Child Sexual Abuse

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 …

…Today as many as one to two million children are abused sexually annually, mostly by people they know and trust. The causes of the abuse usually stems from problems that the abuser is having in his/her own life, or they may have even been abused as a child. But the effects on the young child’s emotions that come along with this horrific type of abuse can last a lifetime if not professionally treated.