The information is not available in the format requested. Northern Ireland conviction data do not include victim information, such as age, in relation to the commission of an offence. It is possible, therefore, only to give the number of convictions for those sexual offences which by their definition refer to a child or children. The one exception to this is the offence ‘unlawful carnal knowledge of a girl under 14 years’—which confirms that the victim was under 15.
Convictions for these offences are documented in the following table. Data cover the calendar years 2004 to 2006 (the latest year for which figures are available) and are collated on the principal offence rule; so only the most serious offence for which an offender is convicted is included.
Offence 2004 2005 2006 Gross indecency with child 3 6 5 Buggery with a boy under 16 years 6 1 3 Buggery with a girl 1 0 0 Unlawful carnal knowledge of a girl under 14 years 4 3 3 Unlawful carnal knowledge of a girl under 17 years 2 4 5 Permitting girl under 17 years to use premises for intercourse 0 1 0 Indecent assault on female child 3 18 2 Indecent assault on male child 4 5 0 Meeting a child following sexual grooming 0 0 2 Distributing indecent photograph or pseudo photographs of children 1 1 1 Possessing indecent photograph or pseudo photographs of children 1 2 0 Possession of indecent/pseudo photographs of children with a view to distribution 1 0 0 Taking indecent photograph or pseudo photographs of children 8 1 0 Copying indecent photograph or pseudo photographs of children 2 0 0 Making indecent photograph or pseudo photographs of children 7 10 15 Total 43 52 36