- India has the world's largest number of Child Sexual Abuse cases: For every 155th minute a child, less than 16 years is raped, for every 13th hour child under 10, and one in every 10 children sexually abused at any point of time.
- Of the total children sexually abused more than 95% have been abused by elders in their immediate circle of relatives, neighbors and friends.
- Neighbors alone accounted for 36 percent of the cases.
- 10 percent of the offenders were immediate family members and relatives.
- Of the children who were abused in family situations 89% were abused by their parents.
- More than 60 percent of the children have reported the incidence to a senior member in the family whom they have trusted
- More than 70 percent of such cases reported by the children to elders they trust were brushed under the carpet. The children were told to shut-up and forget the incident. Needless, to say conviction rate of the balance 30 percent cases which were reported into the criminal justice system is less than 3 percent.
- In a female oppressed society it would not be easy to digest the fact that more than 10 percent of the sexual offenders were women – viva women power. They were either the actual people involved in the act or were a direct party to it.
- Another fact causing indigestion is that the male to female gender ratio of the children sodomized is 55:45 that is in every 100 cases 57 were boys and 43 were girls. (In case you thought that most child abuse was done on girls – get rid of that myth)
Behavioural
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Interpersonal
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Physical
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Psychological
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· Higher sex awareness and display ( e.g soliciting for prostitution,
proposing randomly to anybody etc.)
· Low IQ
· Low academic development
· Withdrawal and absenteeism
· Violent behavior arising out of short-tempered approach
· Non confirmation to processes.
· Random thoughts of negative perpetration
· Scant regard for rules and laws
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· Lacking in expression
· Low Communicative ability
· Insecurity
· Apprehensiveness
· Reclusiveness
· Introversion
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· Gastrointestinal problems
· Genital issues
· Urinary tract infection
· Vaginal bleeding and infection
· Menstrual irregularities
· Early pregnancy
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· Anxiety
· Short tempered
· Low self esteem
· Suicidal tendencies
· Panic
· Guilt
· Depression
· Self-image concerns
· Eating disorders
· Drug abuse
· Negativity
Lack of emotional and cognitive development
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