In most cases of sexual abuse, the offender is someone known and trusted by the child and family. The offender is frequently a relative, neighbor, friend, or babysitter. Sexual abuse of children most often occurs in poor neighborhoods and among uneducated people. The wealthy and the poor, employed and unemployed, married and single, young and old, educated and uneducated, male and female. Offenders and victims are usually the same race.
Offenders are always men.
They can be men or women of any age. Older children or teenagers can also be offenders. Children imagine sexual experiences and make up stories about them. They temptation is to deny a children's story of sexual abuse, to think that the children's story is exaggeration, misunderstanding, or even fantasy. Believe the child.