Are Children at Increased Risk of Online Sexual Abuse?
Children are online more than ever. This increased time online also exposes children to more sexual abuse risks.
California’s Lookback Window for Survivors of Child Sexual Assault Is Closing Soon
If you are a survivor of child sexual assault, your opportunity to bring a civil lawsuit may be coming to a close.
Minors Cannot Consent
When adults work with minors they have a professional, ethical, and legal responsibility to refrain from misconduct.
5 Long-Term Effects of Childhood Sexual Abuse
Child sexual abuse can easily go undetected. Children are conditioned to look up to their elders, which can leave them vulnerable.
Mandatory Reporting and Child Sexual Abuse: Frequently Asked Questions
One of the main difficulties with child sexual abuse and sexual assault in general is the overall lack of incident reporting. It is a well-known fact that many sexual assault survivors can have difficulties coming forward to file a report with authorities. This is often on account of feelings like shame, guilt, or fear of retaliation. When it comes to child sexual abuse, reporting becomes even more challenging. Children, especially very young children, might not be fully aware that they are being abused, although they may demonstrate visible behavioral symptoms of sexual abuse. To help identify cases and increase reporting [...]
California Expands Child Sexual Abuse Statute of Limitations Along With Other States
Child sexual abuse is an overwhelmingly difficult subject to talk about, both for children and adult survivors. In many cases, experiences are never revealed even later on in life, on account of feelings of embarrassment, shame, or fear. Survivors often develop behavioral issues as a result of not being able to speak out. As a result, many survivors find it too late to seek legal recourse for childhood abuse later on in life because of various procedural deadlines and filing limitations. This is all changing as newer laws are expanding the time periods in which survivors can file child sexual [...]
Multiple Leaders Arrested for Child Molestation in Youth Organizations
Child molestation in youth development organizations is not a new tragedy. However, in recent months, a string of cases involving abusive leaders in youth programs has made media headlines. Youth Sexual Assault in the News In just the last four months, the number of reports of child sexual abuse in youth programs has struck alarm. Several past and current leaders in programs such as Boy Scouts, Boys & Girls Clubs, YMCA, Big Brothers, and Big Sisters of America have been arrested on charges of sexually abusing children involved in their programs: October 19, 2018: Girl Scouts leader Stacy Mizrahi is [...]
