Title: 10 Things You Might Not Realize About Child Sexual Abusers | Working Mother
Headings: 10 Things You Might Not Realize About Child Sexual Abusers
10 Things You Might Not Realize About Child Sexual Abusers
Knowing the truth can keep your kid from becoming a victim.
1. Most sex offenders do not re-offend.
2. Sex offenses usually happen over time.
3. Abusers will often desensitize a child to physical touch.
4. Sex offenders try to decrease the likelihood of disclosure.
5. Sex crimes have more to do with the situation than the person.
6. Child molesters often keep secrets with their victims.
7. Boyfriends pose a higher risk than do biological dads.
8. Young women underestimate the personal risk of sexual abuse and assault.
9. LGBTQ youth are at twice the risk of sexual violence.
10. Delayed disclosure of abuse is common.
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Content: Boyfriends pose a higher risk than do biological dads. Data show that stepfathers, adoptive fathers and boyfriends are more likely to sexually abuse a child than are biological fathers. Though not every stepfather or boyfriend presents a risk, exercise caution when bringing someone new into the family home. 8. Young women underestimate the personal risk of sexual abuse and assault. Research reveals that young women have an optimistic bias that lends them to think not only that assault is less likely to happen to them than it is to their peers, but also that they can handle a situation better than others should something occur. 9. LGBTQ youth are at twice the risk of sexual violence. If your child is gay, lesbian, bisexual or gender non-conforming, know that their risk of being victimized is considerably higher than that of their peers. 10.