Another article on the subject -here-.
Another article on the subject -here-.
If these numbers are representative of the student population nationwide, 4.5 million students currently in grades K-12 have suffered some form of sexual abuse by an educator, and more than 3 million have experienced sexual touching or assault. This number would include both inappropriate romantic relationships between teachers and upperclassmen, and outright pedophilia.
Three million. But I agree that it's not a simple comparison, and that factor of 100 does sound awfully high.
For accuracy, percentages of the whole profession would have to be taken into account (there are many more teachers than there are clergymen) and the percentage reported is a factor.
But you have to agree that one gets a lot more attention than the other.