Epstein Secrets

ir reponing decisions. Victim age is unrelated to police reporting (Bachman. 1998: Clay-Warner & Bun. 2005; Fisher, Daigle. Cullen. & Turner. 2003; Golding. Siegel. Sorenson. Bumam. & Stein. 1989: Lizotte, 1985), education is negatively related to rape reporting (Lizotte. 1985; Pino & Meier. 1999), and

egations of sexual assault: Prosecutorial accounts of case rejections. Soda! Problems. 38. 213-226. Golding. J. M.. Siegel. J. M., Sorenson. S. B.. Burnam, M. A.. & Stein, J. A. (1989). Social support sources following sexual assault. Journal of Communny Pmichologii 17, 92-107. Greenberg. M. S.. & Rub

st widely underreported violent crime and second, victims typically do not seek help after coercive sexual encounters (Fisher et al., 2003; Siegel, Golding, Stein, Bumam, & Sorenson, 1990). Second, statistics from the National Violence Against Women Survey (NVAWS) indicate that only 19.1% of the women

e outcome study of behavioral group therapy for sexual assault victims. Behavior Therapy, 19. 385-401. Siegel. J. M.. Golding• J. M.. Stein. J. A.. Burnam. M. A.. & Sorenson. S. B. (1990). Reactions to sexual assault: A community study. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. 5.229-246. Simnel, G. (1906).

on. & Planty. 2013). However, research shows that the majority of survivors do eventually disclose to someone (Ahrens, Stanscll, & Jennings, 2010; Golding, Siegel, Sorenson, Burnam, & Stein, 1989; Neville & Pugh, 1997). Disclosure most often occurs weeks. months, or years after the assault (Dunleavy &

of their physicians' response to the disclosure was an important factor in influencing their decision to not disclose. Golding, Siegel, Sorenson, Burnam, and Stein (1989) found that 26% of survivors who experienced a stranger sexual assault told their physician, as opposed to only 5% of those who e