Men have been committing sexual attacks since the beginning of time. Mostly, it is against women, but in some circum-stances, like in prison, the victims are other men.

Robin, SJ, USA

get a grip guys ! i live in barcelona and there is no watershed ! and some programs shown during the day should be shown at night ! but i am from scotland and now live in spain ! and the kids are far more respectfull here than in the uk ! so i dont think you can blame it on tv etc , its the parents

thomas, barcelona, spain

It doesn't surprise me that there is an increase of sexual bullying. With all that porn so easily available on the internet and in the local shop. Boys must grow up thinking it is normal to abuse good looking females.

claire, Bucks,

'Right on' PC liberal agendas that do not acknowledge the advancement and impact of new technologies of mass consumption, have blinkered those who's misguided high moral ground left the rest of us, who are still in the 'real world', years ago. Society will stay damaged until 'PC' is abandoned.

Andy, Liverpool, UK

Do away with the 'right' to an 'education' and make students act appropriately to earn their right to an education. Those who bully or abuse are simply removed and must face the legal system, as they should be held responsible for their actions outside the fantasy world of school.

Clany, Springfield, Kentucky, USA

There are 2 things wrong ,and the acronym for both is "PC" (i.e. political correctness and personal computer (i.e. internet access). That's it plus perhaps some media on tv.

andreas, london, UK

Alison I couldn't agree more! Surely the age at which a person is able to know right and wrong and the age they are able to meaningfully know whether they want to have sex must be about the same age? 10 is too young an age for criminal capacity, and 16 too old for sexual consent. 13/14 for both?

Paul, Hertford,

Kash, it is not SRE that is the problem, it is parents letting their kids watch sex on TV and DVD and the internet at such a young age.

It is violent sex they are watching. That is what they are copying. Some more research needs to be done on this. This really starts with home education.

Talese Amer, London,

Isn't it about time that teachers were allowed to discipline children in their classroom again? I'm not talking corporal punishment, but since the onset of PC, children have more 'rights' than adults & are therefore growing up with no respect for authority figures...

Rich, Marlow, UK

The NSPCC comments are interesting. To this group, children are incapable of harmful actions without having been "abused" in some way by someone over 16. As soon as a child reaches 16, it is seen as inherently dangerous. The age of consent and the age of criminal responsibility must equalised.

Alison Newton, Derby,

Is it not surprising when we are teaching kids as young a 5 SRE (Sex Relation Education) that this sort of behaviour will arise and increase in the future.

Kash, London, England

We could have a lot more rape and sexual assault in 10 or 20 years when these kids have "honed their skills".

Tim, Worcester, UK