The figures are formal. A study by INED (the National Institute for Demographic Studies), published on Wednesday 21 June, reveals that girls are more exposed than boys to incestuous sexual violence. Of those who experienced sexual violence before the age of 18, 35.7% of women report being sexually assaulted by a family member, compared to 21.6% of men.
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This investigation builds on an investigation conducted by Inserm in 2021 at the request of the Independent Commission on Sexual Abuse in the Catholic Church (Ciase). She, who had been taken away 28,000 peoplehad revealed that 14.5% of women and 6.4% of men in France had been sexually assaulted when they were minors.
The attackers are mostly men
Thus, for women, 32.7% of intra-family violence, ie One out of three, was committed by the father or stepfather. The data from the study show that the aggressors are then uncles (17.9%), cousins (14.4%) and brothers (14.1%). For male incest victims, brothers (21.8%) are the main perpetrators. Followed by fathers, stepfathers (20.7%), cousins (17.8%) and uncles (16.7%). Second Nathalie BajosInserm sociologist and demographer, “ the attackers are a lot predominantly men »told theFrench media agencyshe who is also co-author of the Inserm study.
People who say they were sexually assaulted by a member of their family were younger than the victims of people outside the family circle: more than half of them were under 11, notes INED.
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Other striking data: the younger the victims, the more they say they have already spoken about their assault: 59.6% of women and 52.2% of men aged 18 to 24 have mentioned their assault(s). , against 42.4% of women and 25% of men over 60.
Because the evocation of sexual violence suffered during childhood or adolescence remains difficult “, evokes the study. Among those who say they have never talked about it, some have tried to denounce the situation” without arousing reactions in the entourage “.
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Source: Madmoizelle
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