With the the multitude of reports of sexual violence committed by clergy within the Catholic, Anglican and other churches, along with the violence committed in Native American boarding schools and Mother and Baby Homes. That really left me thinking, the churches in Medieval and Renaissance Europe had an immense amount of economic and political control among multiple institutions. Where there any reports or "open secrets" of sexual violence? Maybe even criminal charge's brought against clergy?
/u/Sunagainstgold has previously answered:
Researching rape statistics from the past is very hard, so knowing when the "earliest evidence" appears is almost unanswerable, even if everyone could agree on what constitutes appropriate evidence.