If a 6 year old boy molests his 5 year old cousin, is it considered sexual abuse?
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It means that the 6 yr old has most likely been molested, so there is sexual abuse going on somewhere?\n\nI don't think a 6 yr old is capable of understanding the act of rape of molestation, and would again be just acting out what was done to them.\n\nSo no...not abuse by the 6yr old
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Criminal sexual conduct?\n\nWhat state are you in?  The laws may vary by state.\n\nThere are laws to protect children from sexual predators, but your state and the specifics of the case may have an effect on what you are asking.
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This is wrong. No one should be hit or abused. I know what your brother has been through. Ask your brother what his opinions is about this. He needs to decide his future and feelings. This is a crime!!
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yeah i think so because you are four years apart and if any sex is done then could be considered child molestation
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First off let me say that I have never sexually abused anyone but I was sexually molested 2 times as a child. Now, to answer your question. If I was to abuse someone sexually, then ya, it maybe could have made a difference because I had it done to me and sometimes the cycle never ends. That is the same way with mental or physical abuse, someone has to end the cycle. I would never do this to another person because I know what it is like to have it done and I would never wish that on another person, never! It is painful, scary, and it haunts you for the rest of your life. Hope this helps.
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I think two boys or two girls of the same sex should be able to "mess around" on their own terms.\nAs long as it isnt more than messing around.\nEven if they're cousins they still have the right to experiment with their bodies at any age. Incest is weird but to each his own. In this type of messin around between cousins there will be no baby produced like between boy and girl and no incest baby being born for these kissin cousins I am curious about the ages though. Kids usually experiment "with messin around"  from the ages of 9 - 16 no matter what you try to do to stop them. Unlike some have expressed here, do not tell they're parents it is none of any of your business so back off and give positive guidance without confronting them in an awkward and detrimental way by poking into their lifes. Let their parents find out on their own and deal with it themselves. You shouldnt go around sneaking up on people or you find something you didnt want to find out  So back off. Really its natural and ultimately will not harm them. Believe it or not most boys experiment sexually with each others when they are younger and many don't.... But most that do won't admit it if they are "straight" when they grow up. And if they grow up gay so what... from what I know of, the biggest problem gays have is deciding on vacationing in Paris or the Hamptons. So ease off.  Gay people ROCK ! They'll be okay and now you know... don"t go "walking in" on them or anybody else. Nosy
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OH HELL NO!!!\n\nYou better be talking to someone at school or child services... That's SEXUAL ABUSE.\n\nPlease get help ASAP!
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I don't have questions! You need to understand how difficult it is to prosecuted Child Abuse / Molestation Cases. All too often the Petifiles walk, so, if your new   man was charged and convicted, he propably did it! Why don't you research the history on the case? You cannot trust his word, you need to read for yourself the documented case from Police, CPS, Councilors, etc; I hope you wise up & take action before exposing your child(ren) to a monster!
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No\n\nUnder the usage rules, #No 4, it states that you should not report just because you don't agree with someone.\n\nThat means that I can't report you because you defend a sexual pervert "Muhammed" a Child Molester.\n\nHe put his 54 year old  sexual organ into a nine year old girl "Aiesha"\n\nShame on you and him!
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There are quite a few:\n\n1) Criminal sexual assault if someone has sexual penetration with a family member under 18 or if the victim was 13-18 and the accused at least 17 and in a "position of trust"\n\n2) Aggravated criminal sexual assault if the accused was at least 17 and the victim under 9 or if the victim was between 9 and 13 and force was used.\n\n3) Predatory criminal sexual assault of a child if the accused was at least 17 and the victim under 13\n\n4) Criminal sexual abuse if the accused was at least 17 and committed an act of "sexual conduct" and the victim was 9-17 years old. OR if the accused committed an act of sexual conduct or penetration and the victim was between 13 and 17 and the accused no more than 5 years older.\n\n5) Aggravated criminal sexual abuse if the victim of sexual conduct was under 18 and a family member, was under 13, or between 13 and 17 and force was used. Or if the accused was under 17 and the victim of sexual conduct under 9 or the victim was between 9 and 17 and force was used. Or, if the accused was at least 17 and the victim of sexual conduct OR penetration was between 13 and 17 and at least 5 years younger than the accused. Or if the accused was over 17 and held a position of trust while the victim of sexual conduct was 13-18 years old.
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Some would argue that gay couples have to work harder to get a child to begin with, and so are more likely to appreciate the child in their world than an "oops baby" in a heterosexual family.\n\nThe following is focused on sexual abuse, see the link below for the full article:\n\n"There is no legitimate scientific research connecting homosexuality and pedophilia. Sexual orientation (homosexual or heterosexual) is defined as an adult attraction to other adults. Pedophilia is defined as an adult sexual attraction or perversion to children.7 In a study of 269 cases of child sex abuse, only two offenders where found to be gay or lesbian. More relevant was the finding that of the cases involving molestation of a boy by a man, seventy-four percent of the men were or had been in a heterosexual relationship with the boys mother or another female relative. The conclusion was found that "a child's risk of being molested by his or her relative's heterosexual partner is over one hundred times greater than by someone who might be identifiable as being homosexual."
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How old is the girl for one thing.\nCan an innocent incident be interpreted as an out right attack?\nDoes the girl have issues and looking for attention?\nThere have been times kids falsely accuse someone just for the attention or to keep them from trouble.\n\nBut the guy could be arrested...and if the accusations turn out to be false....the accuser and her parents could be sued in a civil court for monetary damges.\n\nIt seems pedophilia is the new witch hunt.....point a finger at someone and they are burned at the stake.
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depends on how old the brother is. if he is a child then please speak up for his sake to your parents and the cops. \nhttp://pediatrics.about.com/cs/childabuse/a/reporting_abuse.htm\n If the brother is older then talk to him about it! \nand  when asked questions, answer as facts that you know and try to avoid emotion as it only confuses the situation. if this is true there may be other victims that you could help by speaking up and stopping him. \ndo not confront the peson doing this as you don't know how they will react. \nalso, him being gay or straight has nothing to do with this-both gay and straight people molest boys. \nI know you love your uncle but you have to do the right thing and be strong.
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It depends alot on the circumstances involved. Incest happens. There is such a thing as "age appropropriate" sexual experimentation between siblings. This isn't wrong - it's just natural human behavior. There are instances in which the child intentionally seduces a parent, the child knows what he/she is doing, and the parent succumbs to temptation. These are the cases that the rest of the family almost always pushes under the rug if they find out about it and the child admits the intent. This doesn't make it right, but I personally feel that the criminal penalty shouldn't be as severe as if the child were only a ten year old who didn't know any better.\n   I think statutory rape, assuming both parties were willing participants, is a witch-hunt charge. If the older party was within three years older than the younger party - there shouldn't be grounds for staturory rape.\n    I think people get way too caught up in trying to regulate the sexuality of others. In the process, they punish most severely the thing that appeals to them most.\nThere isn't a single one of our 40+ yr old congressmen or legislators that would not like to enjoy the sexual pleasures  of a sixteeen yr old hottie - but in order to hide their desire from the public they come out hardest on the thing they desire most.\n    I think our country needs to be alot more liberal in the sexual arena, and they have to stop letting the moral minority make the rules for the majority. But, that being said, I also think that anytime a vulnerable person (under 14, retarded, confined, etc.), is taken advantage of by an authority figure, parent, or other adult it is wrong. And any type of sexual activity in which only one party is capable of or willing to give their informed consent is wrong... so if you talk to yourself when you masturbate be sure to say yes.
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yes i believe he is. he likes to let little boys sleep in his bed and before you get to his room there is an alarm that goes off before you get there so only he can hear it. so he had a bad childhood but so do alot of regular non-celebrity people but they don't build an amusement park and violate children. also, if a child knows nothing about molestation they can't lie about it, unless they are told to and then they're story will eventually change!
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i believe that the difference is that rape involves penetration. molestation is just touching without permission. either way its a police matter and they should be consulted
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Often times children mimic what they know. You've established he was abused... so unless someone helped him as a child (counseling) this person now probably has a distorted view of sex, boundaries, etc. This child may one day pay by doing something to someone who not only will speak up, but PRESS CHARGES!