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D. Corwin (1990) cites that in Londonperpetrators are survivors of sexual
many believed that sexual 'congress'child abuse. Goldstein-Harte Study 1973:
with a child would cure venerealCarter, et al.
disease. Of capital rape prosecutionsA sexual child abuse perpetrator (a.k.a.
between 1730 and 1729, 25% of the casessex offender) abuses an average of 117
involved victims younger than 10 yearschildren. National Institute of Mental
old.Health, 1988.
62% of females are sexually abused byExtensive evidence substantiates the
age 18. Finkelhor, David and J.fact that sexual child abuse has taken
Dziuba-Leatherman. "Victimization ofplace for centuries.
Children." American Psychologist Vol.In the U.S. in 2000 over 3 million child
49:3 (1992): 173-183. 1896 in Theabuse and neglect reports were filed and
Aetiology of Hysteria, Freud discussesone million were confirmed. There are
his "Seduction Theory" acknowledging the3,000 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 agechildren were under the age of six. The
18. Ibid.age group with the highest abuse rate is
More than 60 million adult survivors of0-3 years. Nationally the highest form
incest and sexual child abuse live inof abuse is neglect followed by physical
America. *Note these are only reportedabuse. In March of 2001 when President
cases. It is believed as great as 50% ofBush declared April National Child Abuse
sexual child abuse is unreported.Prevention Month he stated the cost of
Forward, 1993child 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 familyincludes the price of intervention, the
members, 19% are abuse by other trustedtreatment of children who have been
adults. CCPA, 1992emotionally, physically or sexually
Of 50 male sexual abuse survivors, manyabused as well as the indirect costs of
were as young as 8 years old. FBIthe long term consequences both for the
Uniform Crime Report, 1991.child and our society. Prevent Child
96% of female rape survivors wereAbuse America. In 2000, there were
younger than 12 years old and knew their261,000 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 underStatistics.] Of these 261,000, 114,000
age 18 raped in 1992, reports that 3,800were victims of sexual assault, 55,000
girls were under 12 years old. U.S.were victims of attempted rape, and
Justice Department, study conducted in92,000 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% werevictims of abuse and neglect in 2003
incest survivors. Los Angeles Times(cases substantiated by child protective
survey, 1993service agencies).1
96% of teenage prostitutes were sexuallyIn 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 beforefemale. 83.9 percent of victims were
age 18. Ibid. *60% of prostitutes wereabused 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 incestmaltreated by their fathers acting
survivors were also sexually abused.alone; 16.9 percent were abused by both
57% of sexual child abuse and incestparents.



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