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Claims of sex abuse by women grow

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A huge rise in the number of children calling to report sexual abuse by women has been revealed by ChildLine.

Over the past five years, the charity says the number of such calls has risen five times faster than youngsters reporting abuse by a man.

Alison Holt reports.

READ MORE: Claims of sex abuse by women grow

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