When dating apps turn dangerous

When dating apps turn dangerous

EDINBURGH, United Kingdom, April 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Women looking for love online are being warned of a sinister side to dating apps, with new evidence that abusers may try to groom them to gain access to their children.

Warning as sick paedos target parents on dating apps to access children

Paedophiles may be trying to gain access to children through their parents’ dating apps.

Paedophiles target women on dating apps to access their children

A major new study has found 66% of men who have sexually offended against children using dating apps

Warning that paedophiles are using dating apps to target parents

The report, called Swipe Wrong, is part of a broader investigation into child sexual exploitation

Report spotlights a sinister side to dating apps

Report spotlights a sinister side to dating apps jmorris8 Wed, 09/04/2025 - 15:05 Child sex offenders are using online dating sites at high rates and may be trying to gain access to children through their parents, a report has warned. The report from the Childlight Global Child Safety Institute, hosted at the University, found men who sexually offend against children are nearly four times more likely to use dating sites than non- offenders. The…

Paedophiles 'targeting parents on dating apps to access children'

Paedophiles may be trying to gain access to children through their parents' dating apps, researchers have warned.A report co-led by the University of Edinburgh found men who have sexually offended against children use dating apps daily, leading to calls for stronger regulation of apps used by 381 million people according to Statista.Research by the Childlight Global Child Safety Institute, hosted by the University of Edinburgh, found men who sex…