Child-on-child sexual abuse

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Child-on-child sexual abuse is a form of

emotional manipulation to elicit cooperation, it also can include non-coercive situations where the initiator proposes or starts a sexual act that the victim does not understand the nature of and simply goes along with, not comprehending its implications or what the consequences might be.[1]

Child-on-child sexual abuse is differentiated from

consensual or that they were the initiator.[4]

Causes

In the case of child-on-child sexual abuse, young children who have not matured sexually are incapable of knowing about specific sex acts without an external source.

victimized beforehand (by an adult or another child)[5][6][8] or they have been exposed to sexually explicit material. Research shows that about one-third to one-half of children with problematic sexual behaviors have no history of sexual abuse themselves.[9] In many instances, the perpetrating child has been exposed to pornography or repeatedly witnessed sexual activity of adults at a very young age, and this can also be considered a form of child sexual abuse.[8]

In many cases, a child or adolescent may have no intent to cause any harm to another child, and they act merely on a passing impulse. However, this act may still result in harm to the other child and is a form of child-on-child sexual abuse.[10] Furthermore, children who had experienced an unwanted sexual approach may not understand that this act was crime against themselves.[11]

Prevalence

Research estimates that over half of child sexual abuse offenses in the United States are committed by perpetrators under the age of 18.[12] However, child-on-child sexual abuse frequently goes unreported because it is not widely known about by the public,[2] and often occurs outside of adults' supervision. Even if known by adults, it is sometimes dismissed as harmless by those who do not understand the implications.[2] In particular, inter-sibling abuse is under-reported relative to the reporting rates for parent–child sexual abuse,[3] and disclosure of the incest by the victim during childhood is rare.[4]

Effects

Children who were sexually victimized by other

depression, substance abuse, suicide, eating disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder, sleep disorders and difficulty trusting peers in the context of relationships.[1][13] The victim often thinks that the act was normal, including thinking they were the initiator or that they went through the act voluntarily.[4]

Major factors that affect the severity of symptoms include the use of force or coercion, the frequency of the abuse, and the invasiveness of the act.

victimization later in life has also been reported.[15]

The term minor sex offenders may be used for children under 18 years of age who have initiated any non-consensual sexual activity with another person. This population may be viewed as a younger version of sexual perpetrators and may be assessed as part of a same group, when they represent a significant

heterogenous group. For example, these children tend to exhibit different motivations for their actions than adult sexual offenders and they tend to respond more favorably to treatment.[11]

See also

References

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