Child Sexual Abuse

1. CHILD ABUSE
ISSUES THAT INFLUENCE YOUTHS’ BEHAVIOR
BY ASHLEE JEFFERS

2. “SILENCE IS A PREDATORS BEST FRIEND”
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3. SEXUAL CHILD ABUSE
• CHILD ABUSE: WHEN A PERPETRATOR INTENTIONALLY HARMS A MINOR PHYSICALLY,
PSYCHOLOGICALLY, SEXUALLY, OR BY ACTS OF NEGLECT
• CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE: A FORM OF CHILD ABUSE THAT INCLUDES SEXUAL ACTIVITY WITH A
MINOR

4. OTHER FORMS OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE
• EXHIBITIONISM, OR EXPOSING ONESELF TO A MINOR
• FONDLING
• INTERCOURSE
• MASTURBATION IN THE PRESENCE OF A MINOR OR FORCING THE MINOR TO MASTURBATE
• OBSCENE PHONE CALLS, TEXT MESSAGES, OR DIGITAL INTERACTION
• PRODUCING, OWNING, OR SHARING PORNOGRAPHIC IMAGES OR MOVIES OF CHILDREN
• SEX OF ANY KIND WITH A MINOR, INCLUDING VAGINAL, ORAL, OR ANAL
• SEX TRAFFICKING
• ANY OTHER SEXUAL CONDUCT THAT IS HARMFUL TO A CHILD'S MENTAL, EMOTIONAL, OR PHYSICAL WELFARE

5. WARNING SIGNS
PHYSICAL SIGNS:
• BLEEDING, BRUISES, OR SWELLING IN GENITAL AREA
• BLOODY, TORN, OR STAINED UNDERCLOTHES
• DIFFICULTY WALKING OR SITTING
• FREQUENT URINARY OR YEAST INFECTIONS
• PAIN, ITCHING, OR BURNING IN GENITAL AREA
BEHAVIORAL SIGNS:
• EXHIBITS SIGNS OF DEPRESSION OR POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS
DISORDER
• EXPRESSES SUICIDAL THOUGHTS, ESPECIALLY IN
ADOLESCENTS
• HAS TROUBLE IN SCHOOL, SUCH AS ABSENCES OR DROPS IN
GRADES
• INAPPROPRIATE SEXUAL KNOWLEDGE OR BEHAVIORS
• NIGHTMARES OR BED-WETTING
• SELF HARM

6. STATISTICS
• AS MANY AS 93% OF VICTIMS UNDER THE AGE OF 18 KNOW THE ABUSER
• 1 IN 4 GIRLS AND 1 IN 6 BOYS IS A VICTIM OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE
• ONLY ABOUT 38% OF CHILD VICTIMS DISCLOSE THE FACT THAT THEY HAVE BEEN SEXUALLY
ABUSED.
• TWO-THIRDS OF TEACHERS DO NOT RECEIVE SPECIFIC TRAINING IN PREVENTING, RECOGNIZING OR
RESPONDING TO CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE IN EITHER THEIR COLLEGE COURSEWORK OR AS PART OF
THEIR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

7. STRATEIGES
• IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW HAS BEEN SEXUALLY ASSAULTED, GO TO THE WISCONSIN
COALITION AGAINST SEXUAL ASSAULT WEBSITE (WWW.WCASA.ORG (LINK IS EXTERNAL)) TO FIND
THE SEXUAL ASSAULT AGENCY NEAREST YOU.
• MAYO CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM - SAFE PATH
• GUNDERSEN SEXUAL ABUSE COUNSELING AND SUPPORT PROGRAM
• HTTP://WWW.A2AWISCONSIN.ORG/A2AWISCONSIN.HTM

8. SOURSES
• HTTPS://WWW.RAINN.ORG/ARTICLES/CHILD-SEXUAL-ABUSE
• HTTPS://VICTIMSOFCRIME.ORG/MEDIA/REPORTING-ON-CHILD-SEXUAL-ABUSE/CHILD-SEXUAL-
ABUSE-STATISTICS
• HTTPS://WWW.D2L.ORG/WP-CONTENT/UPLOADS/2017/01/ALL_STATISTICS_20150619.PDF
• HTTP://WWW.A2AWISCONSIN.ORG/A2AWISCONSIN.HTM
• HTTPS://PREVENTIONBOARD.WI.GOV/PAGES/OURWORK/CHILDSEXUALABUSEPREVENTION.ASPX