250-plus foster kids were victims of 'sexualized violence,' B.C.'s children's rep says

More than 250 B.C. foster children were victims of sexualized violence over the four years documented in a disturbing new report — an increasing trend that demands improved response and treatment, the children’s representative says.

“The fact that response is so poor and the reported level is coming up, suggests there’s some need to make some investment here,” representative Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond said Tuesday while releasing her latest report, Too Many Victims.

“B.C. should not tolerate or accept sexual victimization of children. The only way that will change is that we … do not sweep it under the carpet. Clearly, this report is about victims who have been swept under the carpet.”

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