| D. Corwin (1990) cites that in London | | | | perpetrators are survivors of sexual |
| many believed that sexual 'congress' | | | | child abuse. Goldstein-Harte Study 1973: |
| with a child would cure venereal | | | | Carter, et al. |
| disease. Of capital rape prosecutions | | | | A sexual child abuse perpetrator (a.k.a. |
| between 1730 and 1729, 25% of the cases | | | | sex offender) abuses an average of 117 |
| involved victims younger than 10 years | | | | children. National Institute of Mental |
| old. | | | | Health, 1988. |
| 62% of females are sexually abused by | | | | Extensive evidence substantiates the |
| age 18. Finkelhor, David and J. | | | | fact that sexual child abuse has taken |
| Dziuba-Leatherman. "Victimization of | | | | place for centuries. |
| Children." American Psychologist Vol. | | | | In the U.S. in 2000 over 3 million child |
| 49:3 (1992): 173-183. 1896 in The | | | | abuse and neglect reports were filed and |
| Aetiology of Hysteria, Freud discusses | | | | one million were confirmed. There are |
| his "Seduction Theory" acknowledging the | | | | 3,000 children abused each day and four |
| sexual abuse and incest of children. | | | | of them will die. Forty % of these |
| 31% of males are sexually abused by age | | | | children were under the age of six. The |
| 18. Ibid. | | | | age group with the highest abuse rate is |
| More than 60 million adult survivors of | | | | 0-3 years. Nationally the highest form |
| incest and sexual child abuse live in | | | | of abuse is neglect followed by physical |
| America. *Note these are only reported | | | | abuse. In March of 2001 when President |
| cases. It is believed as great as 50% of | | | | Bush declared April National Child Abuse |
| sexual child abuse is unreported. | | | | Prevention Month he stated the cost of |
| Forward, 1993 | | | | child abuse and neglect in the U.S. was |
| 99% of sexual abuse survivors know their | | | | $258 million dollars a day. This |
| perpetrators-80% are abused by family | | | | includes the price of intervention, the |
| members, 19% are abuse by other trusted | | | | treatment of children who have been |
| adults. CCPA, 1992 | | | | emotionally, physically or sexually |
| Of 50 male sexual abuse survivors, many | | | | abused as well as the indirect costs of |
| were as young as 8 years old. FBI | | | | the long term consequences both for the |
| Uniform Crime Report, 1991. | | | | child and our society. Prevent Child |
| 96% of female rape survivors were | | | | Abuse America. In 2000, there were |
| younger than 12 years old and knew their | | | | 261,000 victims of rape, attempted rape |
| attackers. U.S. Department of Justice, | | | | or sexual assault. [2000 National Crime |
| 1992. | | | | Victimization Survey. Bureau of Justice |
| A study of 10,000 female children under | | | | Statistics.] Of these 261,000, 114,000 |
| age 18 raped in 1992, reports that 3,800 | | | | were victims of sexual assault, 55,000 |
| girls were under 12 years old. U.S. | | | | were victims of attempted rape, and |
| Justice Department, study conducted in | | | | 92,000 were victims of completed rape. |
| 11 states and the District of Columbia, | | | | [2000 NCVS.] |
| June 1994. | | | | An estimated 906,000 children were |
| Of teenage, unwed mothers, 60-67% were | | | | victims of abuse and neglect in 2003 |
| incest survivors. Los Angeles Times | | | | (cases substantiated by child protective |
| survey, 1993 | | | | service agencies).1 |
| 96% of teenage prostitutes were sexually | | | | In 2003, 48.3 percent of child victims |
| molested in childhood. CCPA, 1992. | | | | were male; 51.7 percent of victims were |
| Almost 80% had become prostitutes before | | | | female. 83.9 percent of victims were |
| age 18. Ibid. *60% of prostitutes were | | | | abused by a parent. 40.8% of child |
| 16 or under; many were younger than 13. | | | | victims were maltreated by their mothers |
| Ibid. | | | | acting alone; another 18.8 percent were |
| Over 80% of the mothers of incest | | | | maltreated by their fathers acting |
| survivors were also sexually abused. | | | | alone; 16.9 percent were abused by both |
| 57% of sexual child abuse and incest | | | | parents. |