What’s New in the Fight Against Sexual Violence in Denver
Watch this month's Dialogue:Denver D.A.
Denver has the highest number of reported sexual assaults in Colorado. To help fight back, District Attorney Mitch Morrissey is creating a full-time sexual assault prosecutor. We meet that prosecutor, Deputy DA Maggie Conboy, as well as the new Executive Director for Denver’s Rape Assistance and Awareness Program, Dr. Thomas Manzione, on this edition of Dialogue Denver DA.
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Denver’s Rape Assistance and Awareness Program has a rape crisis hotline:
24-hour English-speaking hotline 303-322-7273
24-hour Spanish-speaking hotline 303-329-0031
Deaf and Hard of Hearing hotline 303-329-0023 (staffed 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM)
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Children and teenagers are most often the victims of sexual assault or abuse.
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One in four girls and one in six boys will be the victim of sexual abuse by the age of 18 (National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect)
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Anyone who is a survivor of sexual assault or sexual abuse, whether it occurred recently or in the past, may use any of RAAP's hotlines
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1 in 6 women and 1 in 33 men will be a victim of sexual assault in their lifetime
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Someone is sexually assaulted every two minutes somewhere in the United States
Where do most sexual assaults occur?
A. Dark alleys B. Victim’s home C. Parking lots D. Nightclubs
B. 40% occur in the victim’s home, often between 6 p.m. and midnight