BBC NEWS | Wales | Three Welsh politicians 'raped'

BBC NEWS | Wales | Three Welsh politicians 'raped'

'Three members of the Welsh assembly have disclosed in a questionnaire they were sent by one of their colleagues that they have been raped.

Nerys Evans sent it to all 60 Assembly Members (AMs) and eight responded.

None of the three reported the rape, and neither did another AM who was a victim of domestic abuse.'

'Miss Evans said: "I am surprised at the results. They are pretty shocking. It just shows how widespread violence against women and domestic abuse is."

She is launching the results of the Amnesty and NUS survey at the assembly on Wednesday.

The two organisations are calling on the assembly government and universities and colleges in Wales to take measures to tackle violence against women students.

The survey of more than 700 students across Welsh campuses found 64% of respondents knew women whose partners had hit them, and 41% knew women who had been pressurised or coerced into sex.

A third also believed a woman was totally or partially responsible for being raped or sexually assaulted if she was drunk or had been flirtatious, and a quarter thought she was in some way to blame if she walked alone in a deserted area.'

I don't blame these AMP's for not reporting these attacks to the police as the whole experience for the rape victim is deeply traumatic and the last thing they need is bunch of cops with the same attitudes and prejudices as the students surveyed, bulldozing their way through and mishandling any investigation.



And these types sexual crimes are not just confined to the larger cities and towns of Wales, and support services...well there are none....not unless you travel to Liverpool or South Wales.

Victim Support? Ha! window dressing....Victim Support do not have the resources for the victims of sexual crime.

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