Teens getting sex education via pornography

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With access to pornography just a mouse click away, experts warn that it is shaping antisocial behavior among teens. Relevant surveys in the US show that three quarters of teenagers have seen porn on the internet by the age of 17, with the average age of first viewing being 12.

This data is indicative of trends in Greece as well, with children and teens introduced to sex through online porn.

Experts note the link between aggressive sexual behavior and cases of gang rape, as children learn to speak in terms of violence and control. This no coincidence according to Giorgos Kormas, a doctor and head of the helpline of the Greek Safer Internet Center (210.600.7686, help-line.gr). 

"We observe that children have aggressive sexual behavior," he said. "Do you know that teenage girls come in and tell us that for their first sexual contact, boys ask them to have...

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