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