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Is Child Sexual Abuse a Problem in Churches?
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1
Church leaders who do nothing to prevent child sexual abuse cannot be sued, since they have done nothing. To be sued you must do something.

2
Child sexual abuse can happen in any church.

3
A single incident of child sexual abuse, while serious, is unlikely to cause a church problems.

4
One reason church leaders fail to implement programs to prevent child sexual abuse is because the risk reduction programs are so complex.

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The main reason to implement a risk reduction program is to protect the church from legal liability.

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All states share the same common definition of child sexual abuse.

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The perpetrators of child sexual abuse may be an adult, an adolescent, or another child.

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When the offender and victim are both children, an age difference of 4 or 5 years needs to exist before the actions are considered to be child sexual abuse.

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Child sexual abuse is always criminal behavior.

10
Sexual abuse always involves physical contact.

11
Most cases of child sexual abuse remain unreported.

12
Child sexual abuse does not occur among highly educated people.

13
Strangers are more likely to abuse a child, than someone the child knows and trusts.

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Most children are very resilient and can recover quickly from the impact of sexual abuse.

15
The effects of child sexual abuse can affect victims into adulthood.

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Sexual offenders with a particular sexual preferential are known as:

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Over a lifetime, situational molesters have far more victims than preferential molesters.

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Preferential sex offenders often have the skills to be an outstanding church worker with children.

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Preferential sex offenders are about equally male and female.

20
Unlike preferential molesters, situational molesters are willing to invest time, money, and effort in seducing their victims.

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Preferential molesters work hard to avoid contact with the parents of the children they molest.

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More situational sex offenders exist in our society than preferential sex offenders.

23
Situational sex offenders seek specific victims and circumstances.

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All organizations that work with children face the problem of child sexual abuse, although the problem is a relatively new one for churches.

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Child molesters have many opportunities within church programs to gain access to children, often with little or no supervision.

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Most churches screen paid employees.

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Most churches screen volunteers who work with children.

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Many organizations that work with children have implemented comprehensive screening procedures.

29
Insurance companies view the problem of child sexual abuse in the church as a passing fad.

30
Some churches may not have insurance coverage for sexual misconduct claims, even though they think they do.

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The number of lawsuits involving churches and sexual abuse is on the decline.

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No one knows the full extent of legal activity involving churches and child sexual abuse because many cases are settled out-of-court.

33
Insurance covers all of the expenses related to a lawsuit involving child sexual abuse.

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Most lawsuits involving an allegation of child sexual abuse are based upon a claim of negligence.

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A church can be held liable for the negligent selection of a paid employee, but not for the selection of a volunteer.

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Churches are liable for any injury that occurs on church property or in a church program that involves a minor.

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