321 reports of child sexual abuse reported to Tusla in one month

321 reports of child sexual abuse reported to Tusla in one month

According to the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre, one in every two children who are sexually abused suffers it at the hands of their own family.

There were 3,480 official reports of child sexual abuse logged in 2021, according to Tusla.

In the same year, there were nearly 4,500 reports of physical abuse logged with the agency.

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