Childhood Sexual Abuse: A Case Study

Sexual abuse can be hard to define because of the many different forms it can take on, the different levels of frequency, the variation of circumstances that can occur. Until a child is fit to function as a self-supporting and informed adult, we have an obligation not to take advantage of their lack of power or protection to inflict damage, or demand submission to acts that are not in their own best interests within. Children are being abused every day in different countries. While commonly accepted wisdom had been that childhood sexual abuse results in long lasting negative outcomes.

“A University study found 20.6% of women and 10.5% of men reported non-penetrative childhood sexual abuse by the age of 16 and that 7.9% of women and 7.5% of men reported penetrative childhood sexual abuse by the age 16 years. (Mamun, Lawlor, O’Calloghan, Bor, Williams. & Najman, 2007 Queensland University

Childhelp.org says “In 2014, state agencies found an estimated 702,000 victims of child maltreatment,”. So that means that out of the 318.9 million people living in the United States, 702,000 people are being exposed to abuse and neglect. That fact to me is astonishing. At some point, most of the people that have been in that kind of environment are going to want to be successful at something. But just because you have been in that kind of situation, does not mean you can’t or won't be successful.

R/s Adam and Deana are beating Autumn (13), Kylie (12), and Madison (10). R/s Adam and Deana are using their hands and a belt to beat the children. R/s Adam punched Autumn in the face on Wednesday. Autumn has bruises on legs and ankles because her father pulled her off of the top bunk bed. R/s Kylie has bruises overall her legs. R/s Adam and Deana are doing drugs (pot and pills) and drink beer in the presence of the children. R/s Adam mostly beats the children when he is drunk. R/s the house is filthy with roaches, bed bugs and lice. R/s Autumn had lice for five years. R/s the family has to wash dishes in the bathtub. R/s Autumn, Kylie, and Madison are sharing a room with 18-year-old Cameron. R/s 71-year-old Larry (paternal step-grandfather)

Sexual behaviors and experimentation are very much a part of childhood development. Normative sexual behaviors of children consists of preschool children poking others bodies, and being interested in bathroom functions, while children ages 5 to 7 years are telling dirty jokes, kissing, and holding hands, and children ages 8 to 12 years, are mooning and exhibitionism, kissing, and touching others’ genitals (Caldwell, 2007). However when children are not supervised appropriately they are capable of sexually harming other children. Adolescents are accountable for perpetrating 20% of all sexual assaults, along with 50% of all child sexual abuse cases (Keelan & Fremouw, 2013). However in considering that statistic some sexual harming behaviors can be within the parameters of normal child behavior, and sometimes rarely signal predatory inclinations (Caldwell, 2007). The vast majority of youth harmful sexual acts are manifestations of non-sexual feelings. In fact, many mental health care professionals have found that much of the behavior classified as sex offenses should not necessarily be considered predatory. Therapists point out that many sexual offenses are carried out by naïve experimenters who are overly impulsive and/or immature adolescents that sometimes engage in sexual experimentation (Smith, Wampler, Jones, & Reifman, 2005). Examining the sexual behavior along with the age of the perpetrator and victim helps classify whether or not those behaviors fall

Tayler and Skylar’s mother, Tiarra showed up at her aunt Jeanette's house, on August 12, 2017. Tiarra was bloodied, bruised, and beaten up badly by her husband, Jermaine. The children witness the abused. Tayler stated that: "Jermaine, pulled Tiarra's hair, busted Tiarra's lip, punched Tiarra’s in her eye, and dragged Tiarra down the hallway and outside the home. Tiarra and Jermaine are consistently fighting around the children. Once Tiarra got outside Tiarra got the gun out of the unlock glove department. Tiarra pulled the gun on Jermaine's aunt (unknown). The children were with Tiarra. Tiarra was taken to Good Samahtian Shelter in Jackson, MS. Tiarra checked herself out of the shelter on the same day (8-15-17). Tiarra signed an affidavit

Childhood sexual abuse (CSA) is growing and becoming more prevalent around the world (Aspelmeier, Elliott, & Smith, 2007; Karakurt & Silver, 2014; Mikulincer & Shaver, 2007). As such, CSA acquired concern as being a serious problem in recent decades. CSA is any type of sexual relation with a child, who is unable to consent, through force, threat, or dishonesty to assure participation. Consequently, CSA associates with psychological difficulties, such as Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.

Sexual assault happens ubiquitously and has been accounted for crosswise over different societies and among all demographic and financial gatherings. Numerous sexual assault victims still postpone reporting or don't report viciousness sexual occurrences at all. A rape victim may delay care due to fear of their perpetrator (Adefolalu, 2014). Victims who go to their primary physicians may experience a delay because the doctor also may not have adequate expertise (LeVay & Baldwin, 2011.) Health care providers are required to report all sexual abuse and rapes to the police(LeVay & Baldwin, 2011, Adefolalu, 2014). However, the victim may not oblige in cooperation or press charges. A victim may have a plethora of evidence

DSS received and report of physical abuse and substantial risk of sexual abuse of Allison Cook by her mother, Laura Ramsey and a neighbor, Ernest Sloan. It was reported that minor, Allison Cook, allowed Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office, Officer D. Middleton and Emergency Medical Services personnel to view screenshots of text messages in Ms. Cook’s personal cell phone of text messages from Mr. Ernest Sloan citing he saw her change clothes and that he saw her in her underwear and he has also seen her naked. Allison Cook disclosed to Officer D. Middleton that what Mr. Sloan was doing to her has been happening for a year. Allison Cook disclosed that Mr. Sloan regularly spies on her while she changes her clothing. Allison Cook also disclosed that during the day on November 27, 2016, while she was trying to sleep inside

The third distinctive argument is that sexual abuse puts teens at risk for teen pregnancy. When someone is sexually assaulted they usually do not report it in fear of what others may say or think of them. As a child, children are unaware of whats right from wrong putting them at a higher risk to be abused. Under-aged children tend to suffer sexual abuse from someone closer to them like a parent, aunt/uncle, sibling, or even a babysitter. Because children do not know that any form of touching someone who does not consent to it is sexual abuse they tend to suffer from abuse longer. Researchers Boyer and Fine (1992) have argued that the trauma of sexual victimization may harm normal developmental process. As these children grow older and

Ultimately, when appropriate disciplinary actions are taken against those accused, sexual assault is taken seriously. 98% of those accused do not face jail sentences. This translates that out of every 1,000 rape accusations, only 6 rapists who are persecuted will be incarcerated. (NOVA) There is a greater chance that if those found guilty do not get jail sentence, they are likely to commit the crime again. Statistics provided by RAINN and the U.S. Department of Justice state that perpetrators of sexual violence are less likely to receive a jail sentence than robberies, assault, and battery charges. (“The Criminal Justice System: Statistics”) In June 2016, the country was outraged over the sentence given to Stanford swimmer, Brock Turner. The

Childhood sexual abuse is a difficult topic to comprehend let alone have open discussion about the issue. I know for me, I cannot fathom someone wanting to hurt a child in this way, but then I wonder what makes a person have the desire to afflict such a traumatic experience on a child. The reading this week did not answer the questions I have, but it did give me a better understanding on how people cope with these experiences.

The title of this article is Trauma Characteristics and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder among Adolescent Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse (CSA). This title appeared in the called Research on Adolescent Survivors of Abuse or Violence. The purpose of this study is to see the correlation between childhood sexual abuse and the severity of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The researcher’s hypothesis that duration of abuse, type of abuse and relationship with perpetrator impact severity of PTSD symptoms.

Child abuse is an all too common practice in the United States with over six million children affected every year (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2014). In 2012, 82.2% of child abuse perpetrators were found to be between the ages of 18-44, of which 39.6% were recorded to be between the ages of 25-34 (11 facts about child abuse, 2015). Child abuse is a real problem in this world. Child sex abuse includes body contact, such as kissing and oral, anal, or vaginal sex. Sex abuse can also include “flashing” or showing private parts, forcing children to watch pornography, voyeurism (trying to look at a child’s naked body), pressuring children for sex, having sex in front of children, and exploiting children for pornography or

Childhood sexual abuse (CSA) is a prevalent phenomenon in society, with approximately one in three girls and one in ten boys under 18 years of age experiencing it (Loeb et al., 2002). For the purposes of this paper, CSA will be defined as any sexual behavior, forced or coerced, performed on someone who is aged 18 years or younger, any sexual contact with a child 12 years and younger by someone at least five years older, and any sexual contact with an adolescent between the ages of 13 -18 years and an adult ten years older or more (Hiebert-Murphy, 1998). Recently, some research has found that mothers who reported instances of abuse in their childhood also had children who had been sexually abused, suggesting that CSA is an intergenerational