Child sexual abuse in its most serious sense of the definition is the rape of a baby or child. The American Humane Society divides the spectrum of sexual offenses against children into three categories: touching, non-touching and sexual exploitation.
Touching a child’s genitals or making a child touch an adult’s genitals is sexual abuse. Masturbating while a child watches is an example of a non-touching offense. Child sexual abuse also includes involvement of minors in prostitution or pornography.
The federal government incorporates sexual assault into its definition of child abuse but lets the states specify the legal penalties. A child injury lawyer can tell you whether you can sue a predator in a civil court of law in addition to seeking criminal prosecution.
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