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Sexual Violence
Experiencing sexual violence transforms people and changes their lives, forever. Sexual Assault is a crime of violence, not sex. Sexual Assault is about power and control, sex is the weapon.
The following facts reflect the magnitude of the problem:
- A sexual assault occurs every 1.6 minutes in this country
- Survivors in Florida range from 2 months to 94 years old
- 80% of sexual assault survivors know their assailant, at least by sight
- 1 in 4 women will be raped in her lifetime
- 1 in 4 girls and 1 in 7 boys will be sexually assaulted by the age of 13
- 10% – 14% of all married women have been raped by their husbands
- Nearly 1/3 of all rape survivors develop Rape-Related Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Cooperation DOES NOT mean consent
Rape is NEVER the victim’s fault
This site is owned and maintained by Abuse Counseling and Treatment, Inc., a non-profit agency funded in part by United Way of Lee, Hendry and Glades Counties, Lee County, Florida Department of Children and Families, Florida Council Against Sexual Violence, City of Cape Coral, Office of the Attorney General, The Bobby Nichols - Fiddlesticks Charity Foundation, fundraising and donations from the community.
