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One in five detected sex crimes reported to gardaà involve minors as both victims and perpetrators.
According to the latest release of crime statistics from the CSO, there were 96 reported incidents in 2019 where a victim under the age of 18 had been raped or sexually assaulted by another person under the age of 18.
Both victim and suspected offender were aged under-18 in 19.6 per cent of incidents of sexual violence that year, where both an offender and victim could be identified.
In another 26.9 per cent of cases (132), the victim was under 18 and the suspected offender was over 30.
In 82 (17 per cent) cases the victim was under 18 and the suspect was aged between 18 and 30. In another five (one per cent), a victim was aged 30 or older was sexually assaulted or raped by a minor under the age of 18.