Sexually abused children are children exposed to excessive sexual acts and made to cover it up due to fear and shame. Children that are abused sexually are faced with a lot of problems as they grow. Such children are laid by their relative, friends, families and people close to them. It is due to this, that the children would not want to expose the act probably they where scolded or they want to prevent the shame. Up to 80,000 cases of sexual child abuse have been reported and more than that have been unreported due to fear and shame. Un-concerned parents stand the chance of losing their children to sexual abuse. This problem needs to be stopped and professional help should be made available to the children. If these actions are not taken, at the long run, the child will face a lot of devastating and psychological problems.
[...] Due to the love and care the child has for the abuser, he is stuck in a world of loyalty and affection for the abuser without the knowledge that sexual activity is very wrong. If a child tries to break away from the act, the abuser scolds and threatens the child vigorously and shows him lack of love. Many children fear to break away due to the anger, shame and jealousy that he would face. Sometimes they fear that breaking up from the act might lead to separation in the family. [...]
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