Sexual abuse survivors at risk as funding cuts loom – support group
A sexual abuse support foundation says survivors are at risk as it braces for funding cuts in the new year.
The sexual harm helpline can be accessed free, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week by phone, text, website, online chat and email.
A retired FBI agent has dedicated his career fighting for children who have been sexually abused, and sadly he knows all too well what they're going through.
Jim Clemente, a former New York City prosecutor, is in Christchurch to share his story on sexual abuse, and his experience which led him to get justice for others.
He is a guest speaker at the South-South Institute's Building Bridges International Conference about male survivors of sexual abuse.
Sexual abuse statistics in New Zealand say that one in three girls will be abused, and one in seven boys, but unfortunately Mr Clemente knows that's not the true number.