5% of women at military colleges report being sexually attacked

Five per cent of women attending Canadian military colleges surveyed in 2023 said they were sexually attacked during the previous 12 months by being threatened, held down or hurt and forced into unwanted sexual acts, according to survey results obtained by CBC News.

5% of women at military colleges report being sexually attacked
An honour guard performs a "feu de joie" during a sunset ceremony to celebrate the Class of 2024, at the Royal Military College in Kingston, Ont., on Thursday, May 16, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Five per cent of women attending Canadian military colleges surveyed in 2023 said they were sexually attacked during the previous 12 months by being threatened, held down or hurt and forced into unwanted sexual acts, according to survey results obtained by CBC News.