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child sexual abuse  

Definition

  • Child sexual abuse is the use of a child for sexual gratification by an older or more powerful person. This involves touching as well nontouching behaviors, and includes, but is not limited to, penetration of a child's vagina, mouth, or anus by penis, other body parts, or inanimate objects; simulated intercourse; genital touching; touching of other body parts such as breasts, nipples, and buttocks; exhibitionism (exposing sexual body parts, sometimes called “flashing”); voyeurism (sexualizing other people who are in states of undress or engaged in sexual activities without their knowledge, sometimes called “peeping”); deep, sexualized kissing; exposure to age-inappropriate sexual activity or material; and use of a child in pornography or prostitution. [Source: Encyclopedia of Interpersonal Violence; Child Sexual Abuse]

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