{"id":36,"date":"2019-05-08T17:52:30","date_gmt":"2019-05-08T21:52:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/calacslancrage.ca\/en\/?page_id=36"},"modified":"2025-06-03T19:00:29","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T23:00:29","slug":"myths-and-realities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/calacslancrage.ca\/en\/myths-and-realities\/","title":{"rendered":"Myths and realities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/calacslancrage.ca\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/favicon-e1569465292995.png\" alt=\"favicon-e1569465292995\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"50\" width=\"50\" title=\"favicon-e1569465292995\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading='lazy' \/>\n<h1>\n\t\t\tMyths and realities\t<\/h1>\n\t<p>Sexual assault is a rare crime.\u00a0<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\"  id=\"fl-accordion--label-0\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"fl-accordion--panel-0\">Myth<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" id=\"fl-accordion--icon-0\"  tabindex=\"0\"><i title=\"Expand\">Expand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\tThis is a myth. Statistics suggest that one woman out of three has been the victim of at least one sexual assault from the age of 16 and one out of six men are sexually assaulted at some point in their lives. Also, over 75% of First Nations girls under 18 have been<br \/>\nsexually assaulted.<sup>1<\/sup>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\"  id=\"fl-accordion--label-1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"fl-accordion--panel-1\">Reality<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" id=\"fl-accordion--icon-1\"  tabindex=\"0\"><i title=\"Expand\">Expand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\tThis is not a reality. Statistics suggest that one woman out of three has been the victim of at least one sexual assault from the age of 16 and one out of six men are sexually assaulted at some point in their lives. Also, over 75% of First Nations girls under 18 have been<br \/>\nsexually assaulted.<sup>1<\/sup>\n\t<p>The majority of people who commit sexual assault are men.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\"  id=\"fl-accordion--label-0\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"fl-accordion--panel-0\">Myth<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" id=\"fl-accordion--icon-0\"  tabindex=\"0\"><i title=\"Expand\">Expand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>This is not a myth. In 95.2% of cases, the person committing sexual assault is a man.<sup>2<\/sup><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\"  id=\"fl-accordion--label-1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"fl-accordion--panel-1\">Reality<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" id=\"fl-accordion--icon-1\"  tabindex=\"0\"><i title=\"Expand\">Expand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>This is a reality. In 95.2% of cases, the person committing sexual assault is a man.<sup>2<\/sup><\/p>\n\t<p>Sexual assault is the result of uncontrollable sexual desire.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\"  id=\"fl-accordion--label-0\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"fl-accordion--panel-0\">Myth<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" id=\"fl-accordion--icon-0\"  tabindex=\"0\"><i title=\"Expand\">Expand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>This is a myth. In the majority of cases, the sexual assault is planned<sup>3<\/sup>. The attacker chooses the right time so as not to get caught. A sexual assault is an act of taking power over someone else in the aim of dominating, intimidating and controlling them.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, click <a href=\"https:\/\/calacslancrage.ca\/en\/sexual-violence\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\"  id=\"fl-accordion--label-1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"fl-accordion--panel-1\">Reality<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" id=\"fl-accordion--icon-1\"  tabindex=\"0\"><i title=\"Expand\">Expand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>This is not a reality. In the majority of cases, the sexual assault is planned<sup>3<\/sup>. The attacker chooses the right time so as not to get caught. A sexual assault is an act of taking power over someone else in the aim of dominating, intimidating and controlling them.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, click <a href=\"https:\/\/calacslancrage.ca\/en\/sexual-violence\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\t<p>A woman dressed in a sexy way is partly responsible for being sexually assaulted.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\"  id=\"fl-accordion--label-0\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"fl-accordion--panel-0\">Myth<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" id=\"fl-accordion--icon-0\"  tabindex=\"0\"><i title=\"Expand\">Expand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>This is a myth. A victim&#8217;s physical appearance, type of clothing and behaviour never justify a sexual assault. This myth blames victims, while in fact the person committing an assault is 100% responsible for their own actions.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\"  id=\"fl-accordion--label-1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"fl-accordion--panel-1\">Reality<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" id=\"fl-accordion--icon-1\"  tabindex=\"0\"><i title=\"Expand\">Expand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>This is not a reality. A victim&#8217;s physical appearance, type of clothing and behaviour never justify a sexual assault. This myth blames victims, while in fact the person committing an assault is 100% responsible for their own actions.<\/p>\n\t<ol>\n<li>Gouvernement du Qu\u00e9bec, Orientations gouvernementales en mati\u00e8re d&#8217;agression sexuelle, Qu\u00e9bec, 2001.<\/li>\n<li>MINIST\u00c8RE DE LA S\u00c9CURIT\u00c9 PUBLIQUE (2024). Criminalit\u00e9 au Qu\u00e9bec &#8211; Infractions sexuelles en 2022, Qu\u00e9bec, 50 p. <br \/>\n[https:\/\/www.quebec.ca\/gouvernement\/ministere\/securite-publique\/publications\/statistiques-criminalite-quebec].<\/li>\n<li>Billette, V. et Modin, M. (2002). <em>La pr\u00e9vention par la sensibilisation\u00a0: Rencontre de sensibilisation et de pr\u00e9vention de la violence sexuelle<\/em> [Guide de l&#8217;intervenant]. Ch\u00e2teaugay (Canada) : \u00c9ditions St-Martin.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Myths and realities Sexual assault is a rare crime.\u00a0 Myth Expand This is a myth. Statistics suggest that one woman out of three has been the victim of at least one sexual assault from the age of 16 and one out of six men are sexually assaulted at some point in their lives. 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