The Perpetrator a Stranger in One-quarter of Child Sexual Abuse Cases
In Sweden, child sexual abuse is committed by strangers more than one-quarter of the time. Researchers at Sahlgrenska Academy reviewed the records of 196 men who had been convicted of child sexual abuse in Western Sweden. The study also found that only 8% of the perpetrators had been referred to a major forensic investigation.The typical victim in Sweden is a girl age 15 or younger who has been abused by a relative or acquaintance. This is shown by researchers at Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, that have reviewed the records of 196 people convicted of child sexual abuse in
