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Facts
- 1 in 4 Women will be Raped, Sexually Assaulterd or Abused some time in her life.... not 1 of them asked for it!!!
For support - phone 01786 471771
- Rape, Sexual Assault and Child Sexual Abuse are criminal offences.
No one HAS TO PUT UP WITH IT and no one DESERVES IT
- At age 8 you can be found guilty of a crime.
At age 16 you can be sent to a young offenders institution
- At age 12 an Antisocial Behaviour Order [ASBO] can be taken out against
you if your behaviour affects quality of life for others.
- If you are being abused, it is NOT your fault. Nobody has a right to abuse you.
- 75% of Child Sexual Abuse is committed by an adult that is known and trusted by the child.
- Self-harm is a way of coping with life, not a bid to die. Injuries are
seldom life threatening.
A survivor may want to kill his or her feelings, not themself
- Marriage, co-habitation or dating does NOT give anyone the right to have
sex
- 1 in 4 males and 1 in 2 females experience some sort of unwanted sexual
event before the age of 18.
- 1 in 4 girls are raped|abused by the age of 18.
- 1 in 7 males will be abused
at some point in their lives.
- Nearly all female teenage victims know their attackers.
- 82% of abusers are
known to their victims and 19% are relatives.
- 18% of females are raped|abuused
by a friend.
- 11% of females are raped|abused by a boyfriend.
- In 1991, referrals
to the childrens panel system found 1,219 girls had suffered sexual assaults.
- Of
the children who tell someone about the abuse at the time less than 1 in
10 is believed.
- Only 5% of incidents are ever recorded and less than 1% lead
to prosecution.
- Over 95% of adult abusers of children are male.
- 70% of sexual violations
are planned in advance.
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