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What Is Child Sexual Abuse? |
Understanding
Child Sexual Abuse Education, Prevention, and Recovery Who are the Perpetrators of Child Sexual Abuse? Studies on who commits child sexual abuse vary in their findings, but the most common finding is that the majority of sexual offenders are family members or are otherwise known to the child. Sexual abuse by strangers is not nearly as common as sexual abuse by family members. Research further shows that men perpetrate most instances of sexual abuse, but there are cases in which women are the offenders. Despite a common myth, homosexual men are not more likely to sexually abuse children than heterosexual men are. |
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