Sex attack reported almost every day

MORE than 200 women attended Ireland’s main sex assault treatment unit in the first eight months of this year — meaning an attack was reported almost every day during the period.

Figures obtained by the Irish Examiner show that sexual crime is on the rise, with a surge in attacks recorded by the Rotunda Hospital’s sexual assault treatment unit (SATU) between January and August.

According to the figures, detailed by the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre (DRCC), during the 243-day period a total of 209 women attended the unit claiming they were raped.