Rape convictions fall to a record low in England and Wales. Dame Vera Baird said in her annual report "what we are witnessing is the de-criminalisation of rape"

I can honestly say, I do not have one female friend who has NOT been a victim of sexual abuse of varying degrees. I think the percentages are higher than people can even imagine!

yes, i think it is the majority of women and girls who have had criminal offences of a sexual nature perpetrated against them.
and many boys too.
two middle aged men i knew of spoke of sexual abuse when they were a child, one was by his grandfather, the other a catholic priest. it had obviously affected them deeply, though they tried to brush it off, and told almost no one.
and we all need to talk about this.
one thing that struck me with the men was the isolation.
if they had known at the time that they were not the only victim of that perp, it would have helped them, to see it for what it was, and build a defence, and maybe seek justice.
most women who have ever travelled on a crowed train have experienced frottage, or worse.
as a small child on a tube, a man opposite me was behaving indecently. at the time i was unaffected because unaware; another man grabbed him and forcibly threw him off the train. he had a broadsheet newspaper spread out in front of him, into which he had cut a little flap as a window through which to spy me. i just thought it looked funny, fortunately.
i was with a parent who was also unaware of what was going on.

When I posted the OP on rape, the focus was on women because the majority of rape victims are women. That doesn't mean that we can ignore the plight of boys and men, as welbeck rightly points out.
Being a victim of sexual abuse is an isolating experience. Women are beginning to speak out. The bravery of some former professional footballers in speaking about their abuse by coaches will help more boys and men to do so. Hopefully it will also make it more likely that when children or adults make allegations they won't be dismissed out of hand.

Having said all of that, these rape statistics make depressing reading

There is a new thread running on the fact the Conservative MP arrested after serious allegations of sexual offences were made.
the whip hasn't been removed, he's still at work

How much does the lack of action in House of Commons against the MP under investigation on allegations including rape confirm Dame Vera Baird's statement that we are witnessing the de-criminalisation of rape?

11 Charities and Trade Unions have urged the Conservatives to act in the case of the MP arrested but not yet charged on serious allegations including rape. They urge the party to
withdraw the Whip and suspend from Parliament to keep him off the Westminster estate.

"Given the seriousness of the allegations we are calling on Parliament to suspend the MP pending full investigation. The House of Commons should be no different than any other workplace. Safety and safeguarding is paramount. Failure to suspend is yet another example of minimising violence against women and girls and failure to believe victims and survivors when they bravely speak out."