UNDERAGE detainees are sexually active in boys' homes, with some of the younger boys attacked by older detainees, one former inmate claimed.
Many of the boys believed they should be allowed conjugal visits with their girlfriends, which would relieve the sexual tension inside the homes.
Gary, 16, who has been sent to a boys' home twice over the past two years for criminal offences, said many of the boys were sexually active while being held in detention.
Many inmates had sex as frequently as once or twice a week with a regular partner, as well as occasionally sexually assaulting some of the home's new comers, he said.
''They are not gay, they do it simply because of the sexual desire. They treat their partner like a girlfriend,'' Gary said.
''The older guys usually pick good-looking newcomers who have got no protection from other 'powerful' inmates at the home.