Sexual assault of minors increased in Taiwan　台灣兒少性侵案件增加 法律缺乏保障

The Control Yuan said the number of sexual assault cases reported each year on school campuses and at youth placement facilities in Taiwan increased from 2009 to 2020. Unfortunately, nearly 65% of the victims were underage youths.

The report also said that sexual harassment and sexual bullying cases were on the rise. The number of male victims under 18 had increased too.

However, existing laws do not offer sufficient protection for victims, who often encounter heavy peer pressure. A lack of training among school staff and insufficient funds also makes it difficult to handle such reports.

友善讓你懂 │ 解說：

　
監察院近期出版報告，表示自2009年至2020年的11年間，台灣校園和青少年安置中心每年通報的性侵犯案件數量一直在增加。不幸的是，近65％的受害者是未成年人。

報告還稱，性騷擾和性霸凌案件也呈現上升趨勢，且18 歲以下的未成年男性受害者的人數也有增加。

然而，現有的法律並無法提供受害者足夠的保護，他們更經常面臨巨大的同儕壓力，而選擇隱忍或離開。此外，學校工作人員缺乏培訓，也缺乏資金投入，讓這些案件更難以處理。

輕鬆帶著走 │ 學習：

　
Lack的意思是「缺乏」、「缺少」，可作為動詞或名詞使用。動詞為及物動詞，

名詞例句：
She has been suffering from a lack of sleep lately. 她最近缺乏睡眠。

　
本篇其他相關單字，介紹如下：

• underage (adj) 未成年
• sufficient (adj) 足夠的
• peer pressure (n.) 同儕壓力