The Canadian justice system is currently designed to convict and uphold convictions of sexual assault at any level. For actual violent incidents of rape, sodomy or incest this is a good thing as people should be punished. But when it's a malicious claim that's not true, or a claim based on false memory it becomes very difficult for a man to defend himself in the absence of evidence such as DNA, doctor reports, or alibi. As we learned from my previous post Prevalence of Sexual Assault in Canada: Does it Justify Rape Culture Hysteria? the majority of sexual assault cases in our courts are of a Level 1 nature - the least violent and even non-physical in some cases.

There is much discussion and debate about the true prevalence of sexual assault in Canada. Statistics are often cited that look like this:

• 1 in 3 women around the world will be raped in her lifetime
• 1 in 4 women will be raped before graduating from college
  
• 1 in 4 North American women will be sexually assaulted during their lifetime
• 1 in 5 women reported experiencing rape at some point in their life
  Etc., etc...
  

So Which Statistic is Accurate?