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D. Corwin (1990) cites that in London many
believed that sexual 'congress' with a child57% of sexual child abuse and incest
would cure venereal disease. Of capital rapeperpetrators are survivors of sexual child
prosecutions between 1730 and 1729, 25% ofabuse. Goldstein-Harte Study 1973: Carter, et
the cases involved victims younger than 10al.
years  old.
A sexual child abuse perpetrator (a.k.a. sex
62% of females are sexually abused by age 18.offender) abuses an average of 117 children.
Finkelhor, David and J. Dziuba-Leatherman.National  Institute  of  Mental Health, 1988.
"Victimization of Children." American
Psychologist Vol. 49:3 (1992): 173-183.Extensive evidence substantiates the fact
1896 in The Aetiology of Hysteria, Freudthat sexual child abuse has taken place for
discusses his "Seduction Theory"centuries.
acknowledging the sexual abuse and incest of
children.In the U.S. in 2000 over 3 million child
abuse and neglect reports were filed and one
31% of males are sexually abused by age 18.million were confirmed. There are 3,000
Ibid.children abused each day and four of them
will die. Forty % of these children were
More than 60 million adult survivors ofunder the age of six. The age group with the
incest and sexual child abuse live inhighest abuse rate is 0-3 years. Nationally
America. *Note these are only reported cases.the highest form of abuse is neglect followed
It is believed as great as 50% of sexualby physical abuse. In March of 2001 when
child  abuse  is  unreported.  Forward,  1993President Bush declared April National Child
Abuse Prevention Month he stated the cost of
99% of sexual abuse survivors know theirchild abuse and neglect in the U.S. was $258
perpetrators-80% are abused by familymillion dollars a day. This includes the
members, 19% are abuse by other trustedprice of intervention, the treatment of
adults.  CCPA,  1992children who have been emotionally,
physically or sexually abused as well as the
Of 50 male sexual abuse survivors, many wereindirect costs of the long term consequences
as young as 8 years old. FBI Uniform Crimeboth for the child and our society. Prevent
Report,  1991.Child Abuse America. In 2000, there were
261,000 victims of rape, attempted rape or
96% of female rape survivors were youngersexual assault. [2000 National Crime
than 12 years old and knew their attackers.Victimization Survey. Bureau of Justice
U.S.  Department  of  Justice,  1992.Statistics.] Of these 261,000, 114,000 were
victims of sexual assault, 55,000 were
A study of 10,000 female children under agevictims of attempted rape, and 92,000 were
18 raped in 1992, reports that 3,800 girlsvictims  of  completed  rape.  [2000  NCVS.]
were under 12 years old. U.S. Justice
Department, study conducted in 11 states andAn estimated 906,000 children were victims of
the  District  of  Columbia,  June  1994.abuse and neglect in 2003 (cases
substantiated by child protective service
Of teenage, unwed mothers, 60-67% were incestagencies).1
survivors.  Los  Angeles  Times  survey, 1993
In 2003, 48.3 percent of child victims were
96% of teenage prostitutes were sexuallymale; 51.7 percent of victims were female.
molested in childhood. CCPA, 1992. Almost 80%83.9 percent of victims were abused by a
had become prostitutes before age 18. Ibid.parent. 40.8% of child victims were
*60% of prostitutes were 16 or under; manymaltreated by their mothers acting alone;
were  younger  than  13.  Ibid.another 18.8 percent were maltreated by their
fathers acting alone; 16.9 percent were
Over 80% of the mothers of incest survivorsabused by both parents.
were  also  sexually  abused.



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