The DOJ estimates that two outof every three sexual assaults aren't reported to the police. Thatmakes it hard to understand the full toll of these events. (Photo:Shutterstock)

Almost exactly a year after revelations about movie mogulHarvey Weinstein kick-started the #MeToo movement, another hashtag is taking off:#WhyIDidntReport. This one refers to Dr. Christine Blasey Ford'sallegation that District of Columbia Circuit Court Judge BrettKavanaugh sexually assaulted her when they were teenagers, some 35years ago.

The vast majority of people who experience rape, sexual assault,or sexual harassment—which are all illegal, for the record—don'tmake an official complaint. Blasey Ford didn't either, untilKavanaugh was nominated for a seat on the United States SupremeCourt.

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