Rape and Sexual Abuse
Statistics
- Every two minutes, a woman is raped in the U.S.
- One in every four rapes occur in a public place, and the majority are between 6 P.M. and 6 A.M.
- About 4.7% of rape victims end up carrying their rapists child.
- About half of rapes are committed by aquaintances, and a little over half of those are committed by intimate partners
- A third of child molestation cases are committed to children under the age of six
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Rape is forced, unwanted sexual intercourse. Rape, sometimes also called sexual assault, can happen to both men and women of any age. No matter how it happened, rape is frightening and traumatizing. People who have been raped need care, comfort, and a way to heal. this is a very serious issue that can not be joked around about. People suffer from this trauma their whole life and need therapy for years and sometimes even therapy doesn't worked. These people are emotionally scarred for life.