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One-in-five Australians is a perpetrator of an act of sexual violence: Explainer July 12th

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A new survey from the Australian Institute of Criminology suggests more than one-in-five Australians are perpetrators of an act of sexual violence. The survey of over 5,000 Australians also found that men were significantly more likely than women to have perpetrated any and each form of sexual violence examined.


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By Sam Dover, Kavindya Umayanganee Chandrasoma

Presented by Kavindya Umayanganee Chandrasoma

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A new survey from the Australian Institute of Criminology suggests more than one-in-five Australians are perpetrators of an act of sexual violence. The survey of over 5,000 Australians also found that men were significantly more likely than women to have perpetrated any and each form of sexual violence examined.



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