What would you do if a child told you that he or she had been sexually abused?
For many children who dare to tell of sexual violations against them, the result is disbelief, especially if the accused abuser is a family member or a "respectable" adult within the family circle. Sometimes, the telling in itself has dire consequences for the child with punishment from the confidante to shunning by other family members to serious physical harm from the abuser. Many children will never divulge these incidences because they have been threatened by the assaulter with danger to themselves or others if they ever say anything.
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