Your friend has committed sexual violence. What do you do now?

‘They’re often charming and well-liked,’ explains psychotherapist Dr Skylar Collé, who treats both victims and perpetrators of sexual violence. ‘Most men who have committed acts that legally constitute sexual violence do not call it that. If someone discloses that your friend has committed sexual violence, experts say it’s important to take what they are saying seriously. In most circumstances, you are not legally required to report an allegation of sexual violence to police if someone confides in you. Learning that someone close to you may have committed sexual violence is deeply unsettling.