Child Sexual Abuse- Engagement of a child in sexual activities in which a child is developmentally unprepared and cannot give consent (Definition of . . .",1). This act includes rape, date rape, domestic violence, sexual assault, harassment, incest, and sexual molestation. On average a child abuser abuses 117 children before they are caught ("Sex Offenders", 6). Not all of the cases involving child sexual abuses are documented because most of the victims don't know or believe that they have been abused. As sexually abused teens grow up they are faces with many questions of why it happened or what they did wrong.
             Sexual abuse is the violation perpetrated by someone with power over someone who is vulnerable, mostly children under the age of 16 since they are not sexually developed yet. Not only does abuse involve sexual penetration but this also includes sexual touching, oral and anal sex, the exposing of the child, including prostitution and/or pornography ("Definition of . . .", 1). With this abuse some victims may feel that they have been violated physically, verbally, and emotionally.
             Many people are often confused with the term "Child Sexual Abuse." Many times there are myths about what happens or why it happened. Myth-Offender so drunk or under the influence of drugs that they are not responsible for what they did ("Myths and Facts . . ."1). Fact-Even though the offender was under the influence, he or she is still responsible for what they did, will need help for their problem (1). Myth-Acts of fondling, french kissing, or touching, are not really sexual abuse (1). Fact-Any form of indirect sexual contact with any person under the age of 16 with an adult is abuse (1). Myth-The child is to blame for encouraging or allowing it to happen (1). Fact-Adults are responsible for won behavior. The child is never at fault (1). Myth-Children make up stories about sexual a...