Although this does happen, more often it is part of a situation that develops gradually and may occur over and over again before it is detected. I'll let you go to the movie if you . Talking about sexual child abuse is uncomfortable and difficult. Information about sexual abuse can be presented as a precaution without creating unnecessary fears. Sexual abuse should not be confused with physical contacts between an adult and a child that are fond of each other, or playful expressions of love.
Sexual abuse is quite different.
It is the use of a child for the sexual gratification of an adult. 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.