The Northern Territory may have the smallest population in the nation, but it’s the most dangerous place when it comes to sexual violence, with rates 30% higher than the national average.
The ABC’s Stateline NT program has been granted access inside a government support service for victims, where referrals have hit a 10-year high. About a third of presentations involve children, with many exhibiting harmful sexualised behaviours mirroring a national trend.
We speak to a victim survivor who is now leaning on her lived experience to help others. Eleni Roussos reports for Stateline Northern Territory.
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