According to the Office for National Statistics, nearly a third of female rape victims are under the age of 16, with many being under the age of 10.
Figures suggest that 30% of almost 8,000 rapes in Wales and England involved girls under the age of 16.
Acting director of the End Violence Against Women campaign, Sarah Green said, “These new statistics showing that young women still in their teens, and girls under 16, experience the highest levels of rape and sexual assault... are alarming. They have to be a wake-up call to the government, to every profession working with young people and to all of us. What are we going to do about this horrific level of assault against young women and girls?”
