Sexual Crimes against Children

Sexual Crimes against Children

Abuse against children typically falls into four categories: child neglect, emotional abuse, physical abuse and probably the most serious of them all sexual abuse (Justice, 2005). According to the government's definition, sexual abuse specifically refers to the act being committed by a family member or caregiver; in any other case it is legally considered sexual assault. Either way, regardless of who commits the act, the effects and the results are often very similar to the victim.

In the United States, approximately 90% of all sexual abuse cases reported are perpetrated by either a family member or ...