Title: Child sexual abuse - Wikipedia
Headings: Child sexual abuse
Child sexual abuse
Contents
Effects
Psychological
Posttraumatic stress disorder
Research factors
Physical
Injury
Infections
Neurological damage
Incest
Types
Commercial sexual exploitation
Disclosure
Treatment
Children and adolescents
Adults
Prevention
Offenders
Demographics
Typology
Causal factors
Pedophilia
Recidivism
Other children
Teachers
Prevalence
Global
Africa
Asia
Pacific
United States and Europe
International law
History
Early writings
Public concern
Civil lawsuits
See also
References
Further reading
External links

Content: The global prevalence of child sexual abuse has been estimated at 19.7% for females and 7.9% for males. Most sexual abuse offenders are acquainted with their victims; approximately 30% are relatives of the child, most often brothers, fathers, uncles, or cousins; around 60% are other acquaintances, such as "friends" of the family, babysitters, or neighbors; strangers are the offenders in approximately 10% of child sexual abuse cases. Most child sexual abuse is committed by men; studies on female child molesters show that women commit 14% to 40% of offenses reported against boys and 6% of offenses reported against girls. The word pedophile is commonly applied indiscriminately to anyone who sexually abuses a child, but child sexual offenders are not pedophiles unless they have a strong sexual interest in prepubescent children. Under the law, child sexual abuse is often used as an umbrella term describing criminal and civil offenses in which an adult engages in sexual activity with a minor or exploits a minor for the purpose of sexual gratification. The American Psychological Association states that "children cannot consent to sexual activity with adults", and condemns any such action by an adult: "