Keep your children safe. Place the family computer in a common
area, rather than a child's bedroom. Also,
monitor their time spent online and the
websites they've visited.
The rise of MySpace, Bebo, Faceparty and other
social networking sites has created a paradise for predators
intent on online grooming. If you are concerned about
child safety ...
The official definition is
"sexual abuse involves forcing or enticing a child or
young person to take part in sexual activities including
prostitution, whether or not the child is aware of what
is happening. The activities may involve physical
contact, including penetrative (e.g. rape, buggery or
oral sex) or non-penetrative acts. They may include
non-contact activities, such as involving children in
looking at, or in the production of, pornographic
material or watching sexual activities, or encouraging
children to behave in sexually inappropriate ways" (DfES,
2006)
Sexual abuse can take a number of different
forms, including:
Enticing or forcing a child to engage in
fondling, masturbation, oral or anal intercourse
or sexual intercourse.
Making a child observe inappropriate sexual
behaviour.
Showing a child pornographic books, videos or
photographs or engaging them in inappropriate
discussion about sexual matters.
Meeting a child following sexual "grooming",
which is when an abuser builds up a relationship
with a child with the intention of abusing them
at some stage.
It is impossible to describe a typical sex
abuser. They do not look different to other
people and they behave in a variety of ways. An
abuser may be a man or woman or another child or
adolescent.
Research shows that children are
more likely to be sexually abused by someone they know
including relatives, family friends and people in
positions of trust than by a stranger .
Children do not always tell about
abuse and abuse can continue for
years. (Cawson et al., 2000)
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Statistics:
In total 16% of children aged under 16
experienced sexual abuse during childhood. 11%
of this was contact abuse and 6% was
non-contact.
(Cawson et al., 2000, Child Maltreatment in the
UK: A Study of the Prevalence of Child Abuse and
Neglect, NSPCC, p.85)
1% of children under 16 experienced sexual abuse
by a parent or carer and another 3% by another
relative during childhood.
(Cawson et al., 2000, Child Maltreatment in the
UK: A Study of the Prevalence of Child Abuse and
Neglect, NSPCC, p.85)
11% of children under 16 experienced sexual
abuse during childhood by people known but
unrelated to them.
(Cawson et al., 2000, Child Maltreatment in the
UK: A Study of the Prevalence of Child Abuse and
Neglect, NSPCC, p.86)
5% of children under 16 experienced sexual abuse
during childhood by an adult stranger or someone
they had just met.
(Cawson et al., 2000, Child Maltreatment in the
UK: A Study of the Prevalence of Child Abuse and
Neglect, NSPCC, p.86)
Three-quarters (72%) of sexually abused children
did not tell anyone about the abuse at the time.
27% told someone later. Around a third (31%)
still had not told anyone about their
experience(s) by early adulthood.
(Cawson et al., 2000, Child Maltreatment in the
UK: A Study of the Prevalence of Child Abuse and
Neglect, NSPCC, p.83)
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