Norwalk Sexual Assault/Abuse Attorney

Sexual abuse and sexual assault comprise a broad category of acts involving unwarranted sexual activity. The primary difference between the two is that sexual assault refers to sex crimes committed against an adult, whereas sexual abuse is the term used to describe non-consensual sexual activity involving a minor.

Sexual violence is a widespread issue: The CDC reports that over one in two women and nearly one in three men experience sexual violence involving physical contact at some point in their lifetime, and statistics reported by the Connecticut Department of Education shed light on just how widespread sexual abuse is in Norwalk and other cities across Connecticut.

Some of these metrics are as follows:

• 14% of Connecticut residents report experiencing childhood sexual abuse
• 44% of Connecticut rape victims are under the age of 18
• 14% of college women in Connecticut have been raped

A recent four-year study from Connecticut’s Office of Legislative Research found that out of the sexual assault and abuse incidents in which the crime was reported and a conviction was made, there were 1190 convictions for sex crimes involving adults and 1461 convictions for sex crimes involving Connecticut minors.

Tragically, countless incidents of both sexual assault and childhood sexual abuse go unreported. The National Sexual Violence Research Center estimates that around 63% of rapes are not reported, while only around 12% of sex crimes involving a child are. These statistics show that untold thousands of individuals in Connecticut alone never see justice served after being the victim of a sex crime.