Child Sexual Abuse And It’s Effect On The Life

Child Sexual Abuse Name Institution Affiliation Child Sexual Abuse Specific Purpose: To persuade the public to support the bill advocating for increased sentencing for sexual offenders and public display of information of sexual offenders by law enforcers. INTRODUCTION Ladies and gentlemen, it is quite unfortunate that our young ones in the society are seen as easy prey for sexual offences by individuals who live in our midst. Gone are the days when they could walk and play freely and without adult supervision. Well, my ten year old neighbor recently fell victim of this heinous atrocity on her way home from school when she was accosted, raped and left for dead. Despite the treatment and counseling, the young girl is still too traumatized to even be left on her own for a few minutes. The truth is these sexual predators are on the loose and unfortunately they live among us as our brothers, sisters, neighbors and colleagues. Well, today I would like to let you know about the different forms of child sexual abuse, the effects of the offense on the victims and a bill that is proposing for increased sentences for those found guilty. Ladies and gentlemen, Child sexual abuse has been defined as the participation of a child sexual act aimed toward the physical gratification or the financial profit of the person committing the act (Gallagher, 2001). There are various forms of child sexual abuse and they include requesting or forcing a child to engage in sexual activities, indecent exposure of children private parts, showing a child pornographic material, actual sexual contact with a child, viewing of children private parts and casting a child in pornography. The modern form of sexual abuse is through the digital media which we rarely talk about. A report by the U.S Department of Justice indicates that 13% (1 out of 7) of youths who used the internet reported that they received unwanted sexual solicitations through the internet and 9% of the youths reported that they had been exposed to distressing sexual material while online. Ladies and gentlemen, 27% of the reported sexual abuse case, the solicitors asked the youths to send them thir sexual photographs. In 47% of the cases the sexual predators offered to send the youths money in the relationship building phase while 11% of the teenagers and young adults reported that they have shared their nude photos online. Also, 26% of the teenagers and young adults reported that they participated in sexting. Almost 40% of young people in relationship have experienced any oene form of digital sexual abuse. Lastly, 72% of the teenagers believe that digital abuse should be addressed in the society (US Department of Justice, n.d). I categorically tell you today that any adult who knowingly accesses the internet to view sexual images of children is a child sexual offender and should be reported to the authorities immediately. I am sure most of you only perceived that child sexual abuse refers to forcing a child to engage in sexual intercourse. However, all thes...