Facts about Sexual Abuse

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1 of 4 girls will be sexually molested before her 14th birthday.

1 of 6 boys will be sexually molested before his 16th birthday.

1 of 5 children have been propositioned for sex over the Internet.

2 of 3 sexual abuses are perpetrated against teenagers or younger children.

90% of sexual assaults are commited against someone the perpetrator knows.

The median age for male molestation victims under 18 is 9.8 years old.

The median age for female molestation victims under 18 is 9.6 years old.

There are new 400,000 victims of sexual assualt every year.

There are over 550,000 registered sex offenders in the US.

There are over 100,000 sex offenders that fail to register in the US.

76% of serial rapists claim they were molested as children.

Over 40% of male juvenile delinquents were molested as children.

Children often do not tell for a variety of reasons including the offender's threats to hurt or kill someone the victim loves, as well as shame, embarrassment , wanting to protect the offender, feelings for the offender, fear of being held responsible or being punished , fear of being disbelieved, and fear of losing the offender who may be very important to the child or the child's family .

It is common for victims of sexual assault to wait some time before telling someone. When the person was assaulted as a child, he or she may wait years or decades. The reasons for this are numerous: victims may want to deny the fact that someone they trusted could do this to them; they may want to just put it behind them; they may believe the myth that they caused the assault by their behavior; or they may fear how other people will react to the truth.

Research and anecdotal evidence indicate that while some sex offenderrs choose only one type of victim(e.g., prepubescent girls, post-pubescent boys, adult woment, etc.), others prey on different types of victims. Therefore , no assumptions should be made about an offender's victim preference and precautions should be taken regardless of his crime of conviction.

The victim's recovery will be enhanced if she or he feels believed, supported, protected, and receives counseling following the disclosure that s/he was assaulted. However, sexual assault victims should always have the choice about when, with whom , and under what conditions they wish to discuss their experiences.

Adult and child victims of sexual abuse are never to blame for the assault , regardless of their behavior. Because of the age difference, children are unable to legally consent to sexual acts. They are often made to feel like willing participants, which further contributes to their shame and guilt.

Children rarely make up stories of abuse. While children who do lie can end up the subject of news reports and significant publicity, the fact is that such occurrences are unusual. Children are much more likely to withhold true information about being the victim of an assualt or attempted assault then they are to make up a story of abuse.

Only a fraction of those who commit sexual assault are apprehended and convicted for their crimes. Most convicted sex offenders eventually are released to the community under probation or parole supervision.

Adolescents are responsible for a significant number of rape and child molestation cases each year.

One year of intensive supervision and treatment in the community can range in cost between $5,000 and $15,000 per offender , depending on the treatment modality. The average cost for incarcerating an offender is significantly higher , approximately  $22,000 per year, excluding treatment costs. **so thats why the justice systems lets all these perverts out early , they too afraid to foot the bill , maybe we all should start a fundraiser for the justice system, so we can keep these PERVERTS WHERE THEY BELONG**

The average serial child molestor has between 360-380 victims in his lifetime.

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