POLL: Rise child sexual abuse reporting a good thing: Karen Willis

By Stephanie Konatar
June 30 2014 - 4:00am
Almost 20,000 sexual assaults were reported in police in 2013, this is an increase of 8 percent on the previous year.
Almost 20,000 sexual assaults were reported in police in 2013, this is an increase of 8 percent on the previous year.

THE Australian Bureau of Statistics revealed a four-year high in sexual assault reports last year, on the back of greater awareness created by Royal Commission into child sexual assault, according to executive officer Rape and Domestic Violence Services Australia (RDVSA) Karen Willis.

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