This generation of young people is the first to grow up more technologically literate than their parents and teachers. While technology provides access to a world of new information and points of view, it also exposes young people to very real harms.
Sexual communication with a child is abhorrent, which is why the Government listened to concerns and legislated to make it a specific offence. The new offence will came into effect on 3 April 2017. You can find more information on the issue at https://goo.gl/jtLL3B.