Terrorism Offences
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Online Terrorist Exploitation: Responding to Children as Victims and Perpetrators
January 28, 2026By Gina Vale In December 2021, terrorism charges against a 14-year-old British girl were dropped—not due to lack of engagement with extremist networks, but on account of the power dynamics of her digital relationships therein. The Home Office Single Competent Authority (SCA) determined that she was a victim of modern slavery in the UK for ...