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Sexual Abuse

Sexual abuse includes the following

  • The employment, use, persuasion, inducement, enticement, or coercion of any child to engage in or having a child assist any other person to engage in any sexually explicit conduct 

  • Any simulation of the conduct for the purpose of producing any visual depiction of the conduct 

  • The rape, molestation, prostitution, or other form of sexual exploitation of children 

  • Incest with children 

 

Sexual exploitation includes: 

  • Allowing, permitting, or encouraging a child to engage in prostitution 

  • Allowing, permitting, encouraging, or engaging in the obscene or pornographic photographing, filming, or depicting of a child for commercial purposes 

 

Possible signs of sexual abuse include but not limited to the following: 

  • Inappropriate displays of affection

  • Unusual interest in or inappropriate sexual knowledge

  • Over-compliance

  • Pain during urination

  • Difficulty walking or sitting

  • Frequent vomiting

  • Wetting pants

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