Scots schoolgirls are being told where to sit in class by controlling boyfriends influenced by Andrew Tate

Scottish Sun

04-06-2025

It's claimed girls are now expected to perform acts that are shown on online pornography platforms
CLASS CONCERN Scots schoolgirls are being told where to sit in class by controlling boyfriends influenced by Andrew Tate
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SCOTS schoolgirls are being told where to sit in class by controlling boyfriends influenced by Andrew Tate, charities say.
Anne Robertson Brown, executive director of Women's Aid in Angus, claims abusive relationships are a "major issue" across the country.
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Schoolgirls are being told where to sit in class by controlling boyfriends
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Speaking at a conference organised by Beira's Place, Ms Brown said the role of social media and influencers "cannot be overestimated".
She said her team had been called in to a primary school to talk to pupils because the young boys were telling girls to "get to the kitchen", "go make me food" and "make me a sandwich", The Times reports.
Ms Brown also said Women's Aid had encountered situations where girls "had to check in with their boyfriend as they move around from class to class".
They also had to send pictures to show they were "not sitting alongside someone they were not allowed to sit alongside".
Ms Brown said girls are now expected to perform acts that are shown on online pornography platforms.
She added: "We have seen a huge increase in the use of knives against the throat to make girls submit.
"Using knives is almost the new foreplay or the new sex toy."
A survey conducted by Angus Women's Aid involving 110 14-17 year olds found 10 per cent of boys admitted physically abusing their partner, 16 per cent said they would hack their social media accounts, and 6 per cent said they would pressurise a partner to send them images or videos.
It comes after Scottish Labour's Katy Clark said should be done to teach Scots pupils about the dangers of influencers such as Andrew Tate.
She said: "Extremist online misogyny is a growing issue in our schools with teachers having to deal with the impact of influencers who are hero-worshipped by some boys.
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"We must face the reality of the impact it is having on all pupils and ensure teachers are properly equipped to tackle this."
Andrew and brother Tristan were put behind bars in Romania late last year before being released under house arrest.
The pair and two associates were held on suspicion of sex trafficking.
Romanian authorities said that the pair subjected six alleged victims to "acts of physical violence and mental coercion" as well as 'sexual exploitation'.