Only 4% of women targeted by online sexual harassment report it to gardaí, research shows

Despite 42% of women saying their mental health was impacted, just 3% said they would go to sexual violence and rape services for support, while just 4% said they would report such an incident to gardaí

281 women who responded to a questionnaire said they had experienced cyber-based forms of sexual violence.

Just 4% of women targeted by online sexual harassment and abuse would report the matter to gardaí, despite the introduction of Coco’s Law, according to new research.

The research has been carried out by Lorraine Hayman of the Centre for Global Women’s Studies at the University of Galway. It focuses on cybersexual violence.