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Child sex abuse in Nunavut at a ‘crisis’ level, advocate says

Even without cases being properly tracked, the numbers are ‘shocking,’ says territory’s children and youth representative.

By Mélanie Ritchot, Nunatsiaq News June 30, 2021

High rates and inaccurate tracking of sexual abuse against children, as well as a lack of accountability within Government of Nunavut departments were discussed in the legislative assembly last week as MLAs questioned the territory’s children and youth representative on a recent report.

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