| Childhood sexual abuse is any
unwanted sexual touch, all unwanted sexual acts
including threats, exposure, sexual touching, and
attempted or actual sexual assaults.
Childhood sexual abuse happens to children of
every class, culture, race, religion, gender,
and sexual orientation. Children are abused by
fathers, stepfathers, uncles, brothers, grandparents,
neighbors, family friends, babysitters, teachers,
camp counsellors, strangers, and sometimes by
aunts and mothers. Although women do abuse, the
majority of abusers are heterosexual men who know
the person they are abusing.
All childhood sexual abuse is damaging, and the
trauma does not stop when the abuse stops. If
you have experienced childhood sexual abuse, you
may be experiencing long-term effects that interfere
with your daily well-being.
Childhood sexual abuse is a betrayal of trust
and a violation. It is always about power
and control. It is possible to find positive coping
strategies and heal from the trauma of abuse.
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