Police warn parents as girls are groomed

Thursday 6th March 2008, 2:30PM GMT.

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LOCAL children are at risk from internet paedophiles and parents can do more to protect them, police have warned.

Officers have investigated two incidents involving young girls who are feared to have been groomed by men off-island. They are urging parents to take action to prevent this from happening.

‘Just because we live on an island does not mean we are immune. We do feel safe in our little community but there are people out there who will try,’ said Inspector Garry Fusellier. ‘Children might not realise they are being groomed so it’s really for parents to try and spot.’

* More information on protecting children is in a leaflet issued by police, or at www.ceop.gov.uk