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One in
three British teenage girls 'sexually assaulted'
Monday March 05, 2012 11:21:04 PM,
IANS
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London: A British
survey has found that a third of teenage girls become victims of
sexual violence by their boyfriends. Experts fear that some do not
even realise they are victims of a crime and others are too
terrified or embarrassed to speak out, the Daily Mail reported
Monday.
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, who was helping to launch an
unprecedented advertising campaign to stem the tide of abuse, told
an audience of teenage girls Monday that the latest figures were
shocking.
Clegg said: "We've got such a highly sexualised culture at the
moment and there are huge pressures.
"Any parent of a teenage girl will tell you there's huge pressures
on teenage girls to conform to behave in a particular way, and I
just think it's really important we give them the protection they
need that when they say 'no' it means 'no' and the law is on their
side."
Based on research by the NSPCC, a child support charity, and the
University of Bristol involving 1,353 teenagers, the Home Office
says a third of girls aged 13 to 17 have been the victim of some
form of sexual violence from a partner.
And research shows that the problem is not just confined to girls,
with 16 percent of boys also reporting that they have experienced
some form of sexual violence from a boyfriend or girlfriend.
It found that the highest proportion of sexual abuse - 66 percent
- is perpetrated by young people under the age of 18. It is
thought that up to 900,000 young women are victims of sexual
crimes that are likely to leave them scarred for life.
Further research found the highest proportion of sexual abuse is
perpetrated by under-18s. Officials discovered that while most
teenagers know rape is wrong, many do not realise that sex without
consent is always a crime.
The advertisement - to be broadcast on TV, in cinemas and online -
urges young people to rethink their view of what constitutes rape.
It will be screened to viewers of TV programmes popular with
teenagers such as Skins and Hollyoaks.
Research has shown some boys think girls must have sex with them
if they spend enough money on them. And campaigners say teenage
girls often accept abuse in a relationship because they do not
realise it is wrong or know how to stop it.
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