As a man, it strikes me as more than a little strange that so many voices would complain about the police conducting a thorough review of sexual assault complaints and procedures. Or perhaps it isn't strange at all, and that there's actually a straightforward explanation for that outcry.

The facts:

1. About 65% of all sexual assault victims are children or youths under the age of 17.

2. The vast majority of sexual assaults- 80%- occur in the victim's home.

3. The vast majority- 80%-  of the perpetrators are known to the victims.

4. Only a small percentage of sexual assault cases are reported to the police.

The perpetrator of a sexual assault is most likely to be a family member of the victim, and the overall prevalence of such assaults could exceed 20% of all households. So there's a lot of otherwise ordinary people who've committed a sexual assault as it's defined in the Criminal Code. Is that the reason why so many voices here decrying a closer look at the issue?