THE REALITY IN SOUTH AFRICA

QUICK STATS SOUTH AFRICA 2018… 37 Million Adults & 20 Million Children

PORNOGRAPHY

77% of children ages 13 to 17 have watched a porn movie or accessed pornography regularly. (The Youth Research Unit – Unisa, 2015)

SEXUAL ABUSE

The  Optimus  Study  SA  shows  that  sexual  abuse  of  children  and  adolescents  is  widespread:  36.8%  of  boys  and  33.9%  of  girls  reported  some form of sexual abuse. That is, overall, 35.4% – one in every three adolescents  –  reported  having  experienced  some  form  of  sexual  abuse  at some point in their lives. (The Optimus Study, 2018)

PROSTITUTION & HUMAN TRAFFICKING

It is estimated that there are millions of victims; though only about 50–100,000 cases are found each year. The University of Johannesburg reports that trafficking occurs at a slightly higher rate for girls than boys, with 55.5 female, and 44.5% male. It is estimated that more than three-quarters of all victims are between the ages of 12–25.(University of Johannesburg 2016)

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