India: Boys more abused than girls

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'While the recent Mira Road rape cases have brought to light sexual crimes against girls in society, the fact is that boys are even more victimised than girls.

"In our experience, we found that boys were more sexually abused than girls. And they were even more reluctant to report it than girls," said Pooja Taparia, founder-CEO, Arpan, a non-governmental organisation (NGO) which works to prevent child sexual abuse and heal those who have been affected by it.
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"The truth is boys are as much at risk as girls, and so protecting only girls is not enough," said a child rights activist Pranay Veer.

The second myth is child sexual abuse is prevalent only in the lower class.
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According to a national survey, 50% of the offenders are known to the victim.'

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