Sep 30, 2025 · What Is Sexual Abuse Against Seniors? Sometimes called “elder sexual abuse,” this form of sexual violence happens when someone engages in any sexual act with an

May 2, 2024 · The search is on for a man accused of trying to rape an 81-year-old woman suffering from Alzheimer's in Pacoima.

Dec 7, 2025 · The fact that older women are sexually assaulted is an uncomfortable truth; no one wants to believe this happens. It is important to understand that our disbelief an

Apr 9, 2025 · Sexual violence signs often go unrecognized in older adults. The co-chairs of Penn State Health's Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner program explain how to spot abuse and

Jul 7, 2025 · Older women Press: “Every cut to social care makes older women & women with disabilities more vulnerable to violence”, says Women Against Rape 7 July 2025

Older women are thought to have more locations of injury and more serious injury following rape. The evidence is lacking and the empirical assertions arise from knowledge of the ge

Our report, The Chilling Silence, highlights local and national findings and makes recommendations on how local police forces, local authorities, local aged care and statutory orga

This chapter examines what is known (and what we do not know) about sexual violence against older people. As most research reports that women are disproportionately the victims, an

What do we mean by “older woman”? Why ‘older women’? • Women (of all ages) are over 3 times more likely to be raped or sexually assaulted than men. How do we talk about r

Sep 23, 2021 · INDIANAPOLIS — A man charged Tuesday in a series of Indianapolis rapes allegedly targeted older women who lived alone. Police said Darrell Goodlow, 37, sometimes