When someone commits offences such as grooming or sexual exploitation, they are legally held accountable as perpetrators, even if they themselves suffered abuse earlier in life.
A victim is someone subjected to abuse without consent.
An offender is someone who actively grooms, exploits, or facilitates abuse, regardless of their own history.
If someone was once a victim but later engages in grooming, the courts treat them as an offender for those actions.
If offenders hide behind children to facilitate abuse.
UK law is very strict on this:
Under the Sexual Offences Act 2003, grooming, arranging or facilitating child sex offences, and using a position of trust to gain access to children are all crimes.
Even appearing to involve a child to hide or enable abuse can trigger serious charges, including conspiracy and facilitation.
Law enforcement (NCA, CEOP, police) focus on patterns of behaviour, not just past victim status.
In practice, courts may order psychiatric reports and treatment programmes if an offender was once a victim, but the protection of children always comes first.

1. The person  harming depiction is absolutely liable under local laws. Religion of victims is not at all relevant.
2. Children remaining on the app will not make them accountable.
3. The person harmed have every right to raise the  issue with authorities.

Groomers will be equally liable. There cannot be different law for groomers. It is matter of investigation, no one can take behind children.

Groomers will be equally liable. There cannot be different law for groomers. It is matter of investigation, no one can take behind children.

In England and Wales, sections 14 and 15 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 make it an offence to arrange a meeting with a child under 16, for oneself or someone else, with the intent of sexually abusing the child. The meeting itself is also an offence in its own right. The offence carries a maximum sentence of 10 years imprisonment and automatic barring of the offender from working with children or vulnerable adults.

You can take appropriate steps legally to deal with the said issue it’s  more about probability 

When victims of abuse or exploitation grow up to become groomers themselves or facilitate pedophilia by hiding behind children, the challenge is both legal and social. Legally, such individuals can be prosecuted under various laws including the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, Indian Penal Code sections related to sexual offences, trafficking, and child exploitation, as well as criminal conspiracy and organized crime statutes as applicable. The law does not separate victims turned offenders; each individual is liable for criminal acts proven against them regardless of past victimization.

Separating the two legally requires thorough investigation and evidence gathering by police and prosecuting agencies. Courts rely on witness testimonies, digital communications, forensic reports, and expert opinions to distinguish history of victimhood from current criminal behavior. In cases where children are used as instruments for abuse or criminal acts, provisions allowing for enhanced punishment and special measures for child protection apply.

If someone hides behind children to facilitate such crimes, legal action can extend to charges of trafficking, juvenile delinquency facilitation, and offences under the Child Labour and Juvenile Justice Acts as relevant. The child welfare committees, special courts, and human rights organizations also play roles in protection and rehabilitation.

Victims-turned-offenders are usually treated differently by courts during sentencing considering background rehabilitation. However, accountability for crimes against children is strict. Multidisciplinary approach involving law enforcement, child protection, psychology, and social services is essential to effectively separate and address these complex issues legally and socially.

Dear Client,

If someone who was once a victim of abuse later engages in grooming or facilitates exploitation, the law separates their past victimhood from their present conduct meaning they may be acknowledged as a survivor of trauma, but they are still held legally accountable as perpetrators once they begin offending; their history might be considered at sentencing or for rehabilitation, but it is never a defence, and if they go further and use children as cover to enable abuse, the law treats this as an aggravated form of exploitation carrying even harsher consequences, so the key counselling point is that while the system can show compassion for their past, it cannot permit that history to shield or justify harming others.

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Victims who later engage in grooming are legally treated as offenders based on their actions and intent. If they use children to facilitate abuse, they face full legal consequences. Victim status does not protect against prosecution if they become groomers. The law focuses on behavior, harm caused, and intent to separate victims from offenders. Reporting such cases is crucial for child protection.

- Under the POCSO Act, Children under 18 are victims. If a victim turns adult and abuses others, they are punishable under POCSO this Act.

- Further, no child is legally capable of being a pedophile; once they are adults, their conduct is judged like any offender.