As infants, some of us learned that even when we did cry no one came. Unfortunately, many boys are told this by the adults who abuse them so it is quite understandable how one can grow to believe it. It is a lie. Offenders typically blame their victims for the abuse. Child victims who accept the lie as truth become adults who believe that they are somehow flawed as people.
Sexual exploration is a natural and normal part of growing up.
The younger the child, the less likely he will be able to understand the significance of the behavior he is engaging in. Like anything else, children learn sexual behavior from adults. There is a common misconception that women do not sexually abuse children. While little is yet known about how prevalent it is, adult women do sexually abuse boys. A 1993 literature review conducted in the U.S., indicated that mother-son sexual abuse is underreported partly because research studies on prevalence have not been specifically designed to account for differences between male versus female abuser behavior towards the victim.