More than half of girls in Belgium have already received a “dick pic”, almost a quarter of perpetrators want to intimidate the victim in this way

Online sexual assault is a common problem. Research commissioned by State Secretary for Equal Opportunities Sarah Schlitz (Ecolo) shows that more than half of girls between the ages of 15 and 25 have already received a “dick pic”. This is a – in most cases unsolicited – photo of a penis, usually erect.

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