‘SEX EDUCATION THROUGH PORN’

Rape Prevention Education works with 40 Auckland schools to promote safe and respectful physical contact through its Body Safe programme, and has encountered some worrying attitudes, she said.

Teenage boys are getting sex education through porn, most of which is heavily focused on violence against women, she said.

And many think it’s fine to have sex with teens who are under-age. In one school recently, when asked to say whether it was OK or not OK for a 14 year old to willingly have sex with a teacher, many thought it was OK, she said. “There’s a big lack of information about the age of consent.”

Executive director of Rape Prevention Education, Dr Kim McGregor, said she will get in touch with police today to work out how they can work closer to tackle sexual violation amongst young people.

“Only 10 out of 100 people who experience sexual violence will report the incident to police. We can’t wait around for people to report it,” she said.

Auckland psychotherapist Christine Hatcher said there’s a huge amount of shame in sexual violation, as the aggressor transfers their own issues onto the victim.

“Women should feel safe anywhere they go, wearing whatever they want, and in whatever state of inebriation.”

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