A THIRD of teenage girls suffer sexual abuse in a relationship and a quarter experience violence at the hands of their boyfriends, a report revealed today.
The survey by the NSPCC and the University of Bristol found that nearly nine out of 10 girls aged 13 to 17 had been in an intimate relationship.
Of these, one in six said they had been pressured into sexual intercourse and one in 16 said they had been raped. Others said they had been pressured or forced to kiss or sexually touch.
A quarter of girls had suffered physical violence including being slapped, punched or beaten by their boyfriends.
Only one in 17 boys reported being pressured or forced into sexual activity and almost one in five said they had suffered physical violence in a relationship.
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