Wednesday 9 October 2013

9 percent of young people admit to sexual violence

foxnews.com - Nearly 1 in 10 U.S. teens and young adults say they have forced or coerced another person to perform sexual acts, such as kissing, sexual touching or intercourse, a new study suggests.In the study, which surveyed 1,058 people ages 14 to 21, 9 percent reported they had perpetrated sexual violence — a broad term that refers to acts ranging from sexual harassment to rape. More from LiveScience6 Ways Sexual Harassment Damages Women's HealthThe History of Human Aggression10 Easy Paths to Self Destructio nEight percent said they had "kissed, touched or made someone else do something sexual knowing the other person did not want to," the researchers said.

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