‘Shocking’ figures in child sex abuse cases

SEVEN out of 10 child sex abuse victims who sought help from rape crisis centres last year were assaulted by more than one person.

The Rape Crisis Network of Ireland (RCNI), which compiled the statistics, said they were “shocked” by the findings.

The figure comes as separate statistics reveal that only 22 out of 98 convicted sex offenders, eligible for release between last month and next September, have undergone any sex offender programme while in jail.