Child Sexual Abuse
Sexual assault on children is one of the most serious and fastest growing crimes that face the world today. Sexual abuse plagues children of all shapes, sizes, ethnicities, and backgrounds. Sexual abuse is one type of abuse that occurs millions of times every year across America. From one to two million children per year are victims of sexual abuse. Many of these cases usually go unreported—less than 50% by current estimates. Research indicates that as many as one out of every four children will be victims of sexual abuse before the age of 18. Very young children (even babies) as well as older teenagers are victimized. The abuse can range anywhere from making a sexual reference, to someone feeling uncomfortable. It is also sad to say that someone they know and trust will abuse almost all of these children: A relative, family friend, neighbor, babysitter, and teacher… the list goes on. Knowing all this you can see how Sexual abuse weighs greatly on a child’s emotions. One of the more common types of sexual assault is incest. Incest is any sexual intercourse betweens persons so closely related that they are forbidden by law to marry, (mother, father, sister, brother, cousin) and is one of the most ho
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