white, and you re a victim of that crime. it s as simple as that. last year, police forces in england and wales recorded well over 100,000 sexual offences against children. also tonight: donald trump vows to press on with his presidential campaign, even if convicted of crimes, over allegedly keeping classified documents. judges rule the mayor of london can expand the city s ultra low emission zone for the worst polluting vehicles. commentator: it s lauren james. 0h! england activate their cheat code! that is absolutely sensational. and, a screamerfor the lionesses, takes them a step closer to the knock out stages, of the world cup. 0n bbc london: 0n newsnight, after the ulez by election, what is labour s big general election idea? despite a 20 point poll lead on the most divisive questions, is keir starmer too reluctant to lead? hello there. we begin this evening with a story of courage and strength, displayed by a remarkable young woman. poppy is 18, and was sexually abused
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I am like any other person probably going through it. one thing i suppose survivors are very good at, and i was very good at, was hiding that. and acting like nothing was wrong, people didn t see it in me. abuse can put betrayal at the heart of a home. poppy was sexually abused by her paternal grandfatherjohn. she called him dan dan. it started when she was a toddler. i thought it happened to everyone. i thought grandparents did that to their grandchildren. pops, pops, look at daddy. this is poppy on a trip to legoland aged five. she d just tried to tell her parents about the abuse. they thought she had accidentally seen her grandfather in the shower so spoke to him about that. the abuse did stop, but poppy says over the following years she was eaten alive with guilt and anxiety. i was thinking, am i that bad? am i really that bad? i shouldn t be here, i don t deserve anything. one day when she was 11
Reluctant to lead? hello there. we begin this evening with a story of courage and strength, displayed by a remarkable young woman. poppy is 18, and was sexually abused as a child by her paternal grandfather. he was eventually convicted of her rape and jailed for 13 years. but now poppy has waived her right to anonymity, and by talking about her experience, hopes to help other victims of sexual abuse. new analysis for the bbc by the centre of expertise on child sexual abuse reveals that in the last year, police forces in england and wales recorded well over 100,000 sexual offences against children that s a 57% increase in six years. experts say the rise is largely due to greater awareness, but most abuse remains hidden. 0ur social affairs editor alison holt has poppy s story.
Online sexual abuse and exploitation. generally there are calls for more availability of counselling to support people when they do speak out because, as we know, most abuse is still hidden. and the government says that is why it is introducing mandatory reporting for people working with children if they have any suspicions. children if they have any suspicions. children if they have any susicions. . ~ , ., suspicions. alison, thank you. alison holt. suspicions. alison, thank you. alison holt. and suspicions. alison, thank you. alison holt. and our - suspicions. alison, thank you. alison holt. and our thanks i suspicions. alison, thank you. j alison holt. and our thanks to suspicions. alison, thank you. i alison holt. and our thanks to go suspicions. alison, thank you. - alison holt. and our thanks to go to p°ppy alison holt. and our thanks to go to poppy and herfamily. and you can find out more about poppy s story, in a longer programme now available, on the bbc iplayer. dona