Hidden victims: What happens to the children of sex offenders?

A senior police officer has told Sky News that children of sex offenders are "hidden victims" and called for services, especially mental health provision, to be improved. <br /><br />Research shared with us shows around 300 families a month in England and Wales are affected by a parent being arrested for online child sex offences. <br /><br />On the Sky News Daily, Sally Lockwood speaks to our correspondent Katerina Vittozzi who has been investigating this issue for months after she was tipped off by a police contact. <br /><br />We hear harrowing accounts from a mother and children who have experienced the trauma of it, and from Deputy Chief Constable Ian Critchley, the National Police Chiefs' Council lead for child protection. <br /><br />Plus, Sally speaks to Sarah Burrows, who set up the charity Children Heard and Seen to support young people with a parent in prison. <br />Read more about Katerina’s investigation <a href="https://news.sky.com/story/my-dad-is-a-paedophile-children-of-sex-offenders-tell-of-abuse-they-face-over-fathers-crimes-12849649" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">here</a>. You can also watch her report <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSvUSmxiWXA" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">here</a>. <br /><br />Annie Joyce – Senior podcast producer<br />Stephanie Oliver - North of England news editor<br />Philly Beaumont – Daily editor