More men and boys fall prey to molesters but many choose to keep mum

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    More men and boys fall prey to molesters but many choose to keep mum

    What with all the recent news about sexual harassment faced by women, it is easy to overlook the fact that victims include men and boys - a small but growing group. In Singapore, police data showed there were 98 male victims of outrage of modesty, or molestation, last year, making up 7 per cent of molestation victims. The number of male victims was 74 in 2010, making up 5 per cent of all molest victims that year. While the number of victims who reported the offence to police has risen since 2010, social workers, medical professionals and lawyers interviewed say ...


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