Sexual violence is any unwanted act of a sexual nature.
There are other forms of sexual violence that can have an equally devastating effect on those who experience them. Studies show that as many as one in two Canadian women will be sexually assaulted during their lifetime. Because it is such an under-reported crime, it is difficult to know the full extent to which it occurs. Many sexual assaults are perpetrated against children. We are learning that boy children, as well as girl children, are very much at risk.