CHILDREN as young as 11 have been made victims of revenge porn and perpetrators are getting away with it, new figures revealed yesterday.

Police data unearthed by the Press Association show almost 150 alleged cases of revenge pornography, with schoolgirls among the mainly female victims. 

Campaigners are now calling for tough legislation to address the issue.

“The ability to abuse through technology is growing fast and its impact is very real, which is why politicians and the police must get to grips with it,” said the End Violence Against Women Coalition’s Sarah Green.

Public knowledge of the problem has been raised by ongoing online publications of naked and sexually explicit pictures of celebrities such as actress Jennifer Lawrence and model Kate Upton.

The new data shows that there has been a year-on-year increase in offences — but so far only six incidents have lead to police action.

Police said they were waiting until October, when the Lords is set to pass new laws criminalising revenge porn.

Ms Green welcomed the move but argued that education was the most effective way to tackle the problem.

“If we are serious about cracking down on this we have to think long-term and talk to young people while they are at school about respect, equality and consent in relationships,” she added.

“Compulsory sex and relationships education is the best way of doing this.”