Silent rape victims will not come forward now

LIMERICK Rape Crisis Centre statistics demonstrate that a mere 11% of survivors of all forms of sexual violence ever report these crimes to the gardaí.

Silent rape victims will not come forward now
Sat, 03 Jun, 2006 - 01:00
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The sight of ‘Mr A’, a self-confessed rapist, walking free (Irish Examiner, May 30) hardly provides an incentive for the silent majority to come forward.

I feel disgusted.

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