FAQ: 10 Frequently Asked Questions about Child Sexual Abuse

About This FAQ

Below are ten of the most frequently asked questions about child sexual abuse. Many of these questions come from the misinformation and stereotypes that we learn about the sexual abuse of children.

Contents

• [1] Who gets sexually abused?
• [2] Doesn't child sexual abuse happen more in some communities than in others?
• [3] Why would someone do that to a child?
• [4] Wouldn't I be able to tell if someone I know is sexually abusing kids?
• [5] Don't some children want sex or enjoy it when it happens?
• [6] Aren't gay people more likely to sexually abuse children than straight people?
• [7] If child sexual abuse happens so much, is it really that bad?
• [8] Aren't there already laws that take care of this problem?
• [9] Why don't we just put all the offenders in jail?
• [10] What does child sexual abuse have to do with me?

For more information about Generation Five, visit their [12] web site.

[1]: http://www.nycagainstrape.org/home/nycaasa/stage.nycagainstrape.org/faq_question_121.html
[2]: http://www.nycagainstrape.org/home/nycaasa/stage.nycagainstrape.org/faq_question_122.html
[3]: http://www.nycagainstrape.org/home/nycaasa/stage.nycagainstrape.org/faq_question_123.html
[4]: http://www.nycagainstrape.org/home/nycaasa/stage.nycagainstrape.org/faq_question_124.html
[5]: http://www.nycagainstrape.org/home/nycaasa/stage.nycagainstrape.org/faq_question_125.html
[6]: http://www.nycagainstrape.org/home/nycaasa/stage.nycagainstrape.org/faq_question_126.html
[7]: http://www.nycagainstrape.org/home/nycaasa/stage.nycagainstrape.org/faq_question_127.html
[8]: http://www.nycagainstrape.org/home/nycaasa/stage.nycagainstrape.org/faq_question_128.html
[9]: http://www.nycagainstrape.org/home/nycaasa/stage.nycagainstrape.org/faq_question_129.html
[10]: http://www.nycagainstrape.org/home/nycaasa/stage.nycagainstrape.org/faq_question_130.html
[11]: http://www.nycagainstrape.org/home/nycaasa/stage.nycagainstrape.org/faq_category_singlepage_103.html
[12]: http://www.nycagainstrape.org/home/nycaasa/stage.nycagainstrape.org/www.generationfive.org

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