of the 293 total prosecutions last year, those involving white men aged between 30 and 39 were the most common, with a total of 69 cases.Just two Greater Manchester cases involved women – although there were six prosecutions where the gender of the accused was unknown.A total of 15 cases involved young people aged between 18 and 20, and 11 cases.
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