Finding Forgiveness in Faith; a Story about Childhood Assault

The Identity Project; a My Why Podcast

Finding Forgiveness in Faith is one woman's journey after experiencing sexual assault as a 7 year old girl. There is a disclaimer and TRIGGER WARNING for this story and cast. Please protect yourself and reach out to someone or an agency if you are experiencing difficulty or are in need. Resources to support you: https://canadianwomen.org/the-facts/sexual-assault-harassment/ (https://canadianwomen.org/the-facts/sexual-assault-harassment/) https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/mental-health-services/mental-health-get-help.html (https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/mental-health-services/mental-health-get-help.html) sexual assault is far more common than most would suspect few incidents of sexual assault are reported to the police young and otherwise vulnerable women are most likely to be sexually abused Sexual Assault Statistics in CanadaA Numerical Representation of the TruthOf every 100 incidents of sexual assault, only 6 are reported to the police 1 - 2% of "date rape" sexual assaults are reported to the police 1 in 4 North American women will be sexually assaulted during their lifetime 11% of women have physical injury resulting for sexual assault Only 2 - 4% of all sexual assaults reported are false reports 60% of sexual abuse/assault victims are under the age of 17 over 80% of sex crime victims are women 80% of sexual assault incidents occur in the home 17% of girls under 16 have experienced some form of incest 83% of disabled women will be sexual assaulted during their lifetime 15% of sexual assault victims are boys under 16 half of all sexual offenders are married or in long term relationships 57% of aboriginal women have been sexually abused 1/5th of all sexual assaults involve a weapon of some sort 80% of assailants are friends and family of the victim