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The Sun
a day ago
- The Sun
Warped ‘incel' students referred to anti-terror scheme after shock rise in sexual violence on UK campuses
NINE university students have been referred to the Prevent anti-terrorism scheme over incel ideology, figures show. Home Office statistics revealed a shocking rise in sexual violence on campuses over the last three years. Incels — 'involuntarily celibate' men — have hostile views on women and often follow toxic online influencers such as Andrew Tate, pictured above. Two higher education students were referred to Prevent in 2023/2024, five in 2022/23 and two in 2021/2022. Incel misogyny, highlighted in Netflix drama Adolescence, is said to be behind increasing reports of campus assaults. A total of 2,164 female students reported males for sexual assault and rape in the last three years. Some universities have admitted horrifying details of how women have been abused. One at City St George's at the University of London was threatened by a man who said: 'I hope your door is locked or I'm gonna come and rape you.' Some suspects had to write a letter of apology, attend a course on sexual consent or were banned from their own graduation ceremony. Others had to move out of student halls. Andrea Simon, Director of the End Violence Against Women Coalition, said: 'When a woman reports sexual violence, it is imperative she is supported and meaningful action taken.' A spokesman for Universities UK said: 'Sexual misconduct is unacceptable on campus.' 1
BBC News
27-02-2025
- BBC News
Violence against women and girls 'endemic', London Assembly told
Violence against women and girls is an "endemic" problem in the capital, the London Assembly has heard."It's a really serious issue," Janaya Walker, head of public affairs at the End Violence Against Women coalition told the Tuesday the London Assembly Police and Crime Committee announced that it would begin an investigation into violence against women and girls (VAWG).It will focus on the impact of such violence on young people in London. 'Traumatising' The Youth Endowment Fund previously stated that 16-19 years old was the most common age for perpetration of rape and serious sexual offences. Ellie Softley, head of education at charity Everyone's Invited, told the Assembly that "something is going fundamentally wrong" within safeguarding approaches at schools."Rape culture is thriving in our society, but it really takes root in schools," she said."For a lot of young people, safeguarding is not fit for purpose."Loads of young people that we speak to say that the actual process of reporting and going to a safeguarding leader at school is more traumatising than the actual assault that happened to them." Prof Jessica Ringrose, from the Faculty of Education and Society at University College London, called for "high-quality" relationship and sex education classes in school."It's often the most poorly resourced subject area," she said. 'Data is quite poor' Ms Walker called for a strategic needs assessment across London that covers all violence against women and girls. "We know that the experience of sexual harassment tends to be experienced more disproportionately by younger age groups," she said. "It feels as though lots of services are really struggling and young women and girls are struggling in terms of getting access to support. It is bleak in many ways."In terms of the picture of VAWG in London, it remains the case that it is endemic."She added: "It's quite difficult to conclude whether things are getting better or things are getting worse because the data is quite poor." The mayor of London's draft Police and Crime Plan 2025-29 aims to bring more perpetrators of VAWG to justice and increase preventative efforts to tackle misogyny.A spokesperson for Sir Sadiq Khan said: "The mayor is clear that there is a national epidemic of violence against women and girls and it must be treated with the utmost urgency both by our police and society as a whole."Sadiq is leading from the front in London by championing a public health approach to tackling violence against women and girls. "However, there is clearly more work still to do which is why the mayor will be publishing a refreshed VAWG strategy later this year to build on the progress that has been achieved."They added that the mayor supported the Met's plan to rebuild the trust of women and girls.
