英教堂平均每周发生5起性侵：半数受害者为儿童

2016-07-26 6:32:06 暂无评论佐罗英语资讯 778

　　Stats show 725 such crimes reported, with 368 of them relating to children

　　统计数据显示，在725起被报道的类似犯罪案件中，有368起案件和儿童有关。

　　Most cases were at churches but also included mosques and Sikh temples

　　大多数案件发生在教堂，但是清真寺和锡克教寺庙也有发生。

　　Expert believes real number of such sex offences could be ten times higher

　　专家认为，这些性侵案件的真实数量可能比报道的多出10倍。

　　At least five new church sex offences are reported to police each week – and half of them involve children, according to shocking new figures.

　　据这些令人震惊的新数据显示，每周英国警方都会至少被报告5起新的教堂性侵案件–其中半数案件与儿童有关。

　　Statistics from forces across the UK reveal that the number of sex offences reported to have taken place in religious buildings has risen by 20 per cent in the past year.

　　从全英国的部队统计数据来看，在过去的一年里，被报道发生在宗教建筑内的性侵案件数量增加了20%。

　　The figures, released to The Mail on Sunday under Freedom of Information laws, showed that in the past three years, 725 such crimes were reported, with 368 of them relating to child abuse.

　　在《信息自由法》的规定下，这些数据被公布给了《每日邮报》。这些数据显示在过去的三年时间里，报道发生了725起这样的案件，其中有368起案件和儿童虐待有关。

　　Most cases were at churches but the figures also included offences at mosques and Sikh temples.

　　大多数案件都发生在教堂里，但是清真寺和锡克教寺庙里也有发生性侵案件。

　　Phil Johnson, spokesman for the charity Minister and Clergy Sexual Abuse Survivors, said: ‘We've seen numbers increase dramatically in the past few years because of the Jimmy Savile effect, but those that go to the police are in the minority.'

　　慈善机关“神职人员性虐待幸存者”部长的发言人菲尔·约翰逊表示说：“由于吉米·萨维尔的影响，我们看到性侵案件的数量在过去几年里大幅度地增长，但是因此而进监狱的人只是少数。”

　　Graham Wilmer, of The Lantern Project, which supports child sex abuse victims, added that based on the number of those who do not report crimes, the real number of offences could be ten times higher.

　　来自“灯笼项目”（一项支持儿童性虐案件受害者的行动）的格雷厄姆·威尔默补充说道，考虑到没有报告犯罪事件的人的数量，性侵案件的真正数量要比被报告的这一数字多10倍。