A recent survey has revealed some disturbing news about the prevalence of porn among young people, The Daily Mail reports.

The survey found:

• 33% of boys had viewed porn by the time they were aged 13;
• 17% of girls had viewed porn by the age of 13;
• 72% of males between the ages of 18 and 29, who watch online porn, said they were exposed to it before the age of 13; and
• 61% of females, 18 to 29, who currently view online porn said they were exposed to it before the age of 13.

The Daily Mail reports that early exposure to porn can have a damaging impact on a person:

Experts say early exposure to online pornography has led to an increase in sexually aggressive and abusive behaviour among teenagers.

Vanessa Morse, chief executive of The Centre to End All Sexual Exploitation (Cease), said: ‘These shocking statistics show the prevalence of children watching harmful pornography at a young age. We know that children are more susceptible to mental health problems associated with compulsive porn use such as anxiety, depression, loneliness.

READ: A third of young men and one in six women had watched pornography by age 13, troubling new data reveals