In addition, many victims report feeling alienated and estranged from the world.
Throughout the day prior to the attacks, the BBC and the rest of the media put out celebratory coverage of the western bombing of the Syrian city of Raqqa, as it was presumed that Mohammed Emwazi was among the many victims (Reports, 14 November).
Approximately one third of the reports indicated that the young people had terminated contact with the suspect and victims reported many of the incidents.
A report in November 2013 found that 6,000 women alleged they had been raped, most of them during government-backed raids on rebel territories, with many of the victims reporting that security forces had participated in the attacks.
Fear of reprisal keeps many victims from reporting abuses, while those who do report incidents see their allegations dismissed or inadequately investigated.
When asked to recount their early experiences with law enforcement, many child sex trafficking victims report the police coming to their home to arrest a father or male figure for domestic violence or for drug sales.
According to the study, "Many medical identity theft victims report they have spent an average of $13,500 to restore their credit, reimburse their health care provider for fraudulent claims and correct inaccuracies in their health records".
To the anger of Jillings and many victims the report was suppressed and only published in the wake of the outcry that followed a Newsnight programme last year that led to Lord McAlpine being wrongly identified as involved in abuse.
However, this survey supports the contention that the reported number is very low due to that fact that many victims fail to report the abuse to authorities or organizations that report their numbers for statistical purposes.
