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Sexual
Assault
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What is Sexual Assault?
Sexual Assault/Abuse is sexual contact without consent.
Contact can include rape, inappropriate/unwanted touching,
incest and attempted rape.
Facts
Rape is not about sex--it's about using sex as a violent
weapon...
- A sexual assault occurs every 45 seconds in the United
States.
- 84% of all sexual assaults are committed by someone the
victim knows.
- 1 in 6 boys and 1 in 3 girls are sexually abused before
the age of 18.
- Only 16% of rapes are reported to police, making rape
the most under-reported felony crime.
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