You're okay with child molesters running the streets? I have a nephew who's like a son to me and it's my responsibility to keep him safe. Sexual abuse against children is a very serious crime, here are some scary statistics that you might be unaware of:
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Children’s Bureau report
Child Maltreatment 2010 found that
9.2% of victimized children were sexually assaulted (page 24).
Studies by
David Finkelhor, Director of the
Crimes Against Children Research Center, show that:
- 1 in 5 girls and 1 in 20 boys is a victim of child sexual abuse;
- Self-report studies show that 20% of adult females and 5-10% of adult males recall a childhood sexual assault or sexual abuse incident;
- During a one-year period in the U.S., 16% of youth ages 14 to 17 had been sexually victimized;
- Over the course of their lifetime, 28% of U.S. youth ages 14 to 17 had been sexually victimized;
- Children are most vulnerable to CSA between the ages of 7 and 13.