What is Child Sex Abuse (CSA)?

Child Sex abuse (CSA) is any form of sexual act or content with an adult or an older child. Basically, it can involve both physical contact and non-contact abuse. Children are not forced into the sexual situation but instead persuaded, bribed, tricked, or coerced. They might not understand that it’s wrong or that what’s happening is abuse (especially initially). And they might be afraid to tell someone. Sexual abuse is a type of child exploitation and can happen anywhere or at any age. Furthermore, nearly 90% of sexual abuse to children occurs from someone they know!

America has nearly 60 million survivors of child sexual abuse according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. That’s approximately 20% of our population. This shocking statistic does not include the 2/3rds of victims who never disclose at all. Many experts believe we could have as many as 180 million survivors of child sex abuse, this is more than the number of people who voted in the 2020 presidential election!!!! The problem is huge and this is why prevention is the answer!!!!

66% of Sexual Abusers Have no Criminal Record

66% of convicted sexual abusers have no criminal records. Many Americans falsely believe that we do not have an issue with unsafe children in America. The ignorance results from surface-level promises that our government agencies will take care of it while not realizing that the vast majority don’t get help! As concerned citizens, we can no longer believe that “there is an agency for that.” The overwhelming majority of America’s exploited children have been overlooked and forgotten for decades. Until now…