Foreign sexual assault reports soar: One in 14 cases now occur abroad

Foreign sexual assault reports soar: One in 14 cases now occur abroad

A groundbreaking study of Ireland’s Sexual Assault Treatment Units (SATUs) reveals a dramatic increase in reports of sexual violence occurring abroad, with cases more than doubling from 55 in 2017 to 126 in 2023. The research, published in the International Journal of Legal Medicine, shows that 7% of all sexual assault cases reported to Irish … Read more