Child Sexual Abuse

  1. Overview
  2. Sexual Violence
  3. Child Sexual Abuse

Child sexual abuse can be physical, verbal or emotional and can include:

  • Sexual touching and fondling of a child's sexual body parts
  • Forcing a child to touch another person's sexual body parts
  • Exposing a child to adult sexual activity or pornographic material
  • Having a child undress, pose or perform in a sexual manner
  • Taking pornographic pictures of a child
  • Voyeurism ("peeping" into bathrooms or bedrooms to watch a child)
  • Exposing oneself to a child
  • Attempted or actual oral, anal or vaginal penetration
  • Making fun of or ridiculing the child's sexual development
  • Masturbating in front of the child
  • Forcing the child to engage in sexual activity with animals

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