AUSTRALIA
Australian Associated Press, appearing in the Daily Mail
December 9, 2017
AN INSIGHT INTO THE VICTIMS OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE IN AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTIONS
(Based on survivors who told their stories to the abuse royal commission in private sessions)
[See also the narratives of victims who told their stories to the Royal Commission in private sessions.]
GENDER
* Most male (64 per cent)
* Outside of institutional settings, girls make up a higher proportion of victims
* 70 per cent of survivors of abuse in religious institutions male; 66 per cent for institutions managed by secular organisations; 55 per cent for government institutions
* More girls than boys abused in child care and health settings
* More boys than girls abused in places of worship, out-of-home care, social support services, juvenile justice and detention, educational, recreation, sports and clubs, armed forces and youth employment settings
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AGE
* 10-14 most common age of first abuse (46 per cent of victims)
* 28 per cent abused when aged five to nine; five per cent aged under five
* 10 per cent abused when 15-17
* Female victims tended to report that abuse began at younger age than male victims
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