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The clearinghouse on child abuse and neglect information reports that “One in four girls will be sexually abused before they turn 14 and one in three will be sexually abused before they turn 18.” Boys aren't in the clear either. They also reported that “One ....

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.... problem and it won't affect you or someone you love then you're wrong. There are 300,000 to 500,000 reported every year in the united states and experts say “for each case that is reported there are two more that aren't.” Why in Virginia Beach alone in 1993 the social services office counted 6,613 sexual abuse cases reported. The reason only a third of the cases are reported because most of the time the abuser is a friend or family member. In fact the book Child Abuse: an american epidemic says “only 28% of child molestors are strangers.” Most of the time the abuser is the money maker in the family and the child fears that if the molestor ge ....