This paper was presented in a seminar about "Domestic Violence and Ways to Prevent It" at the forensic medicine department in Damascus university, in cooperation of the Forensic Medicine Institution- Hamburg/ Germany.

This paper is a sample study of (400 students) in Damascus university. It declared that (40%) of them faced sexual experiences in their childhood, but did not tell any body about it. Besides, (34%) of the sample were touched in a suspicious manner by an adult stranger. The study concluded that (76%) of the sample had gone through a sexual experience under the age of (18), which should be verified via inclusive studies.

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written by Dr. Mota'a Barakat

Syrian Women Observatory SWO, Dr. Mota'a Barakat, Sexual Abuse of Children As Adults Remember It From Their Childhood, 10/10/2006