CSA must never be used as a political tool. CSA, in every disgusting variation, is an unchecked crisis that must be brought under control. An estimated 11 million survivors of CSA live in the UK, many of whom live without any mental health support and face a lifetime of lower earnings and higher chances of addiction and suicide.

In October 2022, the seven-year-long Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) warned that the government must act urgently on a “national epidemic” of child sex abuse.

I was a researcher at the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA). My colleagues and I received and analysed the experiences of more than 6,000 survivors of child sexual abuse. Here is what I wish Musk understood before intervening.

Professor Alexis Jay will appear before the Commons Home Affairs Committee on January 21 alongside the inquiry’s secretary, John O’Brien.