TRUE or FALSE
| 1) CSA offenders are most often unknown to their victims. | | 2) Most sex abuse victims tell someone about their abuse. | | 3) Both men and women sexually abuse children. | | 4) Rarely are boys sexually abused. | | 5) Non violent sexual behavior between a child and an adult is not damaging to the child. | | 6) Family sexual abuse is an isolated, one time occurance. |
| 1) FALSE
The media promotes the thought that if children are taught "stranger" safety and keep away from those they do not know, they are less likely to be sexually abused. However, national statistics show that in almost 90% of CSA cases the offender is known to the victim. An offender is most often a family member or a relative, a friend of the family, a babysitter or an older child known to the victim. | | 2) FALSE Statistics have shown that 2/3 of sex abuse victims do not tell their parents or anyone else. This results from their fear of being punished, blamed or not being believed. |
However, 94% of the time, men are the offenders in CSA cases. Men sexually abuse both male and female children. 75% of male offenders are married or have consenting sexual relationships. Only about 4% of same-sex abuse involves homosexual offenders. 96% of offenders are heterosexual. | | 4) FALSE
While boys are sexually abused less often than girls, studies have shown that the numbers remain high for both sexes. One in three girls under the age of 18 have been sexually abused and one in five boys under the age of 18 have been sexually abused. |
To some degree, nearly ALL victims will suffer confusion, shame, guilt, anger and poor self image. | | 6) FALSE
Studies have shown that CSA continues for at LEAST two years BEFORE it is reported and in most cases it does NOT stop unless it is reported. |
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