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MYTH & FACTS
Myth:
Reporting child sexual abuse can have a negative impact on the child’s future.
Fact:
The POCSO act (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) passed by the Indian government makes reporting of child sexual abuse mandatory (hospitals are mandated to report). If the child’s family decides to take up the case against the perpetrator, the act offers a number of provisions to protect the child. For example, the child’s statement is recorded in the presence of a trusted adult, the child’s identity is never disclosed during or after trial, experts are available in court for the child’s assistance (eg.counselor, special educator, translator) etc.
Myth:
Only men sexually abuse children.
Fact:
Although a majority of perpetrators are men, a small percentage of women (roughly about 4%) have also been reported to have abused children sexually. Cases of female offenders are usually under reported, largely because a female offender abusing a young boy is often understood as sexual initiation and is therefore not taken seriously by anyone.
Myth:
Only young children are abused.
Fact:
Child sexual abuse can happen to older children too. In fact, the 2007 study revealed that pre-adolescent and adolescent children were most at risk. As many as 73 percent of the total child sexual abuse incidence cases that were reported were among children between the ages of 11 and 18 years.
Myth:
There’s no way this person, who is so successful and kind, could have abused the child. The child must be making it up.
Fact:
People who sexually abuse children do not look any different from other people. In her book, Predators: Pedophiles, Rapists, And Other Sex Offenders, psychologist Dr Anna C Salter, an internationally known authority on sex offenders, states that perpetrators are never the monsters we imagine them to be. Often, they are men and women who are so ‘charming and well-liked’ by everyone else. Sometimes, they may even demonstrate a socially responsible and caring attitude in public, making it easy for everyone to respect them. Most offenders spend time establishing a rapport with the children and winning their trust before abusing them. Children do not lie or make false accusations about being sexually abused.