Please don't duck the question Richard. In fact I don't have a beef with the Globe's statement and never said I did. I can't imagine you would have any trouble saying the Globe's statement was wrong - if you believed that. However your statement is in direct conflict with theirs and since you are unwilling to say they are wrong I can only conclude this is your way of admitting you made a mistake. Is it because I'm a woman that you are having such trouble admitting that? I am really genuinely curious why it is such a problem for you.
Here is a point of information for you: the decades old US organization RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network) says 54% of victims are 18-34, 28% are 35-64 and 3% are 65+ and children 12-17 are 15%. Children under 12 are classed separately but have half the sexual assault rate of 12-17 year olds. I can't imagine it is significantly different in Canada.