Upshur County proclaims April as Sexual Assault Awareness Month, highlighting alarming statistics

BUCKHANNON – One in six boys and one in four girls will experience sexual assault before they turn 18. That’s just one of the statistics Addie Helmick shared on behalf of the Center Against Violence. Helmick attended the April 11 Upshur County Commission meeting to present the Sexual Assault Awareness Month proclamation. According to the…

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