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We'll Forsake Our Ages and Pretend We Are Children by Brandon Warren
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  • Post category:Bullying/abuse / Crime / Personal safety
  • Post published:July 11, 2013

1 in 20 children in the UK have been sexually abused. 1 in 3 children who were sexually abused by an adult did not tell anyone else at the time. 9 out of 10 children were abused by someone they knew.

Source: The Underwear Rule campaign @ NSPCC

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