RELG 271 Lecture Notes - Lecture 30: Sexual Abuse In Cloyne Diocese, Pope Benedict Xvi, Stranger Danger
22 Jan 2016
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Child abuse: refers to the violence, mistreatment or neglect that a child or adolescent may experience while in the care of someone they either trust or depend on, such as a parent, sibling, other relative, caregiver or guardian. Abuse may take place anywhere and may occur, for example, within the child"s home or that of someone known to the child. Sexual abuse and exploitation involves using a child for sexual purposes. Examples of child sexual abuse include fondling, inviting a child to touch or be touched sexually, intercourse, rape, incest, sodomy, exhibitionism, or involving a child in prostitution or pornography. Complicating factors: institutional structures (a) role of trust (b) role of power, sexualization of culture and childhood, line between victim and villain, economic exploitation (e. g. trafficking, dilemma of sexual freedom (a) moral decay [?] (b) moral advancement [?] Deliver us from evil: innocence and faith betrayed (academy award documentary)
