Sexual abuse at work (including domestic work);
Child prostitution;
Rapes and sexual abuse by strangers in the street;
Rape and sexual abuse, incitement to lewd behaviour by friends or fellows of
the victims.
331
According to the same survey, sexual abuse at school might represent a quarter of
the victims’ declarations. In 85% of the cases, perpetrators are teachers and boys
fellows in 15% of the cases.
332
In the main secondary establishment of Cotonou, Porto-Novo and Parakou, 75% of
students interviewed declared having partners who provided them with material,
financial and moral assistance.
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The phenomenon of child sexual exploitation in Benin has been admitted by all the
actors met by the United Nations NAJAT Special Rapporteur, although she has not
been given numbers. There is consensus that the phenomenon existed but was
hidden, indeed "disguised"iv[10].
Child sexual exploitation in the three principal markets of Benin has been revealediv[11] :
Graph 2: Distribution (%) of children based on whether they have been abused or not.
94.4
90.2
89.5
84.3
Pas abusés
Abusés
15.7
10.5
9.8
5.6
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