More than 7,000 children sexually abused in 4 yrs

[evanovitch]

THE Office of the Children's Registry (OCR) is reporting that 7,245 children have been sexually abused between 2007 and last year. Of that amount <span style="font-weight: bold">6,789 are female </span>children.

The OCR along with the Office of the Children's Advocate (OCA), the Child Development Agency (CDA) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) issued a joint press release today calling on members of the public to break the silence on this dastardly act.

&quot;All Jamaicans including professionals working with children, parents, caregivers, the media and the public, must assume the responsibility to protect the nation's children. Breaking the silence is critical,&quot; the release stated.

The groups also commended Dr Sandra Knight who revealed details of horrific sexual crimes against children and who was quoted in an exclusive Sunday Observer story headlined Horrific!

&quot;Sexual abuse is one of the most heinous forms of violence against children, which no child should ever have to endure. Anyone who knows or suspects that a child is being or is likely to be abused has a legal obligation to to make a report to the OCR by calling 1-888-776-8328 (PROTECT),&quot; the release said


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[Blackstar*]

Re: More than 7,000 children sexually abused in 4 yrs

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: evanovitch</div><div class="ubbcode-body">THE Office of the Children's Registry (OCR) is reporting that 7,245 children have been sexually abused between 2007 and last year. Of that amount <span style="font-weight: bold">6,789 are female </span>children. </div></div>Basically 93.7% of abused children are girls.

<span style="font-style: italic"><span style="font-size: 8pt">And still some insist that gay men are the greatest danger to Jamaica.</span></span>