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Male survivors of sexual abuse and assault have long felt muzzled, but that might be starting to change as more victims emboldened by the MeToo movement come forward. Renowned opera singer David Daniels and his husband recently pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a singer who pressed the case for years. And a recent report by the BBC quoted several men saying the former CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch used a middleman to exploit them for sex. Advocates say there’s an additional layer of trauma for male victims of sexual abuse, regardless of their sexual orientation.

Male survivors of sexual abuse and assault have long felt muzzled, but that might be starting to change as more victims emboldened by the MeToo movement come forward. Renowned opera singer David Daniels and his husband recently pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a singer who pressed the case for years. And a recent report by the BBC quoted several men saying the former CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch used a middleman to exploit them for sex. Advocates say there’s an additional layer of trauma for male victims of sexual abuse, regardless of their sexual orientation.

Four of five men who reported assaults regretted doing so, research shows, saying police were often disinterested and that the process just added more trauma.

A recent review of scientific literature says as many as 95% of male sexual violations go unreported. Many men said police were unsympathetic and the process only added more trauma.

It took eight years and the #MeToo movement to spur Sam Schultz to tell police they were sexually assaulted by an opera star and his husband.