*1 out of 3 females is sexually abused.
*1 out of 5 males is sexually abused.
90% of victims know their offender.
68% are abused by family members.
30% of abused children will later abuse their own children.
Child molestation is not bound by race, economic status, or social class.
Up to 50% of those who sexually abuse children are under the age of 18.
67% of girls who experience teen pregnancy have been sexually abused.
31% percent of women in prison in the United States were abused as children.
Over 60% of people in drug rehabilitation centers report being abused or neglected as a child.
About 30% of abused and neglected children will later abuse their own children.
*Almost all studies report 1 out 4 females and 1 out of 5 males being molested. I personally believe and have talked to several advocates and doctors who believe those numbers, as one doctor described them, are ‘grossly, grossly wrong.’
