In 2019, it was found that 89 percent of French victims of sexual violence as minors had been sexually assaulted (e.g., touched) and 22 percent had been raped. When looking at the proportion of people who were sexually abused as children who filed a complaint or not, it appears that in almost three-quarters of the cases, no complaint was filed, either by the victim or by a third party. However, of the 14 percent of victims of childhood sexual abuse who knew that a complaint had been filed for what they had experienced, 43 percent were able to take their abuser(s) to trial and conviction.
Ranking of follow-ups of complaints of sexual violence against minors in France in 2019
Victims of childhood sexual abuse who know that a complaint has been filed with the courts
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The source adds the following information: "People who were raped or sexually assaulted before the age of 18 were considered victims of childhood sexual abuse."
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Association Mémoire Traumatique et Victimologie. (October 3, 2019). Ranking of follow-ups of complaints of sexual violence against minors in France in 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1246162/pedocriminality-follow-up-complaints-filed-france/
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