Cillian Sherlock, PAThe Minister for Justice has said the “fundamental weapon” against sexual violence is prevention. The Dáil was hearing statements on the Central Statistics Office’s Sexual Violence Survey, which was published last month. One in five adults experienced unwanted contact sexual violence as a child (20 per cent) and a similar number experienced unwanted non-contact sexual violence (19 per cent). Sexual violence was defined in the survey as a range of non-consensual incidents, from non-contact experiences to non-consensual sexual intercourse. Mr Harris said the CSO will alternate surveys on domestic violence and sexual violence every five years.

Source: The Herald May 17, 2023 19:33 UTC