- “Every three minutes a child in South Africa is raped. (A figure I learned while conducting victim sensitivity training with the Cape Town police force.)”
- Source: learned during Police training, stat can also be found online through Matla A Bana, a national South African child abuse prevention organization: https://matlaabana.co.za
- “As is the case worldwide, most of the time, this rape occurs at the hands of someone the child knows, loves and trusts…”
- Source: U.S. Department of Justice U.S. Department of Justice (n.d.). Missing and Exploited Children Training. Retrieved, from https://mecptraining.org/wp-content/uploads/Child-Sexual-Abuse-MECP-presentation2.pdf
- “Child sexual abuse is an issue shrouded in secrecy, an intimate and sinister crime that silences victims – an estimated 1 in 3 girls and 1 in 5 boys…”
- The Advocacy Center The Advocacy Center: The Facts About Youth Sexual Abuse. (n.d.). The Advocacy Center: The Facts About Youth Sexual Abuse. Retrieved from https://www.theadvocacycenter.org/adv_abuse.html
- “emboldens predators – who will offend against an average of 117 children in their lives* – with each new offense. “
- Source: *National Sex Offenders Registry Identify Registered Sex Offenders living near you. (n.d.). National Sex Offenders Registry. Retrieved from https://www.registeredoffenderslist.org/default.htm
- “95% of child sexual abuse is preventable though education and awareness”
Source: Child Molestation Research and Prevention Institute The Child Molestation Prevention Plan. (n.d.). Child Molestation Research & Prevention Institute. Retrieved from https://www.childmolestationprevention.org/pages/prevention_plan.html
