Sexual crimes in Victorian hospitals have doubled in the last year, with a person now raped or assaulted on the wards every four days. There were 83 sexual offences recorded in Victorian hospitals in 2016, new police data reveals. But the peak body against sexual crimes in Victoria said that figure was actually much higher because very few patients or hospital workers who are a victims comes forward to police. Victoria Police spokeswoman Lisa Beechey said sexual offences were the “most underreported personal crimes in Victoria”.
