Isabel Grant

  • Study of Canadian sexual assault cases deflates ‘statutory rape’ myth

    Study of Canadian sexual assault cases deflates ‘statutory rape’ myth

    A study of three years of Canadian case law involving sexual offences against adolescent girls from the ages of 12 to 17 demonstrated that men accused in these cases were, on average, 19 years older than the complainant. Almost half the girls reported sexual abuse by a male family member.