VROUE SEX CRIMES STUDIED

THE CASE involving a Grade R teacher at Harvester Primary, accused of sending explicit videos to a Grade 7 learner, has brought renewed attention to the often-overlooked issue of female-perpetrated sexual abuse.

- BY TRACY-LYNN RUITERS

Clinical Psychologist Dr Gérard Labuschagne explained that such crimes are under-reported, especially when the offender is female.

Labuschagne said: “Like many sex crimes we don’t know the true reporting stats, but also for female offenders I think society sees them differently compared to male sex offenders which contributes to less reporting compared to males.”

Common

He added that female-perpetrated violent and sexual crime is less common overall.