Common Myths about sexual abuse:

 

Common Myths about sexual abuse:

Most child sexual abuse is perpetrated by a pedophile, a stranger lurking in the neighborhood. Sexual abuse is blown up in the media. Boys are rarely sexually abused. Incest is infrequent. Sexual abuse primarily happens in the lower class. Females are never abusers. Sexual abuse has a minor impact on children. Sexual abusers are usually sent to jail.

Facts

Most sexual abuse are perpetrated by people that you know. Sexual abuse is bigger than what the media expose because many crimes go unreported. Boy are abused at the same rate as girls. 70% of the population are incest survivors (sexually abused by parents, grandparents and relatives) Child abuse occurs at every socioeconomic level, no culture is exempt from this cancerous epidemic. Females are abusers and they can be more cruel and calculating than a man. Child abuse has a high impact on children. It changes the child emotional and mental stage for life. Sexual abuser are not always sent to jail because many crimes go unreported and when they do go to jail they give them a minimum sentence.