Are Children at Risk for Sexual Abuse by Homosexuals?

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 94 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-44
Author(s):  
Carole Jenny ◽  
Thomas A. Roesler ◽  
Kimberly L. Poyer
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Child Sexual Abuse ◽  
Medical Records ◽  
Chart Review ◽  
Close Relative ◽  
Confidence Limits ◽  
Children At Risk ◽  
Sexual Molestation ◽  
General Community ◽  
Heterosexual Partner

Objective. To determine if recognizably homosexual adults are frequently accused of the sexual molestation of children. Design. Chart review of medical records of children evaluated for sexual abuse. Setting. Child sexual abuse clinic at a regional children's hospital. Patients. Patients were 352 children (276 girls and 76 boys) referred to a subspecialty clinic for the evaluation of suspected child sexual abuse. Mean age was 6.1 years (range, 7 months to 17 years). Data collected. Charts were reviewed to determine the relationships of the children to the alleged offender, the sex of the offender, and whether or not the alleged offender was reported to be gay, lesbian, or bisexual. Results. Abuse was ruled out in 35 cases. Seventy-four children were allegedly abused by other children and teenagers less than 18 years old. In 9 cases, an offender could not be identified. In the remaining 269 cases, two offenders were identified as being gay or lesbian. In 82% of cases (222/269), the alleged offender was a heterosexual partner of a close relative of the child. Using the data from our study, the 95% confidence limits, of the risk children would identify recognizably homosexual adults as the potential abuser, are from 0% to 3.1%. These limits are within current estimates of the prevalence of homosexuality in the general community. Conclusions. The children in the group studied were unlikely to have been molested by identifiably gay or lesbian people.

Medico-Legal Issues in Detecting and Proving the Sexual Abuse of Children

1989 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
George F. Indest
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Physical Examination ◽  
Medical Records ◽  
Legal Issues ◽  
Medical Examination ◽  
Medical Evidence ◽  
Medical Report ◽  
Sex Abuse ◽  
Sexual Molestation ◽  
Child Sex Abuse

In this article the author reviews the scope and magnitude of the problem currently faced by medical and investigative personnel in detecting and proving the sexual molestation of children. The legal effects of poor medical records are discussed in detail. Various medical and legal issues that may present pitfalls for the unwary examining physician are identified and discussed. The admissibility of various portions of the medical examination and medical report as evidence in courts of law is reviewed as well as newly emerging forensic tests and techniques for collecting medical evidence. The author provides a comprehensive and detailed summary of steps to be followed in the physical examination of a child sex abuse victim, emphasizing the importance of a strict, thorough procedure for protecting the interests of the patient, the physician and society.

scholarly journals 5 Years Retrospective Study of Child Sexual Abuse at Dr. M. Djamil Hospital Padang Indonesia

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 45
Author(s):  
Taufik Hidayat ◽  
Rika Susanti ◽  
Citra Manela
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Child Sexual Abuse ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Medical Records ◽  
Sexual Experience ◽  
External Genitalia ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Examination Result

Introduction. The purpose of this study was to analyze the profile of child sexual abuse cases. Methods. The research design was a cross-sectional analytic method. Data were obtained from medical records of child sexual abuse at Dr. M. Djamil Hospital Padang from 2012 to 2016. The sample was 114 medical records of child sexual abuse. Results. The highest incident was in the year of 2015 (28.9%). The highest age range of the victims was 11-18 years old (66.7%). Most victims were junior high school students (27.2%). The highest incident was rape (38.6%). Many of the victims were assaulted by 1 perpetrator (85.1%). An intact hymen was found in 20.2% cases and the highest non-intact hymen was old complete laceration (27.2%), The highest external genitalia examination result was no injuries (69.3%). Most of the victims had previous sexual experience (31.6%). The most commonplace of sexual abuse was the perpetrator's house (21.9%). The boyfriend was the highest rank of the sexual perpetrator (27.1%).  There was a significant relationship between child sexual abuse category and status of the hymen (p=0.00). Conclusion. Child sexual abuse categorized as molestation, rape and consent sex, while rape was the highest incident of child sexual abuse. There were various hymen lacerations had found in the victims of child sexual abuse.

G515(P) Child sexual abuse: children at risk are being ignored

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
H Vawda ◽  
H Woodward ◽  
K Harvey ◽  
R Vithlani ◽  
P Mano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Child Sexual Abuse ◽  
Children At Risk

scholarly journals Risk Factors and Child Sexual Abuse among High School Pupils in Lusaka District, Zambia

2012 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-31
Author(s):  
Maryn Mutaka ◽  
Mwiya I Imasiku
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
At Risk ◽  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Child Sexual Abuse ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Significant Risk ◽  
Significant Risk Factor ◽  
Children At Risk ◽  
African Countries ◽  
The Government

Child sexual abuse is a universal problem that affects both boys and girls. In Zambia, like many other African countries, there are certain conditions and circumstances that put children at risk of sexual abuse. However, these risk factors remain explored (Chiroro et al., 2006). This study, therefore, was aimed at investigating risk factors and exploring child sexual abuse in Lusaka District. Specifically, it focused on identifying the forms of sexual abuse; examine the factors that put children at risk for sexual abuse; find out the grooming tactics used by sexual abusers; find out the disclosure rate for child sexual abuse cases; examine the abuser-victim relationships; and make recommendations for child sexual abuse prevention. Participants were 200 secondary school pupils (86 males and 114 females), who were randomly selected. Their ages ranged from sixteen to twenty-one years. Data was collected using a structured selfreport questionnaire and Focus Group Discussions (FGDs). Data analysis was done using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). The results show an overall prevalence rate of child sexual abuse to be 43.5 per cent (n=87). Of the 87 victims, 41.1 per cent (n=36) were males and 58.6 per cent (n=51) were females. Among the forms of sexual abuse, sexual touch/arousal had the highest frequency (n=54, 62.1%). Most of the subjects (75.6%, n=19) did not disclose their sexual experiences, whereas only 24.4 per cent (n=19) did. Most abusers were found to be family members (n=39, 44%). Six risk factors for sexual abuse were examined, and the most powerful one was parental absence (n=63, 73.3%); having punitive parents (n=57, 68.7%); alcohol intake by a parent or other guardian (n=30, 34.5%); poor parent-child relationship (n=20, 23.7%); parental conflict (n=19, 22.4%); and presence of a stepparent (n=13, 13.1%). Furthermore, the results obtained from the FGDs show that the most frequently used trick for sexual abuse is the offer of money and/other gifts (n=21, 67.8%). Fifty-six (69%) of the victims lacked knowledge to know that the grooming they experienced would result into sexual abuse. The study tested two hypotheses: (a) alcohol intake by the parent or guardian is not a significant risk factor for child sexual abuse; (b) in Lusaka District, children and adolescents that are sexually abused have adequate knowledge of the grooming tactics used by abusers. The results showed that: (a) there is a significant relationship (p=0.004) between child sexual abuse and parental or guardian intake of alcohol; (b) there is a significant relationship (p=0.000) between child sexual abuse and children’s lack of knowledge of the grooming tactics used by sexual abusers. Recommendations made include: (a) teacher training in the area of child sexual abuse; (b) encouragement of research culture among Zambian scholars in the area of child sexual abuse; and (c) active involvement of children, parents, teachers and the government in the prevention of child sexual abuse.

Malpractice & Negligence: State Supreme Courts Limit Therapists’ Duties to Third Parties

1999 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 204-205
Author(s):  
Megan Cleary
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Child Sexual Abuse ◽  
Supreme Court ◽  
New Hampshire ◽  
Third Parties ◽  
State Supreme Courts ◽  
Recovered Memories ◽  
Supreme Courts ◽  
Repressed Memory ◽  
University Of Colorado

In recent years, the law in the area of recovered memories in child sexual abuse cases has developed rapidly. See J.K. Murray, “Repression, Memory & Suggestibility: A Call for Limitations on the Admissibility of Repressed Memory Testimony in Abuse Trials,” University of Colorado Law Review, 66 (1995): 477-522, at 479. Three cases have defined the scope of liability to third parties. The cases, decided within six months of each other, all involved lawsuits by third parties against therapists, based on treatment in which the patients recovered memories of sexual abuse. The New Hampshire Supreme Court, in Hungerford v. Jones, 722 A.2d 478 (N.H. 1998), allowed such a claim to survive, while the supreme courts in Iowa, in J.A.H. v. Wadle & Associates, 589 N.W.2d 256 (Iowa 1999), and California, in Eear v. Sills, 82 Cal. Rptr. 281 (1991), rejected lawsuits brought by nonpatients for professional liability.

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