SCOTLAND
Herald Scotland
More than one in eight children in well-off countries around the world say they have experienced some form of sexual abuse in their lifetime, Scotland’s child abuse inquiry has heard.
Even more – one in five – has been at the receiving end of violence from a parent or caregiver, the inquiry was told.
The hearing heard claims there is a “huge gap” between the cases known about by authorities and what children actually report when they are questioned in a confidential survey.
The evidence emerged on the second day of the public hearing phase of the inquiry in Edinburgh.
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