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Ruff justice: Meet the dogs helping put child rapists behind bars

Ruff day at the office: Find out how, in court, comfort for the tiniest victims of sexual abuse can come from the unlikeliest of places. (Image via Wikus de Wet)
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The statistic cited in this podcast that 1 in 3 South African children will have been sexually abused by their 17th birthday includes consensual acts between 17 and 18-year-olds because of the way the study was designed.

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Dhashen Moodley
Dhashen Moodley
Dhashen Moodley is a freelance podcast journalist based in Johannesburg.

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