The Federal Bureau of Investigation has said that pedophilia is at an all time high in America and believes that tens of thousands of children are trafficked in the country every year.

In an investigation carried out by the BBC, Joseph Campbell of the FBI said that "the level of pedophilia is unprecedented right now."

Campbell told the BBC that there is no one type of person involved in it but that people from all walks of life all across America are involved. He said that he has seen people involved in both child pornography and child exploitation and said that it is almost 'at an epidemic level'.

The investigation found that the FBI had rescued 600 children last year but says that thousands more are still being abused.

Interviews with members of 'Breaking Free' a Minnesota-based support group can be found here. Half of the members of the group were below the age of 18 when they were first trafficked. Many of those interviewed report being tricked into prostitution and a lot of them say they were taken by those close to them.