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2,000 sex attacks in UK care homes, BBC reports
According to a report by the BBC, there have been over 2,000 alleged sex offences in adult care, nursing and residential homes reported to the police service over the last three years.
The majority of crimes were reported as physical sex assaults, including several alleged cases of rape.
The BBC obtained that data after submitting a Freedom of Information (FoI) request to all the UK police forces. Around 80 per cent of forces replied.
In some cases, many of the suspected victims lacked mental capacity and had dementia or Alzheimer's disease. While the data does not identify the alleged perpetrators, experts say they can be care home employees or other residents.
Commenting on the 70 reported cases found in Northern Ireland, Linda Robinson, chief executive of Age NI, said: "It is 70 people too many that have been the subject of abuse," she said.
"The other side of that coin is there are 70 people who have been courageous and come forward, their families have come forward.
"There has been a process put in place to keep those individuals safe. We need to enable people to be able to report safely in their own environment."
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