Sex by Numbers: Big Legal Troubles

A weekly look at sex and culture, by the numbers.

1 in 10: number of American inmates who claim to have experienced sexual assault from guards or other inmates while incarcerated

50%: Female farmworkers who reported sexual harassment and assault in a recent Human Rights Watch report

12: new age of admission to the Ottawa Science and Technology Museum’s Sex: A Tell-All Exhibition after numerous complaints, up from 6

3: number of weeks before her marriage a Florida teacher at a Christian elementary school conceived. She is currently suing the school after being fired for engaging in premarital sex.

5: days a British couple in Dubai was held in custody after being arrested for allegedly having sex in the back of a cab

70%: Odds that Raven-Symone is currently in a lesbian relationship, due to entirely unscientific and unsubstantiated reports

Mallory Ortberg

Mallory resides in San Francisco, California. You can catch her weekly Sex By Numbers column.