NASHVILLE (TN)
Fox17
May 11, 2020
By Rachel Tiede
For the first time, minors are making up half of the victims receiving help from the National Sexual Assault Hotline.
According to RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network), this is directly related to COVID-19.
The Sexual Assault Center in Nashville said it expects Middle Tennessee to see a similar trend. Right now, SAC said kids make up 35 percent of the population it serves.
Lorraine McGuire, the vice president of development and marketing at SAC, said there’s been fewer reports of sexual abuse. But she said that’s bad news.
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