•  1 in 4 girls is sexually abused before the   age of 18.  (1)

·         1 in 6 boys is sexually abused before the age of 18. (1)

·       1 in 5 children are solicited sexually while on the internet. (2,3)

·       Children who are abused are over 50% more likely to be arrested as juveniles. (4)

·       Children who are abused are 30% more likely to be arrested for a violent crime as an adult. (4)

·        Nearly 70% of all reported sexual assaults (including assaults on adults) occur to children ages 17 and under. (5)

·        An estimated 39 million survivors of childhood sexual abuse exist in America today. (6)

·       95% of sexually abused children are abused by a family member or someone they know and trust. (7)

·         Approximately 40% are abused by older or larger children whom they know. (8,9)

·         The median age for reported abuse is 9 years old.  (10)

·         More than 20% of children are sexually abused before the age of 8. (10)

·         Over 30% of victims never disclose the experience to ANYONE. (11)

·         More than 75% of teenage prostitutes have been sexually abused. (12,13,14,15)

·         Nearly 50% of women in prison state that they were abused as children. (11)

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