According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1 in 4 girls and 1 in 6 boys will experience some sort of sexual abuse by 18 years old.
LAKE STEVENS, Wash. — Sexual abuse of children is more prevalent than most people realize. One in four girls and 1 in 6 boys will experience some sort of sexual abuse by the age of 18, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
In Snohomish County alone last year, 1,540 children were molested. That’s enough to fill 22 school buses.
Those numbers are widely believed to be low.
Lake Stevens police
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