Bangladesh, Aug. 25 -- The UK Ministry of Defense (MoD) has quietly paid out more than £8 million in compensation to children who were sexually abused by members of the British armed forces or while living on military bases, according to newly revealed figures. The revelations, obtained through a Freedom of Information request by openDemocracy, shed disturbing light on the scope of historic child sex abuse within Britains military institutions, raising fresh questions about accountability, safeguarding, and the ongoing failure to protect vulnerable young people.

Since 2017, at least 155 civil claims have been successfully brought against the MoD for non-recent child sex offences. The payouts, funded by taxpayers, have averaged aroun...