What is childhood sexual abuse?
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CSE (child sexual exploitation), or CSA (child sexual abuse) both happen when a child or a young person is encouraged or forced to take part in sexual activity. The abuser may give the child presents, money, alcohol or simply attention as part of the grooming process in order to gain the child’s trust and draw them in.
People who commit CSE often ‘groom’ their victims in order to gain their trust. Later, when the behaviour of the abuser starts to change, many children are too frightened to come forward. Violence, coercion and intimidation are often part of CSE as many perpetrators target the most vulnerable of children. This vulnerability is often due to economic or personal circumstances that leave young people with few c...
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