Calculating figures for Australia
Population 21,014,827 (January 1 2007)
Since January 1 2007 it is estimated that 42,030 children will have been sexually assaulted in Australia (population 21,014,827).
Populations: Source: Australian Burea of Statistics - 2001.
Statue of Limitations apply in some Australian States; these limitations strip individuals of basic human rights at varying stages in their lives.
Figures calculated here apply the 3 year limit as found in Queensland.
Effects on close relationships
There have been 193,338 people affected by these abuses in Australia since January 1, 2007.
42,030 children. (primary victims).
42,030 families. (secondary victims).
84,060 adults. (secondary victims).
67,248 siblings. (secondary victims) .
42,030 relationships (marriages). (secondary victims).
193,338 additional individuals in Australia with above average potential for PTSD, psychological disorders, alcohol and other drug abuse, domestic violence .... for the year of 2012 due to the sexual assault of 42030 children.
National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC)
Figures calculated on National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) which found that 16% of women and 7% of men claimed to have been sexually abused involving physical contact before the age of 12.
These figures indicate that:
3,362,372 women in Australia have been sexually abused before the age of 12.
1,471,038 men in Australia have been sexually abused before the age of 12.
These figures indicate that:
280,198 women in Australia have been stripped of their human rights and their right to justice since January 1 2007 due to statute of limitations laws.
122,587 men in Australia have been stripped of their human rights and their right to justice since January 1 2007 due to statute of limitations laws.
A total of 402,785 individuals in Australia have been stripped of their human rights and their right to justice since January 1 2007 due to statute of limitations laws.
An average of 4,069 people have lost their human rights and their right to justice each day since January 1 2007 in Australia due to statute of limitations laws.
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