Sexual Abuse in Childhood

 A child is vulnerable to wrong intentions of anyone: biological parents, caretaker, siblings, other relatives, a babysitter, educators, neighbors and authorities? figures such as religious leaders, bus drivers or public workers, young or old.

Sexual abuse can happen only once or multiple times, it is sexual abuse either way!

Children from any race, any age, any sex and from any social class can be a victim of sexual abuse.

 

What is the driver of a sexual offender?

Can be the result of emotional problems such as low self esteem, bullying; can have sexual deficiencies and utilized a child to cover their primal needs and unresolved issues.

 

Alcohol and drugs abuse.

 

A recurrent behavior that usually starts in childhood

 

 

How child abuse is developed?

The different methods that a sexual offender uses to control a child is varied and appealing to the perpetrator:

Intimidation: A child will fear the abuser and will follow orders and instruction, the victim is powerless and degraded.

Hoax and/or tricked:  The abuser will use ?games? that end ups in sexual misconduct, touch, caresses or body friction with or without clothes.

Blackmail: There are two ways of blackmailing a victim, the first, promising toys, food or any other goodies in exchange of obedience; second, threatening to kill the victim, victim?s pet or the child?s familiar if obedience is not achieved.

 

EFFECTS OF CHILDREN ABUSE OR MOLESTATION

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Emotional and psychological damage: conduct problems such as precocious sexuality or aggression, depression, anxiety, sexual confusion, sleep disorders, nightmare, bed wetting.  Low self esteem, poor self image, the constant feeling of wrongdoing and dirty, guilt feelings that can generate into suicidal behavior, auto destructive behavior, sexual problems in adulthood and pregnancies.

Physical damage:  genital rupture, pain when urinating or defecating, stomach aches, sexual transmitted diseases, including AIDS.