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To: Dale Baker who wrote (29676)	10/3/2006 5:27:10 PM
From: epicure	Respond to of 543106

Child Sexual Abuse and Assault You're right about strangers- they are very uncommonly the molester: 89% of child sexual assault causes involve persons known to the child, such as a caretaker or family acquaintance. Source: Diane Russell Survey, 1978 1.3 million children were sexually assaulted in 1995. Source: The Gallup Poll, December 1995 It is estimated that there are 60 million survivors of childhood sexual abuse in America today. Source: Forward, 1993 Reported cases of child sexual abuse reached epidemic proportions, with a reported 322 percent increase from 1980 to 1990. Source: Sorensen & Snow, 1991 About 95% of victims know their perpetrators. Source: CCPCA, 1992 Nearly 50% of all rape victims are under the age of 18. Source: Lawrence Greenfeld, Bureau of Justice Statistics “Sex offenses and offenders” February 2, 1997 1 in 4 girls will be sexually abused by age 18. Source: Russel, 1983; Finkelhor, 1978; DeFrancis, 1969 1 in 6 boys will be sexually abused by age 18. Source: Nielson, 1983; Sgroi, 1978 In 1995, local child protective service agencies identified 126,000 children who were victims of either substantiated or indicated sexual abuse; of these, 75% were girls. Nearly 30% of child victims were between the ages of 4 and 7. Source: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Child Maltreatment, 1995 "Sexual assault continues to represent the most rapidly growing violent crime in America, claiming a victim every 4 seconds. Over 61% of female victims are under the age of 18…” Source: Lonnie Bristow, M.D., President, American Medical Association, November 1995