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Katelyn Catanzariti

Police sexual offence investigations inadequate: report

A report has found sexual assault charge rates are down because police are not investigating enough. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)

Only one in seven people accused of raping a child will likely even know they were named as a suspect, much less be investigated, charged, prosecuted or convicted, a new Australian study has found.

The number of cases in which police will approach a suspect only rises from 15 to 17 per cent in cases where the victim is over 16.

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