Half of sexual violence centre’s clients did not report incident to gardaí
Figures from the support organisation also show 35% of clients last year were students while 15% were aged between 14 and 18 years old.
The Sexual Violence Centre Cork (SVCC) 2016 annual report, to be launched tomorrow, also shows that almost one third of clients reported being a victim of multiple episodes of sexual abuse, while 26% of clients did not know the identity of the perpetrator.
